Category: Interviews
Interview: Abandon Kansas Loves You
Abandon Kansas Website Abandon Kansas is a band that can best be defined by their tireless work ethic. They’ve averaged well over 200 live shows per year over the last two years, but you couldn’t tell that from talking to them. Instead of being the road hardened, standoffish, workingman’s rock group that one would [...]
Interview:Emily Hearn-The White Mule April 1
6pm Doors. 8pm Show. Regular cover: $5 adv/$8 at door Student cover: $3 adv/$5 at door Facebook Event Never underestimate the power of the internet–especially when you combine a talented singer/songwriter and an A-List celebrity. With over 20,000 hits in roughly a month, “Rooftop,” starring Bill Murray, has helped propel 20 year old Emily Hearn [...]
A Conversation with John Mark McMillan
Charlotte native John Mark McMillan is heading off on his first legitimate headlining tour this Spring accompanied by friends and band mates All The Bright Lights. We caught up and talked to him about balancing family and touring, his latest release The Medicine and what he would like to change about the music industry. DS: [...]
The Dirty White Announce Dismemberment #StayInFlorence
H/T Scene SC Upstate Author: Myles There’s an old cliché people tend to spit out along the lines of “music changed my life” or the hyperbolic “(insert band name here) changed my life!” as a declaration of a particular artist’s importance. With that said, I can say without any doubt or hesitation: The Dirty White [...]
Interview: Colour Revolt iChats with Scene SC
Our good friend Ben Walker chatted with Colour Revolt frontman Jesse Coppenbarger about the bands history,their history with South Carolina and many other things. At the end of the interview, Jesse plays a song acoustic. The full interview last 36 minutes and covers tons of info about the band and their recording process. We’ll have [...]
Get to Know: Sing Sing 76
Scene SC/Breakedge @ Bey’s Tuesday November 16th Free Sing Sing 76 The Flourescents Sing Sing 76-Saint of Saints Sing Sing 76-Faster Faster 1) Describe your music for those who aren’t familiar. We play a blend of indie pop/rock that is primarily melody and lyrically driven. 2) Who are some of your biggest musical influences? Influences [...]
Kopecky Family Band Interview: “Seven People Bring Different Emotions, as Well as Ideas”
Kopecky Family Band may be based out of Nashville, TN but they have some South Carolinian roots. The family is made up of 7 members who all bring a unique talent to the band. In what will surely go down as one of the classiest interviews SceneSC has ever done, I met up with the [...]
Ted Leo Interview: “‘Retirement’ Was Not A Word That I Ever Used”
SceneSC got the chance to interview Ted Leo back in August. We got a chance to talk about his new video for Bottled In Cork, which had just been released that week, and what the future holds for Ted Leo and the Pharmacists. Ted Leo & Rx will be playing at The Handlebar in Greenville [...]
7 Q’s with Dance Commander
Dance Commander-Dance Floor Dance Commander is co-headlining our Next Big Thing Show this Saturday night! Come check them out and see why the fans voted them #1. 1) Describe your music for those who aren’t familiar. Our music has pop and rock roots. The sound is fun and energetic like our live shows. We combine [...]
Dignan Interview: ‘There’s No 75-Year Plan’
Dignan-Two Steps SceneSC recently got the chance to interview Devin from Dignan about the band. He told us a little about the band’s past, present, and future, which is looking very bright for the band. Dignan’s current tour is going to be pretty kind to SC, and they’re treating us to four shows this month: [...]
7 Q’s with Miles Apart
Profoundly%20Sick.mp3 1) Describe your music for those who aren’t familiar. We play a mix of “Melodic” Hardcore and somewhat modern “Screamo”. I use both terms loosely because we’re never really quite sure what genre to put ourselves in. We kind of like it that way though, keeps people guessing. (We hope) 2) Who are some [...]
Q & A with Lemuria
Lemuria Saturday August 28th New Brookland Tavern with New Found Glory and The Wonder Years Lemuria-Dog It wasn’t long ago that we saw Lemuria in a packed out record store in Charlotte and now you are signed to Bridge 9 and on tour with New Found Glory. You’ve been around for a long time with [...]
7 Q’s with Polar War
1) Describe your music for those who aren’t familiar. I would say our music is a pretty good mix of straight forward rock, with a few lighter melodic songs and some other really heavy ones thrown in. 2) Who are some of your biggest musical influences? Brand New, Manchester Orchestra, Maylene, Colour Revolt, Edison Glass [...]
7 Q’s with Tyler Boone
Don\’t Forget My Name1) Describe your music for those who aren’t familiar. My music is really a marriage of both pop music and blues. My music has a lot of emphasis on the guitar and being a blues guitar player, it’s a must to keep the guitar first, before anything else. 2) Who are some of your biggest musical [...]
Getting to Know Archer vs. Gunman
Archer vs. Gunman-Kassi 1) Describe your music for those who aren’t familiar. Our songs and sets are really stream lined. There are no ballads or dirges, no four minute guitar solos, and no filler. Just bare boned Americana and Punk tinged Rock and Roll. 2) Who are some of your biggest musical influences? Big Star, [...]
