Local band Stop Light Observations to perform at First Flush Festeaval, then Bonnaroo
In terms of rising to rock stardom, Stop Light Observations technically should still be in its infancy. The group of 20- to 21-year-olds has been...
‘Star Trek Into Darkness’ has many high notes yet somehow steers its way off course
The giddiness of “Star Trek” is gone, but “Star Trek Into Darkness” maintains its love of character and pathos, the other...
‘Star Trek’ director J.J. Abrams takes USS Enterprise in a surprising direction
‘You just made my day,” director J.J. Abrams said, exhaling with relief.
Charleston duo Shovels & Rope nominated for Americana Honors & Awards
NASHVILLE, TENN. — Husband-wife duo Shovels & Rope from Charleston is the top nominee for this year’s Americana Honors &...
Singer Mary J. Blige to perform in North Charleston on June 28
Grammy Award winning hip-hop soul singer Mary J. Blige is set to perform at the North Charleston Coliseum on June 28.
CBS picks up “Reckless,” filmed in Charleston, for fall line-up
CBS has picked up Reckless, a legal drama shot in Charleston, for its fall season.
Music
Queen of the Blues: Bonnie Raitt still reigns supreme after four decades
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
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
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
‘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
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
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
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
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
In an interview soon before his death in 1997 (and eventually aired in the 2005 documentary “No Direction Home: Bob...
CD reviews: Snoop Lion, Steve Martin and Edie Brickell, Phoenix
There was, understandably, a lot of skepticism when rapper Snoop Dogg announced after a trip to Jamaica that he would from then...
Music Scene: Tech N9ne, J. Roddy Walston and the Business
Aaron Dontez Yates, stage name Tech N9ne, began his rap career in his native Kansas City, Mo., as a youth to help him with his...
98 RockFest brings eight bands to the Ladson fairgrounds
As the operations manager and an afternoon jock at local radio station 98 Rock, Matthew Potter has been celebrating the heavier...
CD reviews: The Flaming Lips, Steve Earle & The Dukes (And Duchesses), Dawes
For the past decade or so, The Flaming Lips have earned a reputation as a dynamic live band.
Music Scene: Bobby Bare Jr., The Besnard Lakes
Bobby Bare Jr., son of the ’70s-era country star of the same name, first made his musical debut in 1999 with his band Bare...
B.B. King and his legacy: Local musicians reflect on how ‘The King of the Blues’ shaped their playing style ahead of North Charleston show
Blues guitar legend B.B. King didn’t have Eric Clapton, Jimi Hendrix or Stevie Ray Vaughan to listen to while he developed...
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