Sunday Reading: Another Rockstar Abuser Outed
The Posies disbanded this month after sexual assault allegations came to light against Ken Stringfellow.
Relive the Glory Days of Rock N’ Roll in “Creem: America’s Only Rock and Roll Magazine”
The documentary is about as deep as the second half of a “Behind the Music.” That can be fun.
After the Long Haul of Recording the Excellent “IV,” Drag Sounds Scopes Out a Faster Lane
“This next shit might not have any guitars. Synthesizer-bass-drum-machine record—guess what? That’s also Drag Sounds. We can do what we want. None of your business. How about that?”
Truth Club Bounces Back from Burnout to Reclaim Its Place as One of Raleigh’s Brightest New Bands
The young indie-rock quartet went on hiatus shortly before Stereogum dubbed it one of 2019’s best new bands, but now they’re returning to headline WKNC’s Double Barrel Benefit at Kings.
Resurgent Rockers Minor Stars Defy Disillusionment on “Through Pinholes in the Sky”
Nine years after its first release, the Chapel Hill psych-rock band bounces back with a new album that fulfills its early promise.
Spoon Seeks the Perfect Stereo Image in Two Decades’ Worth of Greatest Hits
“Personally, I think it’s pretty cool that one of our most loved songs isn’t due to placements or radio hype,” Britt Daniel says of one surprising inclusion. “People just dig it.”
Greta Van Fleet, Rock Saviors or Empty Led Zeppelin CD Case?
Considering the postmortem rock stardom of one of the year’s most polarizing bands as it heads for Raleigh.
More Rock Coverage
Two Kinds of Intensity in New Songs by Loamlands and Boulevards
“Some Boy You Don’t Need” is a spare electric-folk stunner; “Take It to the Top” hits a juicy spot between funk, disco, and rock.
The Great Pretender: Chrissie Hynde’s Forty-Year Roller Coaster Career
THE PRETENDERS Sunday, Nov. 13, 7:30 p.m., $45–$75 Durham Performing Arts Center, Durham “Precious,” the first track on Pretendersprobably one of the greatest debut albums ever maderoars out of London’s punk ferment with a ferocious attack that evokes “motorcycles with guitars,” the sound young Chrissie Hynde had conceived for the band she’d formed. Hynde, “the…
Hopscotch VII Hits Raleigh This Weekend
Summer doesn’t technically end for a few more weeks, yet the Hopscotch Music Festival always feels like the herald of fall. By the time it arrives in early September, sweltering summer humidity has faded, yielding to crisper breezes and tail ends of tropical storms. The weather may be cooling off, but downtown Raleigh heats up…
Japanese pub/ ramen shop Dashi will open on East Chapel Hill Street in Durham
Call off your office pools, finally, we know: The owners of Dashi, the Japanese ramen shop and pub, has announced it will open at 415 E. Chapel Hill St., in Durham, near the corner of Mangum Street and near Alley Twenty Six, Rue Cler, Merge Records, tech company Two Toasters and Rock, Paper, Scissors salon…
Loamlands announce debut EP, premiere single
Photo courtesy of Trekky Records Loamlands Some Kind of Light—the small-platter introduction to Durham’s Loamlands, due Sep. 24 via Trekky Records—is quite promising, even if it doesn’t feel altogether new. It’s steeped in the fiery, minimal folk-rock that has taken hold in many parts of the South, especially the Triangle. It makes sense that the…
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