"Positions" does it all and so does Ariana Grande

Pop sensation Ariana Grande isn’t afraid to boldly confront the confusing cross-section of love and lust. "Positions," Grande’s third album in two ...

Students find alternatives to concerts canceled in 2020

Many concert tours in 2020 ended before they could even start, causing music fans and many UNC students to miss out on seeing their favorite songs performed ...

Meet UNC senior Christian Boletchek, the Rosemary Street parking deck trombone player

The sound of the trombone wafting through Rosemary Street belongs to UNC senior Christian Boletchek, who has taken to practicing in the parking garages ...

UNC Music Replay celebrates past performances virtually

UNC Music Replay is part of the department’s #ThrowbackThursday series and features past performances from faculty, staff and students. 

'Catharsis and comfort': UNC artists use music to work through mental health challenges

UNC graduate student Simon Spire captured these tumultuous emotions in his latest song, "Uncomfortable." But there’s brightness desperate to break free, ...

'We've been screwed': Local music venues struggle as state restrictions carry on

Chapel Hill bar owners have turned to methods such as livestreaming and GoFundMe to provide entertainment and generate revenue as state restrictions have ...

Chapel Hill artist Kaze4letters releases album celebrating the diversity of Blackness

UNC alumnus and North Carolina artist Kevin “Kaze” Thomas, who goes by Kaze4letters in the music community, hopes his seventh and most recent project, ...

Save the Music initiative encourages supporting artists and businesses in downtown

If the Save the Music series is successful, the Chapel Hill Downtown Partnership hopes for it to continue into November and potentially into the holiday ...

UNC ensembles continue making music despite shift to online instruction

With public health safety risks causing classes to move online for the semester, many UNC music ensembles have taken an online format to continue creating ...

UNC students and alumni reflect on how Eddie Van Halen changed music

Local guitarists are reminiscing on how Eddie Van Halen not only changed music for them but for the music community as a whole.   

Carrboro Music Festival performers reflect on virtual COVID-19 concerts

In an effort to keep musical spirit alive, the annual Carrboro Music Festival adapted to the pandemic by hosting both live and prerecorded shows last ...

Music makes me lose control: Albums students can listen to front to back

Every student has their go-to Spotify or Apple Music playlist for studying or driving, but that feeling you get when you find an album you enjoy from ...

Music, the Olympics and Pokémon Go: students reminisce on summer 2016

The internet is obsessed with the year 2016. The eventful year, filled with record-breaking music, the Olympics and Pokèmon Go is considered by many ...

Not fiddling around: UNC alumnus seeks to promote inclusion through music

Meet Mike Ferry, a 42-year-old UNC alumnus and fiddler.

Weekly Quiz for the Well-Read News Whiz: Sept. 18

'You know why I'm here': Students swarm McDonald's for Travis Scott burger

UNC students, along with other college students around the nation, are raving about the new tasty collaboration between McDonald's and Travis Scott.

Jubilee Preview: Rico Nasty and DaniLeigh to headline virtual concert

Although the spring 2020 Jubilee concert was postponed due to COVID-19, the show must still go on—virtually. The Carolina Union Activities Board will ...

The Suite Life of Gum Box: First-year suitemate band optimistic despite move back home

Just weeks after they arrived, the members of Gum Box — along with thousands of other students — were moving off campus again. Instead of having impromptu ...

Local band Toothsome releases two-song EP

While a global pandemic may have stalled their plans, local band "Toothsome" has released two songs: “Shark Eggs/Pirouette.”