Sparkle City Sessions

today we sit down with Jarret Jarret Forrester is a singer-songwriter based in Greenville, SC who blends authentic country music w/ Americana roots, producing an original & unique yet satisfyingly familiar sound recorded at Delaney's Irish pub Spartanburg SC

we sit down with the gang from HAAP in this episodeHot As A Pepper provides the best in current to classic dance music including Rock, Disco, Funk, Pop, Top 40, and a selection of R&B, Motown, Beach, Soul, Country, Jazz and more for your festival, corporate function, wedding reception, party, bar, club or restaurant or other venue in Greenville or the surround Upstate SC area or beyond.

local independent musician C.J. Brewer stopped by to hang with us on this episode. Find out what's going on with him plus he'll play a couple tunes

Tony is back to tell us what's been going on since the last time he was with us. Tony will also play some tunes for you so stick around ..

Danny stops by for a chat and play some tunes. Get to know Danny what he's been up to and what he's doing know that he is back in the Burg

Our very first quest returns to fill us in on what's been going down over the past year. thanks to Delaney's for keeping the cast alive

Today we talk with Casey Rigby Director of Fundraising an outreach and Guest Curator Danielle Woodson about what's going on.

We are back at it fellow babies. Sit back and give a listen to Rocco and Paul welcome our New Sponsor Delaney's Irish Pub here in Spartanburg. We go back to our guest format. It's good to be back.

Once again, we are on the road Rian and Mark took a trip down to historic Saint Augustine FLA the oldest city in America. Our adventure was filled with hot weather and old places good food and even better company hanging with my sister and her niece. this is our last one of the seasons and we would like to thank the NU WAY Lounge here in Spartanburg for their support. Plus, everyone else that has...

we love girl power and so will you when your ears behold this beautiful blend from Karen and Angela ..

that's right folks your host are also in a band together called the sparkle city rockets playing 50s, 60s rock and roll, rockabilly, and some originals plus a few we like a lot. We also have Johnny Inman holding that low end with John Passafiume keeping the time. Paul and I introduce the SC Rockets to you today and look forward to seeing you out at some shows.

We say musician but Daniel is much more. Daniel also is a businessman running DC rehearsal a place to practice and meet. We had big fun talking with him we learned a lot an you will too. Give it a listen

Just like we do with music we also would like you to meet other artist in the area that entertain you like poets, activist, and funny people. Ron is Def one of these characters. So sit back and enjoy.

Today we talk with Angela and her partner Brandon Turner about all thing music, inspiration, and her prolific writing. learn a little more about the ones who entertain you out there.

today we have a very cool G ville musician Mr. Vilai Harrington with us. We talk music and the journey it in tells. Also Vilai plays some tunes for us. If you have not caudft this guy playing out with his band you are missing out.

today we have a wonderful young lady with us who has been playing music in this area for a while and we talk with her about everything she has going on including a new wonderful little baby. This interview was awesome and the music she played at the end was as well. Catch her out when you can.

Kali and {aka} Luke are back with us again and all i can say about this epi. is the crazies are running the asylum.

Today we continue our talk about the SC venue crisis with local music venue owner Mick Minchow about the future of his business which in peril from high insurance cost that may shut him down after 30 years of putting on live music from bid name acts to local musicians trying to start their careers. Give a listen and then do what your can.

We are talking with our good bud Devon aka Bad Bart about new music the blues and a scary hand surgery plus Bart plays us some tunes

Today we talk with Sheila Merck who has spent many years behind the camera with many Tv channels here in the upstate plus has done some time in radio she helped put on the UMA the upstate music awards plus she has also put on numerous music event, but now she is trying to help with a crisis hammering business in the small to moderate music venues Give a listen and then see whist you can do

this is our last episode of the season an needless to say but i will anyway. All our guest were exceptional and here our 2 of our best, both Jillian and Mark elevate the atmosphere when they play so give a listen and elevate your day.

In this episode Sparkle city is on the road to New Orleans for new year's eve. Listen to what we can remember of the trip. Which by the way was more than i thought. We had big fun in the big easy.

Today we talk w Mark Engelhart about playing music overseas, and getting things ready to release new tunes plus he gives us a brilliant music.. session

Today we talk with TJ about his music career, what got him into music, and many, many other cool things he does. We also talk about how he honors her memory by helping other achieve their dreams

Kali is back to update us on what she has been up to and she brought another local comic Luke Harris. Let the hilarity ensue .. Warning this episode has very explicit language.