If you ask me what sort of restaurant or club atmosphere I like the best, it’s almost always small, friendly, on the funky side, cozy if it’s indoors and low key for an outdoor spot.
Key West Crazy is my kind of place. Located on the waterfront in Little River, S.C. it
seats about a hundred people. [...]
By Trudy Bazemore
Plan now to join classical guitarist, Peter Fletcher for a night of musical magic. The Friends of the Georgetown County Library will once again host this popular musician, and his return engagement promises to be something extraordinary. Classical guitarist, Peter Fletcher will perform at the Georgetown Library auditorium, at 405 Cleland Street, on [...]
According to Wikipedia, the online encyclopedia, “Improvisational theatre (also known as improv or impro) is a form of theatre in which the actors perform without a script. There are several types of improvisation, including:
• Short form improvisation, which consists of short, unrelated scenes
• Long form improvisation, in which the scenes are interrelated in such a [...]
By Marla Stroupe
Whether the stage is designed for tough athletic competition or pure community enjoyment, the students at Litchfield Dance Arts Academy (LDAA) in Pawleys Island are demonstrating their talents to audiences of all kinds.
On February 10, senior dance student Tia Sandman performed with guest partner Norbert Nirewicz in the Grand Pas de Deux from [...]
By Carolyn Pittman
The 2009-2010 Season featuring Music for All Time, ends with the final performance on Sunday, March 14 at 4 p.m. – Late Romantics.
The Romantic Period, initially inspired by the dramatic power of Beethoven’s music, gradually developed its own greater depth of emotion and more brilliant orchestral palette. Richard Wagner’s majestic Die Meistersinger Overture, [...]
Further Proof That The Grand Strand Is Home To Some Of The Best In Music
By Brian M. Howle
The winners of the 9th annual Independent Music Awards have been revealed - and residents of the Grand Strand have once again been represented by two of the best local musicians to ever grace a stage or produce [...]
Local comedian Boz “The Buzzman” Martin’s “Outrageous Comedy-Music Revue” promises an evening of classic entertainment combining modern improv comedy, classic burlesque-style acts and some of the hottest names in local music.
Martin is a stand-up comedian who has appeared regularly at the Comedy Cabana and other clubs. He is also a singer and actor.
“I have appeared [...]
If you missed Randall Bramblett opening for Bonnie Raitt this past October at the House of Blues or his headline act at the historic Train Depot in Myrtle Beach last spring, you’re in luck.
South By Southeast is bringing the uber-talented multi-instrumentalist and his legendary five-piece band back to the beach for another rockin’ party at [...]
DJ Throwdown 2010
Fans of Carolina R&B love this event. The 19th Annual DJ Throwdown in North Myrtle Beach, S.C. is bringing 60-plus deejays to Ocean Drive along with three of the hottest beach bands around: Band of Oz, Legends of Beach and the Fantastic Shakers.
The fun takes place March 4 - 6 at Duck’s Beach [...]
By Jean Hampton
Ashlee Justice relinquishes her crown to the new Miss Myrtle Beach 2010 and says it has been a great honor to serve as Miss Myrtle Beach 2009. In her words, “it is sad in one sense to pass on the crown, but now I am looking forward to moving on to greater things, [...]
Entertainment / Nightlife/Entertainment / Special Announcements / myrtle beach / north myrtle beach
February 25, 2010 1By Brian M. Howle
Some Of Washington’s Weasels Are Trying To Sell Out Music Radio Stations, Artists To Big Record Companies
In bringing you this important story, I find myself firmly between two facts: One puts me in the happy position of assuring all of you this issue has absolutely no basis in political party affiliation; the [...]
The South Carolina Maritime Foundation announces open enrollment for two summer sailing expeditions aboard the Spirit of South Carolina through the Spirit Ocean Adventure program. Each of these awe-inspiring and life-changing adventures for 15 to 18 year olds is only open to 20 participants per sail, so enroll now at www.SpiritOceanAdventure.com or call 843-722-1030 ext. [...]
CD Picks: Carolina Grown
Cagle & Nash
Soul Complete
2009
Churchill-Nash Records
Genre: R&B
cagleandnash.com
If you’re not located in the Carolinas, you may not yet know about this Charlotte, N.C. duo, but Cagle & Nash are one of the best R&B acts around. Greg Cagle plays saxophone, guitar and sings lead vocals. Rick Nash plays a mean trumpet. Both are talented [...]
By Liz Mitchell
The Taste! Expo and Trade Show is calling all kids through age 12. The culinary event set for May 14-16 in Myrtle Beach has a Lil’ Chef mascot who needs a name. The winning entry will receive a stuffed mascot, two tickets to Freestyle Music Park, two dinner tickets and a guaranteed spot [...]
Entertainment / Music / Nightlife/Entertainment / South Carolina Events / house of blues / myrtle beach / north myrtle beach
February 3, 2010 0Reo Speedwagon (L-R): Neal Doughty, Kevin Kronin, Bruce Hall, Dave Amato and Brian Hitt.
By Brian M. Howle
There are moments - and you can deny it all you want, but it will happen to you one day if it hasn’t already - when the undertones of a message you hear in a rock ‘n roll [...]
You can’t expect shaggers to last from Fall Migration to Spring Safari without a party, so they head to the beach for a Mid-Winter S.O.S. celebration. This year they came in record numbers.
By Carolyn Pitman
A cello master class with guest artist, Narek Hakhnazaryan, will be held on Jan. 30 in the Choir Room at Trinity Episcopal Church at 3000 N. Kings Hwy. from 4:30– 6:30 p.m. This opportunity for young cellists from the Long Bay Symphony Youth Orchestra to perform and receive instruction is sponsored by the [...]
The FPC Concerts’ Promenades series will feature the renowned classical guitarist, David Burgess, on Feb. 4 at the First Presbyterian Church; 1300 N. Kings Hwy. in Myrtle Beach at 1 p.m. Tickets will be sold at the door. $5.
David Burgess is rapidly establishing a reputation as one of today’s outstanding guitarists. He has won top [...]
By Holley Aufdemorte
Anyone who has shared a household with a dog knows that it’s not always a case of domestic bliss, especially when one person has warm and fuzzy feelings for the pooch and another decidedly does not.
Such is the case with Greg and Kate, a long-married New York City couple who recently became empty-nesters [...]
By Dariel Bendin
It’s amazing that one guy could make such a difference in the lives of so many. But in the days since Myrtle Beach music icon Jeff Roberts passed away, the outpouring of grief and gratitude throughout his circle of friends and his burgeoning music community has taken on a life of its own.
Musician [...]
Entertainment / Nightlife/Entertainment / house of blues / myrtle beach / north myrtle beach
January 21, 2010 0By Brian M. Howle
When one starts throwing around such weighty words as “icon,” or “American Legend” - when referring to a musical artist - it’s often best to play it close to the vest, and perhaps pull back on the leash.
