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Do You Believe in Magic
If you're at least 50 years old, as soon as a Lovin' Spoonful song comes on, you can sing along with every single word. "Do you believe in magic, in a young girl's heart, how the music can free her, whenever it starts...." Go ahead, sing the rest right now, out loud! Because you need to get ready to sing along with... Read More
Hurricane Arthur Impacts OBX 4th of July Celebrations
The approach of then tropical storm Arthur and now Hurricane Arthur has thrown a monkey wrench into the Outer Banks' Fourth of July celebrations, causing a multitude of cancellations and re-schedulings which are detailed below. At press time Hurricane Arthur was projected to be a Category 2 hurricane by the time it... Read More
Summer Concert Series Hits Its Stride
A week ago Bruce Hornsby and The Noisemakers treated an enthusiastic Outer Banks audience to an inspired performance as the initial headline act of the Brew Thru Live Summer Concert Series. By this time next week (Thursday, July 10) music fans will be preparing for the second concert in the series, a rockin' bill that... Read More
Portrait of Patsy Cline Unbeatable
In 2002, country music artists and industry members voted Virginia "Ginny" Henseley No. 1 on CMT's 40 greatest Women of Country Music. Rolling Stone magazine ranked her as 46th in the The Greatest Singers of All Time.Her name not ringing a bell? "Ginny" is best known as Patsy Cline, a pioneer in gaining acceptance for... Read More
Bruce Hornsby Review & OBX 4th of July Events
Phenomenal! Bruce Hornsby and The Noisemakers put on one of the best shows I've seen in a long, long time. From the stagecraft to Hornsby's highly literate songwriting to the talents of the individual band members to the sound mix, there simply was no weak link in their performance during the first of the season's... Read More