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Last Updated: 7/15/2009

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City: COLUMBIA
State: South Carolina
Country: US
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Thursday, August 27, 2009 
Mark Bryan will be joined by his friends Ricky Slezak, Steve Lipton, Scott Tucker and Kevin Heister as he they preform on Friday, September 11th @ The Iota in the D.C. (Arlington) area.  Tickets are $18.00 dollars and are available the evening of the show at the door.  PLEASE TAKE NOTE:  The Iota DOES NOT sell tickets in advance.  It is a first come first serve basis only, so please get there early!  Doors open @ 7:00PM
Please stay tuned for updates by visiting Mark on Facebook and MySpace.  We hope to see you there!

From Mark Bryan:

I am so psyched.  For years I've been coming to Maryland, and jamming with my buddies from growing up at parties, and late nighters.  We have always talked about doing some shows, and now it's on.  As you probably know I have been coming through the DC area on tour with Hootie and the Blowfish for the last 20 years, but other than last year's Tuesday night at the Ram's Head in Annapolis, these are my first solo shows ever in the region.  

Rick Slezak is one of the best drummers I've ever heard, seen, played with, anywhere ever.  When we were in 7th grade, dudes would go over to his house after school just to watch him play along to Rush, and Zeppelin, and pretty much anything you could think of right up to Cobham, and Weckl.

Steve Lipton and I are classic best friends.  We think each other's thoughts.  His brother taught me how to play "Stairway to Heaven".  We have been writing songs together since we were teenagers starting with "What the Cat Dragged in".  He has become a solid bass player, and might even be more excited to be on stage than me.

I don't have any brothers, but Kevin Heister is as close as it gets for me.  Our parents knew each other when they were growing up in Bethesda, and we ended up doing the things that families do together like beach trips, and ball games.  Kevin is a year older than me, and when we were kids, I looked up to him, and he looked out for me.  Now he plays guitar and sings, and he's gonna join me to do just that.

Scott Tucker married one of my childhood, neighborhood friends, Jeannie Heck.  She was always one of the coolest girls around, and she picked a winner.  From the first time I met Scott, it felt like hanging with one of my old friends.  Turns out he has a smokin' tenor, and I've recruited him for some rhythm guitar, and high harmonies.  He can als o sing some of the ball-grabber covers that feature Slezak's drumming.

These bros have been cool enough to learn a bunch of my songs - Hootie and solo, including one I wrote a year to the day after 9/11 called "Another Year's Gone By".  This song is featured on our Hootie album, LOOKING FOR LUCKY, but we only performed it live once or twice.  I thought that since the Iota show falls on 9/11, it would be a good time to pull it out.  

In a reprise of my DC/101 sittin-in hour from 1981, I will be featured on the morning show Wednesday 9/9/09.  So please check it.  Also join us in Frederick where we will rock Gonzofest, for Flying Dog Brewery, Saturday, 9/12 at 6pm.

Go Skins!  Go Terps!  Go O's!  Go Caps!  Go Nats!  Go Wiz!  and of course...  Go Cocks!

anticipatorialy,

Mark Bryan
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Monday, May 18, 2009 

Catch Mark Bryan's jam band, Occasional Milkshake, featuring Blue Dog's Hank Futch and Cravin Melon's & Hootie percussionist Gary Greene, on June 5th, Rockin on the Point in Mt. Pleasant, SC.

Mark Bryan will also be performing with Danielle Howle and Fred LeBlanc from Cowboy Mouth on June 28, in Washington DC at the O Street Mansion

Check it out:
Jun 5 2009 Rockin on the Point Mt. Pleasant, South Carolina
Jun 28 2009 O Street Mansion Washington, DC

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Monday, May 11, 2009 
If you missed it in person, or you'd like to relive all the wonderful memories from the 15th Annual Hootie & The Blowfish Monday after the Masters Celebrity Pro-Am , you'll get your chance Thursday, May 14 at 7:30pm EST on The Golf Channel.

The 2009 Monday After The Masters Tournament featured one of the deepest fields in tournament history with many of the biggest names in the music, television and movies, sports and the professional golf world. Headlining the tournament were LPGA Hall of Famer Annika Sorenstam; professional wrestling legend Ric Flair; actors Bill Murray and Samuel L. Jackson; former Pittsburgh Steeler running back Jerome Bettis; NASCAR drivers Kyle Petty and Michael Waltrip; PGA golfer John Daly; LPGA golfer Kristy McPherson.

Catch the hour long TV special featuring all the greatest highlighs from this year's event and a look back at the last 15 years, Thursday, May 14 at 730pm EST on The Golf Channel.
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Thursday, May 07, 2009 
Darius Rucker’s birthday is coming up on May 13th, but he doesn’t want presents this year. Instead, Darius is asking his fans and friends to support classroom requests from high-poverty schools in South Carolina.

Through DonorsChoose.org , you can make a donation to a SC classroom that will go directly towards their specific needs. Darius hopes this birthday will be an opportunity to improve the education that high-poverty students in his home state receive by asking you to support one of the classroom requests posted on this page.

