Charlotte’s Benji Hughes has long been a local favorite; you can even read our 2009 interview with him (and download his excellent “Tight Tee Shirt”) here. But at last, he’s caught the attention of a particularly prominent Triangle institution: Merge Records. The label will release two singles—”Shark Attack” backed with “Mama, I’m a Zombie” and […]
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Video: The Weather Station lands comfortably at The Pinhook
The Weather Station The Pinhook, Durham Saturday, July 18, 2015 The first time I saw The Weather Station was on a farm in Hillsborough, almost three years ago. It was a magical late summer evening. Tamara Lindeman’s captivating voice and gentle acoustic guitar spilled out of a barn and hooked me. She’s still got her […]
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Watch a new NC Music Love Army video from Jon Lindsay, “Dear Mr. McCrory”
Two years ago, the NC Music Love Army began as a platform to protest the state’s increasingly hard-right political stance. The collective released a handful of singles last fall, and today, they’re offering a new video for one of them: “Dear Mr. McCrory.” Charlotte-based NCMLA leader Jon Lindsay, who is soon moving to Raleigh, wrote […]
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#FI1000: Our favorite 13 Instagram takes on Future Islands’ big day in Carrboro
We’ve got a bunch of videos and a full review on deck from Future Islands’ 1000th-show celebration yesterday, but while those are still in the works, we’ve got a roundup of photos from the all-day party at Carrboro Town Commons. The day began with Lonnie Walker’s rock before sliding into metal with Valient Thorr, hip-hop […]
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Bombadil makes it to the big screen in Trainwreck, sort of
One of the summer’s biggest blockbusters is been Trainwreck, the Amy Schumer-and-Judd Apatow collaboration our reviewer didn’t love. At the end, though, some locals get some love: Bombadil’s “Amy’s Friend,” from their new LP Hold On, rolls with the main credits. Drummer James Phillips says the connection to the movie came from Ramseur Records owner […]
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Live: A Punch-up at the art museum
Punch Brothers NC Museum of Art, Raleigh Thursday, July 16 How do you write critically about a band you think makes almost no bad moves? This is a question I often consider with Punch Brothers, the Brooklyn-based quintet that merely appears to be a bluegrass outfit. They meld bluegrass with classical, country, rock and jazz […]
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Moogfest definitely coming to Durham, but where’s the music?
Remember that Sesame Street song that went, “One of these things is not like the others?” That phrase echoed in my head yesterday afternoon, as I stood among handsomely coiffed men in V-necks and well-dressed women with a lot of lipstick, both crowded in the front lobby of Durham’s Full Frame Theater. We were all […]
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A bunch of bad relationships inspired See Gulls, one of the Triangle’s best new bands
See Gulls with Dad & Dad and SMLH Saturday, July 18, 9 p.m., $7 Kings, 14 W. Martin St., Raleigh, 919-833-1091, www.kingsbarcade.com Once upon a rather recent Valentine’s Day, Sarah Fuller received a dick pic for a present. For her young suitor, the unsolicited image had unintended consequences. “I texted him back and explained to […]
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Song Premiere: Hear Phil Cook cover Charlie Parr’s “1922”
If you know music in the Triangle, you know Phil Cook. Once of the ambling roots outfit Megafaun, he’s long worked on solo material and more recently taken the stage with Hiss Golden Messenger. His 2011 album, Hungry Mother Blues, delivered mostly solo compositions, but for September’s Southland Mission, Cook recruited a band of his […]
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Hank Smith, building a bluegrass community by banjo and committee
BLU-BOP Saturday, July 11, 6 p.m. FreeBond Park’s Sertoma Amphitheatre 801 High House Road, Cary 919-469-4069 www.townofcary.org The banjo rules everything around Hank Smithwell, almost. He’s played it in multiple traditional outfits for almost a decade, added the banjo to area pop-rock acts, built the world’s only tribute to Béla Fleck and taught frequent five-string […]
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