By Jennifer Prince
North Myrtle Beach, SC, Mayor Marilyn Hatley has announced the first Community Prayer Breakfast presented by the North Myrtle Beach Chamber of Commerce on Tuesday, March 16, at J. Bryan Floyd Community Center, 1030 Possum Trot Road, from 7:30 – 8:45 a.m. The community is invited to attend this special, non-denominational event, hosted [...]
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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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 Jennifer C. Prince
The North Myrtle Beach Chamber has announced its tenth annual awards gala, Tango With the Stars Saturday, Jan. 30 at Grand Strand Resorts at Barefoot in North Myrtle Beach, S.C.
Awards will be presented in the following categories: “Business of the Year (small- one to ten employees), “Business of the Year” (large-11 + [...]
By Jennifer Prince
The North Myrtle Beach Chamber of Commerce Convention & Visitors Bureau has published their 2010 Visitors Guide.
This guide allows visitors to dive deeper into North Myrtle Beach during their visit. The 132-page edition includes visitor information, history and heritage, an area map, and a member directory. It also features an annual events calendar [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
By Nicole Aiello
The annual Howl-O-Scream Halloween event is returning to haunt North Myrtle Beach from 5-8 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 31, in McLean Park. Howl-O-Scream is free and open to the public.
The event will feature “un-boo-lievable” fun with scary and scare-free zones, marshmallow roasting, hay rides, ghoulish games, trick-or-treating and inflatable rides - all in [...]
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October 23, 2009 0By Jennifer C. Prince
Instead of welcoming fall with open arms, the sandy shores of North Myrtle Beach insist on celebrating never-ending warmth with the Endless Summer Festival! Join us Saturday, Oct. 31 on Main Street in North Myrtle Beach.
The entertainment will begin at Noon with local favorite Sea-Cruz, entertaining the crowd with hits from the [...]
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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. [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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, [...]
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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
By Jessica Durivage
Myrtle Beach’s favorite ex-pat, Carl Kerridge is launching a new photographic exhibition entitled Body of Light at Sea Blue Restaurant in North Myrtle Beach on Monday, August 17 from 6-9 p.m.
The British born Kerridge said recently, “The current series entitled Body of Light is a continuation of an earlier series I started in [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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 - [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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 [...]
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February 4, 2009 Comments OffThe North Myrtle Beach Aquatic & Fitness Center is hosting the 2009 South Carolina Masters Short Course Yards (SCY) State Championship swim meet beginning at 9 a.m. on Feb. 7-8. SCY is a designation that the event is held in a 25-yard pool.
The Aquatic & Fitness Center is expecting 75-100 participants from the Dixie Zones [...]
The North Myrtle Beach Chamber has announced that its ninth annual awards dinner, “Night of a Thousand Stars,” will be held Saturday, January 31 at Lakeside Conference Center at Barefoot Premier Resorts in North Myrtle Beach.
Awards will be presented in the following categories: “Business of the Year (small-one to ten employees), “Business of the Year” [...]
