INDY Music

It’s been a while since we’ve heard anything new from Durham’s Blanko Basnet, led by Hammer No More the Fingers guitarist Joe Hall—the band’s self-titled debut came out in August 2013. But the band recently announced that it at last has a new record out on March 16, titled Ocean Meets the Animal, and released […]

Wye Oak may not quite be a local band, as it originated in Baltimore, and one of its two members, drummer Andy Stack, lives in west Texas. But the band’s other half, Jenn Wasner is a somewhat recent Durham dweller, so we’re counting it. Earlier this week, the pair announced a new record, The Louder […]

If your week is a drag so far, consider taking a break with a new cut from Carrboro’s Jphoho1, the main project of longtime scene staple John Harrison. Harrison’s work is consistently easygoing and accessible, and “Be Down Be Free” is no exception. Its video, which you can watch below, morphs slowly from a casual […]

If you’re looking for something to do this evening in Raleigh, consider swinging by Watts & Ward for a free concert from North Carolina Symphony trombonists Jonathan Randazzo and John Ilika. The evening’s music will include selections by Brahms, Bach, Shostakovich, to name a few, and the music starts at 8:30 p.m.

On Friday, we got two new local music treats: a three-song EP from CALAPSE, and a long-awaited full-length solo record from Mount Moriah’s Heather McEntire. They’ve got some new videos for us, too, First off, McEntire has a fresh clip from “Quartz in the Valley,” her latest single from the new Lionheart. Alexis Bravos, a […]

Happy Friday! We did it! Here’s some cool new music as a reward. First, we’ve got a track from DJ PlayPlay’s new EP, It’s Only 3am, which comes out on Monday via Knightwerk records. You might know PlayPlay from their work with Durham’s Party Illegal collective, or perhaps you’ve caught one of the hundreds of […]

If you’ve been around the Triangle for a while, you might remember Midtown Dickens, the charming folksy ensemble led by Catherine Edgerton and Kym Register. After growing into one of Triangle’s most beloved bands, Midtown Dickens played its last official show in November of 2012, and formally announced an indefinite hiatus in early 2013. Register […]