Album reviews: U2 and Yes
New album: Songs Of Innocence Artist: U2 Label: Island Records Rating: 2 stars out of 5 Everyone has their drawers in a knot over the new U2 album. The free version of “Songs Of Innocence” delivered...
View ArticleAlbum reviews: Lee Ann Womack and Soundgarden
New album: The Way I’m Livin’ Artist: Lee Ann Womack Label: Sugar Hill/Welk Rating: 4 stars out of 5 Lee Ann Womack’s “The Way I’m Livin’” is one of if not the strongest albums of her 15-year...
View ArticleWal-mart says Tracy Morgan should have been wearing a seatbelt
(AP) - Wal-Mart says Tracy Morgan is partially to blame for the injuries he suffered when his limousine bus was slammed into from behind by one of the retailer's tractor-trailers back in June....
View ArticleAlbum reviews: Medeski, Scofield, Martin & Wood and Bukka White
New album: Juice Artist: Medeski, Martin & Wood Label: Indirecto Rating: 5 stars out of 5 Jazz guitar legend John Scofield has teamed up with Medeski, Martin & Wood several times before, but...
View ArticleAlbum reviews: The Lost Patrol and The Police
New album: Chasing Shadows Artist: The Lost Patrol Label: TLP Records Rating: 5 stars out of 5 New York’s favorite purveyors of noir-rock The Lost Patrol have delivered their most diverse work yet on...
View ArticleAlbum reviews: Valerie June and The Faces
New album: Pushin’ Against A Stone Artist: Valerie June Label: Concord Rating: 4 stars out of 5 “Pushin’ Against A Stone” is the first label release for Valerie June, an artist who manages to weave...
View Article‘King and I’ at North Lenoir
The North Lenoir Drama Boosters present Rodgers and Hammerstein’s classic musical “The King and I” at the Young H. Allen Auditorium in La Grange on Oct. 30, 31, and Nov. 1. Showtime is 7:30 p.m. For...
View ArticleCCA presents ‘An evening of Jazz’
The Community Council for the Arts is hosting An Evening of Jazz with the Ira Wiggins Quartet, featuring Marvin Wiggins, Jr., tonight from 7 to 9 p.m., at the Arts Center. The Arts Center is located...
View ArticleAlbum reviews: Florida Georgia Line and Deep Purple
New album: Anything Goes Artist: Florida Georgia Line Label: Republic Rating: 1 star out of 5 As earnest as a truck commercial but not nearly as subtle, the new Florida Georgia Line album is destined...
View ArticleAlbum reviews: Mazes and Dusty Springfield
New album: Wooden Aquarium Artist: Mazes Label: Fat Cat Rating: 4 stars out of 5 After releasing a noisy, motorik homage to krautrock that was preceded by a slamming garage rock record, Mazes have...
View ArticleGHPAC hosting Boogie Blues Revue on Friday
The Free Press The Boogie Blues Revue, featuring nationally known musicians Big Joe Maher, Anson Funderburgh and Red Young, will fill the beautifully decorated Grainger Hill Performing Arts Center...
View Article‘Sleepy Hollow’ artist explains creative process
WILMINGTON | A faceless, eyeless horror. While nightmarish, this simple description leaves much to the imagination. But for Corey Castellano and his team of makeup artists on Fox’s locally-filmed...
View ArticleAlan Jackson to perform in Wilmington
Two-time Grammy Award-winning country star Alan Jackson is coming to Wilmington in April for a concert during the 2015 N.C. Azalea Festival. Azalea Festival officials announced Monday that Jackson was...
View ArticleAlbum reviews: Ani Defranco and Bootsy Collins
New album: Allergic To Water Artist: Ani Defranco Label: Righteous Babe Rating: 4.5 stars out of 5 Recorded in little over a week and partially at her New Orleans home, Ani Defranco’s new Allergic...
View ArticleDonald Thompson Band at library Sunday
The Kinston-Lenoir County Friends of the Library are proud to present a band that delivers rousing versions of blues, vintage rhythm ‘n’ blues, and classic rock. The Donald Thompson Band will perform...
View ArticleAlbum reviews: Pink Floyd and Sun Ra
New album: Endless River Artist: Pink Floyd Label: Columbia Rating: 4.5 stars out of 5 The conventional thinking was that Pink Floyd’s 1994 studio album The Division Bell would be their last, so the...
View ArticleFranc D’Ambrosio back at Grainger Hill next month
Franc D’Ambrosio is coming back to to the Grainger Hill Performing Arts Center. His famed “Christmas in New York” show is planned at 7 p.m. Dec. 6 at GHPAC, 300 Park Ave., Kinston. Best known for his...
View ArticleAlbum reviews: Bryan Ferry and David Bowie
New album: Avonmore Artist: Bryan Ferry Label: BMG Rating: 3.5 out of 5 For some reason, Bryan Ferry opted not to record new music with the reunited Roxy Music after their successful reunion tour back...
View ArticleAlbum reviews: Foo Fighters, Art Blakey & The Jazz Messengers
New album: Sonic Highways Artist: Foo Fighters Label: Roswell Rating: 2 stars out of 5 Dave Grohl definitely has a strong work ethic. When he’s not making albums with the Foo Fighters or any of his...
View ArticleAlbum reviews: The Satisfactors and Phil Spector
New album: The Satisfactors Artist: The Satisfactors Label: Bongo Boy Rating: 4 stars out of 5 Remember the Traveling Wilburys? George Harrison, Tom Petty, Roy Orbison, Jeff Lynne and Bob Dylan (all...
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