—David Menconi, Down on Copperline Dasan Ahanu, the poet and spoken-word artist who recently became the 2023 Piedmont Laureate, grew up under his given name, Chris Massenburg. But once… Read More →
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WHUP-FM: Local Is Where the Niche Is
—David Menconi, Down on Copperline On the one hand, Orange County’s community radio station WHUP, 104.7-FM in Hillsborough, is a modern enterprise. Founded in the wake of the U.S. Congress’… Read More →
JONATHAN BYRD BRINGS SINGER/SONGWRITER SERIES TO HILLSBOROUGH
—David Menconi, Down on the Copperline So much music-listening in the modern era happens at a distance. And while it can be cool, there’s still something bloodless about online livestreams… Read More →
Down on Copperline: Music Maker’s Freight Train Blues Returns
–by David Menconi For the past two years, Music Maker’s Freight Train Blues concert season in Orange County has been a strictly virtual experience with performances available online-only due to… Read More →
Carolina Performing Arts presents Hip Hop South
by David Menconi As you would expect, music will play a major role in Hip Hop South Festival, which Carolina Performing Arts is putting on April 22-23 in Chapel Hill… Read More →
