- Stratton Lawrence
Staff Writer
"Way back in the days when the grass was still green
and the pond was still wet
and the clouds were still clean,
and the song of the Swomee-Swans rang out in space...
one morning, I came to this glorious place."
—Dr. Seuss
Category Archives: Music
Reggae Block Party moves to Marion Square
May 6, 2008 – 9:52 am
I was pretty surprised to see this in a Piccolo Spoleto email this morning. The block parties on the steps of the Customs House have been a tradition for years. Even though I love the feel of being on the harbor, the sight of the massive Customs House steps covered in hundreds of dancing people, […]
21 minutes
April 16, 2008 – 4:21 pm
That’s how long was too long a setbreak for local funk band Magic Bronson at the Rock and Roll Roadhouse Cafe on Folly Beach last Saturday. After a rocking first set, the bar’s owner “fired them mid-show for taking too long a break,” according to two bartenders. They also report that he made the call […]
Blackbirds, Terrapins, and RatDogs
April 14, 2008 – 11:53 am
There wasn’t much of a lot scene at Friday night’s RatDog show at the PAC — the Deadheads were sharing the parking area with the Walking with Dinosaurs crowd at the Coliseum. Fortunately, neither the quiet beginnings or the only half-full room appeared to have any effect on the musicians’ performance. Weir and crew found […]
Alt-Something: Wilco’s only consistency is greatness
February 28, 2008 – 2:28 pm
In the 14 years since Wilco formed, they’ve had 12 members, six of whom remain with the band today. Only Jeff Tweedy and bassist John Stirratt have served as the core of the band. When they released A.M. in 1995, they were unquestionably an alt-country act. Music magazines had a heyday writing about the […]
Citizen Cope crashes a party at my house
February 18, 2008 – 2:29 pm
This got a little weird…
If I’m ever a successful musician, I pledge never to let my publicity people blow my face up to full page size in any of the nation’s alt-weeklies.
Next week: the Bee Gees.
(Photos courtesy of Josh “Gravy” Curry)
Gram Parsons Lives! - Grievous Angels gather at Tin Roof
February 11, 2008 – 3:37 pm
It’s been 35 years since Gram Parsons moved on to the cosmic beyond, nine years longer than he walked the terrestrial world himself, but his influence and historical stature seem to grow with every passing year. To celebrate his impact on both the music they love and the songs they perform, […]
More Perpetual, Less Groove (or “We Charge for Water Now” at the Music Farm)
February 8, 2008 – 4:35 pm
Somehow I made it through the last decade chasing bands like Phish and Widespread around without ever seeing Perpetual Groove. Plenty of my friends love them, I’ve even written previews of their shows a couple times, but something always stood in the way.
So I headed to the Music Farm last week highly excited about finally […]
Dangermuffin on the Local Dive, today at 2 p.m.
January 24, 2008 – 1:04 pm
For the unawares, I host a radio show called the Local Dive on RadioFreeCharleston.com. The show features the best up-and-comings and old-timers in the Charleston music scene, and is split between featured album tracks and an in-studio appearance by a local band.
Dangermuffin, Charleston’s Americana heroes and featuring former City Paper designer Mike Sivilli on guitar, […]
Crowd-surf with Keith Summey
January 23, 2008 – 4:25 pm
January 29 marks the North Charleston Coliseum’s 15th anniversary. The first event was the World Cup Figure Skating Champions tour and the first concert was hotter than a hoochie-coochie with Lorrie Morgan and Alan Jackson. (I never even noticed the questionable nature of that line in “Chattahoochee” until typing it just now).
Anyways, the real news […]
