The first time I listened to the opening track from Tacoma Park’s debut album, I blinked, and the song was over. But when I looked at the clock, 12 minutes had passed.
Dan Ruccia
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The American Tumult of Charles Ives
Pianist Jeremy Denk and violinist Stefan Jackiw perform the New England composer’s violin sonatas for Duke Performances on Friday, Jan. 17.
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The Fruit and Kingfisher Add Worthy Jazz Nights to the Durham Scene
We take the temperature of two new-ish jazz nights, Brian Horton’s Tuesdays at Kingfisher and the Local Jazz Mondays at The Fruit, where Shaquim Muldrow is up next.
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A Wave of New Attention to Groundbreaking Composer Florence Price Reaches Duke
Price didn’t mince words in a November 1943 letter to the conductor of the Boston Symphony Orchestra: “My dear Dr. Koussevitzky, to begin with, I have two handicaps—those of sex and race.”
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On Friday Night, Susie Ibarra’s Fifty-Minute Hopscotch Set Was an Improvisational Revelation
The low, barely audible rumble from Ibarra’s kick drum sounded like bleedthrough from a dance party in the next room.
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The Messthetics and Boris Brought Propulsive Guitar Theatrics to Night One of Hopscotch
It was a weird, windy Thursday night in downtown Raleigh, perfect for some shapeshifting metal.
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Downtown Durham Gets a Jazz Boon from a New Series at the Fruit
The new, semi-weekly, and much-needed jazz night kicks off with the 99 Brass Band.
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Rough Cuts Make Right on Chris Rosenau and Nick Sanborn’s New Electronic-Acoustic Album
In proper improvisatory fashion, Sanborn and Rosenau let the tape run through everything while recording: bird calls, barking dogs, whatever.
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Triangle Music Issue: The Local Classical Scene Shines Amid the World-Class Imports
As the area’s university and professional presenters bring the world to the Triangle, the Raleigh Civic Symphony and Chamber Orchestra is home-growing innovative programming.
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Yan Westerlund Is a Man Alone in the Wildest Regions of Rhythm
An ace drummer for a long list of popular local bands finds his own groove as Quetico.