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Rock The Valley: Unpaid Artists and Deleted Comments

“Rock The Valley” The two-day music event in West Virginia, may not be the music showcase it has been promoted to be.

“Rock The Valley” is a two-day showcase of rock and metal in New Martinsville, WV. The event, which is set to take place October 4th and 5th 2025, is being held by Charles Morgan Entertainment LLC and is set to feature a collection of artists with a heavy influence of local and independent artists from surrounding areas. WSRR Radio first learned of this event in late 2024 on Facebook, where it has been heavily promoted. In a post looking for local artists who would like to join the two-day lineup, the official WSRR account commented, offering to put the organizers in touch with any local or independent artists we play, as our station covers much of the surrounding area and has worked with many talented artists.

While the initial reaction to this event was overwhelmingly positive, both by up-and-coming artists and residents of the WV area, things slowly began to snowball into a confusing web of unanswered questions. Many comments under the official event page began to shift from support and optimism about the success of the show to questions about full lineups not being announced prior to tickets going on sale, ticket pricing, and missing information about previously advertised bands. While initially advertised and promoted both via Facebook “Artists Announcements” and on official promotional images for the event, it would appear several independent artists are now being left off the bill without compensation, a reason, or even a response as to why they have been removed. In fact, as of the time of writing this article (June 8th, 2025), the headliner for the Sunday night show has yet to be announced despite tickets being sold and the official “Rock The Valley” website stating”Headliner coming on May 31st”. Notable bands that have been previously advertised but are no longer involved in this event include: The Daze, BADE, Black Hole Zion, and Appalachian Hustle.

WSRR Radio has reached out to several of the bands who have been unceremoniously removed from the bill either abruptly or without explanation. The identities of these individuals have been kept anonymous to protect their respective bands’ privacy.

*It should be noted that Wesley Morgan is listed as the “Founder” of Rock The Valley despite it being presented under the Charles Morgan Entertainment LLC*

“We have not gotten paid and we were recently removed from the lineup.  No response to my emails or DM’s from the festival but I have not caused them any trouble to even warrant this kind of behavior.” … “Also, I will say that I gave him a range of what we had gotten paid for other events.  Some were really well paid for us.  Then I followed up with “Personally, we would rather help you make this a success and have you ask us back on a regular basis”. I gave him a range of numbers that I thought were fair for a new fest and a band at our level.  He followed up with a higher number than what I asked for in the contract. We signed our contract on 12/1 and got communication until 12/23/24.  We did not do or say anything negative to or about this guy and the fest.  We also did not ask for anything additional.”

“I’ve been watching it like a hawk, they’ve been deleting comments on their Facebook page about the lineup and anything that’s remotely negative about it, I commented genuinely about ten times…and they deleted all of those comments” … “They won’t respond to alot of bands right now, it’s really fucked up what they are doing. If they’re going to kick us off the fuckin’ bill, they could at least tell us”.

Along with these quotes from some of those involved, others have reported not getting paid, contracts being ignored, and having comments removed.

WSRR Radio has also reached out to Charles Morgan Entertainment LLC via the official Rock The Valley Website about the removal of these bands, but as of this article, have received no response.

The purpose of this release is simply to share the accounts and experiences of the talented artists who have been removed from the Rock The Valley Event, had their contracts ignored, or have been unable to contact those in charge to gain clarification. WSRR Radio would also like to extend the offer to ANY artist who was removed from this event without explanation to have their music played on WSRR Radio. We hope this commentary has shed some light and understanding on the events surrounding Rock The Valley and will give the artists involved a louder voice to the injustice they have faced.

-Style

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The Daze: Skies (EP) Review

A comprehensive review of The Daze’s latest EP, Skies

The Daze released their latest EP, Skies, on May 25th, 2025 on all major streaming services, and it immediately gained traction on social media stories across all of Ohio, showcasing the hard rock, rhythm-inspired grunge sound listeners have come to know and love from The Daze!

Time As It Stands

The Skies EP kicks off with the previously released single Time As It Stands, complete with a melodic intro that turns into a firm kick in the ass, The guitar/bass duo of Eddie Grier and Basil Johnsn are at it again with the absolute epitimy of an “Opening Track” that gets you amped up for the rest of the EP. Seriously, try not to bang your head while this is playing because, scientifically speaking It cannot be done! While this tune shows off the immense instrumental prowess of The Daze, it’s the subtle backing vocal overlay of me that steals the show and adds more depth to Time As It Stands than your average rock track. Don’t be surprised if you find yourself driving around subconsciously singing the chorus on loop for days after listening to this one!

Start Again

Start Again highlights front man Eddie Grier’s vocal strengths, both in timing and versatility. Accompanied by backing vocals and harmonies, Start Again keeps listeners engaged and along for the ride with vocals that are anyhing but mundane! This track also showcases a strong presence on the drums that you can’t help but stomp your feet along to! The pièce de résistance, however, is the expertly timed guitar breakdowns that wrap themselves around the lead vocals so uniquely incredible!

