AltWeeklies Wire
Charlie Haden & Hank Jones Meet at the Beginningnew
In 1995, after long careers, they gathered in the studio as a duet, recording Steal Away. Jones was pushing 80 and Haden nearing 60.
INDY Week |
Grayson Currin |
09-27-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
DJ JD Sampson Puts Her Spin on Pridenew
A member of Le Tigre, a DJ called JD, a multi-media artist and a pin-up model, Samson is constantly in some mix.
INDY Week |
Rebekah Meek |
09-27-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: JD Sampson
John Lee Hooker Jr. Walks His Own Pathnew
According to junior, if he tried to fill his father's shoes, he'd get cramps trying to take one step.
INDY Week |
Chris Parker |
09-27-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Cold as Ice, John Lee Hooker Jr.
Mike Sager's New Journalism Fills 'Donut Boys'new
Sager gives frontline reports on everything from the rapper Ice Cube to expat Vietnam vets in Thailand to suburban-Maryland Tupperware saleswomen.
INDY Week |
Adam Sobsey |
09-27-2007 |
Nonfiction
Neo-China Restaurant Accused of 'Human Trafficking'new
A former employee says the chain restaurant brought him and his family members from China to work 90 hours a week at less than minimum wage and then fired them after one was injured on the job.
INDY Week |
Charles Duncan |
09-27-2007 |
Business & Labor
Tags: business & labor
Clinton Copies Edwards' Health Plannew
In a presidential election week dominated by Hillary Clinton's new plan for universal health insurance coverage, the best news John Edwards got was ... Hillary Clinton's new plan for health insurance coverage.
A Gray Market for Raw Milk?new
Earlier this month, the North Carolina Board of Agriculture voted unanimously to adopt a rule that requires the addition of gray dye to all unpasteurized milk sold in the state.
INDY Week |
Suzanne Nelson |
09-27-2007 |
Food+Drink
Dirty Projectors Cover Black Flag's Debutnew
The Projectors strip away the menace, offering lounge-ish musical beds that brightly color the misanthropic hue.
Tags: Rise Above, The Dirty Projectors
Kronos Quartet Injects Politics Into 'Monk/Mavericks: Kronos on Innovators'new
Anton Webern, Terry Riley, Thelonious Monk, Sun Ra, Harry Partch, John Zorn: Harrington had held these composers in equal admiration for decades. Last night, he finally let those giants stand together, and it felt good.
INDY Week |
Grayson Currin |
09-21-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Nomadic Alina Simone Debuts 'Placelessness'new
The Ukrainian-born singer-songwriter explores the fluid nature of geography and identity.
INDY Week |
Lisa Sorg |
09-21-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
Tags: Alina Simone, Placelessness
Your Wine Questions Answerednew
What gives with merlot? Should I buy my wine-loving friend a bottle for a present? How do I pair for vegetarian dishes?
INDY Week |
Arturo Ciompi |
09-21-2007 |
Food+Drink
So what is Spark Con?new
It's a mad four-day rush of everything from art to music to food, with downtown Raleigh serving as both a showcase and a think tank for the Triangle's creative talents.
INDY Week |
Zack Smith |
09-21-2007 |
Performance
Tags: performance
Homes & Businesses to be Demolished for Highwaynew
The East End Connector may speed up a trip between Durham and Raleigh -- it will also rip apart a neighborhood.
INDY Week |
Mosi Secret |
09-20-2007 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing & development
John Edwards Balancing Left and Centernew
When Elizabeth Edwards chastised MoveOn.org for its full-page "General Betray Us" ad in The New York Times, was it an attempt to appeal to the political center or just good Southern manners?
John Waters On the Mainstreamng of Gay Culturenew
"I had more fun when it was illegal to be gay," says Waters.
INDY Week |
Zack Smith |
09-20-2007 |
Profiles & Interviews
