This afternoon, Hopscotch announced the second round of acts for this year’s festival, which happens from September 6-8 in downtown Raleigh. The biggest addition is, by far, Nile Rodgers & Chic. As a producer, Rodgers has worked with names from David Bowie to Daft Punk, and his mark on pop, funk, and disco is indelible. […]
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Bowerbirds Fly Again at the Festival for the Eno
It’s been a long while since we last heard from Bowerbirds, the beguiling folk-rock band led by Beth Tacular and Phil Moore. The band’s most recent record, The Clearing, is six years old, and it’s been nearly that long since they last graced a stage in the Triangle. But on July 4, Bowerbirds return to […]
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The Cave Is Coming Back to Life. What Do Its New Owners Have Planned for its Next Chapter?
THE CAVE IS ALIVE Friday June 29–Sunday, July 1, 7 p.m., $10 suggested donation The Cave, Chapel Hill www.caverntavern.com On the day after the summer solstice, the sun still burns bright late into the afternoon. But you can easily forget that fact once you step into The Cave, the windowless, formerly rather dank dive that’s […]
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Without Forsaking the Classic Hot Dog, the Durham Bulls Have Quietly Caught Up with the City’s Love of Local Food
DURHAM BULLS ATHLETIC PARK 409 Blackwell Street, Durham www.milb.com/durham The food you find at a sports stadium is almost as iconic as the game itself. What would baseball be without peanuts and Cracker Jack, hot dogs and plastic cups of frothy domestic beer? You can, of course, find those tried-and-true standbys at the Durham Bulls […]
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Bill Ferris Collects His Life’s Work in Voices of Mississippi, a Portal into the Complex Cultural Landscape of the South
To hear Bill Ferris, the renowned folklorist and senior associate director of UNC-Chapel Hill’s Center for the Study of the American South, discuss his life’s work is to listen to maps being drawn in real time. As he discusses everything from blues singers and mule traders to the writing of Alice Walker, Ferris illuminates the […]
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Mary Lattimore’s Weightless Waves Are Unlike Anything Else
Saturday, May 26 The Artscenter, Carrboro 8 p.m., $15, www.artscenterlive.org It’s hard to make an elevator pitch for Mary Lattimore, a North Carolina-raised musician who now calls Los Angeles home. She plays the harp, but her music is unlike anything you might usually associate with the instrument, which she processes through effects pedals to sublime […]
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Chelsea Manning’s Next Chapter
What does a music festival have to do with activism toward a more open government? On the surface, not much, which makes Chelsea Manningwho rocketed toward international recognition when she was imprisoned in 2010 for leaked scores of confidential documents about the United States’ wars in Iraq and Afghanistanseem like an odd choice for Moogfest’s […]
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Moogfest 2018: Can a Music Festival Help Us Unlearn White Patriarchy?
In December, Moogfest announced its first wave of programming with a twist: all of the performers and presenters identified as nonbinary or female. While lauded by many, the festival’s decision wasn’t without controversy. Caroline Polachek, who was announced in that first wave, dropped out of the festival, citing her anger at being unnecessarily othered without […]
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The Bloody Brilliance of Jenny Hval
Jenny Hval opens her 2015 record Apocalypse, girl with a set of instructions. “Think big, girl. Like a king,” she says with a slow, intentional patience on “Kingsize.” A few seconds later, she poses the question, “What is soft dick rock?” It may be a jarring start for those unfamiliar with Hval’s work, but it’s […]
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Hopscotch Announces Miguel, Grizzly Bear, Belle & Sebastian, Thundercat, and More as This Year’s Headliners
Moogfest might be right around the corner, but today, Hopscotch has announced its headliners for this year’s festival. Miguel and Grizzly Bear top the bill, with Belle & Sebastian and jazz-funk titan Thundercat following close behind. MC5 guitarist Wayne Kramer leads MC50, which features members of Soundgarden, Fugazi, Zen Guerilla, and King’s X. Together, they’ll […]