Carolina Chocolate Drops are entrancing at Lincoln Hall
Carolina Chocolate Drops are entrancing at Lincoln HallChicago TribuneThe Carolina Chocolate Drops are not just reviving the African-American string band tradition. They are young, modern musicians with an electrifying understanding of roots music, in the deepest sense of that loose genre term.Live Review: Carolina Chocolate Drops at Chicago's Lincoln Hall (5/5)Consequence of SoundThe crowd was seated, but the Carolina Chocolate Drops stand as tall as everWisconsin State Journalall 4 news articles »
Carolina Chocolate Drops marry traditional, contemporary sounds
Carolina Chocolate Drops marry traditional, contemporary soundsStaunton News LeaderThe Carolina Chocolate Drops will perform at the Theater at Lime Kiln on Sunday evening. / Submitted The electric sound of old-time music through four talented, multi-instrumentalists is as unique as it is energizing. The Carolina Chocolate Drops blend ...
Carolina Chocolate Drops a black folk trio with deep roots
Carolina Chocolate Drops a black folk trio with deep rootsChicago Tribune"I'm a very shy person, so it's kind of hard for me to be like, 'Let me ask you about the history of stuff,' and put the folklore hat on in my own family," says Flemons, 29, who plays banjo and sings in acoustic trio Carolina Chocolate Drops.Sweeter every time: The Carolina Chocolate Drops deliver another sugar rush to ...Wisconsin State Journalall 9 news articles »
Carolina Chocolate Drops rouse dancers and revisit minstrelsy at the New ...
Carolina Chocolate Drops rouse dancers and revisit minstrelsy at the New ...NOLA.comMy big hook-up came late Saturday, as I walked away from a joyous, emotionally committed show by the Carolina Chocolate Drops. I had just heard the string-playing foursome -- Rhiannon Giddens, Dom Flemons, Hubby Jenkins and the New Orleans-based ...New Orleans Jazz Fest Kicks Off, Includes Sets from Dr. John, Carolina ...Nonesuch RecordsJazz Fest Weekend One: Beach Boys, Bruce, Petty, Kuti and MoreOffBeat MagazineNew Orleans Jazz and Heritage FestivalUSA TODAYall 911 news articles »
Carolina Chocolate Drops making folk trendy
Carolina Chocolate Drops making folk trendyChicago TribuneIf you haven't yet gotten on the folk-music-is-trendy bandwagon — kids playing ukuleles, comedian and actor Steve Martin bringing the happy back to folk with his band — you can jump on at the Carolina Chocolate Drops concert at Lincoln Hall this ...Watch: Carolina Chocolate Drops Perform "No Man's Mama" on "Later ... with ...Nonesuch Recordsall 5 news articles »