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Superchunk founder celebrates solo album

By Kristina Kokkonos | May 22

Look out, Chapel Hill – Mac is back.

Q&A with music critic Jessica Hopper

By Sarah Vassello | May 11

Jessica Hopper, a senior editor at Pitchfork and a lifelong music lover, knows music, working in the music criticism field for over 19 years.

Zimbabwean hip-hop producer F.T.R. holds pop-up show

By Jun Chou | April 15

When F.T.R, a Zimbabwean professional hip-hop producer, attended a Next Level Workshop in his native country, he had no idea how much his life was going ...

(Left to right) Brian Littrell, Joshua Turner, Carson McKee and Kevin Richardson perform at the Lexington Center in Kentucky.

Q&A with Backstreet Boys cover artist Carson McKee

By Trevor Lenzmeier | April 14

On Friday, Brian Littrell and Kevin Richardson of the Backstreet Boys were inducted into the Kentucky Music Hall of Fame. At the induction, the Kentucky ...

Mipso announces surprise show at Cat's Cradle, to give away 100 student tickets

By Zhai Yun Tan | April 9

After touring 28 states for 10 weeks, UNC-born folk band Mipso is ready to celebrate its homecoming with a surprise concert and a giveaway of free student ...

Skinny Bag of Sugar, a Carrboro rock band, performs in Pulso Pulso, a performance celebrating Spanish and English cultures (Courtesy of Augusta DeKemper).

Pulso Pulso show fuses Spanish into songs

By Madison Flager | April 6

When students in JOMC 491 walked into class the first day this semester, all they knew was that they’d be working on a creative project for a local ...

Musicians invited to improvise at UNC

By Chloe Lackey | March 31

To the untrained musician, original compositions and improvisation may seem worlds apart. But today, as part of the UNC Department of Music’s Talking ...

Kim Gordon, the co-founder of Sonic Youth, will be speaking at Cat’s Cradle with Jon Wurster on Wednesday about her memoir. Courtesy of Emilly Homonoff.

Flyleaf, Cat’s Cradle host rock legend Kim Gordon

By Ryan Schocket | February 24

Rock legend, fashion icon and bonafide rebel Kim Gordon is heading to Cat’s Cradle tonight to talk about her new memoir, “Girl in a Band.”

Alvin Ailey returns for eighth Carolina Performing Arts performance

By Gwendolyn Smith | February 24

For dancer Hope Boykin, performing at Memorial Hall today with Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater will bring her passion full circle.

UNC class of 2013 alum Charlie King releases sophomore album

By Sindhu Chidambaram | February 5

A guitar, a bottle of bourbon and a copy of “The Chronicles of Narnia” were all singer-songwriter and UNC 2013 alumnus Charlie King needed on his ...

Next Moogfest might call Durham home

By Robert McNeely | January 28

From concerts by electronic musicians to audio engineer instillations, Moogfest has helped create a music scene unlike any other.

Q&A with electronic musician Paper Diamond

By Madison Flager | January 21

Electronic musician Alex Botwin — better known as Paper Diamond — performed at Cat's Cradle in Carrboro on Sunday night as part of his Rain Drops ...

This is Ann Powers: NPR critic, UNC lecturer

By Christine Bang | January 15

Ann Powers is nationally known for her expertise on the newest and coolest music, but she credits music with the coolest praise of all — bridging the ...

Lunchbox Series celebrates Carrboro musicians

By Carly Peterson | January 15

Winter can be bleak, but the mood is light in Carrboro with the town’s Lunchbox Concert Series, which is back to serve up another order of music and ...

UNC alumnus Julian Caldwell debuts EP

By Jamie Stuart | January 13

Between a decade of rapping and a work ethic perfected during a busy four years at UNC, Julian Caldwell has developed his style and is releasing what ...

Area artists played at Local 506 to raise money for UNC Lineberger Cancer Center

By Paige Hopkins | January 8

Wednesday night, hip-hop helped saved lives.

Beatmaking Academy hosts hip-hop events to educate, entertain

By Jamie Stuart | December 3

Hip-hop heads across campus will be excited to hear about two events hosted by Carolina Beatmaking Academy this Thursday.

Local band Look Homeward celebrates NC

By Margaret Gilmore | December 2

Influenced by a strong sense of place, local band Look Homeward is celebrating the different regions of North Carolina through its blend of folk and bluegrass ...

Kamaira Philips is the founder, president and treasurer of Mind, Body, Spirit Connection, a social and wellness organization at UNC. Philips is leading a community yoga class in the Coker Arboretum at 2 p.m. on Friday.

UNC student, singer competes for art education

By Gabriella Cirelli | December 1

UNC senior Kamaira Philips is lending her voice to a larger stage.

Earl Sweatshirt (in red) and Vince Staples (in gray) performed in UNC's 2014 Homecoming Concert at Memorial Hall on Wednesday. Sweatshirt is known as part of the alternative rap collective Odd Future Wolf Game Kill Them All.

Homecoming concerts Gloriana, Earl Sweatshirt catered to niche fan groups

By Marisa Dunn and Robert McNeely | November 13

For the first time ever, the Carolina Union Activities Board hosted two Homecoming concerts this year — but the new system may not stick around to see ...