Good things, they say, come to those who wait. So Jay Manley and Jane Francis have to be expecting one helluva greeting for the new Velvet album. It’s been nearly three years and a couple of lineup changes since they released their debut, Where Are the People?, on Wilmington’s Eskimo Kiss Records. During that time […]
Chris Parker
Bio: After a fond stint in the Triangle, Chris Parker lives in Cleveland, Ohio, where he writes about music and politics for a variety of newspapers and magazines. He has written about music for INDY Week since 2002.
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Homebrew
Singer/guitarist Russell Baggett’s voice is an acquired taste, occupying a space between the rasp of Sparklehorse’s Mark Linkous and the breathy dispassion of Grandaddy’s Jason Lytle. His laconic delivery is the calm eye in the center of the Guests’ dynamic musical universe. Though touchstones abound from the Beach Boys-ish harmonies that open “Postmarked” to the […]
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in rug cutting
Shake it loose but don’t drop it, because it’s liable to be stepped on the way these two get the joint hopping. Hobex leader Greg Humphreys took an entirely different tack after the break up of jangle popsters Dillon Fence, tackling Philly soul and Motown with a crack horn section and a phat R&B backbeat. […]
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Flip side
Well, it ain’t American Idol, but then Jason Harrod is no Clay Aiken. So while the Chris Austin Songwriting Award doesn’t hold the promise of big recording contracts and televised specials, it also has the prestige of being something Milli Vanilli never accomplished (as opposed to going platinum or winning a Grammy). Harrod won that […]
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Rollin’ up on you
In a season that has seen more than its share of nostalgic returns, another legendary old school act has regrouped to provide a snapshot into an era of Triangle music history. It’s been a decade since the fuzz has been on patrol, but for two nights the Sex Police have come back to remind us, […]
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in rockin’ tuba
SNMNMNM put the Eek! in Geek (because they certainly didn’t put the O.C. in) Rock, and for seven years these unrepentant refugees from marching band and the Rochester School of Music have been forging their way, the only way they know how, which, unfortunately, is a little bit more than the law will allow. To […]
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in new lights
Two of the best new bands in the area team up for a holiday weekend show at Kings on Friday, Nov. 26. Darren Jesse, former drummer/songwriter for Ben Folds Five, unveils a gentle alt-pop beauty on Hotel Lights‘ self-titled new album. Covering the gamut from keyboard-y new wave to bubbly pop rock and circumspect ballads, […]
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The trial of Sean Combs
In January 2001, freshly cleft from my job at College Media Journal (a dot.com-odification casualty), I hooked up assignments with CDNow and Farmclub.com to cover the Sean “Puffy” Combs trial. For the next eight weeks I enjoyed entertaining insight into the lives of the rich and fabulous while witnessing a sad reminder of the collision […]
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Breaking Records
Perry Wright of The Prayers and Tears of Arthur Digby Sellers and Go Machine’s Alex Lazara, who produced Wright’s new album, The Mother of Love Emulates the Shapes of Cynthia, are sitting in the coffee shop of Barnes & Noble, fresh from a 12-date tour of the Southeast. They’re members of the Bu Hanan Records […]
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The trial of Sean Combs
In January 2001, freshly cleft from my job at College Media Journal (a dot.com-odification casualty), I hooked up assignments with CDNow and Farmclub.com to cover the Sean “Puffy” Combs trial. For the next eight weeks I enjoyed entertaining insight into the lives of the rich and fabulous while witnessing a sad reminder of the collision […]