Vincent Harris

2 days 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.

1 week ago | greenvillejournal.com | Vincent Harris

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2 weeks 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.

3 weeks 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.

3 weeks 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.