Thank you in advance for helping to make this Darius Rucker’s Give-Back birthday!
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Tuesday, May 05, 2009 

Take a look inside the life of Darius Rucker as Backstory follows him from his South Carolina youth to his rock persona and his new country position. The edition features not only Darius, but several family members, Hootie bass player Dean Felber and golfer Tiger Woods.  Backstory premieres this Saturday, May 2 at 10pm EST on GAC- TV. 

All air-dates:

May 02, 2009 10:00 PM ET

May 03, 2009 2:00 AM ET

May 03, 2009 11:00 AM ET

May 03, 2009 8:00 PM ET

May 04, 2009 12:00 AM ET

May 06, 2009 8:00 PM ET
May 07, 2009 12:00 AM ET
May 07, 2009 12:00 PM ET
May 20, 2009 9:00 PM ET
May 21, 2009 1:00 AM ET

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Tuesday, April 07, 2009 
Hootie & the Blowfish Tournament organizers announced today that LPGA's Paula Creamer, Actor Samuel L. Jackson and NASCAR's Kyle Petty are scheduled to join the star studded line up at this year's 15th Annual Monday After The Masters April 13 at The Dye Club at Barefoot Resort & Golf in North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.

The largest South Carolina one-day fundraiser has an impressive line up set to appear including, LPGA Hall of Famer Annika Sorenstan, professional wrestling legend Ric Flair and former Pittsburgh Steeler running back Jerome Bettis, as well as PGA's John Daly, Woody Austin, Actor Gary Valentine, Singer/Songwriter Josh Kelley and from Lady Antebellum Charles Kelley. For a complete listing of all celebrities and pros scheduled to appear visit hootiegolf.com

Monday After the Masters tournament tickets are on sale at all Ticketmaster outlets. Tickets are $15 with children 12 years of age and younger admitted free.

All ticket proceeds benefit the Hootie & the Blowfish Foundation, which supports the educational needs of children in South Carolina and the South Carolina Junior Golf Foundation. Last year, the event recorded its third consecutive sell-out and raised an all-time high of $460,000 for the charities.

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Tuesday, March 17, 2009 
Capitol Records Nashville recording artist Darius Rucker has hit No. 1 on the R&R, Mediabase and Music Row charts with his follow-up to debut country two-week No. 1 “Don’t Think I Don’t Think About It,” with the ballad, “It Won’t Be Like This For Long.” The song, written by Rucker, Chris DuBois, and Ashley Gorley is on Rucker’s LEARN TO LIVE, the Frank Rogers-produced album that landed in stores in September 2008.

Rucker calls the single a “bittersweet lullaby” and is the track on LEARN TO LIVE that is dedicated to all parents. “When we were writing it, we were talking about how fast our families were growing up. That first week after the baby is born is awful: you’re up all the time. Then when it’s not like that, you miss those times.”

LEARN TO LIVE debuted No. 1 on the country albums charts, and since its entrance on the chart, the album has remained in the Top15 in country album sales. LIVE was recently RIAA-certified gold.

Rucker continues to make promotional appearances across the country on behalf of LEARN TO LIVE. Fresh off the Paisley Party Tour, Rucker will join group Rascal Flatts beginning in June. For updated information on this artist, go to www.dariusrucker.com .
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Tuesday, March 17, 2009 
Catch Mark Bryan's jam band, Occasional Milkshake, featuring Blue Dog's Hank Futch and Cravin Melon's & Hootie percussionist Gary Greene, at Droopy's in Myrtle Beach, SC on Mar 25.
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Thursday, January 01, 2009 

The Occasional Milkshake is what happens when Hootie and the Blowfish, The Blue Dogs, and Cravin' Melon all take a break. Hootie lead guitarist and founding member Mark Bryan, Blue Dogs stand-up bass slapper Hank Futch, and Gary Greene, who plays drums for Cravin' Melon, and percussion for the Blowfish, began jamming together for fun in the early aughts, when their respective bands were on hiatus.

The Occasional Milkshake's motives are pure - have fun playing music. The guys like to switch instruments and open for themselves. Hank is actually a fine acoustic guitar picker, and he likes to sing old songs while Mark works the mandolin, and Gary sometimes tries his hand at banjo. Once they plug in, it's a rock show, with
originals and covers that fall all over the map; from bluegrass to punkabilly, and anything in between. Laughter is a key ingredient, and there is plenty of it. It's a spontaneous affair, with a loose set list - the way music is supposed to be.

You can catch the Occasional Milkshake, Saturday, Jan 3 at the Windjammer in Charleston, SC.

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Wednesday, November 19, 2008 

What happens when four golfers hit the open road in Myrtle Beach? Find out every Tuesday at 7:30 PM as Charlie Rymer, Perry Swenson, Josh Kelley and Mark Bryan get their license to live it up, South Carolina-style, only on The Golf Channel .

Catch Tonight's season premiere at 7:30pm EST

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