By: Matt Stock When you speak to people about Yannie Reynecke, you’re going to hear a lot of common views. The first thing they say is that he’s a Rockstar, a prodigiously talented blues, country and rock guitarist. Next, his work ethic is mentioned in some capacity, followed by some Continue Reading
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Taylor Kent’s Top Five
By: Taylor Kent For locals and tourists alike, next time you’re feeling tired of spending, check out our list of the top 5 free things to do around the island! Bike Paths A distinguishing feature of the island, Hilton Head’s many bike paths stretch from the north end to the Continue Reading
The Boys of Summer: SOUNDBOY
By: Matt Stock “Who wants to start a reggae rock band on HHI?” This direct, simple inquiry was posted by Soundboy’s Kyle Wareham on Facebook in mid-September of 2017. At the end of a wildly successful summer promoting and performing behind the breakout debut record from his other band, Pretty Continue Reading
Hilton Head Jazz Camp
By: John Cranford I’ll come clean right off the top. I was a band kid growing up. I played in the marching band, the orchestra, the show choir pit band and, most importantly, my high school’s jazz program. Our summer camps were two weeks of intense jazz study and group Continue Reading
Taylor Kent’s Top 5
By: Taylor Kent Summer Songs From Local Artists Call me a romantic, but I’m a firm believer that when summer rolls around each year, everything gets a little better. It’s like clockwork, really. Even amidst the stifling humidity and merciless noseeums, there always exists a hopeful feeling in the air Continue Reading
Angie Aparo
By: Lindsay Cranford It’s no question that you’re going to notice Angie Aparo when he walks into a room. He’s bald yet full-bearded, accessorized to the max with hats, scarves, glasses and man bags. His sometimes manic genius emanates off him in the form of intense late night conversations about Continue Reading
Fastest Guns on the South End
By: Matt Stock The Tiki Hut Gang is riding high and ready to sling. Every summer, tens of thousands of tourists and locals descend upon Coligny Beach, and if they’re looking for live music, frozen drinks and beautiful people, they’re heading to one place, the World Famous Tiki Hut at Continue Reading
Pet of the Month: Flower
By: Sassa Enscoe Flower is a shrinking violet, but that doesn’t make her less perfect that any other cat. She lays quietly in her kennel or a covered cat den, lazily looking out onto the patio that can be seen from her high perch. Flower remains quiet and gentle, shy Continue Reading
Major League Baseball: The Hipster’s NFL
By: Taylor Kent It’s the oldest sports story in the book. Each year, we box up our winter coats and anxiously wait for the first budding signs of spring, the season of rebirth. When it finally returns, so does our country’s greatest pastime. You know the scene: freshly chopped green Continue Reading
The Interesting World of Eric Reed
By: Matt Stock When local music fans think of Eric Reid, it’s likely that the beautiful sound of a violin crying out into the night comes to mind. He’s been performing to the public in various acts for decades, through all phases of his schooling, as a youth in Michigan, Continue Reading