SULLIVAN’S ISLAND

Ryan Bonner’s first full-length record, Think of England, written, recorded, and produced by Bonner is homegrown in the truest sense of the word. As a follow up to his EP Monsters in The Hallway, Think of England showcases the ever-growing nature of a songwriter and artist who has a profound understanding of collaboration which is a craft of its own. He is currently recording a new LP slated for release in early 2013.

If nasty is what you want, look no further than Atlanta’s Six Shot Revival. They ain’t your Daddy’s Southern Rock, but, like the titans of old, they will drink, they will fight and they will wager. Their new album, Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 , is a celebration of scandal and personal ruin, powered by some kind of 21st Century moonshine that Treasury Agents have yet to run a test on.

Greatest Hits, Vol. 1 was produced and engineered by Steve Morrison and Tom Tapley at Atlanta’s legendary Southern Tracks Studios. Tom and Steve have worked on albums by Mastodon, Pearl Jam, Bruce Springsteen and Sugarland. Six Shot has opened for national acts Buck Cherry, HellYeah, The Damned Things, Nashville Pussy, The Gracious Few and Amercian Bang. The CD Release bash for Greatest Hits Volume 1 became an extra-special event when they were joined on a few songs by Bob Burns, Lynyrd Skynyrd’s original drummer.

The group remains locked in a battle of wits with Satan. They continue to be hounded day and night by the Man, seemingly without end. With any sense, they could start fearing God around Greatest Hits, Vol. 2, but, for the present moment, come cleanse your sins in the river of the WHISKEY FUELED APOCALYPSE that is Six Shot Revival!

Duffy Kane is a man who has found his way, from being called “the best Texas Blues player since Stevie Ray Vaughan” to a “larger than life guitar man”. Playing from the ground up, Kane’s rockin’ Texas blues and Danny Gatton’esque Americana is delivered with ferocity, heart, and conviction. Born in the music rich atmosphere of Western Pennsylvania, Duffy was surrounded by the sounds of Jazz, Blues, Country, and Classical, all of which contributed to his musical foundation. As a child, he couldn’t wait to get his hands on the old beat up guitar that sat in the corner. “I still feel that way about it” says Kane. “I can’t wait to get my hands on it.” After paying his dues working in some of the Baltimore area’s best bands, Duffy embarked on a solo career in the blues that took him from the east coast to the west coast throughout much of the 1990′s. Keeping a grueling 250 night year schedule, Duffy played festivals and on stages with blues greats such as Johnny Winter, Big Jack Johnson, Tino Gonzales, Debbie Davies, Sonny Rhodes, the Nighthawks, and Smokey Wilson just to name a few. In 1996 Duffy recorded his first studio album “Let Your Insides Do the Talking” at 16th Avenue Sound in Nashville, TN with grammy nominated Brian Hardin (who produced Jerry Lee Lewis and Charlie Daniels & many more artists.) Next came a live recording followed by 2 more studio albums, “Promised Land” in 2009 and “The Holy Ghost” in 2010. The word that best describes his music is “passion”. He is engrossed in every performance and plays each one like it will be his last. Passion, with every phrase, pausing only to dig down harder & deeper to offer up more of the sounds of his soul. Kane plays with uncommon urgency and continually succeeds in delivering his message: passion for his music, his audience, and above all, for America which has given him the wealth of musical herita

Reid Stone and his band of troubadours will inhabit Sullivan’s Island every Wednesday in 2013…a damn fine way to get over the hump.  Sometimes a full band, sometimes acoustic, rotating guest musicians…gotta come every Wednesday to keep up!

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What is it about Atlanta Georgia’s Soulhound that makes them so special? Maybe it’s because in a sea of interchangeable, cookie cutter bands & music, Soulhound creates music that just doesn’t sound like their contemporaries.

Soulhound has been described as “The Meters meets Hendrix meets Steely Dan”. One thing’s for sure, Soulhound are inspired disciples of the groove-oriented R&B, Soul & greasy Funk of the late sixties & seventies. Their influences range from Tower of Power & Parliament/Funkadelic to Graham Central Station, The Beatles, Phish & Miles Davis. With their unique brand of song-based, groove-oriented music, the band’s shows have become a crossroads where fans of all these genres can meet & get their groove on.

Soulhound has played all over the Southeast & has shared the stage with both national & regionally touring groups like Blues Traveler, Grace Potter & the Nocturnals, RAQ, The Zac Brown Band, The Lee Boys, Col. Bruce Hampton & The Quark Alliance, Blueground Undergrass, Cadillac Jones, Laura Reed & Deep Pocket, Yo Mama’s Big Fat Booty Band & many others.

Cashman grew up outside of Conroe, TX, listening to older black men play guitar, sing and drink. “They would sell us BBQ sandwiches and Budweiser beer. We would sit around and listen to them play and tell stories. I felt privileged to be sitting where most white folks wouldn’t want to be.”

First and foremost, Cashman consider himself a songwriter, guitar and singing come in sucsessevive order. “I play the blues for the reason of purity. Pure unadulterated emotion is what I think our music is all about. It doesn’t matter about the crowd or money, as long as the emotion is at it’s highest levels, every thing will be alright“. Filled with experiences of his travels on the road and inspirations of Southern Gothic literature his songs get straight to the point.
Cashman’s 2007 release Texassippi Stomp, which featured Grant “Gabby’ Brown on harmonica and Jimbo Mathus on a variety of instruments, was placed on the nominated ballot for best traditional blues album of 2007 Grammy Awards. Since 2001, Cashman has played an average of 150 shows a year in North America and Europe. Cashman has released four full lenth albums. The latest being 2010’s Snake Feast.

After a 3 year stint in the Army cashman has worked as a carpenter, forklift driver, mystery shopper, field hand, fry cook, car salesman, long distance driver, bartender, store clerk, plumber, handyman, roofer, and a stay at home dad.

Reid Stone and his band of troubadours will inhabit Sullivan’s Island every Wednesday in 2013…a damn fine way to get over the hump.  Sometimes a full band, sometimes acoustic, rotating guest musicians…gotta come every Wednesday to keep up!

Charleston South Carolina based Whiskey Diablo is one of the southeast’s most diverse and unique bands serving up healthy portions of dirty rock ‘n’ roll, gutter country, swinging jazz and floor stomping hillbilly blues. The band delivers a high energy show full of both class & trash. Whiskey Diablo constantly strives to throw curve balls by adding in other genres such as funk, flamenco, and even taking boozy cues from the big band crooners like Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra. The result is a “mash up” that is very familiar but unexpected and unpredictable at the same time.

 Whiskey Diablo began in the Summer of 2011 after the disbandment of Patrick Blake’s (vocal, guitar) former band. T. Ballard Lesemann of the Charleston City Paper claims “Blake has earned a reputation for his raspy, gutsy singing style and fiery guitar work.” On the momentum of his solo and full band shows, Blake enlisted Charleston veteran’s Brian Widlowski (drums) and Jonathan Grey (double bass) to form a beast of a band…….Whiskey Diablo.

