Frank Heath is on vacation, taking a break at the beach from his rock-club life as the owner of the Cat’s Cradle. But he calls back about this one. “He’s an easy person to be friends with. He’s sort of blazed a trail and started something that wouldn’t have turned out anything like this otherwise.” […]
Grayson Haver Currin
Bio: Grayson Haver Currin was the music editor of INDY Week and the co-director of Hopscotch Music Festival.Twitter: http://twitter.com/currincy
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in new names
The Durham Music Festival now sports the Troika tag, and–as a reflection–it’s now branched out to include Chapel Hill and Raleigh. Things get started Tuesday, Aug. 23 at Wetlands in Chapel Hill with Jett Rink, Eyes to Space and more, just as the action gets kicking in Durham at Joe & Jo’s with Cantwell Gomez […]
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Soundbite
A welcome aperitif. Patty Hurst Shifter’s first EP, The Short Record, is exactly what the name implies: a four-track sampling of the goods to come on the band’s forthcoming sophomore album, Too Crowded on the Losing End. The band is tight and energized on this trial run, showing surprising finesse for a lineup that’s switched […]
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Troika gearing up
Zeno Gill is OK with criticism. “I saw how hard it was. Every year [the organizers] received all sorts of complaints and heard how it could be better, and I was one of those people saying it,” says Gill, Pox World Empire emperor and one of four principal organizers behind this year’s Troika Music Festival, […]
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Mornings with Tori
I’ve got a natural tendency to turn off alarm clocks and get back in bed. Three weeks ago, two screeching alarms were set for 7:30 a.m., but they both fell prey to my hand. I woke up two hours later, my cell phone ringing (for several reasons, it sounds like a synthesized siren with an […]
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in food and blues
What began as a loose downtown Raleigh party of good Down South eats and onstage collaborations for those caught up in the blues remains much the same. Catfish, grits and cornbread reign supreme, and favorites like Open Mic Wednesdays heroes Josh Presslar and Turner Brandon return to the Berkeley Cafe for the annual Blues Barb-e-que. […]
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Local record reviews
L.E.G.A.C.Y. Project Mayhem (Hall of Justus) If or when Little Brother makes it big after The Minstrel Show hits shelves Sept. 13, it may not be a stretch to imagine the ascendancy of the other, as-crucial components of the Justus League, the Triangle crew from which LB has emerged to become one of the best […]
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in big sounds
Some say that when an artist becomes content, the art inevitably suffers. In that case, Oneida–the Brooklyn-before-Brooklyn-was-cool psychedelic trio–should be a little concerned. “This album just works, and every song should be exactly where it’s at. I don’t doubt the order or the choice, and that’s a great feeling that’s almost unheard of,” says Hanoi […]
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Bye, hey, bye, clap
It’s that old familiar dance of venues closing and opening, a revolving door of stages, stage managers and clubs for bands to play across the Triangle. In this round, Six String Café owner David Sardinha announced Monday night via e-mail that his MacGregor Village listening room will close on Aug. 26. Sardinha has been in […]
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The hammer and its handler
If you’ve ever had the pleasure of dealing with a tour manager, the word crotchety may be familiar. In a way, they’re bodyguards with PDAs, functioning not only to keep their artists on time but also on track, away from the exuberant fans or inquisitive journalists that want a word. But try interviewing a tour […]
