The Nasher Museum of Art exhibition rewards close engagement with the works, their manner of production, and what Warhol’s world might have been like behind the scenes.
Harris Wheless
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In Joseph Terrell’s Solo Debut, Landscape Is Awash in Mystical Sound and Symbolism
The album takes its concept from the imprecise boundary between human language and sound, articulated meaning and an animalistic cry.
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Triangle First: Rongorongo’s “Caveman” Is a Hidden Gem of North Carolina Psych Music Past
Formed in 2007 as an outgrowth of a larger avant-garde music and film collective, the band consisted of childhood friends and then roommates Ellis Anderson, Morgan Friedman, Sidney Martin, and Nathan Toben.
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Helen Frankenthaler’s Dynamic Printmaking Process, Up-Close
“Helen Frankenthaler: Un Poco Más (A Little More)” runs at the Nasher Museum of Art through Sunday, August 28.
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On ‘Breakthroughs in End Theory,’ Will Brooks Finds Liminal Spaces between Sound, Image, and Improvisation
Each song documents an aural response to a multisensory experience, exposing the interpretative gaps, contingencies, and near equivalencies that exist between sense and reason.
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Jphono1’s ‘Rectify Mercy’ Extends Psych-Rock Vignettes Into Joyful Meditations
Some of its atmospheric, dream-pop guitar runs and Byrds-esque harmonies might sound at home on the soundtrack to a modern-day remake of Easy Rider.
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Talking with Bland Simpson about What He Loves about North Carolina
The writer and musician celebrates the 50th anniversary of his debut album and his latest book, “North Carolina: Land of Water, Land of Sky,” out from UNC Press.
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6wx_o’s Self-Titled New Album Leads Listeners through a Meditative, Immersive Aural Experience
The sound of twittering birds and heavy footsteps seem to come towards you up a mossy garden path.
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Sam Fuller-Smith’s “Piedmont Pastimes” Is Full of Lush Country-Folk Touches and Esoteric Yearning
The album’s abiding theme is a tension between the native and the outsider; being in but not of a spatial, internal, or musical world.
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After the Long Haul of Recording the Excellent “IV,” Drag Sounds Scopes Out a Faster Lane
“This next shit might not have any guitars. Synthesizer-bass-drum-machine record—guess what? That’s also Drag Sounds. We can do what we want. None of your business. How about that?”