Rock, Rewind, and Repeat
Prog-punk band stop.drop.rewind returns to Tin Roof Oct. 8 by Lorne Chambers | Editor Hailing from Valparaiso, Indiana, the three-piece band stop.drop.rewind is bringing their high-energy live show back to West Ashley, returning to the Tin Roof stage on Thursday, Oct....
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Still Picking After All These Years
The Green Levels bring nearly two decades of music to Magnolia’s Bluegrass, BBQ & Brews by Lorne Chambers | Editor For nearly two decades, The Green Levels have been picking their way through Charleston’s changing musical landscape, playing everything from bars...
Diggin’ Deep
Deep Crates Charleston celebrates five years of keeping vinyl spinning by Lorne Chambers | Editor In an age when virtually any song ever recorded is just a few taps away, a group of Charleston music lovers is still doing things the old-fashioned way: digging through...
Bluegrass and Storytelling
Grammy-nominated musician brings Appalachian traditions to Magnolia from Staff Reports Bluegrass music, mountain folklore, and generations of Appalachian tradition will take center stage at Magnolia Plantation & Gardens on Friday, Aug. 14, when Grammy-nominated...
Signaling a New Direction
Artist, composer, and multi-instrumentalist Dayton Colie finds inspiration everywhere, even in the click of a turn signal by Lorne Chambers | Editor West Ashley resident Dayton Colie started playing and writing original music when he was 16. “At the time, it did not...
A Star-Spangled Adventure
New children’s book helps young readers discover Middleton Place and the spirit of Independence Day by Lorne Chambers | Editor When Middleton Place Youth & Family Programs Manager Alexandra Emch began brainstorming family-friendly programs for America’s 250th...
Bobcat Chorale Brings Young West Ashley Voices to Piccolo Spoleto
Drayton Hall Elementary students performed a dream-inspired concert at Grace Church Cathedral from Staff Reports While Spoleto Festival USA and its little sister Piccolo Spoleto may not have much scheduled west of the Ashley River this year, West Ashley still found a...
Where There’s Smoke, There’s Talent
Southern Roots Smokehouse wraps up an 8-week singer/songwriter competition by Lorne Chambers | Editor Applause filled Southern Roots Smokehouse on April 9 as the final notes rang out and judges crowned local musician Josh Rowe the first-ever champion of the Smokin’...
Witness Trees
Outdoor dance and music performance explores freedom, resilience, and stories rooted in the land from Staff Reports History, art, and landscape will come together in a unique outdoor performance at Middleton Place later this month as the historic site hosts Witness...
High Water Fest Continues to Find Its Groove
Two days of great weather and better music outshine a few sour notes by Lorne Chambers | Editor There are worse ways to spend a spring weekend than being in Riverfront Park with a breeze coming off the Cooper River, live music in the air, and the sun melting...
For the Love of Books
As the popularity of indie bookstores surge nationwide, a romance-focused shop opens in West Ashley by Hanalei Potempa | Contributing Writer After years of being written off in the age of Amazon, independent bookstores are quietly staging a comeback as shoppers are...
