This week’s Diagnosis features J.D. McPherson. OK so it’s true that back in the days of featuring five artists on the Diagnosis, I featured J.D. McPherson once before. But now with his latest release, I realize I owe this fella […]
This week’s Diagnosis will not have a featured artist because…it’s fundraiser week! Once a semester, WUSC has a week of specialty programming and events aimed at raising money for the station to stay functioning. This semester’s fundraising goal is $4,000 […]
2/19 – The Royal American (Charleston, SC) 2/20 – The Evening Muse(Charlotte, NC) 2/21 – Art Wall Music Hall (Greenville, SC) This week Athens, GA folk songstress Ruby the RabbitFoot makes two South Carolina tour stops with Charleston based artist Susto […]
Yes, you read that right. This week’s Diagnosis features Leighton Meester–the actress most known for her portrayal of the Queen of Manhattan’s Upper East Side, Blair Waldorf, on Gossip Girl. While Meester gave the world a taste of her musical […]
From a cover of Springsteen’s “Thunder Road”’ to fingerpicked ballads, Friday night’s show at Charleston Music Hall proved everything Drew Holcomb had to say in our interview. Looking like he had just hopped out of the album art with […]
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Kevin Barnes pulled together the eccentric soulful rock that is of Montreal in 1996, and still delivers an amazing live experience nineteen years later. The group has become all too well-known for the endless action on-stage full of odd […]
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When Pitchfork Magazine interviewed Courtney Love last May, she advised us to “Find your scream! Even if you don’t release it, find a scream. It’s so liberating.” The garage rock bands at Royal American last Monday night have definitely found […]
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Hope: the feeling of wanting something to happen and thinking that it could happen, a feeling that something good will happen, to cherish a desire with anticipation When I was left searching for the words to describe how Manchester Orchestra made […]
2/19 – The Royal American (Charleston, SC) 2/20 – The Evening Muse(Charlotte, NC) 2/21 – Art Wall Music Hall (Greenville, SC) This week Athens, GA folk songstress Ruby the RabbitFoot makes two South Carolina tour stops with Charleston based artist Susto […]
Burnt Books || Rubrics || Abacus || Orchard Cycles – Saturday, February 21st – 9PM – $5 Facebook Event Following up a weekend of wonderful acoustic folk will be the heaviest soul crushing hardcore punk that South Carolina has to […]
Jeffrey Lewis || Diane Cluck || Sinners & Saints – Friday, February 13th – 9PM – $5 Facebook Event Hey Hey it’s… The Jeffrey Lewis & Peter Stampfel Band ($10) by The Jeffrey Lewis & Peter Stampfel Band It’s Friday […]
On Valentine’s Day, Elise Testone will perform her third annual showcase at the Charleston Music Hall but she isn’t one for keeping tradition. Rather, the evenings have always reflected her progress as an artist and sought to include those who have […]
This State by Kid Trails Over the last couple of weeks I’ve spent a good amount of time listening back over the Patrick Jeffords catalogue. Not just the three EPs he’s released over the last year, but back through The […]
RIYL: Indie Adult Contemporary Keath Mead has only been on the national music scene for about a month now, but he’s already received plenty of comparisons to throwback 70’s acts. He is a chill dude, with flowing locks popular […]
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Halfway to Hopkins by Atlas Road Crew Of all the South Carolina bands working to break out on a national level Atlas Road Crew have been one of the most improved since their beginning. A band with Southern rock […]
Pre-order William Starr Busbee’s College Rock II on 12″ Vinyl College Rock II Out February 17th, 2015 William Starr Busbee’s debut album has been a long time in the works, but the light is finally here as College Rock […]
Sometime in January of 2014 was the first time I set in foot in New Brookland Tavern, and I distinctly remember seeing Keath Mead open for the Whigs with Dear Blanca. His set stuck with me; I admired his sound, and […]
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Feathers & Twine by The Fishing Journal The Fishing Journal – “Feathers & Twine” 10” I just caught wind of The Fishing Journal last year, and I’m kicking myself for not enjoying this band sooner. I find their dissonant interpretation […]
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Legggs Presents: A Space Goddessy by Legggs Legggs debut full length is 17 tracks of boisterous, lo-fi rock sprinkled with weird sound clips and wicked bass grooves. This album does a great job of capturing Legggs live feel with all […]
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Self-Titled by She Returns From War This summer She Returns From War released their first EP of 2014, a hazy four song listen with a surf-rock vibe at times thanks to the simultaneous bending of six strings complimenting Hunter Park’s […]
When David and I got the go ahead from Tim Smith, the owner of Papa Jazz, to start filming acoustic performances in the store, we began brainstorming about who we wanted to film. Both of us immediately said Kate and […]
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Gearing up for a spring tour with fellow South Carolina synth rockers Signs of Iris, Death of Paris headlined New Brookland Tavern, playing for the first time with their new drummer Johnny Gornati. That tour doesn’t officially kick off until 3/13 at […]
How cool would it be to have “The Papa Jazz Sessions” where we brought in bands to play a song or two acoustic and give the artists the opportunity to talk about some of their favorite and most influential records? […]
With Tiny Desk Concert submissions coming to a conclusion we’ve done a little round-up of the videos including South Carolina musicians and a couple of friends of the website. Stefanie Santana hands down wins the award for most creative video, […]
UPDATE: Dave Stone will be returning to Red Door Tavern on Friday, November 7th with co-headliner Lisa Best, another terrific comedian from LA. Show is at 9PM with a cover of only $7. Dave Stone is an LA-based comedian originally […]
Earlier this year tragedy struck New York comedian (and South Carolina native) Liza Dye when she was hit by a subway train and nearly lost a leg. Liza’s story spread quickly within the comedy community, and gained national attention when […]
For the past few years, The Red Door Tavern has been the home for stand-up comedy in Columbia. Originally known as The Garden Deli when they first opened in 2011, they completely revamped in 2012 and expanded into a full […]
North Carolina Comic Joe Zimmerman has had an amazing year. In the past twelve months, he has performed on John Oliver’s New York Stand-Up Show, The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, Last Comic Standing, and this Friday night, his […]
Father John Misty’s new album I Love You, Honeybear is out today and we have a deluxe vinyl to give away. Link to the giveaway is in our profile. A video posted by Scene SC (@scenesc) on Feb 10, 2015 […]
Arts and Draughts Feb 6 at Columbia Museum of Art Facebook Event Thinking back on Arts and Draughts I can’t remember a time when the featured brewery was from a local brewer. This time around the featured beer is […]
After re-watching Almost Famous on Netflix recently I must admit that I’ve had Led Zeppelin on my mind. From “Tangerine” and “The Rain Song”, to “Misty Mountain Hop”, that movie helped introduce Zeppelin to a new generation of listeners through moments of perfect […]
Islander play Ground Zero in Spartanburg 11.26.2014 FB Event Since signing to Victory Records and releasing their debut EP in September 2013 Greenville’s Islander have turned into road warriors, racking up miles on high-profile tours in support of their 2014 […]