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UnderGo unites the arts community for a second year

UnderGo unites the arts community for a second year

Local music and arts festival returns with a jam-packed lineup
UnderGo, the local music and arts festival organized by local trio Lulu The Giant and their bandleader, Rachael Shaner, began as a very simple concept: an alternative music festival designed to be more inclusive of local artists. When word got out that the festival was in the works, things started to grow pretty rapidly.

By Sean Kelly May 21, 2019

Folk meets alternative with E.Z. Shakes

Folk meets alternative with E.Z. Shakes

Columbia roots rockers chat before Jinx performance
COLUMBIA, South Carolina’s E.Z. Shakes started, for all intents and purposes, as a solo project spearheaded by Zach Seibert.

By Sean Kelly May 22, 2019

Interstellar Echoes celebrates the legend and legacy of Pink Floyd

Interstellar Echoes celebrates the legend and legacy of Pink Floyd

'We don't go overboard with the old stuff, but we try to add in just enough to please the diehard folks.'
RECREATING the groundbreaking work of Pink Floyd seems like it’d be a grueling task. To really dissect the legendary band’s vast and diverse catalog of recordings takes attention to detail as well as determination - two things the members of Interstellar Echoes have in spades.

By Sean Kelly May 22, 2019

Pleasures’ psychedelic experiment

Pleasures’ psychedelic experiment

St. Pete dark groove band hits the road
[image=1]ST. PETERSBURG, Florida, is a place where art seems to flourish. There’s a wealth of visual art and music for a considerably small area, and there are certainly people there doing some great things.

By Sean Kelly May 22, 2019

Absolute Queen pays tribute to legends the right way

Absolute Queen pays tribute to legends the right way

Bandleader Martyn Jenkins talks about his passion-filled Queen tribute
'It’s very hard to get people who can actually play Queen and their whole catalog'

By Sean Kelly May 15, 2019

A synth pop evolution for Street Clothes

A synth pop evolution for Street Clothes

The local band goes full force into a pop reinvention
Those changes did, indeed, push Sutphen even further towards danceable synth-centric music, which has led to the record that he’s currently working on - perhaps their most pop offering yet

By Sean Kelly May 15, 2019

From Savannah to Memphis: a Q&A with Victor Wainwright

From Savannah to Memphis: a Q&A with Victor Wainwright

Savannah-bred blues pianist preps for Tybee Post Theater gig
Wainwright, who was born with blues in his blood, spent his early life being mentored by his musician father and grandfather before venturing off on his own

By Sean Kelly May 15, 2019

Peter Bradley Adams: A songwriter's songwriter

Peter Bradley Adams: A songwriter's songwriter

The singer and writer plays Bluffton’s Roasting Room
Adams’ music has been featured in dozens of films and television shows over the years

By Sean Kelly May 15, 2019

Thomas Claxton keeps the rock ‘n’ roll flame alive

Thomas Claxton keeps the rock ‘n’ roll flame alive

IMC Award, new album highlight local musician’s rising star
Claxton chalks up his recent success to an open-minded but always pragmatic attitude toward the music business

By Jim Morekis May 15, 2019

Corey Smith is a DIY superstar

Corey Smith is a DIY superstar

Smith chats about doing his career on his terms
Since his first release in 2003, Smith has issued 10 albums on independent labels and achieved both country and folk chart success

By Sean Kelly May 8, 2019

Slothrust makes a pact

Slothrust makes a pact

Leah Wellbaum chats ahead of Savannah show
The band combines the sonic characteristics of garage rock with pop sensibilities and their own unique genre-bending musical aesthetic

By Sean Kelly May 8, 2019

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