From the first note to the final note in Perfect Pussy’s 23-minute debut, Say Yes To Love, the band never slows down. Fuzzed out, shouted lyrics paired with guitar static and manic drumming create a sound that’s explosive.
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When world-renowned bluegrass bass player Missy Raines started her own band several years ago in West Virginia , everyone who heard their music was hard to describe the electrifying acoustic sound that made the group so unique.
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Somewhere between the wickedly erratic and the wonderfully euphoric lies the magic of Future Islands.
Read More »By successfully blending dreamy melodies and synthetic soundscapes, Tycho, also known as Scott Hansen, has revamped a genre that can easily become hip elevator music.
Read More »From the very beginning of Oxymoron, ScHoolboy Q lets you know who he is: a gangsta.
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Liars’Mess is a complete change of pace from its last album, WIXIW, which the band produced only two years ago.
Read More »A little over 40 years have passed since the release of the debut self-titled record from Lavender Country, widely considered to be the first openly gay country album.
Read More »By Marcela Guimaraes Staff Writer Late night partying and drinking have long been synonymous with the raucous nature of rock ’n’ roll.
Read More »For Pete and Maura Kennedy, it all started with a day off.
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Hill Hall and Kenan Music Building will come alive with the rhythmic sounds of drums, xylophones and marimbas for the Day of Percussion Saturday.
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When Jay Miller sold his chain of music instrument stores some 10 years ago, he knew he wanted to transition into the philanthropic world.
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When The Beatles first set foot in the United States, they topped the charts and attracted millions of fans. Fifty years later, “Beatlemania” is still alive and will storm Chapel Hill tonight.
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There is power in music, and Thursday night, “MElodies” aimed to prove that. Musical Empowerment, a UNC student-led organization dedicated to providing free music lessons to children in Chapel Hill and Carrboro, hosted its first annual “MElodies” benefit concert at the University United Methodist Church on Franklin Street.
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A taste of Latin flavor is coming to UNC today from the Spanish Harlem of New York City, by means of the inter-generational music group “Los Pleneros de la 21.”
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The University’s student musicians can expect to practice for hours alone, and for hours in large ensembles. But tonight, students will showcase something different.
Read More »While the likes of James Taylor and Doc Watson have already sung Carolina’s praises, Our State magazine is celebrating the newest batch of Carolina crooners.
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Four years ago, house music in Chapel Hill was an endangered species on the brink of extinction.
Read More »When Taylor Gerkin came to college, he liked playing music — but he had never tried his hand at disc jockeying.
Read More »With her violin in hand, musician Alicia Best brought the rich, haunting tones of Appalachian folk ballads to Franklin Street for the first time on Saturday night.
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Disc jockey and music producer Diplo is known to jet set around the world.
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