Hubbble’s “The Plot (Thickens)” and FootRocket’s “Block Adventurer OST: Adrift” are the latest beat-scapes from Raund Haus.
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Triangle First: A Cardboard Durham Comes to Life in Kane Smego’s “Collard Green Music” Video
The “North Cack” rapper and spoken-word stalwart returns with Jeghetto, Phil Cook, Saleem Reshamwala, and more local all-stars with a vivid video from his new album.
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Bassist Casey Toll Is the Unsung Hero of the Triangle’s Indie-Americana Vanguard
Casey Toll is the timekeeper of a rich vein of local music, from H.C. McEntire and Skylar Gudasz to Nathan Bowles and Jake Xerxes Fussell. It’s time we learned what makes him tick.
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Triangle First: Smoking Cloves and Sugar Highs in The Monologue Bombs’ “Death Kids of the Cuyahoga Valley”
Raleigh’s Scott David Phillips is also throwing a virtual party with lots of friends on Friday to celebrate the release of his “Orchard” EP.
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Triangle First: Take a Lake-House Retreat with T. Gold’s “You’re Not Gonna Live Forever”
The band of the founders of Carrboro’s Sleepy Cat Records have put quarantine to good use by creating this warm, relaxed new single and video.
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Triangle First: Bask in the Exhilarating Anxiety of Blursome’s “Last Thing I Remember Is Us”
Get a taste of “Maison Fauna Field Guide I,” the first compilation by the electronic dance music unit that was on the verge of turbocharging the local scene before the shutdown.
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Two Petitions Hold North Carolina Arts Institutions Accountable for Deep-Seated White Supremacy
“We appreciate that they recognize that they have a lot to learn, but it would also be appreciated if they could acknowledge their role in causing real harm.”
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Mir.I.Am Unites Lena Jackson, Jooselord, TAGEM, and 2FLY KNG for Scorching “Black AF” Cypher
“It is an artist’s duty to reflect the times,” says the Nina Simone quote at the beginning of the video, and the four MCs do that with righteous fury and uncompromising candor.
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Triangle First: The Towering “I’ll Be Fine” Proves XOXOK’s “Right On” Was No Fluke
Keenan Jenkins’s pair of atmospheric soul singles this year are clearly forming the foundation of a phenomenal album.
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Triangle First: Pat Junior’s New Musical Diary Begins with Insight and Passion on “Take 10 (Freestyle)”
The Raleigh hip-hop polymath’s mind turns to issues including cultural appropriation and mental health on this spontaneous but polished production.
