The Third Floor

The Third Floor is an indie rock/folk band from Columbia, South Carolina. The band, composed mostly of Seniors at the University of South Carolina, was formed in their dorm rooms on the third floor of the Capstone building in Late 2021. The band members originally bonded over a shared love of classic rock acts like Tom Petty, Johnny Cash, The Beatles, and other more present-day artists such as Mt Joy, The Backseat Lovers, and The Stews. With Ryan writing most of the band's originals with only the help of his Washburn Acoustic guitar, the band has many softer pieces with a rock twist, but by no means do they shy away from letting loose to put on an electric, high-energy performance. Over the last 3 years, the band has built up a repertoire of originals and have released 6 singles so far. They plan to release their first album within the next year. In October of 2023, the band performed for 500+ students to open for COIN at the University’s annual Cockstock festival. Since then they have had played all around Columbia at venues such as Jake’s, Breakers, New Brookland Tavern, The Koger Center. They have also branched out to other cities in the southeast including Charleston SC, Charlotte NC, Raleigh NC, Knoxville TN, Lexington VA. In March, the band performed at their biggest music festival, the St Pats in Five Points festival in Columbia! To stay up to date with what the band is up to, follow their Instagram page! Enjoy the tunes :)