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‘Give Something a Name, and It Lives Forever': Talking the Summer of Love with Jorma Kaukonen
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It’s a balmy day in late June, and Jorma Kaukonen has invited WOUB onto the grounds of his Fur Peace Ranch, a sprawling compound dotted with little gardens and rustic cabins that is known best for its prodigious guitar camps. “We’re in Southeast Ohio, so I don’t have to tell you – we’re a destination,… Read More
PHOTOS: 2017 Lancaster Festival Artwalk
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Friday, July 21 marked the 2017 edition of the Lancaster Festival’s annual Artwalk, an event that opens up historic downtown Lancaster for a few nighttime hours of art, live music, and family-friendly fun. WOUB’s Emily Votaw captured a few moments at the event, which featured regional art of all types.
‘I’m Still a Hippie': Speaking With Graham Nash
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Over the course of his nearly three-quarters-of-a-century-long life, legendary songwriter and musician Graham Nash has been just about everywhere. From Haight-Ashbury in the heat of the late ’60s to the seventh season of American Idol — Nash has an undeniable talent and deep personal fascination with the craft of storytelling. WOUB’s Emily Votaw spoke briefly… Read More
Steve Earle to Perform at the Peoples Bank Theatre Saturday, July 22
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Known as one of the founding fathers of country music that exists outside of the constraints of traditional Nashville songwriting, Steve Earle is headed to the Peoples Bank Theatre in Marietta on Friday, July 22 with his longtime backing band, the Dukes. WOUB’s Emily Votaw spoke to Earle about his latest release, So You Wannabe an Outlaw (Warner… Read More
Putting Paradise Onto a Parking Lot
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It’s a muggy Sunday afternoon in Parkersburg – the humidity is high and the sky oscillates between a crystalline blueness and a dull, cloudy grey. One wouldn’t think that the place to be on such a day would be on the steamy asphalt of the parking lot of a bowling alley, but it certainly is…. Read More
Fun, Fun, Fun Even Minus the T-Bird: the 2017 Lancaster Festival July 19-29
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On the evening of Thursday, July 20, the Lancaster Festival Orchestra will play a soul-stirring set of songs in St. Mary’s Church to celebrate their 30 years of involvement with the Lancaster Festival. “The atmosphere of the church lends itself to the orchestra’s music – this big, cavernous space filled with sound,” said Ken Culver,… Read More
From Berkeley to Marietta: Speaking with Cracker’s David Lowery
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David Lowery has served as the frontman for both indie rock legend Camper Van Beethoven and alt-rock heroes Cracker over the course of the past 30 years. He’s currently on tour with Cracker, performing tracks off of the band’s 2014 album Berkeley to Bakersfield (SAVOY). Although the record was released about three years ago, the politically… Read More
Chatting With Dougie Poole
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It’s the day after the Fourth of July and New York City-based psychedelic-musician-storyteller Dougie Poole is ironing the t-shirts he’ll be selling throughout his tour. They depict a gleefully grinning, lipsticked emoji with a cowboy hat – reading “Have You Seen This Man?” Poole is touring his debut album, Wideass Highway, released in February by… Read More
Appalachian Hell Betties Come Back Home July 15
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On a muggy Sunday afternoon in early July the Athens Ohio Roller Derby’s Appalachian Hell Betties are practicing at Dow’s Roller Arena in Nelsonville. The Betties viciously circle around the track, the satisfying clatter of roller skates on flat track echoing in throughout Dow’s. They scramble, they huddle, they have playful spats amongst themselves – they’re… Read More
2017 Ohio Brew Week to Feature Weekday Excitement
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Ohio Brew Week executive director Brandon Thompson was surprised when the Athens News called him earlier this year to ask “where he’d like this plaque sent.” The plaque in question was crafted to declare that Brew Week was officially named the “best annual Athens event,” by Athens News readers – something that Thompson was happy… Read More
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