New singles from local bands show depth of the music scene: Upstate Beat
Two very different Upstate bands have released new singles recently.
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Southern rockers Robert Jon & The Wreck roll into the Radio Room
“Hold On” is a grinding, down-and-dirty hard rocker with an addictive chorus, barbed-wire riffs and rippling Hammond organ.
LeAnn Rimes brings ‘Joy’ to the Peace Center: Upstate Beat
The centerpiece of her second Christmas album is a stunning medley of holiday favorites, including “God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen,” “Angels We have Heard on High” and “Hark the Herald Angels Sing.”
Darby Wilcox to debut new EP during Radio Room release show: Upstate Beat
“You can’t rush potatoes,” says Upstate singer-songwriter-guitarist Darby Wilcox. “They’re ready when they’re ready.”
Greenville singer-songwriter Jake Ybarra releases debut album
It may be a little early to make comparisons, but “Something in the Water,” the debut album by Jake Ybarra, has the songs to at least start that conversation.
Valentine Wolfe brings foreboding sound to Sigal Music Museum: Upstate Beat
In a way, it makes perfect sense that the Greenville duo Valentine Wolfe will play at the Sigal Music Museum Nov. 30.
Country star Dylan Scott brings a decade of hits to Spartanburg: Upstate Beat
Early in October, Dylan Scott released a new six-track EP called “I’ll Be a Bartender.”
The Kentucky Headhunters still rocking country music after 50 years: Upstate Beat
The Headhunters, which had been around in one form or another since 1968, crashed the country charts with “Dumas Walker” in 1990.
Chatham County Line brings a new sound to Greenville’s Radio Room: Upstate Beat
If you’re a longtime fan, you should probably be ready for a bit of a musical curveball when the band takes the stage at the Radio Room in Greenville on Nov. 2.
The Head and the Heart ride career momentum to the Peace Center: Upstate Beat
When Seattle band The Head and the Heart walks onstage at the Peace Center Oct. 28, it will be doing so at both artistic and commercial peaks.
Needtobreathe returns to Greenville with new album, same big sound: Upstate Beat
It makes sense that the popular rock band Needtobreathe would feel at home in the Upstate.
SC folk singer opens for Indigo Girls at the Peace Center
Columbia folk singer Danielle Howle, who has a new album out, opens for the Indigo Girls at the Peace Center on Oct. 12.
Rising stars, legends hit stage for Greenville Country Music Fest: Upstate Beat
The Greenville Country Music Fest is Oct. 20-22.
Illiterate Light brings rich guitar-and-drums sound to the Radio Room: Upstate Beat
Illiterate Light, a duo from Harrisonburg, Virginia, will bring a combination of rich electric rock and stripped-down acoustic to Greenville.
Roots & Boots tour brings 1990s country to Greenville’s Foundry: Upstate Beat
The tour features three of the biggest country stars of the 1990s.