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Get to Know WVPB's Music Hosts at Live on the Levee
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Get ready, Charleston! Jim Lange, Bill Lynch and Joni Deutsch are coming to town (well, to Live on the Levee, at least).
Come on down to Moses’ Live on the Levee this Friday night to see Huntington indie pop group Coyotes in Boxes and Charleston gypsy rockers Qiet play a free show on Haddad Riverfront Park.
Music starts at 6:30pm and the headliner hits the stage at 7:30pm. For more information about Live on the Levee (including where to park and what to bring) click here.
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Grab some goodies from WVPB’s booth at Friday’s Live on the Levee.
Even better, West Virginia Public Broadcasting’s will have its own table at the event. Stop on by and meet local music program hosts like Eclectopia and Classical Music’s Jim Lange, Lost Highways’ Bill Lynch and A Change of Tune and Mountain Stage’s Joni Deutsch. Grab some #wvpublic swag, take some pics with the voices of WVPB and tell us why you like to #listenlocalwv. Oh, and make sure to follow the show and our radio hosts (Jim, Bill and Joni) on social media.
See you tomorrow night, music fans!
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