 Widloski received his Jazz Performance Degree from the College of Charleston and studying under Quentin Baxter . He has performed in hundreds of shows throughout the southeast and had the privilege to perform with the Erin Kelly Band as the opening act for Ray Charles at the North Charleston Coliseum in 2002. In 2010 he was an active band member of Charleston Stage Company. Frustrated with the jazz scene’s politics, Widlowski got the itch to again play some rock ‘n’ roll.

 Gray has been a Charleston SC staple for years playing with a variety of bands including Jump Little Children, Garage Cuban Band, Slow Runner and Crowfeild. Gray also has a musical degree from the College of Charleston and a taste for wanderlust, shoulders, Ten High Bourbon and sleep masks.

Ever wonder what musicians do when their band breaks up?  Or what about when they’re in a holding pattern while waiting for a new record to come out.  Usually these scenarios lead to the “Heroin and Rehab” Chapter of a Behind The MusicEpisode. For Tyler Mechem, Luke Cunningham, and Ryan Bonner this lead to THE DUBIOUS BATTLES.

Originally formed through their collaboration during the “How The Other Half Gives” Charity Tour in 2011, Luke Cunningham, Ryan Bonner, and former Crowfield front man Tyler Mechem reunite for Jail Break V, April 27 as The Dubious Battles.  The music will be made up of original compositions co-written by all three members, unreleased solo material from each member, and popular songs by each member with a ‘Dubious Twist.”

According to Cunningham the collaboration was pretty organic: “Just like in a normal relationship, traveling with people gives you a great sense of who they are and how much of them you can stand. After the HOHG tour, the three of us literally suffered from post-tour depression. We enjoyed being around each other, singing each other’s songs and playing music together so much that we knew we’d have to get together again and do something collectively”

The response to The Dubious Battles debut performance at Jail Break V in April 2013 as well as their release on iTunes of the single “Bad Deal (Goodbye, Tuesday)” was so strong that Ryan, Luke, and Tyler wanted to do at least one full headlining show before the members of the band focused their attentions back to their main projects.

All of the artists have a fondness for Hometeam BBQ and Hometeam has always been so supportive of their individual projects that the band couldn’t think of a better place to bring everything together than Hometeam.  Says Bonner “Tony McKie and Fiery Ron have always made Hometeam BBQ a place that musicians not only enjoy playing but coming to hang out and see live music.  It’s a home away from home for us…just with better food!”  Tony Mckie, co-owner of Hometeam BBQ thinks having The Dubious Battles is a natural fit. “After witnessing the debut of The Dubious Battles at Jailbreak, Hometeam BBQ had to host the next show.  Great songs by great guys is definitely what we’re about.”

The Dubious Battles’ marks only the second public appearance post Crowfield for Mechem and one of the few projects he has taken part of without his former band mates in over 5 years. “For the last 5+ years Crowfield was my only project.  We challenged each other in the band, but we knew each other so well that we knew how and how far we could challenge each other.  To work with new people, and develop that creative relationship will be something I haven’t done in quite a while.  Luke, Ryan, and I have known each other for a long time and even toured together.  But we were always creating our own music, separately.  Now, we’re all in it together. No matter who brings the song to the table, we all need to be proud of what we perform. There’s a lot of trust that goes in to that.”

Both Ryan Bonner and Luke Cunningham are in the process of completing new records and The Dubious Battles project is a welcome creative interlude from their independent projects.  As Bonner says “It gives me a break from being in charge, which is cool.  Like Indian.  Not Chief.  It’s also an outlet for tunes or ideas that for whatever reason don’t work with our normal projects”.

Cunningham feels like working with these artists will help him down the line on his own projects: “In songwriting, you are what you eat. You pick up things along the way–whether from stories you hear, people you meet or projects you play in–and always wind up indirectly using it somewhere else later. I learn a lot from these two guys both musically and personally whenever I’m around them–so I know that I’ll take a little bit of them/the music we create into my next project.”

 The June 8^th Dubious Battles Show will be 2 sets starting at 10p with a brief intermission.  Admission will be $5 and only available the night of the show at the door.  Hometeam BBQ—Sullivan’s Island is located at 2209 Middle Street, Sullivan’s Island, SC.

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Reid Stone and his band of troubadours will inhabit Sullivan’s Island every Wednesday in 2013…a damn fine way to get over the hump.  Sometimes a full band, sometimes acoustic, rotating guest musicians…gotta come every Wednesday to keep up!

Thomas Wynn & The Believers touted as “Southern Rock Muscle – Soulful Rock n’ Blues” by The Orlando Sentinel and repeatedly reviewed as UNBELIEVABLE live!! Whether in an intimate setting or on a massive festival stage, they infectiously impact every listener.

TW&TB has shared the stage with national acts such as Gov’t Mule, Leon Russell, Jim Weider, Kevn Kenny, Colt Ford, Drive-By Truckers, Donna The Buffalo, Dumpstaphunk, Blackberry Smoke, The Blind Boys of Alabama, Leftover Salmon, JJ Grey & Mofro, Medeski, Martin & Wood, Honey Island Swamp Band, Cross Canadian Ragweed, The Lee Boys, Charlie Daniels, Over The Rhine, Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe . . .

The sibling-led quintet from Orlando personifies a new era that crosses generations with love, heartbreak, and love again with just really, really, really good music . . . pieces of Dylan, The Band, Petty, and Young, and a bit of Jennings, Redding, and CCR seep through The Believers’ makeup. TW&TB has found a way of crafting a new vein of music — gritty, yet pure uplifting Soul Rock — a mixture of the classics, R&B and gospel, creating a sound that has an identity of its own ~ rugged, yet tender mixture of rock and country, sprinkled with southern soul ~ tunes brutally honest & heartfelt, the themes go beyond years of drugs, heartbreaks and hypocrisy to deliver a message of hope.

In the 1970s, their father, Tom Wynn, was the original drummer of Cowboy, one of Capricorn Studio’s (Allman Brothers) legendary bands. His influence, as well as their faith, partly expressed through leading worship ministries at church, undoubtedly shaped their songwriting and musical interests. Their deeply rooted upbringing certainly laid the foundation for what the Wynns bring to The Believers’ sound.

Wynn’s passionate lyrics and emotional delivery, coupled with his songbird sister Olivia’s soulful, yet haunting harmonies, backed by a tight, fiery band has built the reputation for don’t-miss powerful, explosive LIVE performances, while developing an incredible fan-base loyalty wherever and whenever they play. Led by their powerful vocal harmonies and undeniable musicianship, TW&TB full band has been touring nationally, as well as the brother & sister Duo, an unplugged version of their heartfelt take on modern R&B-fused soul– and this year, the band’s itinerary expands to the Pacific Coast and in between. . .

Their debut album The Reason (2009) is a well-crafted studio sampling of Wynn’s many tunes, but the band’s choice to self-produce their sophomore album “Brothers & Sisters,” released January 2012, was recorded live in-studio, a truer representation of the emotion and intensity experienced in their live performances.

Angela Easterling first left her South Carolina home to attend college in Boston and later for a couple-of-year stint in Los Angeles, but she’s back and living not far from the family farm located in Greer. “We always go out and explore, and we always come back,” Easterling says of her family, adding with a laugh. “Then we leave again but keep coming back.”

