Elton JohnPNC ArenaFriday, March 16 “Elton! Elton! Elton!” The chant rang through Raleigh’s PNC Arena at earsplitting volume, 20,000 mostly middle-aged fans begging, pleading for one of pop music’s most enduring icons to return to the stage. They didn’t have to wait for long. After a few short minutes, Sir Elton John returned to the […]
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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Chapel Hill’s oldest bar, The Cave, is for sale
Craigslist ad Franklin St Bar – Unique – $65000 (Chapel Hill) More than 40 years of beers! Chapel Hill’s oldest bar with 43 years on West Franklin St. This establishment has changed hands very few times over the years and we’re looking for the right person to continue the tradition. Sporting a unique decor and […]
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Chapel Hill’s The Cave is for sale
Mouse Mock, who has owned Chapel Hill music venue The Cave since 2000, has confirmed that the storied bar is up for sale. On Feb. 27 an ad appeared on online classified site Craigslist announcing that ownership would entertain “serious inquiries and qualified buyers.” Mock, who had been a part of the rich community surrounding […]
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Hiss Golden Messenger readies reissue, Record Store Day single
Of the many underrated musical treasures in the Triangle, perhaps no other band lives up to the title like Durham’s Hiss Golden Messenger. The spiritual musings of singer M.C. Taylor shape some of North Carolina’s very best new songs, and their varied folk-rock represents a near perfect balance of intellectual stimulation and breezy accessibility. Despite […]
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I Was Totally Destroying It’s new single a ‘major let down’
“I’m a major let down,” I Was Totally Destroying It’s Rachel Hirsh sings with sugary confusion on “My Internal Din,” the band’s newly released single. “I don’t know what went wrong.” That makes two of us. The song (streaming over at Alternative Press) is the first offering from the Chapel Hill outfit’s forthcoming fourth LP, […]
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Duke’s Brickside Festival adds Gunn-Truscinski Duo, Royal Baths
The Brickside Festival, Duke University’s spring music celebration, might not appeal to your average college kid, but it’s shaping up to be a music nerd’s wet dream. The initial lineup for the March 24 event included blissed-out garage star Kurt Vile in addition to Supreme Dicks, Tanlines and The Postelles. Today, the festival added three […]
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Lost in the Trees share new songs, deeper emotions
Not too long ago, Chapel Hill’s Lost in the Trees were one of the largest groups in town. They still are, but these days it has less to do with membership and more about the national recognition Ari Picker has received for his beautifully heartbreaking songs. A few years ago, the band rolled with a […]
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Former Light Pines leader talks new project Cocoon
It’s impossible to listen to The Storm (streaming here), the tight, well-produced psych-rock debut from Raleigh-based recording project Cocoon, without thinking of another band — one that no longer exists. Josh Pope, the man behind the Cocoon moniker, was once the frontman of The Light Pines, a band that rode a similar sound to the […]
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Onward, Soldiers’ Monsters
Onward, Soldiers return to the area Saturday, March 31, for a show at Local 506 with Wylie Hunter and The Tomahawks. You can’t be everything to everyone: It’s a cliché, sure, but as a platitude, it’s only as overused as it is useful and true. For the latest evidence, see Monsters, the sometimes great and […]
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Tonight: Lost in the Trees play impromptu set at Local 506
This is going to be a big year for Lost in the Trees. They are about to release one of the Triangle’s most anticipated 2012 LPs, the dramatic and emotionally fractured A Church That Fits Our Needs, on March 20. As with any group preparing to launch what could be the breakthrough of their career, […]
