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Gourds Deliver Rural Romp; Village Stumbles on Journey Through Time

By Staff Editor | August 29

The Gourds Cow, Fish, Fowl, or Pig 4 Stars It's one of the more bizarre casualties of the MP3 age. As music files are traded en masse through file-sharing ...

Local Band Roars Off Into Sunset With Go! Farewell

By Michelle Jarboe | August 29

Milo Go! Studios Friday, Aug. 23 4 Stars Chapel Hill band Milo bid farewell to the live music scene Aug. 23. As band members prepare to leave for ...

Dive Recommends

By Jill Spivey | August 29

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Media Mayhem

By Brooks Firth | August 29

Their screens glow inanimate against concrete walls, an Ethernet connection bringing UNC students swift access to all the music, movies, photographs and ...

Texans Take Cradle Crowd Into the Flatlands

By Evan Lucas | August 29

The Flatlanders Cat's Cradle Tuesday, Aug. 27 4 Stars Years ago, the Flatlanders were young, hip and at the top of their musical game. Tuesday night ...

Studies Question Musical Downloads' Effects on Sales

By Elliott Dube | August 29

Years after the forced shutdown of Napster, controversy still smokes over whether people who share music online are modern-day Robin Hoods or petty thieves. The ...

Spoon Survives Rock Abyss With Research-Worthy Release

By Michael Abernethy | August 29

Spoon Kill the Moonlight 4 Stars Some albums warrant investigation. But only great albums require research. Spoon understands the science of rock ...

Ackland Exhibit Illuminates Islam

By Allison Rost | August 28

The most recent installment in the Ackland Art Museum's Five Faiths Project, titled "Word and Worship: Approaching Islam Through Art," is attracting viewers ...

Lack of Space to Hurt Shows, Budgets

By Harmony Johnson | August 27

Student-run theater companies will be scaling down their productions and bracing for tighter budgets this year as campus construction projects shrink ...

Looking Beyond the Hill

By Nick Parker | August 27

They're confident, comfortable and commanding -- but if the members of Sankofa are going to make it big, they will need more than just ambition. And ...

Construction Limits Space For Theater Productions

By Brook Corwin | August 27

Campus construction has sent some student theater groups in search of performance sites for the upcoming semester, with several popular venues unavailable ...

Deep Dish Does Lots With Little in 'Lesson'

By Brian Millikin | August 26

Sure, it's housed in University Mall, and its theater is the size of a boutique -- but the Deep Dish Theater Company's production of "A Lesson Before ...

Giant Puppets to Tell Story of Sky, Earth

By Michelle Jarboe | August 22

Today, giant puppets will overtake UNC's Forest Theatre in the first of 12 performances by the Paper Hand Puppet Intervention. For the third consecutive ...

Local Music Scene Offers Variety of Genres, Venues

By Brian Millikin | August 20

In terms of music, Chapel Hill is as much adjective as noun. The city's music scene is nationally known, the name a veritable promise of quality. For ...

Museums' Exhibits, Special Programs Entice Visitors

By Brooks Firth | August 20

It has been hypothesized that visiting museums is becoming a lost and outdated art, especially among the younger generation. But many museums in the ...

WXYC Must Pay Royalties For Internet Simulcasting

By Elliott Dube | August 20

The message has come through loud and clear for WXYC, UNC's student-run radio station, and anyone involved in Web casting: Time to pay up.The new royalty ...

Budget May Hurt Arts Promotions, Not Shows

By Brook Corwin | August 20

Despite the financial setbacks of pending state budget cuts, UNC shows will go on. Because of funding from outside sources, performances and exhibitions ...

UNC Groups Give Students A Variety of Ways to Play

By Elliott Dube | August 20

While incoming students might take UNC's strong programs, good music and competitive sports for granted, the high quality of performance arts might just ...

Summer Heat Brings Out Stars

By Brian Millikin | August 20

The mercury still climbs to 90, and the humidity is heavy in the air as ever, but summer is over. It hasn't died in vain. Unlike a lot of the past ...

ArtsCenter Survives Budget Woes

By Nick Parker | August 20

With budget cuts plaguing the state, many institutions that receive state funding are facing difficult times -- including the Carrboro ArtsCenter. But ...