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By Chris Parker.]]> Music/Feature Wed, 01 Jul 2009 04:00:00 EDT Independent Weekly http://www.indyweek.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A397368 http://www.indyweek.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A397368 Nic Brown book release party]]> Our Picks/8 Days a Week Wed, 01 Jul 2009 04:00:00 EDT Independent Weekly http://www.indyweek.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A397367 http://www.indyweek.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A397367 Last week, Reverb Nation launched a program called Sponsored Songs, in which it distributes a lump sum of cash from a large advertiser to the 1,000 bands that do best on Reverb Nation. By Grayson Currin.]]> Music/Feature Wed, 01 Jul 2009 04:00:00 EDT Independent Weekly http://www.indyweek.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A397366 http://www.indyweek.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A397366 Joe Hall graduated from the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill in 2006, but he's never been to Players, one of the school's most popular dance destinations on East Franklin Street. By Ally Helmers.]]> Music/Feature Wed, 01 Jul 2009 04:00:00 EDT Independent Weekly http://www.indyweek.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A397363 http://www.indyweek.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A397363 It's not often that a Republican votes against an environmental protection bill because it isn't wide-reaching enough. But that's what happened in the N.C. House earlier this month. By Matthew McGibney.]]> News/Living Green Wed, 01 Jul 2009 04:00:00 EDT Independent Weekly http://www.indyweek.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A397362 http://www.indyweek.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A397362 When my sweaty-handed, shaking bride-to-be presented me with a ring and a proposal in December 2007, I said yes. Honestly, I'd never imagined myself a bride, as the state I've lived in for 30 years doesn't acknowledge gay marriage. By Ruth Gierisch.]]> Columns/Front Porch Wed, 01 Jul 2009 04:00:00 EDT Independent Weekly http://www.indyweek.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A397361 http://www.indyweek.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A397361 Beres Hammond, Weese Fest, Festival for the Eno, The Club Is Open Festival, Yellowman, Fontana, Birds & Arrows, The Defibulators, Town Mountain, more]]> Music/Hearing Aid Wed, 01 Jul 2009 04:00:00 EDT Independent Weekly http://www.indyweek.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A397360 http://www.indyweek.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A397360 Beyond Beauty: Photographs from the Duke University Special Collections Library; more]]> Our Picks/8 Days a Week Wed, 01 Jul 2009 04:00:00 EDT Independent Weekly http://www.indyweek.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A397359 http://www.indyweek.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A397359 Many films portray prostitution as kooky and fun, but here the ladies are treated with delicacy and dignity as they methodically trade their fleeting beauty for jewels, chateaux and stock portfolios. By Laura Boyes.]]> Film/Feature/ Review Wed, 01 Jul 2009 04:00:00 EDT Independent Weekly http://www.indyweek.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A397358 http://www.indyweek.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A397358 What keeps Public Enemies from being a masterpiece is a peculiar lack of emotional accessibility to the key characters. By Neil Morris.]]> Film/Feature/ Review Wed, 01 Jul 2009 04:00:00 EDT Independent Weekly http://www.indyweek.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A397357 http://www.indyweek.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A397357 You could certainly say that Whatever Works is not hilarious, but I'm far more interested in the increasingly unordinary universe and counterintuitive cheeriness of Allen's later comedies. By Nathan Gelgud.]]> Film/Feature/ Review Wed, 01 Jul 2009 04:00:00 EDT Independent Weekly http://www.indyweek.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A397356 http://www.indyweek.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A397356 News/The Count Wed, 01 Jul 2009 04:00:00 EDT Independent Weekly http://www.indyweek.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A397355 http://www.indyweek.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A397355 James Morrison]]> Our Picks/8 Days a Week Wed, 01 Jul 2009 04:00:00 EDT Independent Weekly http://www.indyweek.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A397354 http://www.indyweek.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A397354 Film/calendar Wed, 01 Jul 2009 04:00:00 EDT Independent Weekly http://www.indyweek.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A397352 http://www.indyweek.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A397352 Caramel is the reason beer goes with grilled food and wine often doesn't. Here are some beer and summer food pairings, followed by some recipes for beer-based summer sauces. By Julie Johnson.]]> Food/Beer Hopping Wed, 01 Jul 2009 04:00:00 EDT Independent Weekly http://www.indyweek.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A397350 http://www.indyweek.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A397350 On four contiguous screens, 8 feet tall by 40 feet long, this is a piece you can watch again and again, with ever-increasing returns on your investment. By Amy White.]]> Arts/Visual Art Wed, 01 Jul 2009 04:00:00 EDT Independent Weekly