Upstate Music Mine

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Today's episode features an exciting double dose of talent in the Upstate music scene!
Our first artist is an excellent up-and-coming alt/grunge rock band, Sweet Spine!  We sit down with Fox and Evelyn from the band and discuss their unique sound, recent releases, and inspirations.  Enjoy their killer new track, "Darkness".

After our chat with Sweet Spine, we interview another great musician in the scene, John Atkins! (John is actually Evelyn from Sweet Spine's father)

John primarily plays guitar for multiple bands in the area including Funcle and The Sound Committee.  John and I discuss his current gigs, his bandmates, and the scene in general.. as well as his character on the hit ABC Comedy, 'The Goldbergs'.  

The show is fantastic, and John's character, "Johnny Atkins", is certainly one of the most memorable ones in the entire cast. A personal favorite of ours.

After the interviews, Dr. Luvbeatz and I get into a quick 'This Day in Music' and wrap up today's show!

Thank you UMMPod Nation and to all our sponsors and supporters of the show!!
 See you next week!

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Hello UMMPod Nation!! Today's show features an incredibly talented up-and-coming Country artist by the name of Luke Deuce.  Luke, 18, comes from a musically inclined family and got his start at a young age.  He's quickly become a fixture in the Upstate music scene and has built up quite the resume in his first few years as a professional artist.  

We had a great time getting to know Luke's story, and really enjoyed his new track entitled "Small Town View"; a story about his hometown of Pickens, SC.

After our chat with Luke Deuce, we dive into our 'This Day In Music' segment and wrap up today's show! 

Thank you so much for listening, and we'll see you next week!

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Today's episode features a very special cameo, as our original co-host Jonny Keyz, is back in action to co-host an episode like the old days.  We discuss our recent happenings, our featured artist, The Jeff Edwards Band, and our usual random antics.

We then jump into our interview with Mr. Jeff Edwards and disucss his bands history, their original sound, and touch on the significance of The current SC Venue Crisis (We also play their recent single "Beautiful Shipwreck"). Thanks to JEB for coming on the show!

Per usual, we dive into 'This Day in Music' as we wrap up this week's show!
Thank you UMMPod Nation! See you next week!

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Hello UMMPod Nation!! This week's show features an up-and-coming grunge/rock band called "Mean Sweetie".  We sit down with the three members that make up the band and discuss their history and unique sound. 

We also briefly discuss The SC Venue Crisis, and the importance of our hometown venues. 

After playing their track, "Hey you there", we wrap up by discussing the band's upcoming plans and announcements. Thanks to the guys from Mean Sweetie for being on!

After our interview, we conclude with a quick 'This Day in Music' and sign off for this week. Thank you UMMPod Nation, and all our amazing sponsors and supporters of the show!!

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Happy Friday UMMPod Nation! Today's special episode focuses on the current state of The SC Venue Crisis.

We've discussed the SC Venue Crisis on the show in recent episodes. However, with the recent announcement of the closure of Smiley's (another local favorite), we felt the need to propel this issue to the forefront once and for all.

For those of you unaware of the current situation:  Current SC laws and legislation are requiring businesses to pay unheard of amounts from insurance/liabilities, and have been steadily increasing these amounts over the last several years (only to fill the pockets of a wealthy few).  This is leading to the closure of many amazing local venues across the state, and its really starting to hit home.   The time is now to act, and the SC Venue Crisis a.k.a. "The Prohibition Coalition" is fighting back to sustain the livelihood of the folks that make this industry their life's work.  

Follow them @SC Venue Crisis or @Save SC Small Venues and Bars, or visit their linktree: Linktr.ee/scvenuecrisis.  There are multiple town hall meetings across the state addressing these issues as well.  Please feel free to email a local government representative (SC Venue Crisis' page offers plenty of resources) and let your voice be heard!

Thank you UMMPod Nation! Anything you can do to support the hard-working musicians and business owners means the world to all of us!  See you next week!

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Happy Juneteenth!! Today's episode is another fun one,  including a couple interesting twists..

With Dr. Luvbeatz on tour, the talented and always lovely, Karen Clardy, drops by the studio to help co-host!

It being June, the unofficial beginning of summer, and "Gemini Season", we're thrilled to debut our first Louisiana-based artist, Geminii Dragon!  Geminii Dragon brings a classic blues rock sound with them.  Their song "Good Thang" is a fun jam and is featured during today's interview!

 After a wonderful interview with Miss Geminii Dragon, Karen and I discuss some of her recent events and upcomings. (And I secretly added a song of hers from a few years ago, "All over you")

As usual, we wrap up with 'This Day in Music' and close out today's episode!
Thank you UMMPod Nation, we love you and we'll see you next week! 

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Happy Monday UMMPod Nation!  Today we're kicking off Summer the right way with a band that brings the heat: Sun Dogs. 

Sun Dogs Vibraphonist Tommy joins  the show as we discuss the origins of the band, their unique sound, and play a song from one of their recent live performances entitled "Funk Monk".

After a fun chat with Tommy, we dive into 'This Day in Music' and wrap up this week's show.

Thank you UMMPod Nation, see you next week!!

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**Happy Memorial Day!**

What's good UMMPod Nation!! Today's featured artist is a rising talent in the Upstate hip-hop scene, $aucellina!  We had a fun interview with Miss Saucellina in the studio as we recap the UMAs, talk about her brand of music, and discuss/play her new single "Main Attraction".

Thanks to $aucellina for spending some time with us this week. Go grab a copy of her new EP and stay tuned for future potential collaborations (hint hint).

After our Spotlight Artist feature, we jump into a quick "This Day in Music" and wrap up today's show.  Thank you so much to all our sponsors, supporters, and of course, UMMPod Nation! See you next week!

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What an episode we have for you today! The long awaited interview with Clay from True Lilith aka "Green Clay" is genuinely one of our best interviews to date.  He was a fantastic guest, and obviously a talented musician as well.  We dive into his original rock band, True Lilith, his thoughts on music and life, and of course.. the now famous Green Day story.

After our amazing chat with Clay, we dive into a very important topic into the area: The SC Venue Crisis.  We were thrilled to finally have Sheila Merck from The Prohibition Coalition aka. South Carolina Venue Crisis on the show to get all the details on Wednesday's Town Hall meeting at Tribble's and everything behind the SC  Venue Crisis.   Sheila is a heavy contributor to the local music scene, and is fore fronting this movement that affects every one of us in the Upstate and SC in general.

As usual, we wrap up today's show with 'This Day In Music' and sign off til next week! Thank you UMMPod Nation!!

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