Upstate Beat: The Albino Skunk Music Festival rides again May 13-15
“I think it’s gonna be a big celebration because everybody’s going to be so happy to get out." - Glynn Zeigler
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How the search for an old bakery turned into the Greenville Music History project
The Greenville Music History Project is a website and companion podcast that both dive deep into the venues, musicians and genres that have called Greenville home.
Upstate Beat: Spinning Jenny’s ‘Tuesdays at The Jenny’ series offers open air music, food, drinks
With the COVID-19 pandemic raging, Murry, the co-owner of The Spinning Jenny, a 650-capacity venue in Greer, found herself with an empty event calendar.
Upstate Beat: Former Glee star and Greer native Noah Guthrie makes stop at the Peace Center
“This is really my first real show since the pandemic started,” Noah Guthrie says. “It's a big deal for artists when they don’t get to do something like this for a while."
Scene but not heard: Upstate hip-hop strives to find equal footing
There’s been a lot of talk in the Upstate about our music scene over the last few years. About rock, country, electronic music, folk and jazz. But there’s one genre…
Upstate Beat: 49 Winchester @ Radio Room
Like most working indie bands, Russell County, Virginia’s 49 Winchester had a lot of plans at the beginning of 2020. And most of them involved touring. The band, singer/guitarist Isaac…
Upstate Beat: Long live the King – Marvin King, father of blues phenom Marcus King – brings his own riffs to Quest Brewery
Despite the big-sounding name, the Marvin King Revue is about as stripped-down a band as you can get.
Kimberly Simms and Wit’s End Poetry take verse from the page to the stage
Kimberly Simms founded Wit's End Poetry, a nonprofit that promotes poetry events and provides resources to established and emerging poets, in 2002.
Sound Check concert series goes live at the Peace Center amphitheater
There will be 26 shows at the amphitheater throughout the spring and summer.
UofSC School of Medicine Greenville Dean Dr. Marjorie Jenkins hopes to ‘make a real difference’
Dr. Marjorie Jenkins’ love of her students reflects the love she felt for this area when she first came from Texas and interviewed for her position back in 2019.
SC’s Danielle Brooks brings Mahalia Jackson’s story to the screen
Some might find it intimidating to portray such a towering figure in Black history, but Danielle Brooks says she simply wants to make her home state proud.
The Single File: New songs by local artists Kings Ransome, Brooks Dixon and Kylie Odetta
Vincent Harris talks with local artists about their inspiration for new songs.
Roll sound: Wasted Wine’s Robert Gowan explores music for films
While the pandemic raged and Robert Gowan couldn’t perform live, he turned toward scoring material for movies and TV.
Breaking molds, making music: Women’s History Month musicians, then and now
Here are just a few historically significant female South Carolina musicians, along with some current favorites who have made important contributions to our scene.
Short and sweet and ‘Big as the Sky’ — Her Pilots drop debut album
Nine tracks, half an hour, no song over four minutes.