EP review – Bella Vita’s “Flight Patterns”
folk / indie band shines on uplifting EP release [...]
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album review – David Dondero’s “A Pre-existing Condition”
Dondero's latest features an interesting mix of covers [...]
Beta Radio Live at WHQR
Beta Radio puts on a (nearly) full band show as part of local radio station's live music series [...]
Bibis Ellison releases “Demo”
Singer-songwriter takes a different approach on songs [...]
album review – Skullbuckle
band comprised on musicians from various NC bands deliver scorching debut [...]
Album review – Unholy Tongues – “Jackal in a World of Reassurance”
New instrumental delivers effective, engaging, high energy instrumental album [...]
Unholy Tongues – Live at Satellite Bar & Lounge
New instrumental band features members of established ILM bands has album release show [...]
Gray Young at Satellite Bar & Lounge on Saturday
A moving, sonic experience returns to Wilmington. Raleigh's Gray Young plays from new album "staysail" with ILM band Unholy Tongues [...]
Live review – The Diamond Center
By Brian Tucker (originally published in Performer magazine) January 7, 2010 – The Soapbox – Wilmington, N.C. Brandi Price wore a clasp of silver bells around the [...]
Live review – Ben Sollee
By Brian Tucker (originally published in Performer magazine) December 4, 2009 – The Soapbox – Wilmington, N.C. On a nearly bare stage Ben Sollee sat with a cello, [...]
Live review – Win Win Winter
By Brian Tucker (originally published in Performer Magazine) September 21, 2008 – The Soapbox – Wilmington, NC Sundays may be the wrong part of the weekend to [...]
Interview: Artist Josh Heilaman
(originally published in Bootleg Magazine March 2008) By Brian Tucker Josh Heilaman is a working artist in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma whose creations look as though they [...]
Live review – Freedom Hawk
By Brian Tucker (originally published in Performer magazine) November 10, 2007 – Reggie’s 42nd Street Tavern – Wilmington, N.C. There’s no stage at [...]
Robert Lurie’s college writing project was about Australian band The Church
(originally published in Avenue magazine, September 2005) By Brian Tucker It was during Robert Lurie’s first summer in Wilmington as a graduate student at UNC-Wilmington [...]
The End of Detroit
(originally published in Avenue magazine, August 2005) By Ceri-Louise Frid For the last year downtown Wilmington has enjoyed rock music from The End of Detroit, a seasoned [...]
The Title Ceremony debuts
(originally published in Avenue magazine, July 2005) By Brian Tucker Heavy rain has poured for twenty minutes now. Rhory True, wearing a MONO band T-shirt and cell phone in [...]
Local Artist – David Hervey
originally published in Avenue magazine, June 2005 By Brian Tucker David Hervey confidently sings back up vocals to Sly and the Family Stone’s “Everyday [...]
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