Grizzly Bear: “Listen and Wait” “Listen and Wait” is another outtake from Grizzly Bear’s successful Shields, and this track would have fit right in with its haunting harmonizing and gloomy atmosphere.
The Built to Spill show on Wednesday brought a crowd of all ages as fans old and new came to see the ’90s indie rock band play for the 75th time at the Cat’s Cradle. The show started with two opening bands, Genders and Slam Dunk.
Pelican is an entirely instrumental band with post-rock and doom metal influences hailing from Chicago, Illinois.
There aren’t many radio shows that feature movie characters such as Captain Jack Sparrow, Darth Vader or Gollum, but on Matthew Massengale’s radio show, it’s all about the movies. Massengale hosts “M.H.M,” which airs on Carrboro-based station WCOM.
Souse. It’s such an innocent-sounding term. But peel back the layers — or rather, boil the bones and strip off every morsel of meat — and you’ll have the truth behind this Southern tradition.
Noisy rock act Sleigh Bells rose to fame in the indie rock world with its 2010 record Treats. Now on the road supporting its third full-length record, Bitter Rivals, the band hits Raleigh on Wednesday.
Sleigh Bells Bitter Rivals Rock Bitter Rivals, the third release by Brooklyn noise pop duo Sleigh Bells, shows the band reaching new heights in its music.
Gross Ghost Public Housing Rock Durham-based rock group Gross Ghost plays it cool with its sophomore release Public Housing.
King Khan & The Shrines Idle No More Rock After more than five years since its last record, King Khan & The Shrines is Idle No More. Named for the Canadian indigenous sovereignty movement, the album tells the story of bandleader Arish Ahmad Khan, better known as King Khan, and his personal struggles, triumphs and critiques of the world today.
Chris Forsyth Solar Motel Rock Guitarist Chris Forsyth’s new album Solar Motel does something most rock instrumental albums fail to achieve — lasting entertainment for the layman. Rather than steeping the four-part epic in showy noodling or overly complex structure, Forsyth reaches for Pink Floydian ideals by layering his guitars in simple melodies and keeping other instrumentation to simple, textural motifs. The album builds listener anticipation from the outset, with churning rhythm guitars egging the music forward to implied new heights.
The Necks Open Ambient jazz Australian experimental jazz trio The Necks returns with its nineteenth full length album Open, a one-song improvised LP.
Despite its who’s who of A-listers populating the cast and award-winning talent behind the camera, “The Counselor” is too vague and unclear to be a great thriller.
What can someone expect when they sit down to watch a “Jackass” movie starring Johnny Knoxville and a bold little kid?
Shaun of the Dead Though a parody of the zombie genre, this goofy comedy is just as scary as it is hilarious.
“It was so nuts. I’ll never forget it.” Kym Register, owner of the Pinhook in downtown Durham, reminisced on the venue’s hugely successful opening night in 2008.
Lou Reed, who fronted The Velvet Underground in the 1960s before having a long and successful solo career, died on Sunday.
Vampire Weekend performs on Austin City Limits Everyone knows and loves Vampire Weekend’s preppy take on indie rock.
It seems like there are few musical acts around now who have built as much buzz as Father John Misty (obligatory “better known as J.
Chilly, misty and beautiful fall weather has arrived. With autumn in the air, what could be better than enjoying that wonderful food of the season, the pumpkin? Let me answer you: nothing.
This week, staff writer Stephanie Zimmerman breaks down what is currently breaking out in the worlds of television, movies and music.
