Giles Corey talks on-the-job training for Lubriphonic
Chicago band's sound is a high energy mix of funk, rock, and soul. [...]
Wilmington
Jack’s Mannequin preps new album release, plays Greenfield Lake
Andrew McMahon readies a third album for band Jack's Mannequin and talks about the road there and some friends who helped along the way [...]
Producer Joel Soisson talks about making “Trick or Treat” in Wilmington
Joel Soisson is in town making "Piranha 3DD" but twenty five years ago he was in town making heavy metal horror movie "Trick or Treat" [...]
Minus The Bear at Soapbox this weekend w/Skysaw, The Constellations
Minus the Bear take on mini-tour in support of new album "Omni" [...]
Marc Price to perform at Nutt Street Comedy Club
Marc Price is an actor and comedian, gaining fame on "Family Ties" and making "Trick or Treat" in Wilmington [...]
Mike Blair and The Stonewalls release “The Print”
Blair's second release is a five song EP [...]
album review – Koot Hoomi Presents: The Dark Side of Hall and Oates
Former Wilmington Musician Robert Lurie has creative fun with Hall & Oates [...]
Album review – SWTHRT – “Compact Disc”
Southport, N.C. duo release dreamy confection of caustic pop and open hearted lyricism [...]
Punk duo Blacks releases “Demos”
Punk rock duo approaches music in diffrent way [...]
American Aquarium’s singer-songwriter BJ Barham
BJ Barham talks about building a working band and recording new album with Jason Isbell [...]
The Del McCoury Band and The Preservation Hall Jazz Band
The N.C. music legend covers a lot - his family, joining Bill Monroe's band, Jerry Garcia, and making music with the Preservation Hall Jazz Band [...]
EP review – Bella Vita’s “Flight Patterns”
folk / indie band shines on uplifting EP release [...]
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 [...]
I Was Totally Destroying It to release “Horror Vacui”
Chapel Hill indie rock/powerpop band's new album lays it all bare. [...]
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 – 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 [...]
“Blue Velvet” revisited – Johnny Griffin on early Wilmington Production
Film Commission director looks back [...]
“Blue Velvet” revisited – Joe Dunton on Capturing the Picture
Joe Dunton discusses the visual style of "Blue Velvet" [...]
“Blue Velvet” revisited – The Beaumont’s Neighbors
Neighbors discuss the film's production [...]
“Blue Velvet” revisited – Jeff Goodwin on Making the Ear
Make-up effects artist discusses making one of film's most famous creations [...]
“Blue Velvet” revisited – a film historian’s look back
Bill Ackerman's scholarly essay on Wilmington's most famous film production. [...]
A handful of questions with The Dead Letters
by Josh Spilker The Dead Letters is a young and gritty band out of Kendal, Lake District in the northern part of the United Kingdom. Their EP, Sampler, is soaked with [...]
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