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Home brewers learn the secret ingredient for 2nd annual Iron Brew Competition

Eric Doksa — Wed, 22 May 2013 18:35:00 -0400

Last year, the Inaugural Iron Brew Competition at Holy City Brewing was a huge hit. There were over 30 teams registered that brewed up some fantastic beers. more…

Matsukaze melds ancient and contemporary, East and West – and pulls a Japanese Noh classic into the modern era

Patrick Sharbaugh — Wed, 22 May 2013 04:00:00 -0400

Noh is one of the world's oldest forms of traditional theater, with a history that stretches back to 14th century Japan. On a traditional Noh stage, a painting of a pine tree — typically the gnarled, flattened, iconic Japanese white pine — is a bit of set dressing meant to signify that the play's action takes place in the world of the spirits.

Punch Brothers violinist Gabe Witcher gets all music-nerdy

Paul Bowers — Wed, 22 May 2013 04:00:00 -0400

There is a moment on prog-bluegrass outfit Punch Brothers' most recent full-length album, Who's Feeling Young Now?, when it sounds like mandolin hero Chris Thile has gone off the musical deep end.

Summer's the right time for Txacoli

Stephanie Barna — Mon, 20 May 2013 12:56:00 -0400

Light, effervescent, and poured out of a wine bong (ie. a porron), Txacoli (cha-co-LEE) is easily our favorite summer wine. more…

S.C. couple sues MUSC over unnecessary sex reassignment surgery

Susan Cohen — Fri, 17 May 2013 10:30:00 -0400

A Columbia couple has filed a lawsuit against the Medical University of South Carolina, Greenville Hospital System, and the S.C. Department of Social Services for unnecessarily reassigning their son's gender.

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Go see the Shock T's at Piccolo Fringe — or else

Erica Jackson Curran — Fri, 17 May 2013 10:00:00 -0400

Singing super-group The Shock T's have performed in Charleston so many times, we forget they actually live in Chicago. They're returning for their third Piccolo Spoleto performance May 31-June 2, and they recently posted a video to encourage local audiences to attend their show. more…

The Agenda: Sanford sworn in; Boeing IT jobs; S.C. Idol winner tonight?

Sam Spence — Thu, 16 May 2013 11:07:00 -0400

Swearing in Sanford - Congressman Mark Sanford was sworn into office yesterday (NYT), flanked by the South Carolina delegation, to a standing ovation from his congressional colleagues. U.S. Rep. Joe Wilson praised Sanford as the "survivor" of the wild and crazy SC-1 special election. more…

Are Bellyaks the next big thing on the water?

Stratton Lawrence — Wed, 15 May 2013 04:00:00 -0400

"I breathe plastics," says Adam Masters. "It's in my genetic code." The Asheville-based creator of the Bellyak — a strange-looking face-first kayak that you ride on your belly — could just as easily have said he was born breathing white water.

The Agenda: Trouble for DeMint?; Biden's S.C. comments on Keystone; St. Helena's Glover in Idol finale

Sam Spence — Fri, 10 May 2013 10:59:00 -0400

DeMint check-in - Jim DeMint's tenure at the Heritage Foundation is off to a shaky start as one of his first initiatives, a study blasting proposed immigration reform measures as too expensive, is being discredited by congressional Republicans like U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, who was a close ally of DeMint's while in office. D.C. insiders are viewing Heritage's hiring of a blue chip PR consulting firm as a move that could jeopardize the group's standing as a reputable source of conservative policy analysis. more…

Documentary screening tonight on Alvin Greene, voting technology

Paul Bowers — Thu, 09 May 2013 13:47:00 -0400

Remember Alvin Greene, the unemployed homebody from Manning who somehow won the Democratic nomination for a South Carolina seat in the U.S. Senate back in 2010? So does filmmaker Jason Grant Smith, writer and director of the documentary I Voted?. more…

CofC graduation this weekend

Elizabeth Pandolfi — Thu, 09 May 2013 10:39:00 -0400

Not only is it Mother's Day on Sunday (have you gotten your gift yet?), but on Friday and Saturday, students at the College of Charleston take the walk from the cocoon-like halls of academia to the real world.

The weird, alienated world of Cop City Chill Pillars

Susan Cohen — Wed, 08 May 2013 04:00:00 -0400

Cop City Chill Pillars exist on a different wavelength than the rest of us. Although the band — guitarist Chris Jankow Jr., drummer Jordan Pettingill, bassist Jimmy Bradshaw, and occasional guests — grew up in the same Palm Beach County scene that spawned Surfer Blood, Cop City has very little in common with those Florida hipster indie pop darlings.

Luke Winslow-King finds his ragtime heart in the Big Easy

Chris Parker — Wed, 08 May 2013 04:00:00 -0400

When Luke Winslow-King graduated from prep school in Michigan, he had no plans to attend college, at least not right out of school and definitely not in Louisiana. Instead, Winslow-King joined two friends on a nationwide tour performing Woody Guthrie songs and telling stories.

