CRESCENT Books: Acclaimed Chef John Malik Trades His Kitchen for a Keyboard

One of the Upstate’s best known chefs recently made an about face. After three years as the executive chef of a busy retirement community, he now has a new title — published novelist. Many know Chef John Malik from 33 Liberty, the restaurant he owned with his wife Amy until 2008. Now, the 2008 James […]

CRESCENT Entertainment: The Piedmont Boys’ Greg Payne Talks About What Social Media Means to New Artists.

How have social media outlets changed the way you communicate, you get the word out there? It’s huge for us.  It benefits us way more than it does somebody who is already a big star, obviously. Anybody…I can put anything on YouTube and, for some reason, it can just catch fire.  It can be viral […]

CRESCENT Entertainment: The Piedmont Boys’ Greg Payne Opens Up on Stories from the Road and What it Takes to Get Noticed by Nashville

South Carolina is not exactly shabby when it comes to turning out musical acts. Not it’s not. We’ve got a pretty strong history in this state.  Even recently, you look at Hootie, you look at Edwin.  I can remember back in high school watching Edwin play acoustic, sitting on a bar stool out in front […]

CRESCENT Entertainment: The Piedmont Boys’ Greg Payne on the Band’s New Album and Touring Outside of the Bar Circuit

  It’s interesting that you talk about, let’s call it “the process,” from the first record because the second does sound like you really worked hard to refine the songs.  It sounds tighter.  It sounds like you really…you can hear that conscious effort in there. The first album was recorded basically in a bedroom at […]

CRESCENT Food: Restaurant Week South Carolina is January 12 – 22, 2012

For eleven nights in January, food lovers in South Carolina can dine in style at some of the state’s best restaurants for a fraction of the cost of a regular meal.  Restaurant Week South Carolina will be held January 12 – 22, 2012. This is the third year Restaurant Week South Carolina has offered consumers […]

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