Hailing from a small beach town down the coast in South Carolina not too different from our own, rising indie rock band Winyah will take the Bird & Betty’s stage July 9 with the goal of becoming “the soundtrack to your summer,” as frontman Thomas Rowland put it.
Named after the group’s hometown of Winyah Bay, S.C., Winyah formed in 2023. In just a couple of years, the band has gone from playing in fraternity houses to performing at the massive Bonnaroo Festival and opening for the likes of The…
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