A chronicle of the Upstate South Carolina music community and beyond
By DAN ARMONAITIS Mike Savino laughs when he thinks about a moment of youthful indiscretion he experienced in the early 1990s. “I got arrested for shoplifting when I was 16 because I wanted an Alice in Chains CD,” said Savino, who grew up in Long Island, N.Y. “My mom was Read More
By DAN ARMONAITIS Jordan Caparell had been anticipating the arrival of Friday, April 3 for quite some time. REdEFIND, the veteran Upstate band he joined about seven months ago as its new lead vocalist, was to have celebrated the release of its latest EP with a concert that night at Read More
By DAN ARMONAITIS Sarah Shook has a reputation as a bit of a badass, and it’s a label that the North Carolina-based singer-songwriter warmly embraces. “By my estimation, nothing is more badass than having compassion for others,” Shook said. “And assuming that assessment is true, then, yes, I got badass Read More
Dan + Shay will bring its “The (Arena) Tour” to the Bon Secours Wellness Arena, 650 N. Academy St., Greenville on Saturday, March 14. [Update: The concert has been postponed until Sept. 10 due to the unprecedented circumstances surrounding the coronavirus.] Having won Grammy Awards each of the past two Read More
By DAN ARMONAITIS Charleston-based singer-songwriter Matt Megrue hasn’t played The Radio Room since the Greenville music venue moved from North Pleasantburg Drive to its current location on Poinsett Highway in 2017, but he already knows what to expect when he performs there on Friday, March 6. “I saw Titus Adronicus 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
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