But when you’re describing Willie Nelson, well … in this one, special case [...]
Along The Watchtower / Community News / Entertainment / Music / Nightlife/Entertainment / Special Announcements / myrtle beach / north myrtle beach
January 21, 2010 1The late, great Jeff Roberts. (Photo by Dave Bell)
By Brian M. Howle
Back in the late-’70s, the remaining members of a decimated Lynyrd Skynyrd reformed under the moniker of The Rossington-Collins Band. And one of the more haunting songs on that memorable album they produced in their post-Skynyrd continuation was entitled, “Next Phone Call”, about [...]
By Brown Bradley
First Presbyterian Concerts, Inc. Promenade Series will feature New York violinist, Yuriy Bekker, on January 21 at 1 p.m. in the church sanctuary at 1300 North Kings Highway in Myrtle Beach, S.C. Season tickets for all six concerts are $20. at the church office; however, individual tickets will be sold at the door [...]
Uptown and Carolina Improv Company announce the limited engagement show “Southern-ness As A Second Language,” starring Marilou Cook, a local Northern-Southern Belle! Marilou will entertain you with her concerns for the preservation, elevation, and appreciation of the language peculiarities and cultural idiosyncrasies unique to the South. Marilou Cook has been developing a “Southern Talk Made [...]
By Dariel Bendin
I would have written about this terrific event sooner, but I caught the granddaddy of colds on my trip to the Upstate and I’ve just now been able to get my thoughts together. Comments from guitarist Rickey Godfrey add a musician’s POV, so I’ve included as many as possible.
Taking place at [...]
By Dariel Bendin
I won’t say that music in Myrtle Beach died along with Jeff Roberts. But it took a hit and the whole community is feeling the pain.
Co-founder and director for Myrtle Beach’s nonprofit South By Southeast, Jeff has been working his butt off for years - keeping music in our schools, supporting our local [...]
By Carolyn Pittman
The 2009-2010 Season featuring Music for All Time, continues with the third performance on Sunday, January 31st at 4:00 – Classical Masters.
A program of famous masterpieces by the three great composers from the Age of Enlightenment who defined the mature Classical style: the popular Cello Concerto in C of Franz Joseph Haydn (featuring [...]
By Thom Clemmons
Brunswick Little Theatre will present “A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum” at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 18-20 and 3 p.m. Feb. 21 at Odell Williamson Auditorium on the campus of Brunswick Community College. For tickets call 800-524-4869. Ticket prices are: $15 for adults; $10 for students 12 and over w/ [...]
By Jack Gregory
For the second time in less than three years Horry County, S.C. has become the staging area for “Extreme Makeover; Home Edition” television show and that has gotten the local residents around the Loris to Conway area near Highway 701 buzzing again.
Not only will a new home be built in seven days by [...]
2009 Homecoming Jam - Greenville S.C.
Woo woo! Greenville, you better make room for the mighty large talent that’s heading your way. These guys are the soul of the south. They put the rock in southern rock, and they are coming together to pound it ‘til you bleed.
Then, just when you’re ready to call Uncle, they’ll [...]
Russian pianist Gleb Ivanov is “eerily like the ghost of Horowitz…His talent is larger than life,” wrote The Washington Times. This summer, Mr. Ivanov appears as a soloist in two performances with the Missouri Symphony Orchestra, performing the Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto and the Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto No. 2. Continuing his 2009-10 season, Gleb Ivanov’s busy [...]
Entertainment / Music / Nightlife/Entertainment / house of blues / myrtle beach / north myrtle beach
December 17, 2009 0By Brian M. Howle
Have you ever wandered into a club, bar, dive or stadium to hear some music, not really knowing the artists or their genre of music, and then felt you had discovered something no one else in the entire world has ever heard? Well, if you have, then you already [...]
By Brian M. Howle
Local songwriter/singer/musician/producer Jeffrey Allen Edwards of Myrtle Beach has taken another step up the music industry ladder by taking the prestigious Queen City Music Award for 2009 Country Male Artist on December 12, 2009 in Charlotte, NC.
His high energy shows, unmistakable voice, down to earth lyrics, and God-given talents shine when he [...]
Interview by Stoney Dennis
EG Kight on Koko Taylor
EG Kight, known as the “Georgia Songbird,” writes music that encompasses blues, jazz, country, southern rock, gospel, and funk. Early in her blues career, she was the only independent artist to have songs included on two Get the Blues! albums, both of which remained on the Billboard charts [...]
November is going to be a great month for music fans along the S.C. Grand Strand. If Carolina beach music is your bag, a special weekend of Carolina Beach Music Academy (CBMA) awards, live music and shag dancing is set for Nov. 11 - 15. For cutting edge rock with beautifully crafted lyrics, plan [...]
Collectibles, Super Heroes and games involving miniatures; these have long been hallmarks of geek life since before the days of Gary Gygax and Dungeons & Dragons.
Over the years, these have been combined in various ways. Collectible Card Games cashed in on a good segment of geek impulses for a long time, while role-playing games have [...]
Entertainment / Music / Nightlife/Entertainment / house of blues / myrtle beach / north myrtle beach
November 20, 2009 0By Brian M. Howle
Well, kids, if you’re been a loyal reader and you’ve been paying attention as well, you already know that I strongly contend some of the finest bands known to man have - time after time - originated in that musical hotbed for the Southeast, known to one and all as Atlanta [...]
By Robbie Niles
Doyle Lawson & Quicksilver, Dailey & Vincent and Ralph Stanley head this terrific talent lineup announced by promoters Adams and Anderson, LLC for the fortieth annual S.C. State Bluegrass Festival, the Palmetto State’s oldest, largest, and best bluegrass event. The Thanksgiving weekend extravaganza of family fun and American music is slated for November [...]
The New World Performance Laboratory (NWPL), a professional theatre company based in Ohio, will present its production of “Frankenstein” by Mary Shelley at 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, Nov. 5 and Friday, Nov. 6 at Coastal Carolina University’s Black Box Theatre, located in the Thomas W. and Robin W. Edwards College of Humanities and Fine Arts.
General [...]
Entertainment / Nightlife/Entertainment / house of blues / myrtle beach / north myrtle beach
November 10, 2009 0By Brian M. Howle
Every heavy metal musician strives for one thing from the first time they hear that first intoxicating, addictive chord, measure, or lyric - to be in a band that breaks through the unmerciful world of music oblivion and then zooms to world-wide adulation and insane quadruple-Platinum sales. So just imagine [...]
By Connie Nelson
Cucalorus Film Festival returns to the historic port city of Wilmington, North Carolina on November 11 through 15 with an impressive list of independent films. Recently named by Moviemaker (Spring 2009) as one of the “Top 25 Coolest Film Festivals,” Cucalorus celebrates its fifteenth year in 2009.