On her most recent return, Easterling thought she was coming back only temporarily, but she’s ended up making the Greenville area her base of operations. “If there’s anyplace in this world where I can call home,” she says, “it’s that land in Greer.”

And it’s that piece of land that’s at the heart of Easterling’s second album, “BlackTop Road,” its title track telling the story of the family farm and its struggle again “progress” manifested in pavement. There are other personal moments on the album, whether firsthand (A.P. Carter Blues was inspired by a trip to the titular patriarch’s grave, while Stars Over the Prairie revisits a song written by her great-grandfather in the ’40s) or borrowed (The Picturedetails a harrowing discovery a daughter makes after the death of her father). And in the voice of Easterling and the hands of her and producer Will Kimbrough – along with top-flight guests like Ken Coomer, Dave Jacques, Fats Kaplin, Anne McCue and Al Perkins – the songs get the loving, and often rocking, treatment they deserve.

Reid Stone and his band of troubadours will inhabit Sullivan’s Island every Wednesday in 2013…a damn fine way to get over the hump.  Sometimes a full band, sometimes acoustic, rotating guest musicians…gotta come every Wednesday to keep up!

Since their formation in April of 2006 the members of Weigh Station have become a strong, dynamic, and creative force in the Charleston music scene. They have headlined some of Charleston’s most popular music venues such as the Music Farm and the Pour House while playing extensively across the Carolinas at private parties, weddings, clubs, and bars.
Each member of Weigh Station brings his musical background and influences to the song writing process creating a unique Rock and Roll sound. Their sound has been described as funk rock, and dirty southern soul.
While Weigh Station has been known in Charleston as an exciting live and improvisational band, their focus as of late has shifted towards song oriented rock after having completed their first EP, Past the Tracks.

Jamie McLean had a big decision to make in 2006. He could continue to tour the globe as the guitarist for New Orleans’ famed Dirty Dozen Brass Band playing sets at Madison Square Garden, Bonnaroo and Japan’s Fuji Rock. Or he could do it his way, take the road less traveled and begin to lead Jamie McLean Band. It seemed as though there was only one option.

“It was certainly a tough choice to leave my bread and butter gig but I could feel it in my heart that I needed to be singing and recording and performing my own music. I’ve never been happier!”

For the last 5 years McLean have been relentlessly touring and recording with Jamie McLean Band which also features Brian Griffin on drums and Ben Mars on bass. Jamie McLean Band has released 3 full-length albums, Completely (2010), American Heartache (2008), This Time Around (2006) and are set to release an astounding 4 EPs in 2011!

2010 was the band’s busiest year to day as they hit the road with the likes of Gregg Allman, Drive By Truckers, Derek Trucks, Susan Tedeschi, Blues Traveler, North Mississippi Allstars, Joan Armatrading, Jackie Greene, and Gov’t Mule. Jamie Mclean Band appeared at festivals such as Mountain Jam, Gathering of the Vibes, Bele Chere, Sweetwater Festival, Warren Haynes’ Christmas Jam and Great Woods Music to name a few. McLean also released a video documentary “From The Bottom Up”, and has enjoyed the sponsorship of Gibson Guitars, Blue Microphones, John Varvatos and Esquire Magazine.

Jamie McLean Band is now set to release an astounding set of 4 EPs in 2011! These “Electric Postcards” will feature themed recordings such as Electric, Acoustic, Covers and a live release.

“We really wanted to find a way to get our fans more music more often. I wanted to steer clear of a typical album release cycle where we only put out an album every couple of years. We are excited to stretch ourselves musically and I think it’s a great way to get the most amount of new music possible to our fans.”

The first EP “Time Of My Life” released on March 3rd with an official New York City release party presented by rock and roll fashion mogul John Varvatos. “Time Of My Life” features the core electric trio pumping out their brand of original roots, downtown rock and roll, country and swampy soul. The title track and first single “Time Of My Life” kicks off the upbeat, party atmosphere. It sounds as if ZZ Top, AC/DC and Tom Petty are throwing the best backyard barbecue in town.

Recorded by Bryce Goggin (Pavement, Phish, Ben Kweller) and mixed by John Agnello (Sonic Youth, Drive By Truckers, The Hold Steady) the sessions were purposely kept very live, raw and spontaneous.

“When we started pre production I made it clear to our producer Bryce Goggin that we wanted these recordings to sound more like a live band than a studio band. We wanted to have everyone in the same room with the amps cranked up! We kept the same philosophy throughout mixing and mastering and I’m thrilled with the results!”

Jamie McLean Band will support “Time Of My Life” as well as the rest of the 4 EP collection with a string of tour dates around the country. Be sure to catch the band live to feel the raw energy that they bring to the stage!

If you find solace is the aging tobacco sheds that dot the Carolina countryside, or if you believe flat-bed trailers are better served as stages for Southern Rock Outfits, then you are probably a fan of the Dead Pedals. They have been described as “College Country Rock”, or “Southern Dirt Music”, but whatever you call them, The Dead Pedals simply write and perform good music. Over two decades of performing in regional bands and touring from Texas to Boston have led to this…a group that has clearly honed its craft. If the devil is in the details, then these boys are straight outta hell. What sets The Dead Pedals apart is that they still allow for the dirt to seep into their music. Like pure spring water flowing from rusty pipes, these guys prove that a well crafted Alt-Country song can still have an edge

Reid Stone and his band of troubadours will inhabit Sullivan’s Island every Wednesday in 2013…a damn fine way to get over the hump.  Sometimes a full band, sometimes acoustic, rotating guest musicians…gotta come every Wednesday to keep up!

TreeHouse! hails from the Myrtle Beach, SC, area, performing a fusion of Reggae Alternative JamRock. With their official debut album released June 18, 2011, the band is currently booking regional shows to spread the good word, performing with bands like The Movement, SOJA, The Wailers, Ballyhoo, Groove Stain, The Bastard Suns, 3 Legged Fox, and Jah Works at events like r.Evolution Beach Fest, Myrtle Beach Rocks House of Blues, Boathouse Summer Concert Series, Pirates Cove Jams Series, and The Mid-Atlantic Music Conference.

Over the last 18 months or so, the Royal Tinfoil have proven themselves to be one of the absolute best live bands in Charleston, with fantastic energy and creativity and the chops to back it up. Lamont “Mackie” Boles and Lily Slay initially played around town as a duo. While recently they’ve been performing with a full band setup, this studio album features the pair with only a few guests. And while it doesn’t quite reach the high level of intensity a full band brings, it still shines.

Slay opens Well Water Communion with a deeply reaching “Excuuuuuse meee,” before belting out the fast-paced folk-honky-tonk “Die Already,” harmonizing with Boles — as they do on nearly every track — through the surprisingly uplifting chorus, “I’m getting on not getting along with you.”

While their theatrics and fast-paced swing make for a great vibe, the two best tracks are their most grounded — and least collaborative — tracks. On the seventh, “The Wretched Curse of Fools,” Slay pours out her soul, starting slowly before breaking into an uptempo chorus where she showcases her vocal skills, lilting beautifully, “I did it to myself/Just like I always do as you can tell/I didn’t need no help to fuck it all to hell/It’s just a spell of the wretched curse of fools.”

