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05/16/12

Music on the Mon River

Music takes over the Morgantown riverfront as part of Arts Alive, June 8 to 10, 2012.

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05/10/12

Bluegrass at North Bend

On Friday, May 11, 2012, the 18th Annual Bluegrass Festival will kick off in Cairo at North Bend State Park.

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05/02/12

Art is Alive in Mercer County

Art Week brings life to southern West Virginia May 12 to 19, 2012.

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04/25/12

Eating Pizza with Fletcher's Grove

Rock/jazz/funk jam band Fletcher’s Grove will celebrate the release of the new album, Pepperoni Pizza, this weekend with shows in Morgantown and Huntington. “Pizza was a huge part in the album. This is my last year of college, so it was either going to be pepperoni pizza or ramen noodles,” says Ryan Krofcheck, lead guitarist and singer in Fletcher’s Grove. “The guys at the recording studio were always ordering pizza from across the street. We already had Pepperoni Pizza as a song that our fans knew and we thought the concept of having a pizza box with a pizza as the disc was clever." Originally from Teays Valley, the band formed in high school and now calls Morgantown home. Fletcher’s Grove is made up of Adam Greene (drums), Wes Hager...

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04/18/12

Arlo Guthrie and Michael Cerveris join the Marshall Artists Series and Mountain Stage

For 75 years, the Marshall Artists Series has been a staple at Marshall University. The event has always brought in different entertainment and speakers, and for about the last decade, has been collaborating with Mountain Stage for many shows. “This is the final event of the 75th anniversary line-up, and it is a salute to all of the previous years, set by Mountain Stage,” says Angela Jones, director of marketing and external affairs for the Marshall Artists Series. Mountain Stage, a live radio show from West Virginia Public Broadcasting, will include several exciting sets by big names at the Keith Albee Theater in Huntington on Sunday, April 29, 2012. Larry Groce, one of the three founders of Mountain Stage, put together the event to mark of the anniversary of the...

Posted at 07:31 AM Comments

04/11/12

Drinking the Kool-Aid with Jonestown

Morgantown, four-piece band Jonestown has a dark, playful style with its alternative country, power pop sound on the new album, Cast of Idiots, recorded at Zone 8 Studios in Granville. Reminiscent of the Jonestown tragedy where cult leader Jim Jones’ followers ingested cyanide-laced grape Kool-Aid, the cover of the latest CD shows friends of the band holding drinks. “There are exactly 39 humans and 1 animal on the cover. Everyone is drinking grape Kool-Aid except me. In the tradition of Jim Jones, who opted not to drink the grape Kool-Aid on that fateful day in Guyana, I have a can of RC in the photo. This ties in to a song on the CD with the same name. ‘RC’ is one of my personal favorites on the album,” says guitarist and vocalist Evan Jones....

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04/04/12

Hear the Sounds of Folk and Jazz in Kingwood

Kingwood native Morgan Kasprowicz moved to Nashville when she graduated high school to attend Belmont University and pursue her degree in commercial voice with an emphasis in the music business. She found herself smitten with the music scene in Nashville and has been there ever since. Growing up with a mom who sings, Morgan was inspired by music from a very young age. She has been studying voice since she was 11. Although she always loved music, Morgan’s passion really bloomed when she attended the Governor’s School for the Arts as a sophomore in high school. “After that, I really knew it was absolutely what I wanted to do,” she says. Morgan classifies her music in the genre of folk/jazz/pop. She grew up in a household that listened to a lot of...

Posted at 07:16 AM Comments: 1

03/28/12

Stompin' with The Wild Rumpus

For Fayetteville-based “stompgrass” band The Wild Rumpus, creating a unique style of music is simple. “Throw a little of everything in there. Whatever comes out is what it is,” says guitarist and banjo player Alan Sizemore. The trio formed four years ago as a merger between seasoned artists, and Alan describes the group’s style as a melting pot for bluegrass, punk, rock and roll, and other influences. “Some people consider us a bluegrass group, but we’re really not. We just play music,” Alan says. “We’re a West Virginia band, and we play what we’ve always heard, what we grew up on.” The band’s newest album, the 304, was released on The Alternate Root records. The band books shows regularly across...

Posted at 07:11 AM Comments: 1

03/21/12

The Journey of TeamMate

Scott Simons and Dani Buncher take their music on the road, with stops to their old stomping grounds.

Posted at 08:22 AM Comments: 2

03/14/12

Karma to Burn hits the ‘country roads’

Morgantown-based trio Karma to Burn is an instrumental rock force to be reckoned with. Since the band’s inception in the ’90s, guitarist William Mecum, bassist Rich Mullins, and drummer Rob Oswald have built a national and international fan base with their fierce, driving rock and metal-infused, vocal-free songs. Though they disbanded in 2002 and went on a seven-year hiatus, Karma to Burn has picked up right where it left off. The band has been touring relentlessly since reuniting in 2009. Karma to Burn remains an uncompromising trio when it comes to their hard-hitting, instrumental sound, though they have experimented with some vocals by Year Long Disaster’s Daniel Davies. Davies appeared on some of the songs on 2010’s Appalachian Incantation and...