Filmmakers and audiences enjoy the hip, [...]
By Jim Sellers
The Carolina Master Chorale, the Grand Strand’s Voices of Passion, celebrates ten years under the baton of music director and conductor Timothy Koch, debuting the 2009-2010 Season with The Seven Deadly Sins, Friday, Oct.30 through Sunday, Nov. 1 at a variety of area locations. The star-studded concert event features world renowned composer, Michael [...]
Entertainment / Music / Nightlife/Entertainment / house of blues / myrtle beach / north myrtle beach
October 29, 2009 0By Brian M. Howle
When a rock band takes its collective first steps in the world of recording and releases, it’s a tentative time at best for most who attempt to walk the line to stardom. The hard, cold fact is that more hit the express track to obscurity rather than basking in the [...]
A rare musical and cinematic experience is in store at Coastal Carolina University on Monday, Nov. 9. “The Clown Princes,” a program of films starring the supreme artists of silent cinema—Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton—will be presented accompanied by a live ragtime orchestra performing the original, synchronized musical scores. The event is scheduled for 7:30 [...]
By Dariel Bendin
Freddy Mangum
1963 - 2009
We recently lost two musicians, one I knew personally and the other only by reputation. Both were significant artists and deserve mentioning here. Freddy Mangum, 46-year-old lead vocalist for Maurice Williams and the Zodiacs passed away unexpectedly on Oct. 7; and Johnny Jones, 73, Nashville blues guitarist and mentor [...]
“Proof” was one of the most celebrated plays on Broadway, winning both the Tony Award for Best Play and the Pulitzer Prize for drama for 2001. The New York Daily News called it “Rich and compelling. Full of life, laughter and hope.”
“Proof” will be directed by Atlantic Stage Founding Company member Monica [...]
Observations About an Old Pro, Donny Trexler, at Captain Poo’s
By Rickey Godfrey
When I walked into Captain Poo’s about a quarter till nine on Tuesday night, I already knew I was gonna be entertained by a real pro, Donny Trexler. The atmosphere was festive, but not too rowdy; you could tell right away that most [...]
Entertainment / Music / Nightlife/Entertainment / myrtle beach / north myrtle beach
October 8, 2009 1Fresh from Sunday’s no holds barred performance at the Myrtle Beach House of Blues benefit for South By Southeast/battle of the blues, Nashville guitarist and vocalist Rickey Godfrey will bring his unique brand of hot rockin’ blues to Key West Crazy located on the waterfront in Little River, S.C. Show times are Friday, Oct. [...]
Entertainment / Music / Nightlife/Entertainment / South Carolina Events / myrtle beach / north myrtle beach
October 8, 2009 2By Brian M. Howle
As we discovered in the last issue, Murrells Inlet’s resident guitar laureate Steve Senes bested nine other of the best guitarists on the planet to take the prestigious Guitar Player Magazine’s “Guitar Superstar: Guitar Player of 2009” title in San Francisco, CA, on Sept. 12, 2009.
Hot off the big win, Steve [...]
Entertainment / Music / Nightlife/Entertainment / house of blues / myrtle beach / north myrtle beach
October 8, 2009 0By Brian M. Howle
The stats will tell you that her first breakthrough album was recorded in 1977, and the hit single was “Runaway”. But for me, the signature album was 1982’s Green Light, and the song that caught my ear was the uberbiographical “Me & The Boys”. And with that, I became a huge [...]
Entertainment / Late Breaking / Music / Nightlife/Entertainment / South Carolina Events / Special Announcements
September 26, 2009 0Steve Senes wowed the crowd at the Bankhead Theater in Livermore, CA. (From Guitar Player Magazine’s website)
By Brian M. Howle
One of the coolest, neatest things about being a music junkie is that from time to time, one gets to savor the moment of realization that you have just witnessed or listened to one of the [...]
Entertainment / Music / Nightlife/Entertainment / house of blues / myrtle beach / north myrtle beach
September 26, 2009 0B.B. King with Lucille
By Brian M. Howle
Rarely will you ever hear me proselytize about the need for everyone to hear this one artist at least one time in your individual lifetimes. Music, much like life, tends to be both abject and objective. So when I think of an artist who bridges all genres, [...]
Brunswick County / Community News / Entertainment / Happenings / Music / Nightlife/Entertainment
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Delbert McClinton
By Connie Nelson
Leave your hectic world behind and head to Kure Beach, North Carolina for a rocking-good time at the 16th Annual Pleasure Island Seafood, Blues and Jazz Festival on October 10 and 11. Quintessential blues-rocker Delbert McClinton will headline at the 16th annual Pleasure Island Seafood, Blues & Jazz Festival at Fort Fisher [...]
Let me tell you about South By Southeast, and why I think it’s so critical to the Carolinas, especially to its native Myrtle Beach.
The group was formed in 2003 by a bunch of music lovers who believed there was more to music than the Top 40. According to their mission statement, their goal is “to [...]
When last you read your loveable geek writer, he was raving about the latest, high-tech version of Batman in the blockbuster (over 2.5 million sold) “Batman: Arkham Asylum” video game. Could that be the end of our loveable author? How could he possibly write more about Batman? Could this be the Bat-end of this Bat-parody [...]
Alternatives Cover Feature / Art Shows/Openings / Arts & Culture / Featured Story / Music / house of blues
September 25, 2009 2House of Blues boasts one of the finest collection of antique and contemporary folk art in the world. Every year the local Myrtle Beach club celebrates its own local outsider artists with a special two-day show in the courtyard.
This year they’re going one better: the House of Blues Art Show and Battle of the Blues. [...]
As a tradition, Batman has failed to impress gamers and fans during his forays into the world of video games. With perhaps the exception of the old, old Nintendo side-scroller, Batman games usually…well…suck guano.
On the outside, it might seem easy. Put a man in dark tights, cape and a pointy eared cowl and send him [...]
Alternatives Cover Feature / Arts & Culture / CCU News / Entertainment / Featured Story
September 15, 2009 0By Corrie Lacey
For nine years, the University of Cambridge’s most talented directors, producers, actors and technicians have traveled 3,500 miles across the Atlantic to bring Shakespeare to American universities and theatres. And for the first time, the University’s leading student theatre company, Cambridge American Stage Tour (CAST), will include a stop in South Carolina to [...]
By Michelle Cantey
The American Spirit and patriotic music will fill the air September 11 and 12 at the Grand Strand Freedom Festival with performances ranging from Long Bay Symphony to Grammy Award winner LeAnn Rimes.
Hosted by Business Owners Organized to Support Tourism (BOOST) and Freestyle Music Park, the weekend long event will be held in [...]
