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Videos: Last Year's Men, The Lollipops and more gather at Slim's to support Elijah Von Cramon

Last weekend at Slim's, more than 15 bands played to show their support and raise funds for Paint Fumes lead...
INDY Week  |  05-22-2013  |  Scan

The Galaxy's not so far, far away: Carolina RailHawks deactivates Dynamo 3-1, will host MLS champs next Wednesday in U.S. Open Cup

WAKEMED SOCCER PARK/ CARY—Last year, the Carolina RailHawks entered play in the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup riding a nine-game...
INDY Week  |  05-22-2013  |  Triangle Offense

[Kick can? Update] Bill to renege on Dix Park lease on House committee docket Wednesday

[Update, Noon, Wednesday] WRAL has a story up in advance of the meeting. Sounds like the House leaders have decided...
INDY Week  |  05-21-2013  |  Citizen

EPA to hold public meeting tonight about water contamination in Wake Forest

Federal and state environmental officials will hold a public meeting tonight about an area of suspected water contamination in Wake...
INDY Week  |  05-21-2013  |  Triangulator

New AFL-CIO report evaluates worker health and safety

Working could be hazardous to your health. In "Death on the Job: The Toll of Neglect," an annual report released...
INDY Week  |  05-20-2013  |  Triangulator

Carolina RailHawks goes down to Atlanta Silverbacks 2-0 for RailHawks' first loss of season

ATLANTA SILVERBACKS PARK/ WEBCAST—The Carolina RailHawks went down to Georgia unbeaten and first place in the 2013 NASL Spring season...
INDY Week  |  05-18-2013  |  Triangle Offense

Shake-up unfolding in NASL front office staff, per internal league memo

A shake-up in the front office of the North American Soccer League (NASL) is currently taking place, with at least...
INDY Week  |  05-17-2013  |  Triangle Offense

Star Trek Into Darkness is cute but insubstantial

STAR TREK INTO DARKNESSOpens Friday (see times below) The title Star Trek Into Darkness remains just as nebulous by the...
INDY Week  |  05-17-2013  |  Artery

DVD+Digital: Rooney Mara, antidepressants and Side Effects

The latest and maybe final film from director Steven Soderbergh, Side Effects isn't the movie that it first appears to...
INDY Week  |  05-16-2013  |  Artery

Saturday: The Backsliders, PKM raise money to battle Parkinson's Disease

Guitarist and producer Mike Gardner may forever be most renowned as one-third of the ‘80s hard-rock outfit PKM. With bassist...
INDY Week  |  05-16-2013  |  Scan

Mudcats' woes get worse with late Salem comeback

FIVE COUNTY STADIUM/ZEBULON Back again with the Carolina Mudcats, who are desperately needing to mix in a win. The Carolina...
INDY Week  |  05-15-2013  |  Triangle Offense

Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup potential third round matches announced, including possible return visit by L.A. Galaxy to Cary to face RailHawks

A visit from the defending Major League Soccer champion awaits the winner of the Carolina RailHawks and Carolina Dynamo match...
INDY Week  |  05-15-2013  |  Triangle Offense

The Third Expression will roll tape at Marsh Woodwinds

Concerts at Marsh Woodwinds are too few and far between, given that it’s the best listening room in Raleigh. You...
INDY Week  |  05-15-2013  |  Scan

Indeed, Cardinal Innovations receives federal funding

As an addendum to today's story, Cardinal Innovations spokeswoman Rachel Porter confirmed after deadline Tuesday that her agency—known in official...
INDY Week  |  05-15-2013  |  Triangulator

Interview: Lost in the Trees' Ari Picker discusses the band's new, non-orchestral lineup

About a month ago, the crowd at Krankies Coffee in Winston-Salem was treated to a far different Lost in the...
INDY Week  |  05-15-2013  |  Scan

Carolina Dynamo advance to 2nd round of U.S. Open Cup after shootout thriller over Chattanooga FC

MACPHERSON STADIUM/ ONLINE—The spirit of the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup was splendiferous at Macpherson Stadium in Browns Summit, N.C...
INDY Week  |  05-14-2013  |  Triangle Offense

Chapel Hill paves the way for more food trucks

Good news for foodies in the Triangle: Chapel Hill's Town Council has cut fees and amended rules to make the...
INDY Week  |  05-14-2013  |  Big Bite

Mudcats suffer rare sweep at home, stay double digits out of first

FIVE COUNTY STADIUM/ZEBULON The Carolina Mudcats will finish their series with the Lynchburg Hillcats on an unseasonably cold evening. And...
INDY Week  |  05-13-2013  |  Triangle Offense

