Q&A with 'Audacity of Hops' author, UNC alumnus Tom Acitelli
A UNC alumnus and former senior editor of The New York Observer, Tom Acitelli is the author of “The Audacity of Hops,” which chronicles the history of America’s craft beer revolution.
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A UNC alumnus and former senior editor of The New York Observer, Tom Acitelli is the author of “The Audacity of Hops,” which chronicles the history of America’s craft beer revolution.
Evolving from its origins in West Africa, the banjo has become a staple instrument in American music, especially bluegrass and folk. On Aug. 25, the Southern Folklife Collection at Wilson Library will present lectures, music and an exhibition as part of the symposium, “The Banjo: Southern Roots, American Branches.”
Jodi Magness, who is a distinguished professor in the department of religious studies at UNC, is conducting an excavation of a recently-discovered ancient synagogue in the village of Huqoq, located in the Galilee region of Israel. Magness spoke to The Daily Tar Heel via email from Huqoq about the discovery, the excavation process and the mosaic floor of the synagogue, which depicts biblical passages and is made up of small stone cubes. Students and staff from UNC are joining groups from five other universities to participate in the month-long excavation process.
From his performance beginnings as a music student at UNC to his widely popular show set in the fictional town of Mayberry, N.C., Andy Griffith influenced millions throughout his career and his lifetime.
Tonight’s performance by three local bands will kick off Chapel Hill’s Locally Grown Music and Movie Series.
Karina Soni thinks the combination of food and music is the perfect way to enjoy the summer outside.
Comedian Sara Schaefer said that her show tonight at the Dirty South Comedy Theater might be the last time anyone can see her perform at a small venue.
Adrian Schlesinger curated and coordinated two art shows before she graduated from UNC in May.
Author David Henry Sterry attended a party in San Francisco where people drunkenly pitched book ideas to a publisher.
Four monks sit in a circle at the Unity Center for Peace recreating a complex piece of art, the Medicine Buddha mandala, using millions of grains of colored sand.
The dB’s have not released an album of new material in 25 years. But in their newest album Falling Off the Sky, they merge the jangle-pop sounds of their early 1980s works with a more mature take on lyricism.
26-year-old singer-songwriter Joe Pug has been compared to Bob Dylan, Woody Guthrie and John Prine. After listening to his songs, these comparisons don’t seem far-fetched.
Isti Kaldor wanted to be a doctor.
Jesse James DeConto, a UNC alumnus, uses his experiences reporting for papers and magazines across the U.S. to fuel his songwriting. DeConto is the lead singer and bassist for Durham-based band The Pinkerton Raid. The band just released its first album and is playing an album release show Saturday at the Casbah in Durham. Arts Editor Alex Dixon talked to DeConto about reporting on a tornado, sharing his name with an outlaw, and his journalistic style of songwriting.
Nearly 13,000 attendees at the 30th annual Hog Day festival feasted on barbecue.
In rehearsal for “Who Do You Think You Are,” a work-in-progress by SITI theatre company, J. Ed Araiza demonstrated how two fists can serve as a diagram for the brain.
As thousands gathered in Kenan Stadium Sunday, a much smaller group occupied the Forest Theatre for an alternative commencement ceremony.
Andrew Bird always finds a way to approach familiar musical territory with innovation. Bird creates unique, yet catchy music that blends classical, jazz, rock and folk, breaking the shackles of category.
With the occasional thrash of a banjo or hack at a mandolin, it’s certainly trendy for bands to try to capture the sound of early bluegrass and folk music. But rarely have any bands tried to capture the gritty, driving sound of early blues. Chapel Hill based-band TURCHI sets itself apart by playing a straightforward style of blues on its new album, Road Ends in Water.
Fueled by his job at Fat Beats in Brooklyn and his nation-wide rap battle reputation, Soul Khan produces a no-gimmicks style of rap as part of the underground hip hop group the Brown Bag AllStars. He released his first album, which has been downloaded over 50,000 times, “Soul Like Khan” in November 2010.