Doug Wahl

Can a singer learn something from an actor? Can a comedian be inspired by a photographer? Can artists from two different mediums, with two different skill sets, benefit from forming a friendship with one another? An organization called CreativeMornings believes the answer is a resounding “Yes.” The group started in 2008 as the brainchild of […]

“You can’t drive a stick? I am judging you! I am judging you so much right now!” The ribbing is harmless. It appears to be all in good fun. And to be sure, Jenni Gallo is laughing and smiling as she attacks my driving skills, or lack thereof. But at the same time, it’s very

“Just sitting behind my kit, I could look out at my other bandmates. And I was just so proud of everyone. We put a lot of time into that performance, and everyone delivered! And when we got off stage, even before they announced the winners, I was just so proud to be a part of

“He did kind of set our fate by putting us in the same group. We stuck in the same group over time, especially during Covid. We stuck together and kept playing, and we keep playing now.” Trevor Richards is remembering an event that took place five years ago. It was a summer day camp for

“Oh I remember exactly when we met. We are at Loggerheads on Wrightsville Beach,”‘ Jesse Stockton told us over the phone. “It was either 2008 or 2009.” Friendships are oftentimes formed by what two people have in common. A bond can easily  be created if you share an interest or a passion. But a true

“I always knew that I was going to pursue music, but as high school was winding down, there was this pressure to make a decision, to have everything figured out. Do you go to college? If not, what are you going to do? Where are you going to live? At that point, Nashville wasn’t part

It’s not often that someone’s life is changed by having a few beers with a friend, and if a night of drinking does change things, it’s almost always for the worse. Jonathan Grogan can tell a different story, with a much happier ending. He can’t remember specifically when this happened; he just knows it was

It would be a mistake to call Chris Vos an overnight success. If you just focused on the last decade, it would appear that things have magically come together for him. Less than a year after leaving his home in Wisconsin and heading to Los Angeles to try to make it in the music business,

“Music is a distraction for me. It’s like a therapy session. It’s my time to express my art and my emotions and what I am feeling, to connect to the community, but it’s not my calling!” For nearly a decade and a half, Jenny Vaughn has been a staple on the Wilmington music scene. At

“When I bump into other musicians around town, they keep asking ‘where the hell have you been?’ I really don’t have an answer for them. I just tell them I’ve been taking time for myself.” Ryan Brooks’ life has bounced back and forth from Charlotte to Wilmington for years. His mother lives here. His father