Still Dirty. Still Rotten.
Crossover thrash legends D.R.I. bring the noise to Tin Roof on Sept. 18 from Staff Reports For nearly a decade and a half, Tin Roof, the small dive bar housed in what used to be a tackle shop, has been West Ashley’s biggest champion of live music. It has welcomed...
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Big Day for Drink Small
When asked if he ever thought of doing anything else other than playing music, legendarybluesman Drink Small once said, “I didn’t want to cut no hair. I wanted to cut up.” And Drink Small, aka the Blues Doctor, has been doing just that for more than eight decades. On...
Southern Troubadour
In today’s vast and cluttered music landscape even the most talented of songwriters can sometimes find their battle cries reduced to whispers. Yet for Charleston-based songwriter Luke Cunningham it’s the outright refusal to be lost in the shuffle — as well as his...
Ms. Rose Knows Funny
Ms. Rose’s Fine Food & Cocktails will present another Comedy Hour on Saturday, Jan. 31, featuring host Moey Conway, a comedian for more than five years who has been spreading laughs from Chicago to Los Angeles to her current home of Charleston. Headlining the show...
The Art of Law
A visit to most local law offices doesn’t usually involve exposure to good art. There’s usually a painting of a pineapple on the wall. Or of puppies resting in hunting boots. Snore. Real estate closing attorney Raymond Smith will change all that in his new Orleans...
Blood, Marriage, Wine, & Glitter
How does a polyamorous, transgender parent raise a child? Find out on Wednesday, Jan. 21, when the Charleston Jewish Bookfest presents S. Bear Bergman, acclaimed writer and lecturer on trans issues who will shed light on the issues of gender, sexuality, and family....
Here Kitty, Kitty
Actually hailing from Atlanta, Ga. and not Music City USA, Nashville Pussy’s name is an indicator that they don’t take themselves too seriously. But that doesn’t mean that they don’t serious rock out. Nashville Pussy’s sound has been described as psychobilly, Southern...
Holiday Cheer, West Ashley-style
There may not be snow on the ground, but some West Ashley business owners want to get you in the holiday spirit this weekend with the third annual Avondale Holiday Winterfest. In addition to great shopping deals and food and drink specials at participating Avondale...
Our Landscapes
A unique photography exhibit opens this week when Jericho Arts, the fine arts arm of Jericho Advisors, presents an exhibition of contemporary photography for its December show. Entitled Our Landscapes, the exhibit features photography from Chloe Hope Gilstrap, Thomas...
MADE IN WEST ASHLEYAs The Page Turns
It’s said that the “journey of 1,000 miles begins with one step.” For Kelly Owens, a local academic turned author, that first step came when she saw that one of her freshman students had written “skip lines” on the back of their hand. It struck Owens, who is a...
MADE IN WEST ASHLEYGetting to the PULP of It
PULP owner Kris Westerson began making books and paper in the fall of 2008. She almost immediately sold what she made to friends and colleagues. And then began being asked to make custom pieces. However, the idea to establish a business making and teaching about...
