Despite first hitting American airwaves with the Emmy nominated Da Ali G Show, Sasha Baron Cohen is seemingly destined to be burdened with the expectations of an audience that only recognizes him as the mastermind of the comedy smash Borat.
Despite all of the unfortunate news from yesterday’s election with Amendment 1, it is true that North Carolina is one of 30 states in the United States to make such a restriction on gay marriage. The Guardian offers a state by state breakdown of the laws.
The Beehive Collective is returning or another year of Bee Ball fun at Berkeley Cafe. This year’s royalty has been announced and tickets are now on sale. Check out all of the information after the jump.
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British indie bands Florence + the Machine and The Mackabees will play in Downtown Raleigh this September. Tickets go on sale for the show later this week.
A recent infographic in the latest issue of Spin Magazine listed Derek Miller, guitarist for Sleigh Bells, as one of the loudest guitarist ever. If you’ve heard either of the band’s two albums and debut EP, you are very unlikely to dispute this claim.
Despite first hitting American airwaves with the Emmy nominated Da Ali G Show, Sasha Baron Cohen is seemingly destined to be burdened with the expectations of an audience that only recognizes him as the mastermind of the comedy smash Borat.
Greg Hatem, owner of the building and Empire Properties, was approved a $50,000 loan from the City of Raleigh to expand the restaurant to include more indoor seating in the location formerly occupied by Brass Grill.
The past year has seen Downtown Raleigh’s specialty shops and beverage retail options expand very quickly. Downtown gained two new beer shops, Tasty Beverage and Tyler’s Bottle Shop. As well, Raleigh Wine Shop added another option on Glenwood South to buy some wine.
Billing itself as the Artsplosure local alternative for the past six years, Insplosure returns inside at The Pour House this weekend with local artists Paul Friedrich, Leigh Griffin Harris, Chris Williams, Skillet Gilmore, Kiona Van Rhee Wilson and more.
In case you missed Jeff the Brotherhood at last year’s Hopscotch Music Festival, you’ll have another opportunity next month at Berkeley Cafe in Downtown Raleigh.
As part of the PineCone Down Home Series, Grammy Award winners, The Carolina Chocolate Drops, will come to Meymandi Concert Hall in support of their new album, Leaving Eden.