The Year in Local Music 2018
2018 was a rough year but plenty of great music came our way. [...]
hip hop
WAUL returns with “7 Cedars”
Instrumental band takes atypical approach to recording second album [...]
album review – Rene’s – “Exposé Mystique”
By Brian Tucker The world of instrumental/ambient music is limitless, owing no allegiance to any music genre. In that headspace an artist can paint musically, take listeners [...]
Q and A with Louis about his just-released “You Changed Up” EP
UNCW student, rapper, creative writer, and painter self-produces new EP [...]
Sonorous Music Festival brings a range of music acts to downtown venues
Sonorous Music Festival will be held at numerous venues in downtown Wilmington, NC, steps away from the beautiful Cape Fear River with national, independent, and emerging artists. [...]
Evan Baker booking acts for The Calico Room
Local musician taking over booking duties for downtown bar. [...]
Temple5 release “The Bap is Eternal”
Jazz and hip hop band release new album, their second this year [...]
album review – MindsOne’s “Pillars”
By Brian Tucker Local hip hop group MindsOne has released its latest album Pillars in a variety of formats via Ill Adrenaline Records – digital, cassette, CD and coming in [...]
Temple5’s new album
Hip Hop Jazz band's new single is a tribute to A Tribe Called Quest [...]
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 [...]
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