—article by Emilie Menzel You’ve surely seen those kitsch ceramic figurines before—above your grandmother’s fireplace, in a Hallmark aisle, or in the corner of a thrift store. You can find them… Read More →
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Down on Copperline: XOXOK’s deep voice bursting to falsetto
—article by David Menconi Growing up in Rocky Mount, Keenan Jenkins would hear his parents playing r&b on the radio. Hitmakers like Michael Jackson and Whitney Houston seem like an… Read More →
This Human Way: As She Sings She Writes, with Kelly Starling Lyons
Back straight, head high, heart and mouth open, she sang. Lift ev’ry voice and sing. (from Sing a Song, by Kelly Starling Lyons) —article by Emilie Menzel Kelly Starling Lyons—nationally… Read More →
Down on Copperline with Katharine Whalen’s Jazz Squad
—article by David Menconi It’s such a natural, the only surprise is that it’s taken this long: An album of Squirrel Nut Zippers alumnus Katharine Whalen singing nothing but songs… Read More →
Orange Crush on The Digital Commons Festival
—article by Brian Howe The Commons, the four-weekend local performing-arts festival that just got underway at UNC’s Carolina Performing Arts, is unique in many ways. One is just a social-distance… Read More →
