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Mountain Tales & River Stories by Pete Kosky 

Excerpt from the story Roller Girls at the Empty Glass from the book of short stories Mountain Tales & River Stories by Pete Kosky. 

“The Empty Glass is a true Charleston landmark. If yuppies and hipsters flock to micro-breweries and guitar bars to drink and listen to music, The Glass is where the musicians gather to drink and listen to music. It is the equivalent of an old coastal village that still has a true fisherman’s wharf, where all of the real old salts dock their boars and congregate after a day at sea, isolating themselves from the tourists and wannabe sailors. After a gig, songwriters, guitar players, and full bands, from venues all over the city can be seen lounging at a table with pitchers of beer or stirring at the bar hunched over a tall-boy of PBR. Live entertainment of some sort is offered every night of the week.” 

“In the days before the County ordinance banned smoking in bars and restaurants, The Glass was a dark, hazy, den of smoky funk. Today the air is clearer, but the message is the same. To cross its threshold is to enter into a cultural mosaic of ever-shifting patterns of light and dark, good and bad, soft and loud, genteel and wild, docile and crazy, all rolled into one big fat joint that could not be smoked in one sitting, but must be passed around the room and shared in common experience. It is a lava lamp of righteous, living, art and music that exists in the dark recesses of the artist’s soul, a psychedelic kaleidoscope of people and music that blend together to form something greater than their individual parts. It is a Jackson Pollack work painted in smoke, beer, blues, jazz, patchouli oil, lilac-vegetal, ringing amplifiers, tattoos, nose-rings, dreadlocks, electric violins, banjos, Hammond organs, leather sandals, spiraling dancing hippy chicks, red-neck shit-kickers, and steel guitars. It is a lighthouse beacon that calls out to the soul of the artist after the sun goes down, when the muses whisper and beckon like sirens to a rocky shore.” 

Mountain Tales & River Stories is published by Mountain State Press and Available here:

https://www.amazon.com/Mountain-Tales-River-Stories-Peter/dp/0941092739

 

05/17/2017

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LIVE MUSIC 7 DAYS A WEEK

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Happy Hour Jazz

Happy Hour Jazz

Friday, April 23 @ 5:00PM — 8:00PMFri, Apr 23 @ 5:00PM — 8:00PM

The Empty Glass, Charleston, WV

Come down and Enjoy Free Happy Hour Jazz! Tim Courts, Dave Lloyd and Friends will be playing until restrictions are lifted Further then Dugan Carter will Return with the Horn Section!

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A Glass Half Full Day One

A Glass Half Full Day One

Friday, April 23 @ 10:00PMFri, Apr 23 @ 10:00PM

The Empty Glass, Charleston, WV

A Glass Half Full: Hardcore, Punk and Metal Returns to the Empty Glass

10PM, $10

Don’t miss out on an incredible two night even at the World Famous Empty Glass on Friday, April 23rd and Saturday, April 24th. Four bands that are sure to knock the year’s worth of cobwebs off of you, after this live music drought. The Cherry on top of this weekend jam packed with action is Coen the Butcher, who will be hosting both nights. Don’t sleep on this, or show up late, though, because our benevolent government has decreed that the Empty Glass will have to operate at half capacity, including the members of the bands (which is why it’s a two night event). Get there early, grab your seat, and make sure to observe all of the rules out of respect to the venue.

Friday, April 23rd, those hardcore hooligans in CHUD will kick the door in and unleash their own special blend of street punk and hardcore like only they can. Joining CHUD that night will be a special guest all the way from Bluefield, Happy Hour Homicide! Happy Hour Homicide is sure to knock everyone dead with their death and nu metal sound.

On Saturday, April 24th, those psychos in South Like Sherman will storm the stage and unleash their Tornado of thrash punk. Joining SLS that night are the fellas in Messenger Vessel. If you’ve never heard of them, you’re missing out. They have a pretty serious pedigree and are heavy as fuck.

See you there!

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A Glass Half Full Day Two

A Glass Half Full Day Two

Saturday, April 24 @ 10:00PMSat, Apr 24 @ 10:00PM

The Empty Glass, Charleston, WV

A Glass Half Full: Hardcore, Punk and Metal Returns to the Empty Glass

10PM, $10

Don’t miss out on an incredible two night even at the World Famous Empty Glass on Friday, April 23rd and Saturday, April 24th. Four bands that are sure to knock the year’s worth of cobwebs off of you, after this live music drought. The Cherry on top of this weekend jam packed with action is Coen the Butcher, who will be hosting both nights. Don’t sleep on this, or show up late, though, because our benevolent government has decreed that the Empty Glass will have to operate at half capacity, including the members of the bands (which is why it’s a two night event). Get there early, grab your seat, and make sure to observe all of the rules out of respect to the venue.

Friday, April 23rd, those hardcore hooligans in CHUD will kick the door in and unleash their own special blend of street punk and hardcore like only they can. Joining CHUD that night will be a special guest all the way from Bluefield, Happy Hour Homicide! Happy Hour Homicide is sure to knock everyone dead with their death and nu metal sound.

On Saturday, April 24th, those psychos in South Like Sherman will storm the stage and unleash their Tornado of thrash punk. Joining SLS that night are the fellas in Messenger Vessel. If you’ve never heard of them, you’re missing out. They have a pretty serious pedigree and are heavy as fuck.

See you there!

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Apr25

DJ Quam

Sunday, April 25 @ 10:00PMSun, Apr 25 @ 10:00PM

The Empty Glass, Charleston, WV

Catch DJ Quam every Sunday spinning your favorite hits!

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Happy Hour Jazz

Happy Hour Jazz

Friday, April 30 @ 5:00PM — 8:00PMFri, Apr 30 @ 5:00PM — 8:00PM

The Empty Glass, Charleston, WV

Come down and Enjoy Free Happy Hour Jazz! Tim Courts, Dave Lloyd and Friends will be playing until restrictions are lifted Further then Dugan Carter will Return with the Horn Section!

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May2

DJ Quam

Sunday, May 2 @ 10:00PMSun, May 2 @ 10:00PM

The Empty Glass, Charleston, WV

Catch DJ Quam every Sunday spinning your favorite hits!

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Happy Hour Jazz

Happy Hour Jazz

Friday, May 7 @ 5:00PM — 8:00PMFri, May 7 @ 5:00PM — 8:00PM

The Empty Glass, Charleston, WV

Come down and Enjoy Free Happy Hour Jazz! Tim Courts, Dave Lloyd and Friends will be playing until restrictions are lifted Further then Dugan Carter will Return with the Horn Section!

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May9

DJ Quam

Sunday, May 9 @ 10:00PMSun, May 9 @ 10:00PM

The Empty Glass, Charleston, WV

Catch DJ Quam every Sunday spinning your favorite hits!

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Happy Hour Jazz

Happy Hour Jazz

Friday, May 14 @ 5:00PM — 8:00PMFri, May 14 @ 5:00PM — 8:00PM

The Empty Glass, Charleston, WV

Come down and Enjoy Free Happy Hour Jazz! Tim Courts, Dave Lloyd and Friends will be playing until restrictions are lifted Further then Dugan Carter will Return with the Horn Section!

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May16

DJ Quam

Sunday, May 16 @ 10:00PMSun, May 16 @ 10:00PM

The Empty Glass, Charleston, WV

Catch DJ Quam every Sunday spinning your favorite hits!

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