Drums Across the Tri-State
Charleston officials urged residents to stay inside Friday, because of the weekend’s predicted excessive heat, and moved Friday evening’s weekly Live on the Levee concert inside from its usual place at Haddad Riverfront Park.
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.
It was a typical Thursday night in the Gillispie household.
If the stars align and everything goes well, a distinctly West Virginia story could find its way to the bright lights of Broadway.
This year's Symphony Sunday is themed "Summer of Love," in celebration of the “Summer of Love” in 1968 and the 50th anniversary of the Woodstock Music Festival in 1969. The annual musical event on the University of Charleston's lawn, opposite the state capitol, begins at 1 p.m. and finishes …
At the Vandalia Gathering over the weekend, some of West Virginia’s best old-time musicians, liars and bakers competed for top honors.
David Crosby knows a little something about time.
Rave Revue, the Ravenswood High School show choir, has been selected as the grand prize winner in West Virginia first lady Cathy Justice’s Songs for West Virginia show choir contest.
Bands ranging from rhythm and blues to country and rock will headline this year’s 16th annual Live on the Levee.
Early 1980s pop icons Daryl Hall and John Oates will be bringing their hits and more to Big Sandy Superstore Arena in Huntington on Aug. 19.
Conductor Lawrence Loh led the West Virginia Symphony in a graphic performance of Dmitri Shostakovich’s Symphony No. 10 in E Major, Saturday night at the Clay Center’s Maier Performance Hall.
An illness of the conductor of Bugs Bunny at the Symphony forced the West Virginia Symphony to change its pops concerts Saturday at the Clay Center to Cirque de la Symphonie. The substituted program paired concert music with the artistry of circus performers.
It’s hard to say precisely how much West Virginia contributed to the shape and sound of country music, but a lot can be said about how much West Virginians contributed to “Country Music: A Film by Ken Burns,” the upcoming Public Broadcasting Service documentary.
The Boston Pops, the laid-back version of the Boston Symphony, had a go-to composer for all that lighter fare it played, Leroy Anderson. Remember “Sleigh Ride”?
Mountain Stage serves up a triple helping of West Virginia’s best Sunday night at the Culture Center Theater in Charleston. Wheeling’s Tim O’Brien headlines, Morgantown’s Charles Wesley Godwin makes his debut and Kathy Mattea from Cross Lanes fills in as host. The show also features performa…
Classic rock superstars Kansas return to the Clay Center Thursday night, performing the band’s album “Point of Know Return” in its entirety, along with other songs. The record, released in 1977, was a huge hit for the group and spawned several hits, including the title track and “Dust in the…
The West Virginia Symphony Orchestra continues its 2019 season Saturday night at the Clay Center with “9,” showcasing Beethoven’s formidable Ninth Symphony. The evening also features a special work for the Appalachian Children’s Chorus and the WVSO by American composer Gary Fry and a perform…
On Friday night, the Charleston Light Opera Guild welcomes Kathy Mattea to its theatre on Tennessee Avenue as part of the theater troupe’s 70-year celebration.
The Argentinian Alberto Ginastera forged one of the great compositional styles of the mid-20th century. A Stravinskian grit of biting harmonies with cut-and-paste construction melded with Argentinian folk elements and an eclectic mix of tonal and atonal impulses.
The City of Charleston is seeking vendors to set up during the 2019 Live on the Levee concert series. Located at Haddad Riverfront Park, the concert series takes place each Friday, from Memorial Day through Labor Day, and features local, regional and national talent.
Singer/songwriter David Crosby will return to the Clay Center May 30 for a show billed as “An Evening with David Crosby & Friends.”
