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Angie Aparo has one main requirement for the perfect intimate music venue.

“You can always tell a room is going to be great when the bar is smaller than the stage,” he said. “That’s kind of my rule. If the bar is the focal point, you’re going to have a tough time.”

That’s one of the reasons the Atlanta singer/songwriter chose The Jazz Corner for his one-night-only concert with Collective Soul frontman Ed Roland. The performance, billed as an “intimate evening,” is at 10:30 p.m. Wednesday.

Although he admits Roland and he are probably not the typical performers for the jazz venue, he appreciates it as a live music venue.

SEPT. 2
• Bruce Crichton: 5:30-9:30 p.m., San Miguel’s, Shelter Cove Harbour, Hilton Head Island. 843-842-4555. www.sanmiguels.com

• Bobby Ryder: 7-10 p.m., Aqua Ocean Grille, 10 North Forest Beach Drive, Hilton Head Island. 843-341-3030

• Motown, shag and dance with Target the Band: 8 p.m., Bistro Mezzaluna, 55 New Orleans Road, Hilton Head Island. $5. 843-842-5011. www.bistromezzalunahhi.com

• The Jason Marsalis Vibes Quartet: 8-11 p.m., The Jazz Corner, Village at Wexford, Hilton Head Island. 843-842-8620. www.thejazzcorner.com

Remy’s and Swampfire Records will present the inaugural Arrow Fest during Labor Day weekend on Hilton Head Island. Music runs from 9 p.m. until close Sept. 2, noon until 1:30 a.m. Sept. 3 and 1 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. Sept. 4 at Remy’s, 130 Arrow Road. Bands include Cross Island Bridge Band, Flashback, Spare Parts, Treble Jay, The Suex Effect, Concrete Jumpsuit, Luke Mitchell, Free Shotz, Broad Creek Rum Runners, Mama’s Love, Sumilan, Archnemesis and Zoogma. Money will be raised to provide guitars for the Guitars 4 Troops organization. Tickets are $30. Details: www.hhiarrowfest.com

By JUSTIN JARRETT
jjarrett@islandpacket.com
843-706-8120

After 15 years, nine studio albums, two live albums and a collection of rarities and B-sides, Drive-By Truckers hit a career milestone with the recent release of “Ugly Buildings, Whores, and Politicians,” a compilation of the band’s greatest hits.

By JUSTIN PAPROCKI
jpaprocki@islandpacket.com
843-706-8143

Elayne Boosler started out in the comedy business close to 40 years ago. She got to know the late comic Andy Kaufman while she was working the door at a comedy club. Occasionally, she’d get a chance to get on stage and sing. Kaufman told her to forget singing. Comedy was her future.

Special to the Guide

It’s fair to say that Matisyahu is not only the greatest Hasidic Jewish reggae/ska/pop/hip-hop star on the planet but quite possibly the best ever. Of course, the competition is pretty thin.

Special to the Guide

The Hilton Head Island Celebrity Golf Tournament got a late boost of musical star power this month with the addition of Jay DeMarcus and Joe Don Rooney.

While you might not know their names, you know their band, Rascal Flatts, which has sold more than 20 million records, enjoyed delirious country music success and soundtracked at least part of every wedding you’ve ever attended.

Steve Nousen returns to the stage to interpret the life of Benjamin Franklin in an original one-man, two-act play Aug. 26-28 at ARTworks in Beaufort.

“I hope even those who saw the play earlier this year, will come again, to see a different side of Ben,” Nousen said. “There’s more emphasis on the man himself and on the forces and relationships that shaped this great man.”

By Hilary Kraus
Special to the Guide

A little tweaking here, some trimming there and a whole lot of constructive feedback will be the foundation of a unique weekend at South Carolina Repertory Co. on Aug. 26-28.

The theater company’s New Play Festival, which is in its second year, gives theatergoers the chance to voice opinions as a way to help young playwrights shape their works. Three original staged readings will be performed each night of the festival, with talkback sessions to follow.

By Hilary Kraus
Special to the Guide

The question “how’d he do that?” is sure to be asked many times over by the mesmerized audience at Sun City Hilton Head’s Magnolia Hall on Aug. 20.

And all that amazement will be directed toward Michael Turco, the nationally recognized illusionist who will perform closeup magic as well as big-scale tricks with the aid of a trusty female assistant.