Get Nung! by The Nee Ningy Band The Triangle area’s own Nee Ningy Band were big on the festival scene in the late 70’s and 80’s. With seemingly every sound and instrument on earth at their [...]
Girls Rock Gets the Blues—And That’s a Good Thing By Allison Hussey Photo by Alex Boerner – Lena Mae Perry Cohen’s Girls Rock NC residency runs through Thursday, but Perry will [...]
270 Haystack Rd. by Benton Flippen With summer in full swing it’s tough not to think about our old friend Benton Flippen from Mt. Airy, North Carolina. Ask anyone that’s into old-time [...]
Bob Stephens is a “road warrior.” Forty-eight years of performing and countless miles on the road are what separates Bob from what he and fellow touring musicians call the rest of us: [...]
In the Pines by Dan Auerbach and Robert Finley / MURDER BALLADSThere are a few songs in the America’s musical lexicon as quintessential as In the Pines. From Leadbelly to Nirvana this tune [...]
Honoring Blues and Roots Musicians in Tintypes By Justin Porter Jun. 8, 2017 Staring into Ironing Board Sam’s smile, beautiful and bright as his fingers dance across a keyboard, one can easily [...]
Last week I had the honor of accompanying the Glorifying Vines Sisters on their errand to the Rocky Mount post office in order to get their passports for their upcoming tour in Europe. We would [...]
Somewhere Between Truth & Sanity by Dave McGrew Dave McGrew has lived a thousand lives and then some. Since the age of 6 he has been picking fruit in the Great Northwest, rambling from town [...]
