Music Stories

• Cornett got songwriting advice from a Sparkletone

  

  On a recent Wednesday night, Spartanburg native Amanda Page Cornett was on a small stage at the Commodore Grille, a restaurant and bar in a Holiday Inn next to Vanderbilt University.

• Enjoy folk music at Carl Sandburg Home on Monday

  

  FLAT ROCK, N.C. – Enjoy traditional mountain music from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday at the Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site.

• Musical troubadour Lee Tyler Post refuses to be tied down

  

  While some artists might throw around terms such as "gypsy" and "troubadour" to signify that they're willing to play anywhere, few actually live the life of a musician who can call the road home.

• Show of the Week: Drowning Pool

  

  Drowning Pool with Eye Empire, Another Lost Year and Ghost in the Machine will perform Tuesday at Ground Zero in Spartanburg.

• 'Tribute to Sting' runs through June 1 at Playhouse Downtown

  The Playhouse Downtown at 125 St. Main St., Hendersonville, will be rocking to "A Tribute to Sting and the Police" through June 1.

• Sol Driven Train and Jupiter Coyote kick off Brevard's White Squirrel Fest

  

  BREVARD, N.C. – White Squirrel Festival begins Friday with a free concert by Sol Driven Train at 7 p.m. and Jupiter Coyote at 9 p.m. on the main stage at the corner of West Main and Caldwell streets.

• Hottest ticket: Brad Paisley: Beat This Summer Tour

  

  Tickets for Brad Paisley: Beat This Summer Tour with Chris Young, Lee Brice and The Henningsens are on sale now.

• Seneca Fest to feature Charlie Daniels Band

  The seventh annual Seneca Fest this weekend is one of the biggest yet according to Riley Johnson, events coordinator for the city of Seneca.

• Plum Hollow Festival carries on Barney Barnwell's legacy

  

  Like her late husband Barney, Debbie Barnwell has a unique way of looking at things.

• Manzarek, founding member of The Doors, dies at 74

  

  Ray Manzarek, a founding member of the 1960s rock group The Doors whose versatile and often haunting keyboards complemented Jim Morrison's gloomy baritone and helped set the mood for some of rock's most enduring songs, has died. He was 74.

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• Taylor Swift wins 8 trophies at Billboard Awards

  

  Another day, another domination for Taylor Swift: She was the red hot winner at the Billboard Music Awards.

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• For Stephen Stills, revisiting the past feels right

  

  Stephen Stills was famous for spending endless hours in the recording studio, especially in the 1970s. All that work produced a bevy of albums in that decade — a half dozen solo albums, a pair of albums with his band, Manassas, and one studio...

• Bennett plays with old pal Hart

  

  Spartanburg native and original Sparkletones frontman Joe Bennett has been battling some life-threatening health problems in the past year. Through all of his struggles, however, Bennett has not lost his love for music.

• Concert brings Marshall Chapman home

  

  Marshall Chapman, a Nashville, Tenn.-based singer, songwriter and author, returns home to perform at the Chapman Cultural Center on June 7.

• Nikki Talley set to perform with husband Jason Sharp at Nu-Way

  

  The first week of May, Nikki Talley and her husband Jason Sharp, hit the road for a ramble through the south and up into New England.

• Large crowd enjoys first Rhythm & Brews event in Hendersonville

  

  Historic Downtown Hendersonville hosted its first Rhythm & Brews concert Thursday in the Azalea parking lot between Third and Fourth avenues, featuring music from The Broadcast, local craft breweries, a fun run on Main Street and a kid's zone.

• How SC's Candice Glover won 'American Idol'

  

  With a flawless voice that recalled past "American Idol" finalist Jennifer Hudson and a sense of determination, Candice Glover did the one thing Hudson wasn't able to do: She won the title of "American Idol."

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• Oskar Wild Night in Brevard on Wednesday

  

  BREVARD, N.C. – Southern Appalachian Wilderness Stewards and The Appalachian Trail Conservancy will host Oskar Wild Night from 6 to 10 p.m. Wednesday at the Oskar Blues Brewery Tasting Room, 342 Mountain Industrial Drive.

• Hendersonville Community Band presents final concert of season Sunday

  

  FLAT ROCK, N.C. – Tap your toes to some pop and patriotic music at 3 p.m. Sunday when the 75-member Hendersonville Community Band presents its final concert of the season in Blue Ridge Community College Conference Hall.

• Music returns to Shelby, NC, streets with Alive After Five

  SHELBY, N.C. – Music returns to the streets of Uptown Shelby next week. Alive After Five kicks off its season May 23.