Q and A with Fireside Collective
"We play bluegrass, it’s amazing how many compliments we get from rock 'n roll bands" [...]
live music
The Record Company’s Chris Vos
Success comes in different ways with this soulful rock and roll band. More with Chris Vos [...]
Q and A with Totally Slow’s Scott Hicks
Greensboro punk band returns with combustible "Imperium" [...]
Q and A with Big Mean Sound Machine
Dynamic band blending Latin, Jazz, Funk and Afrobeat to make music for the body and the mind [...]
Royal Thunder returns with “Wick”
Atlanta hard rock act returns with stellar new album [...]
Daniel Kushnir performs in Wilmington behind “Buffalo Thunder”
Kushnir's playful, soulful acoustic blues comes back to town. [...]
Q and A with Chadwick Johnson of Hundredth
By Brian Tucker For Warped Tour 2017 Myrtle Beach, S.C. band Hundredth won’t be playing anything from their old albums. Those at the show will only hear songs from [...]
Q and A with Sonic Boom Six’s Laila K
By Brian Tucker Hailing from Manchester, U.K. Sonic Boom Six have been creating a dynamic and outspoken sound since 2002. They are part of a handful of bands that will [...]
Justin Cody Fox’s new album “Go Down Swinging”
Fiery guitarist and singer alters his sound a little on new solo album [...]
Jaret Sears documents live music via November1718 Films
actor and filmmaker cites The Last Waltz as an influence on his work [...]
Irata return to Wilmington with “Sweet Loris”
Greensboro experimental hard rock band adds a great guitarist and evolve their sound into something heavier [...]
Jesse Stockton residency at Lagerheads
Singer songwriter pairs with his brother for a run of performances at Wrightsville Beach bar [...]
Turchi plays special show at Lagerhead’s
Drummer Cameron Weeks plays one last show before leaving Wilmington [...]
Stephen Kellogg and the Sixers perform at Brooklyn Arts Center
Kellogg recounts building a band, the kind of songs they write, and "passing on words onto my own legacy" [...]
Giles Corey talks on-the-job training for Lubriphonic
Chicago band's sound is a high energy mix of funk, rock, and soul. [...]
Live review – ALO
The band was a hit with their music and interesting covers
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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 – 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 [...]
Hammer No More the Fingers
by Josh Spilker Last December Durham showed Wilmington a thing or two about live shows by way of the band Hammer No More The Fingers (HNMTF). Three playful, and by all [...]
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 [...]
Miss Tess & The Bon Ton Parade warm up Juggling Gypsy
(originally published in Bootleg Magazine March 2008) By Jenica Jones Imagine the sultry jazz halls of the 1930s and 1940s, people listening to the mysterious voice spilling [...]
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 [...]
Live review – Valient Thorr
By Brian Tucker (originally published in Performer magazine) November 18, 2007 – The Soapbox – Wilmington, NC Enough time has passed since the passing of James [...]
Paw Jam 2005
originally published in Avenue magazine July 2005 By Brian Tucker Located on the ground throughout Battleship Park there were many bowls of water. The Cape Fear River was [...]
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