Don’t feel like traveling to Austin, TX for SXSW? Go to Savannah Stopover Music Festival instead. Since their inaugural festival in 2011, Savannah Stopover has become a regular tour stop for bands en route to SXSW. The initial announcement sheds […]
Festivals
In Review: Fall for Greenville 2014
I got the feeling I was part of something special Saturday as a good chunk of Charleston’s music scene took over Fall for Greenville — from up-and-comers Volcanoes in the Kitchen opening the main stage at noon, to Holy City […]
Fall for Greenville 2014 Music Guide
Follow Fall for Greenville – Instagram Facebook Twitter As downtown Greenville has grown and changed over the years into one of the most lively downtowns in the Southeast, so have the city’s festivals adapted to that changing culture. Fall for […]
Music Midtown 2014 Review
“Somebody stole my car radio and now I just sit in silence.” -Twenty-One Pilots The highway to Atlanta was marked with an almost tragic experience where the gas light radiated ominously for 15 solid minutes while sitting in traffic. […]
In Review: Mountain Song Festival 2014
If you are taking a trip from Greenville in the fall on Highway 276 and you take a right near Table Rock, it takes you up to Caesars Head. It is a great place to stand and breathe in the […]
In Review: Hopscotch 2014 Top 8
Hopscotch 2014 Top 8 “North Carolina, a state making national news of late for its legislative conservatism while proudly hosting to one of the most progressive music events in the country.” Music critic Gary Suarez observed in an article for […]
A Look Back at Hopscotch Music Festival
Over the years Hopscotch has served as a vehicle for new music discovery for me and a chance to see North Carolina acts that don’t visit South Carolina often, but ones I admire and follow online. Every year I’ve experienced […]
Hopscotch Day Party Top Picks
Full List of Hopscotch Day Parties Krill Steve Hears Pile in Malden and Bursts into Tears by Krill As popular DIY indie guitar bands like Speedy Ortiz and Pile have shown, Massachusetts has seen an incredibly prolific music scene as […]
Superchunk Headline Jam Room Music Festival
There’s a running joke in the Columbia music scene about local festivals booking 90’s acts, usually in the modern/alt rock vein. Jam Room Music Festival went and booked a 90’s band, but they went out and got the best and […]
SXSW: A Recap With Perspective
Most people write their SXSW recap mentally and physically drained from a week of bouncing between day parties and shows that last well into the next morning. Your sleep schedule is far from normal, and you have withdrawals for a […]
Review(s): Trouble the Youth shorts
I very quickly realized while watching the Trouble the Youth shorts in the Nickelodeon Theatre yesterday that these were not popcorn-munching movies. Comprised of five films with subjects ranging from the war in Afghanistan to school shootings, this block was […]
Bookin’ & Strength and Beauty at Indie Grits
The short film Bookin’ and documentary feature Strength and Beauty worked together to explore the art of dance from different and interesting angles. Bookin’ brought dancers from two different worlds in Memphis, Tennessee, together to create a brand new art form, while […]
Indie Grits 2014 Opens Strong
This weekend kicked off Indie Grits and instilled in Columbians the collective feeling that we live in a pretty awesome place. Friday night’s opening party, which this year found a new home in the parking lot behind the Nickelodeon, was […]
Dig South 2014 Music Preview
Officially born only two years ago, Dig South has quickly become the Southeast’s top interactive festival celebrating both innovation and digital economy. The interactive conference keeps its focus on digital culture, but it also features a sideshow full of great […]
Your 2014 Guide to Indie Grits Film Festival
For the eighth year Indie Grits Festival, hosted by the Nickelodeon Theatre, features 10 days filled with all types of films, from experimental shorts to feature-length, along with music, food, and video games. As you’ll see below, Indie Grits expands […]