Versatile power trio led by electric guitarist/vocalist Johnny Mac;
handling anything from traditional blues to Texas-style rock to Southern-fried funk.

Reid Stone and his band of troubadours will inhabit Sullivan’s Island every Wednesday in 2013…a damn fine way to get over the hump.  Sometimes a full band, sometimes acoustic, rotating guest musicians…gotta come every Wednesday to keep up!

Steel Petals is a band based out of Charleston, S.C. that is known for their multiple interpretations of blues based rock and roll. Steel Petals incorporates modern rock, acid blues, and roots rock into a rich blend of dynamic southern swagger.  When describing Steel Petals music, Mathew Godbey of the Post and Courier says, ”There is a darkness, a certain swampy sinfulness …creating a colorful collage of regionally defining genres.”

Steel Petals recently released their first new material in two and half years on October 12^th, 2012.  The new album, Ligero (pronounced Le-hair-oh) shows the undeniable depth of the band’s blues based attack.   From the slinky groove of “Bonhomme Richard” to the gnashing teeth of “Black Diamond” and the gospel exalt of “Glory of One” Steel Petals display their adeptness at embracing blues based rock in all its forms.

Lead singer and guitarist Blake Ohlson, Charleston’s only Orthopedic Surgeon by day and rocker by night, is once again at the helm as The Petals drop a new cargo of material on the port city.  Manning the engine of the Steel Petals machine for the past year and half and propelling the band to new groove and dynamic heights are bassist Jeff Narkiewicz and drummer Shank Wilson.

Steel Petals first began to make a name for themselves in 2009 after the group won the Trident United Way’s Battle of the Bands competition in 2009.  Steel Petals keyboardist at the time, Whitt Algar (Crowfield, The Bushels) recommended Wilson to Ohlson in 2010 after their involvement in the cover band Simple Possession.

After a few months in the band and another win at the 2010 Battle of the Bands, Ohlson and Wilson decided to add Wilson’s longtime rhythm section partner, Jeff  Narkiewicz, to complete the current lineup.  With the cohesive unit in place, the band began to work on material for Ligero and began upping their live profile in Charleston.

Taylor McCleskey, Ryan Williams, Eric Mixon, and Blake Shorter…some build empires..some plant seeds.  They make music.  Tonight…it will be made immediately following the Masters coverage.

A musical force from the moss-draped Old South, The Train Wrecks are a hard-working band of songwriters and performers who love nothing more than good songs and a good show. They deliver a dynamic, original blend of Americana- ranging from outlaw alt-country and bluegrass to rootsy rock and beyond, all with a distinctive Southern swagger.

Born in the vibrant bar and club scene in Savannah, GA, The Train Wrecks released their debut album, “Whiskey and War,” in 2007. Rave reviews and a growing reputation as a must see live act helped the band to branch out to surrounding markets in the Southeast. They’ve since been steadily building a fanbase in clubs across the region, while also finding some bigger stages along the way. They’ve opened for legends like Jerry Jeff Walker and BB King, alongside an expanding roster of regular club and festival dates.

Earlier this year The Train Wrecks released their second album, “Saddle Up.” Building on their unique mix of Americana and rock, “Saddle Up” showcases the band’s solid songwriting and astute musicianship- and some exciting new directions for their signature sound. On the strength of their latest recordings and growing regional presence, The Train Wrecks are poised and ready to significantly raise their profile as songwriters and performers by continuing to write and record great songs and win fans through relentless gigging.

Reid Stone and his band of troubadours will inhabit Sullivan’s Island every Wednesday in 2013…a damn fine way to get over the hump.  Sometimes a full band, sometimes acoustic, rotating guest musicians…gotta come every Wednesday to keep up!

Behind Dash Rip Rock’s party-band exterior has always been a dead serious Southern rock group kicking to get out. The last two Dash albums, Country Girlfriend and Call of the Wild, were big fun, but both tended to emphasize the humorous side of the band, the side that produced the ’90s college-radio hit “Let’s Go Smoke Some Pot.” Buy on AmazonBuy on iTunesBlack Liquor is one of the few Dash albums with almost no yuks on it, but it’s anything but a somber affair: Sporting some of Bill Davis’ hardest-hitting songs—and boosted by the best production the band’s had since its early-’90s alliance with the late Jim Dickinson—this is the album where the band rocks out in earnest.

Based out of Greenville, SC, The Bad Popes are Charles Hedgepath (guitar, vocals, and mandolin), Mike Bagwell (steel guitars, dobro and vocals), Jef Chandler (guitar and vocals), Chris Garrett (bass), and Joe Cash (drums). Playing original material written by Chandler and Hedgepath as well choice covers ranging from Graham Parsons and Willie Nelson to The Beatles and The Ramones, the band members are all veterans of the South Carolina music scene with individual members having played or currently playing in numerous bands, including The Work, Big Brown Bowl, The Note Ropers, Aaron Berg and The Heavy Love, and True Blues, to name a few. As a group, they have been delivering their version of Americana to audiences in the southeast since 2002. In one evening of a Bad Popes performance, you may hear Texas Swing in the manner of Bob Wills, country like Merle Haggard, rock, folk, bluegrass and more. The Band released their eponymous debut CD in 2009, and are currently working on a new studio album due to be released in 2011.

Don Merkle & The Blacksmiths, which arose from the ashes of Bareknuckle Champions… is a 5 piece band out of Columbia, SC. Acoustic guitarist/lead vocalist Donald Merckle and bassist/vocalist Kevin Pettit founded the band during the summer of 2010. BKC is rounded out by Chris Lawther/banjo, David Kelly/drums and Tim McManus/Accordion and tin whistle.
BKC’s sound is equal parts Bluegrass, Celtic rock and American Punk, a sound that has been honed and updated since Merckle and Pettit began playing together in the Celtic Rock band LOCH NESS JOHNNY in 1999. Lawther and McManus also performed with LNJ for several years so the switch to the rawer more energetic BKC was a natural transition.
Since their first performance in 2010, BARE KNUCKLE CHAMPIONS have played the 5 Points St. Patrick’s Day Festival, The CMC Steel Rhythm on the River Concert Series and venues in Augusta, Columbia, Charleston and Charlotte. BKC has been interviewed and performed on both WXRY 99X and WWNQ 94.3 “The River”
The 5 men who comprise BKC have a rich history in the Columbia, SC music scene. Chris Lawther was also the banjoist for Bill Wells and the Blue Ridge Mountain Grass and plays guitar wit Tom Hall and the Plowboys, Bentz Kirby and Alien Carnival and Jackaroe. David Kelly also plays drums for Riptide. Tim McManus has literally performed all over the world and performs locally as a solo artist. Merckle also founded American gun and performed with them for over 5 years releasing 3 albums while Pettit most recently performed with The Blues/Rock band Delta Swagger. Each of the members of this band has between 15 and 25 years of experience as professional musicians with countless recordings and live performances under their belts so you can be assured that every performance is well worth your money!
“Raucous”, “Creative” and “High-Energy” all describe this band but fall far short of fully capturing the spirit of a Bare Knuckle live performance.

