We will remember 2012 as a violent year. It started with clashes in Syria and ended with bloodshed in Newtown, Conn. In between, though, we carried on as usual. What else could we do, really? We went to the park with our kids, ate cotton candy at the state fair and swam on hot summer […]
Jeremy M. Lange
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At the vigil for Kabab & Curry owner Mohammed Arfan Sundal
A candlelight vigil was held Thursday, Dec. 13, for Mohammed Arfan Sundal, the owner of Kabab & Curry House at 2016 Guess Road, Durham. Mr. Sundal was fatally shot in the restaurant’s parking lot Dec. 6, leaving behind his wife, two daughters and two sons. ABC11 reports that Durham police went door-to-door Wednesday seeking clues […]
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The Year in Music Photos 2012
It’s not easy but certainly possible to talk about how a year sounded in any given area: Listen to every record, single and Soundcloud link offered by a band within your perimeter. Revisit club schedules and think about which bands played at Local 506 or which acts found themselves at Kings. Check the local radio […]
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Rock the (early) vote
To raise awareness of early voting in North Carolina, Mac McCaughan, co-owner of Merge Records and co-founder of Superchunk, collaborated with the Obama campaign to play free shows at UNC-Wilmington and Durham’s Central Park with Spider Bags. During two lunchtime concerts (the Durham one headlined by out-of-towners Titus Andronicus), the bands encouraged the crowds to […]