For decades, people have wondered: How could a community as small as Charlottesville produce so much great music?

On Saturday, July 26, this question gets an answer with the premiere of Live From…The Hook, the acclaimed rousing rockumentary on the Charlottesville Music Scene that will light up the big screen of the Paramount Theater. The screening will be immediately followed by “Really Live From The Hook, an all-star music reunion at the Charlottesville Pavilion featuring a collection of local music greats including The Skip Castro Band, the Casuals Featuring Johnny Sportcoat, Captain Tunes, the All-Stars, Alligator.

Live From…The Hook (www.livefromthehook.com) captures the energy and passion of the legendary live music scene in 1970’s and 80’s Charlottesville. At the center of the song and story circle are Bob Girard (aka Johnny Sportcoat) and Charlie Pastorfield (the Skip Castro Band), two local rock n’ roll guys who met at UVA many moons ago and have since played together live on the same stage more than 2000 times. They are joined by a chorus of passionate local musicians who have chased their dreams for decades. Some of them made it to the top. Some of them flew too close to the flame. And some of them lost their way for a while. But all of them keep on playing. Their journey is both familiar and inspiring. It is a story that speaks to the dreamer in all of us and a story fueled by the undeniable power of passion.