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This week’s SoundCheck is now live. The gazz podcast returns with interviews and clips on live, local music in Charleston-area venues in the week ahead. Hear it online or download it for later listening to your iPod or other essential listening machine. Host T.J. King reports that this show begins with a note on the passing of area musician Derick Kirk, and then a segment on Adamfest IV, a benefit for Adam Weaver featuring Hillbilly Deathride and many other local bands. Says T.J:

“I’ll be interviewing Adam’s mom, JoeLene Harrah Weaver, along with others to promote the Fourth Annual AdamFest on Saturday at Coonskin. AdamFest is a day-long music fest chock-full of mostly hard rock and metal to benefit Adam, a local music fan battling cancer. Also, I’ll be talking with reggae-man Shayar about living in West Virginia, his music, and his show Friday night at the Empty Glass. Finally, we’ll touch base with Sean Richardson, a local singer-songwriter and heckuva good guy, who has several shows lined up all over Charleston in coming weeks.”

Let us know what you think and suggest future stories via e-mail to gazz@wvgazette.com or post a comment below.

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Take a listen to the debut podcast of SoundCheck, featuring host T.J. King, with interviews, soundclips, sound effects, bad accents & more:

– A profile of the Wed., July 18 Sound Factory benefit concert for Derick Kirk, with interviews with Ammad Solomon and Ryan Kennedy
– A preview of the Mon., July 16 Sound Factory show featuring members of Trans Siberian Orchestra in a group called O’2L. (Would that be pronounced, like , ‘O’Toole’?)
– An interview with Greg Hunt, guitarist with the Beatles tribute band Rubber Soul, in advance of the band’s double-header show Fri. and Sat. July 13-14 at Sam’s Uptown Cafe.
– And heads up on lots of other live shows in local clubs this weekend.

Let us know what you think!

Coming up. It’s our first one, so we need some slack. (Meanwhile, you can listen to ‘The Hour of Slack’ from the Church of the SubGenius Radio Ministry while you wait). SoundCheck, Show 1, Numero Uno, the World Premiere, will be ready to hear by noon Thursday.

Welcome to SoundCheck, the new live & local music podcast of the gazz arts section of The Charleston Gazette in Charleston, W.Va. SoundCheck will be joined at the hip to music in clubs and on smaller area stages. The show’s hosted by T.J. King (that guy up there), who Charlestonians know as a DJ with Electric 102.7 and percussionist with the Spurgie Hankins Band. The 10-minute weekly podcast, give or take a few, will feature previews, interviews, songs, musical quizzes, mad scientist sound effects and anything else to do with live music on area stages. You’ll hear from gazz Local Music correspondent/blogger Bill Lynch, too.

This week’s show (online here by mid-day Thursday, July 12) features interviews with musicians Ryan Kennedy and Ammad Solomon, who play in a Wed., July 18 Sound Factory benefit concert for Derick Kirk, a beloved area performer battling cancer. There’s also a chat with Greg Hunt of local Beatles tribute band Rubber Soul. Hear them in a double-header Friday and Saturday at Sam’s Uptown Café, 28 Capitol St., in downtown Charleston.

Listen now or download the podcasts for later. And read band backgrounds, show details, production notes and give your feedback on this podcast thang right here at SoundCheck.

SoundCheck was born 4:49 p.m., Wed., July 11, 2007.