Indy Week

Scenes from Moral Monday at the General Assembly: June 3 should be the biggest yet

Bob Geary — Fri, 24 May 2013 11:21:00 -0400

The General Assembly isn't in session on Memorial Day — next Monday — so no "Moral Monday" protest is planned. The next one, on Monday, June 3, is shaping up as the biggest yet.…

DVD+Digital: Ex-cons, Viagra jokes and Stand Up Guys

Glenn McDonald — Thu, 23 May 2013 16:42:00 -0400

Slight, shaggy and sentimental, the crime comedy Stand Up Guys has exactly three virtues to recommend it.

Those would be the film's trio of lead actors: Al Pacino, Christopher Walken and Alan Arkin.…

War and NASCAR: America-F&#$-Yeah

Will Huntsberry — Thu, 23 May 2013 13:57:00 -0400

Dear NASCAR,

You are from North Carolina and as such I respect you. Your outlaw origins in running moonshine are badass.…

Birds and Arrows, but no cello (tonight at Casbah)

Peter Blackstock — Thu, 23 May 2013 12:40:00 -0400

Birds and Arrows’ recent guest spot on WUNC-FM’s “The State of Things” found husband-and-wife Pete and Andrea Connolly joined on banjo by Kyra Moore—but notably without longtime cellist Josh Starmer, who recently departed the band after four years.

Starmer joined Birds and Arrows in 2009 and recorded 2011’s We’re Gonna Run and 2013’s Coyotes with them.…

[Kicking can / Update X 2] House not ready to renege on Dix Park lease just yet

Bob Geary — Wed, 22 May 2013 16:47:00 -0400

[Update x 2, 4 p.m. Wednesday] The House Judiciary Committee approved a substitute bill for Senate Bill 334 and sent it to the House floor.…

Videos: Last Year's Men, The Lollipops and more gather at Slim's to support Elijah Von Cramon

Dan Schram — Wed, 22 May 2013 08:14:00 -0400

Last weekend at Slim's, more than 15 bands played to show their support and raise funds for Paint Fumes lead singer Elijah Von Cramon at "LIJApalooza." As detailed in last week's Indy Week, Von Cramon recently spent considerable time in the hospital after being hit by a car.…

The Galaxy's not so far, far away: Carolina RailHawks deactivates Dynamo 3-1, will host MLS champs next Wednesday in U.S. Open Cup

Neil Morris — Wed, 22 May 2013 01:16:00 -0400

WAKEMED SOCCER PARK/ CARY—Last year, the Carolina RailHawks entered play in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup riding a nine-game winless skid to open the NASL season. Moreover, the RailHawks knew that a loss to PSA Elite, their second round Open Cup opponent, meant squandering the lucrative opportunity to host the defending MLS champion L.A. Galaxy the next week.…

EPA to hold public meeting tonight about water contamination in Wake Forest

Lisa Sorg — Tue, 21 May 2013 14:29:00 -0400

Federal and state environmental officials will hold a public meeting tonight about an area of suspected water contamination in Wake Forest.

The meeting, hosted by the EPA and N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources, is scheduled for 6—8 p.m. at the Stony Hill Fire Department, 7045 Stony Hill Road, in Wake Forest.…

New AFL-CIO report evaluates worker health and safety

Elizabeth Van Brocklin — Mon, 20 May 2013 10:08:00 -0400

Working could be hazardous to your health.

In "Death on the Job: The Toll of Neglect," an annual report released last week, the AFL-CIO evaluated the health and safety of American workers.…

Carolina RailHawks goes down to Atlanta Silverbacks 2-0 for RailHawks' first loss of season

Neil Morris — Sat, 18 May 2013 22:39:00 -0400

ATLANTA SILVERBACKS PARK/ WEBCAST—The Carolina RailHawks went down to Georgia unbeaten and first place in the 2013 NASL Spring season standings. Carolina left with their first defeat of the season, a 2-0 loss to the feisty, much-improved Atlanta Silverbacks in front of an officially announced crowd of 4,716.…

Shake-up unfolding in NASL front office staff, per internal league memo

Neil Morris — Fri, 17 May 2013 20:30:00 -0400

A shake-up in the front office of the North American Soccer League (NASL) is currently taking place, with at least three full-time staffers and a contract employee leaving the league by the end of this month.

According to an internal league memorandum from NASL Commissioner Bill Peterson obtained by INDY Week, Chief Operating Officer Darren McCartney, Communications Director Kartik Krishnaiyer and graphic artist Derek Reese are leaving their positions with the league.…

Star Trek Into Darkness is cute but insubstantial

Neil Morris — Fri, 17 May 2013 19:38:00 -0400

STAR TREK INTO DARKNESS

Opens Friday (see times below)

The title Star Trek Into Darkness remains just as nebulous by the time the closing credits roll as it does during a chase prologue along the Class M Planet of Nibiru. Fortunately, director J.J. Abrams inadvertently provides a number of alternate titles along the way.…

DVD+Digital: Rooney Mara, antidepressants and Side Effects

Glenn McDonald — Thu, 16 May 2013 23:44:00 -0400

The latest and maybe final film from director Steven Soderbergh, Side Effects isn't the movie that it first appears to be. About halfway through, the story pivots and another film emerges.…

Saturday: The Backsliders, PKM raise money to battle Parkinson's Disease

Bryan C. Reed — Thu, 16 May 2013 11:23:00 -0400

Guitarist and producer Mike Gardner may forever be most renowned as one-third of the ‘80s hard-rock outfit PKM. With bassist Pee Wee Watson and drummer Kenny Soule, PKM managed a timely blend of styles.…

Mudcats' woes get worse with late Salem comeback

Mike Potter — Wed, 15 May 2013 22:41:00 -0400

FIVE COUNTY STADIUM/ZEBULON Back again with the Carolina Mudcats, who are desperately needing to mix in a win.

