Mavis Staples! Yo La Tengo! Emmylou Harris! Meredith Monk! Lang Lang! We could go on!
Brian Howe
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Uh, We Sort of Made an Arts-Criticism Utopia? Here’s What We Learned.
We laid out some pretty bold premises when The Commons Crit, a collaboration with Carolina Performing Arts’ Commons festival, began. Here’s how they look from the other side.
Posted inMusic
Pinhook Pillar Kym Register Raises Their Voice on Stunning New Loamlands Record
According to Register, “Lez Dance” stems from finding new vocal confidence—and a new perspective on playing music—on a pivotal tour with queer band Nana Grizol.
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The SITES Performance Series Is Ending, But It Leaves an Indelible Mark on Downtown Durham
Because life is such a first-person experience, I’d have guessed that when the long-running series ended, my strongest memories of it would be performing in it. But I was wrong.
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Triangle First: Trandle Summons Shades of Stones Throw Soul-Hop on “Smoke Loops”
Something’s smoldering in the world of Randy Maples, who’s among the most promising beat-wizards of local collective Raund Haus.
Posted inBooks
Old-School Punk Meets Art-World Chic in Lump’s New Zine, “Blount Force”
Warning: There will be assholes.
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Keep It Vibrant. Keep It INDY: A Thriving Triangle Arts Scene Needs Thriving Arts Journalism.
By joining the INDY Press Club, you’ll help us help our community’s artists flourish.
Posted inFestivals
Hopscotch Music Festival Announces the First Wave of Its 2019 Lineup
James Blake! Jenny Lewis! Little Brother! AHHHHHHH!
Posted inTheater
Welcome to The Commons Crit, an Experiment in Arts Criticism for a New World
The Commons Crit is a collaboration between the INDY and Carolina Performing Arts’ new residency program and performance festival, The Commons.
Posted inMusic
Triangle First: Jphono1’s Pastoral Psychedelia Is Plain as Day on “I’ve Let All My Hair Grow”
We’ve got the premiere of this charming tune from “Loblolly Boogie,” the forthcoming album by longtime local-music mainstay John Harrison.
