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The South's Top
Music
Meccas
ConventionSouth asked readers and
Facebook fans to help us select the Top 10
Music Meccas in the South for 2017 and the
response was outstanding. According to
Kayla Brown, marketing and communica-
tions manager for ConventionSouth Media
Group, our contest post reached 31,312
people and received 1,835 votes as well
as 1,933 post clicks. Of the 30 Southern
destinations nominated, here are the
10 cities that were voted as the top
music meccas.
THE SOUTH'S MUSIC CITIES
Charleston, West Virginia
Charleston's diverse music scene includes the Clay Center for the
Arts & Sciences, where the Maier Performance Hall is home to the
West Virginia Symphony, and the more intimate Walker Theater
provides a venue for musical plays and small concerts. In October,
the Charleston Light Opera Guild presented The Addams Family
musical there. For those who prefer a more casual setting, The
Empty Glass, located in the city's East End, offers all genres of live
music seven days a week, presented by local and/or touring bands.
Local Notes: At National Public Radio's
Mountain Stage with Larry Groce, emerging stars
record folk, blues, country, indie rock, synth pop, alter-
native and world music in front of live audiences.
