Silversun Pickups, cage the elephant and an horse at hob
Capturing the spirit of the indie rock movement of the '90s that saw many formerly underground sensations enjoy mainstream chart success, Silversun Pickups has also emulated a total '90s indie grunge sound...
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Concert review: The Sounds and Foxy Shazam at HOB
On my way to see The Sounds at the House of Blues on Sept. 25, I hit a major rainstorm. The rain was falling so hard I could not see five feet in front of me. To make matters much worse, my windshield wipers decided to stop working. So I pulled over to wait out the storm. While the rain never eased up, my wipers started working again.
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Chickenfoot at H.O.B.
I'm standing at the box office at the House of Blues at Barefoot Landing on Aug. 29 and this hipster doofus sporting a derby-style hat sidles up and says, "Who's playing tonight?
The box office attendant tells him Chickenfoot, featuring Sammy Hagar, his former Van Halen band mate Michael Anthony on bass, guitar whiz Joe Satriani and Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith. . .
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Counting Crows, Michael Franti and Spearhead with Augustana at H.O.B.
A musical free-for-all came to town, in front of a packed house, Aug. 20 at The House of Blues in North Myrtle Beach. Billed as the “Saturday Night Rebel Rocker’s Traveling Circus & Medicine Show” featuring Counting Crows, Michael Franti’s Spearhead and Augustana exploded onto HOB’s stage. Busting the old conventional format . . .
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Drivin' N' Cryin' Rocks The Boathouse
When I was a very young buck, my brother came home one night raving about this band he just saw. He said this guy was up on stage singing heart-felt country songs then suddenly . . .
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The Drag at Droopy's
If you are not familiar with members of The Drag, you probably are too young to know about them – or you are not from Myrtle Beach.
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Art alexakis at hard rock café
For my money at least, Everclear’s 1997 album “So Much for the Afterglow” is a damn near perfect storm of post-grunge pathos and hook-laden alternapop. A much more focused, more polished effort than 1995's “Sparkle and Fade,” front man Art Alexakis is all over that record . . .
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morrissey at the house of blues
Back at the beach some two years since his last visit with a gig March 6 at the House of Blues in North Myrtle Beach, Morrissey's first words were "nothing could be finer." Alluding to both the old Kahn and Donaldson tune as well his recently cancelled shows in Boca Raton, Orlando, St. Petersburg and Jacksonville, what followed, unfortunately, was...
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Party like a rockstar weekend at the clubhouse Myrtle beach
Last Friday night (Feb. 27) I went to The Clubhouse Myrtle Beach to see some rock bands and have a couple brews. It turned out that the night happened to be local musician, Jeremy Cote’s (aka Spider) birthday. Cote was the founding member of the hard rock band called Grill, who is no longer active, and a current member of the band Meat Rocket.
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darkstar orchestra at h.o.b.
If it looks like the Dead sounds like the Dead and feels like the Dead, it's the Dead, right?
Not in the case of Dark Star Orchestra, which did its best Grateful Dead impression Sunday night (Feb. 8) at House of Blues. From the musicianship to the vibe...
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The Killers at H.O.B.
The Killers show on Jan. 29 at the House of Blues in North Myrtle Beach was sold out well in advance, creating an in-demand concert ticket. When I pulled up, there were people roaming the parking lot down each aisle, begging for extra tickets.
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rock and comedy at the clubhouse myrtle beach
Saturday night (Jan. 17) the guys from The Izm threw a party at the Clubhouse Myrtle Beach with four bands and a comedian. I was familiar with all the bands, but with the comedian thrown into the mix, I was interested to check this show out. When I got there, it turned out that their door guy was in the hospital for reasons unknown, and they asked me to take money at the door. Since that was basically the best seat in the house, this seemed fine to me (the free beer that was thrown in helped, too!).
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GWAR, Kingdom of Sorrow, and Toxic Holocaust at H.O.B.
Saturday night (Dec. 13), shock rock veterans, GWAR, came back to Myrtle Beach to bloody up our town once again. After seeing GWAR four times already, I have not yet become bored with the act, so I was pretty pumped to dodge some blood and guts one more time.
I got there and the line was wrapped all the way around the building. I guess I wasn't the only one hungry...
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A7X at HOB
Last Friday (Nov. 28), Numa, Saving Abel and Avenged Sevenfold rolled into the House of Blues in North Myrtle Beach. I arrived at the venue about 45 minutes after the doors opened and there was still a line snaking around the building - that's always a good sign - a larger crowd usually means a more energetic show.
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St Jack at The Rock-N-Roadhouse
Last Thursday night (Nov. 21), local newcomers St. Jack staged a release showcase for the band's debut CD, "Everybody Needs an Angel" at the Rock-N-Roadhouse on the south end of Myrtle Beach and local rockers Hand Grenade and Baboon Brigade came along for the party.
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