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.

A band in bandages

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.

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.