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A Greenock band are set to take to the stage in their hometown this weekend.

A Greenock alt-rock band are set to headline a hometown venue next month after being selected for a national youth music touring project.

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Counting down and celebrating the top 50 songs of 2023 in Orange, Durham, and Chatham Counties, as heard on 97.9 The Hill's "Live and Local."

Hiss Golden Messenger, led by singer, songwriter and guitarist MC Taylor, released last August its 15th album, Jump For Joy.

Renowned vocal group The CompanY gives a modern and pop twist to the uplifting worship single “Shout For Joy.” “We’ve turned Gary V’s ‘Shout for Joy’ upside down! Welcome to the new roaring 20s!,” teased the

Levitate Adventure Park is open from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday to Thursday, with closing hours extending to 11 p.m. on Friday and Saturday for the neon lights.

Hiss Golden Messenger knows when to let it all hang out and jam a bit, reveling in their sweet Southern sound.

MC Taylor’s 10th album under the alias of Hiss Golden Messenger counters hard times with loose dance rhythms

The cover of Hiss Golden Messenger’s latest LP pretty much says it all: If the world is indeed headed for its final reckoning, we might as well go out grinning. On the surface at least, Jump For Joy (Merge) is bandleader M.C. Taylor at his most, well, joyful. It also may be his most fully realized batch of tunes, and it’s easily his least folky and most groove-focused—embracing R&B, reggae, new wave and a jazzy, refined rock spin that brings to mind Steely Dan.