“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.
Fresh, Tender Coming-of-Age Songs on Dissimilar South’s “Treehouse” EP
The band’s debut was produced by Mipso’s Wood Robinson at Nightsound Studios in Carrboro.
The Bruising and the Brooding Entwine in Case Sensitive’s “Twin” EP
The Chapel Hill trio’s heavy rock is also carefully constructed, eerie, and ethereal.
The Cave Closes on April 30 in Chapel Hill, Local 506 Changes Hands
It’s a sad day for music fans who love tiny, rowdy rooms: The Cave, the longstanding Chapel Hill watering hole and incubator for countless local bands, will close on April 30. Mark Connor, who runs the venue, shared the announcement this afternoon. In a statement on The Cave’s Facebook page, the club thanked the musicians,…
Now in Their Tenth Year, What Do the Carolina Music Awards Actually Accomplish?
CAROLINA MUSIC AWARDS Saturday, August 5, 8 p.m., $27–$53 Fletcher Opera Theater, Raleigh www.dukeenergycenterraleigh.com For the past decade, the Carolina Music Awards have been conferred upon musicians in North and South Carolina in an array of genres that keeps getting wider. This week, nominees in twenty-two categories will gather at the stately Fletcher Opera House,…
Here Are the Local Musicians Donating Their Bandcamp Proceeds to the ACLU Today
Earlier this week, the music platform Bandcamp announced that it would donate its cut of all music and merch sales made today to the ACLU. The move came as a response to the immigration ban that went in effect over the weekend, which prompted a massive flood in donations to the civil rights organization. So…
SXSW 2016: The Triangle’s Watch List
The music portion of Austin’s South by Southwest has begun and will overrun Austin, Texas, through week’s end. Though it’s easy to gripe about the congestion and corporatization of the event, especially during the last decade, hordes of bands still make the southward pilgrimage in hopes of being heard at showcases both official and unofficial.…
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Raleigh Television Network’s Live Music Show Premieres This Week. Can It Be More Than Lip Service to the Arts?
On a Friday morning in late February, I stepped into a television studio to watch the premiere of a pilot. Damien Graham, the City of Raleigh’s communications director, had invited the media to the humble offices of the municipally funded Raleigh Television Network to see the start of a program he’d been pushing since his…
Hopscotch 2015 in photos
Hopscotch Music Festival Downtown Raleigh Thursday, September 10-Saturday, September 12, 2015 The annual Hopscotch Music Festival descended on downtown Raleigh for the sixth year this weekend, with local and out-of-town bands alike convening on a handful of venues for three full days of fun. Photographers Rodney Boles and Nick Pironio captured many of the festival’s…