Quick picks: 5 area shows to see this week

Grace Joyner will perform Friday, Nov. 22 at The Velo Fellow in Greenville. [Photo: Landon Neil]

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 Sometimes — In C,” which was produced by Wolfgang Zimmerman, who’s known for his work with Band of Horses and SUSTO. For more information, call 864-242-9296 or visit www.thevelofellow.com.


Hugger Mugger will perform its final hometown show of the year on Saturday, Nov. 23 at The Radio Room, 110 Poinsett Highway, Greenville. Led by the powerful vocals of frontwoman Cassie Posey, the band offers an electronic-tinged indie rock sound that’s filled with lush melodies and shimmery guitars. Also on the bill are Knoxville, Tenn.-based indie hip-hop act LiL iFFy, along with Cabin Club and The KNGS. Showtime is 9 p.m. with doors opening at 8 p.m. Tickets are $8. For more information, call 864-609-4441 or visit www.radioroomgreenville.com.


The Shane Pruitt Band will make its debut at the new location for The Peddler, 149 W. Main St., Spartanburg, with a Thanksgiving Eve performance on Wednesday, Nov. 27. A fixture on the regional music circuit for more than a decade, the group churns out a gospel- and blues-fueled mix of original rock that provides the perfect showcase for its namesake’s fiery guitar style. Showtime is 7:30 p.m. For more information, call 864-583-5874 or visit www.facebook.com/ThePeddlerSpartanburg.


The Piedmont Boys, arguably the Upstate’s leading purveyors of outlaw country, will team up with their longtime friend and kindred spirit Austin Lindstrom, who hails from Oregon, for a pair of shows in the coming days. First up is a performance at 9 p.m. Friday, Nov. 22 at The Station, 1205 N.E. Main St., Simpsonville. For more information, call 864-757-1166 or visit www.facebook.com/thestationsimpsonville. Then, the Piedmont Boys and Lindstorm will share the stage again on Wednesday, Nov. 27 for the band’s 11th annual Thanksgiving Eve Hoedown at The Pumphouse, 2640 Poinsett Highway, Greenville. Showtime is 8:30 p.m. and tickets are $10. For more information, call 864-735-0567 or visit www.facebook.com/ThePumphouseGrill.


John Schneider, best known for his role as Bo Duke on the hit television series “The Dukes of Hazzard,” will make a stop at the Don Gibson Theatre, 318 S. Washington St., Shelby, N.C., on Saturday, Nov. 23 for a concert that celebrates his multi-decade career as a country music artist. Showtime is 8 p.m. and tickets are $34. In his 1980s heyday, Schneider delivered four No. 1 Billboard country hits: “I’ve Been Around Enough to Know,” “Country Girls,” “What’s a Memory Like You (Doing in a Love Like This)” and “You’re the Last Thing I Needed Tonight.” For more information, call 704-487-4114 or visit www.dongibsontheater.com.