Archive for 'Music'
Band Profile: Monsonia
Triangle-based Monsonia, with Carter Browning on guitar and lead vocals, Nick Petersen on bass and Andy Willard on drums, launches its new album, 33.3, tonight with a party at Nightlight in Chapel Hill. Over some beers at the Rockford last week, the band chatted with me about their unique sound, the record release party and [...]
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Band Profile, Phil Cook, Megafaun
Tell us more about your sound & influences: We come from families filled with life-long learners. They’re always adapting to the present and digging through the past. It just kind’ve set a bar for us as people. Because we turned out to be musicians, we apply that trait to our music. At the same [...]
Profile: Mel Thomas, Troika
Troika is a music festival that takes place in Durham from November 4-6. Started by Mel Thomas, the owner of the label 307 Knox Records, in 2002, the event features a huge roster of North Carolina bands as well as a newer offering, a craft show. Tell us about Troika: A group of music-loving volunteers [...]
Band Profile: Birds & Arrows
Birds and Arrows – Pride of Lions Who are your favorite local bands? Right now we have a lot of favorite local bands. We love Gray Young and are really looking forward to getting our hands on their new record. The Love Language are super talented and inspiring. And Megafaun, Free Electric State, Schooner, Billy [...]
Rock & Shop Market Gift Guide – Pt. 1 – For Him
One of the things I hear a lot is that there is a void when it comes to guy stuff at craft shows like the Rock & Shop Market. We try our best to create a shopping environment that both guys and girls will appreciate, but to be fair most of the vendors that apply [...]
Band Profile: The Bowerbirds
Tell us more about your sound & influences: We are an acoustic band, playing I guess what people call either Americana, indie folk, or nu folk. We don’t really like any of these terms. We are influenced by 70s music, other current indie musicians, jazz, african harp music, traditional western and eastern european music. The [...]
Band Profile: The Whalewatchers
Tell us more about your sound & influences: Matt: I’d say that R.E.M. and U2 are major influences on song writing. there’s just no way around it. Geoff and I found Murmur in a box of our cousins tapes in probably 1987 and were obsessed with it. And when we first started playing music with [...]
Giveaway: Merge Records, She & Him Poster
In honor of Merge Records 20th Anniversary celebration, they are giving away 5 of these beautiful She & Him posters designed by their Art Director, Maggie Fost. Just comment below by next Wednesday the 22nd, 12pm EST. The winners will be picked at random. Please include your email address so that we can contact you [...]
Band Profile: Mount Weather, Interview with Thomas Costello
Who makes up Mount Weather? Evan Williams(also of Shards and Whatever Brains), Justin May, Josh Pope(of The Love Language and The Light Pines), my brother Bryan Costello, and myself (Thomas Costello). Who are your favorite local bands? The Love Language and Max Indian: Stu McLamb and Carter Gaj write great songs. Megafaun, The Rosebuds, and [...]
Band Profile: Wembley
Wemley hails from Hillsborough and will also be playing Saturday’s Rock & Shop Market. Who are your favorite local bands: Tracy Sumner: Chatham County Line, Dex Romwebber Duo Elizabeth Hull: Maple Stave, Grappling Hook, Noncannon Neven J. Carswell: Des Ark, Actual Persons (Living or Dead) Elizabeth Hammond: Lemming Malloy, All Your Science, Triangle Soundpainting Orchestra [...]
