The new duo of two local-music vets performs “Floating Point for High Fives,” its debut album of giant, gentle landscape music, in a release show at The Cave on Friday.
Brian Howe
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Watch Wye Oak, The Mountain Goats, and Ibibio Sound Machine Perform at MRG30
If you couldn’t get the coveted tickets for Merge Records’ thirtieth birthday party last summer, you can find out what you missed courtesy of WUNC.
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Spellbound by the Anti-Magical Powers of Nym: A False Story
Durham’s Lewis Scaife insists he’s sincere that he can cancel curses, quiet ghosts, and deflect hexes, and he has a new album, “Countermagic,” to prove it. But what is the secret of Nym?
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Nick Wallhausser of the Beat-Music Collective Raund Haus
“Everyone who’s come here has left so pumped about their experience.”
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Americana Musician Alan Barnosky Takes a Whole Band Down a “Lonesome Road”
After his stripped-down debut album, the Durham-based flatpicking guitarist brought friends along for his new EP, which they’ll perform at the release show at Nightlight on Saturday.
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Enter a World of Mountain Mantasy
In its Cosmic Prom on Sunday night, the adored folk trio transformed a warehouse into a fantasy land of friendship, family, and photo ops.
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It’s About Time: Big Dance Theater and Anne Carson Edit “Antigone” to a Feminist Core
A philosophical dance theater company and a genius poet combine their talents on a timeless tale of strong women and civil disobedience at Carolina Performing Arts.
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Fight or Flight Comics and Ultimate Comics Are Picking Out Drapes Together
In March, Fight or Flight will close in the Shops at Falls Village to merge its staff and culture with Ultimate’s on Capital Boulevard.
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“My N.C. from A to Z” Is a Toddler’s Guide to Our State’s African-American Heritage
A project of The North Carolina African American Heritage Commission published by UNC Press, the new alphabet book introduces kids to Durham’s Black Wall Street, civil rights advocate Charlotte Hawkins Brown, and more.
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The North Carolina Book Festival Just Added a Big Draw for Music Fans
In addition to more literary excitement, the festival’s second wave of programming features a local-music leading light who’s sure to perk up your ears.
