
Scotland Yard Gospel Choir Like Barry bringing in his Monday Morning Mix into Championship Vinyl in High Fidelity , I offer you all the following. While it might not offer the same level of debate as to who has the better version of "Little Latin Lupe Lu" (the correct answer is Mitch Ryder and the Detroit Wheels), it should help get the week started. We start with a hefty dose of indie pop to allow the muscles to warm up. Stop and stretch during the quick instrumental [...]

Raleigh's third annual Raleigh Wide Open was held this past weekend to celebrate the opening of the new Raleigh Convention Center . Dozens of local vendors set up booths offering a wide variety of food and beverage options for the anticipated tens of thousands of attendees. Three stages were booked with bands representative of the varied nature of Raleigh's collective musical taste... from Chuck Berry to Annuals, Soul Asylum to Freebase 808, and many many more. Unfortunately, Hurricane Hanna (at this point merely a tropical storm) had other plans. Most of the day Friday was [...]

(photos and words by Annie Zaleski ; click for larger versions) (Dex Romweber) The winds picked up significantly the second I left Dexter Romweber 's show Monday night. Lighting flashed in the distance, the temperature had dropped -- in other words, a storm was brewing. Consider it an appropriate aftermath for the scorching set he and sister Sara performed an hour or so earlier. The Dex Romweber duo specializes in music plucked with the soul [...]