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Radar Brings Soothing Sound Out of the Basement; Young Revives Crazy Horse

By Staff Editor | April 18

The Radar Brothers And The Surrounding Mountains Four Stars The Radar Brothers use understated, lulling sounds to put into music the feeling of floating ...

Jon Spencer Expands the Blues With Instrumental Skill, Rock Stylings

By Elliott Dube | April 18

John Spencer Blues Explosion Plastic Fang Four Stars The wilder, sleazier version of Elvis has re-entered the building. Jon Spencer evokes the King ...

Laws Define Boundaries for Performers

By Allison Rost | April 18

If your greatest desire is to grab some bongo drums and head to Franklin Street to show off your musical talents (or lack thereof), the town of Chapel ...

Street Performin' Ain't Easy

By Harmony Johnson | April 18

Everyone has pipe dreams of becoming a rock star. But for those aspiring musicians who've yet to realize their dreams, we've learned firsthand that ...

'Lanes' Blurs Lines Between Good, Evil

By Graham Parker | April 18

"Changing Lanes" 4 Stars When a man loses his children in court, it can easily be said that he's having a bad day. Likewise, a lawyer who loses vital ...

McCorkle Place to Host Sculpture on the Green

By Jill Spivey | April 18

This Saturday and Sunday, McCorkle Place will undergo a makeover of the artistic persuasion. That is when the third annual Sculpture on the Green will ...

ArtsCenter's Tighter Budget Streamlines Concert Series, Staff

By Joanna Pearson | April 17

Local artists and musicians might have a harder time finding a venue these days -- at least temporarily. The Carrboro ArtsCenter, a nonprofit organization ...

Public Art Committee Broadens Proposal

April 17

Members of UNC's Public Art Planning Committee reconvened Monday to make additional revisions to its proposal for establishing a University public art ...

Noted Speaker Draws Crowd At 5th Hi Mom! Film Festival

By Graham Parker | April 15

The fifth Hi Mom! Film Festival began with a filmmaking lesson under the measured experience of a cinematic genius. The festival, which ended Saturday ...

Museum Maps Ballet's Backstage Action

By Michael Abernethy | April 12

Every art form deserves its own "Behind the Music" series. Ballet finally gets its turn at a new exhibit at the Chapel Hill Museum that offers a glimpse ...

New Lab! Play Provides Actors Greater Freedom

By Kristen Williams | April 12

After seeing the Durham-based production company Man Bites Dog perform "Fuddy Meers," Blaine Barbee wanted to put her own stamp on it. Barbee decided ...

Local Film Fest Welcomes World-Renowned Director

By Michelle Jarboe | April 11

The Hi Mom! Film Festival, an annual local event showcasing independent films, kicks off today with a keynote address from the award-winning director ...

Ill Harmonics Unleash Christian Rap; Portable Vents

By Staff Editor | April 11

Ill Harmonics Take Two Three Stars The Christian rap duo Ill Harmonics varies the music on Take Two, its first album after its 2000 debut with An Octave ...

Raitt Finds Her Career's 'Silver Lining'

By Jenise Hudson | April 11

Bonnie Raitt Silver Lining 3 Stars More than 30 years after releasing her first album, it seems that Bonnie Raitt still can't get enough of those down-home ...

Dive Recommends

By Michael Abernethy | April 11

Kate Bush, Hounds of Love Bush had Bjork, Tori Amos and the Lilith Fair crowd furiously taking notes when she released her 1985 masterpiece, Hounds of ...

Christine Kane Celebrates CD Release at ArtsCenter

By Sarah Kucharski | April 11

Christine Kane Carrboro ArtsCenter Saturday, April 6 5 Stars Originally hailing from Virginia but currently living in western North Carolina, Christine ...

Singer/Songwriter Chambliss to Perform at Skylight Exchange

By Shellie Byrum | April 11

For musicians, setting up shop in Chapel Hill can be good for your musical career. Or at least that's what Ashley Chambliss, a 28-year-old pianist, singer/songwriter, ...

Dave Barry-Based 'Trouble' Partners Wit, Goats

By Nick Parker | April 11

"Big Trouble" 4 Stars The makers of "Big Trouble," at first glance, took a bunch of random characters, situations and jokes, shook them up and threw ...

Classes Weave Together Cooking, Art

By Caroline Lindsey | April 11

Everybody eats. Whether you slave over a hot stove and let your dinner simmer to perfection or just swing by the Top of Lenoir or the McDonald's drive-through, ...

Pleasing The Palate

By Jenise Hudson | April 11

Many people tend to think that only two ingredients -- tasty food and sanitary utensils -- are required for a restaurant to garner a well-known reputation. But ...