Reid Stone and his band of troubadours will inhabit Sullivan’s Island every Wednesday in 2013…a damn fine way to get over the hump.  Sometimes a full band, sometimes acoustic, rotating guest musicians…gotta come every Wednesday to keep up!

The Sundogs are a six piece rock n roll band that plays the hell out of some rock n roll songs. Led by brothers Lee and Will Haraway,
The Sundogs have cranked out two albums and countless badass shows that feature a melodic, high-energy sound that is most often compared to Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, The Black Crowes and The Band.

The Sundogs are a six piece rock n roll band that plays the hell out of some rock n roll songs. Led by brothers Lee and Will Haraway,
The Sundogs have cranked out two albums and countless badass shows that feature a melodic, high-energy sound that is most often compared to Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, The Black Crowes and The Band.

Living between Texas, Louisiana and islands off the East Coast, T. Champagne channels his love of funk, roots rock, and island grooves into a danceable blend of music that utilizes percussive phrasing and catchy lyrics to engage fans to embrace hope, freedom, change…and most of all, life. T. Champagne grew up with the best of both worlds, Texas Pride and a strong Cajun Spirit with a musical foundation of piano, bass, and drums. After a decade of stage performances with numerous prior acts, T. found his true sound as a songwriter inAustin,TXand began his solo career in 2006.  Keeping true to the form of movement, art and soul, T. began touring the states with his act, “Champagnewith Friends” releasing their first album, “OldTown” in 2008.

In the spring of 2011, T. Champagne participated in “The Swamp Sessions” in Awendaw, SCalong with Edwin McCain, Mark Bryan, Phillip Lammonds and Danielle Howle and returned in late Summer 2011 T. Champagne to complete his second album called “Life”, featuring the single, “Sunshine Smilin” produced by Mark Bryan and Danielle Howle.  In the fall of 2011, T Champagne toured all of the SEC college campuses for the 2011 “SEC Football Tailgating Tour”, sponsored by The Music Initiative Magazine.  T Champagne has also been named “Emerging Artist of the Year” by The Music Initiative Magazine for 2012.  T. Champagne will be touring theGulfCoast, Rockies, and theMidwest starting in mid-May 2012 with his new trio as a vocalist and bassist.

Reid Stone and his band of troubadours will inhabit Sullivan’s Island every Wednesday in 2013…a damn fine way to get over the hump.  Sometimes a full band, sometimes acoustic, rotating guest musicians…gotta come every Wednesday to keep up!

While all the rocks have been turned hundreds of times and the melodies have become inverted to a fray, music still creates the freedom, expression and escape that makes our world continue to search for innovation. From a man who originally came to town to play jazz guitar, Scott Low quit it all for the song.

Write A New Song, the newest album from Efren is equal parts rock, americana, folk, country, and psychedelic. After producing three previous independent bedroom records (Thunder and Moan, Always Been a Bleeder, and Rise on Up and Melt) a new electric sound has come. The band went into the classic southern studio of Full Moon Studios in Watkinsville, GA. Following a sudden marital split and with a dozen songs written to release the energy of the present and past, Efren created a whiskey drenched, bar floor stomping record.

With a gruff voice and thick guitars, the band has pulled from local heroes the Drive-by Truckers, Drivin’ and Cryin’, Dead Confederate, and Futurebirds, along with the southern chorus’ of Lucero and Lambchop. The title track ‘Write a New Song’ brings a thick chorus sung with the help of Athens darling Betsy Franck and Jonathan Brill. “Who you find in your oceans may never be what you expect, Mama said I’m attracted to the hard times.”

Reid Stone and his band of troubadours will inhabit Sullivan’s Island every Wednesday in 2013…a damn fine way to get over the hump.  Sometimes a full band, sometimes acoustic, rotating guest musicians…gotta come every Wednesday to keep up!

Josh Roberts & The Hinges formed in early 2005 in Columbia, SC and immediately began touring and recording. Embedded in their style of rock and roll are blues, country, punk and soul influences that link elegant harmonies with the raunchy guitar work of Josh Roberts. Their powerful sound is raw and uncompromising, creating new rock and roll anthems that leave their dedicated fans speechless…and sometimes exhausted, yet always wanting more.

“I want to cross folk mystery with country and blues emotion and AC/DC power,” said Josh Roberts. “We want to make melting pot American music, real rock and roll music with the roots showing.”

Their first album, “The Sugar Bird Test” was released in September 2005. It’s a bash-it-out, live-in-the-studio rock record, with vocal parties and spontaneous songwriting. The album is largely a love letter from Josh to Leslie, mixed with some traditional folk themes. “The Sugar Bird Test” received excellent reviews for its ear-blowing guitar riffs and catchy, engaging choruses.

In 2007, the band released “My War Cry is Amor,” a cinematic, emotional and literary Thanksgiving dinner of rock. Although each song stands powerfully alone, this is truly an album, one that explores the dualities of man and God, love and war, and true life and death, all with virtuoso musicianship and the kind of happy accidents that made it exciting for the band to make and fun for fans to hear. Some songs were co-written by Ryan Monroe, a member of Band of Horses and Josh’s former bandmate in Captain Easy.

Josh released a solo album titled “Are You Going to Eat That?” in 2008, which was recorded at Brakentracks in Columbia, SC and produced by Alan Moon. Josh had been doing solo/duo acoustic music for years, but had never released a proper record. Josh was joined in the studio by Larry Gornto (original Hinges drummer), Harris Gardner (mandolin), Dennis Steele (pedal steel), Alan Moon (bass), and Leslie Branham and Nicole Hagenmeyer (vocals).

David Earl Tomlinson is among Asheville, North Carolina’s more soulful singers and performers. Cutting his teeth as the token white guy singing gospel in the Kuumba and David Band, David Earl quickly gained a reputation as one to watch.

As the Kuumba and David Band gave way to The Plowshares the focus switched to David Earl’s very strong original material. The 2008 EP ‘Local Anesthesia’ was rated the 17th favorite regional release by the listeners of the local NPR station WNCW, and the band was among performers featured in a 2009 Summer primer of bands not to miss in WNC Magazine.

After a short hiatus David Earl is back with an extended original rock and roll setlist and band with phenomenal talent and experience.

Drummer Chris Pyle has a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame bloodline and was a member of Royal Trux signed to Drag City and Virgin Records. When he was seven years old he went on Tour with Lynyrd Skynyrd and watched his dad and all of his friends snort coke and smash whiskey bottles on each others heads.

Silas ‘the Stylist’ Durocher is a fan of the Beatles and Led Zeppelin who happens to compose for and perform with the Sarasota Symphony Orchestra. In his bare feet.

Bassist Matt Lane is the secret weapon of the band who happens to have an extensive knowledge of wine and gourmet food.

The Plowshares are back and ready to leave smilin’ sweaty crowds in their wake.

Reid Stone and his band of troubadours will inhabit Sullivan’s Island every Wednesday in 2013…a damn fine way to get over the hump.  Sometimes a full band, sometimes acoustic, rotating guest musicians…gotta come every Wednesday to keep up!

