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'Baudelaire in a Box' comes to the Triangle
In the spring of 2010, Chicago-based artist and theater wiz Dave Buchen executed the first edition of Baudelaire in a Box. He and his songwriter friend Chris Schoen adapted some of the notable wine...
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Whatever Brains don't mind if you don't listen
"I'm not against being noticed. I'm just not trying to be noticed."— Rich Ivey by Grayson Currin Monday night has long since passed into Tuesday morning, and the boys in the band room aren't done yet....
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Hear a track from Le Weekend's third album, the magic y/ear
The music of Chapel Hill's Le Weekend is marked by stark contrast: moments of catchiest pop abandon give way to noisy freak outs. To this point, it's been a balance that the trio has struggled to...
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Lizard Lick Towing's Ron Shirley discusses his new book, Lizard Tales, and...
Repo man Ron Shirley is about as happy as a short-legged pony in a high field of oats. The ready-to-rumble reality TV star's autobiographical book of short stories and witty cornpone sayings has just...
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HELP WANTED: PineCone and Old Hat's campaign to restore ancient recordings...
Last month, PineCone, or the Piedmont Council of Traditional Music, and Raleigh archival folk label Old Hat Records joined forces to launch a campaign to crowd fund an anthology of bluegrass and...
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A Good Friday note: Resurrection will "Save Our State" (plus two upcoming...
First up, there's a strategy meeting set for 6 p.m. next Tuesday, April 2 at Pullen Memorial Baptist Church in Raleigh — 1801 Hillsborough St. If you are among those outraged by what's going on in the...
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ADF Critical Remix: Shen Wei Returns to Forever in NEAR THE TERRACE
NEAR THE TERRACESHEN WEI DANCE ARTSAMERICAN DANCE FESTIVALDURHAM PERFORMING ARTS CENTERBy now, we’ve come to expect choreographer Shen Wei to revise earlier works when he restages them, as the...
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Durham Police chatter reveals what officers knew about Jesus Huerta's mental...
Durham Police knew that Jesus Huerta may have been mentally unstable when Officer Samuel Duncan picked him up at the corner of Washington and Trinity streets on Nov. 19, according to recordings...
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Foreign exchange: UNC Beat Lab curriculum to be taught in Goma, DRC
May 13th is UNC's graduation date, which makes it an appropriate day for the UNC Beat Making Lab to release its free compilation. These 13 tracks—which draw samples from a wide variety of North...
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Raleigh's Lazy Janes change name to Barren Girls, sign to Merge
Raleigh rock club regulars might already be acquainted with the garage-punk foursome Barren Girls, even if they don't know it yet. And with a Merge Records stamp on the band's debut 7-inch, Hell Hymns,...
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At UNC, Silent Sam romanticizes the Civil War and the old South
"When we ask the university about this, they say, 'Why are you being loud about this? Why are you making a big deal about this?' They want us to quiet down about Silent Sam." by Will Huntsberry Sam, a...
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Interview: Sylvan Esso talks debut single, bright future
Sylvan Esso shouldn't sound this confident and cohesive yet. Amelia Meath and Nick Sanborn, the two halves of the bright and purposeful Durham-based electro duo, have known each other for three years,...
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Ivan Howard talks his new project, Howard Ivans, and hints at a new Rosebuds...
Howard Ivans is not only the new orchestrated-dance project from Ivan Howard of The Rosebuds; it’s also a collaboration with Richmond, Va.,’s Matthew E. White and his Spacebomb Orchestra, experts in...
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New track: Carrboro emcee WNDRKND gets dark on "Balaclava"
On a regular day in Carrboro, you’re more likely to spot someone riding a fixed gear and eating baklava than spotting someone wearing a balaclava. Maybe it’s the mostly warm weather, or maybe we’re...
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The elusive Aaron Belz, lauded poet, public misanthrope and private seeker
Belz is an acidulous ironist and parodist. His writing, which he'll read this weekend at Hillsborough's Mystery Brewing Company, bristles with cynical aphorisms and poetic travesties, all below a...
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Introducing the winners of the 20th annual INDY Poetry Contest
This year's top poets and poems revealed by Brian Howe Poetry is hard. There's an immense history of form, meter and voice to contend with.…[ Read more ][ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
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Poetry readings from this year's poetry contest winners
The top three winners read their own poems for you to hear Notes from Our Chef by Rajeev Rajendran…[ Read more ][ Subscribe to the comments on this story ]
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"New" Hiss Golden Messenger track hits the web, but not the new LP
The past year has been a big one for Hiss Golden Messenger’s Mike Taylor: His 2013 LP, Haw, garnered international acclaim. And last month, Taylor announced that he’d signed with Merge Records and...
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Trial highlights Durham Police's approach in drug busts
Trial of man on drug charges raises questions about Durham Police Department's use of informants by John H. Tucker 6/12/14 UPDATE following Morgan's conviction The confidential informant, an ex-con...
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Merge Records to release new Flesh Wounds EP in May
Chapel Hill garage-rock trio Flesh Wounds recently teased their forthcoming debut LP by posting three new songs online. In May, just ahead of the album’s release, the band will issue another set of...
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