Amp the Alley

05/27/2026

New edition of Amplified out now. Check out the galleries and recap plus news from our partnering businesses that bring you FREE LIVE MUSIC every Thursday!

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See you tomorrow for Satellite Jimmy's debut on the Bud Light Stage.

Last year, the Kenny George Band got squeezed into a corner downstairs at Electric Eats after weather forced Amp indoors. Looking back at the photos now, it’s honestly impressive they fit everybody in there at all, let alone Randy Borawski, who looked like the winner of the Powerball splurged on a...

05/21/2026

Tonight The Kenny George Band is back on the Bud Light Stage!

See you tonight in the center of The Alley and the heart of Aiken for original singer sonwriter hits that originated here in Aiken along with some great alt country favorites.

Music starts at 6:30pm.

05/20/2026

Thursday had All the Things - The Band, Reunions, Goodbyes (we'll see), Dancing, Laughing, Puppies, Dogs, Pizza, Bud Light, and Good Vibes. That describes the scene and the Set List!

Give it a read, check out the galleries, share the stories, and support local live music and locally owned businesses who are working together to bring this to you for FREE EVERY THURSDAY. It's pretty rad... seriously.

Karen Bunney missed Amp this week, leaving the historical documentation of Thursday night entirely in the hands of a guy sprinting back and forth between The Alley and a short-staffed Backyard. In hindsight, that may have been the most appropriate possible setup for a band called All The Things. Eve...

05/14/2026

Tonight, All The Things returns to the Bud Light Stage with a special guest appearance from Jaycie Ward for her last local performance before she moves to North Carolina. You aren't going to want to miss this one!

Show starts at 6:30 in the middle of The Alley.

05/13/2026

New Edition of Amplified out now... and I took SOOOO many pics. Whiskey Run was an awesome show and they never disappoint.

This week on the Bud Light stage, All The Things is back and Jaycie Ward will be joining in for her last performance before she moves. You won't want to miss it.

As always, give it a read, give it share, and support all the folks supporting FREE Live music in Downtown Aiken!

Whiskey Run usually plays later in the Amp the Alley season, but this year they volunteered for the portion of the calendar where every Thursday forecast threatens some sort of Old Testament storm. Hard to believe we just escaped the “will it ever rain again?” season only to step directly into t...

05/07/2026

Whiskey Run returns to the Bud Light Stage - TONIGHT.

Yea, it's raining... now, but after being cooped up all day listening to the thunder and rain, there is no better reason to get out and enjoy the party after the storm than Whiskey Run.

Kenny and I know that if the weather seems suspect at all during the day, that some of you hunker down. Tonight isn't the night for that. Tell your friends you're going to be in The Alley tonight, so they can't say, "I thought it was cancelled" when you tell them how awesome the show was.

See you out there! Show starts at 6:30.

05/06/2026

https://www.ampthealley.com/post/pure-indigo

New edition if Amplified out now! Check out the galleries, a recap of the evening, and a sneak peek at this week's band - Whiskey Run!

Kenny and I will be glued to our weather apps for the next 24 hours with butts fully puckered. Some indicators are that by show time we will get clear...er skies. If the show can go on... it will.

If there is any reason to emerge from your home after a good storm - these guys are it.

We'll post updates if anything changes. Otherwise, see you all tomorrow!

If you saw Ethan Stallings Group last year, you probably walked away blown out by how different it sounded—and how good those guys are. This past week, you might’ve caught yourself asking who the new guy was. No bassist, Beaver on lead vocals, keys covering the low end—and the bigger shift is ...

05/05/2026

The Amp Stage has something different TODAY for Cinco de Mayo.

If you think you've been sitting on a million dollar idea, stress test it and see if it's at least a $1000 idea first. Plus, there will be margaritas... ya know, Cinco de Mayo. It's open to the public, it's in The Alley, it's Cinco de Mayo... It's Shark Tank with Tequila. Come pitch. Come pitcher. It's going to be a fun time.

05/04/2026

This week on the Bud Light Stage - is back!

Augusta's favorite rockin' country band, garnished with rock, pop, the classics, and originals is going to put on one helluva show!

04/30/2026

Tonight on the Bud Light Stage - Pure Indigo.

Take all of the Talent from Ethan Stallings Band, sprinkle in some energy, garnish with a poppier set list and boom, you've got Pure Indigo! You won't want to miss this!

See you tonight at 6:30 in the center of The Alley.