Candy Coffins

Candy Coffins is a Columbia, SC rock band and a GrahamJamMusic act, formed in 2018. Its releases, videos, press and gigs are below. All releases are self-released.

Releases

• Dec 8, 2018: “Images On The Screen” b/w “Axis Tilt And Spin” (debut double single) Source: Bandcamp; Apple Music; Apple Music; Charleston City Paper, May 13, 2020, by Heath Ellison
• Mar 20, 2020: “Double Drunk” (first single from the EP) Source: Bandcamp
• May 1, 2020: Somehow Misplaced (debut EP, 5 tracks), recorded at Chase Park Transduction, Athens, GA, engineered and mixed by David Barbe, mastered by Jason NeSmith Source: Bandcamp; Apple Music
• Aug 23, 2022: “Every Day A Fresh Atrocity” (lead single) Source: Apple Music; Amplify Music Magazine, Aug 22, 2022
• Sep 20, 2022: “Seaside Girls” (single) Source: Apple Music
• Oct 21, 2022: Once Do It With Feeling (debut LP, 10 tracks), produced and engineered by John Furr at Pow Pow Sound, Columbia, mixed by David Barbe, mastered by Dave Harris at Studio B Mastering, Charlotte Source: Bandcamp; Apple Music; Amplify Music Magazine, Aug 22, 2022
• Jul 9, 2024: “Ghosts And Friends” (single) Source: Bandcamp
• Aug 6, 2024: “This Joke” (single) Source: Bandcamp
• Oct 1, 2024: “When It Was Dark” (single) Source: Bandcamp
• Oct 1, 2025: “Perfect Like You Said” (single) Source: Bandcamp; Kool Rock Radio, Oct 1, 2025
• Feb 10, 2026: “Disconnected” (single), engineered and mixed by Rob Tavaglione at Catalyst Recording, Charlotte Source: Bandcamp

Music videos

• Aug 20, 2018: “Images On The Screen” [Official Video] Source: YouTube
• Jul 24, 2019: “Axis Tilt And Spin” [Official Video] Source: YouTube
• Apr 26, 2020: “Double Drunk” (Quarantined Tiny Desk Version) Source: YouTube
• Nov 2, 2020: “Candy Coffins: Live From A Distance” (full livestream performance; twelve single-song clips from it were posted Mar 3, 2022) Source: YouTube
• Sep 6, 2022: “Every Day A Fresh Atrocity” [Official Video] Source: YouTube
• Oct 3, 2022: “Seaside Girls” [Official Video] Source: YouTube
• Nov 14, 2022: “Tangled Up In Teacups” [Official Video], produced and directed by The Pierson Collective Source: YouTube
• Apr 19, 2023: “Another Kiss” [Official Video] Source: YouTube
• Jul 23, 2024: “Ghosts And Friends” [Official Video] Source: YouTube
• Aug 20, 2024: “This Joke” [Official Video] Source: YouTube
• Oct 15, 2024: “When It Was Dark” [Official Video] Source: YouTube
• Jul 29, 2025: “A Victory Like This” [Official Video] Source: YouTube
• Oct 15, 2025: “Perfect Like You Said” [Official Video] Source: YouTube
• Feb 24, 2026: “Disconnected” [Official Video] Source: YouTube; Revista The 13th, Mar 2, 2026

