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Since releasing their first album, Shelf Life, a little over a year ago, The Soap have been touring and apparently writing a second album. Here’s the new single from their sophomore effort, Red Thread. We Eat Themselves (Single) by The [...]
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Free Download // “King Louie” // Latest from Ramphastos’ New Album
Since I first heard Ramphastos–AKA Will Flourance–almost a year ago, I’ve been anxiously awaiting any and all of his new work. Although the latest single, “King Louie,” has been out for just over a month, I’ve been sitting on it [...]
What to Expect From the Third Annual Black Hearts Ball in Clemson
Facebook Event Valentine’s Day can be a slightly depressing holiday if you don’t have a sweetheart to call your own. That doesn’t have to be the case if you’re hanging out in the Upstate this year. Taking place at Friar’s [...]
This Week’s New Music: Elonzo // 10th Letter // Antiquarian
Scrolling through my facebook feed on Tuesday, it felt more like December 25th than January 29th. Three notable SC releases came out earlier this week, including the 3rd full-length from Americana darlings Elonzo, Salt in the Wound. Flesh on the [...]
Show Preview: Dog Bite // Joie // Dear Sleeper
The first show of WSBF’s free Spring Concert Series features up-and-coming band Dog Bite along with two of the Upstate’s freshest acts, Joie and Dear Sleeper. Dog Bite will be visiting Clemson before setting out with Toro y Moi on [...]
Show Preview: Gringo Star/Say Brother/Junior Astronomers/Dear Blanca at New Brookland Tavern
This Saturday brings Atlanta-based Gringo Star to Columbia for a jam-packed show at New Brookland Tavern. In addition, the show features three exceptional Carolina acts: Say Brother, Junior Astronomers and Dear Blanca. Although they’ve got a pun for a name, [...]
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[Jam Session] Bobby McFerrin and Ramphastos
“Thinkin’ About Your Body” — Bobby McFerrin Everybody knows Bobby McFerrin as the “Don’t Worry, Be Happy” guy. I’d like to see Big Mouth Billy Bass try this one. What a lot of people don’t know is that McFerrin is [...]
[Preview] Arts & Draughts at the Columbia Museum of Art
Not often is a museum the place to be on a Friday night, but this week is a notable exception as the popular Arts & Draughts series returns to the Columbia Museum of Art, from 7 p.m. to midnight. Shannon [...]
Preview “Breaks” from We Roll Like Madmen’s New Album
Check out “Breaks,” the first track from We Roll Like Madmen’s new CD release, Who is Heady Crystals?. The eight-song album is set to be available later today as a disc and/or download through Nophi Recordings. “Breaks” features Chris Tollack’s [...]
[Show Review] TV Girl w/ We Roll Like Madmen at The Radio Room
When LA’s TV Girl crossed into South Carolina on Wednesday afternoon, it was like they had found the promised land of freely available pyrotechnics and reasonably priced petroleum products. Fireworks or not, TV Girl and We Roll Like Madmen put [...]
Festival Preview: AthFest 2012
When you first visit Athens, GA, you’ll notice kitschy statues of bulldogs and storefronts black and white and red all over. There’s no question that, as in every upstanding college town across the South, football is king. But in addition [...]
TV Girl in Greenville Tomorrow w/ We Roll Like Madmen
If you don’t already know David, you’ll have a chance to meet him at The Radio Room tomorrow night, where he’ll be celebrating his birthday with TV Girl. The indie-pop outfit from San Diego is set to visit Greenville between [...]
Free Mix from Toro Y Moi
Chaz threw together a few tracks (including a new Toro Y Moi tune, “Hood Dreams”, and a new Les Sins track, “Fetch”) for an episode of electronic tastemaker Andrew Meza’s BTS Radio podcast. Hit up the comments with your thoughts on the mix and/or [...]
Modern Man Kicks Off South Carolina Mini-Tour
Last night, Greenville shoegaze(y) act Modern Man kicked off a mini-tour across the Palmetto State at the Radio Room. This weekend they’ll be playing in Columbia, Myrtle Beach, and Charleston. Dates & details are posted below. The band self-released its second [...]
Show Review: Washed Out in Charleston, 5/17
I don’t have a list of my top five favorite bands with South Carolina connections. If I did, though, Washed Out would probably be one of them. It blows me away how much notoriety Ernest Greene’s bedroom recording project has garnered him in [...]