AltWeeklies Wire
Kevin Costner Not Just Actingnew
Things are going mighty fine for Kevin Costner's side project, Modern West. The band goes back over 20 years when Kevin met actor/musician Coinman in L.A. during an acting workshop.
Charleston City Paper |
T. Ballard Lesemann |
03-26-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Modern West
Kimya Dawson's Solo Endeavor Stays Sweetnew
At first listen, the acoustic music of folk-pop singer/songwriter Kimya Dawson may seem childlike, sparse, and uncomplicated. After a few spins, however, her personable charm, positive vibe, and self-assured sense of intimacy are anything but kids' stuff.
Charleston City Paper |
T. Ballard Lesemann |
03-26-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Kimya Dawson
Manx-Style Rock and Bluesnew
Comprised of Davy Knowles, Ross Doyle, and Adam Jones, Back Door Slam are dedicated to what they call "a mindblowing brand of contemporary/traditional blues-rock."
Charleston City Paper |
T. Ballard Lesemann |
03-19-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Back Door Slam
Harmony At First Listennew
Dynamic husband-and-wife country duo shines brightly on American Songwriter Magazine's Winter Tour.
Charleston City Paper |
T. Ballard Lesemann |
01-30-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Wrights
Mike Farris: a Uniquely Redemptive Storynew
"When I'm playing music, it's like prayer," Farris says.
Charleston City Paper |
T. Ballard Lesemann |
01-09-2008 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Mike Farris, Salvation in Lights
Gaslight Street Polishes Its Actnew
The Charleston rock quartet's spiritual home seems to be the Deep South by way of London circa 1967.
Charleston City Paper |
T. Ballard Lesemann |
12-12-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Gaslight Street
Dublin's Mike Got Spiked Seize the Statesnew
The band plays frighteningly tight hybrid of emo-metal, old-school punk, and bar-room mischief -- aggressive and solid.
Charleston City Paper |
T. Ballard Lesemann |
12-05-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Mike Got Spiked
Creech Holler Twist the Murky Music of the Delta & the Appalachiansnew
The Tennessee/Carolina trio plays blood-soaked country blues and reverberations.
Charleston City Paper |
T. Ballard Lesemann |
11-28-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Jay Clifford Officially Goes Solonew
The Charleston songwriter reveals a finely-tuned solo debut this week.
Charleston City Paper |
T. Ballard Lesemann |
10-31-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Driving Blind, Jay Clifford
The Otherworldy Celebrationnew
Hovering from an atmospheric blend of sensual Goth-pop, orchestrated dance-rock, and analog keyboard noise, Baltimore band Celebration manage to blast out some unusual sounds.
Charleston City Paper |
T. Ballard Lesemann |
10-24-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Celebration, The Modern Tribe
Meet the Monksnew
South Carolina-based Modern Day Monks recorded its debut at the Fusion Five Studio facility by Jordan Herschaft and fellow audio engineer Jeff Leonard -- both of whom have recently established the new label Indie Records.
Charleston City Paper |
T. Ballard Lesemann |
10-10-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Modern Day Monks
Sugarland Launches CMT's Change for Change Tournew
The Georgia-based country/pop band is touring to raise money for Shalom Foundation, which helps fund school houses and infrastructure development in rural Guatemala.
Charleston City Paper |
T. Ballard Lesemann |
09-27-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Sugarland
The Moaners: Not Your Typical Chick Duonew
Too garage-rocky and quirky to qualify as genuine blues, and too driven by wild slide guitar work to tag as typical indie-rock, the Chapel Hill duo is into something different.
Charleston City Paper |
T. Ballard Lesemann |
09-12-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Blackwig Yalobusha, The Moaners
The Dynamites Pass the Road Testnew
Common funk and soul roots help the two-year-old band sound like old vets.
Charleston City Paper |
T. Ballard Lesemann |
08-31-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Jeff Norwood Puts a Spin on Delta Bluesnew
The singer/guitarist puts a Carolina spin on traditional blues styles.
Charleston City Paper |
T. Ballard Lesemann |
07-03-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
