—Article by David Menconi You can get a good sense of a person’s standing in the world based on who shows up for memorial events after they’re gone. So it is that a veritable all-star team of A-list local artists will play “Tim Carless Among Friends: A Memorial Concert,” Aug. 29 at Cat’s Cradle. The lineup… Read More →
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Down on Copperline: Brent Lambert and Carrboro’s Kitchen Mastering
—Article by David Menconi Pretty much by definition, mastering engineers do their work behind the scenes and largely unheralded. That describes Brent Lambert, proprietor of Kitchen Mastering on Brewer Lane in Carrboro, who has quietly built a nationwide reputation over the past 20-plus years for his work with a broad range of local, regional, national and… Read More →
Down on Copperline: Be Good to Yourself Album Crowdfunds for Musician Mental Health
—Article by David Menconi About two years ago, Ed Bumgardner found himself once again doing something he really hates: Attending a funeral for yet another musician friend of his who had perished from issues related to substance abuse. It was a sadly familiar story, but this time it crystalized his resolve. “He’d tried to get treatment… Read More →
Down On Copperline: The Freight Train’s Pulling into Town Once More
—Article by David Menconi The Town of Carrboro’s annual Freight Train Blues Music Series honors the music, memory and legacy of legendary native daughter Elizabeth “Libba” Cotten, born there 128 years ago. But there will be a distinctly contemporary, circa-2021 feel to this year’s edition. One aspect is the obligatory nod to safety protocols because of… Read More →
Down On Copperline: In Conversation with Mountain Man
—Article by David Menconi There’s always been an element of kismet to Mountain Man, the vocal trio of Molly Sarlé, Alexandra Sauser-Monnig and Sylvan Esso’s Amelia Meath. They first met while college students at Bennington in Vermont, when Meath overheard Sarlé singing, learned one of her songs and decided that her other friend Sauser-Monnig should team… Read More →