Upstate Music Mine

Hello UMMPod Nation!! We're thrilled to bring you a fantastic episode for our Season 3 FINALE!  This week's featured artist is the uber-talented, Moody Black.

Moody Black is a writer, poet, motivational speaker, artist, and musician.  He's a man of many hats so to speak, and one he wears extremely well, is that of the musical artist.

We had a great interview with the former UMA Artist of the Year, and are beyond excited to share with you two of his best original tracks.

As always, we segway into our  'This Day in Music' segment, followed by the weekly live music schedule, courtesy of our partners at palmettoshowcase.com!

This week, we conclude with a shoutout to all the sponsors and supporters of the show and give a few teasers as to what to expect for season 4! Thank you so much UMMPod Nation, we couldn't do this without your love and support!!

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Happy MLK Day!! Much love and respect to the man who helped changed the world and open the eyes and minds of millions. Stay tuned til the end of the show for a special treat.

Thanks for tuning in today UMMPod Nation! We have a great show this week as we feature one of the newest and most original acts in the area, Antitypical.  Fronted by our good friend and UMMPod veteran, Jon Rassmussen, this new project is nostalgic, industrial, raw, and catchy; producing some "bop"-worthy content. 

Jon and I have a great discussion about the interesting subject matter behind his band's unique songs. While reviewing and playing some samples of said music, we elaborate on Antitypical's upcoming show with UMA Artist(s) of the year Moody Black, and Shyland Flowers at Inchoate Art Gallery on Friday the 20th!  

Before a super quick 'This Day in Music' to close out the show, we're honored to bring you a special MLK Day Tribute from Moody Black.

Thank you to all our partners, sponsors, supporters, and of course... UMMPod Nation! See you next week for our SEASON 3 FINALE!

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Welcome back, UMMPod Nation!! We have a great show for you today, as we (Ryan and guest co-host Dr. Luvbeatz) feature an upcoming hip-hop/rock/multi-genre artist by the name of H3RO.  Justin, aka H3RO, is based out of the midlands (Columbia, SC area) but has recently taken his talents to the Upstate.  Enjoy our interview with H3RO, and his catchy original track, "Can I Get Away?"

After our interview with H3RO, we're thrilled to showcase a newer business in the area, 'Get Local, SC'.  Get Local, SC is run by Justin Fowler who has vast experience in business expansion and operations in the modern, digital age.  Get Local provides many fantastic resources for new and rising businesses in the area.

After a double dose of Justins, Beatz and I wrap up the show as usual with our 'This Day In Music' segment.

Check out the weekly live music calendar, courtesy of our friends and partners at palmettoshowcase.com!

Thanks again for tuning in, we'll see you next week!!

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Part 3 is here of our daily mini-series highlighting some up and comers in the area!  Today's show features an artist by the name of Devon Bartholomew Hunt. 

Thanks to Devon for his patience, as we recorded the interview a while back, but had some audio technical difficulties that prevented it from airing. In this mini-sode, we play you his track "Broad River Bend" and have a snippet of the aforementioned interview to add some context to the song's background.

Super short and sweet show today, thanks for tuning into our Holiday Hangover series and we'll see you next Monday!!

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Welcome back to our first ever daily back-to-back special!  In part 2 of our Holiday Hangover, we're excited to give you a dose of  "Sober Saturday Night", an all original song from a brand new artist on the scene, Billy Hendrix.  Hendrix is only 17 years old, but is well on his way to becoming another fantastic singer-songwriter from this area.

Hendrix embraces a pure, honest, southern rock-alternative country sound. As stated above, we give you a sample of a live take of his song "Sober Saturday Night" from his Brando Jones Films Songwriter Sessions earlier this year.

After a fun interview with Billy, we conclude as usual with a quick 'This Day in Music' and encourage you to check out this week's live music schedule courtesy of palemettoshowcase.com!

Thank you UMMPod Nation! We'll see you for part 3!!