Proverbial is a seven piece Richmond, Virginia based band whose sound is something not easily defined. They combine rock, funk, reggae, and hip-hop along with hints of other genres to create a solid and unique sound. Proverbial band is known for bringing the heat in their heartfelt, high energy, get off your ass and move live show. They rev concert goers with big in-your-face rock songs, then chill them out with mellow reggae grooves, only to re-ignite the crowd with catchy, upbeat hip-hop and funk to dance to. Audiences don’t stop moving from beginning to end as the Proverbial band septet keeps the fans guessing at what is coming next. One might even catch a freestyle jam, complete with lyrics, that sounds like a rehearsed song when it is actually being created live.

Proverbial members are Thomas Whitesell (saxophone, vocals), Phillip Walker (keyboards, vocals), Stephen Holicky (lead guitar, vocals), Michael Keeter (rhythm guitar, vocals), Ryan Harlowe (drums), Scott Gerry (bass guitar), and Kevin Condrey (auxiliary percussion). Proverbial has also opened for acts such as Sublime with Rome, Switchfoot, Badfish-A Tribute to Sublime, Chevelle, Flobots, Crash Kings, Papa Roach, Paper Tongues, Tribal Seeds, DJ Williams Projekt, Ballyhoo! and The Bridge along with other large acts. This band shows no signs of slowing down as they continue to make a name for themselves.

Keep your eyes and ears open as they continue to spread the Proverbial sound.

The Cordovans are storming the South Carolina lowcountry with their unique blend of acoustic americana and roots driven rock. Beau Johnson, Billy New, and Nick Zareski are bringing the music to the people.

Reid Stone and his band of troubadours will inhabit Sullivan’s Island every Wednesday in 2013…a damn fine way to get over the hump.  Sometimes a full band, sometimes acoustic, rotating guest musicians…gotta come every Wednesday to keep up!

Dirk Quinn is a Philadelphia based jazz/funk guitarist who has utilized nearly a decade of constant performing to develop a unique and progressive style. Drawing inspiration from music of all types, his full band compositions bear resemblances that range from the honest, urban funk of Soulive to the brave experimentation of Medeski, Martin and Wood.

Sean K. Preston doesn’t get gussied up for the show…he wears his cowboy hat, dirty jeans and shitkicker boots everyday. If it sounds like he sings about hard luck, lost love, long journeys, dark secrets, damnation and redemption like he’s lived through them…it’s because he damn well has.

He’s quick with the wise cracks between songs while gulping down whiskey and bantering with the audience…but when the next song starts you better believe he’ll be sweating blood to deliver the best performance. It’s Blues- Punk -Country, Rock’n'Roll….Amen

Reid Stone and his band of troubadours will inhabit Sullivan’s Island every Wednesday in 2013…a damn fine way to get over the hump.  Sometimes a full band, sometimes acoustic, rotating guest musicians…gotta come every Wednesday to keep up!

“Stemming from the pines of the Carolinas to the swamps of South Georgia, members of The Deadfields assembled in early 2011 for a simple, honest mission: have fun and write meaningful music. The Americana/Folk-Rock band’s four vocalists have all been front-men and songwriters in prior groups, but the natural chemistry in this group is undeniable.

Lead vocalist Geoff Reid (guitar, vocals, harmonica), of Greenville, SC possesses a natural songwriting ability and soulful, yet honest tone that resonates and speaks throughout the group. Early influences include Pearl Jam, Wilco, Spice Girls.

Jeff Gardner (guitars, mandolin, vocals), an Atlanta GA transplant by way of North Carolina, has been described as a guitar prodigy with an instinctual approach to rockin’ rhythmic licks and lockin’ harmonies. Influences include the Old 97′s, Ryan Adams, Rod Stewart, Wham!, etc.

Brandon Markert (percussion, vocals) of Albany, GA smears his smile across the room with crisp, yet animalistic drumming and raucous banter. Brandon is a fan of Willie Nelson, The Band, Gwar and nude cycling.

Corey Chapman (pedal steel, dobro, banjo) of Cumming, GA, speaks to the soul with divine swells, blistering rolls, and that down-home, gritty dobro. Corey is a technical freak who built his chops in churches and honkytonks, and was influenced by great musicians like Paul Franklin, Vince Gill, and Roy Clark, as well as great entertainers like Junior Samples.

Atlanta’s own Chase Alger (bass, vocals) pumps the low frequencies and keeps the feet stompin’ & asses shakin’ while dancing like Shakira. It’s a huge hit in the Americas region. Not surprisingly, he enjoys hotdogs, nachos, beer, and listening to Cracker, Motorhead & Hanson.

Regardless of the amazing and eccentric individualism that exists in the band, The Deadfields have somehow assembled a roster of friends, writers and performers that are guaranteed to make a dent in your memory, or at least your night. They’re slightly off the mainstream, yet close enough to the current to keep the crowd moving. Accessible, yet fresh and distinct, The Deadfields’ energy and sound stir up a feeling similar to that of the Randy Rogers Band, the Old 97′s, or the Avett Brothers. And their passion to create meaningful music bleeds through every performance, like a band on a mission.

They’ll yell. They’ll stomp. They’ll push. Push back. They can take it.”

JUNKYARD ANGEL, self described “used, abused, rhinestone-infused, old school country and rock”

“…the Dead meet Bromberg and Pure Prairie League….all good, all raw and all fresh…good stuff….while I enjoyed every cut, hands down favorite was Wrecker’s Ball – that is one of the most haunting recordings I have heard in a long time…..so well under-done, and I mean that as a compliment”-Tony Arata, Nashville songwriter, penned “The Dance”, recorded and performed by Garth Brooks, and won song of the year by The Academy of Country Music, CMA and Grammy nomination, and most performed song in Radio and Records Magazine.

,Joal Rush has been part of the regional music scene since his high school days in Camden, SC. He has played with many of the the Southeast’s favorite acts including Sister Hazel, Kevn Kinney, Crowfield, Mark Bryan, Edwin McCain and Jay Clifford as well as sharing the stage with nationally renowned artists Jakob Dylan, The Alternate Routes, Styx, Foreigner, Lee Brice, and Zac Brown. Rush has been featured on Sirius / XM Radio as well as having a strong presence locally on WCOO / The Bridge at 1055. His single “Imagination” received over 230 spins and he became a core local artist to the stations playlist.

Joal Rush’s new record “Wares” begins where his 2008 EP “Imagination” left off…featuring a smooth pop sensibility, sensitive content, packaged in a blues-rock background. Recorded over a 3 year period at the USC School of Music, Rush says the songs on this record as a whole have a laid-back, grab a bottle of wine, chilling at home vibe.” Rush has succeeded in creating that vibe while keeping listeners interested with well placed hooks and well balanced but non-intruding tempo. Pop-Rockers like “Another Start” lead way to polished blues songs like “Hard to Be (the Heartbreaker) & lush ballads like “Burdened”, which features a string quartet arranged by Jay Clifford (Jump Little Children). Rush is an accomplished guitar player and “Wares” features Rush playing both acoustic and electric guitar.

Reid Stone and his band of troubadours will inhabit Sullivan’s Island every Wednesday in 2013…a damn fine way to get over the hump.  Sometimes a full band, sometimes acoustic, rotating guest musicians…gotta come every Wednesday to keep up!

