SILVER LINING: Mike Blair and the Stonewalls release a series of singles leading up to ‘Almanac County’

  “Somebody asked me the other day, ‘What are you doing for fun?’” singer-songwriter Mike Blair tells me over our Zoom sesh—not quite the same as grabbing a beer at Burnt Mill Creek, but we’re both getting used to it. We’re discussing the “COVID cloud” we’re all living under these days as we wait patiently (mostly?) for the return of normalcy in commerce, arts and … Continue reading SILVER LINING: Mike Blair and the Stonewalls release a series of singles leading up to ‘Almanac County’

JAZZED FOR THE HOLIDAYS: Latest Jim Ferris Trio is set to play jazz standards and more at Tails Piano Bar on December 21

Jim Ferris moved to Wilmington in late 2017, where he’s since formed the latest Jim Ferris Trio with pianist Duke Ladd and drummer Manny Santos. Continue reading JAZZED FOR THE HOLIDAYS: Latest Jim Ferris Trio is set to play jazz standards and more at Tails Piano Bar on December 21

SPREADING POSITIVITY: Edge Michael returns to ILM to celebrate Peter Tosh’s birthday

“Now you can’t be everything to everyone, You’ve got to learn to say ‘no.’ Now, how come you’re the one with every solution? You’ve got to learn to say ‘no.’ Now I’m not Superman, I don’t care if you understand. This is where I draw the line, . . . Got to learn to say ‘no.’” It’s not often artists sing to me during interviews, … Continue reading SPREADING POSITIVITY: Edge Michael returns to ILM to celebrate Peter Tosh’s birthday