2010: The Year in Superlatives
2010 was the year that Raleigh’s music scene quit playing middle child to Durham and Chapel Hill.
FMW Real Estate’s Hillsborough Morgan Development Controversy
The behemoth development will bring major change to west downtown; are our own development guides even being applied?
Raleigh Police Seek Tips in Attack at Jackpot
A local man is in critical condition following the recent assault. *UPDATED.
Jackpot Alive and Well for Now
We started our Jackpot goodbye make-out-session a week ago, now there is time for more.
Goodnight Raleigh Documents the Last Days of Jackpot
The end of an era in the downtown nightlife scene for many.
Friday Gossip: Solas Now Owns The Rockford, Jackpot’s Last Weekend
The Rockford building under new ownership and Jackpot will celebrate its last weekend open.
Merge Records, Local Musicians Band Together to Save Jackpot from Buyout
Local artists record Jackpot tribute song “We Are the Lung”.
Solas buys Jackpot for $1.2 million in all cash deal
Parent company Hibernian Co. continues aggressive bar/restaurant expansion.
Spin Me Right ‘Round
I recently inherited my father’s turntable and record collection, an acquisition that’s become an unexpected joy to me in the past few months. My reasons at the time for setting up the system were simple: pay homage to my father and occupy some empty square footage in my apartment. I never quite believed the earnest claims of audiophiles, that music actually sounded better through that antiquated machine. But when I dropped the needle onto Eric Clapton’s Slowhand and the beginning notes of “Cocaine” crept from the speakers, I felt like I was hearing the song for the first time… [Continued below the fold]
Ryan Newcomb Video to be Filmed at Jackpot
Charles Cardello and Bifocal Media are working on a DVD for a comedian named Ryan Newcomb from Florida and they need your help this Saturday at Jackpot!
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