This week I turned to our Instagram followers for a quick four question Q+A.
Which local band are you currently enjoying the most?
Daddy’s Beemer, Hillmouse, Homemade Haircuts, Aaron J. Burke, Phantom Ships, Slow Funeral, Sidestep Dog, Hootie and the Blowfish, Stagbriar, GOW, Quality Time, holy pine, Stress Fractures, and Crossfade.
What upcoming show should be on peoples radar?
Everything The Looney Bin books
Final show at Commie House this weekend featuring WISJ
Michael Cera Palin and Daddy’s Beemer at The Radio Room
Ben Walker (House show May 31)
Flippants Friday, May 24 at Art Bar
Chained and Jiu Jitsu at Arcadia Studios in Myrtle Beach
Brave Baby and Rose Hotel at The Royal American June 21.
What are your favorite albums so far this year?
Tourneforte — Notes from a Lost Dog
What SC venue has the best atmosphere?
Music at Midsummer, New Brookland Tavern, Arcadia Studios, Art Bar, The Royal American, Charleston Music Hall, House of Blues in Myrtle Beach.
In the news
- The Blind Horse Saloon in Greenville closed down after 29 years of hosting up-and-coming and well-known country music acts. The venue sited liquor liability law as the reason for the closure. Learn more about the SC Venue Crisis.
Historical Nugget
In honor of Dead & Company at The Sphere in Vegas.
Show Radar
Thank you for your input last week, here is your new show radar.
- Enter to win tickets — The Menzingers w/ special guests Lucero | Wednesday, June 12 | Music Farm, Charleston, SC
- Matthew Logan Vasquez | Tue, May 28 | The Charleston Pour House, Charleston, SC
- Trampled by Turtles with Lost Dog Street Band, and Benjamin Tod | Wed, May 29 | Peace Center, Greenville, SC
- Ben Folds | Thu, May 30 | Charleston Music Hall, Charleston, SC
- Pixies with Modest Mouse, and Cat Power | Fri, May 31 | Firefly Distillery, North Charleston, SC
- Jason Isbell | Sat, Jun 8 | College of Charleston Cistern Yard, Charleston, SC
Bulletin Board
Encore
Now that there’s little to no barrier to creating music, “mid” songs and unequivocally bad music are on the rise. The people in my Logic Facebook group are freaking out because the recording software included AI musicians in its latest updates. This doesn’t affect good songwriters, but it will create a lot more noise for them to break through. You used to have to at least learn an instrument.
