Freaktent’s first summer tour out west almost came to an end before it barely got started. The band, which plays this Friday at the Blue Parrot recently returned from a monthlong tour. Aug. 21, 2008
Good things are happening for Dwight Holsopple Jr., winner of Charleston's inaugural Teen Idol competition. He just wishes it didn’t have to hurt so much. Aug. 21, 2008
Getting to be an established and popular act takes both playing a lot of local shows and getting some positive press. Here are some tips for getting into gazz. Aug. 21, 2008
“The Rocker’’ might really have rocked if it didn’t feel like a cover of a couple of superior comedies.
The first and most obvious is “School of Rock.’’ Aug. 21, 2008
The first and most obvious is “School of Rock.’’ Aug. 21, 2008
“The Longshots’’ is a certifiable crowd-pleaser, an agreeable variation on the kid sports movie formula whose family-friendly messages outweigh its corny over-familiarity. Aug. 21, 2008
On Friday and Saturday, the Callen McJunkin Gallery features young artistic interlopers who have taken over the gallery. Fortunately, they were invited in. Aug. 21, 2008
A compelling and literate storyteller with a rich, sandpaper-grit voice and a Southern drawl, Alabama native Grayson Capps has issued a catalog that ranges from the acousta-thrash of the House Levelers to a string of fine solo releases.
The 50th episode of the music and animation Web show “Radio Free Charleston” features loving testimonials by the likes of Jonny Fairplay, Mad Man Pondo and Kevin Pauley. Aug. 21, 2008
~ 'Producer' auditions'
~ W.Va.'s Finest auditions
~ Snowshoe festival
~ 'Measure' auditions
~ Taste of Charleston
~ W.Va.'s Finest auditions
~ Snowshoe festival
~ 'Measure' auditions
~ Taste of Charleston
Jeannie Gillespie has booked talent for her brothers’ bar, Crumbpeckers, for the last three years. It’s been an education, and she’s learned what works. Aug. 21, 2008
Indie rockers Red Wanting Blue are in the trenches of what American music has become since the virtual collapse of the music industry.
Capsule reviews of films in area theaters for the week of Aug. 21 to 27. For area movie times and trailers, see the blue 'Movie Finder' in the right-hand column of thegazz.com homepage.
Summer is a good time to catch up on shows you missed out on in the fall. It’s also a good time to find new shows that you may overlook during your regular fall viewing. Aug. 21, 2008
Picnics are always good, especially when there are a ton of cool rock bands there, some of which you hardly ever get to see. The Empty Glass concert series at Coonskin Amphitheater continues Sunday afternoon with Charleston area alt-rockers Noizbox reuniting.
Mindy Smith can take to a stage all alone in a crowded hall buzzing with noise and have the place in the palm of her hand within a song or two, with hardly raising her voice.
Fans of groovy, free music in the fresh air should head to the river for the final concert in the city’s “Live on the Levee” concert series at Haddad Riverfront Park on Kanawha Boulevard.
