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A mother of a good thing: Mother Blues

The mother funkiest band in West Virginia, by all accounts, is Mother Blues out of Charleston.The band, a fusion of the former Diablo Blues and Mothers Nature bands, was overwhelmingly chosen by Graffiti readers to be this month's featured artist because of their willingness to help with ...

Q&A: Explosions in the Sky

Explosions in the Sky has been kicking around for the better part of a decade and making a name for themselves by playing guitar-heavy instrumental music. Yes, sans vocals. And they kick ass.The Austin-based band has had their music featured in commercials, films and most notably the movie and ...

No boom yet, but Ritchie County remains optimistic

HARRISVILLE - Gas and oil industry officials often talk about the economic boom Marcellus Shale will bring to the state of West Virginia.Pipelines, processing plants and other facilities tied in with the shale sources purportedly represent billions of dollars in commitments and ...

Yarn spins tales of touring & SXSW

KISS has its army, Yarn has its Yarmy.The Brooklyn-born sextet of Blake Christiana (vocals, guitar), Trevor MacArthur (vocals, guitar), Andrew Hendryx (mandolin, harmonica), Rod Hohl (electric guitar), Rick Bugel (bass) and Robert Bonhomme (drums) is touring hot on the heels of their latest ...

Morgantown’s Def MC4Life is no cliché

I had the privilege of having an advanced listen to rapper Def MC 4Life's upcoming album, "Route7," which will be released on April 15. Def MC 4Life, also known as Justin Umstead, is a young man from Morgantown with a lot of ambition. Rap isn't my first choice as far as genres go but I can ...

7 benefits of being single on Valentine’s Day

It's February and you know what that means. The upcoming holiday is welcomed by card makers and dreaded by singles. Don't fret if you don't have a partner. Remember, February 14 is also the day of cheap chocolates in heart-shaped boxes with doilies glued on top, flash frozen lobster tails and ...

Gift-giving 101: Be considerate, informed and timely

"'Twas the night before Christmas, when all through the house / Not a creature was stirring, not even a mouse."Had a little rodent been scurrying past the skirted boughs of ye olde Christmas tree just as St. Nick was bringing joy to the world, I can assure you Mr. Claus would've screamed like a ...

News of the Weird

∫ Love Can Mess You Up: Before Arthur David Horn met his future bride Lynette (a “metaphysical healer”) in 1988, he was a tenured professor at Colorado State, with a Ph.D. in anthropology from Yale, teaching a mainstream course in human evolution. With ...

Music to survive the blasted holidays with

Jerry Seinfeld began the “Pony Remark” episode with this: “I am not much for the family gathering. You know, you sit there, and the conversation’s so boring. It’s so dull. And you start to fantasize. You know, you think, what if I just got ...