Fear and Loathing in ‘08

I somehow found my way onto New Hanover County’s Republican Party website today, and once there (www.nhcgop.org), I immediately noticed some text (brightly painted in red and yellow) on the left border of the page that reads:
“See suspicious activity at the voting station?  Call (919) 828-6423 ext. 146″
Does a such a question/prompt presuppose that democrats […]

Soup to Nuts: Live’s First Concert

WHQR will soon be announcing its first official concert series since… who knows when. The first Soup to Nuts: Live, a spin-off of Saturday night’s regular “Soup to Nuts” with George Scheibner, will take place in the WHQR Gallery on Thursday, July 31st. The show starts at 7pm and doors open at 6pm. […]

A Li’l Music Buzz: “Soup to Nuts: Live”

Local musicians have a new hope coming their way in the next few months as far as regional recognition. WHQR 91.3 FM–whose signal reaches all the way north to Jacksonville, west to I-95, and south to N. Myrtle Beach–will soon begin recording for a new forum at which local musicians will be performing live, Soup […]

Sharks Season Opener goes wah wah waahh

When I got home on Tuesday I could hear the music at Legion Stadium in the distance. It was sunny and warm outside, and nothing makes watering the garden more fun than the common 80’s montage you get with minor league baseball. O you know, a little Bon Jovi circa big-hair and Alan Jackson twanging […]

At Home with the Barnraisers

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After several emails, a couple of phone calls, and a weekend spent listening to their new self-titled demo, I had the chance to sit down with Adam Forsythe and Tiffany Reece of Wilmington’s own Barnraisers.

7th Annual Arts Sensation

A benefit performance for Good Shepherd Center sponsored by the Forward Motion Dance Company
Thursday April 17, 2008 - 8:00 pm
City Stage, 21 North Front Street, Wilmington, N.C.
910-342-0272
General admission $10.00, $8.00 for children under 12, students, seniors and GWACA members.

From the press release:

An exciting evening concert that features local musicians, choreographers and dancers. Live music will […]

Low Victor Echo Demo Release Party!

There’s nothing like supporting live local music. Those living in Wilmington and the surrounding areas will have just the chance to do this Friday night, April 4th, downstairs at The Soap Box on Front St. at 9.30-ish. Band members of the Wilmington based band Low Victor Echo will be performing a special set in […]

Downtown Wilmington “Vagrants,” Ontologically Speaking

The issues brought to light in Downtown Wilmington: A vagrant’s paradise? reside in waters much deeper and murkier than a tourist’s observations can possibly shed light on (not to mention observations from one who comes to us from a city/state with one of the largest homeless populations in the world). It is no secret that […]

Why People Play Golf, Actually (Part 2)

Continued from Why People Play Golf, Actually (Part 1)
Reason #4:
You don’t have to be “good” to enjoy the game. And here’s something I think every golfer, regardless of skill, can agree with. Golf is like heroin… it only takes one good shot to get hooked. I’ve seen new players hack and hack for 16 holes, […]

Why People Play Golf, Actually (Part I)

As someone who plays golf as much as he possibly can, I feel called to attempt an answer as to “Why People Play Golf.” This post is, of course, in direct response to Why (I guess) people play golf, which, quite playfully, muses on the possible reasons men and women would engage in a sport/game […]