Cloud Nothings storm back on their third LP Attack on Memory with a renewed sound and musical swagger that belies lead member Dylan Baldi’s sole 20 years of existence.
Saxapahaw—emphasis on the first syllable—is one of those towns with an apparently comprehensive single website.
On Feb. 1, the Duke Coffeehouse welcomes Brooklyn black metal band Liturgy for a performance that may well cause James Buchanan Duke to roll in his grave.
Best known for their triumphant 2009 single “Dominos,” the Big Pink return with their second LP, Future This.
Matthew Dear is often too versatile for his own good.
With their first new material in nearly eight years, Guided By Voices milks nostalgia for all its worth.
James Blake knows how to ring in the New Year. On the first second of the title track of his latest EP Love What Happened Here, a rising organ note bursts through the silence and jubilantly...
On December 21, well after various best-of-2011 lists had been tabulated and published, Abel Tesfaye pulled off one of the most ambitious feats of the year by releasing Echoes of Silence.
As much of a drag as 2011 turned out to be, it will at least have the courtesy of leaving us with some good records.
At this point, it’s tempting to thank the Roots for even trying.
The Black Keys have always been something of an oddity.
Robin Thicke attempts to reinvent his signature soulful sound in Love After War with a number of tries at nuanced theatricality, but with the exception of a few tracks, the album doesn’t depart...
Tonight, the Duke Coffeehouse need not pay its busboys: DJ/rupture will be turning the tables.
Donald Glover must be the most versatile entertainer in the world today. As Donald Glover, he is a stand-up comedian, former writer for “30 Rock,” star of the show “Community,” GAP model and head...
For whatever else it may be, Take Care is most of all a contrivance.
f you don’t want a lovesick pop song written about you, don’t date Gareth Campesinos! Throughout Hello Sadness, the lead singer of Los Campesinos! writes cathartic lyrics about a traumatic...
Welcome to the two sides of Bradford Cox.
Liam and Noel Gallagher never exactly had a healthy working relationship.
Cass McCombs is a master of dark humor.
