On the collaborative new album, intensely personal experiences anchor explorations of similar experiences of Ammons’s Black and queer peers.
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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“Free Radio Werewolf,” the latest Release From Land Is, Brims With Giddy Irreverence
Irrepressible Triangle musician and writer Corbie Hill’s latest album fully merges his personality with electronica.
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After 15 Years Spent Patiently Evolving, Chatham County Line Lets Loose on ‘Hiyo’
Time has worn and reshaped Chatham County Line, but the band is all the better for it.
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Hammer No More the Fingers Is Having Fun Again
Durham trio Duncan Webster, Joe Hall, and Jeff Stickley are back with a new record for the first time in 11 years.
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Maple Stave’s New Album Transforms Melancholy Into Cathartic Expulsions
Released last month, “Arguments” finds Maple Stave reestablishing itself as one of the Triangle’s most distinct and compelling hard rock acts.
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In Its 13th Year, Hopscotch Enters an Ebullient Second Act
Comedy, country spectacle, moshpit messiahs, millennial keychain carabiners, and a dash of rain: This year’s Hopscotch had it all.
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On His Most Boisterous Record in Years, M.C. Taylor Finds a New Rhythm As Hiss Golden Messenger
The songs on “Jump for Joy” were shaped by Taylor actively considering whether it made sense to continue with Hiss in the time leading up to the album.
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At This Year’s Hopscotch Musical Festival, the Small Clubs Are Back
And the chance for small local bands to play music—or tennis—shoulder-to-shoulder with legendary bands is back, too.
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Hopscotch 2023: A Guide to the Small Club Shows
Each year, Hopscotch Music Festival offers a choose-your-own adventure. Here’s the adventure we picked.
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“Goner,” Jenny Besetzt’s First Album in Seven Years, Injects a Sharp Tug From the Passage of Time
It’s 2023, but, in one way or several, we’re all picking up where we left off at the close of the previous decade. So perhaps it’s the perfect time for Jenny Besetzt to show back up—sounding largely the same, yes, but also better than they ever have.