A chronicle of the Upstate South Carolina music community and beyond
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
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 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
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
By DAN ARMONAITIS Earlier this year, singer-songwriter Johnny Irion released one of his songs, “Hard Working People,” as a single, and it ended up being featured on Amazon’s Fresh Folk & Americana Playlist. As the title implies, the song celebrates the lives of everyday folks such as farmers, bartenders, military Read More
Charleston-based singer-songwriter Grace Joyner will bring her dreamy indie pop sound to The Velo Fellow, 1 Augusta St. #126, Greenville, on Friday, Nov. 22, sharing a bill with the similarly atmospheric but stylistically different Mourning Dove. Showtime is 8:30 p.m. Joyner has received critical acclaim for her 2016 album, “Maybe Read More