A chronicle of the Upstate South Carolina music community and beyond
Having launched to much fanfare just over two months ago, The Sally Rides will take flight again on Wednesday, Jan. 15 for a performance at The Peddler, 149 W. Main St., Spartanburg. Composed of five women with decades of experience on the Upstate music circuit, the group has already amassed Read More
By DAN ARMONAITIS On a visit to New York in 2014, Arkansas native Isaiah Bailey had the opportunity to see a Broadway production of “Beautiful — The Carole King Musical.” As a young man still in his early 20s then, Bailey walked into the theater with only limited knowledge of Read More
Still haven’t picked up a Christmas gift for that music lover in your life? What better way to say ’tis the season than with tickets to an upcoming concert. Here’s a list of five recommended shows happening within the 864 area code during the first few weeks of 2020 for Read More
The Greenville Symphony Orchestra will present its annual “Holiday at Peace” pops concert this weekend at the Peace Center, 300 S. Main St., Greenville. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. Friday, Dec. 20 and Saturday, Dec. 21 and at 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 22. Internationally-renowned vocal duo, Diane Penning and Paul Read More
Texas singer-songwriter Robert Earl Keen will bring his “Countdown to Christmas: Lunar Tunes & Looney Tunes” show to The Peace Center, 300 S. Main St., Greenville on Monday, Dec. 2. Keen, whose irreverent “Merry Christmas from the Family” has become a holiday classic, will pay homage to the space race Read More
An Evening with Fred and Dinah Gretsch will be held at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 14 in the Leonard Auditorium at Wofford College, 429 N. Church St., Spartanburg. Admission is free and the event is open to the public. Fred and Dinah are, respectively, the president and CFO/COO of Gretsch Read More
The Greenville Jazz Collective Big Band will celebrate the history of Big Band music with a special “Big Band Jazz Revue” concert at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 29 at Centre Stage, 501 River St., Greenville. The group will play works by such iconic composers as Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Glenn Read More
Ben Folds and A Piano is an apt description for what to expect when the veteran pop singer-songwriter performs Sunday, Oct. 27 at the Peace Center, 300 S. Main St., Greenville. Widely regarded as one of the major music influencers of his generation, the North Carolina-born Folds will draw from Read More