Organically connecting Western and Middle Eastern musical traditions, ‘Cedar’ is a keen reflection on how we treat our world.
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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Dan Melchior’s ”Odes” Is Unvarnished and Earnest, but Also Meticulously Composed
The album is dedicated to Melchior’s late wife, Letha Rodman, who passed away in 2014.
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The Mountain Goats’ 19th Album Probes the Unknowable Expanse
“Getting Into Knives” feels like John Darnielle’s fully-realized vision.
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Hiss Golden Messenger Gets Emotional for Public Schools on a Second Live-Album Benefit
A fundraiser for the Durham Public Schools Foundation, “School Daze” shows Hiss Golden Messenger at its rowdiest.
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Crystal Spiders Shout Down the Apocalypse on “Molt”
The Raleigh heavy metal duo’s debut LP is distinguished by singer Brenna Leath’s raspy, reverberating power.
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“Terms of Surrender” Is Hiss Golden Messenger’s Most Invigorating Record in Years
Conviction and caution collide on the Durham-based Merge Records artist’s fine, fiery new album, due out this Friday.
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Jake Xerxes Fussell Tiptoes Between Mirth and Melancholy in Good Company
On first blush, you’d be forgiven for thinking that nothing has changed on new album “Out of Sight,” which focuses on nineteenth and early-twentieth-century folk songs.
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Record Review: Spider Bags Still Excels at Biting Disillusion and Zany Abandon
Someday Everything Will Be Fine Merge Records As beefy, boozy guitars wind and tangle on the opening “Reckless,” Spider Bags frontman Dan McGee offers a declaration that fairly well sums up the spirit of the irrepressible Orange County garage rockers. “I wasn’t born to this world/To drive a truck,” he cries, steely passion giving way […]
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Live: On Inauguration Night, Run the Jewels Keeps the Fun Flowing in Raleigh
Run the Jewels The Ritz, Raleigh Friday, January 20, 2016 Shortly before Run the Jewels took the stage in Raleigh, I pushed my way to the center of the densely packed crowd. The dudes I ended up next to were raring to go. After pausing to excitedly chide me for my earplugs—as inadequate against the […]
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In Au Pair, Django Haskins and Gary Louris break state and generational lines
Au Pair with Beauty World Saturday, Jan. 9, 9 p.m., $12 Cat’s Cradle Back Room 300 E. Main St., Carrboro 919-967-9053 www.catscradle.com Gary Louris can’t remember precisely where he first met Django Haskins. He knows that it was at one of the large-band re-creations of Big Star’s Third that his friend, the Triangle songwriter and […]