The PopCulteer
August 13, 2010
Wednesday Rocks At The Empty Glass
The Nanker Phelge, who made their big debut on Radio Free Charleston 100 back in May, have been briinging their melodious and harmonious powerful pop to The Empty Glass every Wednesday in August. You have one more chance to catch Stephen and Mark Beckner, Casi Null and Dave Roberts, next Wednesday night, around 10:30 PM. At the right, you Stephen Beckner taking the photo you see below, and after the jump, you’ll see even more photos of the band, and of the Beckner Brother’s former Go Van Gogh cohort Johnny Rock, who joined the PopCulteer for last Wednesday’s show. In addition, you’ll get to see video of the band from last Wednesday and then check out our big monthly ArtWalk photo essay and a message about Zombie Babies.
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"Old Lions" Johnny Rock, Mark Beckner and your PopCulteer, photo by Stephen Beckner
Three songs by The Nanker Phelge:
Three Songs By The Nanker Phelge from Rudy Panucci on Vimeo.
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Johnny and Stephen discuss when, if ever, I will run out of vintage video of Go Van Gogh to use on RFC
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The Nanker Phelge wraps up a killer set.
Art Walk In Photos: August Edition
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A good-sized crowd turned out for Kathy Boland's show at Taylor Books
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Work by Kathy Boland at Taylor Books Annex Gallery
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More folks at Taylors
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Cool stuff by Mark T. Moore at Shawn Romano and Associates
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The friendly folks at Shawn Romano and Associates
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Chase Henderson stalking the hallways with his trusty camera
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Tapestry Art by Adrian Blastock
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Bob Rosiers cool Glass Art at Visions Day Spa, seen from the outside
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Work by Chad Miller at Visions Day Spa
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Rob Hinkle's beautiful glass ornaments at Visions Day Spa
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Bob Rosier's Glass art, seen from inside, with the light playing through
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Keith Allen and Mona Seghatoleslami outside the Good News Mountaineer Garage Gallery
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A huge turn-out for the Robert C. Byrd tribute art show at GNMGG
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The Byrd Seal, by the late Jim Dent
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More of Dent's Byrd-centric editorial cartoons
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A tribute to the Senator's musical legacy
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The man of the hour
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This is the car that Hasil Adkins and Senator Byrd used to go out carousing in
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Not to be outdone, the car that Jennings Randolph and Hank Williams used to run moonshine in did a drive-by
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Mission Savvy brings their eco-friendly fashion to the corner of Hale and Quarrier
The Purple Moon
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At the Purple Moon, Tofujitsu busted out a cover of a Wreckless Eric tune
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New work by Sharon Lyn Stackpoole at the Purple Moon
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Some of Sharon's amazing recycled glass pieces
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Small-scale canvas works show off Sharon's versatility
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More cool undersea life studies
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One of Sharon's typographical works
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Sharon Lyn Stackpoole and her fellow artist Matthew Grandstaff at The Purple Moon
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Work by Amelia Schroeder is also still on display at The Purple Moon
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Amelia Schroeder's self portraits seen through a vintage lamp array
The Art Emporium
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Cool new work by Chase Henderson at The Art Emporium
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New work by Dave Frazier
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One of J. P. Owens cool pieces at The Art Emporium
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Digital works by Greg Henshall are also on display
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Your PopCulteer having fun with one of Robert Tribbie's playful mirror pieces
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Neat stuff by Shawn Brogan
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Cool textured work by Deborah McHenry
Please Help The Babies….The Zombie Babies
Eamon Hardiman has wrapped principal photography on his latest epic, Zombie Babies, but there is still post-production to be done, and you can help finish this film by pre-ordering a copy on DVD, or kick in a little extra for special bonus incentives, including a Zombie Baby you can call your own. Details are at the Indie-A-Gogo website, or just follow the widget below.
That’s it for this week’s PopCulteer. Check this blog every day next week, because we have no idea what kind of cool stuff we’ll dump right here!
Thanks for the great pics and reporting! All the art is beautiful, the music is fantastic!