I’ve run into Austin Lee of The Gardener and the Willow at shows in Columbia and Charleston for years now. He’s often front-and-center, sharing the intensity of emotion with whatever artist is on stage. Artists notice this too, so when […]
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Drawing Room Live Session with Quiet Hollers
While on their way to Savannah Stopover in March, Quiet Hollers stopped in Charleston for a show and spared some time to hang out with us. We recorded their single “Aviator Shades” in a historic home downtown, and finally have […]
Grace Joyner Releases Maybe Sometimes in C
Grace Joyner became Charleston’s own indie darling with the release of her Young Fools EP in 2014. Beforehand, she had been the demure background vocalist making appearances with Wylie (Brave Baby), Elim Bolt, and on Johnny Delaware’s solo record. The […]
The Bedheads Explore New Sound on New EP
Off the cuff I recently described The Bedheads to someone as a pop punk band, but I immediately took back my words. It really depends on who you’re talking how the connotation of that genre will be processed. Either way, […]
Valentine’s Day with Unknown Mortal Orchestra
With the entrancing beats of electric fluorescent lights and the rosy aura of Valentine’s Day, Unknown Mortal Orchestra wove a psychedelic trip at the Orange Peel in Asheville. The four piece collective took a vacation down memory lane, first stop, […]
Secret Guest: The Secret’s Out
Brett Nash “The Cutest”: vocals, guitar, piano Dorian Warneck “The Best”: bass Michael Milam “The Worst”: drums Andrei Mihalovic “The Drunkest”: guitar, vocals THE INTERVIEW: BAND PERVS Dorian Warneck was rocking a Blue Tile Skateshop t-shirt and some granola bar […]
South Carolina’s Top Music of 2015
Brave Baby-Electric Friends Electric Friends by Brave Baby As soon as the recording wrapped for Brave Baby’s 2013 debut release Forty Bells, the wheels were already churning on demos and the crafting of songs for what turned into Electric Friends. Having […]
Q&A with Lightness
2015 EP by Lightness The opening track of Lightness debut EP is slow, droning, and packs a wallop when the guitars kick in and the cymbals splash. Sometimes the characteristics of the music conflict, with tempo changes and Jules Campbell’s […]
Q & A with Martin Hacker-Mullen of Oneforall and Genius Factory Records
A photo posted by Oneforall (@oneforallsc) on Oct 18, 2015 at 9:21am PDT One of only a small handful of bands carrying the torch for the indie rock/punk scene in the Midlands, Oneforall does more than just contribute to the […]
Interview: Alarm Drum Talk Influences and Being in a Band
Alarm Drum play New Brookland Tavern November 21 with Ivadell, Museum Mouth, and Junior Astronomers. Facebook Event With their debut EP out in August, Alarm Drum have quickly made a name for themselves with their well crafted debut release. […]
Dempsey Celebrate Debut EP Release Saturday
In Retrospect by Dempsey Dempsey release their debut album Saturday at New Brookland Tavern. Facebook Event Bands always need that “it” factor to make it to the next level. That indescribable quality that you can almost figure out, but can’t […]
Interview with Lowland Hum | A Brief Escape From Life
I’m sitting at my desk in my home office right now. There’s a window to my right and outside it’s raining, that kind of slow, soft rain that literally creates a mood. It dampens every emotion swirling inside me so […]
Mark Webb dishes out details about new music and more.
Mark Webb’s music career can be traced back a decade. Playing the coffeehouses that are scattered throughout the Upstate, he crafted his folky Americana sound just as an artist should — through hard work. I mean the guy got his […]
New Charleston Collective Makeout Reef Showcase Young Talent
It was a year ago when we received an email from Michael Collier who was in the process of moving from Philadelphia to Charleston for school. We talked a bit about the music scene in Charleston and South Carolina and […]
Interview: Adam Hale Talks Local Hip Hop Scene and Beyond
SAT, 08/22/2015 Music Mind Production B-Bay Bash w/: Full Blast Movement / SympL / Phonic Cafe / H3RO / 2SLIK / Mack D / Digital Rapport $5 Over 21 / $10 Under 21 Facebook Event Music Mind Productions is a […]