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Vedder Vents, Band Proves Staying Power on 'Riot Act'

By Elliot Dube | November 21

Pearl Jam Riot Act 4 Stars Mainstream music is one of the only areas where being in your late 30s makes you an elder statesman. In that sense, the ...

Black Casts Away Pixies Past For Experimental Venture

By Caroline Lindsey | November 21

Frank Black Cat's Cradle Monday, Nov. 18 3 Stars Frank Black is a perfect example of why -- sometimes -- the fans don't matter. Black's reign as singer/songwriter ...

Carbon Leaf Breeds Interesting Mix

By Diane Eikenberry | November 21

Carbon Leaf Go! Rehearsal Studios Thurs., Nov. 14 3 Stars You know you're attending an energized but unusual rock concert when a couple two-steps ...

Lab! Theatre Hosts Christmas Play

By Ashley Harrell | November 20

"A Tuna Christmas" Lab! Theater Nov. 18th Three Stars If you're dreaming of a white trash Christmas, then there's a play you shouldn't miss. "A ...

Grant Funds Arts That Help Orange County

By Caroline Lindsey | November 19

People who want to better the community through art might have a chance to turn their ideas into reality next year -- even if their ideas are expensive. The ...

UNC Professor Illustrates Anti-War Sentiments

By Michelle Jarboe | November 19

Aesthetics plus politics is Elin O'Hara Slavick's formula for her newest exhibition, "Protesting Cartography or Places the United States has Bombed." A ...

Deep Dish Masters 18th-Century Comedy About Deceit

By Michelle Jarboe | November 15

- Four Stars In the corner of the University Mall there were two violinists serenading shoppers in front of a crowded doorway. One only had to walk through ...

Games, Technology Growing Up With Original Players

By Michelle Jarboe | November 14

From Atari's original "Pong" game to the elaborate graphics and special effects of "Final Fantasy X," the video-game industry has come a long way. The ...

Detestable 'Frida' Fails To Paint Good Picture

By Ashley Harrell | November 14

"Frida" 1 Star Salma Hayek's eyebrows were touching, but the movie "Frida" certainly was not. A suck-umentary biopic set in Mexico City in the early- ...

Gray Succeeds Despite Thoughtful Diversion

By Nick Parker | November 14

David Gray A New Day at Midnight 4 Stars The more that David Gray sits around thinking, the better his music gets. White Ladder, Gray's 1999 release, ...

Concert to Benefit World Camp for Kids

By Brook Corwin | November 14

Students heading out tonight to the Chapel Hill bar scene can make their money go a long way -- as far as Malawi, Africa. From 9 p.m. to 2 a.m., Pantana ...

Console Companies Wage Gaming Wars

By Elliott Dube | November 14

Coke vs. Pepsi. Backstreet Boys vs. 'NSync. Boxers vs. briefs. And now, Sony vs. Nintendo vs. Microsoft. In a video game industry that has experienced ...

Dive Recommends

By Staff Editor | November 14

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Country Guitar Hero Brown Gets Down at Cat's Cradle

By Aaron Freeman | November 14

Junior Brown Cat's Cradle Saturday, Nov. 9 3 Stars Perhaps the most telling moment at Saturday's Junior Brown show was when Brown took a break. Even ...

Badly Drawn Boy Suffers Slump; Helms Piles on Post-Rock Layers

By Staff Editor | November 14

Badly Drawn Boy Have You Fed the Fish? 3 Stars Badly Drawn Boy never takes off his hat. Literally -- the brilliant British fusion of Beck and Elliott ...

Old 97's Miller Ignites Cradle Show With New Take on Old Material

By Brook Corwin | November 14

Rhett Miller and the Instigators Cat's Cradle Monday, Nov. 11 3 Stars Rhett Miller has some unfinished business. The frontman of country-rock group ...

Eminem Loses Himself in Familiar Ground of '8 Mile'

By Tacque Kirksey | November 14

"8 Mile" 4 Stars There have been many people who have claimed that the art of Marshall Mathers Jr., known to most as Eminem, inspires violence and intolerance. In ...

Game Over, Hollywood

By Nick Parker | November 14

Move over, Rocky. Step aside, 007. Take a seat, Skywalker. Your time has passed. Following the newest wave of video game consoles -- Sony Playstation ...

Simpson Writes With Spirit of N.C. Native

By Erin Sullivan | November 14

In terms of celebrity professors, North Carolina native Bland Simpson is among UNC's most prominent. Along with his position as director of the creative ...

Timberlake's Debut Doesn't Justify Leaving Band Behind

By Brook Corwin | November 14

Justin Timberlake Justified 2 Stars There are a lot of motivating factors in making a solo album -- even when your group is selling millions of records. There's ...