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Column: "Lindsey Buckingham" reflects Fleetwood Mac's historic chaos

By Ira Wilder | September 20

"Though the band’s legacy is a landslide of chaos, Fleetwood Mac’s discography is preeminent and inescapable. The band’s history represents a collective ...

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Town of Carrboro cancels 2021 Carrboro Music Festival as COVID-19 cases surge

By Emmy Martin | September 16

“While we are all disappointed, the reactions I have seen from folks in the community, including performers, have been understanding and supportive ...

Column: "The Melodic Blue" cements Baby Keem's name in the rap game

By Carson Elm-Picard | September 14

“The Melodic Blue” shows Keem deepening his iconic sound while also debuting rap’s most powerful duo. If one thing is true, Baby Keem is going to ...

Column: Musgraves' "star-crossed" reaches cosmic heights of heartbreak

By Ira Wilder | September 13

"The fact that 'Golden Hour' and 'breadwinner' were written within four years about the same person quite honestly incites personal trust issues."

Tracks offers free, outdoor concerts through the end of September

By Charlotte Easley | September 12

Over the course of the month, concerts will continue to be held on each consecutive Thursday in a parking lot at University Place with featured musical ...

Column: Three chords and the truth

By Ira Wilder and Caitlyn Yaede | September 8

"We have hopes that country music will return to its diverse roots, serving not only a white, conservative middle class, but the diverse ethnic and racial ...

Viewpoints: Ranking Kanye West's studio albums

By Rajee Ganesan , Leo Culp , PJ Morales and Carson Elm-Picard | September 7

"With the latest release of his 10th studio album, 'Donda,' members of the Daily Tar Heel’s editorial staff make their rankings on which of Kanye’s ...

Column: Hyperpop defines indefinite noise

By Ira Wilder | September 6

"'Good Ones' and 'Dawn of Chromatica' each pose the same question in different ways: What are the defining limits of a limitless genre like hyperpop?" ...

Column: Ranking Taylor Swift's entire discography

By Ira Wilder | September 5

As anticipation builds for “Red (Taylor’s Version),” due on Nov. 19, here is a ranking all of Taylor’s songs. Yes, all 158 of them.

Column: "Donda" delivers ... sort of

By Leo Culp | September 2

"But with missed release dates, the Marilyn Manson and DaBaby association and the general hysteria that surrounds a Kanye release, is it selfish to expect ...

Column: Lorde's "Solar Power" doesn't produce much energy

By Ira Wilder | August 23

"According to Lorde, her new album is 'a celebration of the natural world,' or an ode to happiness, and a reflection on finding joy in simplicity. I have ...

Can't agree on who gets aux? There's an app for that, started by UNC students

By Lily Chubb | August 16

Meet the UNC students behind the new app Aux, a way to create a unique listening experience where everyone gets a say in the music.

Tracks Music Library releases concert and interview series featuring local artists

By Chloe Teachey | July 19

Chapel Hill Community Arts and Culture filmed "Tracks in the Stacks" in collaboration with the Chapel Hill Public Library. The series focuses on the music ...

UNC students discuss events they look forward to in Chapel Hill and Carrboro this fall

By Trevor Moore | July 11

After over a year on hold, many annual events are set to return to Chapel Hill and Carrboro this fall. Here are just a few examples of the festivities ...

Carolina Performing Arts, UNC music department collaborate for Compose Carolina series

By Kelli Rainer | June 7

Three UNC alumni as well as a group of undergraduate students will participate in the second annual Compose Carolina series in July. The theme of the ...

A guide to cultural events in Chapel Hill this summer

By Noah Robert Houser | May 27

With COVID-19 restrictions easing up, spring and summer events are coming back in full force. From concerts to art exhibitions, there are plenty of opportunities ...

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Chamber Orchestra of the Triangle to end its season on a high note

By Hannah Kaufman | April 29

The Chamber Orchestra of the Triangle will be hosting a free outdoor concert at the North Carolina Museum of Art on Sunday at 3 p.m. It will be their ...

Save the Music profiles: these local musicians are creating their own sounds

By Charity Cohen | April 28

The Downtown Chapel Hill Partnership launched “Save The Music” last year, and is giving local artists a platform to perform outside of businesses ...

Phillips Middle School commissions piece for student orchestra

By Ellis Riggsbee | April 27

Thanks to a grant from the Chapel Hill-Carrboro Public School Foundation, a Phillips Middle School orchestra teacher was able to commission a piece for ...

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Grammy-nominated band Steep Canyon Rangers reflects on UNC origins, self-produced album

By Casey Meisel | April 15

Steep Canyon Rangers, a Grammy Award-winning bluegrass band based in Asheville, started as a group of friends at UNC during the 1990s. The band recently ...