“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.”
Brian Howe
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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 in Burlington.
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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.
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VAE Raleigh and TheGifted Arts Use Short-Term Rentals to Test a New Vision for the Arts Nonprofit Ecosystem
For the Raleigh arts organizations, it’s a new lease on life.
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Raund Haus’s “RH-101” Celebrates Five Years of the Durham-Based Collective and Label
The compilation is a crash course in the experimental collective’s vibe—and is the next best thing to one of their parties.
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White-Dominated Arts Institutions Are Keen To Diversify. But Are They Willing To Give Up Power?
In July, NC Black Artists for Liberation released a petition giving local arts organizations six months to develop and implement racial equity plans.
