Photos and words by Alexis Schwaillier For being someone who enjoys talking about music, I have never thought about a show in terms of anything but photography. I can tell you I had fun, and I liked it. Or that [...]
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Local Rally Up
This piece was originally published in Charlotte’s Crowd Surfer zine, which if you’re in the Charlotte area make sure to pick one up, it’s great. We loved this piece so much we asked if we could republish it. Bo White [...]
10 Must See NC Acts at Hopscotch
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 [...]
Why I’m Rocking for ‘Girls Rock Columbia’ — By a Guy from the Columbia Scene
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 [...]
Red All Over with Taylor Swift
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. [...]
Brave Baby Release New Single, Look Back at 2012
“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 [...]
2012 In Review: Jordan Blackmon (Pussy Wizard/Toro y Moi/Fork and Spoon)
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 [...]
The Lovely Few Look Back at 2012
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 [...]
Full Disclosure: Moogfest 2012
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 [...]
Show Review: The Ready Set, All-American Rejects, and Boys Like Girls
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 [...]
Show Preview: Amon Tobin at Clemson 9/19
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 [...]
Show Journal: Flogging Molly at The Fillmore Charlotte
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 [...]
Run Dan Run – “Recording Normal; The Mantras That Made It Happen”
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 [...]
Run Dan Run – “Recording Normal; The Gear That Made It Happen”
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 [...]
Album Review-The Sea Wolf Mutiny-The Last Season
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 [...]