–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 →
Featured Blogs
Local Photographer Holden Richard’s New Book Captures and Celebrates the Ever-Changing Eno River
–Article by Arshia Simkin Holden Richards’ new book of photography—Riverwalk: A Decade Along the Eno—begins with an epigraph from Greek philosopher Heraclitus: “You cannot step into the same river twice.”… Read More →
The Underline: West End Poetry Festival – Carrboro’s Free Annual Poetry Festival
Article by Arshia Simkin, On October 15 and 16, the town of Carrboro held its free annual West End Poetry Festival—a two-day event that celebrates all things poetry. Featuring a… 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 →