Here are some of the best records to be released by South Carolina artists in 2024. It's our annual Best of SC Music edition, supporting the local music scene.

Painted Mandolin is a tribute band in the most creative sense of the word: Influenced by the songs of Jerry Garcia and Grateful Dead, the music they make is uniquely theirs. The culture and community ...

To anyone who went through a phase of loving The All-American Rejects, Fall Out Boy, or the Gym Class Heros in the early 200s but now enjoys a steel-soaked country ballad, this is the song for you.

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In my experience, if you suspect your nut may have issues it's well worth taking it to a pro – a custom carved bone nut is money well spent and can also improve the guitar's acoustic resonance.

Sometimes, a solid rock song just needs to have its production stripped down and its instrumentation broken down into basic parts to really shine. Plenty of rock stars have performed “unplugged ...

The Fishman Loudbox gives the guitarist the power of wireless audio streaming on an acoustic-electric guitar. If your budget is closer to $130, we'd recommend considering this option from Fender.

.Joseph Arthur’s new EP “Could We Survive” is a refreshing departure from the current popular airbrushed indie music. It features six heart-wrenchingly honest tracks. On his Web site, Arthur says, ...

Some guitar riffs are so legendary and so iconic that even the mildest fans will recognize them from a distance. These guitar riffs from the 1990s are some of the very best to come out of that ...

while his signature guitar riffs brought the night alive. His interaction with the audience was nothing short of magical. During the romantic ballad Heaven, Adams stood strumming his acoustic ...