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Vocalist Alicia Olatuja is known for blending the earthy with the sublime. With Intuition, the acclaimed singer, composer, and arranger has crafted a statement of female empowerment at a pivotal moment in our cultural history. Through her soulful lens, Olatuja celebrates the contributions of icons and rebels like Sade, Imogen Heap, Tracy Chapman, Kate Bush,... Read More →
On Video Age’s forthcoming album Pop Therapy, out June 15 via Inflated Records, longtime friends and songwriting partners Ross Farbe and Ray Micarelli conjure up a thrilling assortment of experimental pop songs. Using a palette of vintage synthesizers and the propulsion of a Sequential Circuits Drumtraks drum machine, the New Orleans-based group’s buoyant synth-pop echoes from some imagined vision of the past, leaning on an invented nostalgia to soundtrack an ideal future that never arrived. Video Age brings that future fully to life on Pop Therapy. Emerging from New Orleans’ DIY scene and label collectives, Farbe and Micarelli were intrigued by each other’s songwriting among several curiously satisfying guitar pop bands. As a producer and prolific engineer, Farbe has helmed some of the most exciting releases from genre-pushing New Orleans artists, whose singular visions are made possible with his gifted ear and love of tape recording. Micarelli’s talent for crafting simple, tangible melodies complements Farbe’s studio world-building, letting ideas drift until they emerge into impressive arrangements. The pair’s seemingly effortless gift for crafting earworm hooks was glimpsed on their 2016 debut Living Alone, a gorgeous collection of guitar-driven melancholy. On Pop Therapy, they’re joined by Duncan Troast, Nick Corson and Jordan Odom, taking inspiration from the limitless possibility on sonic canvases of the late 1970s and early 1980s (Yellow Magic Orchestra, McCartney II, Donald Fagen’s The Nightfly). Where Living Alone catalogued the solitude of reflecting on what was and could have been, the sentimental love songs on Pop Therapy gaze longingly at the likeliness of a brighter tomorrow.
MANHATTAN SHORT is an instantaneous celebration of international cinema that brings great short films to venues around the globe and allows audiences to select their favorites.
Every Friday night at the PIT Chapel Hill, all Improv, Sketch, and Stand-Up shows are 100% FREE!
MANHATTAN SHORT is an instantaneous celebration of international cinema that brings great short films to venues around the globe and allows audiences to select their favorites.
MANHATTAN SHORT is an instantaneous celebration of international cinema that brings great short films to venues around the globe and allows audiences to select their favorites.
In this riveting performance by Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker, repetition plays the lead role. A seminal postmodern work, Rosas danst Rosas is unequivocally feminine—four women dancers engage in a dialogue of fierce movements that are countered by small everyday gestures. The exhaustion and perseverance that come with it create an emotional tension that contrasts sharply... Read More →
TsuShiMaMiRe is Japanese Girls Art Punk Rock Trio since 1999. Their style is electric, punk rock, free jazz, ska, surf and funk, mixing noisy and pop instrumental sounds with idiosyncratic, quirky, often funny or disturbing lyrics. They are one of the many bands to have become famous in the United States through the Austin, Texas South by Southwest music festival, and also through their performances at anime conventions, with the Suicide Girls, and at Benten Label’s “Japan Girls Nite” U.S. tours. In 2007 they were voted “Best All-Girl Group” by Shojo Beat magazine USA. In Japan they made a major debut in 2009 from Victor Entertainment. And then they have started their own label, Mojor Records in 2010. Their live performance is absolutely great. They are definitely one of the best live bands and also the most powerful all girl bands in Japan. They performed a lot of big rock festivals in Japan. (Rock in Japan Festival, ARABAKI Rock Festival, SUMMER SONIC , and more!) They collaborated many Japanese famous musicians. (Shigeru Izumiya , ROLLY , ULFUL Keiske from ULFULS , Yohito Teraoka,Sachiko Kobayashi and more!) And Wim Wenders recorded their show in Tokyo. Also They made a theme song of “POWERPUFF GIRLS” (cartoon network) for Japan. Their 11th Album was released in Oct 2015. They had tours in U.S in March to April and October 2016. (23 shows & 18 shows) They had a tour in South Korea in June 2016. (4 shows) And They had a first tour in Europe in December 2016. (16 shows) It included two big festivals in France. It was great. And Their next Europe tour will be on May to June. In 2017, Drums Mizue leave the band on February 10. Mari & Yayoi started new “TsuShiMaMiRe” with a new drummer Maiko! They never stop! Official Web : https://tsushimamire.com Facebook : https://www.facebook.com/tsushimamire/ Bandcamp : https://tsushimamire1.bandcamp.com/releases Mari on Twitter:https://twitter.com/marimamire TsuShiMaMiRe Instagram : tsmmr_jp youtube channel :https://www.youtube.com/user/marimamire/
Written by members of Triangle Playwrights, these monologues are based on NC figures. We hear, in the voices of the past, people fighting for freedom and social justice as well as those willing to manipulate others to stop progress or simply promote themselves. Even though the people represented here are long gone, the things they... Read More →
THE DAY is a new music/dance work by cellist Maya Beiser, dancer Wendy Whelan, choreographer Lucinda Childs, with music by David Lang. A collaboration among legends, THE DAY is an evening-long sensory exploration of two journeys—life and the eternal, post-mortal voyage of the soul. This bold, highly collaborative work explores universal themes through the shared... Read More →
PopUp Chorus is no audition, no commitment community chorus. Just show up, learn popular songs, and sing with an ad hoc bunch of other lovely, excellent people!
Best known for her work in the contemporary folk genre, Susan Werner’s talent as a songwriter and vocalist continually drives her to explore new styles.
Create a Puppet workshop on Saturday, October 19th at the Carrboro Branch Library at 10:30 am. Make a mini shadow puppet theater out of a file folder and mini shadow puppets. Please bring your own light source such as a flashlight for the full effect. Space is limited, advance registration required by calling the Carrboro... Read More →
Tim Carless returns to The ArtsCenter with Chaplin’s classic silent film “The Kid” re-imagined with a new original solo piano score, performed live.
Multiple Grammy Award-winner and MacArthur Fellow Chris Thile is a mandolin virtuoso, composer, and vocalist. A member of Punch Brothers and Nickel Creek and host of the radio program Live from Here, Thile returns to Carolina Performing Arts with his distinctly American canon and broad musical aesthetic.
Born and raised in North Carolina and now based in the Echo Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, sought-after producer Jonathan Wilson’s recent work includes albums by Father John Misty and Dawes. The Dead Tongues open. Presented by Cat’s Cradle.
Alash are masters of Tuvan throat singing (xöömei), a remarkable technique for singing multiple pitches at the same time. What distinguishes this gifted trio from earlier generations of Tuvan throat singers is the subtle infusion of modern influences into their traditional music. One can find complex harmonies, western instruments, and contemporary song forms in Alash’s... Read More →
Critically acclaimed vocalist Golda Schultz has graced the stages of countless international opera houses, from La Scala to the Metropolitan Opera. In her first performance at Carolina Performing Arts, the South African star joins forces with award-winning pianist Jonathan Ware for a recital featuring selected songs by Franz Schubert, Richard Strauss, Amy Beach, and others.
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