“Can we get a UK garage revival already?” Mixmag asked last spring. And lo and behold, a new Durham record label comes through.
Brian Howe
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Merge to Reissue Polvo Classics on Limited-Edition Vinyl
Oh, Polvo. Polvo, Polvo, Polvo. You were one of the weirdest and coolest of the nineties Chapel Hill indie-rock bands, and your name is so fun to say.
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At the Crossroads of Art and Biotech, a Warning: Be Careful What You Wish For.
The Gregg Museum’s “Art’s Work in the Age of Biotechnology: Shaping Our Genetic Futures” is less concerned with answering big questions than in finding head-spinning new ways to ask them.
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Tamara Kissane Is Your New Piedmont Laureate
The longtime Durham theater artist and podcaster follows music journalist David Menconi in the post, which seeks to build literary bridges in the Triangle and beyond.
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Archers of Loaf to Release Their First New Music Since the Nineties
After announcing some tour dates, the archetypal Chapel Hill indie-rock band reveals that it’s been recording over the holidays, too.
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The Case of the Dueling Djangos
PSA: Django Reinhardt and Django Haskins both feature in local nightclub bills next week, but they are not the same thing. We’ll help you find the Django you’re looking for.
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Through the Magic of Friendship, Mountain Man Conjures the Sea and Stars in a Durham Warehouse
Harmonizing folk trio Mountain Man’s Cosmic Prom will transform The Fruit for a three-night Duke Performances residency this month. It’s unanimous: The purpose is joy.
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Triangle First: Nym’s “Countermagic” Will Cast a Spell on You
RIYL: The sad lyricism of Tycho; the idea of Ratatat doing chamber music.
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Make Your Mark on the New Willard Street Apartments
The city and its partners are seeking proposals for a permanent public-art project to give the new affordable-housing complex that certain Durham flair.
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2040 Vision: What Will the Local Arts Scene Look Like in 2040?
“The point is that art is not just treated as just a hobby.”
