A chronicle of the Upstate South Carolina music community and beyond
By DAN ARMONAITIS While living in Savannah, Ga. for 13 years, Anna Chandler would often drive up U.S. Highway 17 to Charleston. Along the way, she’d pass through the Ashepoo, Combahee and Edisto Basin, a beautiful estuary better known as the ACE Basin. “That drive is my favorite to do 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
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
Mac Arnold and Plate Full O’ Blues will present a post-Christmas concert on Thursday, Dec. 26 at The Spinning Jenny, 107 Cannon St., Greer. The Upstate’s premier blues disciple, Arnold got his start playing in a band that included James Brown on piano and later became a member of the Read More
Internationally renowned death metal outfit Nile will take the stage on Saturday, Dec. 14 at The Firmament, 5 Market Point Drive, Greenville. The band, which was founded in Greenville more than a quarter-century ago, just released its newest album, “Vile Nilotic Rites,” on the Nuclear Blast label and continues to Read More