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Today's episode is the first of a multi-part daily series to kick off the New year in 2023!  We have a local artist, Matt Alley, whos returned home to his roots in the Upstate and is starting to get his name out there.  His alternative country sound is inspired by the likes of Sturgill Simpson, Tyler Childers, and others. 

Check out our quick chat with Matt and hear one of his original tracks during our interview! 

We wrap up with a quick 'This Day in Music' and sign off for today's show! Check out our weekly live music calendar with our partners at palmettoshowcase.com!

Thank you UMMPod Nation!! Thank you to all our wonderful sponsors, partners, and supporters! We'll see you guys for part 2.. tomorrow!!

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!!BREAKTHROUGH ARTIST ALERT!!
We're beyond excited to present to you a fantastic hip hop artist from the upstate music scene, Shyland Flowers.  The reigning Artist of the Year (Upstate Music Awards 2021) joins us on the show today with a live in-studio interview.

Shyland has been active in the scene for a while now, but recently has been getting the recognition he deserves. His most recent EP dropped just days ago, and its not just great.. its clever, different, and really an amazing work of art.  We're thrilled to play you two of his tracks from this recent release during our interview.

Up next, we wrap up with a quick 'This Day in Music' segment, and throw an alley-oop to our partners at palmettoshowcase.com for the live music schedule.

Thanks for tuning in, we love you UMMPod Nation! See you next week!

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This week we are excited to highlight two GREAT bands in the area: Cutlass & The Vinyl Junkies.

Cutlass is an original grungy/classic rock duo who brings a killer sound to the table.  Its been a little while since we've featured two tracks from an artist, and we're giving you a double dose of Cutlass today with their songs "Blue bloods" and "Goodbye" (their brand new single).

After Cutlass, we had the pleasure of interviewing Al Cannon of The Vinyl Junkies.  TVJ are playing at GOTTROCKS on December 10th via Audiovisions Entertainment!
 The Vinyl Junkies are a NINE piece band that features a fantastic lineup of musicians, and Al gives them a formal shoutout at the end of our interview.

Next up is 'This Day In Music' followed by our weekly calendar segment courtesy of palmettoshowcase.com!

Thanks to Jon Rassmussen of Anti-typical for co-hosting this week! And of course, thank you UMMPod Nation!! We'll see you next week!!

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Happy TWOsday everyone! We're always happy to bring you a double dose of artists, and this week's episode features two fantastic musicians from the upstate scene! 

First up is Carey Leigh, who brings a classic country, bluesy, "Dolly-Parton-esque" sound to the table, as you'll hear in our interview and through her song entitled "Ghost".

Following a fun interview with Carey, we bring on Mr. JH Boman.  JH has been playing with acts such as Wasted Wine, Drop O' The Pure, and others, as well as his performing solo.  We had a pleasure talking to JH and feature a live performance with his trusty 12-string for your listening pleasure. 

We wrap up with a quick 'This Day in Music' segment and give our schedule segment an alley oop to our partners in palmettoshowcase.com. 

Thanks again to Joshua Jones of Brando Jones Films for helping co-host this week!
And of course, a huge thanks to Carey Leigh, JH Boman, all our sponsors/supporters, and most of all UMMPod Nation!! See you next week!

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Happy Thanksgiving!! We are thrilled to bring you a jam-packed episode featuring one of the best bands in the upstate, The Piedmont Boys! Paired with the 'Boys, is a new venue making serious moves in the local music scene, Doc's Tavern!

During our interview with lead singer Greg Payne, we play an excellent tune from The Piedmont Boys entitled "Boomerang".  After we wrap up with the 'Boys, we sit down with Bess, the owner of the new music-centric venue (previously Friar's), Doc's Tavern!

As always, we conclude the show with one of our favorite segments, 'This Day In Music'. 

Thanks to Joshua Jones of Brando Jones Films for guest co-hosting this week! He'll be back on next week as well, so don't miss out on part 2!

We love you UMMPod Nation!

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