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.
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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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.
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Two Raleigh Writers Want to Break Down Publishing Barriers with a New Kind of Writing School
For writers with a desk-drawer novel and a dream deferred, Arshia Simkin and Emily Cataneo’s Redbud Writing Project offers a new way forward.
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Celebrate World Refugee Day with Dub Addis at Durham Central Park on Sunday
Today is World Refugee Day. This weekend, gather for live performances, speeches, and family-friendly activities in celebration of Durham’s refugee and immigrant population.
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Western Landscapes Concealed And Revealed In New Exhibit Way Out West
The Ackland’s new exhibit consists of more than twenty paintings newly acquired from the collection of Hugh A. McAllister Jr. and almost sixty from the Ackland’s collection.
