Wilmington nc music news

“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

WILMINGTON, NC — Nine well known local and regional performers and groups make up this year’s lineup for the 2024 Port City Rock Jam presented by Rukus. The annual charity event is set to take place this year on Saturday, August 3rd at Bowstring Burgers & Brewyard from 11am to 11pm.  The concerts will take

“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

The next time you’re out and about in Wilmington, the next time you’re listening to live music, or attending a craft show, strolling on the Riverwalk or the beach, or eating at your favorite restaurant, look around and see if you can find a gray-haired woman wearing glasses, maybe dressed in a tie-dye shirt, holding

“We bought a brand new Ram Pro Master van. This is me going all in!” For a guy who has moved around a lot, Nick Black doesn’t think of himself as a traveler. He grew up in Charleston, then moved to Georgia for college. He had a stint in Huntsville, where he really learned the

WILMINGTON, NC — Autumn Brand and her musical partner Daniel Cook freely describe themselves as “fairly indecisive” people, but when it came to choosing a band name, they kept circling back to “The One Eighties.” “It was a joke name at first, because we wanted to start an 80s synth band,” Autumn Brand said. “And

WILMINGTON, NC – Just For Buyers Realty and The Scene: Wilmington have an exciting opportunity this week.  We’re giving away TWO free pairs of tickets to The One Eighties concert this Saturday night at Bourgie Nights on Princess Street. The One Eighties is a duo consisting of Autumn Brand and Daniel Cook.  The two were