Three years after opening in the colorfully painted building on Main Street in Carrboro, Temple Ball Gallery and De La Luz closed at the end of July. Utilizing the building–the former headquarters for Orange Plumbing–for multiple uses, owner Rick Rameriz set up a visual gallery and shop in the front room with a spacious music […]
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Pipe-casting
When Pipe first hit the grimy stages of local bars, they stood out against the melodic indie rock bands giving the area its misrepresented reputation. Tastemakers and media hounds had been scratching for another lead story after grunge, so the words “next Seattle” were still ringing in locals’ ears. A young local label, Merge Records, […]
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in unbroken circles
Inspiration leads to inspiration for rock musicians, and that bond is never stronger than with women rockers. One artist is credited as an influence on another, who, in turn, becomes a personal idol to another phase of songwriters, guitarists and noisemakers. For “Cover Girls” on Saturday, Aug. 13 at the Cat’s Cradle, local female musicians […]
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in blues picking
Look for soul-stirring sets to be sure on Friday, Aug. 12 at this downtown Durham gathering. Part of the Warehouse Blues Series presented by the City of Durham and the Music Maker Relief Foundation, this installment includes the melting-pot funk and roots of Tim Smith and his band, with some heavy blues howlers. Smith lent […]
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Rock ‘n’ roll circus
Thank God For Mental Illness. In the liner notes to a retrospective of his band Brian Jonestown Massacre, Anton Newcombe, sounding relieved, declared this album name’s origin: “The title came about because everyone says I am insane. I just thought to myself, ‘Thank God.’” Newcombe defended his honor in the face of both praise and […]
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Venue watch
As Bull City residents acclimate to a Durham without the eclectic boutique Untidy Museum and its cozy counterpart, the Ooh La Latte café and music club, owner James Lee is optimistic. Both locations closed this month after the dissolution of the business partnership, but Lee says he and his wife and partner Michelle are far […]
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Un-canned heat
The definition of the term psychedelic rock fluctuates like the hues of a mood ring. Images of tie-dyes and the Grateful Dead come to mind for some, or their modern jamband disciples Phish. Contemporary groups like Comets on Fire, coming to Kings on Monday, June 27, plow a defiantly different row, snatching from past and […]
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in helping pals
Dave Schmitt‘s presence as sound engineer in the Triangle music scene encouraged the prosperity of many of our brightest local lights. Nantucket, The Fabulous Knobs, Southern Culture on the Skids, and Dexter Romweber all benefited from his assistance and sound advice. It follows that Schmitt is being heralded in this second fundraiser show for the […]
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Between oceans
The characters inhabiting the literary world of the Go Betweens, visiting Cat’s Cradle Sunday, June 12, profess self-realizations, confess weaknesses and observe the world around them with a warm eye. Grant McLennan and Robert Forster deftly illustrate their stories with a poet’s acute awareness of words’ sounds, nodding to writers, like Kerouac, who influence their […]
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Wetlands provides live music oasis
Live music found another home on the east end of Chapel Hill recently. The Wetlands Dance Hall opened its doors this spring in the space formerly known as the Tree House in the three-level building on the corner of Rosemary and Henderson streets. The club stands on ground level between Bub O’Malley’s Pub above, and […]
