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On paper, the trajectory of country singer-songwriter Emily Ann Roberts’ career looks like a rocket ride. Roberts was a finalist on Season Nine of “The Voice,” and now she’s out on tour with her “Voice” coach, Blake Shelton, a tour that brings her to Greenville’s Bon Secours Wellness Arena March 13.
10 months ago
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Peter Brooke Turner has been in The Ukulele Orchestra of Great Britain for 30 years now, so it makes sense that he can sum up the ensemble better than a measly writer can.
10 months ago
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It’s called the Upstate Live Music Meetup, and it’s free to attend. On March 23 at the Radio Room in Greenville, around 500 musicians, aspiring musicians and fans will gather.
9 months ago
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The Michigan Rattlers love a good club tour. The pride of Petosky, Michigan, singer-guitarist Graham Young, bassist Adam Reed, pianist Christian Wilder and drummer Tony Audia cut their teeth on club shows.
9 months ago
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Most of the time, watching someone else play a video game is about as exciting as watching paint dry. That is not the case at a Bit Brigade show.
8 months ago
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There was a time when the Albino Skunk Music Festival was all about bluegrass. Of course, there was also a time when the entire Skunk Fest audience was just a few of Glynn Zeigler’s friends.
8 months ago
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Mark Bryan has been the lead guitarist for South Carolina’s own Hootie & The Blowfish since 1986. He was there when the band’s debut major label album, “Cracked Rear View,” sold 22 million copies behind singles including “Only Wanna be With You,” “Hold My Hand” and “Let Her Cry.”
6 months ago
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If you’re tired of jaded rock ’n’ roll, or posturing cynicism in your musicians, may I suggest giving Charleston’s Band of Horses a shot?
6 months ago
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It’s interesting that Upstate rapper sympL’s new collaboration with the nationally known DJ Scientist is called “Built in a Day,” because this partnership is certainly not new, though it does sound fresh.
6 months ago
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South Carolina lawmakers recently passed legislation to help bars and restaurants cope with rising insurance costs. SC Venue Crisis, a grass-roots movement that began right here in the Upstate, is partially responsible for that new legislation.
5 months ago
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Greenville photographer Chloe Dalton remembers getting her first camera when she was 10 years old.
5 months ago
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But despite his initial hesitance about recording, Edwin McCain said the response to his new album has made him happy to be back.
5 months ago
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This is the proud home of one Tasha Cobbs Leonard, and if you’re a spiritual-music fan, we probably don’t need to say anything else. But in case you’re not, let’s get you up to speed.
5 months ago
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Live and Collective Soul, two of the biggest rock bands of that decade, have teamed up for the “Summer Unity Tour” that hits CCNB Amphitheatre in Simpsonville Aug. 26.
4 months ago
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Gavin Rossdale’s band, Bush, has sold over 20 million albums worldwide. In the wake of the grunge wave of the early 1990s, Bush emerged as one of the first “post-grunge” groups, hitting it big from the start with their debut album, “Sixteen Stone.”
4 months ago
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The Reedy River String Band’s new 14-track album, “Woodland Drifters,” which features cameos from acoustic pros like Scott Vestal (banjo), Adam Bachman (Dobro) and Zach Carter (banjo), will be released on streaming services Sept. 9.
4 months ago
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Lyle Lovett, the Texas singer/songwriter with four Grammy awards and a catalog of classics that runs the gamut from country to swing, usually has His Large Band with him when he comes to town.
3 months ago
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Former Queensryche singer Geoff Tate is responsible for the story behind one of the most popular concept albums of the 1980s. While the Washington rockers were typically lumped in with the hair metal bands of that decade, they were always more intelligent and progressive.
3 months ago
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There’s an old tune by the Oakland, California soul stars Tower Of Power called “Just Enough & Too Much.”
3 months ago
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Quinn Sternberg and company will play material from his new album “Pleasant Returns,” along with some new compositions.
2 months ago
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You’d better be ready to dance at Florencia & The Feeling’s album-release show at Swanson’s Warehouse Nov. 7.
about 2 months ago