A chronicle of the Upstate South Carolina music community and beyond
Molly Tuttle will bring her mix of folk, bluegrass and traditional country to The Spinning Jenny, 107 Cannon St., Greer on Friday, March 6. The Nashville-based singer-songwriter and 2018 Americana Music Awards Instrumentalist of the Year for her guitar prowess is touring in support of her latest album, “When You’re Read More
Truckfighters will make a stop at The Radio Room, 110 Poinsett Highway, Greenville on Wednesday, Feb. 26. The Swedish trio, which has been on the scene for nearly two decades, has built a solid international following with a fuzz-driven stoner rock sound that’s similar in spirit to such bands as Read More
By DAN ARMONAITIS As the frontman for Spartanburg-based progressive pop-rock outfit The Consumers, Joe Power has spent more than a decade crafting melodic songs that are sometimes edgy but almost always accessible. With his new band, Buffalohead, Power has a different mission. “My goal is to melt your face and Read More
Uncle Goo & the Country Dragons will lead a Gypsy Farm Records label showcase on Saturday, Feb. 22 at Yesterdaze Records and CDs, 318 W. North St., Seneca. The group, which recently released a fabulous tradition-soaked outlaw country EP, “Cattywampus!!!,” will be joined on the bill by Asheville, N.C.-based garage Read More
By DAN ARMONAITIS Spartanburg-based singer-songwriter Shannon Ferguson has reinvented herself as Rhea Deléo and is poised to take her music career to a new level in 2020. “I chose the artist name Rhea Deléo because I have always resonated with the first name Rhea since I was a child, and Read More
By DAN ARMONAITIS Nine years ago this week, a teenage Noah Guthrie nervously stepped in front of a microphone at Little River Coffee Bar in downtown Spartanburg for his first public concert. “I didn’t know anything about playing in front of people or anything really,” the Greer-based Guthrie recalled recently. Read More
Arlo Guthrie will perform on Sunday, Feb. 16 at the Walhalla Performing Arts Center, 101 E. North Broad St., Walhalla. Best known for his epic 1967 satirical talking blues “Alice’s Restaurant Massacree,” the legendary folk troubadour has spent more than a half decade railing against social injustice through songs and Read More
By DAN ARMONAITIS A few weeks ago, Nashville-based singer-songwriter Jason Ringenberg was escorted through the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum by former Spartanburg resident Peter Cooper, who now serves as its senior director, producer and writer. Ringenberg was visiting with his wife and daughters, who were given the Read More
The WinterSkunk Music Fest will be presented on Saturday, Feb. 8 at The Spinning Jenny, 107 Cannon St., Greer. An indoor precursor to the popular Albino Skunk Music Festival held on local music aficionado Glynn Zeigler’s property north of the city each spring and fall, this year’s WinterSkunk Music Fest Read More
Grammy Award-winning country star Travis Tritt will perform Friday, Jan. 24 and Saturday, Jan. 25 at the Walhalla Performing Arts Center, 101 E. North Broad St., Walhalla. A Grand Ole Opry member since 1993, the Georgia native is noted for his raucous brand of country music that also includes elements Read More