A Once-Empty Theater Plays A Leading Role in a Revival
Published: May 17, 2011
By: JEFF SCHLEGEL
Source: nytimes.com
A recent Saturday gathering of children eating peanut butter and jelly sandwiches and bouncing to the beat of an African band in a renovated theater was a fitting symbol for the continuing efforts to revive the city’s Market Street corridor ... read entire article
Wilmington pins its hopes on the Queen
January 31st, 2011
By: Ryan Cormier
Source: Delaware Online
The owner of men’s clothier Wright & Simon, he’s seen young entrepreneurs come and go. When a new restaurant opens, he wishes them luck, but understands the risks....... read entire article
The Queen reveals a bit of her old self
November 9th, 2010
By: Ryan Cormier
Source: Delaware Online
Last year, officials went through the Queen Theatre in Wilmington inch by inch to determine how much of the building's history could be incorporated into what will be the new World Cafe Live at The Queen, set to open April 1...... read entire article
From NOLA to Wilmington: the tie that binds
September 23rd, 2010
By: Ryan Cormier
Source: Delaware Online
Following the April release of his breakthrough album "Backatown," Andrews has been touring nearly non-stop with his cutting-edge mix of New Orleans brass band tradition, funk and rock..... read entire article
City Saviors
By: Richard L. Gaw
Bill Taylor and Chris Buccini — "BT" and "Bucc" as they were known when the 1990 graduates attended St. Paul’s in the late 80s — are driving in Buccini's SUV down Market Street in Wilmington, Delaware, and for the length of several blocks on either side of them is clear evidence of a downtown on the brink of a rebirth... Open PDF
Music will restore soul of Market Street
July 07, 2010
By: BILL TAYLOR
Source: Delaware Online
It started on Aug. 26, 2005, when I packed up my car with a few changes of clothes and my dog Sadie and headed out of New Orleans to Asheville, N.C. .... read entire article
A Party fit for a Queen
May 16, 2010
By: RYAN CORMIER, The News Journal
Source: Delaware Online
Bromberg's Big Noise in the Neighborhood festival lived up to its name Saturday, drawing an estimated 2,500 music fans from the mid-Atlantic region... read entire article
Big Noise fest to close with group jam session
April 13, 2010
By: BETSY PRICE
Source: Delaware Online
The organizers of Bromberg's Big Noise in the Neighborhood Festival, presented by AAA, are set to make a little noise of their own today... read entire article
New Orleans funk for gritty Queen
April 2nd, 2010 Author: Ryan Cormier
Source: Delaware Online
The funk act Dumpstaphunk, led by Ivan Neville, will team up with the Rebirth Brass Band for a concert Saturday that will bring the New Orleans energy to Wilmington – all while raising money for the nonprofit Light Up the Queen Foundation, which benefits the ongoing renovation of The Queen Theatre on Market Street.
"You should expect an absolute party," says Neville, 50, the oldest son of Aaron Neville, whose band headlined the Clifford Brown Jazz Festival in Wilmington last year. "You will see the best New Orleans has to offer. There's going to be two types of New Orleans flavor mixing it up." ... read entire article
