Loamlands Wednesday, June 28 Sarah P. Duke Gardens, Durham $5–$10, children 12 and under admitted for free. Three years after releasing the 2013 EP Some Kind of Light, Loamlands at last issued Sweet High Rise, its debut full-length record last fall. Led by Pinhook owner Kym Register, the band delivered a strong ten-song collection of […]
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Durham’s Beats n Bars Festival Needs Your Help to Keep Growing
This fall, the Durham-grown Beats n Bars festival wants to be more than just a hip-hop festival: it wants to celebrate the many connected communities around hip-hop, from musicians to DJs, dancers, promoters, and more. After last September’s festival, Beats n Bars has merged with the DURM Hip-Hop Summit for one cohesive showcase of the […]
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Four Years After His Death, Jason Molina Lives on Through a New Book and a Revived Reunion
SONGS: MOLINA – A MEMORIAL ELECTRIC CO. Wednesday, June 21, 8 p.m., $12–$15 Motorco Music Hall, Durham www.motorcomusic.com When the news broke on March 16, 2013, that Jason Molina had died, a shockwave of grief reverberated among everyone who knew him, either personally or through his music as Songs: Ohia and Magnolia Electric Co. He’d […]
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Watch Sylvan Esso Throw the First Pitches at a Durham Bulls Game
Durham has a few claims to fame: its long history with tobacco, its contributions to the blues, and, in more recent years, its minor-league Bulls baseball team (thanks, Kevin Costner). Tonight, a pair of more recent well-known Durham residents got up with the Durham Bulls for a little bit of fun. The Bulls host regular […]
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How Do You Solve a Problem of Two Like-Minded Shows in the Same Building on the Same Night?
JOAN SHELLEY, JAKE XERXES FUSSELL Wednesday, June 14, 8 p.m., $13–$15 Cat’s Cradle Back Room, Carrboro www.catscradle.com STEVE GUNN, LEE RANALDO, MEG BAIRD Wednesday, June 14, 8 p.m., $18–$20 The ArtsCenter, Carrboro www.artscenterlive.org In a fairly compact but flourishing cultural scene like the one that exists in the Triangle, your options for something to do […]
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For Her Joyful Electro-Pop Project Flock of Dimes to Flourish, Jenn Wasner Had to Learn to Be Alone
FLOCK OF DIMES Wednesday, June 7, 7 p.m. $5–$10, 12 and under free Sarah P. Duke Gardens, Durham www.dukeperformances.duke.edu Since relocating to Durham from her lifelong home of Baltimore two years ago, Jenn Wasner has been getting used to her change of scenery. She’s been adapting to new people, new places, new noises, new sights. […]
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A Forgotten The Handmaid’s Tale Movie Filmed in Durham Is the Missing Link Between Classic Novel and Hulu Hit
More than thirty years after its publication, Margaret Atwood’s instant-classic novel, The Handmaid’s Tale, has bubbled back into pop-culture consciousness thanks to a new episodic adaptation on Hulu. Set in the near future, it follows the life of a woman who is forced to bear children for wealthy, infertile couples in the Christian-controlled Republic of […]
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Moogfest and Art of Cool Tell Durham Two Different Stories About Itself
For better or worse, the Art of Cool Festival and Moogfest have spent the past two years locked in comparison and competition for city resources. The festivals take place less than a month apart, making use of many of the same spaces but courting different audiences. During Moogfest’s second year in Durham after moving from […]
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PWR BTTM Dropped from Hopscotch Lineup Amid Sexual Assault Accusations
On Tuesday, the Hopscotch Music Festival announced the lineup for its eighth annual festival in Raleigh to deserved fanfare. Headliners include Solange, Future Islands, Angel Olsen, and Big Boi atop a respectable slate of locals and touring acts. But this afternoon, the festival announced that it had removed PWR BTTM, a quickly ascending queer rock […]
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Video Premiere: Watch Organos Get Catty with the New Video for “Please Hold”
A few weeks ago, we brought you news of new music from Organos and Faults, issued digitally and in the form of a limited seven-inch record. Today, Organos has followed that up with a video for “Please Hold.” The video was conceived and directed by Chapel Hill artist Jerstin Crosby, and it’s a colorful, psychedelic […]