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Extra: Noam Pikelny
The funny thing about songwriting is that there seems to be about a million ways to do it. Noam Pikelny’s version comes from two places really: the man is always trying to translate other sounds from...
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Happy Birthday Bob Thompson
One of the things I like about Facebook, is it does tell you when somebody has had a birthday. “Mountain Stage” piano man, Charleston jazz giant and all around nice guy, Bob Thompson celebrates another...
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Mountain Stage in Huntington
Saw where Mountain Stage has a show in Huntington April 29 at the Keith-Albee. It’s part of this year’s 75th anniversary celebration of the Marshall Artist Series and the folks at Marshall are hopeful...
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PSA: Mountain Stage in Georgia
For years, the most often repeated question “Mountain Stage” said they heard was “when is REM going to play Mountain Stage again?” Well, the answer currently is probably never. The band broke up (well,...
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Mountain Stage adds Paul Thorn
Paul Thorn has joined the slate of acts performing on “Mountain Stage” April 29 in Huntington. He’ll appear along with Arlo Guthrie (“Alice’s Restaurant,” “City of New Orleans”) and Michael Cerveris...
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Reminder: Freebie at the Empty Glass
Well, technically, nothing is free, but through the month of March, Thursday nights at The Empty Glass there’s no cover charge. You don’t have to pay to get in, but I’m sure somebody is hoping you buy...
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Thoughts on FestivALL
FestivALL’s basic schedule was announced yesterday and I’m wondering what people think about it. Here’s the website. Go, explore. I tend to fall into the habit of criticizing things like FestivALL. I...
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Bonus: Ray Wylie Hubbard
A few extra bits from my interview with Ray Wylie Hubbard. One of my standard questions for traveling entertainers is whether they stick to their hotel rooms or if they venture out. You never ask if...
View ArticleBack on the list
I guess the blog has been quiet long enough. Summer is on the way, things are percolating around the area and my desire to write about “Buckwild” is sufficiently muted. I won’t miss the show (which I...
View ArticleClay Center announces some stuff
The Clay Center’s new season was announced this morning and well, it’s about what you might expect: a little bit of classic rock and some stuff that’s been popular on the Indian casino circuit. A few...
View ArticleBack in time for the holidays
Blogging isn’t quite dead, but Lord, it seems like it’s been on the ropes. This blog has been mostly dormant, but with the Christmas season, it seems like a good time to bring it back around. We get...
View ArticleOh, Happy New Year and whatever
I got back to the office after my annual holiday break a couple of weeks ago and meant to pick this back up –but then we had this little water emergency and things more or less ground to a halt. The...
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