Entertainment / Music / Nightlife/Entertainment / house of blues / myrtle beach / north myrtle beach
September 12, 2009 0By Brian M. Howle
Now, when your daddy is a conservative Christian minister who takes a very dim view of any secular music - much less country music - well, one would think it tends to make the odds of you becoming a big-time, everybody-loves-you country music star pretty slim, huh?
Not so when you [...]
Entertainment / Music / Nightlife/Entertainment / myrtle beach / north myrtle beach
September 12, 2009 0The legendary rock band, Nantucket will be headlining the upcoming Rock 102 Radio Reunion Concert on Friday, September 25th. The Paul Grimshaw Band and Billy Wright & Steve Marino will also be appearing. The concert starts at 7:00 PM at Celebrity Square at Broadway at the Beach. Tickets are available online now at www.QRockRadio.com.
For a [...]
By Brian M. Howle
An Emerging Songwriter’s Contest and Showcase and a unique and remarkable musical lineup are the hallmarks of the Flat Rock Music Festival, to be held Sept. 25-27 in scenic Flat Rock, N.C.
The Emerging Songwriter’s Contest and Showcase at Flat Rock is the perfect opportunity for songwriters that desire exposure at a [...]
Entertainment / Music / Nightlife/Entertainment / house of blues / myrtle beach / north myrtle beach
September 8, 2009 0By Brian M. Howle
(Editor’s Note: HOB has announced that, unfortunately, this show has been canceled. Contact point of purchase for ticket refunds.)
Whenever any musicians worth their salt start out, one of the most important decisions they’ll ever face is naming the band. It is one of those things you need to put [...]
Entertainment / Music / Nightlife/Entertainment / South Carolina Events / Special Announcements / myrtle beach
September 8, 2009 2By Brian M. Howle
In the world of music, there are literally millions of players. And there are just so many incredibly talented, exceptional folks out there, all vying for recognition and fame. Having the good luck and fortune to stumble across the best of the best is the consumate listener’s Holy Grail. [...]
By Jennifer Gibson
The Incredible Sandwich is an eclectic quartet hailing from Athens, Ga.Their music is a creative, intelligent blend of musical styles such as Latin, jazz, funk and rock, with unexpected educated improv jams that take the listener on a surprising musical journey.
The band is rapidly amassing a strong fan base throughout the Southeast and [...]
By Dariel Bendin
You simply can’t have a conversation about the most hottest vocal groups to come out of the New York scene without including Little Anthony and the Imperials. Lead singer Anthony Gourdine gave a voice to teenage passion and angst back in the fifties and continues to push the boundaries of contemporary R&B today.
Gourdine [...]
Video game movies, as a rule, are bad. Sure there are a few exceptions like “Mortal Kombat” and “Tomb Raider,” but for every Lara Croft movie, there are a dozen Super Mario Brothers and Street Fighter movies that were so bad that they actually generated negative box office numbers when they debut. (Okay, maybe a [...]
Entertainment / Music / Nightlife/Entertainment / Politics / South Carolina Events / Special Announcements / myrtle beach / north myrtle beach
August 28, 2009 0By Brian M. Howle
If you’re one of the many local residents who emphatically disagree with the Myrtle Beach city politicians who have discriminated against bikers and basic rights, have we got a show for you! (And a way to join in the fight for freedom).
On Sunday, Sept. 6, at 8pm, there will be [...]
Entertainment / Music / Nightlife/Entertainment / house of blues / myrtle beach / north myrtle beach
August 21, 2009 0By Brian M. Howle
Someone, somewhere once made a claim to unaccredited fame by exclaiming, “The South shall rise again.” I have no idea what their concept was at the time, but for our purposes let’s say it was a precusor to the formation of one of the brightest new bands of the current generation.
And [...]
Entertainment / Happenings / Music / Nightlife/Entertainment / South Carolina Events
August 21, 2009 0By Brian M. Howle
Singer, songwriter, guitarist, arranger, producer and (whew!) bluesman extraordinaire Johnny Rawls will be performing as part of the roster of stars at this year’s Charleston Beach Music & Shag Festival in Charleston, SC, running Thursday-Sunday, August 27-30, 2009. Rawls will perform at 4pm on Saturday, August 29 at The Citadel Alumni House, [...]
By Michelle Cantey
On Saturday, September 12, Freestyle Music Park will host the special ticketed event Grand Strand Freedom Festival, organized by Business Owners Organized to Support Tourism (BOOST).
The daylong festival at Freestyle Music Park will feature a pre-tour concert by country music superstar LeAnn Rimes on Saturday night at Freestyle Music Park. Additional entertainment will [...]
By Nancy Gray
Sock hoppers, classic car enthusiasts, Elvis fans and golfers putted, danced and cheered during the variety of events held during the Fabulous 50s Festival July 24 and 25 throughout the Grand Strand. Horry County Arts and Cultural Council joined forces with Legends In Concert and the Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce to [...]
By Sarah George
Ticket and sponsorship opportunities are still available for the 2009 Pawleys Island Festival of Music and Art, September 12-27.
Ticket prices for various Festival events range from $15 to $100. Tickets may be purchased online at www.pawleysmusic.com/, by calling 843-626-8911 or at the Festival Office located at 1357 21st Ave North, Suite 102 in [...]
By Carolyn Pittman
Beach Music Celebration and Season Tickets On Sale Now
The 2009-2010 Season brings you Music for All Time, from masterpieces of the Baroque to 20th century classics and even music of our own day. Experience some of the best-loved symphonies by Beethoven, Dvorak and Tchaikovsky, as well as standard concertos featuring world-class soloists, dramatic [...]
Coast Cover Feature / Entertainment / Featured Story / Happenings / Music / Social Events / South Carolina Events
August 14, 2009 0The fourth annual Charleston Beach Music & Shag Festival is being held on Aug. 27 -30. This year’s entertainment lineup includes an especially interesting mix of local and regional favorites along with some nationally known acts.Here’s a little bit to whet your appetite, musically speaking. Start times are included in the following entertainment schedule.
Rick Strickland. [...]
By Dariel Bendin
Singer/songwriter Verlon Thompson at South By Southeast in Myrtle Beach Aug. 8, 2009
“In the end, it’s about what you feel more than what you hear.”
As we talk, writer-picker-singer Verlon Thompson is at home just west of Nashville, Tenn. and I’m parked in my car outside a waterfront joint on the Intracoastal [...]
By Helen Benso
Bring your own blanket or chair and enjoy live outdoor theater on Wednesdays through August 12, when the play, “The Story of Alice Flagg,” will be presented at 7 pm, in Live Oak Allee. Probably no ghost story or legend exists among these oaks as long-lived and tragic as the story of Alice [...]
Ask A Geek…
Here at Geek Strand Central, we are starting a new feature, the Ask A Geek advice column. I, your humble certified geek of all trades, will answer your questions on technology, comic books, science fiction, your love life (or lack there of) and any other question—from a geek’s point of view.
To get your [...]
