Upstate Music Mine

Happy UMMP Day!! Welcome to our 100th episode aka The SEASON 4 FINALE!  Today's show is a special edition, as we recorded live and on location at Fork & Plough during the SC Venue Crisis Benefit show!   In this jam-packed episode, we interview all 4 bands that played during the event: The Indoor Kids, Brother Oliver, Steve Eager & Friends, and Whoami?.  We had a blast covering this ev...

Happy Monday UMMPod Nation!! We have another absolutely amazing artist (alliteration at its best) for you today, a Maryland-based singer-songwriter by the name of Eli Lev! He'll be making his way back down to Greenville on Sept 19th at the Incohate Art Gallery! Eli's folk, acoustic-based sound is catchy, unique, yet comfortably familiar; a fantastic blend of soul, smoothness, and style.....

We have a special treat for you guys today as we feature a local musician and professional jingle writer by the name of "BB"! "BB" has written/performed on many jingles including companies like: Outback Steakhouse, Pontiac, Disney shows, prominent lawfirms, and much more! As a special treat, "BB" treats us to a live on-the-spot jingle creation session for The UMMPod o...

Happy Monday UMMPod Nation! Today's show features a fantastic, established local singer-songwriter by the name of Brooks Dixon!  Brooks has been on the show once before (wayyy back in Season 1), and is a seasoned vet in the Upstate music scene.  His original americana/folk/singer-songwriter style really embodies the sound of the Carolinas.  During our interview with Brooks, we highlight and d...

Happy Monday UMMPod Nation! We're thrilled to have a great double feature for you today: Pysch folk rock band, Brother Oliver, and the new venue, Social Latitude. First, we sit down with Andrew Oliver of the band and discuss their unique sound, fun stories from their band history, as well as their captivating story on chasing and attaining a Guiness Book World Record!  Stay tuned for their do...

Happy Monday UMMPod Nation!! We have a special treat for you all today, as we are featuring Steve Eager, the man behind the original song/viral video sensation, "Greenville"! His tribute to our hometown of Greenville, SC is an upbeat catchy tune that quickly circulated the internet and was listened to/shared by thousands of Upstate residents causing it to "go viral".  The choru...

Today's episode features an exciting double dose of talent in the Upstate music scene! Our first artist is an excellent up-and-coming alt/grunge rock band, Sweet Spine!  We sit down with Fox and Evelyn from the band and discuss their unique sound, recent releases, and inspirations.  Enjoy their killer new track, "Darkness". After our chat with Sweet Spine, we interview another great...

Hello UMMPod Nation!! Today's show features an incredibly talented up-and-coming Country artist by the name of Luke Deuce.  Luke, 18, comes from a musically inclined family and got his start at a young age.  He's quickly become a fixture in the Upstate music scene and has built up quite the resume in his first few years as a professional artist.   We had a great time getting to know Luke...

Today's episode features a very special cameo, as our original co-host Jonny Keyz, is back in action to co-host an episode like the old days.  We discuss our recent happenings, our featured artist, The Jeff Edwards Band, and our usual random antics. We then jump into our interview with Mr. Jeff Edwards and disucss his bands history, their original sound, and touch on the significance of The c...

Hello UMMPod Nation!! This week's show features an up-and-coming grunge/rock band called "Mean Sweetie".  We sit down with the three members that make up the band and discuss their history and unique sound.  We also briefly discuss The SC Venue Crisis, and the importance of our hometown venues.  After playing their track, "Hey you there", we wrap up by discussing the band&...

Happy Friday UMMPod Nation! Today's special episode focuses on the current state of The SC Venue Crisis. We've discussed the SC Venue Crisis on the show in recent episodes. However, with the recent announcement of the closure of Smiley's (another local favorite), we felt the need to propel this issue to the forefront once and for all. For those of you unaware of the current situatio...

Happy Juneteenth!! Today's episode is another fun one,  including a couple interesting twists.. With Dr. Luvbeatz on tour, the talented and always lovely, Karen Clardy, drops by the studio to help co-host! It being June, the unofficial beginning of summer, and "Gemini Season", we're thrilled to debut our first Louisiana-based artist, Geminii Dragon!  Geminii Dragon brings a cla...

