STUFF TO DO With A Brickhouse

STUFF TO DO is PopCult‘s weekly guide to just a few of the great events happening in Charleston, Huntington and a few other points here in West Virginia, and sometimes a little beyond our borders, in the coming days.  This week we have a big, multi-day grand opening for the return of a legendary venue (in a new location), and we also have a few other items of note.

First, however, I need to run a graphic for a show happening Friday night at The Empty Glass. I plugged this in Radio Free Charleston this week (with the opening song, no less), but I didn’t run the graphic full-sized, so  here you go with Hitchcock Circus reuniting as part of the bill with other great acts…

The big story this week is the four-day celebration of the latest reincarnation of The Brickhouse, the famous all-ages venue that spawned many a musical act back in its heyday.

It is now The New Brickhouse, in a new location at 7101 MacCorkle Ave. in Saint Albans (near Jefferson, this building was the original location of the A-Z Outlet). They have an incredible line-up of bands, including RFC faves, The Jasons, GOLDEN, Jerks, Jay Parade, Sheldon Vance, and even a semi-reunion of Hardcore legends, Holden Caulfield, plus several other hard rock/metal/punk acts.

Check out the killer line-up of bands that take the stage over the next four days…

Each week I try to tell you about a few cool events all around the state that you might not know about.  If you have a show that you’d like to plug in the future you can still contact me via Social Media at Facebook,  BlueSky,  Spoutible,  Instagram  or Twitter.  I dont charge for this, so you might as well send me something if you have an event to promote.  I do ask that you send a graphic that includes the date, time and location, of the event, as well as the cost to attend.

Keep in mind that I’ll need this several days in advance, so please don’t send me a graphic on the day of the event and expect it to show up in this feature.

For much more comprehensive guides to things you can get into in our region, check out these two wonderful resources:

Cristen Michael has created an interactive calendar that is way more comprehensive than this list of STUFF TO DO, and you can find it HERE. Just click on the day and the event and you’ll be whisked away to a page with more details about loads of area events.

Mya Ross at Status Quo does a much better job of compiling a list of local events than I do, and you can find the WTSQ guide to events HERE. Toss ’em a donation while you’re over there.

You can find live music in and around town every night of the week. You just have to know where to look.  Keep in mind that all shows are subject to change or be cancelled at the last minute.

Among the notable music venues in town are The World Famous Empty Glass Cafe, Live at The Shop in Dunbar, Louie’s, at Mardi Gras Casino & Resort, In Huntington, there’s local institution, The Loud (formerly The V Club),  The Wandering Wind Meadery is on Charleston’s West Side, Plus there’s music in Charleston at The Blue Parrot, Sam’s Uptown Cafe and Fife Street Brewing. Plus there are free concerts almost every weekend at Taylor Books.

You might also find cool musical events at Folklore Music Exchange in Charleston.

To hear music in an alcohol-free enviroment, see what’s happening at Pumzi’s, on Charleston’s West Side.

For cutting-edge independent art films, downstairs from Taylor Books you’ll find the Floralee Hark Cohen Cinema by WVIFF. Each week they program several amazing movies in their intimate viewing room that you aren’t likely to see anywhere else.

Here’s a few more select suggestions for STUFF TO DO in and around Charleston and Huntington this weekend…