—David Menconi, Down on Copperline A few years back, Steven Raets was trying to come up with the perfect name for his new venture. A multi-media music facility near Hillsborough,… Read More →
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MEET THE 2023 PIEDMONT LAUREATE: DASAN AHANU
—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 →
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 →
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 →
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 →
