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What Virginia is to presidents, North Carolina is to American Idol contestants. (There's reason to be proud of the Tar Heel state). Last night, Chapel Hill-native and UNC alum "Anoopy" made all four (that's right--Duke grad Kara DioGuardi is in the mix now) Idol judges swoon. And for any of you who read today's Sandbox, he's that "Silicon Valley IT guy" I went to high school with. Here's the video.
With the Nasher's "Escultura Social" opening today, the Durham art world will be turning its focus to Mexico City. Anyone whose appetite is not sated by the Nasher need only wait one day for Branch Gallery's latest exhibition.
( Via Triangle Music Blog) Sort-of-hometown boy Ben Folds is set to play DPAC Wednesday, Feb. 25. His most recent performance in the area was the hotly anticipated (for some) Ben Folds Five reunion at UNC-Chapel Hill's Memorial Hall. No ticketing information is available yet, but expect the box office to sell out fast because Triangle residents can never seem to get enough of Folds' trademark, overplayed irony. Also, expect some material from his 2008 release Way to Normal.
At the 2009 Full Frame Documentary Film Festival, documentarian St. Clair Bourne will be honored with a post-mortem career award. Filmmaker Sam Pollard (1997's Oscar-nominated 4 Little Girls) will curate a series of Bourne's work. From the press release:
Torture porn has been the reigning king of the horror genre for about eight years now (we'll consider the Saw franchise the beginning of this era). It's defining quality is excessive violence used with no higher purpose than making money (exhibit A: Eli Roth's high-grossing Hostel). I'm not sure I've even dabbled in any of these films, but it seems far too horrific to warrant my dime or time. Even with ultra-violent slasher flicks like My Bloody Valentine 3-D on the horizon, I thought the subgenre was on its way out. But not so.
(Via Stereogum) I absolutely abhor Times Square. I think it is an insult to Manhattan. Even though I've never stepped foot inside the Times Square Virgin Records Megastore, I found it a little sad that the store is set to close. I remember seeing it during the height of TRL in the Carson Daly day. To me, it's an icon of the teeny bopper era of the late 90s when 'NSync was selling five million albums a week.
With Sundance on the horizon, the film world is letting up a little of its awards coverage and turning its attention to Park City. Celebrating a quarter century, the one-time festival where careers could be made is now a celebrity-filled ski retreat honoring some great films and a lot of dreck.
In conjunction with the Nasher's newest exhibition "Escultura Social: A New Generation of Art from Mexico City," artist María Alós has commissioned "Welcome/Farewell" for the exhibition. It is set to be performed at the exhibiton's Thursday, Jan. 15 opening from 5 to 7 p.m. and again Sunday, Jan. 18 at noon.
Men.style.com's week in style for last week is quite a doozy. But this photo of Jigga himself is a gem. As the writer noted, Shawn Carter looks more TV on the Radio than Rock-a-fella here. What's most exciting though is this is Jay-Z's chosen outfit to the Notorious premiere. Notorious--that movie about Notorious B.I.G., the king of east coast rap whose thrown Tha Carter inherited. Way to honor your predecessor, Jay.
In the tradition of many great bloggers past, GQ correspondent and traveller Scott Schuman (aka the Sartorialist) recently announced on his blog that he is having a book of his photographs published by Penguin. From the blog:
The Times is reporting that an those in charge of Winnie the Pooh scribe A.A. Milne's estate have sanctioned an official third chapter in the beloved children's series. This will be the first official Pooh book since 1928. There is no tie to the Disney version. David Benedictus will be the author, and Mark Burgess will be the illustrator. From Ben Hoyle's Times article:
....And You WIll Know Us by the Trail of Dead, who have a new album called The Century of Self due Feb. 17, have just announced their concert schedule for the winter and spring. Their 21-city tour includes a stop at Carrboro's Cat's Cradle on Feb. 25. Trail of Dead is one of few bands to have received a perfect 10.0 rating on Pitchfork, which came after their 2002 release Source Tags & Codes. The Century of Self is the first album since the Austin sextet 2006 release So Divided. The record will be produced by Chris Coady who did work with Grizzly Bear.
If you didn't have reason to stick around Durham this summer, Triangle-based Merge Records just gave you a reason to pay the Tarheel State a visit. In celebration of their 20th year, the record label owned by Superchunk/Portastatic frontman Mac McCaughan is hosting a five-day summer concert series featuring Merge artists from the past 20 years. XX Merge will be held from July 22-26 in the "summer heat of sunny North Carolina." (i.e. location is TBA). Here's hoping Jeff Mangum makes an appearance
(Via Carpe Durham) On the heels of the closing of Durham's beloved Pizza Palace, a new pizzeria has entered the space formerly occupied by the less-beloved I Love Manhattan Pizza on Ninth Street. The pizza parlor scores points for catering more to the community with its name than its predecessor's. But early on, Carpe Durham is not impressed:
(Via BCR) North Carolina's Neuse River Foundation will host its fourth annual RIVERKEEPER Film Festival tomorrow, Friday, Jan. 9 at the Durham Arts Council. The will also have screenings in Raleigh Jan. 10. The festival presents international films addressing the importance of water. Tickets are $10 and also include a pre-screening reception. For more information, check out the website here.
Expanding on what Women's Wear Daily provided, Vogue provides a few more sketches of Michelle Obama's choices for her dress at the inauguration. The designs come from Albertus Swanepoel, Vena Cava, Marchesa, Derek Lam, Doo-Ri Chung and Alexander Wang. Let's just say the Obama-Kennedy comparisons don't stop with the misters.
(Via Pitchfork) Human Highway, a side project of Islands frontman Nick Thorburn and former Islands member Jim Guthrie, just announced a spring tour and are planning a stop at Chapel Hill's Local 506. They are set to play the venue Sunday, March 22 with Cotton Jones and the Magic.
I was just browsing the Local 506 schedule and noticed that tomorrow night, Jan. 6, Trekky Records bands Butterflies and Embarrassing Fruits are playing a free show at the Chapel Hill venue starting at 9 p.m.
(Via Stereogum) NPR is streaming Andrew Bird's new album Noble Beast, set for release Jan. 20. The bonus instrumental material from the album, entitled Useless Creatures, can be heard over at Bird's website.
Pitchfork just gave it a 9.6. It's an early candidate for 2009's album of the year. And you can listen to it tonight. As we mentioned earlier, WKNC is hosting the listening party for Animal Collective's new Merriweather Post Pavilion tonight at the Pour House Music Hall in Raleigh. The listening begins at 11:59 p.m. But starting at 9 p.m., three bands--the Dodos/Bowerbirds-esque Old Bricks, jazzy Mr Goodtimes and an unnmaed band--will be entertaining crowds.
