—Article by David Menconi Like most businesses connected to music, Pittsboro’s Manifold Recording has been struggling because of the COVID-19 virus shutdown. Once quarantine went into effect back in March, things slowed way down and have yet to pick back up at the studio. “I would say we’ve lost approximately half our normal business flow,”… Read More →
Down on Copperline
Down on Copperline: H.C. McEntire
—David Menconi Place has always loomed large in Americana singer/songwriter H.C. McEntire’s music, but never more so than on her second solo album Eno Axis (coming out this month on Merge Records). There’s that title, of course, establishing the name of the river alongside which McEntire lives in Orange County as the album’s through line…. Read More →
Down on Copperline: Chapel Hill Library’s “Tracks”
By David Menconi Had everything gone according to plan, Chapel Hill Library’s new Tracks archive would have a slate of live events coming up – concerts and showcases displaying many of the area acts whose music has been curated onto the site. But this being 2020, the year of best-laid plans going awry, the COVID-19 shutdown… Read More →
Down on Copperline: Suah Sounds’ Co-Isolation Sessions
By David Menconi When it comes to songwriting, it’s good to be prolific, and Michael Venutolo-Mantovani is – but the catch is he doesn’t exactly have control of when the songwriting bug hits. “The flood hits and I’ll write 10, 20, 30, even 40 songs all at once,” Mantovani says. “Then the spigot turns off and… Read More →
Down on Copperline: Jonathan Byrd & The Pickup Cowboys
By David Menconi The COVID-19 shutdown has darkened business across North Carolina, including live-music venues, with no end in sight. But there’s one regular long-running weekly performance event that is still going, although you can’t go see it in person. You can, however, watch it online every Wednesday evening. Named after a Piedmont blues classic by… Read More →