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Infighting doesn’t stop Naughty By Nature

M.C. Vinnie Rock and his partner-in-rhyme Treach are feuding but they’ll still hit the stage together for the Bimbe Festival.

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Book review: Chapel Hill author’s spicy novel appeals to Duran Duran fans

Write what you know, the saying goes. Chapel Hill author Karen Booth knows the music industry from having worked for record companies (including Mammoth Records during its 1990s heyday), and she knows about being a fan of ’80s new-wave heartthrobs Duran Duran from having been a teenage girl...
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There’s a festival fit for everyone this weekend in the Triangle

There will be art on the streets of Raleigh, hip hop in Durham, a Hogg celebration in Hillsborough and an agriculture-themed event at the State Fairgrounds. Plus, you can tour some backyard chicken coops.
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Work mixed with play makes Kenny Chesney a hit maker

Country star Kenny Chesney can easily play both CEO and laidback dude - and that's part of the reason he's so successful.
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Kevin Eubanks doesn't have any beef with Jay Leno

Kevin Eubanks, the former "Tonight Show" bandleader, says leaving was "just a natural transition."
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D-Town Brass makes its own kind of crazy music

The 15-member strong Durham institution describes itself as a "friendly psychedelic jungle-jazz dance band."
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The best country picks, May 17

Kenny Chesney brings his Caribbean country to Walnut Creek.
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The best rock picks, May 17

Los Lobos comes to Raleigh to celebrate the band's 20th anniversary.
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Raleigh Street Piano Project brings music to the masses

The Raleigh Street Piano Project is an art installation that puts six pianos, whimsically painted by non-profit groups, on downtown streets for anyone to enjoy for about two weeks.
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Barbecue, street festival to accompany bluegrass convention in Raleigh this fall

This fall's World of Bluegrass convention and concerts in Raleigh will include a free street festival and nightly shows at clubs around downtown. It also will coincide with a barbecue cook-off.
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A rejuvenated Prince looks forward again

The Rock and Roll Hall of Famer talked about a new album with 3rdEyeGirl, his new female backup band.

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Karen Booth brings it back

Karen Booth is someone I've been seeing around local clubs since the early 1990s, when Chapel Hill was being touted as "The Next Seattle" and Booth was working for hometown label...
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IBMA continues to come together

Little by little, details are coming out about World of Bluegrass, the International Bluegrass Music Association convention and festival coming to downtown Raleigh at the end of September. Wednesday...
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Downsizing soon: The Berkeley Cafe

RALEIGH -- There's good news and bad news about the Berkeley Cafe. The good news is that the downtown club and restaurant at 217 W. Martin St. is staying open. But the bad news is that it'...
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