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Setting the Stage
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Live Performance - April 22Wednesday, April 22 at the Charleston
Civic Center - Little Theater
Show begins at 6:30 p.m. Advance tickets are $12.50, at the door
$18.
Call 800-745-3000, order online or visit Taylor Books in
Charleston.
April 15, 2009
Mountain Stage® from NPR
Neko Case
Sonos
Vic Chestnutt
Greg Brown
Crooked Fingers
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� April 15, 2009
Behind the Scenes
This live performance is will broadcast on West Virginia Public
Radio and NPR in June.
(Scheduled guests, ticket prices and dates may change without
notice.)
Neko Case - Over more than a decade, singer/songwriter Neko Case
has refined her dark, roots-tinged sound to become one of the most
popular members of neo-country scene. Born in Alexandria, VA, and
raised in Tacoma, WA, Case left home at age 15. She moved to
Vancouver to attend art school and became immersed in the city’s
punk scene. In 1997, Case released her first solo debut, “The
Virginian,” co-founded the old-timey side project the Corn Sisters
and began a long-running affiliation with the popular New
Pornographers. It was 2002’s dark “Blacklisted” that made a number
of critic’s “best of” lists and landed her a tour opening for Nick
Cave. In 2006, “Fox Confessor Brings the Flood” continued
introducing her
music to a wider audience. “Live from Austin, TX” followed a
year later. Released in 2009, “Middle Cyclone” was partially
recorded in a barn at her farm in Vermont.
Greg Brown - The prolific, Iowa-born singer/songwriter has
become one of the elder statesmen of the new folk scene. Brown got
his start when he won a contest to play an opening set for
singer/songwriter Eric Andersen. After running a hootenanny at
Gerde’s Folk City in NYC, and appearing regularly on “Prairie Home
Companion,” Brown founded the successful Red House Records label.
He’s recorded his songs, which are, by turns, dark, humorous and
sad, with folks like Bill Morrissey and Beausoliel’s Michael
Doucet. In 2002, “Going Driftless: Tribute to Greg Brown,” featured
artists Lucinda Williams, Mary Chapin Carpenter, Iris Dement, Ani
DiFranco and Shawn Colvin, interpreting their favorite Brown songs.
All proceeds from the record went to the Breast Cancer Fund.
Vic Chesnutt - If Georgia singer/songwriter Vic Chesnutt started
his career as a quirky, ever endearing misanthrope - brought on in
part by an accident that left him paralyzed - he’s evolved into one
of “rock’s” most unique and articulate songsmiths. Championed by
R.E.M.’s Michael Stipe (who produced his first two records), a
1996, “Sweet Relief Two,” paid tribute to Chesnutt’s unique songs,
with versions performed by Madonna, Hootie & the Blowfish,
Smashing Pumpkins and R.E.M. “Ghetto Bells,” released in 2005,
featured guest spots by guitarist Bill Frisell and
multi-instrumentalist/arranger Van Dyke Parks. In 2007, he issued
“North Star Deserter,” produced by film-maker Jem Cohen. He
followed with “Dark Developments,” a collaborative record with
Athens, GA indie-rock luminaries Elf Power.
SunMoonStarJewel
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A note from the Editor
“Setting the Stage” is a newsletter for Mountain Stage® fans and
is intended for informational purposes only. West Virginia Public
Broadcasting provides links to artist Web sites as provided by the
artists, many of whom use MySpace, Facebook and similarly
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to go to any of the links provided.
Thank you,
Shawn Patterson, “Setting the Stage” editor
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Behind the Scenes, continued from page 2
On page 2 (top to bottom) -- Neko Case, Greg BrownOn page 3 --
Vic Chesnutt, Crooked Fingers, Sonos
Photo Credits:Onless otherwise noted all photos are from the
artists’ Web sites or press kits.
Crooked Fingers – This band is the solo project of former
Archers of Loaf front-man Eric Bachmann, a onetime saxophone major
at Appalachian State University. Bachmann co-founded AoL in Chapel
Hill, NC, in late 1991. The band was a timely entrant into the
noise pop genre and issued a number of acclaimed releases. After
AoL disbanded in 1998, Bachmann founded Crooked Fingers and
released a number of CDs in the early 2000’s. In 2005, he penned
“Dignity and Shame,” a conceptual piece based on the life of
legendary bullfighter Manolete and his lover, Spanish actress Lope
Sino. He released “Forfeit/Fortune” in 2008.
Sonos - This young, a cappella sextet from Southern California
reinvents a 21st Century songbook with bold reinterpretations of
songs by indie artists including Rufus Wainwright, Fleet Foxes,
Imogen Heap, Lewis Taylor and Bjork. Among the songs is a trip-hop
version of the Jackson 5’s “I Want You Back” and a cover of
Radiohead’s “Everything In Its Right Place.” A live CD recorded at
KCRW will mark the group’s debut. The disc features a guest
appearance from the platinum-selling Sara Bareilles on a version of
her exquisite song “Gravity.”
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Thanks to these companies and organizations for their financial
support of Mountain Stage®:
Thank you sponsors!
National Sponsors:Chesapeake Energy
Additional support provided by:Charleston Marriott Town
Center
National Public Radio, NPRLocal support provided by:
The Greater Kanawha Valley FoundationState of West Virginia Mrs.
Groovy’s Kitchen
Mountain Stage® is a production of West Virginia Public
Broadcasting and distributed by NPR
May 3 at 7 pmCultural Center Theater
Pat McGeeHoots & HellmouthColin LindenTim Easton Meg
Hutchinson
May 10 at 7 pmCultural Center Theater
Martin SextonRuthie FosterYarn Rocco DeLuca and the
BurdenMeaghan Smith
June 7 at 7 pmChuck Mathena Center - Princeton, WV
Steve EarleDoyle Lawson and Quick-silverKing Wilkie Sara
WatkinsLovell Sisters
June 19 at 8 pmThe Clay CenterFestivALL Charleston Kick-Off
Special
Buddy Guy Shemekia CopelandLil’ Ed & the Blues Imperials
Duke Robillard
� April 15, 2009
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