Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010
Ask Ten Toes Up front man BJ Craven how he got into music, and he'll give an honest answer. "My mom actually taught me how to play guitar when I was young," Craven said. "I fought it kicking and screaming. We'd have family gatherings, and all my uncles would play old songs on guitar. That's how I was brought up." Read story.
Thursday, Aug. 26, 2010
On stage, DJ Bird Flu shuffles through his crate of vinyl, mixing House of Pain and the Wu-Tang Clan over funk and Motown with an onslaught of scratches over the backdrop of deep bass and a full laser light show. Read story.
Thursday, Aug. 12, 2010
When Mary Gilmore started playing music with her childhood neighbor, guitarist Pete Ballou, neither one of them realized that it was the start of something bigger. Read story.
Thursday, Aug. 5, 2010
Lowcountry Talent winner Gilah Fish has a recording deal and a modeling scholarship to look forward to after placing first in WLCN's singing competition. Read story.
Thursday, Aug. 5, 2010
Ryan Bailey and Cumberland Belle released their first five-song EP, "Down to the Wire," last month. Read story.
Thursday, July 29, 2010
Trent's solo album, "The Winner," has made some ripples in the waters of the Charleston music scene. Read story.
Thursday, July 29, 2010
The music history of Charleston is full of local acts with creative monikers. Read story.
Thursday, July 22, 2010
This Sunday, musician Emily Painter hits the stage at Chai's Lounge to play a few tunes with the help of few of her friends ... and her dad. In the midst of putting up her poster in various local downtown businesses, she took a moment to answer some questions. Read story.
Thursday, July 22, 2010
McNabb could be the hardest working DJ in Charleston Read story.
Thursday, July 15, 2010
Aaron Firetag and John Durham decided to write a reggae song together in 2006. This seemingly inconsequential event birthed the all-encompassing sound circus known as Quasiphonics. Read story.
Thursday, July 8, 2010
After a tour with Band of Horses in Colorado, a performance at the South by Southwest Festival in Texas, and a new EP recording on Fat Possum Records, it's safe to say that local rock quartet, Company, has had a busy year in 2010. Read story.
Thursday, June 24, 2010
Sentinel vocalist Kris Johnson and guitarist Ryan Nelson started the five-piece metal outfit after their old band, Charleston metal mainstay Machine Gun Kelly, disbanded a few years back. Read story.
Thursday, June 17, 2010
Guitarist Jason Dodson has never been one to tell a long story. But as the lead member of the local band Jack of Knives, he definitely speaks through the music. Read story.
Thursday, June 17, 2010
Vocalist Keon Masters got the group together last year. All of the members previously played together in other acts together and wanted to do something different. Wylie is the result: a big acoustic rock sound with both gospel and indie influences, self-described as "indie rock 'n' roll with a hint of Southern charm." Read story.
Thursday, June 10, 2010
Members of the Bushels, Jim Algar, Whit Algar, Mal Jones and Guilds Hollowell, have formed a creative acoustic quartet. The four take on traditional bluegrass and make it their own. Read story.
Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010
After a almost half a decade, loyal Phish-heads who've had to cope with symptoms of withdrawal after the group went on hiatus, will be rewarded for their devotion with the ... Read story.
Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010
Summer is ending, yet no one wants to admit it. So put on your party pants Sunday afternoon for Boone Hall's annual BBQ and Bluegrass Festival. It'll take your mind ... Read story.
Thursday, Sept. 2, 2010
There's an ocean of jazz planned for the Lowcountry this fall. Read story.
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