TOWN

1 week ago | towncarolina.com | Leigh Savage

It was 1983, and “Candy Girl” by New Edition was climbing the charts. Odds are I was wearing acid-washed jeans, “tight rolled” at the bottom (look it up!), a green Izod shirt and a purple Member’s Only jacket. My friend Allison’s dad dropped us off in front of Greenville Memorial Auditorium (newcomers, also look that up; it was imploded in 1997), and we headed into our first-ever concert.

1 week ago | towncarolina.com | Leigh Savage

Greenville-based Steel Toe Stiletto is taking their popular party sets to a wider audienceIf you’ve been at an event and heard “Toxic” by Britney Spears smoothly morph into “Pony” By Ginuwine; if you’ve heard “I Wanna Dance with Somebody” by Whitney Houston slide seamlessly into “All Star” by Smash Mouth; or if you could have sworn Chris Stapleton was on stage when “Whiskey River” started to play, odds are, you were at a Steel Toe Stiletto show.

1 week ago | towncarolina.com | Chelsey Ashford

Amp up the music in your life with these fun music finds. Technics record playerHorizon Records offers a variety of refurbished and vintage record players, including a popular line made by Technics. Drop by to see the selection, and while you’re there, don’t forget to browse the incredible selection of vinyl. $280-$4002 W.

1 week ago | towncarolina.com | Rick Spruill

Spend an evening in the Westin Poinsett hotel lobby in downtown Greenville, and you’ll likely notice the soothing sounds of a jazz piano floating in from the direction of the hotel lounge. The man at the keyboard is Keith Davis—composer, pianist, educator. Whether he’s performing solo or as part of a trio or quartet, or mentoring the next generation of jazz musicians, Davis lives his music. After all, it’s a family tradition.

1 week ago | towncarolina.com | Leigh Savage

My first concert was Marshall Tucker, The Doobie Brothers, and Savoy Brown at Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium. Marshall Tucker was the opening band for many of the first concerts I attended.  The first time I ever saw a synthesizer played live was Edgar Winter on the Frankenstein tour in Spartanburg. Back then I was a major Yes fan. I got to meet them after their concert in Columbia in 1976.