The Agenda: Johns Island TIF nixed, Capt. Sam's Spit to be reheard, SC-1 home stretch

Sam Spence — Fri, 03 May 2013 11:45:00 -0400

SC-1 - As Mark Sanford and Elizabeth Colbert Busch enter the final week of the tightening special election campaign (The State), Colbert Busch is embarking on a bus tour of the 1st District and Mark Sanford is getting some help from an independent expenditure (Roll Call) in the form of TV ads which go on the air today. Both candidates are playing the numbers game, working to turn out as many (P&C) of their potential supporters as possible on Tuesday, but state Sen. Larry Grooms (AP), one of the 15 candidates beaten by Sanford in the GOP primary, endorsed Sanford Thursday, telling his followers to not follow the suggestion of a grassroots campaign urging voters to write in his name. more…

The Agenda: Kathie Lee and Hoda take over CofC, Repubs rally around Sanford, Haley-Sheheen heating up already

Sam Spence — Thu, 02 May 2013 11:04:00 -0400

Kathie Lee and Hoda - Kathie Lee and Hoda, who take over the fourth hour of NBC's TODAY, took over the College of Charleston Cistern Yard this morning (P&C), filming segments for shows set to air today and tomorrow.

SC-1 - On Wednesday, in addition to getting the endorsement of Hustler publisher Larry Flynt, several establishment Republican lawmakers lined up to announce their support for Mark Sanford in Tuesday's 1st District special election: Tim Scott, Lindsey Graham, Rand Paul, Nikki Haley, and Newt Gingrich all announced support for Sanford yesterday. more…

A$AP Ferg opening for Juicy J at Music Farm

Susan Cohen — Wed, 01 May 2013 14:35:00 -0400

Charleston doesn't always have the best luck when it comes to hip-hop shows — remember that whole Big Boi/Busta Rhymes fiasco in 2011? — but we still manage to attract some good names. more…

Hustler publisher Larry Flynt endorses "sex pioneer" Mark Sanford

Sam Spence — Wed, 01 May 2013 13:28:00 -0400

Fresh off big-name endorsements from U.S. Sens. Rand Paul and Lindsey Graham, Republican 1st District congressional candidate Mark Sanford collected the endorsement of infamous smut mag publisher Larry Flynt.

Flynt reportedly shopped around a print ad to South Carolina papers this week, including the City Paper, but thus far the ad has yet to appear on newsstands. more…

Awendaw Green sets next Music Hall bluegrass show for June 7

Paul Bowers — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 14:12:00 -0400

The second installment of Awendaw Green's Grass in the Hall series is set for June 7 at the Charleston Music Hall and will feature the Black Iron Gathering, the Bushels, and Nu Blu. Doors will open at 6:30 p.m.

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Social Primer's K. Cooper Ray talks Southern style with Dockers

Erica Jackson Curran — Mon, 29 Apr 2013 10:00:00 -0400

Dockers has been teaming up with influential people in the menswear industry for their documentary-style Men of Style Series, and they recently featured Charleston's own K. Cooper Ray. The Social Primer founder is promoting the Alpha khaki, part of the Spring/Summer 2013 collection. more…

From Fro-Yo to Banh Mi to Beer Gardens

Stephanie Barna — Fri, 26 Apr 2013 16:05:00 -0400

Charleston has a weird way of hitting a trend hard. Remember when all those fro-yo joints showed up on King Street? more…

Ashanti records at Charleston Sound

Brooks Brunson — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 11:03:00 -0400

Apr 21, 2013 | #StudioLife!!!!! I think this joint is gonna be dope!!!! more…

The Agenda: Chief Carr, Texting law can wait, State is drought-free

Sam Spence — Thu, 25 Apr 2013 10:00:00 -0400

Chief Carr - Former Charleston Fire Chief Thomas Carr passed away late last night (P&C). Carr took over the Charleston Fire Department in 2008 after the Sofa Super Store fire which killed nine city firefighters. more…

Mark Sanford debates Pelosi, Snooki, Grumpy Cat, and a corgi (VIDEO)

Sam Spence — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 15:36:00 -0400

So this morning, as you were going through your first emails, Mark Sanford was debating a nearly-life-size cutout of Nancy Pelosi on the sidewalk in front of MUSC. Acting as a stand-in, Sanford says, for his Democratic opponent Elizabeth Colbert Busch, the former governor peppered posterboard Pelosi with questions ranging from unions, to the stimulus, to the federal budget. more…

Steven Fiore masters the love song on new album Youth and Magic

Paul Bowers — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 04:00:00 -0400

It's a pitch-black night on the beach, and Steve Martin pulls out a ukulele to serenade Bernadette Peters with a winsome rendition of "Tonight You Belong to Me." As they sidle up to a bonfire, Peters picks up a trumpet and joins in the song. The whole scene is irresistibly sweet and plainly silly.

The Agenda: Sanford saga continues, SC-1 loves Boeing, County Council might love Boeing

Sam Spence — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 11:05:00 -0400

Sanford saga - Washington Post's Jonathan Capehart lays out the national media perspective on Mark Sanford chapter and verse, complete with the headline, "Mark Sanford is truly ridiculous". Phil Bailey, one of the Statehouse's top Dem flacks agreed on Twitter, "Yep. more…