Brett Barest When I first met Brooks Dixon back in 2015, he was a recent Clemson graduate, young engineer, and singer/songwriter who was honing his skills as a solo artist around the Upstate. He was…
Artists Picking Artists: The Old Earthquake’s Steven Cathcart
Brett Barest When we started this series, I imagined that I would reach out to a few musicians I could call friends, get some picks that would give the local scene some love for a…
Artists Picking Artists: Salti Ray
Brett Barest In last week’s edition of this column I mentioned that Kelly Jo and/or Phat Lip were frequently finding a place on artists’ list, which is part of what prompted me to reach out…
Artists Picking Artists: Kelly Jo of Phat Lip
Brett Barest I do not know how I got this deep into this series without talking to Kelly Jo but I am going to blame the local music scene for being too darned talented for…
Artists Picking Artists: Dr. LuvBeatz
Brett Barest My plan for this past Sunday was to sit in my backyard with a cold beverage and The LOZ Band’s LionzFest streaming on my phone or laptop. Before I could do that, however,…
Artists Picking Artists: Vilai Harrington
Brett Barest When we first imagined this series I knew that I would be asking Vilai Harrington for his contribution and, frankly, I am not sure how it took so long to get here. I…
Artists Picking Artists: Jon Rasmussen
Brett Barest When this series started six weeks ago I knew I wanted to make sure each week’s featured artist would bring a completely different perspective to the table. For the most part, I feel…
Artists Picking Artists: John Durham
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Brett Barest When I started writing this “Artist Picking Artists” series, I knew I would be reaching out to John Durham at some point, for a whole host of reasons. His work with The…
Artists Picking Artists: Pauley Francisco AKA $hiva
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] In the first three editions of this series we have covered the local Americana, indie rock, and metal scenes in some detail but have only begun to scratch the surface of what the Upstate…