Interviews and press

• May 13, 2020: “Music Reviews: New albums from Columbia rock bands Candy Coffins and Watson Village”, Free Times (Post and Courier) Source: Free Times
• May 13, 2020: “Soundchecks: Rodrick Cliche, Candy Coffins”, Charleston City Paper, by Heath Ellison Source: Charleston City Paper, May 13, 2020, by Heath Ellison
• Aug 22, 2022: “PREMIERE // Candy Coffins preview lead single ‘Everyday a Fresh Atrocity’”, Amplify Music Magazine Source: Amplify Music Magazine, Aug 22, 2022
• Aug 2022: “Candy Coffins • Every Day A Fresh Atrocity”, Sélection Sorties Source: Sélection Sorties
• 2022: “October Surprise: Candy Coffins’ Once Do It With Feeling”, Stereo Embers Magazine, by Alex Green Source: Stereo Embers Magazine
• Nov 2, 2022: “REVIEW // ‘Once Do It With Feeling’ LP by Candy Coffins a thorough delight”, Amplify Music Magazine Source: Amplify Music Magazine
• Nov 3, 2022: “The Beat with Kevin Oliver: Candy Coffins – Once Do It With Feeling”, Jasper Project, by Kevin Oliver Source: Jasper Project
• Nov 10, 2022: “Candy Coffins – Once Do It With Feeling (self-released)”, The Big Takeover, by Dave Franklin Source: The Big Takeover
• Apr 2023: “Candy Coffins” (“Another Kiss” video and 2023 dates), Pete’s Rock News and Views Source: Pete’s Rock News and Views, Apr 2023
• Oct 1, 2025: “Candy Coffins Return With New Single ‘Perfect Like You Said’”, Kool Rock Radio Source: Kool Rock Radio, Oct 1, 2025
• Mar 2, 2026: “Video: Candy Coffins – Disconnected”, Revista The 13th Source: Revista The 13th, Mar 2, 2026

Newspaper archive

• Jul 17, 2024: “USPTO Issues Trademark: Candy Coffins” Source: US Fed News (trademark published), Jul 17, 2024 (via SC State Library / NewsBank)
• Nov 16, 2023: “Night at the (art) museum: Arts & Draughts showcases local fashion, music and dance at CMA” Source: Post and Courier (web), Nov 16, 2023, by Eden Prime (via SC State Library / NewsBank)
• Jan 18, 2023: “To-Do List (Jan. 18-24): Orchestras, apocalypses fill out the calendar this week” Source: Post and Courier, Jan 18, 2023, p. A14, by Kyle Petersen, Pat Moran and Alex Galbraith (via SC State Library / NewsBank)
• Aug 31, 2022: “Columbia To-Do List (Aug 31-Sept 6): Patti LaBelle, Prince tribute...” Source: Post and Courier, Aug 31, 2022, p. B2, Candy Coffins blurb by David Clarey (via SC State Library / NewsBank)
• Apr 20, 2022: “Columbia To-Do List (April 20-26): Artista Vista, ‘Scheherazade,’ and Arts and Draughts” Source: Post and Courier, Apr 20, 2022, p. C2, Candy Coffins blurb by Pat Moran (via SC State Library / NewsBank)
• Aug 26, 2021: “Want to see throwback R&B? Grammy winners? Both play live this week in the Midlands” Source: The State (web), Aug 26, 2021, by David Travis Bland (via SC State Library / NewsBank)
• Aug 25, 2021: “Summer’s Swan Song in the stacked September Festival Season” Source: Yes! Weekly (Greensboro NC), Aug 25, 2021, by Katei Cranford (via SC State Library / NewsBank)
• May 13, 2020: “Music Reviews: New albums from Columbia rock bands Candy Coffins and Watson Village” Source: Post and Courier, May 13, 2020, p. A13, by Pat Moran (via SC State Library / NewsBank)
• Mar 11, 2020: “Columbia event highlights: March 11-18” Source: Post and Courier (web), Mar 11, 2020 (via SC State Library / NewsBank)
• Nov 13, 2019: “Columbia concerts to see this week: Jphono1, Real Work, Southern Soul Fest, Matt and Kim, Bayside” Source: Post and Courier/Free Times (web), Nov 13, 2019, blurb by Cam Powell (via SC State Library / NewsBank)
• Jul 17, 2019: “Concerts in Columbia: CUBE, Bemo Prince, E.Z. Shakes...” Source: Post and Courier/Free Times (web), Jul 17, 2019 (via SC State Library / NewsBank)
• Jun 19, 2019: “Concerts in Columbia: Arts & Draughts, GRUZER, Hip-Hop Pride, The Murder Junkies” Source: Post and Courier/Free Times (web), Jun 19, 2019, blurb by Patrick Wall (via SC State Library / NewsBank)
• May 8, 2019: “USPTO Issues Trademark: Candy Coffins” Source: US Fed News (trademark registration), May 8, 2019 (via SC State Library / NewsBank)
• Feb 21, 2019: “Work Hard Play Hard: Mardi Gras Columbia Festival” Source: The State, Feb 21, 2019, p. 25 (Go Columbia) (via SC State Library / NewsBank)

Gigs (2018–2026)

Many dates are from the band’s Songkick gigography, a listing service that artists and fans update. Dates backed by other sources cite them.

