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