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By Grant Golden: 1. Sylvan Esso Homebase: Durham, NC Where: Thursday @ 10 PM at Memorial Auditorium Sylvan Esso is one of the most promising acts that North Carolina has had in years. The duo consists of Nick Sanborn of Megafaun and Amelia Randal Meath of Mountain Man, so one would naturally expect them to […]
Guest post from Daniel Machado of the The Restoration. The Restoration will be performing at the Girls Rock Columbia benefit taking place this Friday at New Brookland Tavern. Rose Machado and I shared the planet for 22 years. She was a painter, illustrator, designer and musician despite all odds against her. We shared those interests, […]
By Alexis Schwallier: Red isn’t just the name of Taylor Swift’s latest album, or her sold out tour. From red lipstick, sparkly red shoes, and a fire-red guitar, it was obvious the color was the theme of the night. Coincidence? I think not. Everyone can relate to songs about love, heartbreak, and the struggles […]
“Magic and Fire” is the second single from Brave Baby’s debut album, Forty Bells, available January 15, 2013 on Hearts and Plugs. By Keon Masters: Brave Baby 2012 January – Name change. Sucked ass. Happy now. February – New bass player, miss the old one, love the new one. Did a run with Holy Ghost […]
Jordan Blackmon: 1. I got to travel to a dozen or so countries with four of my best friends and play music and meet lots and lots of rad people… and at only a quarter of the workload of last year. 2. I moved to Los Angeles and as a result have been able to […]
2012 in Review By Mike Mewborne: 2012 saw the dawn of a new age. I am not sure whether that applies to the whole world, or cosmos, or not, but it certainly applies to The Lovely Few. This year saw a great deal of change in our personal lives as well as how we […]
By David Ballou Moogfest 2012 “It’s all just four on the floor bullshit” I said those words to two of my friends one summer day in 2010, as they spent the better part of the afternoon trying to explain to me the differences between techno, house, trance and any other disparate subgenre of electronic dance […]
By Heather Fowler: 9.28.12 at Amos’ Southend Just stepping outside it has become obvious that summer is coming to a close. But if you were at Amos Southend on Tuesday night then would never would have guessed. The show started with a punch with The Ready Set. A fun, energetic band was was perfect for […]
By Jordan Young Facebook Event On September 19th, something colossal is touching down in South Carolina. World renowned musical pioneer Amon Tobin will be showcasing his brand new audiovisual masterpiece ISAM Live 2.0 at the Brooks Center for the Performing Arts at Clemson University. This is one of the few Southeastern stops on his North […]
By Heather Fowler: The Luck of the Irish came early this year with the 8th Annual Green 17 Tour presented by Sailor Jerry’s. Flogging Molly, Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears, and The Devil Makes Three rocked The Fillmore in Charlotte, NC [2.26.2012] only 1 night after rocking Myrtle Beach, SC. Along with free […]
This is Dan McCurry of the Charleston-based indie rock band Run Dan Run. I’d like to take a moment to share some DIY recording wisdom & mantras that I’ve acquired over the past 5-6 years with Run Dan Run. RDR has been DIY from the get-go and much of what we have learned has been […]
This is Dan McCurry of the Charleston-based indie rock band Run Dan Run. You probably haven’t heard of us. That’s okay, we get that a lot actually. If you hadn’t heard, well, we recently put the finishing touches on our sophomore release Normal (out nationally on 1.10.12 on Hearts & Plugs), which we recorded entirely […]
By Gavin Brown: Solid. It’s the only word that comes to mind when I try to describe The Sea Wolf Mutiny’s First EP, The Last Season. It’s funny, the definition of “solid” is a near perfect description of the band’s eight song EP: “not hollow or containing gaps” and “strongly built or made of strong […]
The six sleazy Tampanians (a real word according to UrbanDictionary.com) of Sleepy Vikings have braved an infernal Florida sun to write the weird songs about stalkers, dead kings, summer, presidents and teenage loitering that make up the debut album, ‘They Will Find You Here’ out May 10th on the New Granada record label. They’re hitting […]
By: Kurt Rambis Not too many years ago, a show pulled into the New Brookland Tavern to little fanfare. I think that All Good Citizens had more promotion whenever they played. Headlining the bill was moderately buzzing Blitzen Trapper who had just signed to Sub Pop. Opening up for them was a young band that […]