• 2018: Apr 12, New Brookland Tavern, West Columbia; May 13, British Bulldog Pub, Columbia (WXRY Unsigned) Source: Free Times club calendar, Apr 11, 2018; Free Times club calendar, May 9, 2018
• 2019: late Apr, Fiesta Forever 3, Foxfield Bar and Grille, Columbia; Jan 26, Local 506, Chapel Hill, NC; Feb 9, Art Bar, Columbia; Mar 2, Mardi Gras Columbia at City Roots, Columbia; May 4, Art Bar, Columbia; May 11, Snug Harbor, Charlotte, NC; Jun 22, State Street Pub, West Columbia; Jul 19, Hunter-Gatherer Hangar, Columbia; Aug 10, Caledonia Lounge, Athens, GA; Aug 24, Rhino Market & Deli, Charlotte, NC; Sep 13, Eighth State Brewing Company, Greenville, SC; Nov 15, Hunter-Gatherer Hangar, Columbia Source: listed on Songkick; Free Times club calendar, Apr 24, 2019; The State, Feb 21, 2019, p. 25 (via SC State Library / NewsBank); Post and Courier/Free Times (web), Jun 19, 2019 (via SC State Library / NewsBank); Free Times club calendar, Jul 17, 2019; Post and Courier/Free Times (web), Jul 17, 2019 (via SC State Library / NewsBank); Free Times club calendar, Nov 2019; Post and Courier/Free Times (web), Nov 13, 2019 (via SC State Library / NewsBank)
• 2020: Mar (week of Mar 11–18), Columbia Museum of Art, Columbia, with Gláss Source: Post and Courier (web), Mar 11, 2020 (via SC State Library / NewsBank)
• 2021: Aug 27, Local 506, Chapel Hill, NC; Sep 10, Crank Arm Brewing, Raleigh, NC Source: listed on Songkick
• 2022: Apr 21, The Ramkat, Winston-Salem, NC, with The Veldt and The Mystery Plan; Sep 3, Art Bar, Columbia; Sep 16, Velo Fellow, Greenville, SC; Oct 29, At The Addition, Columbia Source: Winston-Salem Journal, Apr 21, 2022, p. D10 (via SC State Library / NewsBank); Amplify Music Magazine, Aug 22, 2022; Post and Courier, Aug 31, 2022, p. B2 (via SC State Library / NewsBank)
• 2023: Jan 21, Art Bar, Columbia, with Damn The Sun; Feb 4, The Walrus, Jacksonville, FL; Apr 22, Record Store Day, Scratch N Spin Records, West Columbia (Graham on sound); Apr 28, Local 506, Chapel Hill, NC; Jul 21, Fleetwood’s, Asheville, NC; Jul 22, Starlight on 22nd, Charlotte, NC; Jul 29, Art Bar, Columbia; Nov, Arts & Draughts, Columbia Museum of Art, Columbia, with Gamine and DJ VooDoo Child Source: listed on Songkick; Post and Courier, Jan 18, 2023, p. A14 (via SC State Library / NewsBank); Pete’s Rock News and Views, Apr 2023; Knives and Daggers, Jul 10, 2023; Post and Courier (web), Nov 16, 2023 (via SC State Library / NewsBank)
• 2024: Mar 14, Snug Harbor, Charlotte, NC; Aug 22, Kings, Raleigh, NC; Dec 6, The Spaze, Columbia Source: listed on Songkick
• 2025: Apr 11, Flat Iron, Greensboro, NC (Graham on sound); Aug 23, Monstercade, Winston-Salem, NC; Oct 4, Tommy’s Pub, Charlotte, NC; Oct 11, Monstercade, Winston-Salem, NC (Graham on sound) Source: listed on Songkick; ncgoth.com listings
• 2026: Mar 20, Art Bar, Columbia (Graham on sound); Jul 25, Tin Roof, Charleston (Graham on sound); Oct 10, Art Bar, Columbia (Graham on sound) Source: Extra Chill Events; stayhappening.com; Art Bar event page