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If there is one word that sums up local music promoter and club owner Chaye Alexander, it’s “passion.” She’s passionate about music in general and jazz, soul and R&B in particular, having …
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Back in 2017, Mike Busbee, a 27-year-old manager at the West Columbia rock club New Brookland Tavern and a fixture in the local heavy music sc…
Jordan Lawrence
Arts & Entertainment Editor for Free Times
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In a sense, there are two versions of Sister Hazel. For most people, the Gainesville, Florida, band is a one-hit wonder from the late ‘90s tha…
For me, for a long time, Steve Earle was just what you’d put on when the jukebox didn’t have any Springsteen. He was just some shirtless screa…
In kemp ridley, the indie-leaning pop-rock outfit that singer/songwriter Cayla Fralick led in her undergraduate days at the University of Sout…
Like it or not, Cardi B is the most famous rapper in the world right now.
It almost goes without saying that music can provide catharsis, or help fans and musicians alike process and cope with the stresses of being a…
Slush, Parallel Basements (self-released)
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Arts & Entertainment Editor for Free Times
Various artists, 2019 SceneSC Sampler (self-released)
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Arts & Entertainment Editor for Free Times
New York Disco Villains, Love Ballads, Vol II (self-released)
Vortex of Old Men, Vortex of Old Men (self-released)
When people talk about the Greenville indie folk-rock band Apricot Blush, they’re really talking about the man behind the project, Jackson W, …
It’s right there in his name — Big Daddy.
Noah Guthrie knows that there are always going to be people at his shows who want to hear the covers. They want to hear the guy who started hi…
Often, when a music festival hits town, you’ve got to make a strategic plan. You’re going to have to figure out what bands you want to see the…
Chaye Alexander knew from the start that she needed a new space. Chayz Lounge, the smooth-leaning jazz and R&B joint she opened in June 20…
Jordan Lawrence
Arts & Entertainment Editor for Free Times
Jack White has done so much in his career that it’s easy to forget whole sections of it.
Singer, songwriter and keyboardist Michael Flynn is happy to explain the difference between his work as a solo artist and that of his band, Ch…
On a typical Saturday night on the rock club stages of Columbia, you’re likely to see bands composed of mostly straight white men. And even in…
Familiarity breeds contempt, or so says the old saw, but the best jazz ensembles thrive on it. Rigorous practice and regular performance nurtu…
St. Pat's in Five Points; Columbia; March 16, 2019
Forget doubling down. Love, Peace & Hip-Hop is tripling down when it comes to legendary acts at next month’s Hip-Hop Family Day on Main St…
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Arts & Entertainment Editor for Free Times
Amidst the hustle and bustle of a grueling show schedule at South By Southwest, Tyler Ramsey is happy to take a break and just chat music.
The Black Opera doesn’t actually sing opera. But the Detroit hip-hop duo makes music that’s often just as dark and dramatic. The two men behin…
