Sex, Lies and Audio Tapethe latest LP from producer Gavin Bouma, aka Orgavindraws a direct line from the darkly danceable and sensationalist electronica of the ’90s to now. Like some of that moment’s better artists, Bouma infuses his music with unlikely timbresthe left-field saxophone line that closes “If You Were Dead,” for example, or the […]
Corbie Hill
Bio: Corbie Hill lives on three wooded acres in Pittsboro, where he is a writer, musician, dad of two and community college English instructor. He is a regular contributor to INDY Week's music section.Twitter: http://twitter.com/afraidofthebear
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Why Girl Talk’s unlikely career is a big deal
Girl Talk plays at The Longbranch Thursday, Sept. 20. The 9 p.m. show costs $20–$22. Though it’s only been a little more than a year, things were different near the dawn of 2011, the last time pop-sampling party-starter Girl Talk played a public show in the Triangle. At that point, one of the freshest tunes […]
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Some Army’s second EP
Some Army plays at Local 506 Saturday, Sept. 22, at 9:30 p.m. Tickets are $5, and Gray Young and T0W3RS open. The second Some Army EP opens with the midnight shuffle of “Servant Tires” and closes with the sociopolitical epic “Children of the Maiz.” Between those bookends and within a modest 29 minutes, this six-strong […]
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Hopscotch 2012: Gimme five, part two
This is the second and final—for this year at least—of a little series in which we asked music-savvy folks to give us five Hopscotch picks. We gave them a bit of latitude, though, so they could give us anything from five essential acts to five memories or five suggestions. If you didn’t catch part one, […]
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Hopscotch 2012: Gimme five, part one
We asked a handful of people who are knowledgeable about or involved in music, locally and beyond, to give us five picks for Hopscotch. We left it open to anything from five essential bands to general suggestions or standout memories. Here’s the first set. Check back Thursday for the second. Contributed photoJedidiah Gant’s son Oliver […]
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Why local bands should be part of your Hopscotch plans
Helpful links Wristband / ticket distribution info Purchase tickets The schedule The day parties Complete event info Ilive here, so I forget how good we have it. Between Raleigh, Durham and Chapel Hill (not to mention peripheral towns like Hillsborough, Saxapahaw, Bynum and Pittsboro), the Triangle boasts a world-class music scene, both in scope and […]
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Two familiar rooms have fresh faces
For the four years Adam Lindstaedt has lived in the Triangle, he’s been trying to open a venue. Leads on as many as six potential rooms fell through, leading up to one that, after months of work, he says got tantalizingly close. “There was a club next door,” Lindstaedt explains. “Their sound was bleeding into […]
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A little-known Durham band reconvenes to surprising fanfare
Drug Yacht plays Nightlight this Saturday, Sept. 1, with Le Weekend, Totally Slow and SNAKE. The 9:30 show costs $5. The list of bands that these three DavesHeller, Bjorkback and Cantwell, to be precisehave played in is improbably long. From In the Year of the Pig to Actual Persons Living or Dead, from Sweet Militia […]
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The Pour House changes hands, absorbs Shakedown Street
Why do these things always come in threes? Not only have Chapel Hill’s The Cave and this very paper announced new owners this week, but another long-standing Triangle institution has also been sold. Eric Mullen, The Pour House‘s original owner, has entered into an even partnership with new owner Adam Lindstaedt. Mullen will slowly phase […]
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Chapel Hill’s The Cave gets new ownership, to become “sister club” with Raleigh’s Slim’s
Ian DunnMeet the new boss. Pictured L to R: pint of beer, Mark Connor Longstanding Chapel Hill bar and venue The Cave, which has been up for sale since February 27, is now off the market. Slim’s talent buyer Mark Connor and owner Van Alston, as well as third partner Richard Darling, will be its […]