Much like “hair grunge,” “arena punk” makes about as much sense as buying a pair of Jordans for a double leg amputee…at first glance. But after witnessing the sheer spectacle of Diarrhea Planet’s wall of shredding guitars, I can honestly say that I can now see Eddie Van Halen and Iggy Pop making beautiful music … Read more
Photo | Agatha Donkar Well folks – another Hopscotch Music Festival has come and gone, and like always, it’s taken us a week to recover from the madness. In short – it was awesome. Unplanned day shows, followed by a meticulous schedule we derived after months of research for our evenings. Below, check out what … Read more
Sunday marked the close of yet another Hopscotch Music Festival for those of us in North Carolina. It’s normal day of reflection here in the south, being the Sabbath and all, but it’s a time for us music junkies to look back at the now-gone-weekend of booze and debauchery, instead of praying out those sins … Read more
Change is nothing new for Chapel Hill darlings Lost in the Trees, and after two albums of symphonic chamber folk the band has undergone its most dramatic reinvention yet. Led by the Berklee educated Ari Picker, LitT have become known for their intricate harmonies and orchestral arrangements, but it would seem that Picker developed a … Read more
A few years back, I trademarked the term “The Musical Delorean,” which was my attempt to be witty, while explaining that many songs have time-transient properties much like those found in the flux capacitor. The term never really took off, mainly because it’s stupid and no one will ever create a sub-genre that references a failed GMC experiment. Can’t blame a … Read more
All photos by Agatha Donkar This fall my friend Josh noted that it is sometimes nice to go years without seeing a musician you love play live, so when you finally do, you can see the changes and the growth sharply in their performance. I’ve thought on this a lot, because I believe that, say, … Read more