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
Everyone who comes out to “Campfireball,” as part of 2017’s Cucalorus Festival on November 9, is taking a chance on its unpredictability. Continue reading GATHER ‘ROUND: Cory Howard returns to Cucalorus with his ‘Campfireball’ live show
Read an extended interview with Travis Shallow about his brand new album with The Deep End. ‘The Great Divide’ is available now. Continue reading FINDING HARMONY: Travis Shallow and The Deep End release ‘The Great Divide’
This year’s Zombiefest is slated for October 28 and is evolving into more than one night of fun. In fact, it’s three days of events… Continue reading TRIFECTA OF TREATS: The Phantom Playboys prepare for three days of Zombiefest 2017
“A black heart is a dead heart,” punk-rocker Chuck Mosley explains over the phone last week. “A blue heart has just been stomped and beaten, stabbed, chewed up and spit out—but it’s still beating. It’s bruised but it’s not dead.” Mosley, formerly of Faith No More, is musing over one of his latest songs, “Blue Heart.” It’s one of a series of new tunes he’s penned … Continue reading FINDING AN ESCAPE: Chuck Mosley set to play a series of new songs mixed with catalog favorites in ILM
Wayfarer Delicatessen & Bistro closed its doors for the final time earlier in June. However, the space has quietly reopened last week with new tenants Promised Land Kitchen. On the lunch menu last Tuesday was teriyaki chicken with veggies, with coconut steamed rice. But the air filled with more than aromatic herbs and spices upon entering. Friendly chatter could be heard from table to table. … Continue reading A SEAT AT THE TABLE: Walking Tall Wilmington partners with local restaurateurs for community meals
“Touring is not for the faint of heart. Without a child, it is an animal exercise in mileage, calories and sleep, which leaves me plagued with thoughts about what my karma must be that I have landed in a sickly-colored motel in this or that middle of nowhere. Touring with a child is more pleasurable, a true exploration, but frankly, tiring.” The excerpt is from … Continue reading A MOTHER’S NATURE: Tift Merritt talks motherhood, writing and the road
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