"One thing to remember in what seems like a big overwhelming sea of 'The world's going to hell in a handcart,' is that, if you can still laugh at the hypocrisy, you have hope," says Lizz Winstead, who co-created The Daily Show in 1996 as a satirical response to the growing absurdity of 24/7 cable-news … Read more
The jangly urgency in the opening notes of The Taking or the Leaving says it all. This is a new Brian McGee: louder, faster and better than ever. “I really wanted to make a record that was going to take a step forward sound-wise, and I wanted things to get a little louder,” he says … Read more
The Suspect: Perpetual Groove These Georgia natives have been making music together since 1997, playing their style of improvisational jam-band rock. The group has been reinvigorated by the addition of keyboardist John Hruby, and they’ve recently released two new studio CDs, the full length Heal, and the EP Honey Cuts. Can Be Found: The Orange … Read more
Woody Pines at the LAB Always wanted to make an album? Here's your chance: Local roots act Woody Pines will perform at the LAB's back room on Friday, Oct. 22, and Echo Mountain Studios will record the show, to be released as a limited-edition vinyl LP for the holidays. Says Pines, "it's a great chance … Read more
I love tree-lined avenues. Roads with stately trees on both sides form a canopy over the pavement and sidewalks and add a sense of home. I have never lived in a suburb or city home, but I imagine those who have get satisfaction from driving down their own tree-lined street toward home. I am sure … Read more
"Cheap fossil fuel is the central feature of our modern economy — it explains so much of how we live," acclaimed environmentalist Bill McKibben told an overflow crowd of some 700 listeners at Warren Wilson College recently. "The fossil-fuel industry is the most profitable industry in the history of the world. It's necessary to build … Read more
Every state wants a long-distance hiking trail to show off the best of its natural features. North Carolina’s Mountains-to-Sea Trail starts atop Clingman’s Dome in the Smokies, then weaves in and out of the Blue Ridge Parkway before heading east all the way to Jockey’s Ridge State Park in the Outer Banks. Gov. Bev Perdue … Read more
