Music

CSO salutes troops

Semper Fi, y'all! The Charleston Symphony Orchestra and the CSO Chorus had the large audience at Memminger Auditorium Friday night hooting and hollering, involved with hearts and minds in their "Armed Forces Salute." As Director David Stahl began music that honored our military, servicemen... Read More

The Microphone Fiend

One-on-one with the legendary Rakim after his recent show at The Music Farm

Last Wednesday, the Music Farm and Night Vizzion Entertainment hosted the arrival of one of hip-hop's legendary emcees, Rakim. Taking the stage the way only a "microphone fiend" can, Rakim ripped through his classics and a couple tracks from his new album, "The Seventh Seal." Read More

MUSIC EVENTS

Relatively new to the regional music arena, Charlotte's Junior Astronomers is a band best experienced live. The young quintet possesses all the assets of a performance powerhouse. Read More

Hootie guitarist shares music experience with C of C students

When someone imagines a typical college classroom, he might envision a room with rows of desks filled with students listening to a professor talk about ancient history. Read More

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Publisher's four-CD set very cool

While reading a book to review for Bill Thompson at The Post and Courier, I became aware of a boxed set that's a real knockout. Read More

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Ryan Montbleau Band opens for Kyle Hollingsworth

It's amazing that Ryan Montbleau can remember all the words. The singer-songwriter's band stands on its own, led by a '70s-soul-funk rhythm section, viola, keys, and Montbleau's Keller Williams-esque acoustic strumming. Read More

Gaillard concert a smash

REVIEW

The Charleston Concert Association brought Bruckner Orchester Linz to the Gaillard Auditorium for a smashing all-Leonard Bernstein concert Monday night. Read More

CSO makes it work

The downsized Charleston Symphony Orchestra offered all the "Sonic Splendour" required for Saturday night's so-named Masterworks concert in Gaillard Municipal Auditorium. With an orchestral size of 43, conductor David Stahl drew out the best melodic themes and vivid aural representations ... Read More

Charleston's own Darius Rucker takes new artist honors at CMA awards

Country Music Association members may have voted Taylor Swift as entertainer of the year, but Charleston’s own Darius Rucker became the second black performer to win a major individual award when he took the new artist title at the awards ceremony Wednesday night. Read More

Late night alarm clock

Benevento-Russo Duo's uplifting dark jams

By 2 a.m. at 2007's Re:Generation festival in Asheville, N.C., we could barely stand. After a full day of dancing and hiking, I collapsed into my tent, moments from blissful sleep. Read More

Kimock makes 'Crazy' music to keep things fresh

Friday night at The Pour House, things are probably going to get interesting. Steve Kimock brings his latest collaboration to the stage and just like every other project he's worked on, it is nothing like anything he's done before. Read More

There's not much Cheese in Hollingsworth's new sound

It's been two years since Colorado's The String Cheese Incident announced a hiatus, but keyboardist Kyle Hollingsworth has been busier than ever. Read More

Chatting it up with beatmaker and blogger J-Zone

We have a special guest for this week's edition of "Here Listen To This." This time we check in with J-Zone of Jamaica, N.Y. Read More

Music Events

South Carolina-born Trevor Hall got his musical start when he was just 14 years old after his musician father asked a friend to record the youngster in his studio. Read More