The so-called “Grand Strand” is 60 miles of South Carolina coastline stretching from Little River to Pawleys Island; more recently, however, it’s also the name of former Those Darlins member Kelley Anderson‘s new band.
We knew this was bound to happen; sure enough, this past February, Anderson (“Kelley Darlin”) left the band she co-founded with Jesse Darlin and Nikki Darlin to work on Grand Strand and other projects: Anderson founded the organization YEAH! (Youth Empowerment through Arts and Humanities, Inc.) in 2006 with Anna Fitzgerald and Courtney Sharpe, and currently serves as the organization’s Chair of the Board of Directors. YEAH! also operates the Southern Girls Rock ‘n’ Roll Camp in Murfreesboro, TN.
Riot House Records will release Grand Strand’s debut single “Cactus Blooms” later this month. Catch the band on tour with Richard Lloyd (of Television) this summer — until then, listen to the single, which opens with a classic “wall of sound” rhythm and Anderson’s husky vocals. A distortion-heavy, wailing guitar bridge is pure Jesus and Mary Chain in a new take on the old kiss-off number. “I’m giving up whiskey for Tequila Sunrise/A heart that was broken is finally awoken, now I have a life.” It appears her heart now belongs to Texas (or at least a Texan) instead of Nashville.
Richard Lloyd
and Grand Strand
6.7.2012 MilkBoy Philadelphia, PA
6.8.2012 Lemon Grove Cafe Youngstown, OH
6.9.2012 Frankie’s Inner City Toledo, OH
6.10.2012 Thursdays Lounge Akron, OH
6.11.2012 Grog Shop Cleveland, OH
6.12.2012 Small’s Hamtramck, MI
6.13.2012 Pyramid Scheme Grand Rapids, MI
6.14.2012 Redstone Room Davenport, IA
6.15.2012 The Double Door Chicago, IL
6.16.2012 Off Broadway St. Louis, MO
6.17.2012 The Revolution Room Little Rock AR
6.18.2012 High Watt Nashville, TN
6.19.2012 Cosmic Charlies Lexington, KY
6.20.2012 The Lindsey Street Performance Hall Chattanooga, TN
6.21.2012 Pilot Light Knoxville, TN
6.22.2012 Mayday Northside Cincinnati, OH
6.23.2012 Ace of Cups Columbus, OH
