Fall Lifelong Learning Free Week! The fall course catalog for the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute (OLLI) at Coastal Carolina University is available at the three outreach centers in Conway (2431 U.S. 501 E.), Myrtle Beach (900 79th Ave. N.) and Litchfield (160 Willbrook Blvd.), as well as at area libraries. More than 350 courses and [...]
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Seventh Annual Charleston Beach Music & Shag Festival Set for August 25 & 26
Featuring the mighty Tams, Johnny Rawls Blues Band, Rickey Godfrey Blues Band, the Castaways, Carolina Soul Band and the Fantastic Shakers; shag lessons from professional dancers Jerry & Barbara Wade; and spinning tunes between sets, deejays Gerry Scott, Betty Brown, Jim Bowers and Andy Todd. The seventh annual Charleston Beach Music & Shag Festival will [...]
Read the rest of this entry »Daryl Hall and U.K. Sensation Rumer Dig Deep into Soul Roots for Newest “Live From Daryl’s House” August 15
By Jonathan Wolfson Daryl Hall and U.K. pop-soul sensation Rumer delve deep into their R&B roots on the 57th and latest edition of Live from Daryl’s House for a special six-song set that includes a Gil Scott-Heron cover and a performance of the ‘70s Philly soul hit, “Be Thankful for What You Got.” The new episode [...]
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By Sherri Parrish-Crawford 311′s Unity Tour 2012 recently pulled into Raleigh’s Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion for a night of rock, funk and reggae fusion. The Aggrolites and Slightly Stoopid also filled the bill, culminating with another of 311′s signature high-energy live performances. The band’s set list included Sunset in July, Homebrew, Down and Creatures. The Unity Tour [...]
Read the rest of this entry »HOB Review In 3: YES – At House Of Blues Myrtle Beach, August 2, 2012
By Brian M. Howle HOB Review in 3 – YES: 1) Beginning with “Yours is No Disgrace,” their newest member – singer Jon Davison – may be the most perfect replacement vocalist I have ever heard, perfectly complimenting bassist Chris Squire, guitarist Steve Howe, drummer Alan White, and keyboardist Geoff Downes; 2) Steve Howe, after [...]
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