A skilled guitarist with over two decades of experience, Lefty Williams holds songcraft and musicianship at a premium. By emphasizing each equally on his ironically titled sophomore album Snake Oil, he engages and enlightens the listener. In turn, we fall for Williams’ powerful guitar licks and candid songs, often long before the origin of his nickname—he was born without a right hand—is clear. And by then, it’s just another dimension to his talent.
Lefty Williams holds endorsements from:
Mahalo Amplification
Curbow Stringed Instruments
Delaney Guitars
Mad Professor Pedals
Rocky Mountain Slides
Curt Mangan Fusion Matched Strings

Reid Stone and his band of troubadours will inhabit Sullivan’s Island every Wednesday in 2013…a damn fine way to get over the hump.  Sometimes a full band, sometimes acoustic, rotating guest musicians…gotta come every Wednesday to keep up!

Reid Stone and his band of troubadours will inhabit Sullivan’s Island every Wednesday in 2013…a damn fine way to get over the hump.  Sometimes a full band, sometimes acoustic, rotating guest musicians…gotta come every Wednesday to keep up!

These are the people That Made Momma’s Blues Palace famous with thir best band ever! They have shared the stage with the likes of BB King, Little Milton, Buddy Guy, John Mayhal, Derek Trucks, Denise Lasale and many more. Momma, JoJo and DuPree are joined by the incredible Big Daddy Dale Roberson on keys as well as the amazing Hook Hudson on drums. Momma is the real deal. Momma Rocks!!!

Reid Stone and his band of troubadours will inhabit Sullivan’s Island every Wednesday in 2013…a damn fine way to get over the hump.  Sometimes a full band, sometimes acoustic, rotating guest musicians…gotta come every Wednesday to keep up!

DDK (Disco Demolition Knights) is a trio featuring BG (Brian Graham, formerly of Live Oak) on Guitar/vox, Brooks DuBose on drums (Ten Mile Tide, Gaslight Street) and David Sanders (Spoonful). The band’s sound is steeped in Southern Rock & Blues (Allman Brothers, North Mississippi All Stars) as well as darker and harder hitting rock (Black Sabbath, Clutch) flavored with hints of jazz, funk, soul & raggae.

The band has recently released their first EP. A modest collection of songs featuring subtle slide guitar and fast paced riffage that pays tribute to some of the best trios like Cream, Gov’t Mule, ZZ Top and the Police.

Reid Stone and his band of troubadours will inhabit Sullivan’s Island every Wednesday in 2013…a damn fine way to get over the hump.  Sometimes a full band, sometimes acoustic, rotating guest musicians…gotta come every Wednesday to keep up!

John Kovalski, Alex Lanier, Eric Miller, and Rick William’s music is a laid-back mix of Americana and a loose blend of folk and bluegrass with rich harmonies.   A solid body of originals that moves from country sing-alongs and barroom stompers to narrative stories with great hooks coupled with a treasure trove of your favorite covers blend together for a night of good vibes all over.

GEORGIA vs LSU, tba…

South Carolina vs Central Florida, tba…

Reid Stone and his band of troubadours will inhabit Sullivan’s Island every Wednesday in 2013…a damn fine way to get over the hump.  Sometimes a full band, sometimes acoustic, rotating guest musicians…gotta come every Wednesday to keep up!

Sarah and The Tall Boys are a Chicago based Americana band specializing in original Country Blues music. The group is fronted by primary songwriter Sarah Potenza Crossman on lead vocals and rhythm guitar, with help from bassist/husband Ian Crossman.  Sarah and The Tall Boys have been performing since 2007. The bands’ first release “Shiny and New” came out in 2008. Taxi A and R Company took a listen and said the album had “sensational blues infused vocal delivery. Soulful vocals take center stage. I’m a fan, and I’m very picky.” The songs are a collection of folksy, bluesy original material, much of which was written by Sarah prior to her forming The Tall Boys.

This year the band released it’s second full length album “A Lifetime Worth of Sin”. The album is a collection of Americana including Blues, Bluegrass, and Alternative Country songs written and produced by Sarah and the band including one cover from the great Lucinda Williams. The album features the talents of a long list of guest musicians playing everything from pedal steel to Hammond M3 organ. To capture a warmer, fuller, more authentic sound, the entire album was recorded on 2″ analogue tape with a Studer 24 track tape machine at Strobe Recording Studio in Humbolt Park, Chicago.

You can catch Sarah and The Tall Boys as they tour the U.S. in support of their new album “A Lifetime Worth of Sin” or at any of their current residencies in Chicago such as Honky Tonk BBQ, Underground Wonder Bar, The California Clipper, The Smoke Daddy, or Uncommon Ground.

Reid Stone and his band of troubadours will inhabit Sullivan’s Island every Wednesday in 2013…a damn fine way to get over the hump.  Sometimes a full band, sometimes acoustic, rotating guest musicians…gotta come every Wednesday to keep up!

GEORGIA vs Missouri, tba…

South Carolina @ Arkansas, tba…

Reid Stone and his band of troubadours will inhabit Sullivan’s Island every Wednesday in 2013…a damn fine way to get over the hump.  Sometimes a full band, sometimes acoustic, rotating guest musicians…gotta come every Wednesday to keep up!

Christopher Dean was born Aug 1973 and is a NJ native but resides in Freemansburg,PA as of 2007. He has been touring since 1997 fulltime as a traveling blues/soul musician. He started playing guitar at age 15 and studied various styles of blues and soul guitar after high school in 1992.Early influences Charlie Patton,BB King ,Magic Sam.Later David Ruffin,Al Green ,Sarah Vaughn. Formed the Christopher Dean Band 1995 and started working the hardcore blues area in Newark,Elizabeth, Plainfiled NJ mostly . Was recommended to Big Jack Johnson agent /manager Hooter Saslaff and joined Big Jack and The Oilers in Jan 1997.For next 3 years toured worldwide and recorded 2 highly acclaimed blues cds with Big Jack.”All The Way Back,(98) Roots Stew (2000).Re started the Christopher Dean Band early 2000 and recorded several cds since then including: Three Times A Fool ( Johnny Rawls Deep South Sound)03. Where I Need To Be (2007;Lost World Music and the latest What I Need (Lost World Music;2010) The cds all got great reviews from blues and soul publications alike .They have toured non stop since 2000 180 days /year and have played many special concerts ,clubs and events during that time.Including American Music Fest ( Harrisburg) Central PA Arts Fest ,The Kennedy Center DC and BB Kings NYC.Joining Christopher in the band is David Foti (Brother on bass ,who also toured with Big Jack Johnson for 3 years)Chip Dixon on drums ( Black Widow Band ,who was house band at Mannys Car Wash back in the day) and James White on sax( Gas House Gorillas etc.They cover everything from Marvin Gaye ,Chuck Berry , Al Green ,Kool and The Gang to BB King . The band plays the crowd.4 vocals .Everybody in this band can and does sing .Its a deeper more soulful sound than your ordinary blues band .Check out some samples or catch a show. Hope to see you

Reid Stone and his band of troubadours will inhabit Sullivan’s Island every Wednesday in 2013…a damn fine way to get over the hump.  Sometimes a full band, sometimes acoustic, rotating guest musicians…gotta come every Wednesday to keep up!

