James Huang started playing piano at the age of 6 in Chapel Hill and kept at it for nearly a decade, also adding a little trumpet in the school band…. Read More →
Down on Copperline
How Jess Klein has become one of Orange County’s most visible personalities
—David Menconi, Down on Copperline Even a decade later, singer/songwriter Jess Klein has difficulty believing the sequence of events that brought her to Orange County. She had been looking to… Read More →
Landes and Wiley set to recite the Declaration of Independence as you’ve never heard it
—David Menconi, Down on Copperline This year’s Fourth of July brings “Together We Are America” to downtown Hillsborough’s River Park, a day-long celebration of the 250-year anniversary of the nation’s… Read More →
The book of love: Virginia Maxine Sloop’s passion for band books
—David Menconi, Down on Copperline You’re most likely to run into Virginia Maxine Sloop in her natural habitat, in a rock-show crowd at Carrboro’s Cat’s Cradle (on occasion, you’ll see… Read More →
Avett Brothers bassist Bob Crawford chases history
—David Menconi, Down on Copperline Writing books is a popular side-hustle for musicians, with Josh Ritter, Mountain Goats frontman John Darnielle and the late Kinky Friedman among the many artists… Read More →
