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Bobby Bradford and Marywood Kate of Statue of Liberty's Genre-Blending Folk Popnew
Bobby Bradford and Marywood Kate are nomads. Five years ago, this Boulder, Colo., folk duo formed Statue of Liberty, and they've been bouncing around the Midwest and Rockies ever since.
Charleston City Paper |
T. Ballard Lesemann |
09-19-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Peter Aguero shares a story about Shovels and Ropenew
The second to last night, we did a show in Atlanta at Manuel's Tavern. By that time, we had all just gotten into the rhythm and it was a lot of fun. I was talking to Michael Trent from Shovels and Rope, and we were both talking about, when we get to Atlanta, let's go get tattoos.
Charleston City Paper |
Susan Cohen |
09-19-2012 |
Performance
Some Tips for Newbies to Neil Gaiman's Sandman seriesnew
Amber Gibson, an employee at Soundwave Music, Comics, and Movies in Summerville, has been a fan of Neil Gaiman ever since a friend gave her some of his Sandman comics back in middle school. While Gaiman is known for movies like Coraline and Stardust and books like American Gods and Anansi Boys, his career really took off with DC/Vertigo's Sandman series.
Charleston City Paper |
Susan Cohen |
09-19-2012 |
Performance
Eastern standardnew
In unincorporated El Paso County, sheriff's deputies often walk (or drive) alone.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Chet Hardin |
09-19-2012 |
Crime & Justice
Earning Powernew
Big businesses—and the people who love them—have a lot to lose if Drake disappears.
Colorado Springs Independent |
Pam Zubeck |
09-19-2012 |
Economy
Felt upnew
Nils Frahm brings improvised classicism to Colorado
Colorado Springs Independent |
Marc Weidenbaum |
09-19-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Liquid Goldnew
How might Mayor Bach pay for expensive stormwater improvements? Here's one prediction.
Colorado Springs Independent |
J. Adrian Stanley |
09-19-2012 |
Environment
Free birdnew
Gypsyhawk finds the missing link between Skynyrd and Metallica
Colorado Springs Independent |
Chris Parker |
09-19-2012 |
Profiles & Interviews
Single Sex or Coed Schooling?new
Megan Braden-Perry on the choices made by New Orleans schools when it comes to student gender.
Tags: gender
Residents Sue Over Jacked-Up Property Valuesnew
If taxpayers in Roanoke Rapids got burned by The Royal Palace Theatre, then residents of the small, historically African-American community of Brandy Creek were especially torched.
INDY Week |
Bob Geary |
09-19-2012 |
Housing & Development
Tags: housing, Property Values
The Return of Craigslist Poetrynew
These poems are taken word-for-word from entries in the Missed Connections section of Charleston Craigslist. Never been to Missed Connections? It's a place where people go to rekindle missed romantic opportunities and to sound the depths of their late-night lusts and lonesome feelings.
Charleston City Paper |
Paul Bowers |
09-19-2012 |
Culture
GOP-drawn districts and a torrent of cash could flip seats, but how many?new
The president may complete the same climb he undertook in 2008 and win North Carolina. But when it comes to the congressional races, it's nothing but blue skies for the Grand Old Party.
INDY Week |
Kirk Ross |
09-19-2012 |
Commentary
The precision tools of Leigh Suggsnew
North Carolina artist Leigh Suggs appears to have joined the ranks of the heavyweight aesthetic solitarians.
Tags: Art, Light Art + Design
David Menconi recounts Ryan Adams' Raleigh yearsnew
Often funny, sad and poignant at the same time, Losering distills all the tales you might've heard about the booze- and drug-addled nervous wonder of Whiskeytown into 100 or so brisk pages.
INDY Week |
Grayson Currin |
09-19-2012 |
Nonfiction
DOJ: Alamance County sheriff's office racially profiled Latinosnew
U.S. Department of Justice officials report that Alamance County Sheriff's Office leaders "explicitly" order deputies to target Latinos and "foster a culture of bias by using anti-Latino epithets."
INDY Week |
Billy Ball |
09-19-2012 |
Crime & Justice
