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Less Polish, More Soul Mark Radiohead's Flawless Live Album

By Michelle Jarboe | November 29

Radiohead I Might Be Wrong: Live Recordings 5 Stars! Pleasure and pain go hand-in-hand in Radiohead's first live recordings, I Might Be Wrong: Live ...

Signing the Dotted Line

By Ashley Atkinson | November 29

A contract can be the holy grail to a band or artist trying to make it in the music industry. Being "signed" has a cachet that putting out a compact disc ...

Dive Recommends

By Trafton Drew | November 29

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War Stories

By Staff Editor | November 29

Whiskeytown The Raleigh-based neo-country band that gained fame and critical acclaim for blending country twang and punk-rock styles is a textbook contract ...

Harding Bares His Soul, Jovial Wit to Crowd at Go! Studios

By Elliott Dube | November 29

John Wesley Harding Tuesday, Nov. 13 Go! Studios 4 Stars John Wesley Harding playfully complained that he sweated blood for Tuesday night's Go! Rehearsal ...

Avoid Contract Woes; Sign Nothing Until You Have a Lawyer in Tow

By Staff Editor | November 29

Q: How do you know when an agent is lying? A: His lips are moving! Of course this statement is not really 100 percent accurate, but I've encountered ...

Loeb Show Lacks Fireworks of Studio Efforts

By Michelle Jarboe | November 29

Lisa Loeb Wednesday, Nov. 14 Cat's Cradle 3 Stars It's too bad that Lisa Loeb is such a ditz. Although the setlist at the Cat's Cradle performance ...

Merchant Stumbles Through Motherland; McCartney Thrills With Breezy-Pop Opus

By Staff Editor | November 29

Garrison Be a Criminal 3 Stars Garrison can serve up catchy pop songs, and it can deliver powerful, aggressive rock. But it's not quite as effective ...

Pauper Players Renew Choreography for 'Line'

By Allison Rost | November 29

Few of us will ever know the intense pressures involved with being a Broadway performer. Audition to audition, they pray for a job to pay the bills and ...

Ensemble Searches For Fitting Home

By Ashley Atkinson | November 27

The 68 instruments that comprise an Indonesian gamelan ensemble survived three months at sea, traveling by boat from the island of Java to a far-removed ...

PlayMakers Hosts Holiday Play

By Elliott Dube | November 26

PlayMakers Repertory Company is changing the pace from usual Christmas fare. Last year "An O. Henry Christmas" was the company's holiday contribution; ...

Mixed Media Artist Finishes 1-Week Residency

By Michelle Jarboe | November 19

Combining images from different sources into one seamless piece is the focus of both mixed-media artist Jane Marsching's own work and her work with UNC ...

IMAX Theater Features Thrilling Productions

November 19

Slowly but surely downtown Raleigh is turning into something of which to be proud. With the addition of the IMAX theater at Exploris, the area has made ...

'Harry Potter' Enchants Fans, Critics Alike

By Brian Millikin | November 19

It's easy to hate "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone." It'd be convenient to dislike the literary phenomenon that's now become a movie giant. The ...

Quick Dialogue, Brilliant Cast Pull Off Mamet's 'Heist'

By Zack Hemenway | November 15

Heist 4 Stars In the big-money world of feature films, substance often takes a back seat to style. Flashy stunts and special effects reign, and dialogue ...

Minor Details Help Chances Of Success

By Staff Editor | November 15

I am awash in a sea of publicists. Every day I get a deluge of phone calls, e-mails, faxes and press kits from publicists trying to get coverage for their ...

Kittie Exudes Savage Girl Rock; Cold Sides Utilize Sounds of Silence

By Staff Editor | November 15

Cold Sides Cold Sides 4 Stars Finally, a band that knows when to shut up. Bringing listeners a series of haunting experiments with resonant sounds ...

Malkmus' Clever Sarcasm, Charm Enthrall Audience

By Brian Millikin | November 15

Stephen Malkmus and the Jicks Cat's Cradle Sunday, Nov. 11 4 Stars It's hard to take Stephen Malkmus too seriously. Heroin-thin and with hair in his ...

'Shallow' Contradicts Message for Cheap Laughs

By James Russ | November 15

Shallow Hal 2 Stars Isn't it hilarious to see average people in relationships with morbidly obese people? No one ever says that (out loud at least), ...

Spreading the Word

By Jason Arthurs | November 15

Magic Dirt, Big Blue Monkey, Milkweed and Collywobblies. Rape Vaccine's had a razor blade taped to it. These bands' records and press material are in ...