Matthew E. White & Howard Ivans Saturday, Dec. 14 $12–$14, 9:30 p.m. Kings Matthew E. White didn’t release his sweeping and soulful debut, Big Inner, to launch a successful solo career. But, awash with tender strings and reassuring brass and landing somewhere between the anxious odysseys of Randy Newman and the romantic funk of Al […]
Jordan Lawrence
Bio: After seven years in the Triangle, Jordan Lawrence followed his fiancée and their fluffy cat to Greensboro. He has written about music for the INDY since 2010.Twitter: http://twitter.com/JordanLawrence
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The Longbranch closes, looking for new location
The Longbranch, Raleigh’s mainstream country mecca that was recently reborn as an electronica hotbed, is moving to a new location. The owners closed the longstanding club off Wake Forest Road after hosting a final bacchanal on Halloween night. They are currently seeking a new room. Though they don’t yet know if they’ll end up downtown […]
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Interview: At 12 and 14, Durham’s La Bête Magique sing with unexpected maturity
Photo courtesy of the bandLa Bête Magique It’s tempting to grade La Bête Magique on a curve. After all, the members of this charming folk duo, Bella Mead and Tehila Rosenblatt-Farrell, are 12 and 14, respectively. Their parents are longtime friends, which made their own connection seemingly inevitable. Rosenblatt-Farrell had been playing guitar for about […]
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Black Skies announce new LP, premiere song and video
Black Skies have never been known to rush; in eight years, the sludgy Chapel Hill trio have managed only two full-length efforts. They released the first one, On the Wings of Time, two years ago. The second, Circadian Meditations, is out November 19. Like its predecessor, the new record moves at a tectonic clip, especially […]
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Opening Flower Happy Bird (featuring Airstrip’s Matthew Park) post catalog for free
Among the cooler aspects of Bandcamp—besides the ability to stream music and buy vinyl on a single page—is that many musicians have used the service to re-release old material, often for free. This tactic has been especially beneficial for some artists in North Carolina. Heads on Sticks offered two archival EPs before releasing 2010’s Mocking […]
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WOOL’s Delta
Wool With Prypyat & Bridges Thursday, Nov. 7 Free, 9:30 p.m. Tir Na Nog The fuzzy Raleigh rock band WOOL exists in a crowded field. It’s spent the past few years building a local following while developing its sound, sharing dates with the likes of The Love Language and Gross Ghost, reliably restless and dramatic […]
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Video: Nick Sanborn’s ‘Lend Me Your Voice’ in Durham
“Lend Me Your Voice” Nelson Music Room, Duke University, Durham November 1, 2013 Premiering Friday, Nick Sanborn’s “Lend Me Your Voice” program sought to highlight musicians who often occupy supporting roles. All seven players—Sanborn included and surrounded by guitarist William Tyler, bassist Bradley Cook and many others—have shifted at least some focus to their own […]
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Halloween in Winston: Whatever Brains trick, Thee Oh Sees treat
Photo by Jordan Lawrence Thee Oh Sees Thee Oh Sees, Whatever Brains Krankies Coffee, Winston-Salem October 31, 2013 About halfway through “I Come From the Mountain,” just as Thee Oh Sees‘ tenacious groove reached a fever pitch that wouldn’t break for another hour, two crowd-surfers met in the middle of the room. One of the […]
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The Rosebuds scare up a pair of Halloween treats, offer a free download
Man, The Rosebuds really love holidays: Last year, the Raleigh-nurtured duo of Ivan Howard and Kelly Crisp released an entire full-length of Christmas songs, a move that felt a little uncharacteristic. After all, The Rosebuds don’t revel in chipper melodies like their yuletide-favorite label mates She & Him; their records are more often dominated by […]
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Lost in the Trees premiere video, announce new LP, Past Life, for February
“Rites”—our first taste of Past Life, Lost in the Trees‘ new LP, due Feb. 18 via ANTI—isn’t a great single. That’s not to say that it’s a bad song. Premiered Monday by Rolling Stone along a with minimal, sing-along video, its arrangement is airy and calming. Back-up singers and reverb follow Ari Picker’s ever-delicate singing, […]
