The General Store at Pure Theatre

After the success of last month’s show at Charleston Music Hall, singer-songwriter Steven Fiore and Entropy Ensemble will be embarking on another musical project, this time at PURE Theatre, Saturday, December 1. The show will be based on Fiore’s future plans of opening a venue called the General Store, which intends to provide the audience with a warm, welcoming feeling, with musicians performing mostly unplugged, gathered around a single microphone giving an old-time radio show atmosphere, where audience members are more active listeners rather than just faces in a dark room.

Fiore has plans for this collective to reach out to musicians worldwide: “Until the resources are available to make such a venue happen, we plan to host quarterly concerts where we invite artists from all over the globe to come, unplug their pedals and let their songs speak for themselves,” Fiore says. This environment also provides a bigger sense of hospitality for touring musicians themselves. Touring musicians can look forward to a good show, a comfortable night’s sleep and breakfast in the morning.

This show, however, will be fully comprised of local musicians—Nathan Jake of local band HEYROCCO will be opening the show, followed by singer-songwriter Haley Shaw, who honed her craft on Nashville stages for several years before recently returning to her Lowcountry hometown.

About Steven Fiore:
Steven Fiore has been writing and performing original music for eight years and was signed to Universal Publishing Group in August 2009. Fiore blends the occasional country twang or falsetto note and dynamic guitar parts with heartfelt lyrics on all manner of topics from love, to ray guns to his cat, Oliver, to create songs unlike those of the standard singer-songwriter. Fiore has self-released three EPs, Country Music, The Makeshift EP and Words and Numbers, and is completing his first full-length album, Youth and Magic, to be released Spring 2013. Learn more at www.stevenfiore.bandcamp.com.

About Entropy Ensemble:
Entropy Ensemble is a unique instrumental group that blurs the lines between musical styles and genres under the guidance of Andrew Walker as acting founder, director, and pianist. Since 2009 Entropy Ensemble has been creating collaborative multi-media projects involving musicians, artists, dancers and filmmakers. The group’s efforts have been well received by both local and national audiences. Learn more at www.entropyensemble.com.