If you need further inducement to attend the upcoming Moogfest, which returns to Durham in May for a second iteration, R.E.M.’s Michael Stipe will be there, and he’ll be premiering a multimedia installation— an “exploration of desire and movement”—that will feature a never-before-heard instrumental score along with footage the singer shot in New York City. […]
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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The Zombies’ Rod Argent Reflects on Fifty Years of Odessey and Oracle, the Classic Record That Almost Wasn’t
THE ZOMBIES Monday, March 20, 8 p.m., $33–$190 Carolina Theatre, Durham www.carolinatheatre.org Fifty years ago this June, the English rock band the Zombies began recording a lush, Mellotron-tinged masterpiece of melodic, intricate pop called Odessey and Oracle. Though it reflected and refracted its Summer of Love provenance right down to its trippy, unintentionally misspelled title, […]
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A New Free Block Party Set to Debut on Hillsborough Street in April
To kick off spring in the Triangle, Hillsborough Street will be humming with a newly announced festival set for Saturday, April 8. Taking place on the 2200 and 2300 blocks of Hillsborough Street, the Live & Local Spring Fest will feature a bevy of family-friendly entertainment, including a musical stage that will feature a day’s […]
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Byrd Is the Word: Jonathan Byrd Reflects on His Craft and Carolina
JONATHAN BYRD & THE PICKUP COWBOYS Sunday, March 5, 7 p.m., $15–$18 Motorco Music Hall, Durham www.motorcomusic.com Since self-releasing Wildflowers in 2001, Jonathan Byrd has earned a reputation as a top-shelf songwriter as well as a distinguished flatpicker. Winning competitions, earning prestigious awards, and having your songs covered by big names like Tim O’Brien will […]
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Richard Lloyd Tells a Vision: A Q&A with the Celebrated Guitarist
As one-quarter of the seminal New York City band Television, Richard Lloyd wasn’t just there for the birth of punk in the States: it wouldn’t have happened without him. Television didn’t last long, and they weren’t really punk, but they were the first band to play at CBGBs. The band’s 1977 LP, Marquee Moon, is […]
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UNC-Chapel Hill’s Ackland Art Museum Receives a Major Trove of Dutch and Flemish Art
January 2017 may be full of tumult, but it’s brought unexpected windfalls to university museums in the Triangle. Earlier in the month, Duke’s Nasher Museum of Art announced it had been gifted with a major work by Archibald Motley, an acclaimed painter of the African-American Jazz Age experience. And UNC’s Ackland Art Museum in Chapel […]
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Raleigh’s Community Music School Set to Reopen Next Week After Temporary Shutdown
After shutting down operations in November to deal with a financial crisis that threatened is survival, Raleigh’s nonprofit Community Music School has announced it will reopen its doors and that classes will resume beginning February 1. Citing an outpouring of financial support, the board says it’s confident it can continue providing inexpensive music lessons to […]
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Don’t Call It a Comeback: Bob Nocek, Former Carolina Theatre CEO, Talks New Ventures and Lessons Learned
Almost exactly a year ago, in the midst of a financial debacle, Bob Nocek left his seven-year post as the Carolina Theatre’s president and C.E.O. Over his tenure, Nocek had watched the theater transform from an underutilized local concern into one of the Triangle’s best venues, but in late 2015, Nocek announced that poor accounting […]
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Raleigh’s Local Band Local Beer Concert Series Now Has a Cover Charge. Can the New Model Pick Up the Slack?
LOCAL BAND LOCAL BEER: DEFACTO THEZPIAN, SOUTH ROME, JOOSELORD MAGNUS, ALEX AFF, DANNY BLAZE The Pour House, Raleigh Thursday, Jan. 5, 9:30 p.m., $3–$5 www.thepourhousemusichall.com Ten years ago, a Raleigh bartender teamed up with the station manager at N.C. State’s student-run radio station, WKNC-FM, to put together a new kind of live music series. On […]
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Raleigh’s Free Local Band Local Beer Series Has a Five-Dollar Cover Starting Next Week
The beer will still be local and so will the bands, but starting in 2017, the weekly Local Band Local Beer concert series is going to cost you a five-spot. For ten years, Local Band Local Beer has united two of the area’s finest exports, at no charge, in downtown Raleigh, regularly bringing in droves […]