A journey to the center of the Putt-Putt Fun Center.
Brian Howe
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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.
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How Speed Stick Shot From Experimental Rock to Its Startlingly Poppy Debut Album
The patchwork of “Volume One” may be a one-time shot, but it leaves a dazzling streak.
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On “Selections From Symphonic/Electronic,” Melodic Immediacy Is Douglas Vuncannon’s Lodestar
The compact, gemlike EP contains highlights from studio recordings dating back to the 2000s.
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2020 In Review: The Local Songs That Got Us Through This Year
From heavenly chanted vowels to warped-hop chillers, it was a good year for singles. Here are the songs that helped us navigate the year.
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Pleasant’s Reissued Discography Is Effortlessly Unique Indie Rock
The songs are antic, nervous, and winsome; they herk, jerk, and rush headlong in new directions.
