The Hardest Working Man in the Jazz Business – Bob Thompson
When Bob Thompson was inducted into the West Virginia Music Hall of Fame back in 2015, his Mountain Stage colleague Larry Groce said Thompson had probably played more gigs in West Virginia than any other artist in its history. And indeed, Thompson, a New York City native who moved to the Mountain State in the […]
ZillaBash 9 – Raising Hell Friday Night to Remember BobZilla
Not all party animals are born equal. And in all the world there was only one love-filled critter named “BobZilla.” One of the founders of Moonshine Crossing with his buddy Mark Smith, Robert “BobZilla” Wilson and his wife Cheri have shaken, stirred and shared good vibes at dozens of festivals and countless shows around the […]
A Star is Born
Do you want to be part of the legacy that is Billie Jean Osborne’s Kentucky Opry? Prestonsburg, Ky. – The Mountain Arts Center (MAC) is casting lead and background vocalists for Billie Jean Osborne’s Kentucky Opry. With 2020 beginning it’s 30th anniversary, this successful music review displays a wide collection of entertainment ranging from country, […]
Stephen Kellogg
The WV Music Hall of Fame Celebrates Black History Month
The West Virginia Music Hall of Fame is celebrating Black History Month with their web site featuring the stirring biographies, photos and short video vignettes of the 14 African American West Virginia natives who have been inducted into the Hall of Fame, including 2020 WVMHoF inductee Ethel Caffie-Austin. The WV Music Hall of Fame Celebrates […]
Béla’s Cosmic Banjo Phones Home
Flecktones 30th anniversary tour prepping to land at The Clay Center Named after not one, not two but three symphonic composers, New York-raised banjoist Béla Fleck has long proved he is not of planet Earth. You are not alone, Mark Zuckerberg. Bela and his banjo-jazz-funk fusion unit The Flecktones (with such albums as “UFO Tufo,” […]
Anna Tivel
Peter Case
Get ‘em hot and ready at the V – Biscuits Unusual
Dynamic H-town Duo gets their musical biscuits out of the studio oven, and their buns on the stageFive years and 70,000 calories ago the dynamic duo Boulevard Avenue (Parry Casto and Alex McCoy) brought forth in this muddy river city the flavor and all-star musician-packed multi-genre concept album, “Biscuits As Usual.”To celebrate, Boulevard Avenue has […]
Jam Band Trucking Into EKY
Grammy winners Tedeschi Trucks Band set to roll into the MAC PRESTONSBURG, Ky. – The Grammy Award winning 12-piece Southern rock and R&B unit band Tedeschi Trucks Band will make their eastern Kentucky debut on Tuesday, Feb. 25 in the intimate Willard and Lucy Kinzer Theater at the Mountain Arts Center (MAC).The ticket prices start […]