Vincent Harris

Greenville

Arts/Music/Culture writer and SCPA award-winning columnist for the @GreenvilleJournal. No, really; I have awards. That I won. With my name on them and stuff.

Articles

Hootie and The Blowfish guitarist celebrates solo album at Radio Room: Upstate Beat

4 days ago | greenvillejournal.com | Vincent Harris

Mark Bryan has been the lead guitarist for South Carolina’s own Hootie & The Blowfish since 1986. He was there when the band’s debut major label album, “Cracked Rear View,” sold 22 million copies behind singles including “Only Wanna be With You,” “Hold My Hand” and “Let Her Cry.”He’s still playing with Hootie, though the band’s schedule isn’t as busy as it used to be. That’s why Bryan started a solo career during the band’s downtime.
A revitalized Rainbow Kitten Surprise plays at CCNB Amphitheatre: Upstate Beat

1 week ago | greenvillejournal.com | Vincent Harris

The Boone, North Carolina, band Rainbow Kitten Surprise rolls into the CCNB Amphitheatre June 21, riding a huge wave of momentum. If there’s still such a thing as “alternative rock,” they’re one of the biggest alternative rock bands around. The evidence is considerable.
Slow Funeral releases stellar new indie-rock album at Radio Room show: Upstate Beat

2 weeks ago | greenvillejournal.com | Vincent Harris

When singer-songwriter and guitarist Mary Norris steps onstage at Greenville’s Radio Room June 13, it will be the final step in a two-year journey. Norris has just released “Conditions of Trust,” the first full-length album by her band, Slow Funeral. The album is 10 songs of moody, minor-key hard rock; sparse, moving ballads; sonic experimentation; and achingly personal lyrics that range from fear to confusion to rage.
Wynonna Judd brings greatest hits tour to Peace Center: Upstate Beat

3 weeks ago | greenvillejournal.com | Vincent Harris

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XTC’s Terry Chambers pays tribute to melodic pop at Radio Room: Upstate Beat

1 month ago | greenvillejournal.com | Vincent Harris

In the spring of 1982, the rising English pop band XTC played a show in San Diego, California. This was years before their irresistibly melodic hit singles “Dear God,” “Senses Working Overtime” or “The Ballad of Peter Pumpkinhead.” It was years before critics would declare XTC’s 1986 album “Skylarking” to be a psychedelic pop masterpiece. But American audiences never got to hear any of that music live, because that 1982 gig was XTC’s last concert in America. Ever.
Former Eagle Don Felder leads classic rock showcase at The Well: Upstate Beat

1 month ago | greenvillejournal.com | Vincent Harris

Sometimes when I tell someone I’m interviewing a true classic rock icon, like Kevin Cronin from REO Speedwagon or Doug Gray from The Marshall Tucker Band, or, in this case, former Eagles guitarist Don Felder, the response surprises me. People will sometimes say, “It’s a shame that these guys have to keep touring at their age.”Let’s get something straight. None of these guys are on the road because they have to be.
The Punch Brothers pick up an acoustic storm at Peace Center: Upstate Beat

1 month ago | greenvillejournal.com | Vincent Harris

The Punch Brothers is essentially the definition of an all-star band. Its best-known member is probably Chris Thile, a master of the mandolin and member of seven-time Grammy Award-winning trio Nickel Creek. But there’s also guitarist Chris Eldridge, who has played with the Infamous Stringdusters and Seldom Scene. There’s Noam Pickelny of Leftover Salmon on banjo.
Ska stars Save Ferris ‘Get Dancing’ at the Radio Room: Upstate Beat

1 month ago | greenvillejournal.com | Vincent Harris

[wpcmtt_hotspot id=”261702″] Given its sheer size and location, the redevelopment of County Square is one of the biggest — and the most important — developments in Greenville’s recent history. “Sometimes, when you have a small piece of land and it doesn’t work out as intended, you can overcome that.
Americana's best head to spring Albino Skunk Music Festival: Upstate Beat

1 month ago | greenvillejournal.com | Vincent Harris

There was a time when the Albino Skunk Music Festival was all about bluegrass. Of course, there was also a time when the entire Skunk Fest audience was just a few of Glynn Zeigler’s friends. Zeigler is the owner of Skunk Farm, where the Albino Skunk Music Festival — so named for the elusive ghost-white skunks that roam the 20-acre Greer property — takes place twice a year.
Rockers Bit Brigade bring video game scores at Radio Room: Upstate Beat

2 months ago | greenvillejournal.com | Vincent Harris

Most of the time, watching someone else play a video game is about as exciting as watching paint dry. That is not the case at a Bit Brigade show. Bit Brigade is a band that could only have come from Athens, Georgia. In the show coming to Greenville’s Radio Room April 25, a quartet of musicians will play the classic soundtracks from the beloved games Super Mario World and F-Zero live while Noah McCarthy, controller in hand, races his way through the game levels.