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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Posted inMusic
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.”
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Meet the New Director of the Nasher Museum of Art
It comes as little surprise that star curator Trevor Schoonmaker will follow Sarah Schroth as the director of Duke’s art museum when she retires after 25 years.
Posted inTheater
Listen to a New Six-Part Podcast of Tamara Kissane’s Unhinged Chekhov
The Piedmont Laureate just released “The New Colossus,” her second play in podcast form, with original music by Skylar Gudasz.
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Johnny Cash’s “I’ve Been Everywhere” Updated for Life Under Quarantine
Look, we’ll be honest, we thought this was going to be dumb. But Jonathan Byrd, the phantom of the Kraken, gets great mileage from a goofy gag.
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Triangle First: Flash Car Flashes Back in “Two Minutes ‘Til Midnight”
It’s 11:58. Do you know where your vintage psych-rock is?
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Sylvan Esso Is Dropping a Concert Film Next Week
The hour-long film revolves around the Durham electro-pop duo’s DPAC show last November, part of an ambitious expanded-band tour in large halls.
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9th Wonder, Ben Folds, Tift Merritt, and More Support N.C. Artists in “Under One Roof”
Some of the state’s biggest names are banding together for a three-day livestreamed festival to raise money for artist relief funds.
Posted inTheater
Cozy Up with Virtual Plays from the Women’s Theatre Festival and Burning Coal
Watch Donna Hoke’s surrogate-pregnancy drama, “Seeds,” and a family-friendly “Peter Pan & Wendy,” and support independent theater through an uncertain time.
