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Bio Ritmo's Biónico
For all its wandering, Bio Ritmo's stable core remains artisan salsa. Music for the dancefloor, yes, but more than ever, Biónico is also salsa for your headset.
By Sylvia Pfeiffenberger | 5 Nov 2008

The Curtains of Night's Lost Houses
All-girl band in an all-guy metal universe they might be, but guitarist Nora Rogers and drummer Lauren Fitzpatrick render the gender card irrelevant about half way through the first song on their debut.
By Robbie Mackey | 1 Oct 2008

Monsonia's Growler
On their debut LP, Monsonia almost always charges ahead at the perfect moment, launching itself from sinister brooding into visceral demands.
By Grayson Currin | 27 Aug 2008

The Whistlestop's The Whistlestop
Although it's mighty close, this isn't a gospel record.
By Rick Cornell | 30 Jul 2008

BoyZone, Clang Quartet, Jeff Rehnlund and Relay for Death
Four releases from local artists reconsider the state of physical media and the assumption that "all noise sounds the same"
By Brian Howe | 2 Jul 2008

Des Ark's Live on WXDU: Volume Two
The nine songs of this handmade, spraypaint-and-magic marker EP are irrefutable folk gems.
By Grayson Currin | 4 Jun 2008

The Rosebuds's Sweet Beats, Troubled Sleep (Night of the Furies Remixed)
On this remix, The Rosebuds remained a rock-based band, but added heavy disco and new wave inflections.
By Brian Howe | 7 May 2008

Cantwell, Gomez & Jordan's Hot Licks and Rhetoric
CG&J's second full-length—and first for Durham imprint 307 Knox—isn't a breakthrough as much as it is a boiling distillation of the music they do best.
By Grayson Currin | 2 Apr 2008

Chatham County Line
IV is an exceptionally eloquent love letter to roots music, one written with appreciation for the past and big plans for the future.
By Rick Cornell | 5 Mar 2008

Wood Ear
Wood Ear  
One of the best introductory EPs released in the Triangle this decade, the eponymous Wood Ear gathers six tracks from Durham songwriter Nate Tarr recorded nearly two years ago.
By Grayson Currin | 30 Jan 2008

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