A chronicle of the Upstate South Carolina music community and beyond
By DAN ARMONAITIS Twenty-five years ago, David Ball burst into mainstream consciousness with his breakthrough single, “Thinkin’ Problem,” which reached No. 2 on the Billboard country charts and was the cornerstone of a fabulous, neo-traditionalist album of the same name. What was unknown to much of his newfound fan base 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
Charles Hedgepath and Shane Pruitt, two of the Upstate’s most talented guitarists, shared the stage at Quest Brewing Co. in Greenville on Oct. 27 as part of the venue’s Sunday Unwind Music Series. The Greenville-based Hedgepath and the Spartanburg-based Pruitt played an assortment of blues, rock ‘n’ roll, R&B and Read More
By DAN ARMONAITIS When Nashville-based singer-songwriter Marshall Chapman returns to her native Spartanburg for a performance on Wednesday, Oct. 30 at the Chapman Cultural Center, she’ll be joined on stage by fellow singer-songwriter Matraca Berg and a pair of New York Times best-selling authors, Jill McCorkle and Lee Smith. The Read More
By DAN ARMONAITIS Playing festivals is a big deal in the bluegrass community. It’s what most successful groups within the genre do on a regular basis, and it’s where an up-and-coming band can not only get their music heard by new audiences but also make valuable connections with other musicians Read More
Ben Folds and A Piano is an apt description for what to expect when the veteran pop singer-songwriter performs Sunday, Oct. 27 at the Peace Center, 300 S. Main St., Greenville. Widely regarded as one of the major music influencers of his generation, the North Carolina-born Folds will draw from Read More