On the debut album from Social Outcast they touch all the classic cornerstones of emo. The throaty screams, the heartfelt acoustic songs, and intermittent change of pace and volume. In the first track “Intro” sung vocals intertwine with full-voiced screams […]
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Memorial Day Weekend Music Guide
Still looking for Memorial Day Weekend plans? Check out our weekend Music Guide.
New Music: Tall Kitchen Bag Debut “Sobchak’s Companion”
Tall Kitchen Bag, the newest addition to Charleston collective Makeout Reef, released their debut single along with announcing the release of their debut EP on tape in early 2017. That last sentence includes the news that Makeout Reef will start […]
#KeepOurSceneSafe at First Thursday
Facebook Event At First Thursday on Main Street this month several bands and local organizations come together under the #KeepOurSceneSafe tag for a sexual assault and victim advocate health fair. Set up in front of the Columbia Museum of Art […]
SC Flood Relief Fundraiser
In response to the devastating flooding this weekend and into Monday, many in the Midlands music scene are banding together fundraising efforts including a confirmed show at New Brookland Tavern, a show in the works at Music Farm tentatively November […]
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[ETW] Robert Earl Keen at Music Farm Columbia
Robert Earl Keen plays the Music Farm in Columbia, SC July 15. Tickets Rising from the Texas folk scene 30 some-odd years ago, Robert Earl Keen is both a legend and a pioneer in the Americana music world. Keen spent most […]
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[SC Charts] Bandcamp Top 10
Of the new albums in the top 10 the Faline album and the new Heyrocco have been in rotation non-stop since their release. Both Heyrocco and Faline have SC shows on the horizon. Heyrocco play Charleston Pour House with Broncho […]
Preview: John Moreland performing at Little Yellow Music House in Columbia
If you’re anywhere near Columbia this weekend, make sure to get in your car and head to Little Yellow Music House on Sunday evening. Once you arrive you won’t regret it, because John Moreland will be there. The Oklahoma-based singer […]
Live at Papa Jazz with Preach Jacobs
SceneSC: What’s the first album you remember loving as a kid? Preach Jacobs: My brother and I discovered my father’s record collection full of funk and soul. We were obsessed with James Brown’s Black Caesar soundtrack and Stevie’s Songs in […]
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[ETW Tickets] Toro y Moi Come Full Circle on Columbia Return
In a 2009 interview with us we asked Chaz Bundick the simple question of how he got started in electronic music and what some of his influences were. At the time his electronic music was new to his Columbia fans […]
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[In Review] Love Peace & Hip-Hop
Love, Peace, and Hip Hop “Hip-hop was created in New York City to give a voice to an unrepresented group and helped unify culturally-diverse groups in the city,” said Darius Johnson, more commonly known as Fat Rat Da Czar; “We have a […]
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[Photos] Future Islands Visit Music Farms
After opening up a run of Southeast dates in Wilmington, NC the night before, Future Islands noted early in their Columbia set that it was good to be back in the South. They’ve been touring the world non stop since […]
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[New Music] Harbinger by The Ugly Chords
Harbinger by Ugly Chords The gap between Columbia and Charleston area bands is ever-growing lately and not in a good vs. bad way. Generally speaking of course, Charleston bands seem hook heavy, whether it’s pop masked with fuzz or a […]
Nashville’s Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors set to play at Charleston Music Hall
Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors hale from Nashville, but will find themselves in the Lowcountry on Friday night when they play at Charleston Music Hall. The band is currently on tour in support of its newest studio album, Medicine. Released earlier this […]
Burnt Books || Rubrics || Abacus || Orchard Cycles Play The Courtroom
Burnt Books || Rubrics || Abacus || Orchard Cycles – Saturday, February 21st – 9PM – $5 Facebook Event Following up a weekend of wonderful acoustic folk will be the heaviest soul crushing hardcore punk that South Carolina has to […]