The summer equinox is coming up, and I’m throwing a party. Everyone is invited. If you want to come for free (and eat for free), I need a few volunteers to help with merch, recycling, food, and sound. Be in touch. Otherwise it’s just 12 bucks for 13 bands.
Here’s the release …
RadioFreeCharleston.com presents …. Summer Shakedown at the Local Dive
Charleston Pour House
1977 Maybank Hwy
Saturday, June 21
2 p.m. - 2 a.m.
$12
The local music scene in Charleston is thriving. Need proof?
RadioFreeCharleston.com’s Summer Shakedown at the Local Dive, held Saturday, June 21 at the Charleston Pour House, will host 13 stellar, Charleston-based performing artists. Doors open at 2 p.m. and music kicks off on the venue’s new outdoor patio at 3 p.m. with singer-songwriter Sean Waterman. Over the next seven hours, he’s joined by acoustic funkster Stratton Lawrence, piano and guitar driven trio Green Levels, bar favorite Jamisun, and guitarist Reid Stone of Southern rock band Daybreakdown. Jamie Resch’s (of the Gun Street Girls) Kentucky Shoes and the always incredible Americana-power trio Dangermuffin round out the evening under the stars. Open pickin’ on the deck will follow.
Inside, music kicks off on the main stage at 5:45 with Folly Beach’s newest rock band, Small World, led by songwriter Justin Burke. They’re followed by Beaufort’s 3 Piece and a Biscuit. That reggae-rock outfit will be nicely complemented by dub experts Quasiphonics, featuring Aaron Firetag, perhaps the finest mandolin player in the Lowcountry. As the evening continues, Porgy’s favorite Louie D will wow onlookers with his saxophone prowess, before incomparable vocalist Elise Testone takes the stage with her latest collaboration, the Art of Soul. Capping the night, funk dynamos Magic Bronson will have the music drenched but far from weary crowd shaking into the wee hours.
Cuban restaurant El Bohio will offer a low priced buffet from 6 - 8 p.m., as well as their regular menu throughout the day. The event is cosponsored by Fiery Ron’s Home Team Barbecue, Barberitos, Ad-Naps, and the Charleston City Paper. Both Fiery Ron’s and Barberitos are graciously providing food for the performers and volunteers. Local company Ad-Naps will stock the event with compostable cups, plates, and silverware, and all bottles and cans will be collected and taken for recycling by the organizers.
“The Local Dive” is a weekly, one hour radio show hosted by local writer and musician Stratton Lawrence. Previous guests have included Sol Driven Train, Dangermuffin, Shannon Whitworth, Daniel Davis, Milhouse, and Haley Shaw. Shows are broken into segments that include half an hour of in studio interviews and performance, and half an hour of tracks off of locally released albums.
Summer Shakedown is the second Local Dive installment, following on the heels of last December’s inaugural “Shakedown,” which drew over 250 people to the Pour House for nine bands and ten hours of music. With the Summer edition spanning 12 hours and held on a Saturday, this event is designed to be a showcase of local musicians, offering up-and-coming bands the opportunity to introduce their original music to a large crowd and broad array of fans.
We hope you’ll join us.
Stratton, RadioFreeCharleston.com founder Bunky Odom, and any of the bands are available for interview. Contact strattonlawrence@gmail.com or 843-478-0671 with media inquiries.
Porch Stage
3 p.m. Sean Waterman
4 Stratton Lawrence feat. members of Po’Ridge
5 Green Levels
6 Jamisun
7 Kentucky Shoes
8 Dangermuffin
9 Reid Stone
10 - until: Unplugged open pickin’ session on the deck
Inside Stage
5:45 Small World
6:45 3 Piece and a Biscuit
8:00 Quasiphonics
9:15 The Louis D Project
10:30 THE COLLABORATION (feat. members of each band)
11:15 Elise Testone and the Art of Soul
12:30 Magic Bronson
(Art by City Paper’s own, John Zara)
