—David Menconi, Down on Copperline Even a decade later, singer/songwriter Jess Klein has difficulty believing the sequence of events that brought her to Orange County. She had been looking to… Read More →
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Landes and Wiley set to recite the Declaration of Independence as you’ve never heard it
—David Menconi, Down on Copperline This year’s Fourth of July brings “Together We Are America” to downtown Hillsborough’s River Park, a day-long celebration of the 250-year anniversary of the nation’s… Read More →
The book of love: Virginia Maxine Sloop’s passion for band books
—David Menconi, Down on Copperline You’re most likely to run into Virginia Maxine Sloop in her natural habitat, in a rock-show crowd at Carrboro’s Cat’s Cradle (on occasion, you’ll see… Read More →
Avett Brothers bassist Bob Crawford chases history
—David Menconi, Down on Copperline Writing books is a popular side-hustle for musicians, with Josh Ritter, Mountain Goats frontman John Darnielle and the late Kinky Friedman among the many artists… Read More →
The inaugural Hillsborough Jazz Festival arrives April 18th
—David Menconi, Down on Copperline Some years back, Danielle Rose went to the annual bluegrass festival regularly held at the Moorefields estate just outside of Hillsborough. Even more than the… Read More →
