B.Good 555 Fayetteville St., Raleigh At B.Good, the New England-based franchise that opened its second Raleigh restaurant on the ground floor of downtown’s gleaming Charter Square in mid-March, two large, square-shaped hardcover books flank the cash registers. They stand half open, as though pleading to be picked up. If you’re in line, go ahead and […]
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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At Counting House, Holding the Chicken in Nashville Hot Chicken
Counting House 111 Corcoran St., Durham Josh Munchel remembers the first time he ate Nashville hot chicken. In fact, four years ago, he and several other chefs from his hometown of Cincinnati made a road trip with the mission of visiting Prince’s, the epicenter of the pungent regional favorite. He remembers not only how it […]
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Sun Ra Arkestra Out at Moogfest
Another cancellation, but actually not tied to House Bill 2 this time: The Sun Ra Arkestra has scratched its appearance at May’s Moogfest in Durham. Festival director Marisa Brickman confirmed the move this afternoon, citing the outfit’s choice to take a European tour instead. Now, if only there were going to be some more jazz […]
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Archers of Loaf and Crooked Fingers Leader Eric Bachmann Tried to Quit Music. Instead, He Returned with His Best-Ever Record.
Eric Bachmann Cat’s Cradle Back Room, Carrboro Saturday, April 16, 9 p.m., $12–$15 Eric Bachmann is bounding through the woods behind an elementary school in Athens, Georgia, whooping with delight. “There you go, baby,” the longtime rock ‘n’ roll singer and legend of North Carolina’s indie rock heyday yells in his sandpapered baritone. “Go get […]
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Bruce Springsteen Cancels Sunday’s Greensboro Show Over HB 2
In a statement released this afternoon, Bruce Springsteen announced that he has canceled his Greensboro show scheduled for Sunday. April 10. “There are many groups, businesses, and individuals in North Carolina working to oppose and overcome these negative developments,” Springsteen wrote on his website. “Taking all of this into account, I feel that this is […]
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Wu Man Is The Master of the Pipa And an Ambassador of China
Shanghai Quartet Featuring Wu Man Duke’s Baldwin Auditorium, Durham Friday, April 8, 8 p.m., $10–$38 The first time I saw Wu Man play the pipa, a four-stringed lute with an ancient Chinese lineage, time seemed to stop. I stood silently and slack-jawed, watching her left hand dart along the instrument’s neck, bending and shaping notes […]
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Record Review: The Return of The Veldt, The Shocking Fuzz of Your Electric Fur: The Drake Equation, Is Great
You could excuse some nervousness on behalf of The Veldt. The five-track set The Shocking Fuzz of Your Electric Fur: The Drake Equation is the first batch of new material from Raleigh twins Daniel and Danny Chavis under the name in nearly twenty years. In the interim, the music industry has shifted dramatically, so that […]
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Don’t Miss Boulevards’ Ecstatic New “Move and Shout”
On Friday (or May 6, if you’re in Europe), Raleigh’s Jamil Rashad is poised to launch a worldwide funk renaissance with GROOVE!, his debut LP on Captured Tracks, a New York label with a lot of deserved cachet. Yesterday, Rashad issued the final preview of the record, “Move and Shout,” and as intended, it’s only […]
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In Collaborating with Five For Fighting This Weekend, The N.C. Symphony Maintains a Moment of Half Steps
FIVE FOR FIGHTING & THE N.C. SYMPHONY SATURDAY, APRIL 2 MEYMANDI CONCERT HALL, RALEIGH 8 p.m., $38–$75 Last Wednesday, the North Carolina Symphony finished its fifth public rendition of Seeing Is Believing, Nico Muhly’s lambent and restless concerto for violin and a small sliver of the orchestra itself. For the performance, the symphony’s assistant concertmaster […]
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A Year After Live Nation’s Takeover, The Ritz Works to Embrace the Locals
LOCALS ONLY: VALIENT THORR SUNDAY, APRIL 3 THE RITZ, RALEIGH 4 p.m., $10 At the end of February, The Ritzthe Triangle’s biggest functional rock clubpassed the one-year mark as the region’s newest Live Nation venue. Despite an enormous investment from the big owner, work remains; in fact, the club will close for two months this […]