Shaun Mathis’ documentary is available to stream through BLK Docs July 30-August 6.
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Wye Oak Is Seasoned, But “No Horizon” Sounds Like They’re Just Getting Started
The Durham duo’s thrilling collaboration with the Brooklyn Youth Chorus, long in the making, comes out July 31.
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Ed Letter: Et Tu, Kudzu?
Why you should always listen to the nagging voice in your head.
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1,000 Words: It Eats Time
Did you know that North Carolina has an official carnivorous plant?
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M8alla and Treee City Craft the Absolute Jam of a Lost Summer
A jubilant slice of R&B full of ‘90s hip-hop footnotes and detailed production, “Mek Mi Anxious” finds M8alla getting butterflies about a crush at a party—the sort of anxiety most of us would gladly trade our present kind for.
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Time Machines: New Songs by H.C. McEntire, Autumn Nicholas, and Jay Bishop
More than three months into the longest month ever, these three songs each helped shake us out of limbo in their own way.
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Pierce Freelon Breaks Down the Invention of Whiteness in a New Animated Musical Series
“The History of White People in America” premieres on The World Channel on July 6, but you can watch the intriguing trailer today.
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The Devil’s Interval Gets Its Due in XOXOK’s “Right On”
After we premiered Keenan Jenkins’s stunning meditation on the specter of police violence, we wanted to learn more about where it derived its uncanny power.
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Triangle First: The Novelty of Being Happy at Home in Thomas McNeely’s “Total Restoration of the Heart”
The first single from the well-rounded local musician’s forthcoming indie rock EP bursts with optimism and renewal.
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Triangle First: Orquesta GarDel Bottles Its Freewheeling LAC Residency in “Siempre Estoy Contigo”
COVID-19 couldn’t stop the Durham salsa band’s social spirit, as the good vibes radiating from this new video attest.
