“When I learned who Kathleen Hanna was, I was 30, and I was like, why. Didn’t. Anyone. Give me this!”
Brian Howe
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Stumbling Through a New City With Me, I’m Counting
The title track of four-song EP ‘Macau’ aims to capture the feeling of riding in an air-conditioned car after stumbling feverishly through a sweltering day.
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Two Nations Under a Groove
In ‘Unrivaled Groove Vol I,’ Maison Fauna celebrates and cultivates a tradition of cultural exchange between U.S. and UK rave music.
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Big Aries Energy Carried M8alla to Los Angeles and the Brash New Sound of ‘Don’t Save Me for Later’
“I was singing a lot of heartbreak songs, and that’s not who I want to be. I wanted something boastful where I could assert myself but also speak prosperity into my future.”
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Meet the Dauntless Durham DJ behind Super Secret Dance Party, an Arcana Institution Now Heading for the Fruit
“It still has that dungeon vibe,” says Super Secret Dance Party co-founder Rang Rajaram.
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On the Musical Breakthroughs and Personal Growth behind Pat Junior’s Bright New Smile
“I see it as miraculous, man, because during 2020, a lot of my peers were not inspired, and here I am making some of the happiest music of my life.”
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Treee City’s Second EP, ‘The Way,’ Is a Mini-Opus That’s Both Sweet and Swaggering
DJ and techno producer Patrick Phelps-McKeown, a consistent underground MVP of Durham’s nightlife, is back.
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Professional Putt-Putt Converges on Burlington for a Close Contest and a Fond Farewell
A journey to the center of the Putt-Putt Fun Center.
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Triangle First: Tre. Charles’s “Stressin.” Announces a Bold New Local Talent
His singing, slow as oil yet light as air, suffuses the arrangement with an atmosphere of weary resilience, as if Charles is casually carrying the weight of the world.
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A New Psychedelic Music Festival Is Born on Midway, the Vintage Block Keeping the Spirit of Old Chapel Hill Alive Downtown
At Midway Market, on May 1, the music will wend throughout the day.