In a wily two-headed beast of a show, part English beat-boy, part longhaired fringe collective, there’s a high potential for stretching the brain and eardrums in the best possible way. Four Tet, aka Londoner Kieran Hebden, grew up in various rock bands, working in the leftfield vein, with friends as Fridge. Gaining notoriety during the […]
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In campus beats
To celebrate the arrival of spring (and the rapidly nearing end of the semester), both Duke and UNC Chapel Hill are hosting some of the biggest names in hip-hop. On Wednesday, April 21, Kanye West, Dilated Peoples and 9th Wonder of Little Brother will appear in the quad at Duke for a free “Last Day […]
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Fledgling festival takes flight
In a musical expression of town and gown relations if there ever was one, this weekend features the Chapel Hill Music Festival with three evenings of live bands on and off the UNC-Chapel Hill campus. The festival will have both student musicians as well as performers with links to the Carolina community. All proceeds from […]
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Untidy venue
The Untidy Museum, the kitschy vintage store near the corner of Broad St. and Club Blvd. in Durham, is expanding its horizons this month. The store recently annexed the space next door, and converted it into a bar and coffee shop, with a proper stage for music performances, too. Records will be for sale, as […]
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In x factor
Damn, the righteous Butchies have a new full-length record on Yep Roc Records, Make Yr Life, and they’re celebrating with some the strongest X chromosomes you’re likely to see gathered in any given night of music. The powerful bubblegum punk of the Butchies ladies will be tempered with the rich harmonies of Lynn Blakey, Caitlin […]
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In depth on hip hop
This three-day event approaches hip-hop from all sides, academically, with political and social commentary, and of course, with the real thing, live performances. Featured this year is a free symposium titled “Hip-Hop, Ethics, Social Imagination, and Today’s Political Landscape ,” Thursday evening in Wel Media Room on Duke’s West Campus at 8 p.m. On Friday […]
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In positive waves
This show really is a two-for-one, with the UNC Sailing Club deciding their 2004 fundraiser should also benefit the ArtsCenter in Carrboro. If the good causes weren’t enough, take a look at the diverse roster of bands contributing to the effort, with hummable pop from Roman Candle and The Never, acoustic work from Spencer Acuff, […]
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The Durham-Chapel Hill Line
Documenting Dex Dexter Romweber is the subject of a forthcoming documentary by filmmaker Tony Gayton. Gayton, who also directed the historic Athens, Ga., Inside Out, featuring a young Flat Duo Jets during their encampment in Athens, along with R.E.M., Pylon and B-52s and other notable Georgia bands. Inside Out, which featured a memorable scene of […]
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in rock superheroes
Look, up in the sky, it’s a bird…whoa, wait, it’s a guy painted blue. He’s wearing a cape, so it’s not those annoying Blue Man Group guys. And he’s singing like some head-banging superhero, rocking for the good guys, with a heavy metal scream that pierces the thickest soundproofed walls with ease. Oh, of course, […]
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The Durham-Chapel Hill Line
Funky hip-hoppers branching out Members of longtime Chapel Hill funk group Bruther Monk are venturing out on their own projects more these days. Emil McGloin is working on projects between here and NYC, while Dan Datiles, Bruther Monk drummer, is making beats and beat-boxing regularly. A duo of Jon Gregory paired with another collaborator, known […]
