Live from…the Hook is a small, compelling film about two local rock n’ roll guys who make music with their friends in and around a little Virginia college town with a big appetite for live music.  The film captures the history of the Charlottesville music scene through the eyes and voices of musicians from the Charlottesville Blues All-Stars all the way to the Dave Mathews Band.

Bob Girard and Charlie Pastorfield met at UVA many (many) moons ago and have since played together in five bands.  These two friends have flirted with stardom, taken the day jobs, nurtured families, loved and lost friends.  They have each made a good living playing rock n’ roll, sold a bunch of records, drove the girls crazy and played to packed houses of devoted fans up and down the East Coast. They inspired other local musicians who made it all the way to the top.  But Bob and Charlie never topped the Billboard charts and they didn’t win American Idol. They have experienced night after night onstage and day after day on the road, the agony of near death on the streets of Rome, and the ecstasy of resurrection back home … all for the music. For everyone who dreamed big back when our whole lives were ahead of us, who ever dreamed of being a rock n’ roll star, a painter, or a writer (in short, all of us) — Bob and Charlie’s story is an inspiration.  Their journey shows us the power of passion.