UNPOLISHED AND RAW: Ethan Driskill talks ‘Love, Dreams & Foolish Things,’ release party at Waterline on Feb. 23

Driskill cites The Avett Brothers’ early years of college touring and unpolished tracks of early albums as a heavy source of inspiration for combining Driskill’s own elements of punk, bluegrass and quick-spitting lyrics. Continue reading UNPOLISHED AND RAW: Ethan Driskill talks ‘Love, Dreams & Foolish Things,’ release party at Waterline on Feb. 23

DROP THE BEAT: Cucalorus Stage expands with hip-hop collective Beats & Coffee at V/S/W Lounge

Beats & Coffee, with their natural talents for instrumental hip-hop and building soundscapes with samplings, will join Cucalorus Stage shenanigans on Friday, November 9. Continue reading DROP THE BEAT: Cucalorus Stage expands with hip-hop collective Beats & Coffee at V/S/W Lounge

WORKING THROUGH PAIN: Hannah Kol releases debut album ‘Sunny Day,’ dedicates it to childhood ‘brother’

Cole Rassin loved music and in honor of such, Hannah Kol’s album release party at the Annex at BAC on Sunday will gift a portion of sales to Music Heals Minds. Continue reading WORKING THROUGH PAIN: Hannah Kol releases debut album ‘Sunny Day,’ dedicates it to childhood ‘brother’

TRUTH TALK: Israel ‘Negus Izzy’ Sorenson explores deep emotions in poetry, performs at Lumina Fest

Poet Israel Sorenson cites a continuously growing group of artists, events and groups (like Athenian Press) as a new Renaissance Age for the black arts community. Continue reading TRUTH TALK: Israel ‘Negus Izzy’ Sorenson explores deep emotions in poetry, performs at Lumina Fest