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Last night, Greenville shoegaze(y) act Modern Man kicked off a mini-tour across the Palmetto State at the Radio Room. This weekend they’ll be playing in Columbia, Myrtle Beach, and Charleston. Dates & details are posted below. The band self-released its second LP, Eyes No, earlier this year. It’s available in various disc formats at shows (along [...]
I don’t have a list of my top five favorite bands with South Carolina connections. If I did, though, Washed Out would probably be one of them. It blows me away how much notoriety Ernest Greene’s bedroom recording project has garnered him in the last three years or so. ”He’s so hot! I love him!” my friend Remy told [...]
The Sea Wolf Mutiny Today the Moon, Tomorrow the Sun Octopus Jones Forest Tourist Price: $5 Over 21 / $8 Under 21 Genre: Indie / Rock / Alternative Coming up on the one year anniversary of the release of their first album The Last Season, The Sea Wolf Mutiny are still tweaking their live set [...]
Wednesday, May 16th, Matthew Mayfield and David Ramirez rolled into Nashville for a night of intimate music. For the second straight night I found myself at 12th and Porter, where the two singer/songwriters played a day after Gregory Alan Isakov. Playing first out of the two was Matthew Mayfield. Originally, I found both of these artists through their serialbox sessions. Mayfield, from [...]
*This is my first show review so please be patient with me as I hone my reporting* “I don’t think I have ever gone to a concert where people became so emotional over a band’s music”- Jai Jones My friend Jai had the pleasure of attending the show with me at The Music Farm. Jai [...]
For years Charlotte based band Campbell was on again off again, constantly modifying their sound and increasing the complexity of their live show. Now, Campbell is gone and Flagship has filled their void. Created from the ashes of Campbell, members merged with Charlotte solo artist Drake Margolnick to form Flagship. Their first release titled Blackbush-EP [...]
Wednesday, May 23rd 5 Points Pub Doors at 7PM, Show at 8PM $8 Advanced ticketing Door price: $10 for 21+, $12 for under 21 When I tell people over the age of twenty or twenty-one that I’m a fan of The Academy Is… I typically get a judgmental stare and a confused frown. This is [...]
Treasure Fest II Charlotte, NC May 18/19 Treasure Fest is coming to the Plaza Midwood neighborhood of Charlotte this weekend featuring more than 60 bands spread out over 8 venues and two days. The festival hosts a wide array of genres outside of the mainstream, with most of the bands coming from across the Southeast [...]
Wow, what a show. Before the show, a man in the crowd said to me “you’re going to feel things you’ve never felt in your life”, referring to the show I was about to watch. While I am not sure that I felt new emotions, I did have a brilliant time at the show. When [...]
![Show Review: Gregory Alan Isakov @ 12 & Porter [Nashville]](http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-nAjkYpL4bvQ/T7Us2DrfwXI/AAAAAAAAAGc/9JAp9S34IZE/s320/IMG_0502.JPG "Show Review: Gregory Alan Isakov @ 12 & Porter [Nashville]")
I have the opportunity to spend my summer in Nashville doing internships at some music venues. While I’m here, I’m going to tak the opportunity to review some of the awesome talent and shows I get to see: On Tuesday, May 15, I had the opportunity to see one of my favorite artists live [...]
Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros w/ Fool’s Gold The Fillmore, Charlotte, NC Wednesday, May 16 Doors 7pm Tickets Two years after the release of their debut album Up From Below, this eclectic group of musicians are coming back with their new album Here. They have played a huge number of shows [...]
May 24 New Brookland Tavern (Columbia, SC) with The Sea Wolf Mutiny/Today The Moon/Octopus Jones May 25 Tin Roof (Charleston, SC) “Winnebago Dreams” is the first single off Forest Tourist’s upcoming EP Pop Reject set to drop in June. The new EP will be accompanied by a Southeastern tour with Atlanta band Today The Moon, [...]
Thursday May 17 The Music Farm Charleston, SC Washed Out Airbird Doors 8 $14 ADV $16 DOS Buy Tix Around this time last year we were working hard bringing Washed Out to Columbia for one of their first shows playing full band and being on a national level. That show was hot, steamy, wonderful, [...]
Imaginary Cities at New Brookland Tavern Saturday May 19 with Mewithoutyou and Buried Beds $15 Advance Sunday 5/20/2012 at The Music Farm Charleston, SC Western Canada’s Imaginary Cities are going to be a long way from home when they roll into New Brookland Tavern this Saturday, May 19 with Mewithoutyou. Luckily for them, Mewithoutyou has [...]
![[Show Review] Trampled By Turtles Take on NC](http://www.SceneSC.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/TrampledbyTurtles1-M.jpg "[Show Review] Trampled By Turtles Take on NC")
Trampled By Turtles first show in Charlotte, NC was to a packed house at Neighborhood Theatre. It’s hard to believe it was their first time in the Queen City considering how much the Duluth, Minnesota band has frequented the region. It was just 86 miles up the road at Merlefest where they kicked their foot [...]