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	05/16/12 Music on the Mon River Music takes over the Morgantown riverfront as part of Arts Alive, June 8 to 10, 2012. Posted at 09:29 AM Comments
	05/10/12 Bluegrass at North Bend On Friday, May 11, 2012, the 18th Annual Bluegrass Festival will kick off in Cairo at North Bend State Park. Posted at 09:57 AM Comments
	05/02/12 Art is Alive in Mercer County Art Week brings life to southern West Virginia May 12 to 19, 2012. Posted at 08:05 AM Comments
	04/25/12 Eating Pizza with Fletcher's Grove Rock/jazz/funk jam band Fletcher’s Grove will celebrate the release of the new album, Pepperoni Pizza, this weekend with shows in Morgantown and Huntington. “Pizza was a huge part in the album. This is my last year of college, so it was either going to be pepperoni pizza or ramen noodles,” says Ryan Krofcheck, lead guitarist and singer in Fletcher’s Grove. “The guys at the recording studio were always ordering pizza from across the street. We already had Pepperoni Pizza as a song that our fans knew and we thought the concept of having a pizza box with a pizza as the disc was clever." Originally from Teays Valley, the band formed in high school and now calls Morgantown home. Fletcher’s Grove is made up of Adam Greene (drums), Wes Hager... Posted at 06:45 AM Comments
	04/18/12 Arlo Guthrie and Michael Cerveris join the Marshall Artists Series and Mountain Stage For 75 years, the Marshall Artists Series has been a staple at Marshall University. The event has always brought in different entertainment and speakers, and for about the last decade, has been collaborating with Mountain Stage for many shows. “This is the final event of the 75th anniversary line-up, and it is a salute to all of the previous years, set by Mountain Stage,” says Angela Jones, director of marketing and external affairs for the Marshall Artists Series. Mountain Stage, a live radio show from West Virginia Public Broadcasting, will include several exciting sets by big names at the Keith Albee Theater in Huntington on Sunday, April 29, 2012. Larry Groce, one of the three founders of Mountain Stage, put together the event to mark of the anniversary of the... Posted at 07:31 AM Comments
	04/11/12 Drinking the Kool-Aid with Jonestown Morgantown, four-piece band Jonestown has a dark, playful style with its alternative country, power pop sound on the new album, Cast of Idiots, recorded at Zone 8 Studios in Granville. Reminiscent of the Jonestown tragedy where cult leader Jim Jones’ followers ingested cyanide-laced grape Kool-Aid, the cover of the latest CD shows friends of the band holding drinks. “There are exactly 39 humans and 1 animal on the cover. Everyone is drinking grape Kool-Aid except me. In the tradition of Jim Jones, who opted not to drink the grape Kool-Aid on that fateful day in Guyana, I have a can of RC in the photo. This ties in to a song on the CD with the same name. ‘RC’ is one of my personal favorites on the album,” says guitarist and vocalist Evan Jones.... Posted at 08:15 AM Comments
	04/04/12 Hear the Sounds of Folk and Jazz in Kingwood Kingwood native Morgan Kasprowicz moved to Nashville when she graduated high school to attend Belmont University and pursue her degree in commercial voice with an emphasis in the music business. She found herself smitten with the music scene in Nashville and has been there ever since. Growing up with a mom who sings, Morgan was inspired by music from a very young age. She has been studying voice since she was 11. Although she always loved music, Morgan’s passion really bloomed when she attended the Governor’s School for the Arts as a sophomore in high school. “After that, I really knew it was absolutely what I wanted to do,” she says. Morgan classifies her music in the genre of folk/jazz/pop. She grew up in a household that listened to a lot of... Posted at 07:16 AM Comments: 1
	03/28/12 Stompin' with The Wild Rumpus For Fayetteville-based “stompgrass” band The Wild Rumpus, creating a unique style of music is simple. “Throw a little of everything in there. Whatever comes out is what it is,” says guitarist and banjo player Alan Sizemore. The trio formed four years ago as a merger between seasoned artists, and Alan describes the group’s style as a melting pot for bluegrass, punk, rock and roll, and other influences. “Some people consider us a bluegrass group, but we’re really not. We just play music,” Alan says. “We’re a West Virginia band, and we play what we’ve always heard, what we grew up on.” The band’s newest album, the 304, was released on The Alternate Root records. The band books shows regularly across... Posted at 07:11 AM Comments: 1
	03/21/12 The Journey of TeamMate Scott Simons and Dani Buncher take their music on the road, with stops to their old stomping grounds. Posted at 08:22 AM Comments: 2
	03/14/12 Karma to Burn hits the ‘country roads’ Morgantown-based trio Karma to Burn is an instrumental rock force to be reckoned with. Since the band’s inception in the ’90s, guitarist William Mecum, bassist Rich Mullins, and drummer Rob Oswald have built a national and international fan base with their fierce, driving rock and metal-infused, vocal-free songs. Though they disbanded in 2002 and went on a seven-year hiatus, Karma to Burn has picked up right where it left off. The band has been touring relentlessly since reuniting in 2009. Karma to Burn remains an uncompromising trio when it comes to their hard-hitting, instrumental sound, though they have experimented with some vocals by Year Long Disaster’s Daniel Davies. Davies appeared on some of the songs on 2010’s Appalachian Incantation and... Posted at 08:07 AM Comments

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