If End of Love is not on your radar, that’s perfectly understandable. The power pop/Americana trio earned a small following for its club performances in the early ’00s but didn’t stay together long enough to make any records—until now. And while the band may not ring a bell, the personnel on its first record are […]
David Klein
Bio: David Klein lives in Chapel Hill with his wife and two sons. His first book, If 6 Was 9 and Other Assorted Number Songs, is available at his website.Link: http://www.if6was9thebook.com/Twitter: http://twitter.com/DKleinandFall
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Live: Dinosaurs? Not so much for Plant, Pixies
Robert Plant & The Sensational Shape Shifters, The Pixies Koka Booth Amphitheatre, Cary Tuesday, June 16 This has been an extremely dinosaur-themed few days, and I’m not just referring to the rampaging box-office success of Jurassic World. Last week, an INDY reviewer likened the then-upcoming Pixies/Robert Plant pairing at Koka Booth Amphitheatre to a dinosaur […]
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Experiencing Euphoria with Chris Stamey
After making two records with the critically acclaimed, record-company-hexed the dB’s, Chris Stamey issued It’s a Wonderful Life, his first solo work, in 1983. Two more records followed in quick succession, but his solo pace began to slow as he concentrated more on production. By the time he issued Travels in the South in 2004, […]
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Chris Stamey’s new Euphoria balances details and delight
The Chris Stamey Group with The Fellow Travelers Saturday, June 20, 9 p.m., $10–$12 Cat’s Cradle Back Room 300 E. Main St. Carrboro 919-967-9053 www.catscradle.com Chris Stamey does not like leaving a lot to chance. “The driveway is very tight and skinny. Be careful turning in,” he says in a capitalized email that details instructions […]
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Live: Algiers win an uphill battle in Carrboro
Algiers Cat’s Cradle Back Room, Carrboro Saturday, June 6, 2015 Among members of the press, there seems to be general agreement that Algiers—an Atlanta-born, New York-based three-piece inevitably described as post-punk-meets-gospel—is something special. The raves have been notably effusive. “If I had to pick one new band that you should absolutely listen to, it’s Algiers,” […]
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The Last Barn Dance explores the fates of two endangered traditions
The Last Barn Dance Premiere with the Doc Branch Band Sunday, May 31, 7 p.m., $18–$20 Haw River Ballroom 1711 Saxapahaw Bethlehem Church Rd., Saxapahaw 336-525-2314, www.hawriverballroom.com When we first meet Randy Lewis, the weary and bearded Alamance County dairy farmer at the center of The Last Barn Dance, he looks like he’ll never smile […]
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PopUp split-up: Founders of Durham chorus institution part ways
Roughly a year and a half after helping to launch PopUp Chorus—an open chorus based in Durham, and a certifiable hit—conductor Seamus Kenney announced he’ll be leaving to start a chorus of his own, with an emphasis on local and independent music as well as original songs written by the artists who will run it. […]
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Carrboro’s Instro Summit brings surf rock offshore
Instro Summit Friday, May 15, 5:30 p.m. Saturday, May 16, noon Sunday, May 17, 5:30 p.m. $14–$30 Cat’s Cradle Back Room 300 E. Main St., Carrboro 919-967-9053 www.catscradle.com Though 28 bands will stuff the Cat’s Cradle’s small Back Room this weekend, there won’t be a lead singer in sight. But don’t expect string quartets or […]
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Hear the first single from The Old Ceremony’s new LP, Sprinter
Big Star’s Third may have been dead upon its release in 1978, but the damaged swan song of Memphis’ ill-fated power pop legends lives on in strange, sometimes wonderful ways. Last year, Django Haskins, the leader of the chamber pop outfit The Old Ceremony, collaborated and toured with the Jayhawks’ Gary Louris, whom he met […]
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Josh Starmer’s Germany Zulu
Josh Starmer is a master collaborator. A former member of The Old Ceremony and Birds and Arrows, he has become an in-demand cello player. But like a chef who’s still hungry after work, Starmer likes to write songs that speak to his own passions. On Germany Zulu, his second solo release, Starmer revels in the […]