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Back at the beginning of this Famously Hot season in Columbia, Free Times printed a list of out-of-town concerts you could see and then feel r…
Jordan Lawrence
Arts & Entertainment Editor for Free Times
When The Sun Sets is meant to be more than a mere concert. The event, which will take place at Tapp’s Arts Center this week was specifically p…
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For the past five years on June 21, the summer solstice, Columbia has taken part in Make Music Day, an international celebration that promotes…
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Fury’s words frequently get furiously political, expressing pointed consternation with the way the world is going. But it keeps the details vague, mingling these social concerns with the personal issues they can so often exacerbate.
Jordan Lawrence
Arts & Entertainment Editor for Free Times
Find live music, karaoke, trivia, comedy, djs and more in the club calendar.
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It’s been almost a decade since the South Carolina-bred hardcore band Stretch Arm Strong entered its indefinite (and ongoing) hiatus. But the …
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Megan Jean is the enigmatic frontwoman backed by the Klay Family Band — aka the KFB, aka her husband, Byrne Klay. She has a commanding presenc…
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For the second straight year, Stick Tight Fest will try to balance loss with something positive. The three-day affair at New Brookland Tavern …
Jordan Lawrence
Arts & Entertainment Editor for Free Times
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It’s pouring rain on National Doughnut Day, and it’s hard not to feel overwhelmed.
Jordan Lawrence
Arts & Entertainment Editor for Free Times
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Pray for Triangle Zero, Do You Have the Software? (self-released)
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There’s something gloriously unhurried about Caleb Caudle.
Find live music, karaoke, trivia, djs, comedy and more in the club calendar.
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It’s kind of funny to think that Kelley McLachlan is only now releasing an official solo effort.
What does “punk rock” actually mean these days?
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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…
Due to the Memorial Day holiday, some events may not happen as regularly scheduled. Please call ahead.
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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)
Jordan Lawrence
Arts & Entertainment Editor for Free Times
Various artists, 2019 SceneSC Sampler (self-released)
Jordan Lawrence
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, …
