–Article by David Menconi If you have yet to encounter Soteria Shepperson, it’s certainly not because she hasn’t been out and about. A genuinely indefatigable “artivist,” Shepperson claims to identify… Read More →
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From Venezuela to Hillsborough, by way of Brooklyn: Meet Mango Martinez
–Article by David Menconi An itinerant artist and musician, Orlando “Mango” Martinez has lived, toured and worked all over the world while making art and music. Nowadays he lives in… Read More →
Down on Copperline: Tift Merritt & “The Spark”
–Article by David Menconi While Tift Merritt has had a great career as a Grammy-nominated musician and multi-media artist, you wouldn’t exactly call her ahead of her time – until… Read More →
“Out of chaos, music will find a way” with Joe Troop
At the beginning of last year, the way forward for Joe Troop seemed clear. He and his Argentina-based “Latin Grass” band Che Apalache had a Grammy-nominated album out (produced by… Read More →
Down on Copperline: Bland Simpson on 50th Anniversary Re-release of Debut Album
Nowadays Bland Simpson is best-known as a celebrated and beloved UNC-Chapel Hill professor and author, pianist of the Red Clay Ramblers and collaborative architect of musicals including “King Mackerel And… Read More →