Americana pioneer Bill Kirchen headlines Carrboro's Fourth of July show

Bill Kirchen has forgotten more music than most people ever know, and he still remembers plenty. That’s on ample display on “Hot Rod Lincoln,” the hopped-up centerpiece track to Kirchen’s new album “Seeds and Stems” (Proper Records). Forty years ago, “Hot Rod Lincoln” was a top-10 hit for Kirchen’s old band, Commander Cody and His Lost Planet Airmen, in which the stinging twang of his Fender Telecaster guitar was a key element. This incarnation features a roll call of several score other artists, with Kirchen and band blazing through...