Live: Phil Cook and his Guitarheels celebrate Ry Cooder

Phil Cook and the GuitarheelsHaw River Ballroom, SaxapahawFriday, May 10, 2013 When it was released in 1972, Boomer's Story felt...
INDY Week  |  05-13-2013  |  Scan

INDY's Jill Warren Lucas to participate in NYT Recipe Lab

Jill Warren Lucas, who writes about food for INDY Week and her blog Eating My Words, is the only home...
INDY Week  |  05-13-2013  |  Big Bite

Update: Longtime regional director Haskell Fitz-Simons dies at 64

UPDATE May 14 5:00pm: The funeral for Haskell Fitz-Simons' will be Tuesday, May 21 at 4 p.m. at St. Michael's...
INDY Week  |  05-13-2013  |  Artery

Live: The Darkness thrusts itself upon Raleigh

“We’re The Darkness from the United Kingdom, and we’re here on business!” By the time frontman Justin Hawkins made that...
INDY Week  |  05-13-2013  |  Scan

Carolina RailHawks stings San Antonio Scorpions 5-2, sits alone atop NASL standings

WAKEMED SOCCER PARK/CARY—"Whereof what's past is prologue." The Tempest (2.1.253-54) Late in the unbeaten Carolina RailHawks’ 5-2 win over the...
INDY Week  |  05-12-2013  |  Triangle Offense

A loopy musical send-up with a heart: this Drowsy Chaperone's no sleeper

THE DROWSY CHAPERONENorth Carolina TheatreThrough May 12 Musical theater fans can be quite rigid in their tastes, and even more...
INDY Week  |  05-10-2013  |  Artery

Wil Myers suffers tummy upset, but Bulls wave off Chiefs, win 4-2

On a perfect night for baseball, with temperatures in the mid 60s, the Durham Bulls defeated the Syracuse Chiefs, 4-2,...
INDY Week  |  05-10-2013  |  Triangle Offense

Two weeks without the Possum, Part Two: Tom Maxwell considers George Jones' vocal poignancy

Editor's Note: Country legend George Jones died two weeks ago, on April 26, 2013, in Nashville. Longtime area musicians John...
INDY Week  |  05-10-2013  |  Scan

Two weeks without the Possum, Part One: John Howie Jr. reflects on his youth and an evening with George Jones

Editor's Note: Country legend George Jones died two weeks ago, on April 26, 2013, in Nashville. Longtime area musicians John...
INDY Week  |  05-10-2013  |  Scan

One N.C. county says "no" to fracking

Expect the debate of local vs. state control over fracking to only swell. Tuesday night, commissioners in Anson County approved...
INDY Week  |  05-09-2013  |  Triangulator

[Updated x 2: Another 'Moral Monday' next week: AP] Progressives promising Monday protests while General Assembly's in session

[Update x 2, Thursday, May 9: The AP is reporting that next Monday will be another "Moral Monday" at the...
INDY Week  |  05-09-2013  |  Citizen

The Love Language returns with new single and a third LP due in July

“Calm Down” (streaming below) is the opener from Ruby Red—the third album from Chapel Hill and Raleigh's reliably hook-happy and...
INDY Week  |  05-09-2013  |  Scan

Raleigh hardcore bands Last Words and Abuse. ready new LPs for To Live a Lie Records

Since debuting in 2005 with a split 7-inch featuring California’s Godstomper and Maryland’s Magrudergrind, To Live A Lie Records—the one-man...
INDY Week  |  05-09-2013  |  Scan

Mandolin Orange's third album, This Side of Jordan, out on Aug. 6 via Yep Roc Records

Long one of the Triangle's more popular young bands, Mandolin Orange is now taking a big step toward the national...
INDY Week  |  05-09-2013  |  Scan

DVD+Digital: Shane Carruth, psychic orchids and Upstream Color

Filmmaker Shane Carruth made his bones in the indie film world with the 2004 science fiction puzzle Primer. The ultra-low...
INDY Week  |  05-09-2013  |  Artery

Bulls lose to Chiefs, twice

I’m a new intern with INDY Week with a primary focus of covering the Durham Bulls over the summer. Next...
INDY Week  |  05-08-2013  |  Triangle Offense

Delicious Regret

One of Vue's own takes on a burger eating challenge.
VUE Weekly  |  Meaghan Baxter  |  05-14-2013  |  Food+Drink

How to Throw a Louisiana Style Crawfish Boil!

Eat, eat, eat! Drink, drink, drink! Crawfish season can run as early as mid-December till around late June, with prices being the best during peak season (mid-May to early June).
Baltimore City Paper  |  Ben Claassen III  |  05-21-2013  |  Food+Drink

New laws lay out the path for Amendment 64's implementation

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Colorado Springs Independent  |  Bryce Crawford  |  05-15-2013  |  Drugs