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Drifter Fest Recap
The 3rd Annual Drifter Fest was held earlier this month in honor of Drifter Merch's Founder, Bert Griggs. The event was held over two days at The Refinery, a ...

Interview with Billy Batts ...
If you're into punk rock in the Southeast, you've probably heard of Atlanta's own Billy Batts & the Made Men. The trio of scrappy young...

3rd Annual Drifter Fest In ...
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Celebrate Hip Hop and Cogna...
Starting in the 70's and 80's, Hip Hop has become an influential artistic medium for black culture that includes poetry, music, and cognac? Yes, cognac ha...

Nappy Roots to Headline Hip...
Charleston's Wine and Food Festival is coming soon, and Independent Music Guide is proud to cover many of the events this year. The 2023 lineup looks fantasti...

5th Annual Rock The Block I...
Home Team BBQ hosts the 5th annual Rock the Block fundraiser and
blowout block party. Saturday, February 25th from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m join the fun in front o...

2022 Year End Faves
Better late than never, I have to admit the delayed nature of this year-end best of post is mostly thanks to me waiting for the perfect picture; so many vinyl rec...

Interview with Away from Vo...
When the opportunity to speak with a member of one of our favorite bands pops up, there is not a moment wasted in reflection here at Independent Music Guide...

High Water 2022 Day 1
High Water 2022 saw the local festival get back on its feet after Covid put a temporary halt to the North Charleston exhibtion of both local and international mus...

High Water Festival 2022 Is...
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Southern Avenue Plays Rock ...
Grammy nominated band Southern Avenue is heading to Charleston this weekend to Home ...

Johnny K's Best Metal of 2021
1-a.) Wraith – Undo the Chains
Blistering black-speed-thrash-whatever-the-heck from Indiana. I love it. On t...

2021 Year End Faves
So 2021 was A LOT. As ususal my list of favorite albums I bought or just jammed is heavy on local stuff and metal/ adjacent fare. I managed to give about 400 albu...
"Blessed Be The Rock" - Rev...
The richness of Tony Brown's debut single, “Blessed Be the Rock” is a prime example of the gospel sound that echoes in the heart of Charleston, SC...

2020 Year End Faves
Well, it was a crazy year and I didn't get to listen to as much new music as I normally do (around 250 new releases test played front to back as compared to m...
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