By Leslie Fryar
“Light,” America’s biggest multi-million dollar permanent laser light show, premiered at the Gilmore Auditorium (home of The Carolina Opry and Good Vibrations) on June 18 and now the lasers that have toured with Pink Floyd and Madonna are right here in Myrtle Beach.
The lasers shock and delightthe audiences with their dazzling impact. You [...]
Entertainment / Happenings / Music / Nightlife/Entertainment / South Carolina Events / house of blues / myrtle beach / north myrtle beach
July 30, 2009 0By Brian M. Howle
Personally, I knew about Travis Tritt for some time before being subjected to one of his albums by a passed-out fan while camping out in the infield at Atlanta Motor Speedway in Hampton, GA in November of 1992. Which was a good thing, because listening to “Here’s A Quarter [...]
By Nancy Greene
Representatives of Broadway at the Beach today announced that KISS Coffeehouse will celebrate its third anniversary on Saturday, August 1 from 11:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
In honor of the anniversary, KISS drummer, Eric Singer, will be on hand to greet fans and to sign autographs. Double Platinum tickets are available for $75 each [...]
1977
Album: Rock ‘N Roll (2008)
Info: www.1977theband.com
Label: Play It Again Records, LLC
Genre: KISS Tribute Rock
By Brian M. Howle
(Editor’s Note: As of July 26, 2009, 1977’s Rock ‘N Roll was listed on www.cdbaby.com at #8 in the Classic Rock category; #3 in the ‘70s Rock category, and - TA DA! - Number 1 in the Tribute Band category.)
For any self-respecting KISS [...]
Briefs / Calendar of Events / Entertainment / Late Breaking / Nightlife/Entertainment / Social Events / South Carolina Events / Special Announcements / charity / myrtle beach
July 21, 2009 0X-mas in July is a fundraising event for Toys for Kids in Horry County. The event is sponsored by ABATE of Horry County, and is being held at Donny’s Saloon, formerly known as the Steelhorse Saloon on 3rd Avenue in Myrtle Beach. Starting at 4 p.m., the event will include food, live music and [...]
By Dariel Bendin
Woooo-ey! Lock up your silver and hide all the women and children and good-lookin’ dogs. Lord of the swamp, King Tyrone and his randy Graveyard Ramblers are blowing into town on July 22 for a romp through Papa’s Pizza Wings & Things.
Dickie and Dianne Spencer, owners of the otherwise reputable restaurant on the [...]
Entertainment / Music / Nightlife/Entertainment / house of blues / myrtle beach / north myrtle beach
July 16, 2009 0(L-R) Bob Crawford, Seth and Scott Avett.
By Brian M. Howle
One of the most abject things in life is, arguably, the individual interpretation of - and interest in - music. The easy part comes with ready labels, like classical, traditional, rock, blues, hip-hop, techno, etc. - but the harder nut to crack comes when [...]
By George DuRant
The Myrtle Beach music scene receives another boost as locally based On These Airwaves release their first studio recording Sunset Provisions on Saturday, July 11, with a free concert on the main stage at Broadway at the Beach’s Celebrity Square.
Tom Yoder, guitar legend, recording artist and former local resident, will open for On [...]
While my column usually takes on the World Wide Web, gadgets or other “global” subjects, I found that there are some great local things happening for the geek-inclined.
Antiques and Collectibles Show @ the Myrtle Beach Mall – Now until July 26. www.shopmyrtlebeachmall.com
While the name of the mall may change, this smorgasbord of collectibles never fails [...]
Got a MySpace page? How about a spot of Facebook?
Are you tired of getting 100 requests to play this game or add that app?
Well, they aren’t going to be stopping any time soon. Moreover, they may be coming to you iPhone and iPod Touch. Although, since the chain letter mindset of MyFace life has been [...]
By Dariel Bendin
Cape Fear Blues Festival! July 24 - 26, 2009
The Cape Fear Blues Society is presenting it fourteenth annual Cape Fear Blues Festival on July 24 through 26. This year, the group is focusing on homegrown blues in a three day music fest featuring live shows, a workshop, an all-day blues jam and a [...]
By Dariel Bendin
Sweet Explosion: Greenville, S.C.’s Chocolate Thunder
Linda Rodney, better known to her fans as Chocolate Thunder, is a powerhouse and her latest recording is sure to satisfy your craving for tasty grooves and funk-laced R&B.
Ear Candy, released on June 25, is a sensory explosion of musical morsels. All 12 tracks were written by Rodney [...]
Entertainment / Music / Nightlife/Entertainment / house of blues / myrtle beach / north myrtle beach
July 4, 2009 0By Brian M. Howle
There are some great things about being young (or not so young) and having some form of musical eccentricities enter your life, so much so that it becomes not just a genre or music, but a way of life.
And those who know moe., know what I mean.
For those you don’t, well, now’s [...]
Calendar of Events / Entertainment / Freestyle Music Park / Happenings / Music / Nightlife/Entertainment / myrtle beach / north myrtle beach
July 4, 2009 1By Bridgette M. Johnson
Pepsi and Time Warner Cable have partnered with Freestyle Music Park to present Rock Band Grand Strand, each Friday evening from beginning July 10, with a Grand Finale on August 14. Rock Band Xbox 360 bands can register to give their best Rock Band performance and move on to the Finale where [...]
By Dariel Bendin
This Charleston band has been partying for years. Their main job is to have fun … and when they have fun everyone has fun. The popular dance band includes six sing-from-the-gut vocalists and the horn section is nothing to sneeze about either.
Bass player Jack Tankersley and Mike Shuler (guitar/vocals) founded the [...]
By Dariel Bendin
When Odell Mickens calls me, he’s on the turnpike returning from Philadelphia, where he’s just played organ at the funeral of his friend’s sister. His friend is Earl Young, legendary drummer and owner of the Trammps, known around the world for their 80s hit “Disco Inferno.”
Mickens has played bass guitar for the renowned [...]
Calendar of Events / Coast Cover Feature / Conway / Entertainment / Featured Story / Happenings / Social Events / South Carolina Events / myrtle beach
June 19, 2009 2By Dariel Bendin
This year the historic town of Conway, S.C. gives a whole new name to its former Around the Fourth Celebration. Riverfest 2009 takes place on June 27, from 3 to 11 p.m. along the city’s stretch of the beautiful Waccamaw River.
The Festival will feature country music along with beach and boogie. There will [...]
Entertainment / Music / Nightlife/Entertainment / house of blues / myrtle beach / north myrtle beach
June 18, 2009 0By Brian M. Howle
Rock ‘n Roll is one of those entities that tends to stamp a time date on things, due to the shear force of great music merging with great memories. And for millions of rabid rock ‘n rollers who preferred their music with a touch of femme fatale overtones, there was one [...]
