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Superchunk Comes Home for Show

By Brian Millikin | September 26

CD Alley was still mostly empty a half hour before local music group Superchunk was set to play Tuesday night. Superchunk is known around the world, ...

Festival Elicits Laughs, Insight

By Diana By Diana Cunningham | September 25

"One Acts Festival" Company Carolina Saturday, Sept. 22 4 Stars The cool, intimate darkness of Swain Hall's theater provided the perfect backdrop ...

`King of the Hill' Writer Returns to Visit UNC

By Michael Abernethy | September 21

UNC alumnus and "King of the Hill" writer John Altschuler came to UNC on Thursday to teach other writers how to be the kings of their own hills. Altschuler ...

Musicians Get Exposure Jazzing Up Afternoons

By Brooks Firth | September 21

It's Monday. Disjunct sounds of another afternoon jazz combo rehearsal begin. Bass player David Kinton, leans into his strings as pianist Kevin Timmons ...

Dive Recommends

By Tiffany Fish | September 20

Adam Gopnik's "Paris to the Moon," (Random House, $24.95): Adam Gopnik, The New Yorker journalist, relates lively anecdotes and insights on the idiosyncrasies ...

`Male, Middle Class and White'

By Sarah Kucharski | September 20

Ben Folds fans, rejoice and hold onto your hats. Six years after bursting on to the music scene with the melancholy ballad "Brick," Ben Folds is back ...

Folds Returns Home, Opens Tour With 2-Day Show

By Staff Editor | September 20

On the first of two shows, the wry lyricist showcased his new band mates during a brief but high-energy set. Ben Folds Cat's Cradle Friday, Sept. 7 4 ...

Transparent Thriller Lacks Depth

By Diana Cunningham | September 20

The Glass House2 Stars There's nothing like the adrenaline rush and lingering chill of an exciting and suspenseful movie. Unfortunately, the so-called ...

`World' Adapts Pain, Humor of Comic Book

By Joanna Pearson | September 20

Ghost World4 Stars I used to worry that some people never really recover from adolescence. After seeing "Ghost World," I realize I'm not alone in this ...

Pittsboro Native Delivers Solid Guitar Lines; Jump Little Children Returns to Indie Roots

By Staff Editor | September 20

Randy WhittSo It Goes4 Stars N.C. country boy Randy Whitt began strumming his guitar at an early age to escape the boredom of his hometown of Pittsboro. With ...

Eclectic Silos Bring Organic Sound To Chapel Hill

By Michelle Jarboe | September 20

The Silos Go! Rehearsal Studios Today 9 p.m. The idea that there are completely unobserved yet nonetheless beautiful things surrounding us is the ...

Ozomatli Delivers Politics, Latin Fire on Chaos

By Ashley Atkinson | September 20

OzomatliEmbrace the Chaos4 Stars Forget about Ricky Martin and J. Lo. If you're looking for the real Latin invasion, you'll find it in the L.A.-based ...

Syndicate Cooks Up Southern Jam

By Brian Millikin | September 20

Acoustic Syndicate Cat's Cradle Friday, Sept. 14 3 Stars When they amble on stage, it's immediately obvious the members of the Acoustic Syndicate ...

UNC Expresses Grief, Hope Through Art

By Nick Parker | September 20

Initially a featureless black barricade, a tribute surrounding the flagpole on Polk Place became cluttered Wednesday with painted handprints and messages ...

UNC to Hold Arts Memorial

By Charles Dillard | September 18

UNC's arts community has banded together to help students, faculty and other members of the University community express reactions to last week's terrorists ...

Show Goes On Despite Tragedy

By James Russ | September 18

Before Tuesday's terrorist attacks, the Deep Dish Theater's production of William Mastrosimone's "Cat's Paw" was simply a work of fiction. Now it seems ...

UNC Professor to Sign Published Memoirs

By Joanna Pearson | September 18

When most people think of memoirs, they think of a genre filled with mournful recollections of alcoholic mothers, deadbeat dads and tearful lost innocence. Marianne ...

Accessibility Masks Jettingham's Flaws

By Staff Editor | September 13

The b-sides Yes Indeed, The b-sides, Quite 3 Stars Something about The b-sides is strongly reminiscent of the offbeat band Cake. The unsigned local ...

Newest Righteous Babes Stay Hard

By Joanna Pearson | September 13

Bitch and Animal Eternally Hard 4 Stars One time, after flipping past a public television showing of an avant-garde dance troupe that hooted, grunted ...

Self-Taught Musician Promotes Dancing Barefoot

By Trafton Drew | September 13

It's not often you meet a folk singer/songwriter who readily admits he grooves to 'NSync. It's not often you meet someone as unusual as Chapel Hill native ...