Having launched to much fanfare just over two months ago, The Sally Rides will take flight again on Wednesday, Jan. 15 for a performance at The Peddler, 149 W. Main St., Spartanburg. Composed of five women with decades of experience on the Upstate music circuit, the group has already amassed a sizable fan base for its infectious brand of roots-tinged power pop. Showtime is 7:30 p.m. For more information, call 864-583-5874 or visit www.facebook.com/ThePeddlerSpartanburg.
In memory of Doug Hasman, an avid supporter of the Upstate music scene who died in 2018, Quest Brewing Company, 55 Airview Drive, Greenville, will host a special concert on Saturday, Jan. 18 that will celebrate music from the heyday of the famous Fillmore West venue in San Francisco. The event, which runs from 4 p.m. to 11 p.m., kicks off with Jerry’s Nub paying tribute to the Grateful Dead followed by The Bad Popes playing the music of Creedence Clearwater Revival and Van Morrison, the Marvin King Revue as the Allman Brothers Band and, for the grand finale, The Greenville Funky Family Band cranking out the music of Miles Davis and Sly & the Family Stone. Tickets are $12 in advance or $15 day of show, and food will be available from New World Short Order Donation Kitchen. For more information, call 864-272-6232 or visit www.questwestfest.com.
Hailing from Brooklyn, N.Y., Beach Fossils will bring its national tour to The Radio Room, 110 Poinsett Highway, Greenville, on Sunday, Jan. 19. Throughout the past decade, the band built a solid following in indie rock circles by consistently delivering a dreamy lo-fi sound that draws from a variety of classic post-punk and shoegaze influences. Showtime is 7:30 p.m. with doors opening at 7 p.m. Also on the bill are Negative Gemini and Contour. Tickets are $18 in advance or $22 day of show. For more information, call 864-609-4441 or visit www.radioroomgreenville.com.
The Branford Marsalis Quartet will perform on Wednesday, Jan. 15 at the Peace Center, 300 S. Main St., Greenville. Led by its Grammy Award-winning and saxophone-playing namesake, whose decades of musical experience includes accompanying such jazz icons as Clark Terry, Art Blakey and his brother, Wynton Marsalis, as well as the Grateful Dead, the quartet offers a melodic mix of challenging and classic jazz compositions. Showtime is 7:30 p.m., and tickets are $15-$55. For more information, call 864-467-3000 or visit www.peacecenter.org.
The Black Market Trust will take the stage at The Spinning Jenny, 107 Cannon St., Greer on Sunday, Jan. 19. The Los Angeles-based group combines the vintage sounds of such legendary American crooners as Frank Sinatra and the Mills Brothers with the frenetic energy of gypsy jazz guitarist Django Reinhardt to produce raucous, crowd-pleasing performances. Showtime is 7 p.m. with doors opening at 6 p.m. Tickets are $12 in advance or $16 day of show. For more information, call 864-469-6416 or visit www.thespinningjennygreer.com.