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Blonde's Comeback Fails; Blue Collar Overcomes Frat Rock

By Staff Editor | January 24

Concrete Blonde Group Therapy 2 Stars Concrete Blonde's reunion album Group Therapy begs the overwhelming question, "Why?" The band burst from the L.A. ...

Billy Dechand Band Proves Interesting But Imperfect

By Brooks Firth | January 24

The Billy Dechand Band World Famous in Chapel Hill 3 Stars In the current stagnant waters of mediocre music, it can be said with great relief that there ...

'Black Hawk Down' Captures Horrors of War

By Harmony Johnson | January 24

4 Stars If anything can go wrong, it will. Murphy's Law seems to be the premise behind director Ridley Scott's latest film, "Black Hawk Down." Based ...

Dancing Barefoot

By Brooks Firth | January 24

Grace, balance, interpretation -- dance. Yet try to find it among the arts programs here at UNC-Chapel Hill and you'll discover that sometimes, art can ...

Taylor's Lackluster Show Relies Heavily on Covers

By Allison Rost | January 24

2 Stars Greg Taylor's Web site lists his musical heroes as James Taylor, Paul Simon and the Beatles. Such well-known influences leave very large musical ...

Undergrads Display Work At Art Awards Reception

By Michelle Jarboe | January 22

Eclectic and varied works dominated the Undergraduate Award Winners reception at the Allcott Gallery in Hanes Art Center on Thursday. The small gallery ...

Enlightenment Comes to Ackland

By Elliott Dube | January 22

The new exhibition at the Ackland Art Museum offers a healthy dose of normal mixed with a taste of the weird. "Reason and Fantasy in an Age of Enlightenment" ...

Indonesian Gamelan Finds New Home

By Allison Rost | January 18

UNC's gamelan is a musical beast difficult to contain, but it has found a home after all. Needing to relocate after 13 months in the Chapel Hill Museum, ...

Raleigh's All-Stars Shine Brightly

By Brooks Firth | January 17

Cabarrus Street All-Stars The Cave Sunday, Jan. 13 4 Stars Music enthusiasts often say the best live music is underground. At The Cave on Sunday night, ...

'General' Reunion

By Russ Lane | January 17

Elesha Barnette sat alone Tuesday night, joined only by broken dialogue trickling from small speakers and digitized images of those who sat in a similar ...

No Doubt Surprises Longtime Fans With Club-Ready Dance Album

By Elliott Dube | January 17

No Doubt Rock Steady 4 Stars It's unexpected that a band previously known for ska-punk music can make such a successful dance record. But No Doubt has ...

Wu-Tang Clan Experiences Resurrection; The Good Life Gets Too Complicated

By Staff Editor | January 17

Wu-Tang Clan Iron Flag 4 Stars Although it feels like a lifetime ago, the Wu-Tang Clan first burst upon the scene with Enter the Wu-Tang (36 Chambers) ...

Twinkle Toes in a Row

By Maggie Kao | January 17

After 14 years of tenancy at Carrboro's ArtsCenter, the Carrboro Senior Program has found a new home -- and a new name. A Nov. 28 press release announced ...

Awards Honor Superb Undergrad Artists

By Michelle Jarboe | January 17

Eighteen UNC studio art majors will be honored tonight at the opening reception of the Undergraduate Award Winners exhibit at Hanes Art Center. The ...

Tenenbaums Tread Fine Line of Ingenuity, Satire

By Allison Rost | January 17

"The Royal Tenenbaums" 3 Stars The photographic rule of thirds states that a picture should be divided into three both horizontally and vertically, and ...

Grammy Winner Brings Soul, Funk Mix to Cradle

By Graham Parker | January 17

Robert Cray Band Cat's Cradle Sunday, Jan. 13 4 Stars Robert Cray didn't simply walk onto the stage Sunday night -- he sauntered. In front of a packed ...

Ferlinghetti Exhibit Highlights Elements of Beat Generation

By Caroline Lindsey | January 16

In dimly lit Wilson Library, dozens of smiling faces gathered around a historical and literary compilation commemorating beat generation poet Lawrence ...

Exhibit To Open In Wilson

By Joanna Pearson | January 15

In the beat writers' world of the 1950s, Chapel Hill is hardly associated with San Francisco or the "angelheaded hipsters" of Allen Ginsberg. But a new ...

Merritt Helps Ring In New Year With Full Scale Southern Rock

By Russ Lane | January 10

Tift Merritt and the Carbines Cat's Cradle Thurs., Dec. 31 4 Stars Dec. 31, 2000, marked the last night that alt-country singer-songwriter Tift ...

Milo Rocks on First EP; Dreis Struggles Toward Success

By Staff Editor | January 10

Milo Even If You Knew The Language 4 Stars Textured and grungy, Milo's first independent EP sounds like grinding early 90s rock but with an attitude ...