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  • Welcome to 85-26

    Welcome to 85-26

    Interstate highways 85 and 26 cross in Spartanburg, and that marks the center of the entertainment crossroads in the Western Carolinas. Our new 85-26.com entertainment section is your path to events along those highways, from Greenville to Spartanburg and Asheville to Hendersonville.

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Twitter: Editor Jose Franco

Blog: Dan Armonaitis

  • Spartanburg native Doug Gray, Marshall Tucker Band featured in biker magazine

    Spartanburg native and Marshall Tucker Band co-founder Doug Gray is prominently featured in the March issue of Easyriders, a magazine for motorcycle enthusiasts.… Read More »…

  • Duane Trucks talks about a relative who isn't Derek or Butch, and about a love that isn't music

    Duane Trucks has an impressive family background when it comes to music. His older brother, Derek, is a superstar on the contemporary roots/jam circuit, and his uncle, Butch, is a co-founder of the legendary Allman Brothers Band. But during a recent conversation with the 23-year-old drummer, I was…

  • My favorite albums of 2011

    With the year dwindling to a close, I thought about putting together one of those year-end 'best of' lists that attempts to define the greatest albums of the last 12 months. But the more I thought about it, the more unqualified I felt to make such judgments.… Read More »…

  • David Ball throws the ultimate Christmas party with family and friends, and I missed it

    I wasn't around to enjoy a one-of-a-kind Christmas concert held Dec. 15 at the Spartanburg Memorial Auditorium. Nashville, Tenn.-based country music hit-maker and Hub City native David Ball gave a homecoming performance in the downstairs arena of the auditorium that night, and I missed it.……