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CREATING CONCEPTS: Water Wingz release concept EP, play Modern Legend

  “I like the idea of concept albums,”  Water Wingz’s Adam Fenton muses. “One of my favorites, actually, is tattooed on me: ‘Animals’ by This Town Needs Guns.” With song titles like “Chinchilla,” “Baboon,” “Pig,” “Zebra,” “Animals” was what the  singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist had in mind (if only subconsciously) when making his debut EP, “Sick Songs.” Each of the EP’s six songs undercuts the one … Continue reading CREATING CONCEPTS: Water Wingz release concept EP, play Modern Legend

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MELODICA ON THE STREETS: Will Wood and the Tapeworms will fray the end of their rope at Juggling Gypsy

As soon as I started in on the first track of “SELF-iSH,” the latest album from New Jersey’s Will Wood and the Tapeworms, Gogol Bordello came to mind: high-energy, messy and fun. It’s not a far-fetched connection because Wood and company have toured with theatrical Gypsy-punk group, so naturally their eccentricities seemingly blend in their video for “Mr. Capgras Encounters a Secondhand Vanity.” Shot in … Continue reading MELODICA ON THE STREETS: Will Wood and the Tapeworms will fray the end of their rope at Juggling Gypsy

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ANOTHER SIDE OF THE STORY: Paul Sanchez returns to Bourgie Nights with a new album

There’s a certain circular cosmic motion to being a New Orleanian for singer-songwriter and guitarist Paul Sanchez and his music. From early on in life, Sanchez knew he would be a songwriter. Today he embraces it with a funkiness and sashay in New Orleans sound that isn’t in any other city. “I like to bring the listener into the world of the song,” Sanchez explains. … Continue reading ANOTHER SIDE OF THE STORY: Paul Sanchez returns to Bourgie Nights with a new album

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AWESOMELY AWKWARD: Durham’s The Affectionates plan a stopover in Wilmington this weekend

With more than a half-dozen band members, The Affectionates out of Durham, NC, have a unique collection of sounds amongst them. Their animated music video for “I Pick You,” off of their 2016 EP “What To Build, Who To Destroy,” is somewhat indicative of their music’s whimsical nature and marriage of lo-fi, electronica, folk, and indie-rock. It pays a bit of homage to their NC … Continue reading AWESOMELY AWKWARD: Durham’s The Affectionates plan a stopover in Wilmington this weekend

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CARRY ON: Kansas adds a new album to 40-plus year catalog, set to play at Cape Fear Stage

The band Kansas introduced themselves to the world in 1974 with their self-titled debut album. While their original lineup has a changed a bit throughout the years, the essence of the band has carried on much like the wayward son from their “Leftoverture” hit in 1976. “Carry On Wayward Son” and “Dust in the Wind,” as well as the title track from their follow-up record, … Continue reading CARRY ON: Kansas adds a new album to 40-plus year catalog, set to play at Cape Fear Stage

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