What’s going on in the SC music scene?
Happy Monday! David here.
After “Best of” season it sometimes takes the music scene a little bit of time to ramp up for the year. In this modern climate, artists need to release early and often to build up their Spotify social media scorecard to share at the end of the year. May you all find thousands of new listeners.
Good news for subscribers, we’ll be hosting an Enter to Win free tickets contesteach week for our subscribers to win tickets to local shows. We’re excited to have the support of several venues across the state including The Royal American, The Radio Room, and New Brookland Tavern.
This week you can ENTER HERE (password is “subscribe”) to win free tickets to see Justin Osborne of Susto and Hunter Park of She Returns from WarWednesday night at New Brookland Tavern. This one’s a quick turnaround, so we’ll choose the winner and notify them via email at 5 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 16.
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On Thursday evening Gabe Crawford and Cassidy Spencer of GAMINE dropped by the studio to perform a few songs and have a chat. This was my first opportunity to have any sort of extended conversation with them about the music community and their work, so it was great to catch up. In addition to their work together in GAMINE, both Cassidy and Gabe have several active projects. Follow them to stay up to date.
IN THE NEWS
- USC School of Music Assistant Professor of Jazz Studies Colleen Clark is set to guest perform with the 8g Band on Late Night with Seth Meyers for four nights starting January 29. She’ll collaborate with the band at Studio 8G in New York’s 30 Rock to compose and rehearse daily during her appearance.
- Columbia singer songwriter and recording engineer Todd Mathis released his Tops of 2023 thoughts and playlist. Listen in to hear some fantastic country and songwriter tunes.
- The St. Patrick’s Day in Five Points lineup drops on Tuesday morning featuring 20+ local bands and six large font headliners. Check here for the poster on Tuesday.
THIS WEEK IN SHOWS
Upstate
- Conestee Nature Preserve | Friday, Jan 19 | Brooks Dixon
- Swanson’s Warehouse | Friday, Jan 19 | Room 213
- Eulogy (Asheville, NC) | Saturday, Jan. 20 | Truth Club
Midlands
- New Brookland Tavern | Wednesday, Jan 17 | Justin Osborne of Susto + Hunter Park of She Returns from War | The duo reunited for a 10 year anniversary show.
- Art Bar | Friday, Jan 19 | Aim High, Middletooth, Cleansweep
- Art Bar | Saturday, Jan 20 | Brandy and the Butcher, Numbtongue, Powder Horns
- New Brookland Tavern | Saturday, Jan 20 | Odd Sweetheart, Bike Routes, Tourneforte
Lowcountry
- The Charleston Pourhouse | Thu, Jan 18 | Brave Baby (Invisibile Low End Power on the Deck Stage) | Back from a break, Charleston’s Brave Baby drops new singles, prepping their first album since 2015. Members explored solo paths, now reunited for fresh tunes and live shows.
- The Charleston Pourhouse | Thu, Jan 19 + 20 | Susto Es Muero | Join Susto Es Muerto for two nights of distinct Grateful Dead music sets, with each night featuring a different setlist. Lureto will open the shows. Susto Es Muerto includes Justin Osborne, Marshall Hudson, Ross Bogan, Aaron Utterback, Wallace Mullinax, and Jonathan Peace.
NEW MUSIC
- DC duo Brian K & The Parkway, featuring Stephen Russ (The Fire Tonight) from South Carolina, released their debut single “Wind The Clock” and announced their tour. Catch them live: April 25 at Tin Roof, Charleston, and April 26 at Curiosity Coffee, Columbia. Their album “Killing The Bear” drops March 29, 2024 with cover art from Daniel Machado.
- Tommy Ponder, based in Central, SC, shared the release of his 5-song project titled “These Fields,” released Jan. 12. Give it a listen here.
ENCORE
I’m looking for bands/artists releasing music in the first half of this year to partner with on events and connect about our 2024 SceneSC Sampler. If that’s you, or someone you know, send them our way.
If you learned anything new from this newsletter feel free to tell a friend and let them know where you learned it.
