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2025 Rewind: The concert scene, by Upstate Beat
Upstate Beat columnist Vincent Harris takes a look at the past 12 months of “Upstate Beat” columns
The local concert calendar is stacked. Here’s a preview of early 2026: Upstate Beat
Thanks to ever-reliable spots like the Peace Center, Bon Secours Wellness Arena, the Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium and the Radio Room, music lovers can look forward to a lot of great shows in the coming year.
Shoeless Joe Folk Festival returns to downtown Greenville: Upstate Beat
The first festival was put together late last year as a benefit for Upstate victims of Hurricane Helene.
Greenville County facing historic levels of food insecurity. Here’s why and what you can do.
On Nov. 13, Susan Frantz received the best news she’d heard all week.
Upstate drummer Big Tez Sherard headed to SC music hall of fame: Upstate Beat
It’s difficult to think of a better candidate for the South Carolina Entertainment and Music Hall of Fame than the Upstate’s own Big Tez Sherard.
Wasted Wine dives deeper into world-music sound on new album: Upstate Beat
Wasted Wine is a rare band that’s doing something entirely original with a loyal group of fans following it.
A Time for Three shakes up Christmas music at Gunter Theatre: Upstate Beat
The show is one of the most playful and unexpected evenings you’ll have this Christmas.
The Hall is a hidden gem below the Spartanburg auditorium floor: Upstate Beat
Located beneath the auditorium’s 3,000-plus seats is a smaller, more intimate venue called The Hall.
Greenville rockers The Indoor Kids debut raucous new EP: Upstate Beat
The band, guitarist-vocalist Matt Fessler, bassist Wes Gilliam and drummer Will Thornhill, have released singles and other material before, but “The Indoor Kids” EP feels different.
Florencia & The Feeling throwing ‘disco-soul’ party in downtown Greenville: Upstate Beat
You’d better be ready to dance at Florencia & The Feeling’s album-release show at Swanson’s Warehouse Nov. 7.
Jazz bassist Quinn Sternberg returns to Greenville’s Wheel Sessions: Upstate Beat
Sternberg and company will play material from his new album “Pleasant Returns,” along with some new compositions.
Gov’t Mule roars back to life for Spartanburg show: Upstate Beat
Gov’t Mule, the Southern rock quartet with a PhD in “jam,” is calling its current tour “Back In The Saddle Again.”
Raphael Saadiq brings 30 years of soul supremacy to Peace Center: Upstate Beat
Saadiq’s Peace Center show is part of his “"No Bandwidth: One Man, One Night, Three Decades of Hits” tour.
The Vinyl Junkies bring the party to Fall For Greenville: Upstate Beat
There’s an old tune by the Oakland, California soul stars Tower Of Power called “Just Enough & Too Much.”