Archive for 'Profiles'
Far From Home: {Whitney Deal}
Name: Whitney Deal Age: 25 Current City: Brooklyn, NY Hometown: Wilkesboro, NC How did you end up where you are now? Now that could take a few paragraphs to answer. But in the shortest way possible — I decided to pursue a second degree in fashion design and moved to New York to attend Parsons. [...]
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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 [...]
Far From Home: {Christina Cameron}
In “Far From Home,” Faith Dwight interviews a North Carolina native who’s now living and creating in another part of the world. Name: Christina Cameron Age: 28 Current city: Amsterdam, The Netherlands Hometown: Chapel Hill, NC How did you end up where you are now? First, as a tourist after college, during which time I [...]
Celebrity Chef Tour: Charlotte
The Celebrity Chef Tour is coming to Charlotte on September 22. It promises to be a fantastic opportunity to enjoy a spectacular meal by some of America’s top culinary talents, and to meet them and ask questions. The event will take place at the award-winning Blue Restaurant & Bar, the restaurant of seasoned celebrity chef [...]
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 [...]
Profile: ShopLuella
Recently I had the pleasure of sitting down and talking with Lily and Brian Booth at their home studio in Raleigh. A husband and wife team of artisan jewelry designers, they are passionate about pursuing their craft and it is evident in their stunning work. Tell us more about your work, what you & Brian [...]
Profile: Pox World Empire
Zeno Gill is the driving force behind Pox World Empire, a collaborative record label and production studio based in Durham. The label features North Carolina bands North Elementary, Schooner, and Nathan Oliver, among others. Pox is about to release Compulation Volume 3, a cd featuring a host of talented local musicians. Photo by Ashley Melzer [...]
Profile: Modern Fabrics
Tell us more about Modern Fabrics: Modern Fabrics is a mom-n-pop fabric reclamation company targeting excess contemporary interior textiles left over from the manufacture of contract furniture. These fabrics are new and current designs by leading design houses. (At this time, we rarely handle discontinued fabrics, mill overruns, closeouts, or residential grade fabrics) We started [...]
Brian Walsby
Brian Walsby is a North Carolina comic book author, illustrator and musician. He will soon be releasing his 4th comic book, entitled Manchild 4. Check out his website for more details on upcoming events related to the book release. In addition to his art, he has played drums alongside Mac McCaughan and Ryan Adams, among [...]
Bifocal Media
Bifocal Media is a music label & video production company that specializes in promoting edgy underground artists. Their label roster includes striking bands of past & present: Braid, Des Ark and The Cherry Valance, as well as print projects like Brian Walsby’s “Manchild” comics. In addition, they produce multimedia content for more main-stream clients like [...]
