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11 Nov 2009
Can a band that was never exactly cool suddenly presage the new hipsters?
11 Nov 2009
(Music: Feature)
More testament than revelation, Monomyth thrives on survivalist moments.
11 Nov 2009
(Music: Record Review)
4 Nov 2009
Tyranny is more of a surefooted first step than an innovative introductory leap.
4 Nov 2009
(Music: Record Review)
28 Oct 2009
Missy Thangs' Soft Company debut shouldn't be ignored.
28 Oct 2009
(Music: Record Review)
A lot of damage in very little time: Raleigh trio Rocket Cottage plows through four tracks in about six minutes on this debut.
28 Oct 2009
(Music: Record Review)
21 Oct 2009
Grooming and veterinarian appointments have replaced the football and history bowl practices in my mom's schedule, and without two overeating sons to feed, she'll cook legitimate meals for the dogs.
21 Oct 2009
(Columns: Front Porch)
Though Chapel Hill trio Simple clings to its rock 'n' roll staples—thick bass tones, ragged guitar lines, charging drum work—little else about the music suggests the boorishness, flimsiness or fundamentalism of its moniker.
21 Oct 2009
(Music: Record Review)
Don't let the cheery flute of "Out Like a Lamb," the resplendent brass of "Bright Was My Sweetheart" or the soulful organ of "Teardrops" deceive: This is a brutal little record.
21 Oct 2009
(Music: Record Review)
14 Oct 2009
With In Prism—the band's fifth album, its first in 12 years, and arguably the best of its career—Polvo is in the throes of an unexpected second chance.
14 Oct 2009
(Music: Feature)
Less than two minutes into the album, Pierce Freelon's castigated the cruelties of American history and championed the causes of its valiant rebels.
14 Oct 2009
(Music: Record Review)
7 Oct 2009
"These folks won't always be around. My generation and younger people won't have a clue about what a hymn is."
7 Oct 2009
(Music: Feature)
Horror Vacui pushes I Was Totally Destroying It beyond the bounds of a return to innocence and youth, into the territory of a mature band capable of crafting a great record.
7 Oct 2009
(Music: Record Review)
30 Sep 2009
The Twitter paradigm reverts to the antiquated record-store clerk model, where you discover new music because you trust the person behind the counter who loves something you've yet to hear.
30 Sep 2009
(Music: Feature)
Rest easy, Avett Nation: The brothers are mostly as you remembered.
30 Sep 2009
(Music: Record Review)
23 Sep 2009
Inspector 22 is the long-running, one-man, willy-nilly outlet of prolific Chapel Hill musician Todd Wesley Emmert.
23 Sep 2009
(Music: Record Review)
Jake Winstrom on containing energy, exploring his voice and opening for ZZ Top
30 Sep 2009
(Music: Song of the Week)
16 Sep 2009
SPARKcon keeps the creative fires burning.
16 Sep 2009
(Arts: Feature)
"A lot of people that knew me four years ago could never picture me living in a place like this. I'm one hundred times healthier than I ever was living up there."
16 Sep 2009
(Music: Feature)
9 Sep 2009
The respective northern and southern sides are well-matched complementary foils, related without being redundant.
9 Sep 2009
(Music: Record Review)
"I didn't know people were going to be so generous. Everybody gave according to their abilities."
9 Sep 2009
(Special Issues: Fall Guide)
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