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

By Abigail Darlington | 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

By Stratton Lawrence | 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

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

By Matthew Godbey | 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

By Stratton Lawrence | 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

By HARRIS COHEN | 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

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

By Matthew Godbey | 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

Staff report | 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

By Stratton Lawrence | 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...

CD reviews: Snoop Lion, Steve Martin and Edie Brickell, Phoenix

Wednesday, May 01 2:54 p.m.
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

By Matthew Godbey | Wednesday, May 01 2:53 p.m.
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

By Ballard Lesemann | Wednesday, April 24 1:46 p.m.
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

Wednesday, April 24 1:46 p.m.
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

By Matthew Godbey | Wednesday, April 24 1:46 p.m.
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...