The Shrimp City Report Podcast (Charleston, South Carolina)

We were lucky to be guests of Firefly and record the podcast in the main tasting room with the founders Scott and Jim.

Theirs's is a story that started off like any other. Two people met through work (the wine business), became friends, and then came up with a crazy idea to go into business together, but not the wine business, their idea was a bit more spirited. And so, Firefly was born. 

Tucked away off the beaten path from downtown Charleston, a stone’s throw from the beautiful Noisette Creek, sits the newly constructed Firefly Distillery. Many of the materials used to build the elegant, barn-inspired space were taken from our roots on Wadmalaw Island, with elements purchased from local craftsmen or refurbished from a rustic barn.

https://fireflydistillery.com/

https://fireflydistillery.com/tom-and-huck-distillers/

Tanner Clay is the Director of Revenue for The Battery.  He has been with the team since 2021 working in all aspects of the front office and game day experience.  Tanner is originally for Phoenix AZ and played college soccer at The College of Charleston.

The Charleston Battery are an American professional soccer club based in Charleston, South Carolina. Founded in 1993, the team plays in the United Soccer League (USL) Championship and is the oldest continuously-operating professional soccer club in the United States.

Devin and DJ chatted with Kevin Roche of the Midnight Terrors Podcast. Midnight Terrors won the Charleston City Paper Best Podcast of Charleston for 2024.  That is a big honor.

Kevin has grown the podcast into the most notable podcast in the Lowcountry and has expanded into live shows of a variety nature. Here he discusses horror (of course), podcasting, his music and shadowcasting.

We really enjoyed this episode and learned so much.

https://linktr.ee/midnightterrorspodcast

https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100082922067296&sk=about

http://www.rockyhorrorwiki.org/wiki2/index.php?title=Shadowcast

Awendaw Green and City of Charleston Office of Cultural Affairs present an exploration of original music Barn Jam style. We feature six of our favorite artists each day from noon to 6pm playing 45-minute showcase sets. The event is in coordination with the ever-popular Farmers Market at Marion Square.

Marion Square Jam:

Piccolo Spoleto:

Awendaw Green:

Tim is a New York based musician and visionary that took time to sit down with us recently.  We knew him from his time kicking around in Charleston.  He shares two of his songs, Reveille and One Hit Wonder with us and we discuss big, big plans.

See him at the Triad Theater in NYC on June 28th, 7PM.

Links:

FB https://www.facebook.com/UncleTimsBench

IG: http://instagram.com/UncleTimsBench

Web: www.https://uncletimsbench.com/

We had a delightful and informative chat on everything about this year's award winning Piccolo Spoleto Outdoor Art Exhibition (POSAE) with Mimi Whaley, Tate Nation and Madeline Dukes.

About the festival:

Marion Square is transformed into a beautiful open-air market as some of the finest and most creative local artists exhibit and sell their work. Stroll through the park and browse the artists’ tents as you view original oils, pastels, watercolors, acrylics, encaustics, photography, and more. With daily demonstrations and all artists on hand to personally answer questions and show their artwork, the Piccolo Spoleto Outdoor Art Exhibition offers a memorable experience and a great way to enjoy the creativity of our local visual arts community whether you’re in the market for a new acquisition, or simply window shopping.

https://www.facebook.com/piccolospoletooutdoorartexhibition

The North Charleston Arts Fest is proudly produced by the City of North Charleston Cultural Arts Department. The annual five-day celebration of arts and culture highlights regional and local artists and performers in the areas of Dance, Music, Theatre, Visual Arts, and Literature. For more than 40 years, the festival has made quality arts programming  accessible to the widest spectrum of the public, attracting residents and visitors to experience an array of free performances, workshops, exhibitions, and activities in a variety of venues, including libraries, community centers, schools, businesses, and parks.  https://www.northcharlestonartsfest.com/

From relatively humble beginnings growing up in East London music has enabled Pete to travel and perform extensively. Concert and guest  appearances on land have taken him all over Europe, North America, Australia and Asia. In more recent years he has carved a niche for himself being one of very few jazz musicians to reach a wider audience by performing as a Headline Guest Entertainer on luxury cruise ships; thus enabling him to travel to some far flung corners of the world… Japan, Iceland, The Falkland Islands (some six times!) and even Antarctica to name a few. His act, when on cruise ships, focuses particularly on the 'swing era'. The music and stories from that era never fail to ensure an enthralling evening's entertainment.

A darkly honest and wry singer/songwriter out of Charleston, South Carolina, Don Merckle’s songs are firmly planted among the fertile mixed traditions of American music. He is a workman's poet, capable of delivering a rock and roll growl or a quiet dose of smoky barroom introspection with equal passion. He has led the popular Appalachian/Irish outfit Loch Ness Johnny, co-fronted the rambunctious Alt-Country American Gun, and founded the jaunty Don Merckle & the Blacksmiths. In his current solo work he is leaning into more stately and thoughtful singing which highlights the darkly emotional lyrical contours that are the hallmark of his best material.

CONTACT

FB: www.facebook.com/DonMerckle/

https://tatenation.com/

Armed with an unorthodox arsenal of knives, dry brushes and assorted unconventional implements, Tate Nation paints in multiple layers of acrylics on canvas-covered wood panels, creating vibrant paintings that are drenched in texture. Tate’s non-traditional paintings are a lively medley of bold compositions, festive themes, and a vivid color palette influenced by Caribbean art.  

His works have been commissioned by the U.S. Postal Service, Coca-Cola, Delta and United Airlines, Canon USA, Time-Life, and Radisson Hotels Worldwide, among many others. Tate’s paintings and prints are held in private and public collections worldwide and have appeared in numerous national publications.  A former freelance illustrator and featured artist for the 2000 and 2010 Piccolo Spoleto Festival in Charleston, SC, Tate has also illustrated more than a dozen books, served as Illustrator-in-Residence for the Gibbes Museum of Art in Charleston, and has been awarded many honors for his fine art paintings and illustrations. Two of his original works have been exhibited in the Society of Illustrators' Museum of American Illustration in New York City. 

Check out his gallery 257 King Street (between Wentworth & Beaufain Streets; directly across the street from Anthropologie). Catch him by appointment (843-568-9911) or by chance.