
One of the great things about operating the Mountain Stage blog is spending time traversing YouTube for videos by our upcoming guests, all in the name of promoting our little radio show here in West Virginia. Here are some results of my scavenger hunt.
Feb. 8

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Even though "Mix" stations will forever play his first two 90s hits and nothing more, Duncan Sheik has been nothing if not prolific in the time since. Sheik has continued to release great music (get hip to "White Limousine," his last, pre-musical, full length) and has spread his wings and his creative outreach to compose songs for Broadway, including the mutli-Tony winning musical "Spring Awakening."
He's back now with the soundtrack to "Whisper House," and THIS appears to be the first video from that lot to make it's way to the web. It's called "We're Here to Tell You," live from Nashville's famed club Third & Lindsley.
Duncan talks a bit more about the new musical in this exclusive session for Paste magazine.
Here's a bit of insight into what it's like to win a Tony from the unsuspecting Sheik himself. Duncan and band join us for February 8, here in Charleston. Get your tickets HERE.
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Eclectic Irishmen the Guggenheim Grotto have a new record out ("Happy the Man") and here's the first single "Fee Da Da Dee". Not much of a video, but I find the music to be plenty captivating.
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Not even 25 years away from the music business could keep JD Souther off of YouTube. Here he is making his triumphant return to the world of music, with "Closing Time."
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And while we were browsing around we stumbled upon (read: "searched for") some videos by Scrapomatic. Their new record is called "Sidewalk Ceasars" but here's a number from their last CD, "Alligator Love Cry," The Rev. Gary Davis' "I Belong to the Band." Rejoice, my friends, for Scrapomatic is coming to Mountain Stage February 15.
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This Just In - February 22nd
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We've just announced that two relatively new bands have been added to our show on February 22 with the Drive By Truckers.
Here are NYC indie-rockers The Spring Standards (above) making their national television debut on Conan O'Brien. They've got a ton of videos on their website for further viewing, right here.
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And from Austin's indefinable music scene comes a band with infinite influences, The Belleville Outfit, performing "Baby, Bye Bye."
Both will be with us February 22, and tickets are still available online or at Taylor Books in downtown Charleston.
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