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Tom Rhodes to help re-open Comedy Club
(The Guide, 2/1/09) It’s hard to remember, but there was a time when comedy had to flourish on TV before Comedy Central, before “Chappelle’s Show” and crank-calling puppets and Jon Stewart and Stephen...
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A hopeful winter thought: people somewhere are drinking outdoors again already
I wrote a story this week last year about how the first signs of summer already start to peak their heads out this time of year on Hilton Head. A year later, it’s snowing in New York City and so many...
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This interview makes me feel kinda sleazy
Hinder brings “dirty, fun” rock back to the Shoreline FYI: They said "sleazy," not me The Guide, Feb. 26, 2009 Two things about Hinder that make them sound like every other hard rock party band of the...
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Chevelle are ‘doozh’ers
[update: proper credit to Barry Schwartz for the term "doozh"] Hard-rock outfit Chevelle keeps it simple, with riffs, energy and, of course, doozh (The Guide, 4/24) The hard-rock band Chevelle has...
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Snoop Dogg on Hilton Head this weekend
Snoop is playing Hilton Head on Sunday in a bizarre mash up where the Universe of Highly Implausible Things crosses over with the Universe of Things I WISHED FREAKING HAPPENED DURING ANY OF THE PAST...
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Interview: Welcome to moe.’s
(The Guide, 7/17) The band moe. will forever hold a special place in the hearts of Hilton Head Island music lovers: It was their mispunctuated presence as one of the first bands to visit the...
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Interview: Blue October’s seasons of change (or not?)
UPDATE: Yikes. So just a few days after talking with Justin Furstenfeld about how positive he was feeling these days and how excited he was to bring his message to people on this tour, Blue October...
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Interview: Outgoing Hilton Head Mayor Tom Peeples
I don’t normally post my Hilton Head Monthly stuff here, but I figured I’d make an exception for this interview with Mayor Tom Peeples, who announced this year he’s not running for reelection after...
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Actual Occurrences: The punk rock island we once knew and loved
[Here's the deal with this post: I wrote this more than a year ago with intentions of posting it here, then on a whim sent it off to NY Press, who responded that they would love to run it in the 8...
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Last time in South Carolina primaries
It’s South Carolina primary season! The one quadrennial occasion for the rest of the nation to pay attention to a state with 10 percent unemployment and 51st in the nation education ranking (that’s...
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