Good Moon Signs: Sylvan Esso On Making a Festival, Maintaining a Community Feel, and 90s Chord Vocoders
The band’s two-day Durham concert runs May 31 and June 1 at the Durham Bulls Athletic Park.
Packed with Subtly Brilliant Musical Moments, ‘Dust’ Finds the Dead Tongues at Its Most Adventurous
‘Dust’ traverses a universal struggle to belong—and to find the balance between the person you were and the person you’ve become.
Phil Cook Dedicated His 40th Year to the Piano—and Manifested ‘All These Years.’
“When I discovered piano, I found a balance. I am still hanging in that balance all these years later.”
Sylvan Esso Launches a Hometown Label and Singles Series
Gaze into the crystal ball with Psychic Hotline.
Listen to “Reveries in the Rift,” Joe Westerlund’s Gentle, Hypnotic New Album
In Westerlund’s new release, time and space break down just a liiiiiitle bit—the perfect listen for a weird Leap Year weekend.
Ari Picker Makes a Full-Throttle Leap into Flashy Electropop with Dante High
Catch the band at The Pinhook in Durham on Saturday
Phil Cook Commits to His Community on His Second Record, People Are My Drug
PHIL COOK Thursday, June 7, 8 p.m., $17–$20 Cat’s Cradle, Carrboro www.catscradle.com Talk with Phil Cook for even a few minutes, and the discussion will inevitably lead to community and the accompanying concepts of trust and love. Dive deeper, and it becomes clear just how important it is for him to reflect those themes in…
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