Though the industry itself may be tiresome, “Folk Singer Vol. 1” (2014) and “Folksinger Vol. 2” help return Watson to his original love: getting out and playing for people. Continue reading A COMMUNAL EXPERIENCE: Willie Watson brings ‘Folksinger Vol. 2’ to Bourgie Nights
Locals can hear all of Pearson’s originals at her live shows. She’ll play next at Slainte in Monkey Junction on March 31. Continue reading FAMILY INSPIRATION: Jenny Pearson continues to play across ILM, prepares to enter recording studio in 2018
Last April encore spoke with Drive-By Truckers’ Mike Cooley before their return to Greenfield Lake Amphitheater. They had recently released “American Band” (October 2016), which was written and recorded well before the 2016 primaries, yet proved itself incredibly prophetic of the political climate to come. Take the tune “Kinky Hypocrite,” for instance. Cooley had several folks in mind when he wrote the Southern-rock boot-scoot about … Continue reading UNREPENTANTLY PISSED: Drive-By Truckers’ Patterson Hood talks about being positive during critical times
Brothers Egg is hitting another milestone in 2018 with the release of their upcoming LP “All for You.” They’ll return to Wilmington’s Bourgie Nights on March 3 for a release party. Continue reading ALL IN THE DETAILS: Brothers Egg return to Wilmington with new LP release party at Bourgie Nights
encore caught up with Hank Barbee and his Dust Parade band to chat about their one-year milestone and latest original songs, including “Nevermind.” Continue reading MIXING BOWL OF MAGIC: The Dust Parade talks their first year of making music as a band
Compelling storytelling, original song, dance and film will combine to entertain audiences in one evening on Saturday at the Wilson Center. Wilmington Symphony Masterworks will feature composer and pianist Julia Walker Jewell performing her original composition “The Dance of the Coin” with the Wilmington Symphony Orchestra, alongside dancers with choreographed work by Lesa Rogers Broadhead, and a silent film produced by Jewell and Honey Head … Continue reading JOURNEY IN SONG, DANCE, FILM: Julia Walker Jewell performs original works with Wilmington Symphony Orchestra and others
While attending Cape Fear Community College for her associate of arts degree, Emily Roth also continues her music education on the scene. She will take to the Duck and Dive Pub Thursday night. Continue reading SEARCH FOR THE STARS: Young singer-songwriter Emily Roth brings a diary of songs to Duck and Dive
“When you tour in a band for as long and as frequently as Mipso has the past few years, some ideas are bound to be tabled for later,” bassist Wood Robinson tells encore. He’s referring to songs he wrote over the years. “I showed a couple to my friend Chris Wimberley, who owns a studio at which I work called Nightsound Studios. He was excited … Continue reading ON THE SIDE: Mipso’s Wood Robinson talks New Formal project, Shakespeare and Steinbeck
Folks can catch the new group, Jenny and the Hatch Brothers at the Sea Witch in Carolina Beach on January 13. Meanwhile, The Hatch Brothers continue to entertain Wilmingtonians as a duo, too. Their next show, at Goodfellas in downtown Wilmington, is scheduled for December 30. Continue reading NEW MUSIC HATCHING: The Hatch Brothers expand their sound in multiple ways for 2018
Folks can catch the Dirty Fences at Reggie’s with “glitter-gutter rock” of North Carolina’s Zodiac Panthers an Wilmington’s own punk-rockers, Helichopter. Continue reading UPBEAT AND DARK: Dirty Fences performs at Reggie’s 42nd Street Tavern
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