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Local arts community bands together to raise money with Big Night In for the Arts

By Rylee Parsons | March 9

With the funds raised from sponsors and donations for "Big Night In for the Arts," Triangle arts councils aim to be in a position to better support the ...

'Dead Plants': UNC graduate Faith Jones and collaborators release new single

By Ellis Riggsbee | March 4

“With all this time in quarantine, I feel like these draining interactions with people is something I’ve thought about a lot personally,” UNC alumna ...

UNC lecturer's fiddle album explores musical realism inspired by literature

By Savannah Gunter | March 2

Inspired by "One Hundred Years of Solitude" by Gabriel García Márquez, Hargreaves hopes her solo fiddle album, "Soledad," reaches students, faculty ...

Column: J Blakeson’s 'I Care a Lot' is a messy but watchable crime comedy

By Ryan Phillips | February 25

“I Care a Lot” is an entertaining dark comedy, but feels shallow and overstuffed enough to keep the experience from being truly satisfying. (5/10) ...

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Student performers showcase underrepresented composers in First Fridays Series

By Rylee Parsons | February 24

“I think one of the best things we can do as performers is to perform the music by these composers,” Pratt said.

Spotify vs. Apple Music: Students share their thoughts

By Hannah Kaufman | February 24

“It really just depends on what you’re looking for,” Gilbert said. “Spotify is better if you’re looking to discover new music, but if you have ...

School of Rock Chapel Hill alters their music education during the pandemic

By Anthony Howard | February 16

“The whole approach that we take to music is something that we call ‘song first,’” David Joseph, owner and general manager of SORCH, said. “It’s ...

UNC students of the Department of Music practice for the upcoming 2017 Carolina Jazz Festival.

Annual Carolina Jazz Festival to be virtual, connect high schoolers to professionals

By Chloe Joseph | February 11

The annual Carolina Jazz Festival will be held online from Thursday, Feb. 18 to Saturday, Feb. 20, kicking off with livestream concerts by University ...

Mipso reflects on release of self-titled album after unusual production process

By Macon Porterfield | February 8

“This is their best album,” Jurman said. “It is absolutely fantastic. It is one of the best albums that came out last year. It is clearly their ...

Tracks application gives platform to local musicians through COVID-19

By Noah Robert Houser | February 7

Once the pandemic hit, the Chapel Hill and greater Triangle area music scene was down for the count. But now, local musicians have an opportunity to connect ...

Jackson Thomas, aka GoldDub, hasn't let the pandemic stop him from making EDM music

By Mandy Zheng | February 7

Inspired by The Chainsmokers at the early age of 15, Thomas dabbled around in DJing and making remixes and mashups, accumulating over 52,000 listeners ...

‘Do you believe in magic?’ UNC graduate AZUL on the release of her first single

By Jane Wilson | February 1

At 8-years-old, AZUL said she would sing Whitney Houston in her closet thinking no one could hear her. Now, she's releasing music of her own.

Durham-based band D-Town Brass releases its newest out-of-the-ordinary album

By Taylor Molina | January 25

Composer and key player Andrew Magowan said he thinks the Durham-based band, which released its newest album in December, stays together because of its ...

UNC's music department gets creative to teach students remotely

By Natalie Huschle | January 24

“I feel good about taking on the challenge to redesign my classes for remote learning this spring, implementing new technologies and new course content ...

Carolina Performing Arts' Commons Festival gives a digital platform to local artists

By Ellis Riggsbee | January 21

“The subject matter that they're dealing with at this time, and for all four of these artists to be young Black artists and to be given a platform for ...

From Opera to TikTopera: Group brings the show to your home in virtual performance

By Gabi Allen | January 21

Marc Callahan, director of UNC Opera, said the group’s fall performance opened the door to the countless possibilities opera has to reach new audiences ...

TikTok users revive a centuries-old genre with sea shanty videos

By Lucy Smithwick | January 19

“Behind every sea shanty there's a story,” rising junior Maggie Helmke said. UNC students are sharing their thoughts on the newest TikTok trend, which ...

How music met the movement in 2020

By Charity Cohen | December 6

Racial injustices and police brutality in 2020 sparked a new wave of music that addressed these issues. Students created a playlist of these songs from ...

UNC musician Drell's new album strays from EDM, turns to self-reflection

By Madison Ward | November 12

Drew Ellis, commonly known by his stage name of “Drell,” is a junior with a passion for making music. Not music for the sake of combining sounds and ...

Office DJ: Take a trip around the world with me

By Nathan Wesley | November 12

"If you told me The Cheetah Girls would be the reason I desired to learn about different cultures around the world, Spanish and foreign music, I would ...