From the first note of "Tenth Avenue Feezeout" to the last of "Twist and Shout", the crowd had the time of their lives when Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band played Richmond Coliseum. Aug, 21, 2008
(CLICK FOR BLOG) The Tricky fish gets it right with hot sauce, a new deck and a character of a cook from the island of St. Thomas. Things are looking up on Washington Street. Aug. 20, 2008
(CLICK FOR BLOG) Bridge Road Bistro hosts a wine dinner on Aug. 25. And enter the homemade wine contest at Clarksburg's Italian Heritage Festival. Aug. 20, 2008
(CLICK FOR BLOG) Beer blogger Rich Ireland says let the market decide if bars and restaurants should be non-smoking. hence, let them light up again in these establishments. Aug. 17, 2008
(CLICK TO READ BLOG) Our art bloggers reveal their favorite picks from this summer's bumper crop of art in established galleries and by upstart artists staging their own shows. Aug. 14, 2008
Hollywood satire meets “Apocalypse Now” in “Tropic Thunder.” Surely no movie-industry comedy has ever had a bigger napalm budget in this lunatic war movie satire. Aug. 14, 2008
(CLICK FOR BLOG) A recipe that melds roasted meat and farmer's market veggies, orzo and a rich red wine. OK, now I'm hungry. WineBoy blog
It’s fitting that one of the networks carrying a great deal of afternoon and late-night Olympic coverage is NBC affiliate USA, whose slogan is “Characters welcome.” Aug. 14, 2008
Winfield's gain is Dunbar's loss as the Thai House plans to open a bakery in Winfield sounds like it means the Dunbar restaurant will be closing down. Food blog. Aug. 14, 2008
Thrash metal band Testament has enjoyed a career spanning more than two decades. We tossed 5 questions at the old-school metalheads who play Monday at Huntington's Monkey Bar. Aug. 14, 2008
The 2008 “Around the Mound” Summerfest starts next Wednesday in South Charleston with a four-day lineup of music, classic cars and more. Aug. 14, 2008
“W.Va.’s Finest 2008,” a contest to find West Virginia’s best vocalists in five different genres of music, continues its statewide semi-finals this weekend and in the months ahead.
“Star Wars: The Clone Wars," a big-screen preview of the new fall TV series, is actually better than expected with animation in general is almost lifelike at times.Aug. 14, 2008
Buckstone's "Half Drunk" is our new 'Song of the Day.' Plus, if you know how to tweet, you can now follow Gazz via Twitter. And here's a haiku video primer. Aug. 14, 2008
The New River Youth Symphony and Chorus will give a summer concert August 23 at the Fayetteville Christ Fellowship Church, located at the south end of Nickleville Road in Fayetteville.
Co-writing the new Trace Adkins’ single “Muddy Water” is just the latest inroad into the world of country music for longtime Huntington resident Rick Huckaby Jr. New Sounds. Aug. 14, 2008
A well-intentioned exercise at blending education and family entertainment, the 3-D animated tale “Fly Me to the Moon” ends up only mildly educational and not all that entertaining. Aug. 14, 2008
(CLICK FOR BLOG) Before you hear Buckstone at Saturday's Power Park "Wolfstock," hear them sing their instant classic "Half Drunk." It's "Song of the Day" at the SoundCheck blog. Aug. 13, 2008
“Pineapple Express’’ tries to breathe fresh life into the comic genre by turning into a serious action movie. But since it tries to be both, it doesn’t completely work on either level. Review. Aug. 7, 2008
-- The transsexual professor
-- Free photo lecture
-- 'Grease' attendance
-- KP auditions
-- Stage Co. auditions
-- Children's Theater auditions
-- Music Hall of Fame
-- Bus trip
-- WV film fest entries
-- Free photo lecture
-- 'Grease' attendance
-- KP auditions
-- Stage Co. auditions
-- Children's Theater auditions
-- Music Hall of Fame
-- Bus trip
-- WV film fest entries
Not surprisingly, the debut from Smash Mouth gui-tarist/songwriter Greg Camp is a dizzying ride through a mélange of styles, each one executed with ear-pleasing accuracy. Review. Aug. 7, 2008
Want to beat the heat but not break the bank as summer winds down? The Clay Center is giving families the chance to do just that with its free series of classic Hollywood matinees. Aug. 7, 2008
“Radio Free Charleston” is back with a new weekly webcast featuring The Button-Flies and the Hellblinki filmed live at the Blue Parrot. Watch show 49 at the Popcult blog of thegazz.com.
You’ve got your A-Team “American Idol” winners of massive fame and acclaim, like Carrie Underwood and Chris Daughtry. And then you’ve got Season Five runner-up Bucky Covington.
If the name Delaney Bramlett doesn’t ring a bell, no matter. You’ve been listening anyway. Take the rock standard “Layla.”
Leave it to Alice Cooper to bless us with something dark, something sinister, something deviant — and something highly entertaining.
Yes, the pants still exist, but now they’re covered in patches and jewels and etched with the memories and dreams of the four young women who’ve been wearing them. Review. Aug. 7, 2008
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