Home base: New York, N.Y. Musical beginnings: “I began tapping on my desk with pencils in third grade. My parents enrolled me in band in middle school, and I played snare drum for three years. My dad got me my first guitar on my 13th birthday. Around the same time, I fell in love with
Her degree: B.A. in studio art, with a concentration in sculpture Her gig: Appearing on Charleston’s music circuit and beyond with her band, The Shaniqua Brown. Their debut album was released in August. Playing on the track: “I played the guitar, percussion, organ and vocals, but I’ve got to throw out some creds to Bill
By day: A freelance headhunter for restaurants across the country By night: Singing and playing guitar in Charleston clubs with her band, Lindsay Holler’s Western Polaroids, and with other musicians on an ad hoc basis Discography: Malleable (2006), Love Gone Awry (2007, Lindsay Holler and the Dirty Kids), Helltembre (2010, Lindsay Holler’s Western Polaroids) Her
9 to 5: Chief engineer at Truphonic Recording Studio in West Ashley Musical background: Studied audio technology and has helped record countless singles and some 20 albums for such artists as Timbaland, Wyclef Jean and Mary J. Blige Accompanying him on the track: Dan Rainey on guitar The story behind “How Do Ya Do”: “It’s
Home base: Santa Fe, N.M. Recorded at: Santa Fe Brewing Company The songwriting process: “Some of my songs come out pretty quickly. It may take me only an hour to write. This song came out that way. In this song, I was trying to get in touch with my spiritual values, to remember where I
Day job: High school English/creative writing teacher in Rock Hill, S.C. Night job: Caring for her family and performing at artist showcases and other events in the Rock Hill/Charlotte area Discography: The Book of My Revelation (2008) Helping out with “The Time Is Now”: Her husband, Christopher Dawson (co-arrangement), and Derrick Bartell (production) The message
Home base: Brooklyn, N.Y. Life from 9 to 5: “Currently, my duties are split between writing and recording and waiting tables in Manhattan.” Songwriting process: “I typically start with an idea like a chord progression or a melody or both, and fiddle with it until a structure takes shape. I try to couple a classical
We take an inside look at Randolph Hall’s old observatory and the historic graffiti that covers its walls.
Three professors, one 1970s bus and a remarkable search for the S.C. Lizard Man.
Vents from undersea volcanoes called "snowblowers" spew fresh micro- organisms in a white, slurry-like snow. The bacterial material is the beginning of sea life. Getting a real-time look at a snowblower at work is groundbreaking science. A geology class of College of Charleston students is getting an up-close look this week, exploring a vent never
