A chronicle of the Upstate South Carolina music community and beyond
Legendary bluegrass outfit The Seldom Scene heads an impressive lineup for the Ho Ho Holy Smoke BBQ & Bluegrass Festival being held from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturday, Dec. 7 at the Union County Fairgrounds, 120 Kirby St., Union. The Grammy-nominated group, which formed in 1971 and is Read More
Texas singer-songwriter Robert Earl Keen will bring his “Countdown to Christmas: Lunar Tunes & Looney Tunes” show to The Peace Center, 300 S. Main St., Greenville on Monday, Dec. 2. Keen, whose irreverent “Merry Christmas from the Family” has become a holiday classic, will pay homage to the space race Read More
Charleston-based singer-songwriter Grace Joyner will bring her dreamy indie pop sound to The Velo Fellow, 1 Augusta St. #126, Greenville, on Friday, Nov. 22, sharing a bill with the similarly atmospheric but stylistically different Mourning Dove. Showtime is 8:30 p.m. Joyner has received critical acclaim for her 2016 album, “Maybe Read More
Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter Kathy Mattea will take the stage at the Walhalla Performing Arts Center, 101 E. North Broad St., Walhalla on Sunday, Nov. 17. The intimate performance, billed as “An Evening with Kathy Mattea,” starts at 7 p.m. and tickets are $33-$38. Hailed by The Washington Post as “one Read More
The hugely popular Warren Haynes Christmas Jam will take a one-year hiatus from its annual concert celebration at the U.S. Cellular Center in Asheville, N.C., according to an announcement posted today (Nov. 12) on the event’s official website, www.xmasjam.com. After 30 years of hosting the event, Haynes and the W&S Read More
An Evening with Fred and Dinah Gretsch will be held at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 14 in the Leonard Auditorium at Wofford College, 429 N. Church St., Spartanburg. Admission is free and the event is open to the public. Fred and Dinah are, respectively, the president and CFO/COO of Gretsch Read More
Texas Hippie Coalition, touring in support of its new album, “High in the Saddle,” will perform Thursday, Nov. 7 at Ground Zero, 3052 Howard St., Spartanburg. Having originated in the Lone Star State in 2004, the band offers a hard-hitting sound that it refers to as “Red Dirt Metal.” Basically, Read More
Led by primary songwriter Kevin Barnes, of Montreal will make a stop on Friday, Nov. 1 at The Spinning Jenny, 107 Cannon St., Greer. The Athens, Ga.-based outfit, which has been a force on the indie rock circuit for more than two decades, wows audiences with a spellbinding sound that’s Read More
The Greenville Jazz Collective Big Band will celebrate the history of Big Band music with a special “Big Band Jazz Revue” concert at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 29 at Centre Stage, 501 River St., Greenville. The group will play works by such iconic composers as Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Glenn Read More
The Greenville Symphony Orchestra will kick off its 2019-20 Pops Series with an evening dedicated to one of the contemporary world’s most talented and prolific composers, the legendary John Williams.The concert, billed as “John Williams’ Greatest Hits,” starts at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 24 and will be held at the Read More