How many times in your life do you get to meet a group of girls that might be the next big thing? Well, the answer is quite simple – rarely. Sarah, Hannah, Eva and Liza played their first South Carolina show last night at The Handlebar. SHEL is their band’s name, but these young women [...]
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Friday, February 22nd The Handlebar, Greenville SC 8:30 pm, $8 Friday night The Handlebar is hosting one of the most uniquely exciting nights of music I’ve seen in a while here in Greenville. Sure we always have great musicians coming together for big shows, but this time the music is a little less rock, [...]
View PostAlmost two years ago now, I remember driving through the Smokey Mountains into South Carolina. It made my top five list of potential places to build my wild giraffe sanctuary. Ever since then I’ve been telling my sisters we need to stop in SC on one of our tours. At last! The perfect opportunity- A [...]
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Hey guys! My name is Kurt Thomas, and my band and I are going to be coming up to The Handlebar in Greenville at the beginning of next month (November 3), and would love to see y’all out there! If I had to put our music in a category…I would have to say that [...]
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Hi my name is Cassie and I am in Signs of Iris. Would you believe me if I told you my heart is in a dive-bar? Not just any dive-bar but on that whole heartily supports local, regional, and national acts. During the daytime it looks like something you would see off of a Zombie [...]
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by Mark Webb Greenville has always been home to talented musicians, but over the last few years the local music scene has started to boom. Not only have I witnessed an increase in the number of bands, but I have also noticed that the talent level of these bands have gone up considerably. This is [...]
View PostThis is something I’ve wanted to write about for a long time. Bear with me, this is a little lengthy but I promise it’s got a point… During my time at Clemson, I saw a major transformation of the music scene. Initially, other than a few select bands that would pop up on campus and [...]
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I remember being about 14 years old when I first heard the word, “Woodstock”. My father, who was a young man in the late 60’s, shared story after story with me about what it was like to live in that decade. I loved to hear about my father’s time in Germany. The incredible concerts he attended [...]
View PostGuest Blogger Renee Denton of C.A.R.M.A. reflects on a recent show at the Handlebar. Tour buses. I love to see the tour buses outside a venue! They contain the lives of musicians who are on the road so they can come and play for us. I’ve had great encounters with some outstanding musicians outside of [...]
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