Review(s): Trouble the Youth shorts
I very quickly realized while watching the Trouble the Youth shorts in the Nickelodeon Theatre yesterday that these were not popcorn-munching movies. Comprised of five films with subjects ranging from...
View ArticleSXSW: A Recap With Perspective
Most people write their SXSW recap mentally and physically drained from a week of bouncing between day parties and shows that last well into the next morning. Your sleep schedule is far from normal,...
View ArticleSuperchunk Headline Jam Room Music Festival
There’s a running joke in the Columbia music scene about local festivals booking 90’s acts, usually in the modern/alt rock vein. Jam Room Music Festival went and booked a 90’s band, but they went out...
View ArticleHopscotch Day Party Top Picks
Full List of Hopscotch Day Parties Krill Steve Hears Pile in Malden and Bursts into Tears by Krill As popular DIY indie guitar bands like Speedy Ortiz and Pile have shown, Massachusetts has seen an...
View ArticleA Look Back at Hopscotch Music Festival
The War on Drugs at Lincoln Theatre Over the years Hopscotch has served as a vehicle for new music discovery for me and a chance to see North Carolina acts that don’t visit South Carolina often, but...
View ArticleIn Review: Hopscotch 2014 Top 8
Hopscotch 2014 Top 8 “North Carolina, a state making national news of late for its legislative conservatism while proudly hosting to one of the most progressive music events in the country.” Music...
View ArticleIn Review: Mountain Song Festival 2014
If you are taking a trip from Greenville in the fall on Highway 276 and you take a right near Table Rock, it takes you up to Caesars Head. It is a great place to stand and breathe in the clean air and...
View ArticleMusic Midtown 2014 Review
“Somebody stole my car radio and now I just sit in silence.” -Twenty-One Pilots The highway to Atlanta was marked with an almost tragic experience where the gas light radiated ominously for 15 solid...
View ArticleFall for Greenville 2014 Music Guide
Fall for Greenville crowd photo by Berkley Aiken Follow Fall for Greenville – Instagram Facebook Twitter As downtown Greenville has grown and changed over the years into one of the most lively...
View ArticleIn Review: Fall for Greenville 2014
I got the feeling I was part of something special Saturday as a good chunk of Charleston’s music scene took over Fall for Greenville — from up-and-comers Volcanoes in the Kitchen opening the main...
View ArticleSavannah Stopover Music Festival Announce Initial Lineup
Don’t feel like traveling to Austin, TX for SXSW? Go to Savannah Stopover Music Festival instead. Since their inaugural festival in 2011, Savannah Stopover has become a regular tour stop for bands...
View ArticleHopscotch Announce 2015 Lineup
In a busy offseason that saw Hopscotch change hands, purchased by Etix founder Travis Janovich, long time festival goers can breathe a sigh of relief as they’ve come through on their promise of...
View ArticleCLTURE Music Fest Shines Light on NC Music and Beyond
Charlotte based website CLTure.org cover just about everything under the sun relating to their local community and the creative people who surround them — included in that is some excellent music...
View ArticleHopscotch 2015 : Thursday Day Party Picks
Keath Mead at SXSW 2015 Unlike SXSW it is somewhat manageable to keep up with the day parties at Hopscotch. For starters most of them are official and coordinated by the same promoters, venues and...
View ArticleHopscotch 2015 in Photos
Hopscotch 2015 Photos Click here to view on mobile. Photos include Natalie Prass, The High Divers, Waxahatchee, Phil Cook, Chelsea Wolfe, Mac McCaughan, Leapling, Some Army, Say Brother, Octopus...
View ArticleA Look Back at Hopscotch 2015
Every year, Hopscotch Music Festival brings over 150 bands to downtown Raleigh. These bands encompass an incredible number of genres and microgenres, local and international. So it can be hard to run...
View ArticlePreview: Fall For Greenville Kicks Off Tonight
Create your custom schedule here Fall for Greenville kicks off Thursday October 8th with The Suffers and Nathan Angelo. It’s that time for Greenville, SC again. The changing of seasons ushers in cool,...
View ArticleSavannah Stopover Announces Initial Lineup
Check out our 2015 coverage of Savannah Stopover Festival. Let me say this and just get it out there. Two of the best albums of 2015 came from All Dogs and Des Ark, both of whom are playing Savannah...
View ArticleFreeway Music Festival Returns to Tin Roof and Music Farm
Now in its fourth year Freeway Music Festival returns to Music Farm Saturday, April 2 with an eclectic full day of music headlined by G. Love and Special Sauce. Each year the festival’s main goal is to...
View ArticleBanjo-B-Que 2016: Memorial Day in the CSRA
Willie Nelson at Banjo B Que 2016. Photo by Bain Stewart Banjo-B-Que is kind of like the Masters in that you get there early, set up your chair, and then leave it there for the day so you’ve got a...
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