Category: Musicians
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Welcome Trilby Rose Allen
Hot As A Pepper Welcomes Trilby Rose Allen as Lead Vocalist FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Hot As A Pepper Welcomes Trilby Rose Allen As Lead Vocalist Greenville, South Carolina – September 20, 2023 – Hot As A Pepper announced today that Trilby Rose Allen will front the popular and well-established Upstate South Carolina Party & Dance…
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Singer / Front person wanted for variety band (Upstate, SC)
Singer / Front person wanted for variety band (Upstate, SC) Hot As A Pepper, a well-established Upstate SC based variety dance band is looking to fill the spot of lead vocalist / front person. We’re in search of the best and most versatile singer to fill this position. The band covers upbeat and danceable songs…
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Please Help out Chip McDonald
The Co-Founder of Hot As A Pepper, and my best friend, Chip McDonald, has Stage 4 Small Cell Renal Cancer and has been fighting it since January of 2021. It’s a difficult battle that keeps him from working, and from performing music. If you have an extra dollar or twenty, could you help this family…
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I Dedicate This Award To You
I received the Upstate Music Awards “864 Award” and dedicate it to YOU, the real supporters of this music scene! I’m simply stunned that I was nominated, and then selected from a list of worthy individuals and groups who represent and support the Upstate music scene, and even more surprised to have actually won the…
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Happy New Year! – 2018 is bringing big changes
If you have been living in a cave, you might have missed that our friend and lead vocalist, Chip McDonald, who John M. Hoyt reached out to when starting Hot As A Pepper five and a half years ago, has had a career change that will take him away from the band. Chip’s powerful and…
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Versatile Vocalist Wanted – Ch-ch-ch-ch-changes
Hot As A Pepper has an immediate opening for a versatile vocalist! We’re a dance and party band!!!! Genres include Pop, Top 40, Dance Rock, Disco, Funk, Motown, R&B, Soul, Beach, and even some Jazz, Reggae or Country – what ever gets butts outta seats and on the dance floor. We play bars, clubs, private…
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Upstate Live Music Loves Texas Super Show Fundraiser
Please join us in supporting disaster victims in Texas! Upstate Live Music Loves Texas Super Show Fundraiser September 7, 2017 – 6pm to 12am? The Spinning Jenny – 107 Canon St, Greer, SC Contribute now! By default, your contribution will go to the American Red Cross, however you can specify Samaritan’s Purse, Cajun Navy or…
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Why does hiring a band for your event cost so much money?
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Some find themselves experiencing a bit of sticker shock when a band tells them the cost of the event will be $3000, when a DJ quoted them $800. So why IS it so costly to hire a band or musician for your event? This is a long one, grab a drink. Equipment Investment: A band not…
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The InDwellings 70s themed “Back to the Bash” event was exciting!
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Hot As A Pepper enjoyed playing for the Upstate organization “InDwellings” last month! Let’s talk about why… First of all, InDwellings has a goal to provide housing to those with special needs so that they can experience a HOME environment, not just a HOUSE. This is important because as you may be aware, our area…
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Please welcome Richard Young Jr. to Hot As A Pepper
Richard Young Jr. who was a member of Green Vegas until their recent farewell gig, has joined Hot As A Pepper, bringing his unique style of guitar and vocals into the mix. Look for him at his first appearance on January 31st, 2014 at The Spot on the Alley in Seneca, SC. Our member section…