This woman dominates Columbia’s rave scene with a cowboy hat and a mixing table

The cast of Columbia locals are rife with complaints that there just isn’t anything interesting to do in town. Any good townie would tell you that the best parts are usually found somewhere in the dark, the kinds of places you can hear before you can see. Lately, that sound has been a siren’s song with thumping bass in the background, the cadence seeping through the walls of your local rave scene and beckoning you to take a closer look at the emerging talents of DJ Wandergirl. Wandergirl, a Hilton Head native, arrived in Columbia in a pre-pandemic world and has spent her life wrapped up in music. “My mom is into all types of genres, so I’ve been surrounded by music my whole life.” DJ Wandergirl is a Columbia-based DJ serving up beats and vibes.  Aaron Muhammad/provided Certainly not expecting to find herself behind a mixing table, and definitely not in front of a room full of people, Wandergirl gains a confidence she’s never seen before when she DJs. She stays content in a powerful energy she’s carried all her life. Wandergirl’s sound gives way to the clandestine meeting of a feminine, kick-ass energy that meets with the tension...