Upstate Music Mine

Special Mini-sode for you guys this week! Jonny and I attended The Upstate Music Awards ceremony and had an absolute blast. Thank you so much to everyone involved and to everyone who supports the show/original music in the upstate music scene!

*This special episode is a short and sweet run-down of the finalists and winners. 

See you next week, thank you UMMPod Nation!!!

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We're thrilled to bring you a jam packed episode where we go live with Brando Jones Films and SIX Upstate artists during their video shoots at The Spinning Jenny! We had a great time taking in the sights and sounds of the Songwriter Sessions, and of course, chatting with the artists on location. 

Artists Interviewed: Helen Campbell, Jazzy Trinity, Grayson Downs Band, Jill Sprague, Clark Thurston, and Kaph.

Thanks to Brando Jones Films and the Spinning Jenny for collaborating with us on this special episode! It certainly wont be the last time, so stay tuned UMMPod Nation! We love you, and we'll catch you next time!!

-Ryan Stearns & Jonny Keyz
Upstate Music Mine
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This week we feature an up-and-coming band known as "Mojo on Max", as Max Simpson drops by "Studio West" and sits in on an interview with Jonny. 

Then, we have a chat on the ummpod guest line with Vernon Buchanan of the new venue, Buchanan's Bar and Grill located in Taylors off Wade Hampton Blvd. We enjoyed his outlook on life and his vision of running a family friendly, music promoting, fun bar for everyone around. 

As usual, we wrap up the show with the 'This Day In Music' segment followed by our weekly show schedule run-down.  Thank you for tuning in, see you next week!!

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We have another fun show for you today featuring a power duo of talented ladies called "Salti Ray". They are one of the many talented artists making a name for themselves in the indie music scene and we were pleased to be able to feature yet another great female-led group on the show again this season! Check our their song "Luxury" during our interview segment with Salti Ray.  

As always, we wrap up the show with our "This Day In Music Segment" and our Live music schedule (credit to John Hoyt of palmettoshowcase.com) 

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

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This week's show is a little short and sweet. We have local blues-rock-soul artist Eric Weiler on the show and give you a taste of his song "Gonna Move On".  After we caught up with Eric, we are back in action with our mini schedule segment followed by our "This Day In Music" to wind things down as usual. 

To wrap things up, we give a shout out to a great local venue that had to shut its doors over the weekend, Pour Taproom.  Much love to everyone involved. 

We featured them early into the start of this show, as they were one of our initial featured venues that undoubtedly helped us establish credibility early on. We express the utmost gratitude for this, and the opportunities they gave to so many artists in the area.
Thank you Pour Taproom of Greenville for rocking the Upstate these past 6 years! We'll miss you!

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We're back and highlighting some more fresh faces and places in the scene. Our Spotlight Artist this week is Clark Thurston, who's folk indie sound resonates  your heart strings.  Thanks to Dr. Luvbeatz for hooking us up with Clark this week. 

Also, we show a little love to a Woodruff-based venue called "Tap Three" which offers a fantastic, artist-friendly performance platform. Thanks to Ben Harrison for coming on to tell the folks about his exciting new project (and side projects). 

Thank you for tuning in! See you next week! 

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Happy V-Day everyone! Much love to ummpod nation and to our first ever return Spotlight Artist, Jeff Anderson & The Honky Tonk Revolution! Funny how S2E14 fell on 2-14, don't you think?

Anyway, we had a good time catching up with Jeff, and had the pleasure debuting his latest single, "Hell Naw" on today's episode! Love his new-age, innovative, yet classic country sound!

Thanks for tuning in lovebirds, we'll see you next week!  
xoxo -Ryan Stearns and Jonny Keyz

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This week's show features a talented local hip hop artist named LA Kenzie and an exciting new venue, Think Tank Brew Lab.  We had a good time talking with Bradley Keegan of Audiovisions Entertainment, who books the bands for both Think Tank Brew Lab and Pour Taproom. 

Thanks again for tuning in!! See you next week!

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One of our favorites, Dr. Luvbeatz aka Ryan McCarthy, joins us on the UMMPod to help co-host this week's show! We had fun discussing some new and established artists on the scene as we feature another up-and-coming act, a blues-rock driven band called "West of Caroline". 

After a fun interview with the aforementioned power duo, Phd Beatz and I discuss the UMA (Upstate Music Awards) nominees a little more in depthly to help provide some context to the upcoming ceremonies. 

Thanks again as always and we'll see you next week!

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Stoked to have Nicole and Brian of Fireforge Crafted Beer on the show finally, and we had a great time talking to them.  Quickly becoming a staple in the area, Fireforge has showcased several of our former guests and up-and-comers in the Upstate music scene.  

Speaking of new artists on the scene, our Spotlight Artist this week is the talented Luke Israel &The All-Star Specials, as we discuss their debut single to be released in just a few weeks from now.  

Thanks as always!!

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