Happy Monday UMMPod Nation!  Today we're kicking off Summer the right way with a band that brings the heat: Sun Dogs.  Sun Dogs Vibraphonist Tommy joins  the show as we discuss the origins of the band, their unique sound, and play a song from one of their recent live performances entitled "Funk Monk". After a fun chat with Tommy, we dive into 'This Day in Music' and wrap u...

**Happy Memorial Day!** What's good UMMPod Nation!! Today's featured artist is a rising talent in the Upstate hip-hop scene, $aucellina!  We had a fun interview with Miss Saucellina in the studio as we recap the UMAs, talk about her brand of music, and discuss/play her new single "Main Attraction". Thanks to $aucellina for spending some time with us this week. Go grab a copy of...

What an episode we have for you today! The long awaited interview with Clay from True Lilith aka "Green Clay" is genuinely one of our best interviews to date.  He was a fantastic guest, and obviously a talented musician as well.  We dive into his original rock band, True Lilith, his thoughts on music and life, and of course.. the now famous Green Day story. After our amazing chat with Cl...

What's up UMMPod Nation?!  We're keeping it all in the family so far in May, as our featured artist this week, Waterspout, is fronted by Matthew McCreight, the son of Evan's Dilemma's Joel McCreight (our featured artist last week). Matthew aka "The Taco Prince", has many musical projects he's involved with (Waterspout being 1 of 9).  He's a multi-instrumenta...

Whats good UMMPod Nation!?  This week's show features the longest-tenured original rock band in the Upstate, Evan's Dilemma. Evan's Dilemma has been rocking the Upstate music scene (and beyond) since the late 80's! Their 90's alternative rock sound is clean, catchy, original, and refreshingly familiar. In yet another special edition episode, we feature our first miniature...

Hello UMMPod Nation!! We have another double dose for your listening pleasure today as we feature two brand new artists (Brandon Davidson and Zack Tisdale)! Dr. Luvbeatz is back in the studio, as we do our first impromptu interview together live on air with Mr. Brandon Davidson.  We have the pleasure of giving you the *First*  listen to his new (not yet released) track, "Little Things". ...

Another special treat for you all today, as Joe Power of Hurt & Skip and Cash Machine comes by the studio as we discuss his musical projects and a wide array of topics! We dive into the backstory of his delightful ensembles, blues/rock & roll history, modern music trends, and much more. We had a great time catching up with Joe, and these two musical outfits absolutely crush it; we can&apos...

Welcome back UMMPod Nation!! Today's episode just might be the most jam-packed, juiciest episode yet.. as in ever.  Not only are we filling your ears with a barrage of genre-twisting sounds, but the quality of the material is tier one because today we're highlighting all the winning artists from this year's Upstate Music Awards brought to you by The Peace Center! Sit back and enjoy...

Today's show is part 1 of our two part UMA Special!! In today's show, we take you behind the scenes and to the red carpet from the 2024 Upstate Music Awards presented by the Peace Center! For part 1, we have a "lightning round" of several interviews to give you taste of the UMA experience and lovely, talented people involved with this year's event. Some interviewees includ...

Today's episode features an upcoming Indie/Electronic/Alternative band from the Upstate, known as 'The Lost Foxes'.   We had the pleasure of doing our first zoom call interview on the show, so stay tuned for some potential video content/clips from the interview!   The three guys that make of 'The Lost Foxes' are a trio from friends from grade school/church that began makin...

Man, do we have a killer show for you today!  We're excited to have our first double artist feature of the season, as we present to you: The one and only (Guitar)Tim Lee and Mr. Andrew Wakefield! These two are both fantastic artists in the area who have some brand new material to share with you!  We begin with a nice conversation with our friend, Tim Lee, as we detail his new EP entitled &apo...

Today's feature is on a fantastic, well-established rock band called REDEFIND. These guys have been rocking the upstate music scene for over a decade, and have kept churning out heavy hitting rock anthems during their evolution. We sit down with Jordan, the lead singer of the group, to discuss their band's sound, history, and preview their newest single "This is fine".   After...

We're baaaack! Welcome to Season 4 of The Upstate Music Mine Podcast!! In today's Season Premiere, we're excited to bring you our first dual interview on the show! We sit down and have a chat with Dylan (Persona LA Ave) and Cameron of 8th State Brewing Co. to highlight an event they're hosting on the March 11th, The Altered States Festival! Headlining the event is a well known...