By Lee Webb
The recently formed Grand Strand Blues Society will be featuring Nashville artist Rickey Godfrey in concert at several venues in the North Myrtle Beach and Little River area from June 17 - 20. He will be performing his award winning music including the new single “Help Yourself To Me.” He will be backed [...]
By Brian M. Howle
Multi-platinum rockers Collective Soul have revealed the title and track listing to their upcoming Loud & Proud/Roadrunner Records debut album, Collective Soul (Rabbit). The album, which is scheduled for an August 25th release date, was recorded at frontman Ed Roland’s Lake House studio and is self-produced. The first single, “Staring Down,” shipped [...]
By Michael Saia
Since 2003, Hootie & the Blowfish have used their superstar status to assist economically disadvantaged schools with their “Homegrown Concert Series” Tour. Due to Hootie’s recent break in touring this year, lead singer Darius Rucker will perform the annual concert event solo, featuring tracks from his RIAA gold-certified debut country album, Learn To [...]
Entertainment / Music / Nightlife/Entertainment / house of blues / myrtle beach / north myrtle beach
June 5, 2009 0By Brian M. Howle
Say what you will about the legendary, hedonistic days of ‘80s Glam Metal Rock, and all of the salacious players who gained notoriety and beaucoup trim because of its insatiable popularity: Ya either had it, or ya didn’t.
See, someone like Joe Jackson - great songwriter and musician that he was - didn’t.
But [...]
I have pretty much given up listening to the radio.
Between the commercials, the stations promising new rock and then playing a Red Hot Chili Peppers song that was overplayed in the 1900s and…oh those DJs having to pretend like that song was great and new.
There is just a repetitious sense of dullness about the whole [...]
Coast Cover Feature / Entertainment / Featured Story / Happenings / Music / Social Events / myrtle beach
June 5, 2009 0The Sun Fun Festival, brought to you by the Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce, has been kicking off summer along the Grand Strand since 1951 when a regional beauty pageant attracted some 8,000 vacationers.
In contrast, the 2009 Sun Fun Festival is expected to attract almost 40,000 and will include not only the 2010 Miss [...]
Alternatives Cover Feature / Art Shows/Openings / Featured Story / Happenings / Music / Social Events
June 5, 2009 0There are still a few days to catch a performance or three at the 2009 Spoleto Festival USA. Some of the highlights are listed below:
A major event of this year’s ten-day cultural extravaganza in Charleston, S.C. has been Don John, the latest production from Britain’s Kneehigh Theatre. Inspired by Mozart’s Don Giovanni, Kneehigh’s distinctive brand [...]
Calendar of Events / Entertainment / Happenings / Nightlife/Entertainment / Social Events / South Carolina Events
June 5, 2009 1South Carolina Caribbean Culture and Heritage Inc. proudly announces the 4th Annual Charleston Carifest, which will take place from June 11 - 13, 2009.
Celebrate the splendor of the Caribbean at our Cultural Caribbean Festival and Carnival Street Parade. Stay tuned for costume launch. We invite you to join in our Carnival Street Parade.
The featured country [...]
Calendar of Events / Entertainment / Happenings / Nightlife/Entertainment / South Carolina Events
June 5, 2009 0Charleston’s Harbor Fest is scheduled for June 26 – 28, 2009, and has been expanded to include locations on both sides of the harbor in a true harbor-wide celebration of the sea. A military interaction and educational village at Patriots Point in Mt. Pleasant will add to the grandeur of the USS Yorktown. In addition, [...]
By Claire Tonelson
Bonnaroo Music Festival and non-profit organization Conscious Alliance announce the 6th Annual Bonnaroo Food Drive benefitting the Good Samaritan Food Pantry of Manchester, TN.
Last year’s Food Drive brought in 7,000 pounds of food donations for Tennessee’s Coffee County. This year’s goal is to collect 10,000 pounds or more.
With America’s food banks experiencing [...]
By Dariel Bendin
Daddy
For a Second Time (June 16, 2009)
Label: Cedar Creek Music
www.myspace.com/daddytheband
Genre: Americana/Alt-country
Well, today’s convoluted music news is that Daddy’s gonna be a daddy for a second time with For a Second Time, and if you understand what I’m talking about, then God love ya and log onto ReverbNation.com/DaddyTheBand PDQ because time’s running out to [...]
By Dariel Bendin
Summer’s barely here, but now’s the time to make your plans for the 2009 Charleston Beach Music & Shag Festival. I can tell you firsthand, this event is a blast. It’s being held again at the Citadel Alumni House (69 Hagood Street), which is a terrific venue and the band lineup is tops.
Thursday [...]
By Dariel Bendin
For June, South By Southeast is bringing us a roots-rock group that’s not quite a household name yet, except maybe throughout the upstate of South Carolina and North Carolina.
The Bad Popes are a popular five-piece group known for their own brand of Texas swing, their country leanings, their rockin’ roots and their folksy [...]
Entertainment / Music / Nightlife/Entertainment / Social Events / house of blues / myrtle beach / north myrtle beach
May 22, 2009 0By Brian M. Howle
On the long and winding road of great musical adventure and education, one must always be poised for that slight jog in the direction of popular music, much like the unpredictable course of a hurricane. But unlike the violent storm, music makes these occasional changes for the betterment of all mankind - [...]
Art Shows/Openings / Calendar of Events / Community News / Entertainment / Nightlife/Entertainment / South Carolina Events
May 22, 2009 0PRESENCE (ATALAYA) is the third project in artist Cynthia Farnell’s South Carolina series of site-specific photographic installations.
PRESENCE (ATALAYA) consists of delicate photographic transfers on white panels, placed in selected rooms of Atalaya, the former Archer and Anna Hyatt Huntington residence at Huntington Beach State Park in Murrells Inlet, South Carolina. [...]
From SCIway.net
Savannah River Site (SRS) is a nuclear industrial complex operated by the US Department of Energy (DOE). It covers 310 square miles and stretches into parts of Aiken, Barnwell, and Allendale counties; it is bordered on the southwest by the Savannah River, which separates South Carolina from Georgia.
Officially requested by President Truman on June [...]
By Dariel Bendin
Various Artists
Ready To Party (2009)
www.khpmusic.com
Label: KHP Records
Genre: R&B
Ready To Party, the dance-driven offering from KHP Music features 14 tracks designed to get you on your feet and groovin’ to the music. This is the collection produced in conjunction with the National R&B DJ Association and released in time for Spring S.O.S., the ten-day [...]
By ‘Fessa’ John Hook
The Coachman and Four Club and Restaurant in Bennettsville was a beacon for Beach Music enthusiasts in the Golden Era from 1964 to 1974. It was more than the Temptations, the Four Tops, Smoky Robinson and the Miracles, Jr. Walker, the Tams, Jimmy Ruffin, Mary Wells and a host of other beach [...]
