7 habits of modestly effective band publicity
Every now and again, somebody will ask me about how to get some story written about them in the paper. Often these requests come by email by someone with a band or someone who who just paid to have a...
View ArticleVandalia Gathering winners, etc…
This is straight from the Division of Culture and History with no jibber-jabber from yours truly. Vandalia Gathering 2013 Contest Winners Announced CHARLESTON, W.Va. – West Virginia’s champion...
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Congrats to the No Pants Players
Saturday night, I checked out the No Pants Players and their benefit show at the Alban Arts Center. The group was out to raise cash to help with Red Cross relief efforts in Oklahoma following this...
View ArticleGettin’ Nekid for a record
Well, I just got this and unable to resist, I thought I’d pass it along. All emphasis and snarky comments are mine. PAW PAW, West Virginia (July 9, 2013) – At 1:00 pm this Saturday, July 13, Avalon...
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No Pants Players Christmas Happy Time!!!
Saturday evening brings out the No Pants Players for their annual Joytacular event –that’s family friendly holiday-related improv tomfoolery and hilarity. Yes, I have been looking for a reason to use...
View ArticleClay Center’s new season coming soon!
We’re coming up again on our bi-annual speculation on what the Clay Center is planning for the next season. Announcements for the new season are pretty imminent –within a few days, maybe a week –in...
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David Mayfield Parade at Empty Glass
Got this in my inbox. The David Mayfield Parade is playing The Empty Glass January 26 with the Kalob Griffin Band. Mayfield knows all the right people: The Avett Brothers, his sister Jessica Lea...
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Mall Music
If you’re like me, the final holiday shopping will come down to the wire. Unavoidably, I’ll be out and about finishing up with a couple of gifts I meant to get weeks ago, but were put on the back...
View ArticleAll Good all gone for 2014
This just arrived in my in-box from Dave Weissman, a spokesman for the All Good Music Festival. After 17 consecutive years the All Good Music Festival is taking a year off in 2014 with solid plans to...
View ArticleOh, Happy New Year and whatever
I got back to the office after my annual holiday break a couple of weeks ago and meant to pick this back up –but then we had this little water emergency and things more or less ground to a halt. The...
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