Our Favorite People and Things
Danielle Howle
Considered by many to be South Carolina's best kept musical secret, Danielle Howle is a punk rock girl with the voice of a honkeytonk angel. As comfortable sharing the stage with Bob Dylan as Fugazzi, she has garnered worldwide acclaim while somehow remaining under the radar of mainstream America. Now is the time for South Carolina to share it's secret with the rest of America.
A Fragile Tomorrow
Every so often, a band comes along that inspires people with not only their music, but also with where they came from. A Fragile Tomorrow is one of those bands. With catchy songs, an incredible stage show, and perfect harmonies, A Fragile Tomorrow has made themselves known as one of the best up and coming bands out there today. The group began as a three piece in the fall of 2003, comprised of identical brothers Sean and Dominic and younger brother Brendan Kelly. They shared a love for music and a desire to make it, and what resulted in 2006 was the band’s debut album “Wishful Thinking”. That same year, a newspaper ad led Shaun Rhoades to the band, and they have remained a four piece ever since. 2008 brought the world "Beautiful Noise," the band's second record, which was produced by Grammy award winner Malcolm Burn.
Although the stage is a noticeably comfortable home for the guys, their journey to finding it was not an easy one. Sean and Dominic, along with their brother Paul, were born a set of triplets. At a year old, all three brothers were diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy. Growing up with a physical disability forced the brothers to live their lives with an important mantra; nothing is impossible. This proved to be even more important with the untimely death of triplet brother Paul when they were 5 years old. “It really puts things into perspective,” says Dominic. “We decided, from that day forward, that we would devote our lives to making sure our message rang true not only for ourselves, but for Paul.” They, along with younger brother Brendan, found that playing music and writing songs was the way they wanted to get their message out to the world, with Paul as their daily inspiration.
Although the stage is a noticeably comfortable home for the guys, their journey to finding it was not an easy one. Sean and Dominic, along with their brother Paul, were born a set of triplets. At a year old, all three brothers were diagnosed with Cerebral Palsy. Growing up with a physical disability forced the brothers to live their lives with an important mantra; nothing is impossible. This proved to be even more important with the untimely death of triplet brother Paul when they were 5 years old. “It really puts things into perspective,” says Dominic. “We decided, from that day forward, that we would devote our lives to making sure our message rang true not only for ourselves, but for Paul.” They, along with younger brother Brendan, found that playing music and writing songs was the way they wanted to get their message out to the world, with Paul as their daily inspiration.
