Cary already has a strong slate of Asian grocery stores that includes Grand Asia Market, Patel Brothers, S Mart, and Toyo Shokuhin, but it now has another major player: H Mart. The major Korean grocery chain with almost sixty locations nationwide opened its first North Carolina store in Cary near the intersection of Davis Drive […]
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Sarah Shook and Erika Libero Mark Progressive Territory With Rainbow Decals and Amplify Women’s Voices
Wander into The Cave in Chapel Hill one night and you might be served by Sarah Shook, a sharp, fiery songwriter who, away from the bar, leads a cracking country band, The Disarmers. This year, Shook and her friend, Erika Libero, who fronts the Carrboro band Henbrain, set out to increase inclusion of LGBTQ people […]
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Shopping Is Hard: A Fashion-Challenged INDY Editor Gets a Style Assist
I am not fashionable. As a teen, I decided it was an entirely frivolous concern, and because I thought of myself as a very serious person, I was content to live comfortably in T-shirts and jeans forever. So far, I’ve done an excellent job of that, even landing full-time employment at a workplace where the […]
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Rhapsody in Blues: Jazz Phenom Gerald Clayton Celebrates One of Durham’s Finest Musical Exports at Duke
PIEDMONT BLUES Friday, Dec. 2 & Saturday, Dec. 3, 8 p.m., $10–$38 Duke’s Reynolds Industries Theater, Durham www.dukeperformances.duke.edu One of the United States’ most significant cultural exports is, without a doubt, the blues. Born of the unique pain inflicted upon black Americans, the blues taps into deep wells of spiritual and personal sorrow, looking it […]
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On Parallel Paths, Mandolin Orange and Hiss Golden Messenger Find Their Shared Ground at Last
Last weekend, two Triangle bands came back from long cross-country tours in support of new records. Both were exhausted and grateful, clearly happy to be home at last. Mandolin Orange kicked off its sold-out four-show victory lap around the Triangle Friday night at the Haw River Ballroom, while Hiss Golden Messenger held court in an […]
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You Thought We Were Nasty Before? You Better Buckle Up.
Ladies, here’s a fun exercise: find a man and tell him, in as much vivid detail as you can, about all the times men have catcalled you, told you to smile, talked over you, talked down to you, undermined your authority, called you crazy, or made an unwanted pass at you. Pull no punches. Watch […]
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Put Your Money Where Your Mouth Is
If the Trump administration gets its way, scores of social-justice-oriented nonprofits are going to need more help than ever. We’ve gathered some locally affiliated organizations that are already on the ground doing necessary organizing and watchdog work. Help them get a good head start on their war chests before Trump even gets inaugurated. CIVIL LIBERTIES […]
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Theater Review: Once You Get Over It Not Being the Book, Fun Home Soars at DPAC
Fun Home★★★★Through Sunday, Oct. 30 Durham Performing Arts Center, Durham The great difficulty of taking in an adaptation of a work you already love is that, inevitably, the adaptation finds a way to let you down. The things you love aren’t always represented the way you wanted; the fine details to which you cling don’t […]
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Loamlands’ Sweet High Rise is Kym Register’s Mission Statement for a Developing Durham
LOAMLANDS Friday, Oct. 28, 8 p.m., $12 The Pinhook, Durham Kym Register has had a hell of a year. In the final weeks of 2015, The Pinhook’s owner learned that that, due to a few years of accounting errors, the club was eighty thousand dollars in debt to the state of North Carolina. Register rallied […]
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In Hercules vs. Vampires, a Mythic Hero Embarks on an Operatic Adventure with Bloodsuckers and Other Beasts
HERCULES VS. VAMPIRES Sunday, Oct. 30, 3 p.m., $26–$49 Meymandi Concert Hall, Raleigh Ghouls, monsters, and other creatures abound this time of year, and this weekend, they make their way to Meymandi Concert Hall for N.C. Opera’s adventurous presentation of Hercules vs. Vampires. The company started its 2016–17 season strong in September with Wagner’s Das […]