Archive: 2017

Inspector Poirot is given fantastic new life in this faithful adaptation of the Agatha Christie classic.

There’s an old adage that states ‘familiarity breeds contempt,” but that truism certainly does not apply to Davy Knowles and his Vermont followers. The one about word-of-mouth being the best publicity certainly does though: on the Isle of Man native’s previous visit to the Showcase Lounge at Higher Ground in August of 2016, many of […]

[rating=9.00] The late Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown would probably be proud of Samantha Fish’s approach. The oft cantankerous Brown would frequently snub basic blues; embracing his brand of “American music” which included country, Cajun, jazz, and blues. Still only in her late twenties, Fish could easily have built a career as a guitar shredding blues woman. […]

Arielle LaGuette makes her home in Austin, Texas, but wrote her latest EP while traveling across the country. With ukulele in hand, LaGuette performed everywhere from Denver to Toronto and drew inspiration from the people around her. Her EP combines her signature ukulele-driven melodies with new, effortlessly cool guitar lines. LaGuette’s love songs dive head first […]

In the newest installment of Wannabe, artist Chris Prunckle reviews All American Made, the new album from country songstress Margo Price, in his signature six-panel comic strip form. Click on the image for full resolution (best viewed on desktop):

This spring, the Lowcountry welcomes back the much anticipated High Water Festival, curated by the Holy City-based duo Shovels & Rope, to Riverfront Park in North Charleston Saturday-Sunday, April 21-22, 2018. The two-day festival, which sold out during its inaugural year, returns with 20 musical acts across two stages; exclusive, Charleston chef-curated dining experiences; local craft beer, wine, and cocktail immersions; and more.   Weekend passes go on sale to the general public on Friday, Nov. 10 at 10 a.m. EST at www.highwaterfest.com. […]

“I’m drawing from the urgency of the moment,” says acclaimed Nashville-based singer-songwriter Grant-Lee Phillips of Widdershins, his ninth solo album set for February 23, 2018 release on Yep Roc Records.  Inspired by “the things that eat away in the late hours,” Phillips invests the insight, nuance and wit in a riveting dissection of today’s fraught social landscape. Phillips unveiled the first […]

Plus, the first trailer for ‘Fifty Shades Freed’ and the NSFW trailer for ‘I, Tonya’.

New Zealand’s Marlon Williams will release his sophomore album, Make Way For Love, on February 16th via Dead Oceans. Known for his effortlessly distinctive voice, Make Way For Love marks Marlon’s exponential growth as a songwriter. Throughout 11 original songs, he explores new musical terrain and reveals himself in an unprecedented way in the wake […]