BluesDays at River City Returns for Three Sundays in March Provided February 29, 2020 How many times have you heard people say, “Wheeling? Sure, I’ve passed through there.” Wheeling certainly is a throughway to many places, and luckily for blues fans, many blues musicians finding themselves o...
TALES OF INDELIBLE INK: On Dragonfly Wings Ellen Brafford McCroskey August 9, 2019 Writer’s note: Tattooing has been done for centuries for a variety of reasons. Some cultures tattooed for religious reasons; others for branding, healing or punishment. In other cultures, tattoos signified soci...
Heritage Music BluesFest Features Grammy Nominees, Music of the Stones and More Provided August 4, 2019 You can’t always get what you want … but if you attend the Heritage Music BluesFest, you will get “Chicago Plays the Stones,” five Grammy-nominated acts, International Blues Challenge winners and several return...
PHYLosophy: Taking Stock of a Great Man Phyllis Sigal August 3, 2019 I usually heard his friendly, booming voice before I saw him. He’d stop by the front two desks in the newsroom at The Intelligencer and Wheeling News-Register, first to visit with Linda Comins and Betsy Bethel-...
Summertime Blues Series to Begin Provided June 8, 2019 It’s time for the summertime blues! A full slate of concerts is coming to BluesDays at River City, all leading up to a weekend of award-winning blues at Heritage Music BluesFest on Aug. 9-11. On Tuesday, ...
BluesFest: Another Strong Lineup of Stellar Acts Provided August 4, 2018 Several years ago, Robert Lockwood Jr. (who happened to be blues master Robert Johnson’s stepson) was up in arms about being the Heritage Music BluesFest opening act. “Why are you doing that … I am a headliner!...
Jason Ricci at BluesDays at River City Provided June 2, 2018 Jason Ricci is one of the most popular harmonica players on the planet today. That’s what “they” say. And Bruce Wheeler will agree. That’s why he’s bringing him back to Wheeling. Ricci has played at Heritage...
Gracie Curran at BluesDays Provided April 13, 2018 Gracie Curran will bring her “jaw-dropping” blues and soul to River City Restaurant at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 17. “One of the hardest working blues artists on the circuit, Gracie’s bare feet should have ca...
Lil’ Ed & The Blues Imperials Bring Big Sound to Town Provided March 7, 2018 “Rough and ready blues played with unmitigated intensity … Swirling, snarling, riveting slide … The Blues Imperials pound out riffs and rhythms like they’re overdosing on boogie juice. Scorching and soulful, jo...
Bourbon, Beer, Blues and More on Tap in Ohio Valley Weelunk Staff February 21, 2018 The days are getting longer, the sky is getting brighter, the temperature is rising — all good reasons to get out there and enjoy the entertainment the Ohio Valley has to offer! • Theater fans will have an o...
