Thirteenth Annual American Indian Heritage Celebration
Thirteen years and running, it is time again for the annual American Indian Heritage Celebration at the North Carolina Museum of History. From 11 am to 4 pm this Saturday, November 22, North Carolina’s state-recognized tribes will gather at the museum and on Bicentennial Plaza and the State Capitol grounds to celebrate their heritage and culture as a part of American Indian Heritage Month. North Carolina has the largest American Indian population east of the Mississippi, and members from the eight tribes will be present: Coharie, Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians, Haliwa-Saponi, Lumbee, Meherrin, Occaneechi Band of Saponi, Sappony, and Waccamaw-Siouan. Slide shows and video below the fold.
It’s Official: NC Goes Blue, Obama Wins
For the first time since 1976, a Democrat has won North Carolina.
Raleigh Muslim Obama Outrage Protest Video
Things got a little out of hand on the side of the grassy knoll at Halifax Mall on Wednesday.
North Carolina Tracking Polls
Below the fold are some fascinating graphs of the main government races in North Carolina.
Annuals Release Such Fun Album Cover
Now that Annuals have braved Hanna and made it through the Raleigh Wide Open Festivities, they can get back to promoting their upcoming album, Such Fun, which comes out on October 7th.
Hold My Hand - Darius Rucker Endorses Latta House
Remember Hootie and the Blowfish? I’m sure you do. They were a huge hit in the early to mid 90s and were from South Carolina, therefore they got a lot of air play in our area (and even “made an appearance” at the last Great Cover Up at King’s). It seems that The Blowfish are still touring and lead singer Darius Rucker is now on the Country Music scene writing and recorded for various artists. Rucker has also just recently decided to support The Latta House Foundation with a Public Service Announcement.
Annuals and The Bowerbirds Talk 2008, Coachella and SXSW
All the talk about Raleigh’s music scene rising from the ashes could use some boost in the early part of the year 2008. When discussing local music scenes, it is evident that Raleigh needs to step outside of the shadow that Chapel Hill sheds over it. To do this, it may need to ride on the shoulder of a couple of local “giants”, while the scene slowly builds back up. Although not necessarily considered giants (yet), Annuals and The Bowerbirds each received a good amount of national recognition in the year 2007. Both have fantastic debut albums and both are traveling across the country to very well known festivals this spring. I spoke with Mike Robinson, the bass player for Annuals and Phil Moore from The Bowerbirds about the year ahead for both bands. Annuals, Bowerbirds and new Video
The Latta House: One Year Later
January 8, 2007. 4am. I was in the middle of a deep REM cycle but suddenly awoke to smoke and a multitude of flashing red lights outside the bedroom window. The first thing that came to mind was The Latta House across the street. Engulfed? Can’t be!? Sure enough, flames were flying over the trees and large fire hoses rolled down cold, dark Parker Street. It was just a day earlier that we had reported a fire of leftover building materials (plastics) on the lot next to the grassy Latta House grounds. These two fires had little in common except for an unfortunate coincidence. More Below the Fold
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