AltWeeklies Wire
Ben Folds eats humble pienew
Ben Folds is in his mid-40s. But when it comes to his songwriting, that doesn't mean what you'd think it means.
Charleston City Paper |
Paul Bowers |
09-12-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Ben Folds, Ben Folds Five
Hootie guitarist Mark Bryan falls in lovenew
Mark Bryan doesn't miss Columbia. As any good South Carolinian knows, Bryan's band, Hootie and Blowfish, met on the campus on the University of South Carolina.
Charleston City Paper |
Paul Bowers |
09-05-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Charlton Singleton escapes the ska scene to emerge as one of Charleston's jazz greatsnew
In one of Charlton Singleton's first City Paper appearances, he was decked out a yellow vinyl suit. Back in the day, the noted Charleston jazz man was a backing vocalist and cornet player for SKWZBXX, a now-defunct ska band.
Charleston City Paper |
Paul Bowers |
09-05-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Charlton Singleton, SKWZBXX
The Explorers Club issue a rave-up series of suitesnew
If today's youngsters are infected with irony, an evening with the Explorers Club might just be the antidote. With a sound lifted straight from pop radio hits of the '60s and '70s, the Charleston band crafts its songs as if punk never broke.
Charleston City Paper |
Paul Bowers |
12-07-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Explorers Club
Puddle of Mudd Sees No Reason to Mess With the Saucenew
For some bands, every few years marks a new re-invention. There is a conception that a group can get "stale" if it keeps the same basic sound and writes the same sorts of songs for the duration of its career. Puddle of Mudd doesn't buy into any of that crap.
Charleston City Paper |
Paul Bowers |
09-08-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Puddle Of Mudd
Matisyahu Explores the Nature of the Soulnew
Rapper/singer Matisyahu and his backing band the Dub Trio recently released a concert album titled Live at Stubb's Vol. II, It's the Brooklyn songwriter's first offering since 2008's Light.
Charleston City Paper |
Paul Bowers |
08-24-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Matisyahu, The Dub Trio
Josh Ritter has a Book of Jubilationsnew
Josh Ritter has been called one of America's greatest living songwriters. Everyone from Stephen King to Cameron Crowe has sung his praises; even Joan Baez has sung his songs. But still, 12 years into his musical career, he is floored when you tell him you are a fan.
Charleston City Paper |
Paul Bowers |
07-20-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Josh Ritter
