2011

The Stone Roses Reuniting For World Tour

The Stone Roses’ reunion was confirmed with a press conference Tuesday for band’s first tour dates in more than 15 years. The British alternative rock band’s reunited lineup features singer

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Deer Tick: Cat

Every now and then it’s good to get your head rattled a bit by a good rock show.  Monday night, the native sons of Providence, Rhode Island rolled into town and blew the roof off of Carrboro’s newly reconfigured Cat’s Cradle.  Over the course of 19 songs and 90 minutes, guitarist-singer John McCauley, lead guitarist and Last Waltz-era Robbie Robertson doppelganger Ian O’Neil, keyboardist/saxophonist Rob Crowell, bassist Chris Ryan and his drummer brother Dennis plowed through their set with an unbridled and furious burst of energy that enthusiastically resonated with the amped-up crowd who filled the floor, looking to sing, dance, and fist-pump their way through the evening. 

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25 Years of Paul Simon’s Graceland

Graceland sounds fresh today and is finding new fans among listeners born in the years after its release. A re-mastered version will be available in late October and it was just announced that Simon is planning on touring the record in 2012, while reuniting with the musicians who played with him 25 years ago, including South African vocal group Ladysmith Black Mambazo.

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