57+ min ago  (407+ words) It’s interesting how a cover song can impact a set in the midst of an artist’s performance. At The Underground on Tuesday, for example, singer/songwriter Ava Hall’s performance of Tyler Childers’ “Whitehouse Road” undoubtedly won over new fans and…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago  (728+ words) Screeching feedback, ricocheting drums and grinding guitars collide like a car crash on “Red Circus,” the ominous lead-off track from I Hate Dave’s latest three-song EP. Bearing the unambiguous, call-to-action title, Stop Loving Deviant Authoritarian Vampiric Eugenicists and Start Hating…...

5+ day, 8+ hour ago  (967+ words) “What were your musical inspirations growing up?” It’s the obligatory cliche question that all musical journalists ask — more of an icebreaker than an overly meaningful query. Yet when I ask local singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist and raw rock frontwoman Jordyn Zaino,…...

6+ day, 50+ min ago  (113+ words) Queen City Nerve When Benjamin Burdon first started working on his forthcoming project five years ago, he did so amidst a personal crisis. Living in Chicago’s Humboldt Park neighborhood during the pandemic, Burdon was grappling with compounded loss. A couple…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago  (99+ words) ‘Mountains to Sea’ Compilation to Benefit Greensboro’s Flat Iron Queen City Nerve North Carolina music webzine Blank Tapes released its second annual collection of tunes on Bandcamp on June 16. The 70-song compilation, called Mountains to Sea Vol. 2, features work from…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago  (44+ words) Queen City Nerve Things are heating up in more ways than one. We’re here to provide you with reasons to get outside and touch some grass. Just make sure you stay hydrated....

1+ mon, 4+ day ago  (884+ words) Throughout the history of hip-hop, producers are all too often relegated to the background of the scene. Emcees, DJs, b-boys and dancers all get their spot onstage while the producer stays behind the scenes, literally — in their studio, office or…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago  (218+ words) The Edgar Allan Poe Speakeasy has rolled through town twice before, coupling gothic poetry readings and barnstorming dramatizations of iconic Poe stories like “The Cask of Amontillado” with Poe-themed craft cocktails. For its third iteration, the sepulchral production adds a…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago  (126+ words) Emanuel Wynter, Sonny Miles Queen City Nerve Emanuel Wynter, Sonny Miles Vocalist and classically trained violinist Emanuel Wynter commands stages with playing that harkens to Stéphane Grappelli’s gypsy-jazz bowing and Vassar Clements’ rapid-fire bluegrass fiddling. His 2022 live LP From Orbit…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (332+ words) There were no chants of “U-S-A.” There was no image of a black crow dressed similar to Uncle Sam. At Truliant Amphitheater on Saturday night, there was only plenty of rock to satisfy the large crowd in attendance. The Black…...