Get your tickets ASAP to Friday’s rare area club appearance by Grammy-winning hip-hoppers Arrested Development, who perform at Huntington’s V Club. Aug. 28, 2008
Folk, blues and Americana artist Sasha Collette, who plays Friday at The Empty Glass, neatly sums up the aural influences of her soulful sound with the influences she lists on her MySpace site. Aug. 28, 2008
The Michael Phelps of Frisbee-catching dogs come to Camden Park for the Memorial Day weekend, along with some human entertainment, too. Aug. 28, 2008
Here’s a guide to other fairs and festivals around the region including the Stonewall Jackson Jubillee, Clarksburg's Italian Fest and the Festival of the Rivers in Hinton. Aug. 28, 2008
Janiva Magness has followed the rocky path of the blues almost her entire life. She answers five questions in advance of her Sunday appearance on Mountain Stage. Aug. 28, 2008
-- Dance Club Event
-- Watercolor Event
-- Free concerts
-- Regatta parades
-- Free film
-- Panhandle pickin'
-- Watercolor Event
-- Free concerts
-- Regatta parades
-- Free film
-- Panhandle pickin'
During the “Saved by the Bell” days, who would have thought teen heartthrob Mark Paul Gosselaar would be relegated to the back seat, and co-star Mario Lopez would roll in the fame? Aug. 28, 2008
Soulful singer/songwriter Joshua Radin’s music has turned up in all the right places like TV shows “Scrubs,” “Grey’s Anatomy” and in movies like “Catch and Release” and “Last Kiss.” Aug. 28, 2008
Huntington singer-songwriter Jeff Ellis won the Southeast Regional Round of the 2008 “Mountain Stage” NewSong Contest held Sunday in Decatur, Ga. Aug. 28, 2008
Here are highlights of the 2008 Charleston Regatta. Most events take place on Kanawha Boulevard near Haddad Riverfront Park downtown. The Taste of Charleston takes place in the Charleston Civic Center Grand Hall.
Blues Traveler was an unusual entry into pop music during the early 1990s. We ask 5 Question of the band in advance of their Regatta appearance in Charleston. Aug. 28, 2008
Rev Theory started off as a couple of guys playing music in college. Most of the band met in 1997, while attending Merrimack College in North Andover, Mass., where they played in some of the same clubs frequented a few years before by Godsmack.
Country star Jo Dee Messina answers five questions in advance of her Saturday performance on the streets of downtown Charleston at the Regatta. Aug. 28, 2008
(CLICK FOR BLOG) Food blogger Brooke A. Brown serves up what he has been snacking on and drinking as the Democrats try to serve up a winning convention.
(CLICK FOR BLOG) WineBoy blogger John Brown urges his readers to support O'Kay's and tells why he finds the restaurant and pub a special place in Charleston. Aug. 25, 2008
(CLICK FOR BLOG) O'Kay's restaurant and pub in Charleston is a special place, home to a convivial atmosphere and great assortment of wines and beers. A string of bad luck has put the place on the ropes, says Rich Ireland, who urges fans to show up and support it. Aug. 22. 2008
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.
~ '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
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) 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
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