Music+Clubs, Charleston City Paper

Sol Slam returns to the 'Jammer July 19-20

Brooks Brunson — Fri, 17 May 2013 12:23:00 -0400

After a disturbingly cold and rainy spring, sunny days are finally here. But there’s another reason to celebrate — Sol Slam Music Fest is coming back to the Windjammer. more…

Owen Beverly learns French, records new disc at Charleston's Hello Telescope

Chris Haire — Wed, 15 May 2013 13:05:00 -0400

Odd Particle by French Camp

Even though Owen Beverly moved away from Charleston a few years ago, the Holy City hasn't forgotten him and he certainly hasn't forgotten about us.

A little while back, Beverly and the rest of his New York-based band, French Camp, scheduled a recording session at Josh Kaler and Jay Clifford's downtown studio, Hello Telescope. more…

Old Crow Medicine Show is a bluegrass-powered locomotive

Elizabeth Pandolfi — Wed, 15 May 2013 04:00:00 -0400

For an old-time Americana band like Old Crow Medicine Show, it doesn't get much better than hopping a train filled with musicians and seeing the country. Called the Railroad Revival Tour, the train took Old Crow, Mumford and Sons, and Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes from Oakland, Calif. to New Orleans a couple of summers ago, stopping in cities along the way for powerhouse outdoor shows.

Live Music: Elim Bolt, Modern Man, Charles Walker & The Dynamites, Swank Sinatra

Sam Spence — Wed, 15 May 2013 04:00:00 -0400

SLACKER ROCK | Elim Bolt
w/ Estrangers, Black Top Desert
Sat. May 18
9 p.m.
$5
Royal American

Johnnie Matthews’ self-described slacker-rock, nostalgic-pop band Elim Bolt has the same kind of hauntingly vintage vibe as a soundtrack to a David Lynch movie, or better yet Twin Peaks, but without all the doom and gloom. more…

Fatherhood hasn't changed Jake Owen just yet

Chris Parker — Wed, 15 May 2013 04:00:00 -0400

Life's changed a lot the last couple years for Jake Owen. He scored his first No. 1 single, got married, and had his first child all within 18 months of his 30th birthday. Now he's readying a follow-up to 2011's very successful Barefoot Blue Jean Night.

After a childhood in a brutal orphanage, Danny Ellis finds solace in song

Chris Parker — Wed, 15 May 2013 04:00:00 -0400

If it wasn't for music, Danny Ellis might not have been able to overcome the beatings and neglect he suffered during his eight years at the Christian Brothers of the Artane Industrial School, Ireland's most notorious orphanage.

Modern Man explores the outer limits of noise rock

Chris Haire — Tue, 14 May 2013 12:58:00 -0400

EYES NO by Modern Man

Modern Man’s Eyes No is a doomsday combo pack of Sonic Youth, Godspeed You! Black Emperor, and Comets on Fire that traps the listener in a tunnel of shadowy echoes and whispered warnings, all of which make it one of the strangest releases to come of the Holy City in some time. more…

Swank Sinatra defends Psy, calls Billie Joe Armstong the 'HIV of music'

Chris Haire — Tue, 14 May 2013 12:51:00 -0400

Last week, Green Day’s Billie Joe Armstrong shocked the music world when emerged from his 12-step cocoon and proclaimed that South Korean pop star Psy was “the herpes of music.” Ouch.

Fortunately, someone was there to defend Psy’s honor. more…

Coffin Syrup, Skwirl Grinda, Wolf Lord remember Slayer's Jeff Hanneman

Chris Haire — Thu, 09 May 2013 16:01:00 -0400

The metal world was rocked last week when headbangers first learned the horrible news: Slayer's Jeff Hanneman had passed away. According to the band, Hanneman died from liver failure. more…

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.

Live Music: Brave Baby, Orgone, The Stereofidelics, The Outervention

Sam Spence — Wed, 08 May 2013 04:00:00 -0400

WEEN-LOVIN’ ROCK | The Outervention
Fri. May 10
10 p.m.
$5
Home Team BBQ: Sullivan’s Island

Jeff Kozelski is not the kind of guy to hide his influences. more…

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.

Solas frontman Séamus Egan writes songs for his ancestor

Paul Bowers — Wed, 08 May 2013 04:00:00 -0400

In 1910, a man named Michael Conway set sail from the Irish seaport town of Cobh to seek better fortunes in the United States. Landing in Philadelphia, he made his way west to Butte, Mont., to work in the copper mines. Six years later, at age 25, he died from a blow to the head.

