The Chronicle

No bull: How Chaz Martinstein is changing Durham

by Alex Reinstein in Recess

"I love Durham, it's a great community for music, but owning a record store can be stressful at times," he said. "Big release dates only come around every three months or so. The regulars are really what keep you going."

Editor's note

by David Graham, editor in Recess

In honor of Yom Kippur, recess offers an Old Testament tribute to the editor's recent and total flop at selling out: And so it came to be that in the Kingdom of recess, Robert Winterode and Corinne Liu begat (well, not in that way... gross!) Lexi Richards, and Lexi begat Varun Lella and Varun begat David.

Culture and cod at N.C. Seafood Fest

by Ryan Brown and Naureen Khan in Recess

The flounder skids to a stop on the pavement and the crowd gasps. "Git 'er done," an onlooker cries. It is the second round of the Flounder Fling. The pressure is on and emotions are running high.

Durham gallery keeps it surreal

by Sanette Tanaka in Recess

Its two fall exhibits, local artist Stacy-Lynn Waddell's water/weight and Kambui Olujimi's The Clouds Are After Me, both deal with fantastic natural elements that serve as metaphors for harsher realities.

Sanford exhibit shows plight of HIV victims

by Braden Hendricks in Recess

Showing that love can help heal a child after experiencing tragedy, the Love after Loss exhibit at the Sanford Institute of Public Policy portrays Ethiopian children finding new families after being orphaned by HIV/AIDS.

This Sporting Life

by Charlie McSpadden in Recess

Each year of the Full Frame Documentary Film Festival, a filmmaker curates a themed series.

Sand Box

by Andrew Hibbard in Recess

Fall Out Boy: (847) 512-4065. Not knowing anything about the band other than that they purportedly "suck," I take out my phone and give them a call. It's busy. Wow. These guys must be popular. I try again. The Facebook page on which they released this number says they might call me back.

GIRL TALK:

AMERICA'S COOLEST NERD

by Kevin Lincoln. in Recess

Gregg Gillis can play that funky music, white boy. Better known as Girl Talk, the Pittsburgh-based sample artist has a gift for showing Lil Wayne his inner Elton John.

Milton Nascimento

featured review

by David Graham in Recess

As much of a period piece as "The Girl from Ipanema" might be, it's still a little hard to imagine that the bossa nova genre has reached its half-century mark.

oasis

by Sam Schlinkert in Recess

While I was studying at Oxford University this summer, Wednesday nights in the beer cellar came to mean two things: expensive drinks and the smooth, nostalgic sound of Oasis.