Archive for July, 2008
Daylight Hours Interview
Check out this interview I stumbled upon while browsing the internet. This website is really awesome and introduced me to some new bands that are really good. Check out Sound as Langauge.
Tribute to the Past: Love Apple
Lets Bring Geek Rocktoberfest back to New Brookland Tavern Love Apple Winnie Cooper When I think back to what I was listening to in 2001/2002 I think of a couple of bands. I think Weezer, The Juliana Theory, Capital and Love Apple. Sure there were tons of other bands, but these are the ones that [...]
For the Songwriters Out There
I found this article by Kurt Vonnegut while browsing the internet about writing with style. It really helped me and I thought it might be of some worth to the songwriters out there. I took the liberty to put in bold some of my favorite parts. 1. Find a subject you care about 2. Do [...]
Brett Treacy And We Sing
This is an older video of Brett but he talks a little bit about the music scene in SC and he is very accurate. And that is why we created this website. He predicted his future move to Charleston and his next stop is New York. I plan to do all I can do to [...]
Greenville Acoustic Music
I grew up in Greenville and all of my family still lives there so I know a little bit about what is going on in the world of music there. The upstate seems to be doing better than it used to, but it still has a long way to go. Luckily The Channel is giving [...]
A Group of Great Singer/Songwriters at New Brookland Thursday
(Click on the picture to link to the article in the City Paper, but don’t spend too much time clicking around they have done some unsavory stuff in the past) My cousin Bentz is always on the go playing around the midlands. This Thursday at New Brookland Tavern he will be playing along with the [...]
The Decade
The Decade is in Augusta this Tuesday night so go check them out if you’re in the area. From my experience Augusta isn’t the easiest place to draw people. If you’re in Columbia go check them out at 5 Points Pub Thursday night with Stereo Skyline.
Edwin McCain
Didn’t post in time for anyone to go to the show but here is the article from the Charleston City Paper. I don’t know how to do that trackback stuff that most blogs have. I’ll have to figure that out, but here is the article. Edwin McCain deserves credit. A decade after scoring a major [...]
Run Dan Run/Dylan Gilbert/Allison Weiss Show Review
The above video is one of the tons of videos she has put on youtube. I am a huge Elliott Smith fan so I chose this one. If you enjoy it check out the other ones. Unfortunately I got to The Watershed 30 minutes late last Friday and missed Allison Weiss’s set, which I am [...]
Austin Crane/All Get Out Show Review
So it has been a good while since I have seen Austin Crane live. Like months, not years or anything, but still way longer than I prefer. So what was really special about this show that you need to know…Well first off all that video below wasn’t from last Wednesday. Second of all Austin Crane [...]
Friends and Romans Live at the Watershed
Friends and Romans The Watershed CD Release Show “The Becoming” Friends and Romans The Watershed CD Release Show “Friend or Roman” Concert Review This is the first rock concert I have ever been to that I have been asked to sit down. I was quietly leaning on a support beam in the left front center [...]
Tour News (All Get Out, Baumer, Marry a Thief)
Band members have informed us that tour dates are currently being booked featuring 3 of South Carolina’s finest, All Get Out, Baumer and Marry a Thief. This news come hot on the heels of Baumers latest tour being cancelled. This tour is also perfect timing for All Get Out to drum up some hype for [...]
Free Baumer Songs
Go to absolutepunk and download four Baumer songs. The free EP includes two songs off of their latest release “Were It Not For You” and two B-Sides. I’m not sure how long the free download will be up so go get it now.
Don’t Sue Me Viacom (Stella By Starlight Live)
Stella By Starlight “As Good As It Gets” Headliners 7/9/08 Here is a video from the Stella By Starlight show the other night at Headliners. There is some yelling in the middle of it, because my friends are crazy. Oh yeah, and if y’all have been paying attention to the news lately Viacom is going [...]
Haley Shaw Record Update
Haley Shaw “Dumb Luck” Free Show Tonight 8:00 PM Metto Coffee Shop on Coleman Blvd The word on the Myspace is that the new Haley Shaw record is being finished up and I honestly can’t wait to hear it. I ranked her last release “As if it were Twilight” in my top 10 favorites of [...]
