One morning in 2016, Argote woke up and said to herself, “I’m done.” It took her three years to talk about why.
Sarah Edwards
Sarah Edwards is culture editor of the INDY, covering cultural institutions and the arts in the Triangle. She joined the staff in 2019 and assumed her current role in 2020.
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Mountain Man’s Molly Sarlé Mines Complex Truths from California Dreams on Her Solo Debut
An out-of-the-way karaoke bar among the redwoods near Big Sur hangs like a mirage above Sarlé’s new album, “Karaoke Angel.”
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Fall Arts Preview: Five Talks and Readings
From a reading by experimental essayist Leslie Jamison to a lecture from Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, here’s five talks and readings we don’t want to miss.
Posted inFilm & Television
The New Linda Ronstadt Doc Revolves Around the Power of Her Voice
During her heyday, the Queen of Rock’s image was malleable to the whims of critics—ingenue or sex object, depending on the day—but in a new documentary, the power of her vocal range takes the stage.
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Triangle First: Anne-Claire Sweats Out a Bad Breakup with “Mosquitos”
Jazz and pop influences get equal air time in the Carrboro-based musician’s catchy, defiant new single, and we’re premiering the video today.
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Watch Mandolin Orange’s NPR Tiny Desk Concert
The intimate performance tees-up a lengthy fall and winter tour for the Chapel Hill duo.
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A Former Cat’s Cradle Employee Accuses Management of Condoning Bad Workplace Behavior and Issues Collective Demands for Change
The demands include that “only people employed by the Cat’s Cradle may do anything work-related in relation to directing other employees” and that “bartenders in the main room obtain control of their tips.”
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The Remarkable Story of the Drive to Preserve Nina Simone’s Childhood Home
How a group of artists came together to save and restore the tiny three-room, 660-square-foot house in Tryon, North Carolina, that Nina Simone grew up in.
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Merge’s Principles Are Timeless. But There’s One Big Way It’s Changing with the Times.
The influential, Durham-based indie label’s storied past is well-trod ground. To celebrate MRG30, its thirtieth-anniversary festival, we spoke with artists who represent its next generation.
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Triangle Music Issue: Scarred but Revivified, a Beloved Indie Band Finds the Love Again
Ten years after debuting its first album, The Love Language is reuniting for a July 12 show at Cat’s Cradle.