A chronological journey through the Triangle releases that stuck with us this year, including Sonny Miles, Magic Tuber Stringband, Fancy Gap, XOXOK, and many more.
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How Daniel Levin Learned to Want Yellow
The Durham cellist gave up a career in classical music for a life in free improvisation. Sometimes that looks like using the cello as something between an inner dowsing rod and a form of ESP.
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The Original Schooner Reforms To Celebrate the Anniversary of a Local Indie Rock Classic
Talking with Reid Johnson about the 20th-anniversary reissue of ‘You Forget About Your Heart.’
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On XOXOK’s Long-Awaited Debut, Keenan Jenkins Takes Apart Internalized Racism Link by Link
“Jesus Piece,” XOXOK’s lush debut, has a distinctly old-school feel that wouldn’t feel out of place on the Foxy 107 radio Keenan Jenkins grew up listening to.
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Ackland Director Katie Ziglar Quietly Slips Out, and a National Search Begins
The museum made the announcement in a late August press release introducing Carolyn Allmendinger, its longtime Director of Education and Interpretation, as interim director.
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Bats & Mice Deliver a Lively Indie-Rock Comeback With “P.S: Seriously.”
Returning fourteen years after the last album, Bats & Mice’s sound is intact but respectably matured—the band delivering the goods without trying to squeeze back into the skinny jeans.
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Emma Geiger’s Second Release Has a Winning, Ethereal Naturalness
“Reverse Bloom” exemplifies how to express heavy feelings with the lightest of touches
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“Cold Cream II” Is a Fun and Furious Record
The band takes evident inspiration from bands like the Ramones, The Clash, and X and hot-rods it down to the chassis, pinstriping the frames with funny, seriously nonsensical lyrics and polishing them with potent melodic hooks.
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The Apple Juice Kid Draws in Global Legends on New Album “Love Love”
With a laptop and a microphone, a dream and a scheme, the Apple Juice Kid draws in figures like Deepak Chopra and Sly and Robbie.
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Years After America’s Got Talent, Kaitlyn Maher Takes Stock of the Extraordinary Childhood She’s Leaving Behind
The Duke student’s new album “When Did We Grow up?” releases on November 3.