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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.…

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 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.…

South of Paradise

D.L. Anderson — Wed, 08 May 2013 04:00:00 -0400

South of the Border is a feast for eyes bloodshot from hours of interstate driving. by D.L. Anderson "You never sausage a place." —Pedro…

Late golazo by Enzo Martinez gives Carolina RailHawks 2-2 draw with Minnesota United FC despite brace from Etienne Barbara

Neil Morris — Sat, 04 May 2013 23:48:00 -0400

MINNEAPOLIS/ WEBCAST—The last time Etienne Barbara and Pablo Campos appeared in the same starting XI was October 15, 2011 as the potent striking tandem for the 2011 Carolina RailHawks. That night, the RailHawks were eliminated from the NASL playoffs in an epic shootout loss to the NSC Minnesota Stars.…

Pierce Freelon (The Beast) and Apple Juice Kid's Beat Making Lab now subject of PBS digital series

Jordan Lawrence — Fri, 03 May 2013 11:50:00 -0400

A new digital series from PBS will shed some national light on one of the Triangle's more unique music initiatives.

In the fall of 2011, local producer Apple Juice Kid, otherwise known as Stephen Levitin, began teaching a class at the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill.…

UNC-CH senior arrested at the General Assembly: "I cannot in good conscience stand idly by"

Bob Geary — Thu, 02 May 2013 11:06:00 -0400

Five UNC system students, members of the NC Student Power Union, were arrested at the General Assembly yesterday. They were part of a larger demonstration of about 100 students and others in the front of the General Assembly building, the purpose of which is explained in the statement released this morning by NCSPU.…

Without Doc and Rosa Lee Watson, Merlefest marches on

Dan Schram — Wed, 01 May 2013 09:56:00 -0400

The 26th annual MerleFest returned to the campus of Wilkes Community College last weekend. One major figure was missing, of course: This year's Merlefest somberly marked the first without the festival's patriarch, Doc Watson, who passed away in May 2012.

Many asked if, after the passing of Watson, his beloved gathering in western North Carolina would change.…

DVD+Digital: Cold feet, Lizzy Caplan and Save the Date

Glenn McDonald — Thu, 18 Apr 2013 22:22:00 -0400

The indie romantic dramedy Save the Date — new to DVD, Blu-ray and digital this week — starts in awfully familiar territory.

Twenty-something Sarah (Lizzy Caplan) is a bookstore clerk and aspiring artist who's about to have her sketches premiere in a small gallery.…

Last chance to publicly support Dix park

Will Huntsberry — Mon, 08 Apr 2013 11:19:00 -0400

After today, the fate of Dorothea Dix park will likely be out of your control.

The second and final public hearing of Wake County’s delegation of general assembly members is scheduled for 4 pm today at the legislature.…

INDY Week at Full Frame: What's the difference between bearing witness and exploitation?

David Fellerath — Sun, 07 Apr 2013 09:13:54 -0400

At the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival, INDY Week contributor Ashley Melzer spoke to several filmmakers and one festival-goer about the line between bearing witness and exploitation.

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INDY Week at Full Frame: Why Documentary?

David Fellerath — Sat, 06 Apr 2013 13:04:00 -0400

INDY Week contributor Ashley Melzer asked several filmmakers attending the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival what makes documentaries special.

Indyweek asks: Why documentary? from Independent Weekly on Vimeo.…

Simple Music Video Series: Kenny Roby's "The Craziest Kid Around"

Dan Schram — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 13:39:00 -0400

I first encountered the name Kenny Roby while listening to a Whiskeytown bootleg from The Brewery, recorded Oct. 22, 1999. Not having been in the Triangle during the great alt-country hope, I never got to see the band for which he is best known, 6 String Drag.…

Rachel Maddow calls N.C. GOP "amazeballs"

Billy Ball — Fri, 05 Apr 2013 13:27:57 -0400

For the liberals out there: Rachel Maddow—the oh-so-sharp host of MSNBC's "Rachel Maddow Show"—has heard your cries.

On Thursday's show, Maddow panned the ominously-numbered Senate Bill 666, a measure that—for all intents and purposes—appears geared to curb North Carolina's college vote.…

Live: Dex Romweber Duo rips through the catalog in Durham

Dan Schram — Wed, 03 Apr 2013 14:12:00 -0400

Friday night at the Casbah in Durham, the underground heroes of the Dex Romweber Duo took the stage. Running through a blistering set, the Duo showed no signs of rust, despite having not performed in some time.…

Live: Four songwriters test new waters (Videos)

Dan Schram — Thu, 21 Mar 2013 16:16:00 -0400

Last Thursday, the Casbah in Durham continued its songwriters in the round series. The first installment featured Heather McEntire, Hiss Golden Messenger, Amy Ray and Phil Cook.…

Live: The Morning After finds unlikely pop success

Dan Schram — Mon, 18 Mar 2013 17:58:00 -0400

Turning to Jac Cain as The Morning After stepped off stage Friday night at The Pour House, I asked him for his impressions of the group: "You know," said the longtime sound engineer, "on paper it shouldn't work. But the thing is, it does."…

DVD+Digital: Sholem Aleichem, Mark Twain and Laughing in the Darkness

Glenn McDonald — Thu, 14 Mar 2013 13:28:00 -0400

The well-made 90-minute film documentary may be mankind's most efficient mode of communication. When put together by skilled filmmakers, the feature-length documentary can convey quite massive amounts of information while providing wit and heart and functioning as, you know, a movie.…

Live: Jacco Gardner and Schooner tweak pop in Durham (Videos)

Dan Schram — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 17:30:00 -0400

Stepping through the front door of The Pinhook, Jacco Gardner and company resembled a military battalion marching in lock step. Professional and organized, the group was there to get a job done.…

New ReverbNation initiative Music For Good helps bands direct money to charity

Ashley Melzer — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 10:19:00 -0500

Three clicks are all it takes for a musician to sign up and sell a song on ReverbNation. Now the Durham based music-marketing platform is making it just as easy for artists to donate to charity, too.…

Wealth inequality in America: Take 6:23, see why it's a crisis

Bob Geary — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 13:08:30 -0500

The middle-class. The American Dream.…

Live: Mandolin Orange shines in its little N.C. hometown (Videos)

Dan Schram — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 12:33:00 -0500

Saturday night in the small town of Warrenton, N.C., Mandolin Orange returned to the Southeast after several weeks touring in the North. Among those stops, they taught a workshop at the famed Berkelee College of Music (which rejected member Andrew Marlin as an applicant years ago) and the Folk Alliance Conference in Toronto.…

Live: Slaid Cleaves plays new material in Durham (Videos)

Dan Schram — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 12:05:00 -0500

Last Thursday at the Casbah, Texas singer-songwriter Slaid Cleaves returned to the Triangle, accompanied by Scrappy Jud Newcomb. Cleaves has not been in the area in nearly four years, so he brought along a batch of new songs from an upcoming album titled Still Fighting The War.…

Tar Heels sweep Seminoles to win fifth straight

Rob Harrington — Sun, 03 Mar 2013 16:42:53 -0500

North Carolina has become fun. The Tar Heels manhandled Florida State this afternoon, posting a gaudily efficient 9-for-15 on threes to defeat the Seminoles 79-58 and capture the season series 2-0.…

Live: Southern Culture on the Skids in one of their preferred rooms (Video)

Dan Schram — Thu, 28 Feb 2013 15:51:00 -0500

The Berkeley Cafe is one of the definitive venues in which to see local legends Southern Culture on the Skids. It could be the intimacy of the place or how the group's sound translates in the awkward room's layout—I'm not certain.…