Reid Stone and his band of troubadours will inhabit Sullivan’s Island every Wednesday in 2013…a damn fine way to get over the hump.  Sometimes a full band, sometimes acoustic, rotating guest musicians…gotta come every Wednesday to keep up!

GEORGIA vs Florida, tba…

South Carolina vs Mississippi St., tba…

Reid Stone and his band of troubadours will inhabit Sullivan’s Island every Wednesday in 2013…a damn fine way to get over the hump.  Sometimes a full band, sometimes acoustic, rotating guest musicians…gotta come every Wednesday to keep up!

Have you been High Falutin’ lately? And if the answers no; then why not? Gracie, Geoff, Derek, and Tom found themselves asking these same questions. And with discovery of their lack of falutin-ness (if you will), there was only one thing they could do. Get High Falutin’!!! (you have to say it like “get HIGGHHHH (with you voice getting higher) falutin’!!” Noo, try it again, a little big higher on the “highhh” part… Yeah there you go! Alright. See doesn’t it just feel better to say it that way? I know I feel better! We are not your average blues band… oh no. We take this ish to a whole notha level. We say things like “swell” and enjoy a thick moustache. We eat spaghetti with a fork… and a spoon. We play the blues like we are actually upset about something. And faster blues like we were upset, but have triumphed and now want to dance. Join us for an upcoming show, you’ll be glad you did!

Reid Stone and his band of troubadours will inhabit Sullivan’s Island every Wednesday in 2013…a damn fine way to get over the hump.  Sometimes a full band, sometimes acoustic, rotating guest musicians…gotta come every Wednesday to keep up!

Culberson (and his most recent rhythm section of bassist Nate Saraceno and drummer Stuart Lusk) have honed their chops, their grooves and their musical telepathy to a level only hinted at in previous incarnations of the band. Indeed, not only has Eric’s fretwork moved to a higher level, but he has emerged as a much more powerful and nuanced vocalist than previously documented throughout his lengthy career. It was with this newfound polish and self-confident swagger that Culberson and company began work on his most ambitious album to date in the Summer of 2009.

IN THE OUTSIDE is simultaneously a noteworthy departure for Eric, and a welcome return to form. For the first time, the guitarist and singer is openly incorporating elements of his musical upbringing which were somewhat downplayed on his prior releases. Alongside the more traditional electric blues material, adventurous listeners may be pleasantly surprised to hear echoes of the funk, R&B, hard rock, Southern-fried jam and even early punk — all of which played a key role in forming the talent and sound of this gifted front-man and songwriter.

Recorded entirely in Savannah, Ga. at Elevated Basement Studios, the album features Eric and his road band (along with cameos from some of the area’s most respected players) on 11 original tunes. With a highly-anticipated release date of Dec. 29, 2010, it’s the musical equivalent of a New Year’s Resolution, a boisterous declaration of intent from an under-appreciated Southern songwriter, and a safe bet for one of the more noteworthy independent rock and blues records of 2011.

GEORGIA @ Auburn, tba…

South Carolina vs Florida, tba…

Reid Stone and his band of troubadours will inhabit Sullivan’s Island every Wednesday in 2013…a damn fine way to get over the hump.  Sometimes a full band, sometimes acoustic, rotating guest musicians…gotta come every Wednesday to keep up!

If you find solace is the aging tobacco sheds that dot the Carolina countryside, or if you believe flat-bed trailers are better served as stages for Southern Rock Outfits, then you are probably a fan of the Dead Pedals. They have been described as “College Country Rock”, or “Southern Dirt Music”, but whatever you call them, The Dead Pedals simply write and perform good music. Over two decades of performing in regional bands and touring from Texas to Boston have led to this…a group that has clearly honed its craft. If the devil is in the details, then these boys are straight outta hell. What sets The Dead Pedals apart is that they still allow for the dirt to seep into their music. Like pure spring water flowing from rusty pipes, these guys prove that a well crafted Alt-Country song can still have an edge

GEORGIA vs Kentucky, tba…

South Carolina vs Coastal Carolina, tba…

Reid Stone and his band of troubadours will inhabit Sullivan’s Island every Wednesday in 2013…a damn fine way to get over the hump.  Sometimes a full band, sometimes acoustic, rotating guest musicians…gotta come every Wednesday to keep up!

GEORGIA @ Georgia Tech, tba…

South Carolina vs Clemson, tba…

Reid Stone and his band of troubadours will inhabit Sullivan’s Island every Wednesday in 2013…a damn fine way to get over the hump.  Sometimes a full band, sometimes acoustic, rotating guest musicians…gotta come every Wednesday to keep up!

Reid Stone and his band of troubadours will inhabit Sullivan’s Island every Wednesday in 2013…a damn fine way to get over the hump.  Sometimes a full band, sometimes acoustic, rotating guest musicians…gotta come every Wednesday to keep up!

Versatile power trio led by electric guitarist/vocalist Johnny Mac;
handling anything from traditional blues to Texas-style rock to Southern-fried funk.

Reid Stone and his band of troubadours will inhabit Sullivan’s Island every Wednesday in 2013…a damn fine way to get over the hump.  Sometimes a full band, sometimes acoustic, rotating guest musicians…gotta come every Wednesday to keep up!

Charleston South Carolina based Whiskey Diablo is one of the southeast’s most diverse and unique bands serving up healthy portions of dirty rock ‘n’ roll, gutter country, swinging jazz and floor stomping hillbilly blues. The band delivers a high energy show full of both class & trash. Whiskey Diablo constantly strives to throw curve balls by adding in other genres such as funk, flamenco, and even taking boozy cues from the big band crooners like Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra. The result is a “mash up” that is very familiar but unexpected and unpredictable at the same time.

 Whiskey Diablo began in the Summer of 2011 after the disbandment of Patrick Blake’s (vocal, guitar) former band. T. Ballard Lesemann of the Charleston City Paper claims “Blake has earned a reputation for his raspy, gutsy singing style and fiery guitar work.” On the momentum of his solo and full band shows, Blake enlisted Charleston veteran’s Brian Widlowski (drums) and Jonathan Grey (double bass) to form a beast of a band…….Whiskey Diablo.

 Widloski received his Jazz Performance Degree from the College of Charleston and studying under Quentin Baxter . He has performed in hundreds of shows throughout the southeast and had the privilege to perform with the Erin Kelly Band as the opening act for Ray Charles at the North Charleston Coliseum in 2002. In 2010 he was an active band member of Charleston Stage Company. Frustrated with the jazz scene’s politics, Widlowski got the itch to again play some rock ‘n’ roll.

 Gray has been a Charleston SC staple for years playing with a variety of bands including Jump Little Children, Garage Cuban Band, Slow Runner and Crowfeild. Gray also has a musical degree from the College of Charleston and a taste for wanderlust, shoulders, Ten High Bourbon and sleep masks.

Reid Stone and his band of troubadours will inhabit Sullivan’s Island every Wednesday in 2013…a damn fine way to get over the hump.  Sometimes a full band, sometimes acoustic, rotating guest musicians…gotta come every Wednesday to keep up!