Hate the holidays? Here’s four non-holiday concerts to check out this month in Columbia.

Stagbriar at New Brookland Tavern

Dec. 2. Show at 7 p.m. $12-$15. w/ Lighthearted, Slow Funeral and Kat Gandy

“One of the biggest names in local music, Stagbriar, plays at the group’s local haunt New Brookland. And at this stage, the band needs little introduction in these pages.

The two siblings, Alex and Emily McCollum, formed the band a little over a decade ago and have released four collections since its inception (three albums and an EP). All have been well received locally, but in 2020 the group’s release “Suppose You Grow” was named the top album in South Carolina in this publication’s annual Best of South Carolina Music poll.

As of late, the band has teased a new album on its social media pages and played some of those songs at its live shows. It’s just another reason to seek out this indie-folk rock powerhouse for the show this week.”

David Clarey, Free Times

Full article here.