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The legacy of Tar Heel pop-rock transmissions
At this year's Hopscotch, vanguard Carolina acts play alongside a legion of indie pop newcomers. by Jordan Lawrence This summer, Shuffle magazine, a quarterly publication covering music in both...
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The necessary exits of Americana
When there's so much conversation in the room you can't make yourself heard, what else can you do but abandon ship or set fire to the centerpiece? by Chris Parker When the S.S. Americana lists, skulls...
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2012 Hopscotch Itinerary: Kim Kelly
Hopscotch's lineup is wicked diverse, as per usual, but the powers that be have seen fit to make 2012 much more hesher-friendly than past years. by Kim Kelly It's no secret that the South has had an...
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Megafaun and Arnold Dreyblatt in conversation
Along with retoolings of their previous work, they're preparing a brand-new piece that features a prototype slide guitar built by the synthesizer masters at Moog Music. by Jordan Lawrence During first...
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The magnetic improvisation of Chris Corsano
Corsano, Hopscotch's first Improviser-in-Residence, doesn't so much keep time as invent it with a torrent of freedom and finesse and creation far that pushes past the role (and tools) of a traditional...
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2012 Hopscotch Itinerary: Greg Lowenhagen
"You snooze, you lose." by Greg Lowenhagen My father was particularly fond of the cliché "You snooze, you lose." He applied it liberally, cracking a wry smile to remind me that missed opportunities...
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Why local bands should be part of your Hopscotch plans
"Our local bands tend to play better at Hopscotch than any regular show. Those are the memories that stand out to me the most, more so than the non-local acts playing a regular set." — Adam Kincaid by...
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2012 Hopscotch day parties index
They're all chronicled here. In its third year, Hopscotch has grown to not only include 15 venues and 175 bands but also more day parties than ever before. Aside from the four day parties and the...
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Venturing beyond the iron maiden
Once one starts digging a layer or two deeper beneath the metallic mainstream, the dizzying array of sounds that rest comfortably under the banner of "METAL" becomes apparent. by Kim Kelly On paper,...
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2012 Hopscotch Itinerary: Grayson Currin
Since last October, I've been fantasizing about how I might actually spend my time with the 175 bands at Hopscotch 2012. Here's how it might look. by Grayson Currin For the three nights of Hopscotch...
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The rise of intricacy in indie rock's female voices
The past few years have seen complicated, virtuosic singing—previously confined to big-label product—come to define female artists breaking new ground. by Jeff Klingman The most famous female voices...
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2012 Hopscotch Itinerary: Jesse Jarnow
At some point, as in real life, we will all have to choose. But unlike in real life, it will be near impossible to choose unwisely. by Jesse Jarnow I come not to bury the men who scheduled so much...
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How The Roots' rules for hip-hop sustainability inspired the Internet Generation
A varied and complex scene is rewriting rap's vision of success, and they're doing it using the rules established by The Roots almost two decades ago. by Brandon Soderberg Let's go back to the late...
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Exposing one genre tag's expired plates
One wonders if, now a half-century after The Sonics gave us a taste for strychnine and more than 30 years after The Clash's garageland flag-waving, maybe the garage is a bit too crowded. by Bryan C....
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The surprising perseverance of psychedelia
Unyoked from its tie-dyed connotations, psychedelia is right in tune with a world where surrealism and high-definition realism have become the norm. by David Klein By a conservative estimate, a good...
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2012 Hopscotch Itinerary: Ashleigh Phillips
The truth is, you don't need to know every band playing Hopscotch; rove the streets, let your ears direct you, and find your new favorite band. by Ashleigh Bryant Phillips Prepare for Hopscotching by...
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Hopscotch Music Festival Guide 2012
No American festival works so hard to combine the ultra-experimental with the readily accessible, to pair national and international talent with the regional best, and to combine bands with...
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