Tag: Wilmington NC

ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT, Music

ALONG FOR THE RIDE: Justin Lacy debuts ‘Weeds’ stop-motion music video

Justin Lacy gets to play with his dream band Thursday at Bourgie Nights: a 10-piece folk ensemble,  made up of LaRaisha DiEvelyn Dionne (vocals), Hillary Flowers (cello), Billy Heathen (mandolin), Jon Hill (drums), Annie Jewell (violin), Nick “Bear” Loeber (bass), Farrah Roberts (vocals), Brent Trubia (viola), and Laura York (clarinet, bass clarinet). “I can’t overstate how amazing it is to play with these musicians live,” … Continue reading ALONG FOR THE RIDE: Justin Lacy debuts ‘Weeds’ stop-motion music video

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT, Music

LOOKING BACK: Two musicians talk more than 30 years of music in ILM

As encore celebrates 35 years of covering Wilmington’s entertainment, arts and community news, it only makes sense to celebrate long-standing musicians who have been around just as long (or longer). There’s easily a century’s worth of songs between bands like Polar Bear, The Wolfe Gang, (formerly Michael Wolfe and the Wolfe Gang), singer-songwriter Laura McLean, and gospel-jazz pianist Stephen Bradley. “I began playing the piano … Continue reading LOOKING BACK: Two musicians talk more than 30 years of music in ILM

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EXTRA & FEATURES, Feature

SAFETY AND SKILLS: Women’s class teaches about firearms and gun safety

“Buying a gun is like buying underwear: You’re not sending anyone else out to do it, so why are you going to take some guy down the street’s word on which gun to buy for yourself?” Mary Anne Peters rhetorically asks over the phone last week. Peters has taught conceal-carry courses since 2013 and was an instructor at BullZeye Shooting Sports before cofounding Pro Gun, … Continue reading SAFETY AND SKILLS: Women’s class teaches about firearms and gun safety

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT, Music

Whatcha Gonna Do? Inner Circle celebrates 50 years of reggae at festival

“We don’t like life, we love life,” Inner Circle’s Ian Lewis says of his band’s 50-year run in reggae. “It’s simple, there ain’t no complexity to it.” Like the blues, Lewis says reggae music should be like a Picasso—painted in different hues of colors and influences. The Jamaican quintet has been around since the mid ‘70s—picking up Grammys, playing alongside reggae legends like Bob Marley … Continue reading Whatcha Gonna Do? Inner Circle celebrates 50 years of reggae at festival

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT, Comedy, Cover Story, FEATURE MAIN, Reviews, Interviews and Features

OXYMORONS, MONOLOGUES AND STAND-UP: Julia Sweeney heads to Dead Crow with ‘Older and Wider’ for a two-night run

Julia Sweeney took time off from her career as a writer, actor and comedian to raise her daughter. Now she’s back and heading to Dead Crow with ‘Older and Wider.’ Continue reading OXYMORONS, MONOLOGUES AND STAND-UP: Julia Sweeney heads to Dead Crow with ‘Older and Wider’ for a two-night run

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ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT, FEATURE SIDEBAR, Music

UNREPENTANTLY PISSED: Drive-By Truckers’ Patterson Hood talks about being positive during critical times

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

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