Monday- MoundTown Music & Computer at 278 Jefferson Ave. in Moundsville (which became my store in May of '06) has a free jam starting at 6 P. M. or so, everyone is welcome except NO NAZIS (you know, no folk nazis, jazz nazis, etc.)! All purists are welcome to come and have their sensibilities offended  Sometimes just me and my guitar sitting out on the sidewalk, it has started to build up again recently so 8 or 9 musicians are showing up regularly nowadays, and there's been as many as 23 at a time, making all kinds of a racket. The iron fist of democracy rules here, this is a free-form jazz or bluegrass-style jam with everyone in a clump (too loose to call a circle), and everyone plays as much for as long as we want..Silly and Stupid are spoken fluently here.

The Office Lounge closed a few months ago, so Travis Hoard and John Banco have moved their jam to Generations (about time, it's been 2 years since Generations was THE jam for LOUD.) Starts at 10 or so, I went last week and IT WAS AWESOME

Alternate weeks, the Vineyard Church on Waddell's Run just south of Oglebay Park has a "coffee house" (well, they actually have coffee, not poker machines) 1/2 open mic, 1/2 featured performer(s); usually pretty quiet shows, the room has surprisingly good acoustics for a concrete block basement.
www.vineyard-cafe.com

Wednesday-
     Down on Main Street (4th and Main, N. Wheeling, north of I-70) has what is now (someone please correct me if not the case) the longest continuing open stage in the Wheeling area. Currently hosted by Ed (everyone's Uncle Eddie, one fine banjo/guitar/bass player, singer/songwriter, and self-admitted old guy) and Robin Mahonnen, sometimes sharing/alternating hosting with Randy Keener, this is the "acoustic" night. You might hear everything from swing-jazz standards to hard blues to folk and bluegrass.

Thursday-
Down on Main Street (4th & Main) in North Wheeling- Gary Roder & co host this electric jam, mostly classic rock kind o' stuff, but a wide variety of styles, sometimes.Starts sometime after 10.

When Uncle Eddie and Robin had to discontinue their Tuesday night jam at Travellers' Inn, Ollie's, a restaurant/lounge on Rt. 88 just north of Peter's Run had just started looking to bring in live music, so this worked out to be more UE&R magic- the sound is great, mostly acoustic, Chief is a great cook (I've only had the fried veggies, but he makes the sauce fresh, and the batter was good- everyone erlse I've heard from rated the food excellent) 9-1A.M,

Friday- usually a night for band gigs and concerts, on the 3rd Friday of every month Orland Carras hosts live music at the Artworks (www.artworksaroundtown.com)in the Centre Market from 6-9, half the night a featured act (and this is publicized) and half the night is open mic AND THEY EVEN HAVE A BABY GRAND AND IT'S IN TUNE! Last year they also started doing a coffee house  performance on the 1st Fridays, too. Also, Centre Cup right across the street might have live music.

Saturday- usually a night for band gigs and concerts, there's a jam at the Bowman's Ridge Community Center (it's listed in the Community Event calendars in the papers), the same for the Graysville Community Center in Graysville, Pa., and for years Floyd Gump has been doing a country jam up the hill (the 250 hill, and out a couple of miles) on the 2nd Saturday of the month. He's in the phone book to call for directions, and he put a sign out on 250. Also, there's been a country jam at the firehall in Washington Lands south of Moundsville for years.

Sunday-

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