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The Southern: Chicho Lorenzo

The Southern features Chicho Lorenzo's exhibition, "Peacemakers," along with Lorenzo's commissioned site-specific mural. A First Friday opening is scheduled for December 2, 6-8pm, with music by Duo Beleza 6:30-7:30pm. 103 S. First St. 977-5590.

Interview: Shelby Lynne speaks her f-ing mind

"I'm a strong f*cking b*tch," says Shelby Lynne. And that's not all she wants to clarify. Although raised in Alabama and possessing an admitted southern accent, she says she's not country. For sure, the genre has become increasingly vague, with the modern radio sound freque

Swagged Out: Peyton Tochterman's 'A New World'

At times, Peyton Tochterman's new album really doesn't even sound like a Peyton Tochterman album.

Six strings: Ben Chasny chooses guitar over philosophy

As Six Organs of Admittance, Ben Chasny has mixed acoustic guitar influences like Leo Kottke with unusual sounds and Eastern drones, though he's also gone into other genres, such as psychedelic rock with the band Comets on Fire, or the more experimental work of Rangda.

Borrowed Inspiration: Local alt-pop-rockers drop delicious debut release

Let's be honest: local musician Adam Brock doesn't need much motivation to spur his songwriting– a quick glance over his track record more than proves that. The frontman of the burgeoning sticky-pop, prolific-rock group Borrowed Beams of Light (whose main gig finds hi

Interview: Low Anthem makes pizza-and-beer Americana

Rhode Island’s The Low Anthem is a smart talking bunch of Ivy-Leaguers whose angelic harmonies make even hard-nosed critics wobbly in the knees. Despite the fancy degrees and classical training, these multi-instrumentalists play like they were raised in the Appalachian hi

Homecoming: Making a map of Mariana Bell

As an Australian-born, Charlottesville-raised, New York-trained artist who's moved to Los Angeles, Mariana Bell knows the effect that location can have on her work. "There's some truth to the idea that one's state of mind is affected by the weather,” she says. “Th

Old Calf drops its newest release on No Quarters Records Friday, April 22.

Hey diddle, diddle! Old Calf channels nursery rhymes

For local folky Americana quartet Old Calf (the name reflects the conglomeration of founding members Ned Oldham and Matty Metcalfe), the inspiration for their newest release, the instrument-heavy, melodic Borrow a Horse, is found not in the future, but in the past̵

From playwright to singer-songwriter, Joe Pug delivers indie folk with a passionate level of intensity.

Unsmug Pug: Sometimes, nice guys do finish first

Joe Pug is a nice guy. No, really. For as much as critics and reviewers like to roll their eyes at the prospect of a genuinely nice guy making waves in the music industry, we at The Hook can say, unabashedly, that Joe Pug is just a plain ole nice dude.

Quick-change artists: Local bands don new duds for Halloween

First you have Astronomers... PHOT