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How to Get Into Shows for Freenew
As a veteran musician, promoter, and door man, Johnny Puke knows about the ins and outs of gigs.
Charleston City Paper |
T. Ballard Lesemann |
01-02-2012 |
Music
How to File for Bankruptcynew
Being in debt sucks. Owing money to creditors, banks, and other institutions can truly break your spirit, and letting your financial issues turn into a genuine credit crisis can destroy your credit score.
Charleston City Paper |
T. Ballard Lesemann |
01-02-2012 |
Economy
Tags: Filing for Bankruptcy
James Brown adds a touch of heart and soul to the holidaysnew
On James Brown's Funky Christmas, the big standout is "Let's Make Christmas Mean Something This Year," a slow-burning ballad powered by bold, Supremes-like backing vocals. Most of it is driven by Brown's nostalgic storytelling.
Charleston City Paper |
T. Ballard Lesemann |
12-22-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Greyhounds are a Dynamic Duonew
The Greyhounds recently released an EP titled Spring Training. Compared to some of their funky material from the 2000s, the new stuff is more spare and sparse, but the element of soul remains intact.
Charleston City Paper |
T. Ballard Lesemann |
12-15-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Sadler Vaden Lands Gig with Drivin' N Cryin'new
One year ago, Sadler Vaden was super busy with his longtime rock trio Leslie. These days, when the guitarist and songwriter talks about his band, he's referring to veteran rock group Drivin' N Cryin'.
Charleston City Paper |
T. Ballard Lesemann |
12-15-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Danielle Howle has a woodsy state of mindnew
Danielle Howle's melodic and spirited folk-rock has always had a raw and earthy flavor, but it was never what fans or critics would describe as "swampy." .
Charleston City Paper |
T. Ballard Lesemann |
11-29-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Danielle Howle
Run Dan Run are Mad Pop Scientistsnew
Run Dan Run's Normal is a dynamic, moody collection with a solid full-band sound. Songwriter Dan McCurry and his troupe reach far beyond their initial efforts in the early days.
Charleston City Paper |
T. Ballard Lesemann |
11-17-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Darius Rucker's Latest is a Love Letter to Charlestonnew
It's always ideal to chat with big-time musicians when they're relaxed and undistracted by fans, agents, or immediate performance obligations. When City Paper met with Darius Rucker two weeks ago at Chucktown Music Group's downtown office, the songwriter beamed with cheerfulness. It was the eve of the Pro-Am Jam, a collaborative post-golf tournament benefit concert at the Daniel Island Club hosted by Rucker's Hootie and the Blowfish bandmate Mark Bryan.
Charleston City Paper |
T. Ballard Lesemann |
11-10-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
The Pixies Celebrate Doolittlenew
In 1988, Pixies drummer David Lovering laid the snare drum and tom-tom fills over his bandmate Kim Deal's thumping bass line in the first measures of "Debaser." Back then, he never imagined that two decades later he'd spend three years playing Doolittle in its entirety.
Charleston City Paper |
T. Ballard Lesemann |
11-10-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Pixies
Everybody Loves Our Town Goes Behind the Grimenew
With all of the buzz surrounding the 20th anniversary of Nirvana's breakthrough album Nevermind and Pearl Jam's chart-topping debut Ten, it's cool to have an additional perspective to balance the story of the two bands' rise. Everybody Loves Our Town: An Oral History of Grunge, released this fall via Crown/Archetype, provides a hefty companion to those re-releases.
Charleston City Paper |
T. Ballard Lesemann |
11-03-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Gringo Star's Nick Furgiuele Cranks the Reverbnew
Atlanta's Gringo Star specializes in a jangly, dreamy cacophony -- a British Invasion-inspired, mod-tinged take on classic power pop.
Charleston City Paper |
T. Ballard Lesemann |
10-04-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Gringo Star, Nick Furgiuele
Blair Crimmins Won't Play Wallpaper Musicnew
Blair Crimmins and his troupe have stayed busy this year playing around the Southeast in support of a new EP titled State Hotel. The single "Old Man Cabbage" is a steamy number with an exotic melody.
Charleston City Paper |
T. Ballard Lesemann |
09-29-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Scott H. Biram Doesn't Like Gadgetsnew
Playing on antiquated six-strings, amps, and wired-up stompboxes, Scott Biram's been rockin' hard on his own punkish blend of traditional blues, old-school country, and zydeco for more than a decade.
Charleston City Paper |
T. Ballard Lesemann |
09-22-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Scott H. Biram
Disco Demolition Knights draw from the gritty sidenew
Charleston rock trio Disco Demolition Knights formed last fall. Brian "BG" Graham, Bob Hylton, and Brooks DuBose had a heavy-duty style in mind.
Charleston City Paper |
T. Ballard Lesemann |
09-05-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
Sonic Adulthoodnew
When Sonic Youth welcomed indie filmmaker Dave Markey and his 8mm camera during a European tour in 1991, the resulting document was a snarky rockumentary titled 1991: The Year Punk Broke. Released in 1992, it marked a turning point in rock.
Charleston City Paper |
T. Ballard Lesemann |
08-31-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
