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Promotional logo for Dreamville Festival.
The “end of an era” is what Atlanta-based rap duo EarthGang tweeted in reference to their performance at month’s Dreamville festival. Dreamville, held annually at Raleigh’s Dorothea Dix Park, has come to a close, at least in its current form. Considering this, many are wondering what is next for live music in the Triangle.
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | MISO EXTRA | Earcandy | Transgressive/PIAS |
| 2 | KATIE MCBRIDE | THE ANGELS ARE CALLING | Pyramid Blood |
| 3 | MAGITECH | Rootkit Vultures | Gimmedanger |
| 4 | YEULE | “Evangelic Girl Is A Gun” [Single] | Ninja Tune |
| 5 | NO JOY | “Bugland” [Single] | Hand Drawn Dracula |
| 6 | SALAMI ROSE JOE LOUIS | Lorings | Brainfeeder |
| 7 | SHENEVERHEXDMEBACK | Light_leavingmybody [EP] | Vapor Scape |
| 8 | GWENNYLOL | Blurry Sky | Vapor Scape |
| 9 | S4DUNICORN | system//selene [EP] | Vapor Scape |
| 10 | HARMFUL LOGIC | SOULGEMCOLLECTION (Deluxe) | MAD BREAKS |
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | MISO EXTRA | Earcandy | Transgressive/PIAS |
| 2 | KATIE MCBRIDE | THE ANGELS ARE CALLING | Pyramid Blood |
| 3 | YEULE | “Evangelic Girl Is A Gun” [Single] | Ninja Tune |
| 4 | NO JOY | “Bugland” [Single] | Hand Drawn Dracula |
| 5 | SALAMI ROSE JOE LOUIS | Lorings | Brainfeeder |
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | DUCKWRTH | All American F*ckboy | Them Hellas |
| 2 | AJ TRACEY | “Crush” feat. Jorja Smith [Single] | Revenge |
| 3 | 9LIVES | “UP FREESTYLE” feat. Odetari [Single] | Pulse/Concord |
| 4 | EDDIE CHACON | Lay Low | Stones Throw |
| 5 | FLY ANAKIN | (The) Forever Dream | Lex |
| 6 | JACOB BANKS | Yonder: Book I | Nobody |
| 7 | KUNA MAZE | Layers | Tru Thoughts |
| 8 | MICHI | Dirty Talk | Stones Throw |
| 9 | SAM AKPRO | Evenfall | Anti- |
| 10 | JESHI | Airbag Woke Me Up | Because |
Any musician worth their salt could say with full confidence that practice is the cornerstone of success. Practice at home, in the dorms, in the practice rooms and even in between classes. While your roommates might think you’re strange, it doesn’t matter if you aren’t disturbing anyone. In my case, the one most affected by my practice would be my lovely lady, Daphne. She’s an Australian cattle dog mix and she both loves and hates when I play music.
