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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