DOWNTOWN ALIVE!
JUNE 27, 2019– Downtown Greenville, SC was crawling with people; all of them rushing towards NOMA square for Downtown Alive!, a weekly festival hosted by the Metropolitan Arts Council. People crowded around a stage as Whitehall, an idie/rock band from Charleston, began to play.
The sun was beating down on the band as they played, but this didn’t stop the band from keeping the energy and crowd up. Many people began to dance around and cheer as the band played some originals like, “Flammable” and “Vacation Home”, and a few covers like “Dear Prudence” and “Stacy’s Mom”.
This group of four guys brings a type of energy that you can’t resist being apart of. They all contribute to the spark of happiness you get when you listen to their tuneful music. Their vigour combined with their sound, makes you want to bounce out of your seat and dance around.
NOT SO ‘WASTED’ TIME WITH WHITEHALL
Lucky for us, we got the opportunity to speak with the Ocean Fiction band and learn a little bit more about who they are.
The Charleston natives all met their freshman year of College of Charleston, and they have been a inseparable ever since. The reason they began the band in the first place is because of a previous member who thought forming a band would be cool (And he was totally right).
The name for the band was actually the hardest part of forming the band. Their lead singer Paddy laughed and stated, “We all had tons of ideas, but none of them were good. They were all awful, actually”.
The second part of forming a band would typically be finding the right sound, but accoring to their guitarist, Avery, they all contribute something, and it feels natural. He said, “When I listen to music, I listen to the actual music part and not much of the lyrics, and I appriciate that more. But, some of us are more into the lyric’s meaning. So, we all find something that inspires us and we go from there”.
DESERT ISLAND BANDS
We have a new segment where we ask bands what three bands they would want to be stuck on a desert island with. For Whitehall, a lot of thought went into their answers. Each of them had ideas for the vibe of their deserted island so they chose wisely. These are their answers:
- Avery (guitar): The Clash, Pile, and Kendrick Lamar
- Davis (drums): Dave Grohl, Katy Perry, and The Beatles
- Paddy (vocals and guitar): John Mayer, Tom Petty, and The Rolling Stones
- Brennan (bass): Miles Davis, Guns and Roses, and Queen
FInal Thoughts
Whitehall is a band made up of four of the sweetest guys, who make the grooviest tunes. They just finished up the second part of their ‘Pamplemousse’ tour. But, until their next tour you can stream their most recent album, Ocean Fiction and all of their other stuff on ALL music platforms.
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