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Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers are wild and crazy guys — with banjos  lead photo

Steve Martin and the Steep Canyon Rangers are wild and crazy guys — with banjos

| Wednesday, May 22 1:21 p.m.
Steve Martin is serious about his banjo.

CD reviews: Daft Punk, Vampire Weekend, R.E.M. lead photo

CD reviews: Daft Punk, Vampire Weekend, R.E.M.

Wednesday, May 22 1:27 p.m.
Ever since dance and electronica fans got a taste of “Da Funk,” the first single from Daft Punk’s 1997...

Music Scene: Baroness, Jimbo Mathus, Acoustic Syndicate lead photo

Music Scene: Baroness, Jimbo Mathus, Acoustic Syndicate

| Wednesday, May 22 1:27 p.m.
Although Jimbo Mathus may not be well-known for his solo work, the collaborations and recordings he has done with other artists...

Eminem’s publisher sues Facebook over song usage

| Tuesday, May 21 11:34 a.m.
DETROIT — Eminem’s song publisher is suing Facebook and an ad agency, saying they copied music from one of the...

‘Red’ hot Taylor Swift takes 8 trophies at Billboard Music Awards lead photo

‘Red’ hot Taylor Swift takes 8 trophies at Billboard Music Awards

| Monday, May 20 12:03 p.m.
Another day, another domination for Taylor Swift: She was the red hot winner at the Billboard Music Awards.

Local band Stop Light Observations to perform at First Flush Festeaval, then Bonnaroo lead photo

Local band Stop Light Observations to perform at First Flush Festeaval, then Bonnaroo

| Thursday, May 16 12:01 a.m.
In terms of rising to rock stardom, Stop Light Observations technically should still be in its infancy. The group of 20- to...

Queen of the Blues: Bonnie Raitt still reigns supreme after four decades lead photo

Queen of the Blues: Bonnie Raitt still reigns supreme after four decades

| Wednesday, May 15 1:36 p.m.
The instinct to help people is ingrained in Bonnie Raitt’s DNA, likely somewhere near the gene that gives her the ability...

CD reviews: Music from Baz Luhrmann’s Film: ‘The Great Gatsby,’ Natalie Maines, Charlie Mosbrook lead photo

CD reviews: Music from Baz Luhrmann’s Film: ‘The Great Gatsby,’ Natalie Maines, Charlie Mosbrook

Wednesday, May 15 1:36 p.m.
Call Baz Luhrmann just about anything you want, but don’t call him conventional. The director has made a career of taking...

Music Scene: Charles Walker and the Dynamites, Collie Buddz, Elim Bolt lead photo

Music Scene: Charles Walker and the Dynamites, Collie Buddz, Elim Bolt

| Wednesday, May 15 1:36 p.m.
At 73, Nashville, Tenn., native Charles Walker is one of the few original soul singers still working, with a career spanning more...

Country quartet Little Big Town harmonizes their way to the top lead photo

Country quartet Little Big Town harmonizes their way to the top

| Thursday, May 09 12:01 a.m.
‘Who said anything about skiing?” Karen Fairchild asks in Little Big Town’s hit song, “Pontoon,”...

Charleston band NeedtoBreathe driving all night to the homecoming conclusion of tour lead photo

Charleston band NeedtoBreathe driving all night to the homecoming conclusion of tour

| Wednesday, May 08 1:40 p.m.
NeedtoBreathe seems to be in constant motion. Band members conclude the Drive All Night Tour in their hometown of Charleston on...

CD reviews: Iggy and the Stooges, LL Cool J, Big Country lead photo

CD reviews: Iggy and the Stooges, LL Cool J, Big Country

Wednesday, May 08 1:27 p.m.
It has been 40 years since we have seen an album with “Iggy and the Stooges” printed on it.

Music Scene: Big Head Todd and the Monsters, Stereo Reform, Jordan Igoe lead photo

Music Scene: Big Head Todd and the Monsters, Stereo Reform, Jordan Igoe

| Wednesday, May 08 1:27 p.m.
Though formed in 1989, Big Head Todd and the Monsters first made an impact on U.S. charts in 1993 with the release of its...

Charleston dates set for Zac Brown Band’s Southern Ground Music & Food Festival lead photo

Charleston dates set for Zac Brown Band’s Southern Ground Music & Food Festival

| Tuesday, May 07 5:42 p.m.
Zac Brown Band’s Southern Ground Music & Food Festival is coming back to Charleston. The third annual event will take...

Dawes frontman Taylor Goldsmith discusses the lyrical music of Bob Dylan ahead of Daniel Island show lead photo

Dawes frontman Taylor Goldsmith discusses the lyrical music of Bob Dylan ahead of Daniel Island show

| Wednesday, May 01 2:55 p.m.
In an interview soon before his death in 1997 (and eventually aired in the 2005 documentary “No Direction Home: Bob...

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