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | BRANFORD MARSALIS QUARTET | Belonging | Blue Note |
| 2 | RACHEL THERRIEN | Mi Hogar II | Lulaworld |
| 3 | MAVIS PAN | Rising | Self-Released |
| 4 | CLARK TERRY QUARTET | In Orbit (Reissue) | Craft / Concord |
| 5 | FIEVEL IS GLAUQUE | Rong Weicknes | Fat Possum |
| 6 | IMMANUEL WILKINS | Blues Blood | Blue Note |
| 7 | TAKUYA KURODA | Everyday | PPK |
| 8 | RICHARD BARATTA | Looking Back | Savant |
| 9 | NALA SINEPHRO | Endlessness | Warp |
| 10 | NANAMI HARUTA | The Vibe | Origin |
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | BRANDON WOODY | For The Love Of It All | Blue Note |
| 2 | HYLDON AND ADRIAN YOUNGE | Hyldon JID023 | Jazz Is Dead |
| 3 | GERALD CLAYTON | Ones & Twos | Blue Notes |
| 4 | JAMES ZITO | Zito’s Jump | Self-Released |
| 5 | TRIOLOGY | The Slow Road | Cellar |
| 6 | FERDI AND SOFIANE PAMART | “MONTREAUX PALACE” [Single] | Demain/PIAS |
| 7 | JOSE LUIZ MARTINS | Odyssey Mixtape | Origin |
| 8 | VINCE GUARALDI TRIO | Jazz Impressions Of A Boy Named Charlie Brown (Expanded Edition) | Concord |
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | APRIL MARCH | “Surfing Castafiore” [Single] | Bong Load |
| 2 | CLEOPATRICK | Fake Moon | Nowhere Special/Thirty Tigers |
| 3 | FOXWARREN | “Listen2me” [Single] | Anti- |
| 4 | FRANKIE COSMOS | “Vanity” [Single] | Sub Pop |
| 5 | GREER | Big Smile | Epitaph |
| 6 | HYPERBOREA32X | Lowkey [EP] | Self-Released |
| 7 | JADE BIRD | “Dreams” [Single] | Glassnote |
| 8 | JADE THE MOON | “Dirty John Type” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 9 | MAMALARKY | Hex Key | Epitaph |
| 10 | PANCHIKO | Ginkgo | Nettwerk |
| 11 | PINK MUST | Pink Must | 15 love |
| 12 | SAMANTHA CRAIN | Gumshoe | Real Kind |
| 13 | SUNBATHE | Myself To You | Time Release |
| 14 | THE VON TRAPPS | “Go With Me” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 15 | ALCEST | Les Chants De L’Aurore | Nuclear Blast |
| 16 | ALLIE KENNY | “Soft Crash” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 17 | AMENRA | De Toorn & With Fang And Claw [EP] | Relapse |
| 18 | ANYA MARINA | Asteroid | Good Rope |
| 19 | BABY IN VAIN | Sea Glass | Escho |
| 20 | BEN KATZMANS DEGREASER | Tears On The Beach | BUFU |
| 21 | BOUDICCA’S BASS SERVICE | “Hiding” [Single] | Self-Released |
| 22 | CERAMIC ANIMAL | Cosmic Eraser | Self-Released |
| 23 | CEREMONY OF SILENCE | Halios | Willowtip |
| 24 | COFFIN CURSE | The Continuous Nothing | Memento Mori |
| 25 | DAISY THE GREAT | “Ballerina” [Single] | S-Curve |
| 26 | DEAR ROUGE | Lonesome High | Pheromone/Cadence |
| 27 | ENTREZ VOUS | Antenna Legs Hear Everything | Self-Released |
| 28 | FLAMINGOS IN THE TREE | As It Falls Into Place | Self-Released |
| 29 | GARBAGE | “There’s No Future In Optimism” [Single] | BMG |
| 30 | GLARE | Sunset Funeral | Deathwish |
| Artist | Record | Label | |
| 1 | SWIMMING BELL | Somnia | Perpetual Doom |
| 2 | AUNT KATRINA | “Peace of Mind” [Single] | Crafted Sounds |
| 3 | GRINGO STAR | Sweethearts | Gringo Star/Dizzybird |
| 4 | FLORRY | “Hey Baby” [Single] | Dear Life |
| 5 | FLORRY | “First It Was A Movie, Then It Was A Book” [Single] | Dear Life |
| 6 | SPILL TAB | ANGIE | Because |
| 7 | BUG CRUSH | Somehow I Go In Circles All The Time [EP] | Self-Released |
Sunscreen, cicadas, tan lines, and watermelon slices.
Summer at a quick glance is supposed to be a wonderful time filled with laughter and fun. School is out for most and this is the time when we go home to our hometowns and spend time with our old friends and family. Some of us get jobs too and some of us keep pushing through classes.
Caroline Rose performing in the Lincoln Theatre in Raleigh, NC, 2015, by Colakovicsrdjan CC SA-4.0
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