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Our guide to this week's shows
Wooden Wand, Ryan Gustafson, The Human Eyes, Whatever Brains, The Super Vacations, The Invisible Hand, The So So Glos, Horseskull, Steep Canyon Rangers, Beth McKee, Bombadil, Saints Apollo, American Aquarium, O'Brother, I Fight Dragons
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Record Review
It's worth remembering why Jay Reatard mattered in the first place: his songs. For that, this split shared by local favorites The Love Language and Spider Bags offers the finest of remembrances.
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Music Feature
You can't re-read the program notes. You can't admire the cellist's bowing style. You can't exchange a glance with the person next to you. It's just you and the music.
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Music Feature
Pete jokes that he's been "browbeaten into liking Christmas" by Andrea's adoration of the season, but the work Birds and Arrows puts into these annual holiday shows reflects a band that takes its carols seriously.
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Theater
The grace and gentleness given the animated characters make this a work to warm the hearts and dazzle the senses this winter season.
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Photography
Will we ever fully acknowledge and support the continued existence of our indigenous people and culture, or will their faces be forever absent, like that of Nayenezgani?
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Theater
Throughout its 25 years, Manbites has defiantly refused to bow to commercial considerations with its programming. "We've tried to produce plays that experiment with form."
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Comedy
While Madigan prefers to just stick to being a comic, Cedric enjoys network time in addition to roar of the stand-up crowd.
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Food Feature
"Fudge does not have to be bad for you," says Andi Wolfgang, a calm and culinarily centered soul who produces soy-free, gluten-free and "superfood" fudge at Raleigh's Nama Kiss.
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First Bite
Pizzeria Toro has craft, flair and zest for experiment, making its evolution worth tracking and its menu worth exhausting.
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Film Beat
Local filmmakers Kenny Dalsheimer and Penelope Maunsell examine the 30-year career of internationally known N.C. artist Patrick Dougherty.
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Film Review
Killing Them Softly is a portrait of an America ruled by avarice, where the have-nots are fraught with vice and the haves are left to jockey for an even bigger piece of the pie.
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Film Review
Joe Wright's visualization of Leo Tolstoy's classic novel about adulterous passion is audacious.
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Wake County
Raleigh planners studied the backyard-cottage model of progressive cities such as Portland, Seattle and Santa Cruz to develop the current proposal. It would allow detached dwellings citywide as long as they are built to code.
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Durham County
Abandoned homes, such as 212 E. Geer St., are primarily situated in low-income, minority neighborhoods where lending banks aren't likely to recoup cash on upkeep.
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Front Porch
The bridge was only a rusty row of waterlogged and heavy eight-foot planks. With the dogs as my cheerleaders and the wheelbarrow my fulcrum, I aimed to create a northwest passage with the refuse.
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Gallery
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Letters to the Editor
"Cleansing your water palate with malbec sounds like holidays around our house! This one is sure to please oenophiles and aquaphiles alike."
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Peripheral Visions
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Citizen
Gov.-elect Pat McCrory will need to straighten out the group homes mess. After that, much bigger questions loom.
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Sudoku Solution
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Crossword Solution
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Crossword Puzzle
