AltWeeklies Wire
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
Alt-folk siren Brandi Carlile taps into her country rebel rootsnew
Sure, no one's going to mistake Brandi Carlile's new album Bear Creek for Never Mind the Bollocks, Here's the Sex Pistols, but to her, old-school country is as nonconformist as "Anarchy in the U.K."
Charleston City Paper |
Miles Britton |
08-08-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Andy Hull, Brandi Carlile
Freddie Mercury's swagger remains powerful 20 years after his passingnew
In her well researched, carefully crafted book Mercury: An Intimate Biography of Freddie Mercury, British music journalist and author Lesley-Ann Jones shines light on some of the more private moments of late rock singer Freddie Mercury's life.
Charleston City Paper |
T. Ballard Lesemann |
08-02-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
The joy's still there for Three Dog Nightnew
Danny Hutton may be one of the best connected veteran pop stars in the Los Angeles band scene. As a singer, he's best known by fans as one of the three lead vocalists of Three Dog Night. As a manager and producer, he's revered by musicians and colleagues as an open-minded, optimistic supporter of the West Coast music industry.
Charleston City Paper |
T. Ballard Lesemann |
07-06-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Danny Hutton, Three Dog Night
The Dubplates forge an alliance with their buddies in Jamaicanew
Kingston, Jamaica, is holy land for stateside reggae musicians. For the core members of Charleston dancehall reggae group the Dubplates, a chance meeting with one of their heroes — underground dancehall superstar Zumjay (pronounced "zoom-jay") — led to an unexpected pilgrimage to the musical Mecca over the spring.
Charleston City Paper |
T. Ballard Lesemann |
07-03-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: The Dubplates
Derek Cribb twists new tunes from reggae and skanew
Derek Cribb has earned a reputation as an acoustic rock musician, but over the last few years, the multi-talented songwriter has incorporated a pile of reggae and ska tunes into his repertoire. Much of that credit goes to his longtime pal and bandmate John Picard.
Charleston City Paper |
T. Ballard Lesemann |
06-26-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Savage Tongues create new electricitynew
Five years ago, Alex Goss was treading water as a guitarist and singer with an alt-rock act called Golden Palace, a riffy garage band with punkish grunge leanings. But these days, as the lead singer and bassist with Savage Tongues, he's far more mature, confident, and professional.
Charleston City Paper |
T. Ballard Lesemann |
06-19-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Savage Tongues
Can Elise Testone emerge from American Idol with grace?new
This week, as the remaining Idol contestants of the current season either get booted off or shoved ahead, I can't help but worry about Charleston-based singer Elise Testone and the post-Idol adventures that lie ahead for her.
Charleston City Paper |
T. Ballard Lesemann |
05-08-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: American Idol, Elise Testone
Dangermuffin show sophistication on their new albumnew
Dangermuffin enjoys an exalted reputation for their groovy, rootsy style, but Dan Lotti, Steven Sandifer, and Mike Sivilli dig a bit deeper into the soul and mind on their new album Olly Oxen Free than even their biggest fans might have expected.
Charleston City Paper |
T. Ballard Lesemann |
05-08-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Dangermuffin
Mayer Hawthorne steps away from the turntables and grabs the micnew
Mayer Hawthorne's back on the road supporting his recent album How Do You Do, which marks his major label debut on Universal Republic. He admits he had plenty of reservations about taking that next step.
Charleston City Paper |
Andrea Warner |
04-20-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Mayer Hawthorne
Long Miles graduate from the school of reggae-rocknew
Four years ago, John Shields and the Long Miles were rookie bandmates in their first years of college. This week, they release 10-song collection titled Shades with a big show at the Music Farm.
Charleston City Paper |
T. Ballard Lesemann |
04-02-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Borgore flexes his party musclesnew
Musician, DJ, and producer Borgore is a driven young man. A few years ago, he switched from playing in a death metal band to a solo career in electronic music.
Charleston City Paper |
T. Ballard Lesemann |
03-31-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Donna the Buffalo gears up for a wagon trainnew
Tara Nevins sounds exhausted over the phone. She and her Donna the Buffalo bandmates are burning the midnight oil, firing up their ninth studio album. They put in 12 hours a day for almost two weeks straight before kicking off their current spring tour.
Charleston City Paper |
Chris Parker |
03-31-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Southern Culture on the Skids keeps leaving their marknew
Southern Culture on the Skids guitarist Rick Miller is on his front porch, relaxing in the unseasonably warm weather when we reach him. It's tempting to ask if he's got his straw cap on and a cold can of Bud between his legs.
Charleston City Paper |
Chris Parker |
03-31-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
