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Barns and Bluegrass: Celebrating 45 Years of Music

Posted by Victor Lewis | Nov 1, 2016 | Arts & Entertainment, Town Square

Banjos and fiddles, barns and bluegrass. Some things just go together. It’s been 45 years of continuous music and traveling for Tommy Edwards and The Bluegrass Experience, but coming home still tastes just as sweet as it ever...

‘The Daily Show’ Shines Light on the Rest of HB2

Posted by Staff | Sep 30, 2016 | Arts & Entertainment

North Carolina’s HB2 law has drawn headlines across the country. Many media outlets refer to it as the “bathroom bill.” But, The Daily Show with Trevor Noah shined a light on another part of the law. HB2...

Athletes in Film Produced by Chapel Hill’s Amy Tiemann Honored at White House

Posted by Staff | Sep 30, 2016 | Arts & Entertainment

Olympic Pride, American Prejudice is a documentary that tells the story of 18 African American Olympians who won medals at the infamous 1936 Berlin Olympics. The film follows 16 men and 2 women who were treated like second...

Watch Hillary Clinton on ‘Between Two Ferns’

Posted by Staff | Sep 22, 2016 | Arts & Entertainment

Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton appeared on Funny or Die’s Between Two Ferns with Zach Galifianakis. The interview was released Thursday morning. Galifianakis is notorious for creating the most awkward...

‘Lo and Behold,’ a New Documentary on Technology

Posted by Bradley Bethel | Sep 16, 2016 | Arts & Entertainment

Werner Herzog’s new film, Lo and Behold: Reveries of the Connected World, lives up to its subtitle. Opening at The Chelsea on Friday, the documentary immerses us in the auteur’s thoughts on technology. Watching the film feels...

Chatham County Line Debuts at No. 1 on Billboard Bluegrass Chart

Posted by Staff | Sep 14, 2016 | Arts & Entertainment

Chatham County Line, a Raleigh-based band, has the No. 1 bluegrass album in the country, according to Billboard. Autumn, the seventh studio album released by the quartet, debuted on top of the Billboard Bluegrass Albums chart....

Stand Against HB2 Concert Scheduled at Cat’s Cradle

Posted by Staff | Sep 7, 2016 | Arts & Entertainment

On the Sunday before Election Day, Cat’s Cradle will be the setting for a Stand Against HB2 concert. More than a dozen artists are scheduled to perform. It all starts at noon on Sunday, November 6. The bands scheduled to...

Rhiannon Giddens Joins Cast of ‘Nashville’

Posted by Staff | Sep 7, 2016 | Arts & Entertainment

Singer-songwriter Rhiannon Giddens, a Greensboro native, is joining the cast of Nashville. She will be portraying Hanna Lee “Hallie” Jordan, “a young social worker who turns out to have the voice of an angel.”...

UNC Student Stephen Hart Releases New Single

Posted by Staff | Sep 6, 2016 | Arts & Entertainment

Hip-hop artist Stephen Hart released a new single called Do Your Thing on Monday. Hart is from Charlotte and currently a junior at UNC. The song is described in a release: “While pushing forward into bolder territories...

Be Loud! ’16 Raises $46,723

Posted by Staff | Sep 6, 2016 | Arts & Entertainment

Be Loud! ’16, a concert benefiting the Be Loud! Sophie Foundation, raised $46,723. The concert was held at Cat’s Cradle on August 26 and August 27. It featured an impressive lineup of bands headlined by The English...

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