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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
