Daniel Johnston’s unpolished cassette recordings—raw vocals and all—captivated indie music fans in the ’80s and caught the attention of Kurt Cobain, Sonic Youth, Beck and Wilco. Now, the late “outsider artist” is headed into the West Virginia Music Hall of Fame. On the next Us & Them, host Trey Kay explores Johnston’s life, art, and enduring legacy.
LISTEN: Larkin Poe Has The Mountain Stage Song Of The Week
Larkin Poe perform on Mountain Stage.Piper Cole/ WVU Arts & Entertainment
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Listen this week for a premiere broadcast of Mountain Stage featuring Larkin Poe, Victoria Canal, Raye Zaragoza, Ron Pope, Christian Lopez. This episode was recorded with our host Kathy Mattea on the campus of West Virginia University thanks to our friends at WVU Arts & Entertainment.
Sisters Rebecca and Megan Lovell first appeared on Mountain Stage as members of the Lovell Sisters, before returning in 2015 as Larkin Poe. In their return appearance the sisters and their dynamic band bring songs from their new albumBloom, including our Song of the Week, “Mockingbird.” Larkin Poe are currently on tour through the United States with international dates scheduled this Fall.
Tune in starting Friday, April 4 to hear their full set, plus more live performances by Spanish-American alt-pop artist Victoria Canal, pop folk singer-songwriter Raye Zaragoza, Americana artist Ron Pope, and powerful singer and guitarist orginally from Martinsburg, West Virginia, Christian Lopez.
Notably, House Bill 3279 would diminish the role of the student, faculty and staff members of each school’s board of governors and make them nonvoting members.
On this week's premiere broadcast of Mountain Stage, host Kathy Mattea welcomes The Headhunters, Amanda Ann Platte & The Honeycutters, David Berkeley, Buffalo Rose, and Crys Matthews. Recorded at the Culture Center Theater in Charleston, WV.
West Virginia University could be required to create a new center for “disseminating knowledge about classical western history” if a piece of legislation finds traction in the West Virginia Senate.
Our spring broadcast season continues this week with a premiere episode of Mountain Stage, recorded at the Culture Center Theater in Charleston, WV. Host Kathy Mattea welcomes Oliver Wood, Stephen Wilson Jr., Dar Williams, TopHouse, and Cloud Cult.
