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September 23, 2009
Review: Horrible Plant a Star in Barter’s ‘Little Shop of Horrors’
Forget Wall Street meltdowns, health care proposals and cash-for-clunker plans – if you really want to be scared silly, check out Barter Stage II’s “Little Shop of Horrors,” where an alien Venus flytrap seems to have cross-pollinated with a not-so-Jolly Green Giant who is fed up with eating vegetables.
September 17, 2009
Green Cove Ready To Host Celebration
We have a lot of colorful names of the map of the Mountain Empire.
There are places called Blue Ridge and Bluefield. There is Red Hill and Red Ash.
You can also roam from Whitetop to Whitewood. Or look for Green Spring, Greendale and Green Cove.
Rhythm & Roots: Patty Loveless Headlines Reunion
Patty Loveless, your roots are showing. Good thing, too, as she’s coming to the right place.
Rhythm & Roots: Are YOUR Roots Showing?
Roots.
Drive down State Street. Past Tim White’s country music mural on the right, the old Cameo Theatre on the left, the Paramount on the right and so on.
Just think. The Carter Family, Pop Stoneman, Jimmie Rodgers – they all drove along, walked about and recorded here and thus exploded what author Nolan Porterfield termed “the big bang of country music.”
Short Takes: Jazz, Gospel, Theater and More in Regional Entertainment Roundup
Jazz pianist Freddy Cole, Gaither Vocal Band, Steinbeck’s ‘Of Mice and Men’ and a free music download is packed into this week’s Short Takes.
Choose Your Fun elecTriCity & Empire Calendars
ElecTriCity and Empire calendars offer variety of entertainment choices.
Rhythm & Roots Reunion: IBMA Winners Dailey and Vincent in Bristol
Last October, Jamie Dailey and Darrin Vincent sat mesmerized in Nashville’s historic Ryman Auditorium.
September 15, 2009
Milligan Hosts Area-Wide Orchestra Workshop
More than 150 local high school and college students will gather on the Milligan College campus Saturday, Sept. 19, for the college’s third annual string orchestra workshop. The day will culminate with a joint concert in Seeger Memorial Chapel at 7 p.m.
September 13, 2009
Guitar Auction To Aid 4-H Center’s Campaign
ABINGDON, Va. – It’s not exactly the most expensive guitar.
Still, it’s who signed the side of this instrument that makes it so special, said Sandra Fisher, the director of the Southwest Virginia 4-H Education Center in Abingdon.
September 10, 2009
Entertainment Calendars Offer Choices
Empire and elecTriCity calendars off variety of entertainment.
Washington County Fair in Abingdon
County fairs typically offer early peeks at rising music stars. Abingdon’s Washington County Fair certainly has and does.
Short Takes Offers a Quick Look at Region’s Entertainment
Yo Mama’s Big Fat Booty Band, the art and music of Willard Gayheart, Johnson City Symphony Orchestra and a free music download await in Short Takes.
September 03, 2009
Gospel Singer Remembers Her Roots In Lynyrd Skynyrd
Like a witness to a prophecy, Deborah Jo Billingsley White woke up crying.
It was October of 1977, and White had a vivid dream that her friends and band mates had fallen from the sky in an airplane crash.
“I woke up screaming and crying,” White said during a recent telephone interview.
Time To Party: Labor Day Events
Music, Arts And More On Tap For Labor Day In The Mountain Empire
Lynyrd Skynryd’s Artimus Pyle Coming to Grahamfest
Artimus Pyle looking forward to getting back to work.
Local Entertainment in elecTriCity & Empire Calendars
Music, dance, theater, festival, fairs and more are listed in Herald Courier’s entertainment calendars.
Buddy Jewell Coming to Castlewood
Along the comeback trail rides Buddy Jewell.
Short Takes Has a Glimpse at Weekend Entertainment
Caged Chaos at Viking Hall, gypsy jazz at Emory & Henry College, GRITS at Niswonger and a free music download can all be found in Short Takes.
Krugers Play Own Brand of Bluegrass
Swiss Jens Kruger sat with Bill Monroe.
August 27, 2009
Theater Review: Barter’s ‘Forever Plaid’ a Nostalgic Trip
I must admit that I went to see Barter Theatre’s current mainstage production, “Forever Plaid,” fully expecting and intending not to like it, to “darn it with faint praise,” to coin a term.
Entertainment Calendars
ElecTriCity and Empire calendars offer a variety of entertainment.
Sam Quinn and Japan Ten in Border Bash 2009 Finale
When Elton John sang “Sad Songs (Say So Much)” surely Knoxville, Tenn.’s Sam Quinn was on his mind.
Short Takes: Matt Boswell, Chris Scruggs, Eddie Miles
A glimpse at weekend entertainment and a free music dounload are all part of Short Takes.
August 20, 2009
Music Reviews: Album Pays Tribute To Speedway
Various artists, “Bristol Nights: The Official Music of Bristol Motor Speedway” (Banshee Music)
Jimmy Fortune: Musician To Perform At Fair
Jimmy Fortune cried.
Not with his eyes, but with his voice.
The date was 1981, and the place was a ski resort in Virginia when Fortune found good fortune while he sang Roy Orbison’s “Crying.” Lew DeWitt of the Statler Brothers was there and heard him.
“He said, ‘Man, I love your singing,’ ” Fortune said.
Short Takes: Entertainment News In Brief
CRAIG MORGAN
Craig Morgan sings like a soldier defends his country – with everything he has. The former soldier and current country star will entertain the masses on Aug. 22 at the Earhart Campground adjacent to Bristol Motor Speedway on Volunteer Parkway in Bristol, Tenn.
Jack Ingram: Country Musician To Perform Aug. 20
Finally.
When Jack Ingram won the Academy of Country Music’s Top New Male Vocalist award in 2008, the honky-tonker from Houston, Texas, surely shook his head.
It was about time for this singer who had been in the music business for years.
Empire And Electricity Calendars: Plan Your Weekend
EMPIRE CALENDAR
EXHIBITS
BRISTOL PUBLIC LIBRARY: Virgie R. Fleenor Art Gallery, through Aug. 31, Musical Styles Along the Crooked Road showcases the long history of picking and singing in the mountains. Hours: Monday-Thursday, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Friday, Saturday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sundays, 2-5 p.m. (276) 821-6148.
August 13, 2009
Making Music
Glenn Bolick Takes To His Front Porch To Entertain Folks Who Visit Bailey’s Camp
Bret Michaels Visit to Bristol Brings Smiles and Frowns
VH1’s “Rock of Love with Bret Michaels” star and lead singer of glam metal band Poison Bret Michaels appeared at the State Line Bar and Grille in Bristol, Tenn., on Sunday night.
