by Andrew Hibbard on December 21, 2008
Here is the second part of our celebration of the Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill music scene. Again, the list is not ranked. For part one, check here.
The Eye-Opener at BCHQ – August 2, 2008
A few of BCHQ’s board members work on a project to promote transgender awareness across the globe, specifically focusing on the Hijra communities in [...]
by David Graham on November 3, 2008
I swear after this we’ll stop writing about Billy Bragg.
I expected a great show Saturday night, but Bragg’s set really blew me away. Bragg was brilliant, charming and apparently a heartthrob (”He looks like Anderson Cooper with a guitar,” my ex-girlfriend said). I won’t run my mouth too much, but here’s my partial setlist with [...]
by Andrew Hibbard on November 2, 2008
After Superchunk and Arcade Fire rocked Carrboro for the North Carolina primaries, it is only fitting that the Obama campaign provide Triangle residents with another show for the election. Designed to promote voter turnout on the last day of the swing state’s early voting, Saturday’s NC Rocks for Change featured an epic lineup of local [...]
by David Graham on October 30, 2008
Billy Bragg. Image courtesy of unpiano.com
Sorry this didn’t get up earlier, folks… got distracted. Anyway, here’s more of my interview with Billy Bragg, who plays at Duke Saturday. I ended up doing the interview while huddled in the one corner of my kitchen where I get cell phone reception, so there are places where I [...]
