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A NEW DAY, A NEW SONG: Robert Earl Keen brings bluegrass, Americana and more...
“How many shows have you been to that you know you’re just getting the same crap you listened to last night?” Robert Earl Keen asks me point blank over the phone. At this point in our phone call,...
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IF NOT US, THEN WHO? Jon Lindsay and dozens of other musicians take the stage...
Since House Bill 2 passed last March, corporations have abandoned plans to move to NC, the NBA All-Star Game pulled out of Charlotte, and the state has lost a lot of money from the music industry....
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DANGLING CARROT: The Wood Brothers head back to the studio and the BAC
The Wood Brothers at the BAC has been CANCELED due to the National Weather Service advisory. Ticket refunds are available at point of purchase. If purchased online, no further action is necessary, an...
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NEW SONGS OF THE NEW YEAR: Fourth Carolina Pine Songwriter Session features...
Though a lot of readers might agree not much good came of 2016, here’s at least one: Carolina Pine Songwriter Sessions. Started by Wilmington’s Carolina Pine Productions, the monthly (save for...
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LESS THAN $250: BAC hosts most popular two-day art sale
With an abundance of art galleries in downtown Wilmington alone, and countless exhibits throughout the year, there’s no denying ILM’s art community has become part of the fabric our local culture. The...
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LET’S GO SURFING, NOW… Celebrate the Best Of 2017 at the The Beach Ball...
The first time I attended a Surfers Healing (SH) event five years ago, I remember standing on Wrightsville Beach next to a young man named Jake. He was wildly cheering as his friend, Anderson, rolled...
View ArticleBEST OF 2017 WINNERS LIST
Thank you everyone who cast nominations and votes in our 2017 Readers’ Choice Poll. The winners are in and were announced at The Beach Ball to benefit Surfers Healing on Sat., Feb. 25, at Brooklyn Arts...
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BEST OF 2017: Winners, winners and more winners!
And here we are again: another year, another Best Of. SLICED JUST RIGHT: The Slice of Life “Baywatch” crew celebrate their wins for Best Pizza and Best Late-Night Eatery, but also their win at The...
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BUILDING CONNECTIONS: Dawes’ Taylor Goldsmith talks new songs and live album
The Port City last welcomed Dawes in 2015 after they’re hit record, “All Your Favorite Bands” (released on the band’s independent label, HUB Records) came out; it was praised around the country. Back...
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CONNECTING WITH ‘HERITAGE’: Dangermuffin returns to ILM with a new album and...
Wilmington’s culture and heritage is deeply rooted in water. From the Cape Fear River to Wrightsville Beach, Greenfield Lake to Carolina and Kure beaches, many Wilmingtonians and visitors spend a...
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JAZZY CELEBRATIONS: Cape Fear Jazz Society prepares for 20th Anniversary Gala
Jazz: It’s a genre, encore admits, not covered often enough in the Port City. In fact, it’s a question we’re asked most often from some readers when it comes to music coverage: Where can I listen to...
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FINDING HARMONY: Travis Shallow and The Deep End release ‘The Great Divide’
“Bob [Russell] always has these Buddha moments with me that I feel are so simple but super-deep life-lesson stuff, too,” singer-songwriter Travis Shallow says of his bandmate and guitarist. “He drops...
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JAGGED FUZZ AND SOUL: JD McPherson talks good and bad luck with latest album,...
No instrument has ever been more influential to singer-songwriter JD McPherson than his ‘61 supro dual tone guitar. It’s not a particularly popular guitar, but it’s one music fans might recognize in...
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LIVE LOCAL, LIVE SMALL: Deb Butler runs 2018 campaign to keep her seat in...
Last February Deb Butler was appointed to fill Rep. Susi Hamilton’s seat in the N.C. House of Representatives when Hamilton was appointed to the governor’s cabinet. Butler is kicking off her campaign...
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FULL OF LOVE: Mike Adams and friends come together to release two-disc ‘Belly...
On Thursday evening The Annex at Brooklyn Arts Center will host Renaissance man Mike Adams’ release of “Belly Full of Songs.” An accomplished and revered musician in his own right, Adams invited...
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FANTASY, MAGIC AND DREAMS: Best Of 2018 benefits the experiential learning at...
ART TO ART: DREAMS staff and students meet four times a week for various arts classes. Photo by Holland Dotts“We’re outside the box, thinking about the arts these days,” says Matt Carvin, executive...
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ENCORE GOES MEDIEVAL ON YOUR ASS: Announcing the winners of 2018 BEST OF...
And we’re off! Welcome to the Best Of coverage. Want to know where the best slice is? Who the best radio personality is (hint: he’s mid-center above)? Where the best place to sing karaoke is? We have...
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FEAST FOR CHARITY: The Full Belly Project reinvents their annual feast and...
It was on a trip in 2001 through Mali in West Africa when Jock Brandis found inspiration to start the Full Belly Project. His reason for visiting was to work on a water treatment system for a small...
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LIVE LOCAL, LIVE SMALL: Gwenyfar talks passion project and her book mobile
“Wee-hello,” Jock answered the phone with his signature greeting.BOOKMOBILE: Gwenyfar Rohler shows off her passion project: rebuilding a ‘67 VW bus. She plans on using it as a book mobile to pop up at...
View ArticleSPRING HAS SPRUNG: Flexibility and connection sprouts again
Like many of us, I was feeling a little ground down by chilly late March weather and a seemingly endless supply of partisan bickering and negativity on mainstream and social media. With the help of...
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