Skies

The title track to the EP, Skies, showcases what I personally always look forward to on a Daze release, and that is the rhythmic ballad. It’s no secret the band loves to experiment with long melodic instrumentals, sounds, ambiance, and extended solos, and this track has it all. Perfect for a long drive, a rainy night, or just kicking back to relax, the melodic guitar and bass will catch you swaying in place before you’re swept away with an impeccable guitar solo. Skies showcases the versatility and creativity we have come to know The Daze for, and it’s no question why this is the title track to the EP!

Another Way

Rounding out the Skies EP is Another Way. With a sound I can only verbalize as All American Rejects meets Bon Jovi, on a Soundgarden track, this is a track for multiple generations of rock fans to enjoy. With a steady train-like beat that will get you amped up in the gym or the windows down in your Trans AM, Another Way is a classic pump-up song. Akin to Zeppelin’s Immigrant Song or Motley Crue’s Kickstart My Heart, you’ll be reaching for the volume within seconds of this absolute banger.

Synopsis

The Daze have done it again, providing a collection of tracks that show the music scene is alive and well. When it comes to creativity and individuality in music, The Daze boys are second to none and show it time and time again! Make sure to check out the Skies EP for yourself on Spotify and catch it, as well as all your favorite Daze tracks, streaming on WSRR Radio DAILY!

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WSRR Radio: The New Home of Underground Radio

On January 8th, 2024 StylesRebelRadio.com announced their venture into Radio. The following is a release from Style on the matter.

 It has certainly been a hectic 24 hours, and more than that behind the scenes, so I decided I would offer this release to answer some of the questions I have received since the announcement of WSRR Radio.

 First and foremost this decision did not come overnight, there were many internal meetings about the next logical steps for StylesRebelRadio.com between all of its members. Over a year ago the initial idea was floated about potentially rehoming The Rebel Radio Show on a new station based on some differing opinions in the direction CBW was headed at the time and some of the moves made with advertising, more on that later. While we tossed around ideas like a Roku Channel, Twitch, or even Another station, what made the most sense at the end of the day was for us to finally double down and make WSRR Radio a reality.

 When this decision came about I wanted to ensure this wasn’t going to be the same programming you could find on any dial nor a formatless abyss of music. The initial concept was to stream all of the WSRR Podcasts centralized on one station, an idea which we are still working out a format for. However, as mentioned in the announcement video sometimes you need to go back to your roots. As a show that began on Underground radio, it’s only fitting we come back to finish what we started. Doing The Rock Revival every week on CBW gave me the opportunity to reach out to amazing local and independent artists like Jet Star, Gavin Michales, Year of Octiber, The Daze and so many more. More often than not it was this aspect of the show that kept me excited to get into the studio each week. This is an ideology that quickly showed as well as the level of support and excitement from the listening audience was insurmountable and vocal, to say the least. I’ve always believed the music scene is alive and well despite what you hear on terrestrial radio. The same 5 songs from 30 decades ago should not define Rock Music just as overproduced vulgarity should not define modern pop. It became evident very quickly there was a void in the local, underground, independent music scene in terms of radio that desperately needed to be filled. If anyone was going to do it, it certainly wouldn’t be the place we came from. This was the major driving force behind the decision to format WSRR Radio like we have.

 NONE of this is possible without the amazing and talented people who make WSRR a reality with me. Shayne, Julez, Evan, and Jake are all monumental in making this possible. As are the incredible artists I’ve been able to work with to share this amazing body of work with all of you.

A common question I have been asked over the years is about the products we advertised for on The Rebel Radio Show and CBW Radio. To answer this, we have never promoted something we did not believe in. Both Raze Energy and SurfShark VPN were actively used by the members of The Rebel Radio Show, SurfShark is still used on the main WSRR PC in fact. We never promoted Crypto, NFTs, or any other form of digital currency scams or pyramid schemes despite an effort for us to run commercials involving them or promote other shows sponsored by them. We have not and will not compromise our morals for advertising.

 In closing, I would like to thank everyone who has listened to The Rebel Radio Show, The Rebel Podcast, or any of our WSRR-produced shows in the past 4 years. You make all of this possible. Thank you to CBW for hosting our program for the past three years, and thank you to all of the amazing artists who are allowing us to broadcast their music worldwide for the betterment of local and independent music. This is just the beginning and there is plenty more to come! Monday will showcase the first LIVE broadcast on WSRR Radio at 5pm Eastern, I hope you all will join us as The Rebel Radio Show returns to live radio. If there are more questions I am sure we will be able to shed some clarity to them On Air. Below you will also find the WSRR Radio announcement for more info about the station!

Thank you all.

Support Local Artists.

Let’s Go Cats.

–Style

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