—David Menconi, Down on Copperline Just about every musician has a mentor figure, someone who introduces them to formative music, often just by having it around. For Steph Stewart, singer/co-leader… Read More →
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Remembering local Hip Hop star Josh ‘Rowdy’ Rowsey
—David Menconi, Down on Copperline The local music community suffered a grievous blow on April 17 with the sudden death of Rowdy, performing name of hip hop emcee Kevin Joshua… Read More →
Ginny Robinson’s Award-Winning Quilt “School Supplies” Grapples with the Pervasive Threat of Gun Violence in American Schools
—Arshia Simkin, The Underline Chapel Hill resident Ginny Robinson is a quiltmaker and a local middle school English teacher. In February 2024, she won QuiltCon’s most prestigious award—”Best in Show”—for… Read More →
‘BANANALAND:’ The folks behind the television series that follows the viral Savannah Bananas
—David Menconi, Down on Copperline For decades, Michael Galinsky and Suki Hawley have been making films and television shows before people were ready for them. But being on the cutting… Read More →
Fred Joiner’s Interdisciplinary “Mirror in Our Music” is a Different Kind of Debut Poetry Collection
—Arshia Simkin, The Underline Fred Joiner is a Carrboro poet and curator, whose debut poetry collection, “Mirror in Our Music” (Birds, LLC) is coming out this year. For Joiner—an… Read More →
