—David Menconi, Down on Copperline Dasan Ahanu, the poet and spoken-word artist who recently became the 2023 Piedmont Laureate, grew up under his given name, Chris Massenburg. But once… Read More →
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WHUP-FM: Local Is Where the Niche Is
—David Menconi, Down on Copperline On the one hand, Orange County’s community radio station WHUP, 104.7-FM in Hillsborough, is a modern enterprise. Founded in the wake of the U.S. Congress’… Read More →
JONATHAN BYRD BRINGS SINGER/SONGWRITER SERIES TO HILLSBOROUGH
—David Menconi, Down on the Copperline So much music-listening in the modern era happens at a distance. And while it can be cool, there’s still something bloodless about online livestreams… Read More →
Down on Copperline: C. Albert Blomquist’s Latest Musical Incarnation
–Down on Copperline, by David Menconi Clark Blomquist has covered an incredibly wide range of styles under various names over the years – stately pop, scathing hardcore, eccentric electronic and… Read More →
Down on Copperline: SleepyFest — Friends Making Art
—David Menconi, journalist and author The name may imply a lazy afternoon out in the country, but quite a bit of energy is going into Sleepy Fest. A new day-long… Read More →