And Me, I’m in a Rock & Roll Band

Elon Law students — and a few faculty members — packed the Greene Bean this evening for the third annual law school hootenanny. The crowd were kind enough not to toss rotten vegetables while I performed. Here’s one of the songs I did, “The Last to Know” by Alejandro Escovedo.

How Now, Clown Yow?

The local paper reports that incumbent Rep. Howard Coble (in whose district I currently reside) will face a GOP primary challenge from the delightfully named Billy Yow, currently a Guilford County Commissioner. As a relative newcomer to Greensboro, I was previously unfamiliar with Yow. He seems like a charming fellow: In 2004, Yow sold shirts [...]

Greensboro Goddam

In the crush of a busy week, I nearly overlooked the fact that Tuesday marked the 30th anniversary of the Greensboro Massacre, in which neo-Nazis and KKK members murdered five anti-racist and labor activists and wounded another eleven. As far as I can tell, the anniversary passed without any official public commemoration in Greensboro. I [...]

The authoritarian personality on display

Gang leader Jorge Cornell is running for City Council in Greensboro. Yesterday, he was arrested and charged with “obstructing and delaying a law enforcement officer.” As the video shows, he was doing nothing more than talking to the police, in a reasonably calm and non-threatening manner. As with the Gates brouhaha, this is another example [...]

They’re all as mad as hatters

By way of Ed Cone, I learn that the “tea-party movement” — which is a movement in precisely the same sense as a bowel movement, being likewise full of shit — is coming to Greensboro next month. Amusingly enough, the organizers have had to move the event from Center City Park (which is on private [...]

Everything’s OK, thanks to the Everybodyfields

I just got home from seeing The Everybodyfields at the Eastern Music Festival Fringe. It was simply incredible.

Greencards in Greensboro

The Greencards gave an outstanding show on Friday evening as part of the Eastern Music Festival. I’d enjoyed their music before, but until seeing them live, I hadn’t fully realized what virtuoso musicians they are. Here’s a short clip from Friday’s show.

Sorry About Dresden live at dotmatrix project

Sorry About Dresden played the inaugural dotmatrix project show in Greensboro in April. Because of a babysitter snafu, I missed it. Fortunately, I now have a taste of the experience, thanks to the live recording  that Sean’s made available on Amie Street (a terrific source for independent music). The early bird gets it cheap (currently [...]

This explains why I feel like crap

For the past few weeks, I’ve been astounded by the sheer volume of pollen everywhere, like a yellow blizzard that doesn’t melt away. I thought perhaps that my perspective was skewed after three years in relatively pollen-free San Francisco. But, it turns out that Greensboro really does have it worse than nearly everywhere else.

Sorry About Dresden headline inaugural Dotmatrix music show

Sorry About Dresden are a band I discovered haphazardly a few months ago. I had no idea that they were from nearby Chapel Hill. Now, thanks to local music impresario Sean Coon, I’ll get the chance to see Sorry About Dresden, along with opening act The Radials, live in the nice intimate setting of Greensboro’s [...]