Strickland follows a distinguished tenure by Charles Phaneuf as the leader of the venerable community theater.
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Treee City Shows Love to Skylar Gudasz, FootRocket, theDeeepEnd, and More in New Rainforest Café Mix
“I think there’s so much great music here that is isolated in a corner of SoundCloud, and putting all these people together on a mix is a way to build the web of artists in conversation with each other.”
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From Raleigh to Jamaica, Rohan Da Great Is Building a One-Man Dancehall Dynasty
After the release of his internationally buzzing “6 Love” EP, we spoke with Rohan about his reggae roots in Brooklyn, mastering the game in North Carolina, and the local reggae scene.
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As Another Locked-Down First Friday Nears, Two Raleigh Institutions Offer Unique Art Experiences
Get tipsy with hotshot local chefs courtesy of the United Arts Council and go down the weirdo rabbit hole with Lump.
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Triangle First: Stray Owls Slow-Dance with the Stars in “Dislocation”
The local indie-rock collective Potluck Foundation’s run of new releases continues with a new album by the gently psychedelic Mebane band.
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Triangle First: Libby Rodenbough Breaks Hearts on Chamber-Folk Simmerer “Tell Me How”
The Mipso member is stepping out on her own with her first solo album in a month, but we’ve got the premiere of the first single on repeat today.
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Hip-Hop’s Long Journey from the Bronx to the Japanese Beat-Makers of DRS
Raund Haus recently released “Strolling Company,” a compilation album of the crew’s dizzying, abstract sample-fests. Here’s a radically abridged history of how we got here.
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Libby Rodenbough, Kate Rhudy, and More in a New Livestreaming Series to Benefit N.C. Workers
The North Carolina Piedmont chapter of the Democratic Socialists of America and Mutual Aid Carrboro are starting the series to fuel their COVID-19 Mutual Aid Relief Fund.
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How Minimalist Duo Sylvan Esso’s Maximalist WITH Tour Is Shaping Its Next Album
As Durham’s own electro-pop stars drop a DPAC-set concert film and a live album, they told us about what they learned reworking their svelte songs for big bands and halls.
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Triangle First: Erie Choir’s Eric Roehrig Rages Back to Rock Roots on “Cemetery Rows”
A crash course on Roehrig’s classic indie-rock band, Sorry About Dresden, as it relates to his new Erie Choir EP, “Starlight Veins.”