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Seaboard Music
Mordecai residents no longer forced to spend Friday nights watching America’s Funniest Videos.
Swagger Album Release Party May 2nd
Swagger is a young Raleigh rock band that will have a breakout year in 2009.
Five questions with The Infamous Sugar
If it hadn’t been for a slight misunderstanding, the hilariously vulgar one-man keyboard dynamo known as The Infamous Sugar might have been known as the Infamous Roach.
Get to Know a DJ: The Pope & Mueldawg
Love or hate it, The Jackpot is an institution in Raleigh. New Raleigh asked our questions to a few DJs who hold their residency there: The Pope and Mueldawg. Read on about who can’t stand CDs, who hates the 80’s, and who won’t play your bands demo.
Woah! Dylan, Nelson, Mellencamp Coming to Durham
Looks like the Freewheelin’ will Shake Shake Mama in Durham this summer.
Five Questions with Van Alston
Van Alston has been a fixture in the local alt-country scene since before anyone, except maybe a few locals, realized exactly how fertile this area’s alt-country soil is. And his club has been a fixture in downtown Raleigh since before anyone would have considered going bar hopping there.
Love Language New Video, Pitchfork Review, and Raleigh Show
Lo-fi record gets lo-fi video, review and show at The Pour House with lo-fi noise engineers Whatever Brains.
The Rosebuds, Rusted Root, Hobex Band Together
Great bands for a great cause in downtown Raleigh. Send me on my Life Like way.
Five Questions with Mecca Normal’s Jean Smith
Sometimes rock stars get laid off too. Jean Smith, half of the legendary Vancouver duo Mecca Normal, found that out recently when she was let go from her job at a clothing store. As it turned out, the job loss coincided with the 25th anniversary of her band, so she and partner David Lester decided it was time to hit the road, this time with an art exhibit, lecture and performance event called “How Art & Music Can Change the World.” They’ll be in Durham this Saturday at Duo Fest, an event celebrating two-piece rock bands hosted by locals Beloved Binge. Before embarking on the tour, Smith answered five questions for us.
