—Arshia Simkin, The Underline United Arts of Wake County, in partnership with the Raleigh Fine Arts Society, recently hosted the second Spoken Word Competition for high school students. On January… Read More →
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The Old Ceremony keeps on keepin’ on
—David Menconi, Down on Copperline As you’d expect of an ensemble named after a Leonard Cohen album title (and led by a frontman named after jazz guitar legend Django Reinhardt),… Read More →
Come sing along with local ‘PopUp Chorus’
—David Menconi, Down on Copperline Lauren Bromley Hodge, driving force behind PopUp Chorus for more than a decade now, calls herself its “founder, owner, organizer, program director, comrade and dog’s… Read More →
A Film Fest that Interrogates and Celebrates the South
—Arshia Simkin, The Underline North Carolina is known for its rich and varied musical scene, but what about its filmmaking talent? Bryan Reklis, the director of the Carrboro Film Fest,… Read More →
Inside Betty’s: An Inclusive Orange County Recording Studio
—David Menconi, Down on Copperline Sylvan Esso’s most recent studio album “No Rules Sandy” includes a half-dozen brief instrumental interludes, including one with the cryptic title “(Betty’s, May 4, 2022).”… Read More →





