RTP-area local music and culture

[Christiane Voisin <voisc AT ils.unc.edu>]

they were on prairie home companion? i am not a fan of that show either, 
but good for the drops! they just keep getting better...

they like to do Blu Cantrell's "Hit 'em up style":

http://www.amazon.com/So-Blu-Cantrell/dp/B00005LN65

christiane

On Sun, 24 Jun 2007, local506 AT gmail.com wrote:

> As much as I love WUNC and NPR in general, Prairie Home Companion has
> to be one of my least favorite things the station airs (although I do
> find myself chuckling at the occaisional Guy Noir segment.)
>
> By chance, I caught the tail-end of the Carolina Chocolate Drops
> performance yesterday and it was utterly amazing (I had no idea what I
> was listening to until afterward.)  Oddly enought, I caught the same
> segment today by happenstance.
>
> Anyway, the CCD's do a cover of a contemporary hit song, and though I
> recognize the song, I can't think of what it's called or who it's by.
> Anybody on here know what I'm talking about?
>
> While I'm at it, it seems like deja vu all over again for the triangle
> music scene.  It was a little over ten years ago when this area, known
> for it's indie rock, had two non-indie acts, Ben Folds Five and
> Squirrel Nut Zippers, come out of left-field to get national
> attention.  Now, it seems like the Avett Brothers and the Chocolate
> Drops are doing it again.
>
> And neither act has ever played Local 506!  Interesting!?!?...glenn
>
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