Anybody else see Aliens at The Paramount Theater last night? Fantastic, right? Props to UVA alum Stan Winston—that queen alien was one angry, acid-blooded mama.

Let's get down to business, shall we?

• Yes, the Jefferson Theater opened last Friday—brought kicking and screaming into a world of fancy new technologies and bra-throwing music fans. There's been a bit of writing about the weekend of shows. The room itself? Read it here. (Note: I wasn't exactly thrilled with Jason Isbell.)

• The New York Times writes about two Edgar Allan Poe exhibits in Richmond—one at the Library of Virginia, the other at the Poe Museum—and says that "as a corpse he has flourished mightily." Zombie Poe! If you hear groaning coming from near Poe's room on the Lawn, it may be a brain-eating undead E. A. Poe. Or, you know, a "spirited" undergrad...

•  The Paramount anounced its spring schedule yesterday. On the list? A leader in the indie rock beardo movement, a longtime patron of Alice's Restaurant and an NPR favorite. The complete schedule is here.

• Goodbye, Al Groh! Let's hope UVA brings back the "Good Ol' Song" rather than the same old song next season.