Rocker Melissa Etheridge returns to Peace Center: Upstate Beat
Melissa Etheridge, who plays the Peace Concert Hall Sept. 30, can tear your heart to pieces with a ballad, but when the woman rocks, she rocks.
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Geoff Tate brings classic Queensryche album to Radio Room: Upstate Beat
The music is collaborative, but the story is all Geoff Tate’s.
Lyle Lovett brings 35 years of classic songs to the Peace Center: Upstate Beat
Lyle Lovett’s show at the Peace Center in Greenville on Sept. 26 is something else entirely.
Reedy River String Band drops new bluegrass album: Upstate Beat
Is it possible that the hottest new bluegrass group in Europe is from right here in the Upstate?
Sweet Honey in the Rock brings message of hope to Peace Center: Upstate Beat
To hear Sweet Honey in the Rock onstage is to experience the power and beauty of the human voice.
Saving Abel rocks back after adversity at Radio Room show: Upstate Beat
Saving Abel just released two singles that push the “heaviness” levels into the red.
Veteran rockers Bush come to Greenville with Shinedown, Morgan Wade: Upstate Beat
In the wake of the grunge wave of the early 1990s, Bush emerged as one of the first “post-grunge” groups.
Live, Collective Soul headline ‘Summer Unity’ concert in Simpsonville: Upstate Beat
Don’t look now, but the rock music of the 1990s is back with a vengeance.
Upstate’s resident gospel superstar to perform at SpiritFest: Upstate Beat
You might not realize it, but the Upstate is home to gospel royalty.
Piedmont country star Ashland Craft returns to SC with new album: Upstate Beat
Ashland Craft battled her way into the top 10 finalists on NBC’s hit talent show “The Voice” back in 2017
Greenville’s Edwin McCain feels ‘Lucky’ about first new album in 10 years
“I’m enjoying this rebound. I wasn’t expecting it.” - Edwin McCain
Greenville concert photographer Chloe Dalton captures the joy of live music: Upstate Beat
Chloe Dalton's first camera wasn’t anything fancy, just a Kodak point-and-shoot, but it would end up being the most important gift she ever received.
After a turbulent start, Radio Room celebrates one year at new location: Upstate Beat
The Radio Room, one of the city’s most popular concert spots, closed its smaller Poinsett Highway location in December 2023, expecting to open a month or so later in the new location.
SC Venue Crisis: Organizers reflect on liquor liability fight, hope new law offers relief
"I got my insurance renewal notice and estimate, and the premium was between $40,000 and $50,000. I was shocked, angry and confused. —Kynn Tribble, co-founder, SC Venue Crisis
Old Crow Medicine Show still happily spinning ‘Wagon Wheel’: Upstate Beat
The band is in town on the “Circle the Wagons” tour, hoping to foster a little togetherness.