John Darnielle Sept. 18, 7:30 p.m., $5 Motorco Music Hall 723 Rigsbee Ave., Durham 919-901-0875, motorcomusic.com Sept. 22, 7:30 p.m., free Quail Ridge Books & Music 3522 Wade Ave., Raleigh 919-828-1588, quailridgebooks.com John Darnielle crafts intensely emotional songs as The Mountain Goats. Now he’s crafted an intensely emotional first novel. Wolf in White Van follows […]
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Live: Hiss Golden Messenger convenes a spirited celebration
Hiss Golden Messenger Cat’s Cradle, Carrboro Saturday, Sept. 13, 2014 The last time I saw Hiss Golden Messenger at Cat’s Cradle, it was in the venue’s significantly smaller Back Room. Like Saturday night’s performance, it was a release show, but for the Paradise of Bachelors reissue of Bad Debt. HGM mastermind Michael Taylor performed solo, […]
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Hopscotch, Night Three: What cheer? Right here.
After Friday’s bummer finish, I was really ready to rally for one last night of the fifth Hopscotch. Mastodon and Death delivered respectable sets at City Plaza early in the evening. The members of Death may be aging, but they did all right—and it was wonderful to see the band that holds the honor of […]
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Hopscotch, Night Two: A picnic
Much like a good buffet, Hopscotch serves up a mixed bag of bands. On night two, some flavors were better than others, but none quite so bad as the particularly foul finish of Sun Kil Moon at the Lincoln Theatre.A WEIRD FRENCH CHEESESt. Vincent, City Plaza Much of the criticism St. Vincent earned on recent […]
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Hopscotch, Night One: Synths and drums and guitars, oh my!
Despite a generous helping of rain on its first night, Hopscotch 5 is in full swing, with Thursday night delivering everything from-pop rock to noise and a whole lot in between. The festival proper kicked off with sets from hip-hop outfits Toon and the Real Laww and De La Soul in City Plaza. Most of […]
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Intrepid closing Sept. 7, or is it?
Downtown Durham has been booming with new businesses recently, but not every one has been a resounding success. Such is the case with Intrepid Life Coffee & Spirits, a coffee shop, bar and general hang-out spot that’s the brainchild of Marine Corps veteran Matt Victoriano. The shop opened on Parrish Street in January, and after […]
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How label mishaps shaped one of the Triangle’s most vital currents of local music
North Elementary with Octopus Jones, Deep Ecology Tir Na Nog Thu, Aug 28, 9:30 p.m., Free PotLuck Presents: 2nd Annual Hopscotch Rock n’ Roll Pizza Party Thursday, September 4 at Slim’s Downtown Schooner (4:30 outside) Le Weekend (4:00 inside) See Gulls (3:30 outside) The Good Graces (3:00 inside) North Elementary (2:30 outside) Curtains (2:00 inside) […]
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An interview with Asheville’s Harvest Records, turning 10 with a festival next weekend
A decade ago, Harvest Records opened doors in Asheville. In the years since, Harvest has expanded beyond just a record store. Under the Harvest Records banner, Mark Capon and Matt Schnable run the shop, put out records and occasionally book shows. A major feat for Harvest arrives next weekend with Transfigurations II, a festival that […]
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Video: Watch the Spider Bags play Frozen Letter in its entirety
On August 8, Spider Bags hit The Pinhook stage for a two-set show celebrating the release of their debut Merge debut LP, Frozen Letter. Though the band played one of Duke’s Music in the Gardens shows earlier in the summer, it’s the late-night, not-so-family-friendly club shows that tend to display Spider Bags at their mightiest. […]
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Art of Cool talks going with Kickstarter again for 2015 festival
Earlier this year, Durham-based and jazz-centric nonprofit The Art of Cool Project hosted its first festival. The lineup featured national names, like Maceo Parker, Bilal and Christian Scott alongside local hip-hop, soul and jazz acts such as The Foreign Exchange, The Hot at Nights and many others. Art of Cool hopes to bring its festival […]
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