A chronicle of the Upstate South Carolina music community and beyond
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 Read More
By DAN ARMONAITIS After several years as a restless troubadour who spent most of her nights sleeping in a touring van, acclaimed indie folk singer-songwriter Ira Wolf has somewhat settled down. “Just about a month or two ago, I finally bought a house here in Nashville and have kind of Read More
Nashville-based singer-songwriter Ward Davis will bring his distinctive brand of contemporary outlaw country to The Radio Room, 110 Poinsett Highway, Greenville on Friday, Jan. 10. An Arkansas native, Davis has had songs recorded by such iconic figures as Willie Nelson and Merle Haggard and co-wrote “I’m Not the Devil” with Read More
By DAN ARMONAITIS As I started the new year, I couldn’t help but take inventory of what has happened with TheMusicAdvocate.com in the short period since the site launched on Oct. 23, 2019. While having a morning cup of coffee, I looked back at the statistics for the site and Read More
By DAN ARMONAITIS On a visit to New York in 2014, Arkansas native Isaiah Bailey had the opportunity to see a Broadway production of “Beautiful — The Carole King Musical.” As a young man still in his early 20s then, Bailey walked into the theater with only limited knowledge of Read More
By DAN ARMONAITIS While many are eager to say good riddance to 2019, that certainly isn’t the case for guitarists and vocalists Andrew and Stephen Oliver, whose Greenville-based outfit, Brother Oliver, enjoyed an unprecedented level of success this year. “It might be difficult to top it,” Andrew Oliver said of Read More
The Jon Stickley Trio will perform on Friday, Dec. 27 at The Firmament, 5 Market Point Drive, Greenville. Hailing from Asheville, N.C., the group has amassed a national following for its genre-defying instrumental mix that blends everything from bluegrass and jazz to progressive rock and metal. Also on the bill Read More
By DAN ARMONAITIS Watch the lyric video for a new single by Greenville-based singer-songwriter Marvin Evatt, and it’s abundantly clear what he’ll be doing this Saturday night, Dec. 28. “Something in Those Hills,” which Evatt recently recorded at Sit-N-Spin Studios with a star-studded lineup of Upstate musicians, is a bit Read More
Still haven’t picked up a Christmas gift for that music lover in your life? What better way to say ’tis the season than with tickets to an upcoming concert. Here’s a list of five recommended shows happening within the 864 area code during the first few weeks of 2020 for Read More
By DAN ARMONAITIS There’s something about Christmas music that always puts Nathan Angelo in a good mood. “Celebrating Christmas is pretty awesome,” the Greenville-based singer-songwriter said. “I just have so many great memories of times with family and cousins in other towns, and I think just hearing some of those Read More