The Carolina League’s last-place team will take a five-game overall losing streak and eight-game overall losing streak into tonight’s contest with the Salem Red Sox.…

Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup potential third round matches announced, including possible return visit by L.A. Galaxy to Cary to face RailHawks

Neil Morris — Wed, 15 May 2013 18:49:00 -0400

A visit from the defending Major League Soccer champion awaits the winner of the Carolina RailHawks and Carolina Dynamo match in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup next Tuesday, May 21 in Cary.

This is but one of the potential U.S. Open Cup third round pairings and venues announced Wednesday by U.S. Soccer.…

The Third Expression will roll tape at Marsh Woodwinds

Peter Blackstock — Wed, 15 May 2013 15:33:00 -0400

Concerts at Marsh Woodwinds are too few and far between, given that it’s the best listening room in Raleigh.

You can forgive owner Rodney Marsh for the infrequency: His priority is the instrument sales and repair store downstairs, so the shows in his second-floor space—lovingly decorated with a sensory-overload motif—are a bonus, born of his desire to fill the building with warm and radiant sounds when time and circumstances allow.…

Indeed, Cardinal Innovations receives federal funding

Billy Ball — Wed, 15 May 2013 12:32:57 -0400

As an addendum to today's story, Cardinal Innovations spokeswoman Rachel Porter confirmed after deadline Tuesday that her agency—known in official lingo as a managed care organization—does indeed receive federal funding from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).

That information is key because it confirms the state-funded Cardinal Innovations, formerly known as Piedmont Behavioral Health, is subject to the findings of a federal investigation into whether Cardinal has broken federal law by denying mental health care reimbursements for the treatment of undocumented immigrants in its 15-county service area, which includes Orange and Chatham counties.…

Interview: Lost in the Trees' Ari Picker discusses the band's new, non-orchestral lineup

Jordan Lawrence — Wed, 15 May 2013 10:40:00 -0400

About a month ago, the crowd at Krankies Coffee in Winston-Salem was treated to a far different Lost in the Trees than anyone had seen previously. Playing the city's third annual Phuzz Phest, the Chapel Hill outfit—known for swelling strings, complex arrangements, and the uninhibited emotions of frontman Ari Picker—debuted a new line-up.…

Carolina Dynamo advance to 2nd round of U.S. Open Cup after shootout thriller over Chattanooga FC

Neil Morris — Tue, 14 May 2013 22:43:00 -0400

MACPHERSON STADIUM/ ONLINE—The spirit of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup was splendiferous at Macpherson Stadium in Browns Summit, N.C. as the Carolina Dynamo defeated the NPSL’s Chattanooga FC 4-1 in a PK shootout (4-4 draw) to advance to the second round of the Open Cup.

In front of 1,221 partisans, the hometown Dynamo struck first in the 22nd minute when N.C. State rising senior Alex Martinez scored from atop the box as his older brother, Real Salt Lake midfielder and current Carolina Railhawks loanee Enzo Martinez, looked on from the grandstands.…

Chapel Hill paves the way for more food trucks

Elizabeth Bartholf — Tue, 14 May 2013 10:56:00 -0400

Good news for foodies in the Triangle: Chapel Hill's Town Council has cut fees and amended rules to make the town more food truck friendly. With new policies, the council hopes more food trucks will come find their home on the hill.…

Mudcats suffer rare sweep at home, stay double digits out of first

Mike Potter — Mon, 13 May 2013 22:47:00 -0400

FIVE COUNTY STADIUM/ZEBULON The Carolina Mudcats will finish their series with the Lynchburg Hillcats on an unseasonably cold evening.

And right now it’s about turning around the momentum.…

Live: Phil Cook and his Guitarheels celebrate Ry Cooder

Jordan Lawrence — Mon, 13 May 2013 17:00:00 -0400

Phil Cook and the Guitarheels
Haw River Ballroom, Saxapahaw
Friday, May 10, 2013

When it was released in 1972, Boomer's Story felt original, even though it contained no original material. As with much of Ry Cooder's work at the time, the influential LP features his versions of traditional folk numbers and blues favorites, soul songs and diverse instrumentals.…

INDY's Jill Warren Lucas to participate in NYT Recipe Lab

Lisa Sorg — Mon, 13 May 2013 16:31:00 -0400

Jill Warren Lucas, who writes about food for INDY Week and her blog Eating My Words, is the only home cook in the South invited to join The New York Times' Julia Moskin for an online chat as part of the Recipe Lab series.

The event will be streamed live Wednesday, May 15, at 8 p.m.…

Update: Longtime regional director Haskell Fitz-Simons dies at 64

Byron Woods — Mon, 13 May 2013 11:36:00 -0400

UPDATE May 14 5:00pm: The funeral for Haskell Fitz-Simons' will be Tuesday, May 21 at 4 p.m. at St. Michael's Episcopal Church, 1520 Canterbury Road, Raleigh. A reception will follow in the church's fellowship hall.…

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