Dear Readers, In the course of researching this week’s College Issue feature on Internet Radio (and specifically, the local web-based outlet WRFS, or SCAD Radio), I conducted lengthy interviews with […]
Jim Reed
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‘The soundtrack to a million dreams’
SOME ARTISTS — especially singer/songwriters, who are often far too deep into their own material to maintain anything remotely resembling objectivity about its merits or how it might come across […]
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A taste of this week’s live gigs
The Jeff Beasley Band Electric blues, early rock & roll, plus funky R & B originals. Wed., 7 pm (solo) + Thurs. – Fri., 8 pm, The Warehouse + Sun., […]
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Noteworthy shows
Black Eyed Susan This buzzworthy and funky Charleston power trio has only been around for a short while, but has already established themselves for their impressive abilities on their instruments […]
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‘From a whisper to a scream’
For over 30 years, songwriter and guitarist Peter Case has been a key figure in the American power-pop, roots-music and neo-traditionalist folk and blues movements. Initially gaining a modicum of […]
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Dave Chappelle vs. Savannah rudeness
Last Wednesday night, Savannah was treated to a rare visit by superstar standup comic Dave Chappelle. Unfortunately for Chappelle — a consummate professional and one of the most savvy and […]
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Noteworthy shows
Eat Mo’ Music A few years back, this local (mostly) instrumental combo got its start in the corner of this darkwood brew-pub on bustling Bay Street. It was a relatively […]
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Noteworthy shows
Dave Chappelle If you haven’t gotten a seat for this unexpected appearance by one of the most revered and intriguing standup comics working today, you may be out of luck, […]
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A taste of this week’s live gigs
The Jeff Beasley Band Electric blues, early rock & roll, plus funky R & B originals. Wed., 7 pm (solo), Jazz’d Tapas Bar + Thurs., 8 pm, The Warehouse + […]
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‘Our job and art is to deliver the goods’
Most rock bands wouldn’t want anyone to call them a train wreck. The negative connotations of that description conjure up all sorts of bad vibes to the average listener: tunelessness, […]
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Rory Block: Down at the crossroads
To many people, the name Robert Johnson is synonymous with the blues. The mythic guitarist and singer —who died prematurely and violently in August 1938 at 27— recorded only 42 […]
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A debut CD ten years in the making
It’s been slightly over a decade since Ken Harrison helped found Bluesonics, and in those intervening years, an awful lot of talented musicians have come and gone through the ranks […]