BRUXES Saturday, April 8, 8:30 p.m., $8 Deep South, Raleigh www.deepsouththebar.com For the better part of a decade, Rachel Hirsh has been performing with the pop-rock outfit I Was Totally Destroying It, co-piloting the band on vocals, guitar, and keys alongside longtime local John Booker. But when the band slowed down and stopped touring in […]
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Listen to “Continuo,” a Cool New Cut from The Hot at Nights
We may be finally out of the woods of winter, but Raleigh trio The Hot at Nights has a snowy new video for its latest single, “Continuo.” It’s the second cut the band has shared from Three Kids, the band’s new LP that’s due out on May 12. The band’s most recent release, last year’s […]
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Travel Restrictions Create New Headaches for Foreign Artists, U.S. Presenters, and Organizations Like Center Stage
SOUNDS OF KOLACHI Friday, March 31, 8 p.m., $10–$20 UNC’s Memorial Hall, Chapel Hill www.carolinaperformingarts.org One summer evening at Motorco in 2014, what seemed like a typical midlevel rock show had actually come about through exceptional efforts. The headlining act was Poor Rich Boy, a Pakistani ensemble on its first U.S. tour. The tour was […]
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The Nile Project Lays Down Sustainable Solutions in Its Weeklong Triangle Residency—And a New Record, Too
THE NILE PROJECT Wednesday, March 15, 7:30 p.m., $8–$30 NCSU’s Stewart Theatre, Raleigh For a full schedule of events, see live.arts.ncsu.edu/the-nile-project-at-nc-state-live Late in the morning on an almost-spring Friday, Pittsboro’s gorgeous, golden brown Manifold Recording studio is buzzing. Two engineers are troubleshooting some patching cables on a massive recording console. Musicians chatter excitedly in multiple […]
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Moogfest Announces Flying Lotus, Animal Collective, and More in Its First Nighttime Programming Lineup
After many weeks of slow reveals of its programming via a weekly email newsletter, Moogfest just dropped its first major announcement of the nighttime programming for year’s festival. Flying Lotus, Animal Collective, and composer Suzanne Ciani are among the big headliners this year, joining the earlier music announcement that included Moor Mother, SURVIVE, and Nona […]
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Watch New Videos from Sylvan Esso—Who Have a New LP out Next Month—and Flock of Dimes
Happy Wednesday! It’s March 1, and it’s supposed to get up to eighty degrees in the Triangle today. So why not join Sylvan Esso on a desert romp through their new video? The clip for “Die Young,” which was released yesterday, features Amelia Meath joyriding in a cop car she steals from Nick Sanborn, who’s […]
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In the White-Dominated Space of Corporate Folk, Kaia Kater and Others Are Finding Their Footholds
Dom Flemons, Kaia Kater, and Jerron “Blind Boy” Paxton Friday, Feb. 24, 8 p.m., $27–$42 Fletcher Opera Theater, Raleigh www.dukeenergycenterraleigh.com Not long ago, the Nashville-based blues singer, songwriter, and guitarist Adia Victoria took to Facebook to respond to the online chatter regarding pointed comments she made in an MTV News article about the state of […]
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Video Premiere: Phil Cook and Skylar Gudasz Nod to Alice Gerrard in New Tribute Clips
If you’re a fan of old-time, bluegrass, or have just been around Durham for a long time, you probably know Alice Gerrard. A pioneer with songwriting partner Hazel Dickens in the sixties and seventies, Gerrard has dedicated her life to the music she loves, and she remains an active and important force. Now she’s the […]
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Will Moogfest’s Protest Stage Do Good in Durham, or Is It Just a Bunch of Buzz?
If you watched the Super Bowl, you probably noticed a curious, softened shift in advertisers’ messages this year. Ford used Nina Simone’s “I Wish I Knew How It Would Feel to Be Free,” a song about the civil rights movement, to hawk new cars, while Audi touted girl power to do the same. Airbnb’s spot […]
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Valentine’s Day Songs for Lovers and Haters
Making a mixtape (or CD, or Spotify playlistwhatever) is one of the great contemporary romantic clichés, and for good reason. You can employ a mix to send a covert message to your crush, share something special with someone who’s special to you, or even just throw one together to flex your music knowledge. Or, for […]