After talking, planning and working together for months, Andy Smith, Rick Lee and Jeff Scheible officially formed Green Dot Discs in March of this year.
Andy owns Green Dot Music, which until recently handled Wilmington band Jim Quick & Coastline. Rick Lee is a co-owner/keyboard player of Charlotte, N.C.-based Too Much Sylvia. Jeff Scheible owned [...]
Calendar of Events / Coast Cover Feature / Entertainment / Featured Story / Social Events / South Carolina Events
May 8, 2009 0By Dariel Bendin
For these two days in May, the Little River, S.C. waterfront is the place to be for sweet, succulent mouth-watering steamed and fried blue crabs; the best in local and regional live music and dancing; family-friendly food vendors that include seafood, hot dogs, sausages, ice cream, funnel cakes, etc.; kids’ activities; souvenirs; T- [...]
Entertainment / Happenings / Music / Nightlife/Entertainment / Social Events / house of blues / myrtle beach / north myrtle beach
May 8, 2009 0
By Brian M. Howle
Way, way back in the time before disco, rap, MySpace, “Dubyah”, and a bevy of other assorted plagues ruined the good life in America, I was a wide-eyed college student at the University of South Carolina - quietly enjoying life and receiving a great education. One sweltering night in 1973, my dorm’s [...]
The annual Cape Fear Blues Festival, number 14 this year, is set for July 24 - 26 in Wilmington, N.C. Events will include the Friday night blues cruise on the Henrietta III; a post-cruise blues party at The Rusty Nail; a daytime concert at Greenfield Lake Amphitheater; a sundown concert in downtown Wilmington at Water [...]
Buddy and Julie Miller
Written In Chalk (2009)
Label: New West Records
Genre: Americana, Roots
myspace.com/buddyandjuliemiller
A friend of mine in California just sent me the latest offering from husband and wife duo, Buddy and Julie Miller. First thing I did was pop it in the car’s CD player, and I’ve been listening to it for a couple days now. [...]
Johnny & Donnie Van Zant
Van Zant II (2001)
Label: CMC Records International
Genre: Classic Rock, Soft Rock
www.sanctuaryrecordsgroup.com
Johnny Van Zant fronts Lynyrd Skynyrd, his late brother’s band; Donnie Van Zant fronts his own band, .38 Special. But when these two brothers collaborate on a project, they have the unique perspective to do exactly what they want, and not [...]
By Bridgette M. Johnson
Rivertown Bluegrass Society will host R.C. Harris and Blue Denim, as well as The Carolina Rebels, on Saturday, May 16, 5 p.m., as part of the organization’s concert series held monthly at the Horry Georgetown Technical College Burroughs & Chapin Auditorium.
North Carolina-based singer and guitarist R.C. Harris presents a set of traditional [...]
From SCIway.net
May is just chock full of events, as the warm weather and greening flora lure one and all to the great outdoors around the Palmetto State. Here is a listing of events provided by our good friends at SCIway.net:
May 1-9: North Charleston Arts Festival - over 40 performances, art exhibits, kids’ activities, fireworks, vendors. [...]
Okay, you Carolina folks are going to have one up on me here. I wasn’t in this neck of the beach in the eighties, so I didn’t recognize this group by name. I thought the Jumper Cables were, well, jumper cables.
Turns out they’re a rock trio that was based in Charleston featuring none other than [...]
Entertainment / Happenings / Music / Nightlife/Entertainment / South Carolina Events / house of blues / myrtle beach / north myrtle beach
April 26, 2009 0By Brian M. Howle
There are, in the narcissistic world of rock ‘n’ roll, bands that are simply the fortuitous collection of a group of folks who happily write, record and perform music. They just like to have fun, make music, and share the result with their public.
And then, there are bands that seek a higher [...]
1977
Rock ‘N Roll (2008)
www.1977theband.com
Label: Play It Again Records, LLC
Genre: KISS Tribute Rock
For any self-respecting KISS fan, it pretty much has to be 100%, undiluted KISS to make your world go ‘round. An while the boys gave us many great albums, it has been awhile since they cranked out anything approaching the raw allure of Love [...]
Community News / Entertainment / Happenings / Music / Nightlife/Entertainment / Social Events / South Carolina Events / north myrtle beach
April 25, 2009 1By Nicole Aiello
May is just around the corner and so is one of North Myrtle Beach’s most exciting celebrations – Mayfest on Main. Mayfest, which features some of the finest musical entertainment to grace the area, will take place from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. on Saturday, May 9, on Main Street.
The day-long festival is filled with [...]
Community News / Entertainment / Happenings / Nightlife/Entertainment / Social Events / South Carolina Events / north myrtle beach
April 25, 2009 2By Janet Harrold
During the ten days of the Spring Safari there is never a lack of all types of entertainment for everyone who loves to shag and listen to their favorite “beach” music which seems to include classic, blues, R&B, and yes, some country.
2009 is the “Year of Anniversaries”. Shag, was made the [...]
8th year of United Way May Day Basket Program
By Julie Kopnicky
The local United Way needs help from the community to make this year’s Make Someone’s May Day a success. Help honor the area’s elderly shut-ins with a May Day treat bag that will let them know just how special they are to the community. For [...]
New Band To Debut at Spanish Galleon • 8 p.m., April 25
Rick Strickland is a prolific, sometimes obsessed songwriter. He tells me he writes a song most every day. In fact, when he and wife, Gail, sat down to document his total tally of tunes, it came to some 2,500. “And some of them are [...]
Entertainment / Happenings / Music / Nightlife/Entertainment / house of blues / north myrtle beach
April 16, 2009 0By Brian M. Howle
There’s this one, great, seminal verse from a Jimmy Buffet song that goes, “Don’t try to describe a KISS concert if you’ve never seen one.” It rightfully belabors the point that we often hear folks spouting off opinions (say, of a band they’ve never seen live) that are based on misinformation, stupidity [...]
Entertainment / Happenings / Nightlife/Entertainment / Pets / South Carolina Events
April 15, 2009 0By Brian M. Howle
Thinking of taking the family pooch along for a day trip to one of S.C.’s wonderful, aromatic and fully-in-bloom gardens this weekend? Well, I hate to tell ya, Sparky, but think again.
That is, of course, unless you plan to visit beautiful Magnolia Plantation and Gardens close to Historic Charleston, SC, just off [...]
Art Shows/Openings / Community News / Entertainment / Happenings / Nightlife/Entertainment / myrtle beach
April 15, 2009 1By Brian M. Howle
Artists and art enthusiasts alike now have a new gallery in town that seeks to fill their respective needs, and it’s the culmination of a life-long dream and a labor of love. It’s called Studio B, Myrtle Beach’s newest & edgiest local art gallery, and is located in Market Commons on the [...]
