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The Franklin Street location of Schoolkids Records is closing its doors at the end of 2024.
Senior music major K’mani Leonerio started making music with his friends during the COVID-19 pandemic. What started as simply “fooling around” with beats quickly led Leonerio to realize that he had good instincts for creating tracks.
Songwriter Sijal Nasralla said his band DUNUMS’ latest single “honeycomb art on a billion twins” is an evocation of love.
From the bottom of the steps of South Building to the flagpole, UNC students and community members gathered in Polk Place on Monday to witness the University's various a cappella groups perform at Sunset Serenade: an annual event hosted by the Student Alumni Association on the first day of fall classes.
Nine-year-old Lucia Hugelmeyer was certain she would get the hat.
There’s nothing quite like finding the perfect song to kick off your day — or your semester — and The Daily Tar Heel is here to help.
While most students use their dorms to study or catch up on sleep, Benji Garland used his room a little differently last year.
During Chapel Hill’s hot summer months, residents and tourists alike might be inclined to listen to their pre-curated algorithms by Spotify or Apple Music. While these platforms might be more familiar, WXYC 89.3 FM — the student-run and freeform radio station broadcasted from UNC's Student Union — offers unique listening experiences 24 hours a day with several student DJs, each with a diverse setlist.
At 6:30 p.m. on any given Wednesday, local musicians fill the once-empty stage at the Carrboro restaurant and bar 401 Main with instruments — notably the banjo and guitar. For the next couple of hours, community members are surrounded by the strumming excitement of bluegrass music.
Cat’s Cradle, founded in 1969, is a cornerstone of Chapel Hill and Carrboro where students and community members can witness musical performances by acts ranging from local student bands to nationally touring legends.
On Friday evening, friends and family sat on various blankets and chairs — with picnics in tow — at the Southern Village Green, the excited chatter of over 2,000 people crescendoing in anticipation of the North Carolina Symphony’s performance: a free, annual event to kick off the summer.
Maybe you’re friends with someone from the UNC a cappella group, The Tarpeggios, and they've recommended you listen to their new album. Maybe you’re an a cappella connoisseur, and have been enthralled with The Tarpeggios’ distinct harmonies and swells, their sound at times loud, at times soft, but always dynamic.
For 10 years, the Music Maker Foundation’s Freight Train Blues concert series has introduced new audiences to the musical traditions of old, bringing communities together to bond over food and live music — the same music that shaped Carrboro, and the South, for decades.
In 2021, the dance floor of the Nightlight venue was often filled with fog and experimental tracks from a live performer. The floor, separated from the bar by a black curtain, provided a communal experience where dancers could exist in their own worlds.
By the end of the summer, Davis Library and the Undergraduate Library will be home to two relocated spaces at UNC, the Music Library and a Makerspace, respectively. The Music Library is currently located on the bottom floor of Wilson Library and the Makerspace is located in Kenan Science Library.
When Taylor Swift released her latest project "The Tortured Poets Department" on Friday, she posted a message to social media that read, "Once we have spoken our saddest story, we can be free of it."
I like popular music as much as the next listener.
I recently had the pleasure of witnessing UNC’s oldest a cappella group, the Clef Hangers, perform their spring concert in Memorial Hall, and I have to say — I think I’ve just witnessed the greatest rendition of “Africa” by Toto I’ve ever heard.
Vampire Weekend’s fifth album, “Only God Was Above Us,” might just be the preppy indie-rock group’s magnum opus.
On Friday morning, I got up and took a walk while listening to “Older,” Lizzy McAlpine’s newly-released third album. And as I made my way down Franklin Street, the music was the perfect soundtrack for a sunny April morning.
