Hootie & the Blowfish News

Hootie and the Blowfish struck it big. A filmmaker wonders why no other S.C. bands followed them to superstardom On the surface, "The Next Big Hootie," a "Carolina Stories" documentary, asks this question: Who will be the next South Carolina band to make it big? But by the end of the hour-long film, debuting on ETV at 9 tonight, there isn't an ...

Darius Rucker and his band Hootie & the Blowfish have been playing their Homegrown Concertbenefit for Charleston, South Carolina public schools for the last eight years.

For outsiders, Darius Rucker shifting from the rock world to Nashville seems like a pretty big deal.

Don't think that Darius Rucker doesn't think about it. While the 43-year-old is grateful, he admits that his rise to country-music stardom during the past year hasn't fully hit him yet.

Over the past few days, our founding editor has been featured in a number of mainstream national media outlets, but there was one bit of local coverage that made him happier than a clam.

When I opened the front section of the Daily Herald Sunday, I noticed a big ad for the Naperville Exchange Club Ribfest.

Rascal Flats is being their "American Living Unstoppable Tour 2009" tour to the Tri-State. The band will perform Saturday, August 8 at Riverbend Music Center.

This just in ... Hootie & the Blowfish frontman Darius Rucker drops by "The View" today to perform selections from his debut country music CD, "Learn to Live," along with tunes that made him a star with the band.

WHAT A LIFE. Hannah Weeks will perform material from her debut album at EQC Taste of Tacoma on June 28.

Matt Ryerson/The Hawk Eye Darius Rucker, former lead singer of Hootie and the Blowfish, performs one of his newest hits for the screaming crowd Sunday during the final night of Burlington Steamboat Days in Burlington.

Monday, June 22, 2009 3:36 p.m. Hootie and the Blowfish frontman Darius Rucker will return to Augusta at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug.

With members hailing from Greensburg, Moores Hill and Columbus, Skeeter McGee will rock the square to close out the Sesquicentennial celebration Saturday night.

More acts are being released for this year's Common Ground Music Festival. Latest announced acts include Grammy winner Darius Rucker from the hit group Hootie and the Blowfish, and George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic.

Home : Features : News : Morning fire does heavy damage to Georgia Theater in Athens Morning fire does heavy damage to Georgia Theater in Athens 19-Jun-2009 Written by: Lindsey Weedston The cornerstone of alternative rock nearly burns to the ground.

The annual Rockin' on the Point series announced its big season finale last week: reggae veterans Toots & The Maytals are set to jam two sets at the Charleston Harbor Resort's courtyard at Patriots Point during an event designed to raise funds and awareness for Carolina Studios and the Boys & Girls Clubs of the Trident area.

The disc : Here and Now The spin: This is one of the best records I've heard all year, and it's got everything going against it.

The CMA's nightly press conferences involve some rote questioning -- sure would be fun if someone would say, 'I'm really tired of dealing with the fans' when asked, 'So, how do you like the CMA Music Festival?' -- but Thursday night's conference did afford some nice interchanges with country performers.

This would be a big deal even if Rascal Flatts' Joe Don Rooney hadn't grown up in nearby Picher.

Now that nostalgia for music of the mid-'90s and early 2000s is in full swing, you may have a hard time remembering just whose music you lived and loved to, shagged and sagged to.

Just wondering, anyone heard his new cd? I listened to it the other day on iTunes, and thought it was pretty good.