The Midtown Dickens sound is hard to explain to people who’ve never heard it. There’s not a band or a song you can throw down for a starting point of description. The best thing you can do is let a person experience MD, but you’ve got to play an entire album, because a [...]
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Deal’s Gap
The winter was just cold enough to keep us close to home, but not cold enough to inspire ski trips or pastoral winter scenes. For many of my less-dedicated motorcyclismo friends, it was cold enough to keep their trusty steeds in the barn – no longer. It’s time to dust off your two-wheeled [...]
Historic Spaces: Nolan House
Editor’s note: This is the first in a series of articles on historic structures across the South. Only a few minutes north of the sleepy, picturesque, quintessentially Southern town of Madison, Georgia sits the old abandoned Nolan Plantation in the tiny town of Bostwick, Georgia. For most of the small town’s history, [...]
Haywood Patterson Is Dead and Gone
It was raining and fog rolled up from the river. Under awnings and concrete eaves on 11th Street people hid away in pairs, alone sometimes, and watched the rain fall down on the empty downtown streets. They talked quietly and smoked cigarettes. Some of them drank from brown paper bags and looked up at the [...]
Highland Maple Festival
Yes, it’s been a mild winter, and there’s not been much temptation to head to the mountains to freeze without the justification of snow. But the small communities in Highland County, Virginia can supply you with more than just a reason to see the mountains this early spring – maple syrup. [...]
The Former Quarterback’s Club
On December 9th, 2011, the New People’s bank at the Norton Commons (a shopping center with stores like Maurice’s popular enough two years ago to bless Wise and Norton Virginia with their presence, a couple of gift shops, a Radio Shack, and a Burke’s outlet) was robbed by the father of two guys [...]
New to Old & Old to New: Salvaged Style and Antique Charm in Raleigh, N.C.
Repurposed. Refurbished. Refinished. Salvaged. Vintage. Antique. Whatever you prefer to call your personal home decorating style, Revival Antiques in Raleigh, N.C. is well worth a weekend browse. They’ve got a little bit of everything when it comes to adding a touch of classic southern charm. From lamps, bookends and burlap place mats to [...]
An Interview with Courtney E. Smith
San Antonio-based writer Courtney E. Smith is the author of Record Collecting for Girls, a critically-acclaimed book about music from a female perspective. Liam O’Brien, head music writer for Drawl, interviewed Smith about the industry, up-and-coming artists, and of course, the South. L.O.: In your book, you state, “In a small way, I’ve been shaping the [...]
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