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The Thirty-Two Hundred Penny Operanew
To visit New York is to nibble on the crumbs falling from the table of capitalism, and it can be a very tasty meal. But in a small park downtown, there is a contingent determined to deliver a message: All is not well for the rest of us.
Sinful Savage Tigers' The Last Night of the Revelsnew
The Tigers have arrived at a wonderfully catchy, stylistically balanced record in little time at all.
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The Hot at Nights' Nice Talknew
When the group wanders, they're at their best.
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Systems' Ghost Medicinenew
At the core of Systems' brilliance, at least on the Carrboro band's debut, is the band's ability to navigate the uneven line between thrash and post-rock.
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Logan Pate'sThe Difference Between Moths and Butterfliesnew
Building from the soulful electronics of his earlier Moths EP, Pate adds hypnotic acoustic guitar, gracing the mix with his extraordinary voice.
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A Surprisingly Good Puss in Bootsnew
"Wait a minute, I'm being entertained by a movie about a damn talking, sword-fighting cat!"
The Story of a Painting in The Mill and the Crossnew
Lech Majewski's film revels in the earthy details of 16th-century Flemish life even as it employs up-to-the-minute CGI techniques to bring this wonderfully complex painting by Pieter Bruegel to life.
Telling the Wall Street Side in Margin Callnew
Anybody who goes into Margin Call hoping to see investment bankers raked over the coals will be disappointed.
Stratocruiser's The Sparknew
Stratocruiser's fourth album successfully highlights more nascent psych influences that augment the ringing jangle pop and glammy hard pop of antecedents such as Badfinger and Cheap Trick.
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Heads on Sticks' Brutish & Shortnew
In the last two years, Heads on Sticks have gone from a largely studio-bound offshoot of a prominent local bandleader and sideman to one of the best live acts in the area.
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Wilmington's John Jeremiah Sullivan Roughs it in Pulpheadnew
The wide-ranging subjects in Pulphead are unified into a coherent book by Sullivan's fine prose and lively voice, which can be scholarly, snarky, lyrical or harsh as suits the occasion.
Wild Flag Gets Dynamic, Not Didacticnew
Mary Timony's knotty heaviness melds perfectly with Carrie Brownstein's brawny swagger on the group's self-titled debut.
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Willie Nelson and a Spate of Veterans Take Their Bowsnew
Nelson has paired a decades-long string of hits with decades spent in service of them, constantly performing in front of new audiences.
Wesley Wolfe's Cynics Need Love Toonew
In two years, Wolfe has grown from a songwriter who doubted he was any good to a self-sufficient writer, singer, arranger, producer and manufacturer who, most important, has proven that even the worst impulses can be broadcast and beaten.
Wesley Wolfe's Pursuit of His Own Finished Productnew
"If I buy a new pedal that can inspire a new song right there because you're working with a new pedal or a new effect. Or if you buy a new guitar to have in the studio, you end up playing it for a little while, and there's different song fragments," says Wolfe.
INDY Week |
Jordan Lawrence |
10-20-2011 |
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