Record Review: Personality Cult's Debut Is a Tightly Wound Burst of Pure...
Ben Carr doesn't sit still for long. Over the past decade, the frontman and songwriter has led three bands, each with a distinct angle on garage rock and punk, each of which has thrived on sharp hooks...
View ArticleRecord Review: Mountain Man's Magic Ship Sails the Seas of Intricate Detail...
The pair performs at UNC's Moeser Auditorium in Hill Hall on Friday night.
View ArticleRecord Review: The Lost (and Found) Tapes of Hazel Dickens and Alice Gerrard
Sitting at the kitchen table with Dickens and Gerrard, we get a glimpse of the duo's working process.
View ArticleRecord Review: The Thrills of Oak City Slums' Not Well
The ten-track ride feels like it’s speeding 80 mph on a winding dirt road.
View ArticleRecord Review: Public Acid's Corrosive, Nonconformist Public Weapons
Beginning from the album's first few seconds, the band declares its intent to subvert expectations at every turn.
View ArticleRecord Review: Ghostt Bllonde's Bouncy Birthday Party
The band celebrates the album's release Saturday night at Kings.
View ArticleLive: Full of Hell and Outer Heaven Offer Hardcore Catharsis at Local 506
It can feel as though we’re living in a realm of eternal decay, which is perhaps part of the reason why 2018 has been such a banner year for death metal.
View ArticleRecord Review: Nathan Bowles' Plainly Mistaken Is Plainly Delightful
On his latest LP, the banjo bender makes another dive into exciting new territory.
View ArticleRecord Review: Tired of Everything Makes a Blistering Debut
You can catch the band at Slim's Monday night.
View ArticleBirds & Arrows Make a Late Fall Migration Back to Chapel Hill
The band performs at the Cat's Cradle Back Room Friday night.
View ArticleRecord Review: Cold Cream Makes a Smart, Sneering Debut
Sometimes it's nice not to be surprised.
View ArticleRecord Review: 9th Wonder's Latest Jamla Compilation Highlights Hip-Hop's...
Nothing can beat a deep commitment to craft.
View ArticleOpening for Neutrals, Duke New Music Ensemble Reminds Us It's a Local Treasure
An intimate set at The Pinhook last Monday found the group playing music by Laurie Anderson, Aphex Twin, and more.
View ArticleFFFOOLERY's Raleighwood Is an Inspired Instrumental Hip-Hop Voyage Through...
Raleighwood drops on Baddie Recordings on Friday, Feb. 22.
View ArticleRaleigh's Approaching Andromeda Makes Big, Enveloping Post-Rock for Being Alone
The self-released album by Landon Lechner comes out Friday, Feb. 22.
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