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Wednesday, May 30, 2012
News May the circle be unbroken: a tribute to two Carolina legends
Posted By Mark Kemp on Wed, May 30, 2012 at 12:23 PM
Like most rock heads in the mid-1970s, who only recently had been reintroduced to the country and folk music of the Southeast, I'd first heard Watson on a compilation of country and bluegrass jam sessions put together by a contemporary hippie act of the time, The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band. Called Will the Circle Be Unbroken, it was one of those albums, like the O Brother Where Art Thou? soundtrack of 2000, that dropped seeds everywhere, causing American folk and bluegrass to spread like the kudzu that blankets the sides of North Carolina highways. In the mid-'70s it became chic to trade in your electric Fender Stratocaster guitar for an acoustic Martin D-28, and your Black Sabbath albums for Elementary! Doctor Watson.
Watson, whose popularity on college campuses had been steadily rising since the smaller, more elite folk revival of the early '60s, was one of the music's more beloved Johnny Appleseeds. His warm voice and deceptively simple and casual flat-picking on songs like Jimmy Driftwood's "Tennessee Stud" sent high-school wannabe folkies the world over into their bedrooms for hours of practicing every lick and nuance, just as they'd done with the electric blues only a few years earlier.
Live Reviews Live review: Adam WarRock, The Milestone, 5-25-2012
Posted By Jenny Lou Bement on Wed, May 30, 2012 at 9:54 AM
Adam WarRock
The Milestone
May 25, 2012
From the moment Memphis-based, Korean-American MC Adam WarRock took the Milestone stage on May 25, it was evident this wasn't just any rap show. Meticulously crafted and spit with speed, WarRock's rhymes aren't exactly what you'd fathom when you think of hip-hop.
That's not to say the vibe at a nerdcore show is foreign to hip-hop. The crowd was swaggerin' and jumping to the beat. When it comes down to it, Adam WarRock's style isn't much different from any other rapper - he wants swag, ladies and a Cribs-worthy home. But the swag he craves is straight out of Marvel, the ladies he wants read comics and the mansion is built in Asgard next-door to Thor.
The only thing that screamed "nerd" was the lyrical content, occasional comic book shirts or a random dude jumping off beat. It seems as though nerdcore has created a subculture of fans from every walk of life who have blended in with each other based upon a passion for dope beats behind rhymes about subjects that got them picked on in high school.
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
News Doc Watson dies at age 89
Posted By Jeff Hahne on Tue, May 29, 2012 at 8:50 PM
Doc Watson died on Tuesday, May 29, at age 89. He had undergone colon surgery last week and was still at Wake Forest Baptist Medical Center in Winston-Salem, N.C.
The icon and influential guitarist, born Arthel Lane Watson, was a master of both finger-picking and flat-picking styles which helped lead the guitar into the spotlight of folk music. He was the host of the annual MerleFest concerts held in Wilkesboro since 1988 that were a tribute to his son, Merle, who died in 1985.
Doc Watson, who was blind from infancy, earned his nickname at the suggestion of an audience member during a radio broadcast. The North Carolina native, who gained notoriety during the folk music revival of the 1960s, recorded 60 albums over the years and earned seven Grammy awards and a Lifetime Achievement Award during his career.
Stay tuned for editor Mark Kemp's tribute to Watson.
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Friday, May 25, 2012
Concert Announcement David Childers internet concert tonight (5/25/2012)
Posted By Jeff Hahne on Fri, May 25, 2012 at 1:43 PM
Interested in seeing David Childers perform, but not interested in leaving the comfort of home? Childers will be performing live on StageIt on May 25 with special guest Randy Saxon.
The show will take place at 8 p.m. and feature some favorites as well as unreleased songs over the course of 30 minutes with a 10- to 20-minute encore. Childers, a longtime solo performer who also fronted the Modern Don Juans, is also the singer for OverMountain Men featuring Bob Crawford of the Avett Brothers. The talented Mt. Holly singer-songwriter offers plenty of grit in his acoustic storytelling.
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