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Fugazi Balances Love With Stormy Delivery

By Elliott Dube | March 28

Fugazi Ritz Theater Saturday, March 23 4 Stars Fugazi, the band that has excelled in both hard-core and post-punk music, is a study in contrast. The ...

Hard Rock Leanings Mar Local Favorite's Red Eye Debut

By Kristen Williams | March 28

Weekend ExcursionTake Me HomeThree Stars Crafting its sound and reputation as a great live act, Weekend Excursion's spirit and style are muddled by ...

Dive Recommends

By Graham Parker | March 28

Playing in the mud

'Blade 2' Spouts More Gore, Better Effects Than Original

By Evan Lucas | March 28

Movie ReviewBlade IITwo Stars The only thing worse than a vampire is a vampire who preys on other vampires. At least, that is what Wesley Snipes is ...

Public Art in UNC System Plagued by Lack of Funds

By Michelle Jarboe | March 28

The symbiotic relationship between money and public art might relegate new works to endangered species status in the UNC system. "We don't have very ...

Bob Mould Drones Techno-esque Solo Album

By Allison Rost | March 28

Bob MouldModulateTwo Stars Before I begin, I should disclose that I know next to nothing about the electronica/techno music that Bob Mould uses religiously ...

Art for the Masses

By Caroline Lindsey | March 28

You've seen it painted on Franklin Street's alley walls. It's in the form of an abstract sculpture that you pass every day when you walk by the Hanes ...

Teen Doles Out Fresh, Playful Pop; Kweller Shines on 1st Solo Album

By Staff Editor | March 28

Imperial TeenOnFour Stars At first listen, Imperial Teen's third album, On, comes off sounding a little like a lot of bands. The San Francisco group ...

Squinty-Eyed Comedian Displays Quirky Humor

By Aaron Freeman | March 28

Gilbert Gottfried Charlie Goodnight's Comedy Club Friday, March 22 3 Stars Pretty much everyone knows Gilbert Gottfried. He's that guy -- that guy you ...

E.T. Survives Time, Technical Tinkering

By Jill Spivey | March 28

"E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial" 5 Stars Chances are that if you are between the ages of 18 and 24, the movie "E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial" inspires a unique ...

Awareness, Presence of Public Art Rising on Nation's Campuses

By Brooks Firth | March 28

New approaches to old ideas are more often than not met by combative forces. In the struggle to make art more of a public domain, the greatest challenge ...

Committee Refines Public Art Plans at University

By Caroline Lindsey | March 26

The Public Art Planning Committee assembled Monday to refine recommendations for a public art program's institution at UNC, including plans for funding. After ...

Play Explores Post-Sept. 11 Emotion

By Kristen Williams | March 22

With the general expressions of healing after Sept. 11 becoming ever more frequent, it comes as no surprise that this effort at consolation would soon ...

Gottfried Brings Squint, Stand-Up Humor to Raleigh

By Evan Lucas | March 22

He has been called the most obnoxious Jew in the world as long as he can remember. Despite this, Gilbert Gottfried has established himself as a talented ...

CUAB Celebrates the Oscars in Style

By Allison Rost | March 22

If you walk by the Great Hall in the Student Union on Sunday night, you might think you've been magically transported to a glitzy awards show in Los Angeles. And ...

Payton Reveals Talent; Bragg Disses the British

By Staff Editor | March 21

Jennifer Nettles Band Drag Me Down: Gravity 3 Stars Maybe Jennifer Nettles is such a great singer that she just doesn't know what to do with herself. ...

Great Escapes - New York, New York

By Aaron Freeman | March 21

The night was cold, and the gray moon cast blue, wet shadows on the concrete before us. My two friends and I were engulfed by New York City, wandering ...

Great Escapes - San Francisco, California

By Allison Rost | March 21

The San Francisco art community got a jolt in 1995 when the current location of the San Francisco Museum of Modern Art opened in the trendy South of Market ...

Angry Industrial Rockers Make a Hard-Core Attak

By Nick Parker | March 21

KMFDM Attak 4 Stars KMFDM's latest attempt, Attak, is the kind of music that you can only appreciate if you listen to it loud -- really loud. But that ...

Great Escapes - Mont Tremblant, Canada

By Nick Parker | March 21

Standing at the summit of Mont Tremblant, staring down at a massive frozen lake behind wide white slopes speckled by skiers and snowboarders, I wondered ...