Vincent Harris, Author at GREENVILLE JOURNAL

Upstate Beat: ∆ L Y S creates soothing EP for turbulent times

If you’re not familiar or comfortable with the terms “ambient music” or “electronica,” let me put those aside and explain it this way: “Enid,” the new EP by the Upstate…

Mark Hartwell Jones takes his local music podcast to Twitch

A few years back, Upstate music fan Mark Hartwell Jones believed he had fallen out of the loop. After years of following different local musicians and going to shows, he…

Upstate Beat: Studio 101 keeps the tape rolling during the pandemic

Studio 101 recently won an Upstate Music Award for "Best Studio Producer/Engineer"

Upstate Beat: Local venues navigate reopening in an uncertain time

As various venues around the Upstate move toward reopening this month, a lot of uncertainty remains. For music venues that also serve as restaurants, places like Greenville’s Smiley’s Acoustic Café…

sympl releases striking new ‘Heart of Darkness’-inspired video

The video for “This Means War,” a new single by Upstate rapper Ernesto “sympl” Gutierrez, begins with a striking quote from author Joseph Conrad, from his 1899 novella “Heart of…

Kylie Odetta’s new EP is a journey through her struggle with depression and anxiety

Recording “Roots & Petals” wasn’t an easy process; it took Kylie Odetta two years of work to find the right sound for her songs, but in the end, she says that all of the struggle was worth it.

Upstate Beat: Remedy 58 makes their debut album — twice

“We wanted to go in the studio and play like we play live and release it,” says Joel Green. “And we quickly learned that it wasn’t the best way to go."

Music therapist creates YouTube series to calm coronavirus anxiety

It seems like Dean Quick was destined to do what he’s doing. The North Carolina native has loved making music and helping people all of his life, so his eventual…

WVRM’s hard-hitting sound gets national notice (finally)

On April 3, the Upstate band WVRM (pronounced “worm”) released its third album, a brutal, punishing collection of grindcore metal called “Colony Collapse.” It’s an unabashedly political album, with singer…

Local musician Andrew Oliver develops new product for musicians

They say that necessity is the mother of invention, and a couple of years ago, Upstate musician, producer and engineer Andrew Oliver saw a need that needed to be filled.…

Upstate Beat: Brooks Dixon’s musical message: We’re ‘Not in This Alone’

Brooks Dixon says he wrote the song both to comfort himself and others.

Upstate Beat: Smiley’s hires musicians as ‘singing delivery people’ for food orders

Mike Frazier says the idea is an extension of Smiley’s dedication to the local scene.

City of Greenville launches virtual Sound Check concert series tonight

The Sound Check series will begin with Upstate singer/songwriter Brooks Dixon on Thursday at 5 p.m., and rock trio J-E-T will play on Friday.

Veteran Upstate rockers REdEFIND release new EP with a new singer

Years before he officially joined the band, Jordan Caparell actually joined REdEFIND onstage one night to perform alongside their previous singer.

The Single File: New releases by Mary Emma Norris, Rögg Collins and Gláss

In this week's Single File music writer Vincent Harris talks with Mary Emma Norris, Rögg Collins and Gláss.

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