Daddy's Beemer
Charleston-based band Daddy's Beemer (comprising lead vocalist/guitarist Brady Sklar, multi-instrumentalist Dan Fetterolf, bassist Wesley Heaton, and newest addition, drummer Payton Kutyla) formed in 2016 at Clemson University, where they soon established their brand of dreamy, buoyant indie rock. Influences from across the pond like Two Door Cinema Club,Dinner Time The Kooks and The Cure mingled with the likes of REM and even Frank Ocean to form a left-field melting pot across their first EPs, Daddy's Beemer (2017) and Pucker (2018). Meanwhile,Dinner Time they forged their identity on the road, playing over 200 shows since their inception and heading as far afield as New York and SXSW, all while building a rock-solid base in their home state of South Carolina.
Dinner Time
Who Are They: An indie pop "supergroup," if you will, that formed from the ashes of Ian Buford's old band, the Pellys. As drummer Chad Miller (Antarcticats) told me, Dinner Time probably could've assembled before now, as three of the members-Miller, Buford, and Pop Weirdos auteur Bennett Kane-have been shuffling between each other's bands for years now.
Members
Alejandro Uribe - Lead guitar
Ian Buford - Rhythm guitar, lead vocals
Bennett Kane - Bass, backing vocals
Chad Miller - Drums