Archive for April, 2008

SONGOFTHEDAY: “Louisiana” by The Coal Men

Thursday, April 24th, 2008

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LISTEN: “Louisiana” by The Coal Men”
WEBSITE: www.thecoalmen.com

The Coal Men come to the Empty Glass on May 3. They will also be featured on the next “Radio Free Charleston” music and animation Web show, due out next week online. Here’s an advance taste of the group’s alt-country and roots rock sound, “Louisiana.” Also, a few months back, Rudy Panucci reviewed the latest Coal Men CD “Beauty Is a Moment,” which he described as “a huge slice of Americana Pie ,” and a band that “manages to epitomize the best of Southern Rock without sinking to a redneck stereotype. This is sophisticated rock-tinged pop with a genuine regional flavor.” Here’s the full review.

SONGOFTHEDAY: “The Stripper” by Bob Malone

Wednesday, April 16th, 2008

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LISTEN: “The Stripper” by Bob Malone
WEBSITE: www.bobmalone.com

Multi-threat piano player and whole-lotta-fun performing songwriter Bob Malone delivers a Woody Hawley Series show on Saturday, April 19, at the Clay Center’s Walker Theater, out back of Charleston’s culture palace. “The Stripper” is a nice sample of Malone’s style, a song about a guy who believes “the stripper likes me” and. maybe even more incorrectly that “Kenny G plays jazz.”

IF YOU GO: Click here for show details.