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Ghost: A Concert Review

While folks were milling about the arena, getting their merch, $8 beers, and restroom trips in before the show, plenty of activity was happening on the stage, veiled by three huge, tightly closed black curtains. Then at 8:45, right on time, the lights went out. On cue, the black veils dropped ...

Violet Bell tours ‘Honey in My Heart’

Durham, NC-based progressive folk duo Violet Bell Lizzy Ross and Omar Ruiz-Lopez-will self-release their full-length debut album, Honey In My Heart, October 11. In support of the album, they will embark on a 18-date tour throughout the Southeast, which will kick off on release date at Cat's ...

‘Beneath the Eyrie’ is Pixies’ gold

When the Pixies released the album's lead single, "On Graveyard Hill," it appeared that we might be in store for an album that picks up where Head Carrier left off. That wouldn't be a bad thing at all, being that it was one of the best albums the Pixies had released since Doolittle. Such a ...

Brazilian guitarist adds spice to The Royal Hounds

If you are familiar with The Royal Hounds then you know that they play quirky, in-your-face, roots rock and roll driven by a wild front man with a stand-up bass. You can now add to that tagline, "And a Brazilian kid who can play guitar like Brent Mason and Johnny Hiland."Scott Hinds, the ...

Lettuce to perform at Snowshoe Resort

Genre-defying funk-jazz-soul-hip-hop-psychedelic-jam-art-rock-experimental-avant-garde music titans Lettuce released their sixth studio album, Elevate, on June 14 via their own Lettuce Records.Produced by Lettuce and recorded at Colorado Sound Studio outside of Denver with legendary engineer ...

Slayer and guests bring down the arena

At least five police cars with flashing lights were planted in the hotel parking lot across the way. Three more pulled in as I made my way down the block to the arena. It was an overcast evening with crisp air breezing by from time to time so it seemed like a fitting atmosphere.Starting outside ...

Fletcher’s Grove hits festival circuit

MORGANTOWN, WV Fletcher's Grove is very pleased to announce that their new LP Waiting Out The Storm can now be heard in its entirety on retail music platforms. Live dates in support of the record begin June 2 at Mountain Music Festival in Oak Hill, W.Va.Waiting Out the Storm is a lyrically ...

The Devil Makes Three

An eclectic mix of folk, blues and rock will be making its way to the renowned Mountain Stage on May 12, courtesy of The Devil Makes Three, a Vermont-based band that cut its teeth on the stages of Santa Cruz, California before eventually trekking across the world."We are all originally from ...

Thrash metal giants Slayer coming to WV

On Monday, May 13, four bands will descend on the Big Sandy Superstore Arena in Huntington like the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. With each band being a heavy-hitting force to be reckoned with in their own right, concertgoers will experience four titans of extreme heavy metal sharing the ...

Married life suits musicians, The Masons

Husband and wife duo The Masons recently released a new album and are ready to take their unique Americana brand of country rock music on the road in 2019.Based out of Audra, West Virginia, The Masons have been around for nearly 10 years and have released two full-length albums during that ...