Greenville Scene

Ingrid Michaelson plays The Handlebar on Monday, June 16th @ 8:30pm. Tickets are $15/17. Congratulations to Scott Greenwood who was the winner of our free ticket giveaway! Check back here often for concert info, contests, and info.

Each week we will try to recommend a few new tunes/bands/albums. Here are 5 recommendations from Michelle:

The Helio Sequence - “Can’t Say No” - from Keep Your Eyes Ahead
This is my favorite song right now.

Walter Meego - “Forever” - from Voyager
Completely mindless lyrics, but I can’t help but love the music. Addictive dance/pop.

The Cool Kids - “Bassment Party” - from The Bake Sale
This song makes the broken speakers in my car rattle quite a bit. I do enjoy the edited version of this song. Self-described: Rockabilly/Big Beat/Hip Hop.

Violens - “Violent Sensation Descends” - from V
Nice arrangement, lovely song. Pop/rock.

Wild Sweet Orange - “Ten Dead Dogs”
I know this has been out for a little while, in fact they played at The Handlebar and hardly anyone went. I just recently discovered this band on KEXP. Love this song. Indie rock.

by: Cody Fields

Wendy Owens, coordinator of R3V3RB, has announced the venue’s move to 109 Augusta Street after she had originally planned to close the Pendleton Street location.

Citing a lack of volunteer help, being burned out, and a vandalism problem at the old location, Owens says she had decided to shut down the venue and move to Atlanta. However, several events caused her to change her mind.

“Kids were recognizing me at the mall and giving me their material to check out,” Owens said.

Recently, she was also offered the space formerly occupied by Augusta Street Trading Company by its owner Don Shelton.

“I wasn’t expecting it,” Owens said. “I’ve seen a door open that I don’t want to close.”

Future plans for the 2500 square foot space include a larger art gallery, an arcade with older titles and a coffee shop. The all ages venue will also remain a place that welcomes unconventional forms of audio and video art.

“You can’t contain art,” Owens said. “I want this to be an open-ended environment… Creativity is our focus.”

R3V3RB will also be bringing in non-profit organizations for fundraisers and will be conducting collective art projects.

Owens is looking for volunteers to help run the venue and future art projects. R3V3RB plans to open July 11. For more information, go to r3v3rb.com or visit r3v3rb’s myspace page.

Local artist William F. Gibbs just released an exciting new album on Old Man Records called My Fellow Sophisticates. The album is already getting national attention from Paste Magazine. My Fellow Sophisticates was one of Paste’s “pick of the week”. Read the review here. Check out Will’s MySpace for more info or to download from iTunes.