Singer/songwriter Gaelynn Lea, 2016 NPR Music’s 2016 Tiny Desk winner, returns to Charleston on Nov. 7 with a mix of original songs and experimental takes on traditional fiddle tunes. The singer began playing violin 25 years ago, after a music teacher helped her to adapt a playing style that…

The Friends of Old-Time Music and Dance kick of a new season of folk and roots music Saturday night in Charleston with the Jones, Savoy and Simon Cajun Band. The trio brings an exuberant mix of sounds from T’Monde and the Pine Leaf Boys from Lafayette, Louisiana. The show begins at 7:30 p.m.…

Motherhood will change your life, no less so if you’re a critically acclaimed singer/songwriter approaching 50 years old, maybe one who perhaps spends a little too much time on the road and has had a history of abusing alcohol.

There’s no doubt about it — Andy Frasco and the U.N. are a party band. With infectious grooves, mellow jams and upbeat lyrics, they’re a group to help you boogie and chase your blues away.

Rockers Disturbed, with In This Moment, come to the Big Sandy Superstore Arena, in Huntington, for a show Friday. The show is part of the second half of Disturbed’s current world tour in support of their 2018 record, “Evolution.” The concert kicks off at 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $49.50, $59.50,…

For the past year or so, there’s been a conversation going on in country music about why it is that female artists are so poorly represented on country radio and on the country music charts.

The Woody Hawley Series opens its 2019-2020 season Saturday night with a songwriter showcase at the Clay Center’s Walker Theater. The “in the round” performance includes “Mountain Stage” host Larry Groce, Mark Bates, Annie Neeley, Johnny Staats, Andrew Adkins, Amanda Bridgette, Chris Haddox …

Not everybody will get what Africa Unplugged does, said drummer, front man and founder Atiba Rorie.

An opening slot on a big show can be a plum gig for a debuting artist. It could be an opportunity to get music out to people who’ve never heard it, make a few new fans.

Music icon Willie Nelson and Grammy Award winner Alison Krauss come to the Big Sandy Superstore Arena, in Huntington, for a performance Saturday. Nelson’s career spans over 60 years and includes hits like “Blue Eyes Crying in the Rain” and “Always on My Mind.” Krauss, a bluegrass and country…

The Marshall Artist Series has been announced for the 2019-2020 season in Huntington and sees a mix of music, theater, lectures and a visit from a Baseball Hall of Famer.

BECKWITH — Old-time piano champion Kelton Boblits would like to play a few more gigs.

Thursday evening found the Charleston Coliseum & Convention Center awash in an amalgam of bluesy country, tossed with a side of southern rock and seasoned with just a dash of metal for flavor, as Chris Stapleton’s All-American Road Show graced the stage.

These days, if you want to see a big rock show in Charleston, you have to drive. The Coliseum doesn’t get rock acts, hasn’t had a rock show in a couple of years now — unless you count the Trans-Siberian Orchestra’s Christmas show.

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