Once upon a time in Durham, there was Prypyat, the cello-and-guitar duo of Hammer No More the Fingers’ Duncan Webster and former Lost in the Trees member Leah Gibson. The pair only had one EP, 2013’s Floor to Sky. But now, there’s Beauty World, the pair formerly known as Prypyat. Gibson and Webster have a […]
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Five words with singer and writer Jamie Anderson
We Aren’t Dead Yet: Jamie Anderson, Dianne Davidson, Deidre McCalla Saturday, May 31, 8 p.m., $20–$25 The ArtsCenter Jamie Anderson may play the acoustic guitar, but don’t mistake her for what she calls just another “hum and strum.” For 20 years, she’s crafted songs that lean on folk styles but weave both humor and somber […]
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Message in a bottle
Most adults don’t give much thought to baby dolls. They’re merely toys, discarded remnants of childhood. But dolls have a very different meaning for Mary Paulsen, who lives in the small town of Supply, about half an hour southeast of Wilmington. She’s dedicated several years of her life to building massive houses for dolls at […]
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Flesh Wounds get a Merge single
DEX ROMWEBER DUO FLESH WOUNDS Flesh Wounds’ 2012 tape, Abrasions, Abscesses, and Amputations, arrived in mid-November of that year as a late addition to local best-of lists, sneaking in via All Day Records. Wild, rough and frantic, the nine-song set established Flesh Wounds as an audacious and aggressive trio, running wild with garage rock. The […]
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Live: Grandma Sparrow takes flight over two shows at The Pinhook
Grandma Sparrow The Pinhook, Durham Saturday, May 17–Sunday, May 18, 2014 Depending on the crowd you run with, the phrase “performance art” has a variety of associations, pretension and inaccessibility often being among them. But these descriptors don’t hold up for Grandma Sparrow, an oddball performance art-meets-music show that held court this weekend at The […]
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Carolina Performing Arts announces stellar 2014–2015 schedule
World War I, a 10th birthday and the Southern Folklife Collection at UNC’s Wilson Library—what could these three have in common? A lot, it seems, as Carolina Performing Arts will celebrate all three with its 2014-2015 season, which it announced Thursday evening. The organization enters its 10th season this year; during the last decade, they’ve […]
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“New” Hiss Golden Messenger track hits the web, but not the new LP
The past year has been a big one for Hiss Golden Messenger’s Mike Taylor: His 2013 LP, Haw, garnered international acclaim. And last month, Taylor announced that he’d signed with Merge Records and would be releasing a new full-length this summer. Earlier today, Uncut Magazine premiered “Brother, Do You Know the Road?,” an “orphan” cut […]
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Video: IBMA expands its timeframe and presence in downtown Raleigh
Fall is still a summer away, but the International Bluegrass Music Association and Raleigh are already buzzing with preparations for the second year of IBMA’s September downtown invasion. Don’t expect it to stop soon: Yesterday, at a press conference, IBMA revealed that it would host its week of events in Raleigh through 2018, three years […]
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Live: People still care about Conor Oberst?
Conor Oberst, Dawes Haw River Ballroom, Saxapahaw Thursday, May 8, 2014 Bright Eyes frontman and mid-’00s manic pixie dreamboy Conor Oberst began his spring tour Thursday night at Saxapahaw’s Haw River Ballroom with folk-rock act Dawes serving as both his opening act and backing band. In December, the singer-songwriter became embroiled in controversy stemming from […]
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The Avett Brothers announce New Year’s Eve ticket plans for Raleigh
Mere weeks before 2013 came to a close, Concord’s The Avett Brothers announced that the band would be performing a New Year’s Eve show at PNC Arena … in 2014. In keeping with its apparent affection for planning ahead, the band has now announced that tickets for NYE 2014 will be available through a presale […]