The Pinhook Podcast

Sylvan Esso brings Gherkin to discuss how it all being here in Durham, NC. We talk why they love this town / city, the full new full band record out on Psychic Hotline along with the full band tour, Good Moon Festival and who said YES!, feelings, crushes, and so much more.

In this episode we dig deep into the incredible musical written by Carly Campbell and performed / edited / curated / costumed and more by so many folks in the overarching Durham Queer Community. This production has been in the works for over a decade and sold out its week long run at the Fruit in just a few days. We need more art that focuses on mental health and tells the story of how the system will always fail us and that we keep each other safe.

n this fun time we talk to Mir.I.AM about the love behind Carolina Waves, Managing JOOSELORD and what that even means, throwing FREE festivals to support cancer research, interviewing Whitney Houston and HUGGING HER, Texting T. Boz, becoming a radio personality for k97.5 / Foxy 107.5 AND WKNC <3 ... this one slaps. Don't forget to donate to our patreon which makes all of this possible. We don't paywall these b/c we feel like folks should be able to meet our amazing community! So your support matters and helps. Thanks as always to WXDU!

Out South Film Festival has been going STRONG in Durham NC since 1995 and we're lucky to bare whitness to its every growing philosophy and curation here in our lovely city.

Whistle Down Wind is "a queer love story told across three decades in a small Appalachian town, where a hidden love runs up against the place that made them." In this episode we interview Andie Morgenlander, director and co-writer of this incredible love story.

Holly Pocket (know as the MILF with the MIC) and Nicolette Nightmare are the co-creators of Pocket Nightmare Productions, an independent local drag and burlesque production company based in NC. We talk about it all - getting into burlesque after parenthood - costumes - and what makes our scene so special. Donate to our patreon if you can - it makes these interviews possible!

Ugh - our very own perfect pisces queen Stormie Daie joins us remote (b/c she was organizing at the public library in reaction to a "federal action and executive orders that reject “illegal” diversity, equity and inclusion actions in the workplace." This included unshelving books / removing the name change clinic and so much more. Stormie is an activist, a brilliant performer, an ecologist and a bleeding heart for queer youth. She works tirelessly to bring drag and queer youth into the spotlight. She talks growing up queer and Black in the south, finding community in unlikely places and how much she loves this city. Thanks for listening and supporting SINCE4EVA.

Read more at: https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/counties/durham-county/article316019622.html#storylink=cpy

Fresh off the first leg of tour and about to embark on the second, Anjimile and Sinclair Palmer (DINO) talk why its important to check your tires, breaking your guitar the last few shows, radiolab and travleling 7000 miles in about a week. This one is hilarious and makes you want to tour even though its terrible :) Check out Anjimlile's newest record here https://www.anjimile.com/ and thanks for listening SINCE4EVA.

Ep 4:  This episode features BIG CHUCK Charlie Harris: live sound extraordinaire for many triangle clubs, touring sound engineer, front person for MEGABITCH and amazing queer community member.  Chuck talks all things getting into working sound, what venues are doing for our community, badass bands that are killing it out there, what it takes to be queer and touring and/or working in music.  Listen if you’re interested in some behind the scenes and getting into this line of work!  WHAT A GEM!

Ep 3: Today we interviewed Ver Balbona.  Vera has helped PRISM launch its amazing interface that assists venues with booking / holds / confirms / templates / offers / settlements (its quite amazing), works with Venue Pilot which is a ticketing platform specifically designed as a ticketing and scheduling tool for smaller venues and is run by gold star humans, and currently books at Rubies - our local small cap venue in Downtown Durham.  She’s a badass, talks being queer in the industry, and how important working together in the local music community is.  What a freaking pleasure. 

We're excited to bring you the Pinhook Podcast via WXDU. The Pinhook Podcast will feature interviews and music with Kym Register and various bands / DJ's / creators / curators of all ages from Durham's now past / present and future. Ep. 2 features Gemynii, a brilliant visual and aural artist who DJ's ALL OF THE TIME out here in Durham and beyond.  Gem started THE CONJURE, a dance party centered around queer BIPOC femmes (+)  w/ FEMITHEFEMME almost 10 years ago and it is a thriving space.  She talks those beginnings, Comfrey Films, the importance of space creators and takers, paying artists, why you shouldn't request a song from a DJ that isn't asking for it and her a few of her fave songs rn.  Thanks for listening SINCE4EVA.