A chronicle of the Upstate South Carolina music community and beyond
By DAN ARMONAITIS Like many other musicians throughout the world, Mary Emma Norris has spent the past couple of weeks in isolation and unable to perform in public due to crowd-gathering restrictions related to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. It’s a far cry from how the month began. On March 1, Read More
By DAN ARMONAITIS After several years as a restless troubadour who spent most of her nights sleeping in a touring van, acclaimed indie folk singer-songwriter Ira Wolf has somewhat settled down. “Just about a month or two ago, I finally bought a house here in Nashville and have kind of Read More
By DAN ARMONAITIS As I started the new year, I couldn’t help but take inventory of what has happened with TheMusicAdvocate.com in the short period since the site launched on Oct. 23, 2019. While having a morning cup of coffee, I looked back at the statistics for the site and Read More
The Jon Stickley Trio will perform on Friday, Dec. 27 at The Firmament, 5 Market Point Drive, Greenville. Hailing from Asheville, N.C., the group has amassed a national following for its genre-defying instrumental mix that blends everything from bluegrass and jazz to progressive rock and metal. Also on the bill Read More
By DAN ARMONAITIS When Darby Wilcox performs with her backing unit, The Peep Show, she’s often accompanied on harmony vocals by fellow Greenville-based singer-songwriter Lisa Stubbs. It makes for an magnificent blending of distinctive voices, but the focus isn’t necessarily on that aspect of the performance given that there’s an Read More