Heads up, Lauryn Hill fans: if you’d planned on seeing her in Raleigh tomorrow night, you’re in for a letdown. Her show at Red Hat Amphitheater, which was part of the twentieth anniversary tour for her landmark LP, The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill, has been canceled. LiveNation announced the show cancelation on Twitter yesterday evening, […]
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Lilac Shadows Reappears with “True Ever After”
For the past few years, Lilac Shadows has cranked out plenty of excellent, shoegazey rock songs drenched in plenty of fuzz. The band released its most recent album, Brutalism, in early 2015, but following the 2016 presidential election, frontman Sam Logan says he struggled to find creative motivation amid what felt like a perpetual tsunami […]
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Horizontal Hold Previews its New LP, The Silence, with “Return to Love Canal”
Four years ago, Durham’s heavy-hitting Horizontal Hold released This Is Not a Living, its first EP. At last, the band has its first full-length record on deck, due later this week. Today, however, you can listen to “Return to Love Canal,” the record’s first track. The band celebrates the release of The Silence Saturday night […]
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Listen to Al Riggs Dress Up and Chill Out with “Revolutionary Costume”
Few, if any, Triangle bands crank out fresh (and more importantly, good) songs at the rate that Al Riggs does—we last heard from him less than a week ago, when he loosed a pair of Valentine’s Day covers on the world. Today, he’s got yet another new track, the mellow “Revolutionary Costume.” You can stream […]
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Still Heartbroken Over Tom Petty? These Events Might Help You Heal.
When Tom Petty passed away unexpectedly in early October, he left a gaping hole in the American musical landscape. Tonight, a big crew of locals celebrate the songwriter’s life and legacy the best way they know how: playing some of his many beloved songs. The crew includes Shirlette Ammons, Phil Cook, Molly Sarlé, Skylar Gudasz, […]
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Get Some Free Valentine’s Day Love from Museum Mouth and Al Riggs
Happy Valentine’s Day! Whether you’re into the holiday or not, there’s nearly an infinite number of songs that can satisfy your soft or salty side. Today, a couple of locals have their own sweet treats to share. For the past few years, Museum Mouth has had an annual tradition of offering a new cover song […]
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Sarah Shook & The Disarmers Have a New Record Out in April—Listen to “Good As Gold” Now
Last year was a big one for Pittsboro honky-tonk hero Sarah Shook and her band The Disarmers. In the spring, the renowned Bloodshot Records reissued the band’s excellent 2015 LP, Sidelong, which propelled the band toward national attention and rigorous touring to match. Now, the band has its next record ready to go. It’s called […]
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Watch a New Video for “Heather” from Reese McHenry & The Fox
On Wednesday, we ran a story about Heather McEntire, whose work with Bellafea, Un Deux Trois, and Mount Moriah has made her an essential local presence. Today, we’ve got a video for a song she inspired, by another one of our local favorites: Reese McHenry. “Heather” appears on High Comma, the debut EP from Reese […]
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Sonic Pie Productions Marks Five Years of Business in Durham This Weekend
The music industry is notoriously dominated by dudes, but this weekend, one woman is celebrating her success as an independent promoter—and looking toward expanding her business. Tess Mangum Ocaña runs Sonic Pie Productions, staging and promoting shows in the Triangle and all over North Carolina. She’s served stints booking for The ArtsCenter (for which the […]
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Raund Haus Celebrates Its Second Anniversary This Weekend—Get Started With a New Track from Treee City
Two years ago, Raund Haus sprung up in Durham as a tight-knit family of beatmakers and associated artists. Since then, the collective has established itself as a strong curatorial hub and launched a record label, delivering solid albums from Trandle, OG Senpaiii, and more. Tomorrow night, the group celebrates its second year with a party […]