Stereo Reform stacks up the beats between slices of funk and disco

Stratton Lawrence — Tue, 07 May 2013 16:53:00 -0400

Stereo Reform's Neil Turner wants to make one thing clear. His Greenville-based dance-friendly outfit is not a Katy Perry tribute band, and he told us as much in November 2011, back when Stereo Reform first began their electro transition. more…

Southern Ground Music and Food Festival announces lineup

Susan Cohen — Mon, 06 May 2013 10:17:00 -0400

The summer music festival season is overrated. Sure, you can watch your favorite bands at Bonnaroo or Pitchfork or Lollapalooza, but it's also really freaking hot out — and even hotter inside those portapotties. more…

WEZL and Y 102.5 raise money for MUSC

Susan Cohen — Fri, 03 May 2013 12:00:00 -0400

Back in February, two local Clear Channel radio stations — country station WEZL 103.5 and the family-friendly Y 102.5 — hosted their annual Cares for Kids Radiothon. They handed over their studio to the good folks at the MUSC Children’s Hospital, who brought patients and families on the air to talk about their experiences. more…

X-Factor returns to North Chuck

Susan Cohen — Fri, 03 May 2013 04:00:00 -0400

Even if you didn’t get through the X-Factor auditions that happened in North Charleston in March, you still have a chance to make it on the show—as part of the studio audience. Simon Cowell’s reality show will take over the North Charleston Coliseum on May 22 and 23 for the very first tapings of the third season. more…

Hot upcoming gig: Luke Winslow-King, May 13, at the Royal American

Chris Haire — Thu, 02 May 2013 16:13:00 -0400

New Orleans ragtime aficionado Luke Winslow-King is swinging by the Royal American on Mon. May 13, and judging by his new album, The Coming Tide, it's a must-see gig if you're a fan of old-timey, shoe-shuffling songs, Charlie Chaplin movies, and brown-bag bath-tub hooch. more…

Savage Souls release first two tracks from ambitious mixtape project

Chris Haire — Thu, 02 May 2013 11:40:00 -0400

A few weeks back, the Chucktown hip-hop trio Savage Souls — Kae G the Original Seed and Fortune the Iron Mike Mangler, and DJ Icirus — announced that they were about to embark on an ambitious project: recording 14 new songs over 14 weeks for a new mixtape called Savage Saturday.

So far, the group has released two songs from the forthcoming Savage Saturday mixtape, "Savage Under Pressure" and "Savage Island," and both are as badass as a burro with a teardrop tat under its right eye and a patch over the other. "Savage Island" is a right-nice, fright-night slice of horrorcore-meets-Sage Francis, while "Savage Under Pressure" is a rapid-fire fury of disco fists. more…

Baroness to play Monster in-store on Memorial Day

Chris Haire — Thu, 02 May 2013 11:18:00 -0400

Yellow & Green by Baroness

Big news headbangers: Baroness has scheduled an in-store appearance at Monster Music and Movies for Mon. May 27, a.k.a. Memorial Day. 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…

Live Music: Steel Rollers, Junkyard Angel, Tech N9ne, Shonna Tucker

Sam Spence — Wed, 01 May 2013 04:00:00 -0400

New Grass Swing | Steel Rollers
w/ Chompin’ at the Bit String Band
Thurs. May 2
9 p.m.
$5/adv., $7/door
Pour House

Sat. more…

The Dubber ditches hard rock for world music

Chris Parker — Wed, 01 May 2013 04:00:00 -0400

Wendell Culbreath is proof that even old dogs can master a new trick. For two decades Culbreath, a.k.a. The Dubber, played lead guitar in a series of bands. He didn't so much as sing in the shower. But thanks to a fortuitous event, The Dubber ended up embarking on a career as a singer-songwriter.

J. Roddy Walston takes off the diaper and gets down to business

Stratton Lawrence — Wed, 01 May 2013 04:00:00 -0400

At first no one knew exactly why J. Roddy Walston was trembling. Walston's parents were confused and concerned about the shakes that took hold of their young son, and yet no one seemed to have an answer.

Singer-actress Tamela Mann still loves her some gospel

Chris Parker — Wed, 01 May 2013 04:00:00 -0400

These days Tamela Mann is most likely to be recognized as an actress, but she got her start singing with contemporary gospel icon Kirk Franklin. They reconnected last year for her current chart-topper, "Take Me to the King."