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The Art of Cool Festival and Moogfest have spent the past two years locked in comparison and competition for Durham resources. The festivals take place less than a month apart, but they attract different audiences and reflect different values. Themes of protest and resistance were central to both festivals this year, and their different manifestations were telling of their motivations.
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Situated on the other side of the Appalachian Mountains, is Knoxville, Tennessee, a five-hour drive from the Triangle. The city is suffused with country music history, and in some ways, is similar to Durham in that it was a once-bustling Southern industrial hub that remains on the rebound.
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Dom Flemons, Kaia Kater, and Jerron “Blind Boy” Paxton are among a handful of people of color who are asserting their rightful place in folk, bluegrass, and old-time music. The three musicians recognize the centuries-long impact of racial discrimination in music. Their performance in Raleigh will spotlight the African roots of the banjo, and feature music and songs which use rhetoric as a way to break barriers and open minds.
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Chuck’s is Ashley Christensen’s fashionable burger outpost in downtown Raleigh. Chuck’s is known for its alcohol-infused milkshakes. The milkshake uses Howling Cow ice cream, the famed product of North Carolina State University’s Department of Food Science, and various alcohol pairings such as bourbon or spiced rum.
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Daniel Hart is a musician who lived in Chapel Hill from 2002-2009, crafting gorgeous songs with his band The Physics of Meaning. His more recent work has included composing music for ads and short films, but this year Hart wrote the score for Disney’s remake of the 1977 movie Pete’s Dragon. This is Hart’s biggest project featuring the largest orchestral ensemble with which he has ever recorded.
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Kym Register and her band Loamlands has a new record featuring the song Sweet High Rise. Register wrote the song in protest against to the forthcoming high rise development by the Pinhook music club in Durham. Register has become one of the strongest forces standing up for the Durham community.
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Alice Gerard, an 80-year-old musician from Durham, heads to Los Angeles after being nominated for her first Grammy.
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Indy Week
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57), Vol. 32 Issue 4, February 2015,
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Far Western, a documentary about country and bluegrass enthusiasts in Japan, will premiere at the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival in Durham. The film covers the cultural influence of American troops in Japan, and how country and bluegrass music became synonymous with idealistic notions of freedom.
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Carolina Glazed Donuts opened in late February in a strip mall between Durham and the Research Triangle Park. Though the shop is not hip or trendy, Carolina Glazed makes the region’s best donuts and is heavily visited on the weekend.
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Casey Marcum is a senior outdoor school instructor at REI in Raleigh, and has a passion for waterfalls. Marcum delivers in-depth presentations about his experiences with waterfalls and related hikes. There are hundreds of waterfalls in North Carolina, all ranging in ease of access and hiking skill levels.
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Hussey examines the inspirations for Carrboro-area musician Michael Rank's new album, Horsehair.
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28951
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Mary Lattimore is a harpist from western North Carolina who has collaborated with a variety of musicians on recordings and in live performances. Her recent work is a solo album called At the Dam. The album features music she wrote as she traveled around California and Texas, funded by a 2014 Pew Fellowship grant.
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Various Indy Week writers share a number of good and bad New Year’s resolutions to make for 2016. The resolutions are for personal health as well as for improving the Triangle Area community.
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Indy Week
(NoCar Oversize AP 2 .I57), Vol. 32 Issue 52, December 2015,
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INDY Week has some New Year’s resolutions to make the Triangle better. They resolve to take more advantage of Raleigh’s downtown activities, take the bus to work, eat at local farmers markets, rely less on smartphones and social media, abolish the ABC, and legalize weed.
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Girls Rock NC is a winner of a 2014 Indie Art Award. The group runs a camp, after school programs, and retreats for adults. Their main initiative is a music camp for girls 7-16 to help them learn to raise their voices as young women through music. The Chapel Hill group hosts sessions on body confidence, the history of women in music, and leadership. Girls Rock NC helps girls gain confidence and works for social justice.
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