(Click to read blog) Do not underestimate how the setting or context of your tasting affects your perception of the quality of the wine. WineBoy. May 13, 2008
(Click to read post) Popcult blogger Rudy Panucci is disgusted at the tone of the mainstream media coverage of the West Virginia race race between Senators Clinton and Obama.
(Click to read post) If the presidential candidates were beers, what kind of beers would Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton and John McCain be? And who would be Pabst Blue Ribbon? Beers to You blog. May 12, 2008
The Wachowski brothers have tumbled into a matrix of their own with “Speed Racer,’’ one which has rendered them completely out of touch with the outside world. Review. May 8, 2008
England’s Elbow has had both a charmed and cursed existence, creating beautifully interesting records for what now amounts to something like five major labels. Plus, a review of Ween's latest. May 8, 2008
Daniel Helm stands in the gloomy basement of Appalachian Power Park showing off the park’s seemingly endless supply of gags. This is Power Park’s toy box. May 8, 2008
Capsule reviews of films in area theaters. For local movie times see the blue MovieFinder in the right-hand column at thegazz.com homepage. To view movie trailers, click here. May 8, 2008
Traci Ann Stanley is ready to enjoy her latest moment in the spotlight. Two weeks ago, the 21-year-old from Wayne County won the Charleston leg of Kenny Chesney’s “Big Star” contest.
- Book signing
- Dumbarton lecture
- Poetry Out Loud
- Bird lecture
There’s a free opening reception 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Saturday at the Callen McJunkin Gallery for a show of new oil on linen paintings by Elizabeth Geiger, a Charlottesville, Va., resident. May 8, 2008
Aspiring stars ages 13-23 have one last chance to audition for “Charleston’s Teen Idol.” The final pre-screening and preliminary rounds are at 6:30 p.m. Friday and 2 p.m. Saturday. May 8, 2008
Unlike People’s recent selection of Matt Damon, I have to seriously disagree with TV Guide, which named “Grey’s Anatomy’s” “McDreamy,” Patrick Dempsey, the sexiest star on TV. Puh-leaze. TV. May 8, 2008
(Click to read) Jeff Ellis comes to Taylor Books on Friday in Charleston, where you can hear live some cuts off his forthcoming new CD "Covering the Distance." Gatecrasher blog. May 7, 2008
South Charleston's Comedy Zone is looking for "The Mountain State's Funniest Person" in a contest that starts Wed., May 7 and runs through June 11.
(Click to read) What to do with gas prices being so high, but you still need to get away? To quote my father, "You've got a lot of damned squirrels." So make use of them. Strange Places. May 6, 2008
(Click to see post) Ron Sowell thought he was the featured act at last Saturday's singer-songwriter series at the Clay Center. Little did he realize the night had been hijacked and his life was the featured act. May 5, 2008
(Click to read post) The Fiberarts International show up at the Clay Center right now is worthy of regional impact. But does anyone care enough to see it there? ArtAttack. May 5, 2008
(Click to read blog) Why the best grape vines are not often grown in West Virginia, plus a look at the state of vino in the Mountain State. WineBoy blog. May 12, 2008
(Click to read post) I would like to introduce all of you, to my old friend from County Cork: Beamish Irish Stout. I hadn't seen him in awhile and ran into him in an "Irish" pub in Dayton, Ohio. May 3, 2008
"Made of Honor" starts out as a tribute to “When Harry Met Sally ...’’ and backslides toward a less-than-honorable “My Best Friend’s Wedding’’ remake. Fortunately, it's clever and sexy enough.
As expected, there are walls of grungy guitars on The Constantines’ latest offering. But this noted Toronto indie band also offers up plenty of food for the mind.
Even at a dress rehearsal where paint was still being applied to sets and final musical cues were being confirmed, Capital High School’s production of “Phantom of the Opera” was captivating.
Twenty new oil landscapes of West Virginia scenes by Vermont-based artist Henry Isaacs go on display Saturday and remain up through May 31 at The Art Store, 1013 Bridge Road.
When it came time to hit the studio to record its full-length debut, The Red Velvet had an ace in its pocket: guitarist and vocalist Russ Fox, who runs Huntington’s Broadmoor Studios.
Got Elvis? FestivALL Elvis play contest deadline extended until May 15. Theater.
So the great TV Turnoff week of 2008 is over. It actually wasn’t all that hard — although my hectic work schedule probably had a little to do with that. My week wasn’t completely slip-up free, though, and I did learn a few things.
Phil Wade's rocking old-time-music-flavored band, The Wilders, appears Sunday at The Wild Bean in Lewisburg.
Electric 102.7’s T.J. King (left) served as emcee for the first preliminary round of the Charleston Town Center Mall and Coca-Cola sponsored “Charleston’s Teen Idol” singing competition, which took place on April 26.
The final batch of bands has been announced for the 12th annual music-packed jam band-centric All Good Music Festival from July 11-13 at Marvin’s Mountaintop in Masontown, Preston County. Hang on, this will take a while to list.
Were “A Chorus Line” nothing more than a show about aspiring performers looking for work, Broadway audiences would not have kept coming for 15 years, making it — before “Cats” came along — Broadway’s longest-running hit ever.
It wasn’t one of Lakewood Church’s proudest moments the morning street preacher and homeless missionary Brandt Russo came to worship.
ABZ: A Poetry Magazine is continuing its poetry prize for a first book of poems.
In 2007, David Baker selected “Postcard on Parchment” by Christine Stewart-Nuñez. That book has just been published and is available from ABZ Press, your local bookstore or an online source.
In 2007, David Baker selected “Postcard on Parchment” by Christine Stewart-Nuñez. That book has just been published and is available from ABZ Press, your local bookstore or an online source.
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