Skip to Content, Navigation, or Footer.
Listen Live!
Call the Studio: (803) 576-WUSC (9872)
WUSC FM

Concert Review: Columbia's Summer SolFest

On Juneteenth, the newly established local venue/art studio NOMA Warehouse held a colorful live music festival featuring a variety of fresh local vendors, bands, food trucks and more. The self-dubbed "artist co-workspace" is right beside Indah Coffee on Sumter Street, created with the intention to inspire artists to work together. The warehouse put on the Summer Solfest as a celebration for the start of summer as the summer solstice approaches on Father's Day.

IMG_9619-1-edited-1-scaled

Several black owned businesses were featured in the lineup to celebrate Juneteenth, such as a jerk chicken food truck provided by Jordan's Catering and a fresh fruit popsicle truck, The Lick Pops (both delicious by the way.) Also included were a local tie dye vendor, a vintage clothing shop and even a face glitter vendor offering free samples (glitter is now perpetually on my pillow.)

The lineup for the festival included four bands of varying genre. The opener for the night was spoken-word black expressionist 6ixx with DJ Fathr Blssdm. 6ixx has made local fame for his spirited spoken word lectures as well as his mixed-media art installations.

5-Minute-Photo-1-819x1024
Local artist 6ixx

Next was the indie pop group Homemade Haircuts.Yes, the local group actually does give haircuts at their home. After them played Florida-based indie rock group Solafide! This was the furthest they've ever traveled for a show. The closer for the night was up and coming female-led Athens group Hotel Fiction. The bands each played 6-8 songs each throughout the night, and some even threw in some unreleased material. Looking forward to seeing more local art at NOMA!

https___cdn.evbuc_.com_images_132071741_315205546115_1_original
Lead members of Hotel Fiction Jade Long & Jessica Thompson


Follow & listen to some of the artists from Summer Solfest below!

6ixx's Instagram & Website!

Listen to DJ Fathr Blssdm & follow them on Instagram!

Homemade Haircuts and their Instagram!

Click here for Solafide! and their Instagram!

Hotel Fiction and their Instagram!


Similar Posts

Today's Lineup

12-1am almost alternative
1-2am the brown note
2-6am On Air
6-7am Flowers at Dawn
7-8am Dead Air
8-9am morning coffee
9-10am Out There Inn
10-11am The Gooey Show
11am-12pm running on empty
12-1pm The Reflecting Pool
1-2pm The arcaneum
2-3pm The Swamp
3-4pm In A Pickle
4-5pm One More Hour
5-6pm Moon Tunes
6-7pm /DTACK Grounded
7-8pm Paint It Red
8-9pm Keep It Reel
9-10pm The Glass Box
10-11pm TV Static
11pm-12am The Nocturnals
Donate Get Involved