Babs Ludwick One Woman Show April 18
Award-winning local artist Babs Ludwick will present Painting From the Heart, her one-woman art show, on Saturday, April 18, from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. in the Brunswick House at Brunswick Plantation and Golf Resort on Hwy. 17 in Calabash, N.C.
The show consists of more than 20 original watercolor [...]
I had a friend’s request on MySpace a couple weeks ago, a group named Bull City Syndicate. I’d never heard of them, so I went to their profile. What a great sound! Funky, soulful, strong vocals … tremendous horns. Not long after that, I get an email from JD Cash; they’re coming to Razzie’s at [...]
Beach Newz / Entertainment / Music / Nightlife/Entertainment / South Carolina Events / north myrtle beach
April 12, 2009 0It’s that time of year when over 10,000 shag dancers descend upon the Ocean Drive
section of North Myrtle Beach for ten full days of barbecue, beach time, silliness, catching up
with old friends, live music … and above all, shagging (and no, I’m not talking about the
British version, although I’m not discounting it either).
This year’s Society [...]
A complicated show with a complicated musical score, a harrowing number of costumes, and an impossible number of sets –that’s “Mame.” But Tim McGhee, executive director for Theatre of the Republic (TOR), exudes an enthusiasm that casts obstacles to the wind. Adding to the complexities, “Mame” has a nasty habit of changing her décor every [...]
Rev. Bubba D Liverance
Let My Peoples Dance (2008)
Label: Ain’t Bad Records
Genre: Beach
You know you’re in for some fun when the guy’s name is Rev. Bubba D Liverance, his band is called the Cornhole Prophets and the CD is titled Let My Peoples Dance. What you may not know until you pop it into the player [...]
The Snake Charmers
Been Gone Too Long (2008)
www.snakecharmers.com
Label: Skunk Eye Records
Genre: Blues
The Snake Charmers have been mesmerizing the larger-than-life city of Houston since 2002, when husband and wife team, Marie Angell and Will Blumentritt, formed their own band “to play what we like and like what we play.” Been Gone So Long is the eclectic group’s [...]
By Marilyn Newsome
Mark your calendar for March 26, 27, and 28. You will be amazed at the performance of “Cats” being put on by music and theater students at Carolina Forest High School. In fact, it looks, sounds and feels more professional than the show I saw on Broadway when it first came out.
I first [...]
Beach Newz / Calendar of Events / Music / Nightlife/Entertainment / house of blues / north myrtle beach
March 26, 2009 1By Brian M. Howle
For anyone growing up - or just having the good fortune to live along the Carolina coast - over the past 40-plus years, there is an indelible impression that has been made upon their psyche that stirs up the sweetest and longest-lasting of great memories. Those in our region call it Beach [...]
Blackberry Smoke
Bad Luck Ain’t No Crime (2004)
www.blackberrysmoke.com
Genre: Southern Rock/Rock
Atlanta has been the breeding ground for many a fine band, oh these many years - and this most recent incarnation is certainly no exception to that precedent. Not your average four-piece band, Blackberry Smoke fill the musical spectrum by weaving masterful works that lodge themselves inside [...]
By Michaela Wood
We had a few minutes to speak with Elvis impersonator, Eddie Miles before one of his recent Elvis performances at the Alabama Theater. As you can see, when he’s not singing, he’s a man of a few words. You can see the next Eddie Miles performance at the Alabama Theater on April [...]
Music lovers throughout the Carolinas are reeling from the loss of saxophone player Johnny Cox, who died in Charleston, S.C. last Saturday night, March 20. Musically and personally Johnny threw a bright light from the upstate of South Carolina to the Grand Strand. Well-known for his time with the Swingin’ Medallions, he’s also played with [...]
Delta Generators
www.myspace.com/deltagenerators
Devil In the Rhythm (2008)
Self-produced
Genre: Blues
I’ve never seen the Delta Generators onstage, but their debut CD, Devil In the Rhythm, makes me lust for a live performance. Right from track one, “Hand Me Down Blues,” I knew I was in for a wild ride of rockin’ funk-edged blues, and is it ever fun!
The nine-track [...]
In a cyber nutshell, Twitter is a social networking tool. And, since I know some of you are going to ask me what exactly is social networking, a social network is a broad group of websites that lets you connect with other people over the Internet.
Twitter, when compared to MySpace and Facebook is still pretty [...]
Ted Bell is one of the deejays for 94.9The Surf in North Myrtle Beach, S.C. He’s on the air from 10 a.m. to noon, Monday through Friday, and then hosts the All Request Beach Music Café from noon until 2 p.m.
Ted, who knew he wanted to be a radio deejay when he was 11 years [...]
One glorious day back in 1976, I meandered into a local record store (we called them record stores back then, kids) and started thumbing through the new releases shelf. As I did, the store’s music system began radiating a lush, orchestral intro to a new song I’d never heard before .. and then the [...]
John Primer
www.johnprimerblues.com
All Original (2008)
Label: Blues House Productions
Genre: Blues
There’s a lot more to John Primer’s latest release than the ear may hear. His latest project is in indeed just that - a project. All Original is a dream come true for John. The CD is his first on his very own record label - Blues [...]
If you’ve ever seen Sammy O’Banion & Mardi Gras live, you know you’re listening to the real deal. Pure, timeless rhythm and blues.
Singer Sammy O’Banion was born and raised in Augusta, Ga., where rhythm and blues was a way of life. He became interested in music as a boy, and in the eighth grade enrolled [...]
Artist: Daddy
Info: www.myspace.com/daddytheband
Album: Daddy At the Women’s Club (2005)
Label: Cedar Creek Music
Genre: Indie/Roots Rock
Will Kimbrough and Tommy Womack, who are the backbone of Daddy, may be flying under the radar of the mainstream public, but alternative and roots fans know them well. Kimbrough was the 2005 American Music Association Instrumentalist of the Year. Womack has [...]
By Brian Howle
Artist: Black Stone Cherry
Info: www.blackstonecherry.com
Album: Folklore and Superstition (2008)
Label: RoadRunner Records
Genre: Rock
I first saw this band in 2006 at House Of Blues, opening for Hinder. Their debut CD made them one of the best new rock bands I had heard in a long, long time … but often slick, heavily-produced studio work can [...]
If you only remember four words of this column, they should be Don’t Miss Randall Bramblett!
South By Southeast, the innovative nonprofit supporter of independent music is beginning their 2009 season with a bang. The group, in conjunction with New South Brewery, is bringing back the high octane Randall Bramblett Band for their third appearance at [...]
Gary Erwin aka Shrimp City Slim is pretty excited about the lineup for his 19th annual Lowcountry Blues Bash taking place in Charleston from Feb. 6 - 16. And no wonder.
His headliners are Lil’ Dave Thompson; Big Bill Morganfield, who happens to be Muddy Waters’ son; Andrew “Jr. Boy” Jones; and Beverly “Guitar” Watkins.
[...]
