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, [...]
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Live review – White Tiger and the Bed of Roses
By Brian Tucker (originally published in Performer magazine) October 8, 2009 – Reggie’s 42nd Street Tavern – Wilmington, NC There’s a fine anomaly to [...]
Interview with artist Jason Rudolph Pena
(originally published in Bootleg issue 43, February 2009) By Brian Tucker Jason Pena lives in Arizona where by day he works at a library, a job he enjoys and is fruitful when [...]
Interview with artist Don Marquez
(originally published in Bootleg Magazine October 2008) By Brian Tucker Illustrator, comic artist, and painter Don Marquez weaves classic style with a love for adventure [...]
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 [...]
Q and A with London artist Peter Michael
(originally published in Bootleg magazine, September 2008) By Brian Tucker Based in London, Peter Michael’s works are created after taking photographs of his subjects, [...]
John Hulme, author and filmmaker on new book series “The Seems”
(originally published in Bootleg magazine, September 2008) By Brian Tucker Author and independent filmmaker John Hulme was once a local on the streets of Wrightsville Beach. [...]
Live review – Hammer No More The Fingers
By Brian Tucker (originally published in Performer magazine) April 12, 2008 – Reggie’s 42nd Street Tavern – Wilmington, N.C. Here’s what it feels like at [...]
Live Review – The Felice Brothers
By Brian Tucker (originally published in Performer Magazine) March 5, 2008 – The Soapbox, Wilmington, NC In a warm and raucous way The Felice Brothers made a living [...]
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 – Irata
By Brian Tucker (originally published in Performer magazine) January 17, 2008 – The Soapbox – Wilmington, N.C. Irata, an instrumental three piece Irata from [...]
Rong – Creating their Own Local Legend
By Brian Tucker (originally published in Bootleg magazine, January 2008) The world is either small or just made of many small circles always leading to something new. On a [...]
Live review – Thunderlip
By Brian Tucker (originally published in Performer magazine) November 18, 2007 – The Soapbox – Wilmington, NC As a band, Thunderlip appeared to have more fun on [...]
Album Reviews – Chris Cubeta, Darling, Mooney Suzuki, Sean Fournier, Freedom Hawk, The Features, Humpback Jack, Stranger Day, Smashing Pumpkins
(originally published in Bootleg Magazine, August 2007) Chris Cubeta and the Liars Club – Faithful By Brian Tucker There was an illustration years ago in Rolling Stone [...]
Anne Beasley Weber and the 11th East Coast Wahine Championship
Originally published in Bootleg Magazine – August 2007 By Brian Tucker The East Coast Wahine Championship is in it’s 11th year and it returns to Wrightsville [...]
Q&A with artist Marissa Blood
(originally published in Bootleg magazine, August 2007) By Josh Spilker and Brian Tucker Marissa Blood is from Toronto, making her way as a feisty young artist in a town [...]
Cable After Midnight – 1985’s Fandango
(originally published in Bootleg magazine, August 2007) By Brian Tucker Road trips encapsulate the spirit, determination and attitude of this country. For the young, striking [...]
Local artist – Tom Fleming
(originally published in Avenue magazine, August 2005) By Brian Tucker “Hi, Tom,” a teenager says as Tom Fleming moves through Fanboy Comics, past boxes and boxes of [...]
K’s Choice singer Sarah Bettens releases first solo album
(originally published in Avenue magazine, August 2005) By Kristi Singer Sarah Bettens, known as lead singer of rock group K’s Choice, is feeling renewed towards her music [...]
Local Artist – Josh Moore
(originally published in Avenue magazine, July 2005) By Brian Tucker In a downtown coffee house Josh Moore rests with his back to the counter and entranceway. Before him are [...]
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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