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Saturday, January 28, 2012
Songwriters Lovett and Hiatt team up
Lyle Lovett and John Hiatt to perform an acoustic concert at the PAC
Posted by T. Ballard Lesemann on Sat, Jan 28, 2012 at 10:16 AM
Lovett and His Large Band performed at the PAC in 2010 in support of his critically acclaimed album Natural Forces. His latest collection, Release Me, is due on Feb. 28. Hiatt and his backing combo performed in Charleston at the Charleston Music Hall in 2010 behind a soul-rock/Americana collection titled The Open Road. His latest is titled Dirty Jeans & Mudslide Hymns.
Reserved seats for the show go on sale for $39.50 and $59.50 (plus fees) at 10 a.m. on Fri. Feb. 3. They’ll be available at the box office, Ticketmaster outlets (including select Publix stores), by phone at (800) 745-3000, and online at ticketmaster.com. Visit northcharlestoncoliseumpac.com for ticket information, and check out lylelovett.com and johnhiatt.com for more.
Friday, January 27, 2012
Birthday Bash and Benefit
Local musicians come together for Ndangane
Posted by Lacey Young on Fri, Jan 27, 2012 at 11:36 AM
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- Children in the Senegalese village of Ndangane in West Africa
Things kick off at 4 p.m. with an oyster roast on the deck lasting until 9 p.m. Music continues through the night. Rusty Cole, the bassist of local band Sol Driven Train, turns a year older, offering yet another opportunity to get local musicians together.
“It isn’t the same as a paid gig,” says event organizer Alfred Garrett. “It’s a chance for a bunch of different musicians to come together, play, and have a good time.”
Admission is $6 for the events on the back deck and $10 for the full day and main stage show. For the third year running, all proceeds from the night will benefit the Jef Jel Project, a nonprofit organization aimed to assist struggling communities in the Senegalese village of Ndangane in West Africa. Last year’s event financed the construction of a new maternity center in the heart of Ndangane. This year, efforts are focused on building restrooms in local schools of the village.
To learn more, visit jefjelproject.org and charlestonpourhouse.com. —Lacey Young
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
The Village Tavern shuts down
The Mt. Pleasant venue locked its doors this week
Posted by T. Ballard Lesemann on Tue, Jan 24, 2012 at 1:58 PM
East Cooper bar and music venue the Village Tavern closed for business on Sat. Jan. 21. Manager John Morlan broke the news to City Paper today. Morlan and talent buyer David Warren took over the Crickentree Village venue in mid-2010 and invested a considerable amount of hard work renovating the kitchen, bar, and live music areas, adding a new stage and PA system. They opened for business on Nov. 18, 2010.
Original owner Trey Lofton opened the Village Tavern in 2002. Through the years, the venue established itself as a hotspot for original live music.
"It was a culmination of factors," Morlan says of the decision to close. "Business was up down at times, but that's to be expected with us being in business less than 18 months. It really was a culmination of various business and personal issues that led us to a business asset sale."
The ongoing construction project along Johnnie Dodds Boulevard in front of the venue discouraged traffic into the shopping center as well. Other businesses and restaurants in the area continue to struggle with the issue.
"It was a fun and interesting year or so," Morlan adds. "We offered something we thought Charleston would love. We always wanted a place where people could go and get great food, have lots of different beer, and see live music. I thought there were enough sports bars in the world. I feel like we had some great bands play, and there were a ton of little-known but extremely talented musicians that took that stage. The Tavern was important to us for several reasons besides the nostalgia of us going out and seeing live music there in our younger days. We wanted there to be a live music venue east of the Cooper. Even though some complained that we changed the interior, we tried to keep the spirit of the old place, which to me was this place to go see great live music acts. I think we accomplished that."
Morlan says that there's already a new owner with plans to reopen the venue under a different name in the near future. Stay tuned.
Saturday, January 21, 2012
Nick Carter's Backstreet cred
The Backstreet Boy says he's taking off
Posted by Alex Keith on Sat, Jan 21, 2012 at 6:45 AM
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- What's Nick Carter taking off?
Gaining fame in the late ’90s to the delight, and near hysteria, of teenage girls worldwide, Carter is best known as a member of boy-band sensation the Backstreet Boys. After several record-breaking songs like “I Want it That Way” and “Larger than Life,”, the group went on hiatus in the early 2000s, giving Carter the opportunity to release his first album without the boys. Now or Never sold over 600,000 copies worldwide, proving Carter to be a worthy solo act. After satisfying fans with a reality show, House of Carters, and a few more Backstreet Boys albums that could never quite top the million-selling Millennium, he is at it alone again.
So if you’re feeling nostalgic for the ’90s (you know you still have that Nick Carter poster taped to your door), come sing along to old tracks and check out what Carter has to offer from his new album.
Advance tickets are available for $23. Visit nickcarter.net and musicfarm.com for more. —Alex Keith
Friday, January 20, 2012
Sir Elton visits the Lowcountry
The British pop legend is solid at the Coliseum
Posted by T. Ballard Lesemann on Fri, Jan 20, 2012 at 7:20 AM
- Rebecca Taylor
- Elton John, 2012
The Grammy Award-winning pianist and vocalist started playing blues and pop music in the 1960s in London. He released a critically acclaimed debut in 1969 titled Empty Sky. By the early 1970s, he’d achieved superstar status and commercial success with such hits as “Your Song,” “Rocket Man,” "Bennie and the Jets," and “Don’t Let the Sun Go Down on Me.” John was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1994. His latest studio album is entitled The Union. His current stage show includes hits from his entire discography.
Tickets for the concert at the Coliseum go on sale at the PAC ticket office for $37 (plus applicable fees) at 10 a.m. on Sat. Jan. 28 at the Coliseum box office, ticketmaster.com, Ticketmaster outlets, and by phone at (800) 745-3000.
For more info, visit eltonjohn.com and northcharlestoncoliseum-pac.com.
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