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Naked Gods' No Jamsnew
Boone quintet Naked Gods pair weirdo roots rock, not far removed from Wilco's Yankee Hotel Foxtrot, with ambitious guitar architecture that points to Built to Spill and Dinosaur Jr.
Tags: Naked Gods
The P-90's Limited Supply EPnew
It's all pitched at a certain intensity, but there are hints of even greater eclecticism and enough promise to tickle anticipation.
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For Black Skies, Southern Metal is a Network, Not a Stylenew
In the pivotal final third of "The Sleeping Prophet," the last song on their new self-released album, a new, rather warm sound slides through the fuzz. It is a flute, brought to you by one of the heaviest bands ever to emerge from the Triangle.
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Pie Without the Worrynew
The "Old-Fashioned Chocolate Pie" looked and smelled delicious. But would it deliver?
INDY Week |
Joyce Clark Hicks |
11-10-2011 |
Food+Drink
The Sad, Strange and Sweet Voyage of Bombadilnew
When Bombadil called it quits almost three years ago, they were one of the country's brightest young bands. Somehow, they're back.
The end of the world in Take Shelternew
Take Shelter is a valiant, worthy effort, but the film doesn't go far enough -- and doesn't succeed in escaping its influences.
The Away Team's Scars & Stripesnew
The relationship between beatmaker Khrysis and lead emcee Sean Boog has persevered, a fact that's more impressive than the music they continue to make.
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Losing our Humanity: Politics and the Death of Compassionnew
If U.S. politicians are an example of humanity—many of you are snickering—how has empathy shaped politics?
Tags: politicians, humanity
Are the Charges Against John Edwards Legitimate, or Politically Motivated?new
Edwards' defense team says the indictment accuses their client of breaking a law that doesn't exist. The trial is set to open in January.
INDY Week |
Ned Barnett |
11-03-2011 |
Policy Issues
Rapper Big Pooh's Dirty Pretty Thingsnew
With Dirty Pretty Things, Pooh doesn't party as much as he used to, but Durham vocalist Darien Brockington returns from his spiritual hiatus on the penetrating "Soul Music."
Tags: Rapper Big Pooh
The Swiss Bluegrass of North Carolina's Kruger Brothersnew
The Kruger Brothers perform progressively minded, classically conscious folk that's rooted in American tradition but flairs wildly with disparate influences.
INDY Week |
Spencer Griffith |
11-03-2011 |
Profiles & Interviews
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Oulipo's That Is What I Said (And I Dove Into the Water)new
On the rich and enveloping That Is What I Said, Raleigh five-piece Oulipo crams an LP's worth of ideas onto a five-song cassette. (Diggup Tapes)
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Conspiracy Theater in Anonymousnew
Anonymous is a hoot for literate moviegoers, a treat for theater geeks, a rag on backstage egotists, and an alternate version of the Elizabethan Age. But I seriously doubt that it is history.
The Body & Braveyoung's Nothing Passesnew
For the first 27-and-a-half of its 35-and-a-half minutes, Nothing Passes sounds almost exactly like what one might expect from a collaboration between The Body and Braveyoung.
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