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Beauty

D. Hoge

Art’s taken some pretty interesting forms in Carrboro of late, with the yarn bombing that hit downtown last month

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FAUNA: An Unexpected Find

by Mary Parker Sonis

M. Sonis

Last November I set out on a morning walk with no particular expectations. It was not a peak time for bird watching, but it was a clear, crisp Carolina day.

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Spring is going fast – catch it while you can

by Kirk Ross

This has always been a fantastic time of year for its sheer variety of produce, and one of the best parts about it is journeying back to market each week to check out what new delight has arrived.

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CAUGHT ON FILM

Film Spotlight: Johnny Awful

by Margot C. Lester
It’s an artistical mash-up tailor-made for our fair city: a movie about a garage band.

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HOP LINE: Tis the Saison


by Evan Crouch
It’s a real treat to step outside this time of year. Sweet floral aromas waft through the evening breeze. Vibrant colors abound.

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TASTE OF THE TOWN


Saffron
Upon entering Saffron, one is immediately transported out of Chapel Hill, surrounded by brightly colored, detailed décor more like what one would find in an Indian palace than in an East 54 restaurant.

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Gimme Five! Murat Dirlik of Caltrop

photo by markus shaffer

Four years ago, Carrboro’s reigning blues-bent metal titans, Caltrop, released their debut record. This April, they unleash their follow-up, ten million years and eight minutes.

Before they can shock your eardrums with their peculiar and awesome blend of influences, we asked one of their own to face our five question assault.  See the results after the jump.

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Advance Notice: The Week in Happenings 3/19-25

Here because you can’t be trusts to know where to hear the good stuff every night of the week.

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Gimme Five! Reed Turchi of TURCHI

Reed Turchi, Cameron Weeks and Chris Reali play boogie blues with a north Mississippi bent. Their debut, Road Ends in Water, is a slide heavy guitar album that highlights their ability to conjure a slow groove, whip out a classic riff, or just rock out.

Sure, these boys have a handle on the sliding styles of blues, but can their leader handle a few hard hitting questions? See for yourself after the jump.

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Advance Notice: The Week in Happenings, 3/12-18

 

A few ideas on where to spend your green (before you have to wear it)

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Gimme Five! Blake Schlukbier of River City Ransom

“Lets be honest, subgenres are fucking stupid,” or so says the bio for Raleigh five piece River City Ransom. The bands aggressive rock sound may harness a range of influences, but these boys have no time for the semantics of music critic fluff. Thankfully, their lead singer, Blake Schlukbier, did have time to entertain a few questions.

Can he handle the five hardest questiins in faux business, though? See for yourself after the jump.