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From staff reports
Because the music scene of Chapel
Hill and the rest of the Triangle of
fers such a variety of styles, almost
every music lover can find a place to
listen to his favorite music.
Music in Chapel Hill begins with
Cat's Cradle. In February a relocated,
roomier Cradle reopened on Fran
klin Street, about a block from its
original location. Five to six nights a
week, the all-ages club hosts every
thing from' reggae to blues to acous
tic to rock 'n' roll. Local acts like
Majosha, the Veldt and Eight or Nine
Feet can be found performing here as
well as college radio or independent
artists.
Some acts that have graced the
Cat's Cradle stage in the past year
include the Dead Milkmen and In
digo Girls. The Cradle does an ex
cellent job providing local music fans
with various types of music, both
house-brand bands and the imported
kind. Expect to see all kinds of people
at any given show - from scream
ing middle-aged women to trendy high
schoolers.
Other nightspots in Chapel Hill
include La Terraza, located above
Magdalena's Restaurant, and the
Cave. Both places cater to local mu
sic, oftentimes blues, jazz or acous
tic. The Cave, as well as the Hard
back Cafe, has the added advantage
of not forcing spectators to pay a
cover charge. Tips for the bands are
highly stressed, however, when a
collection platehatthing is passed
during shows. Skylight Exchange and
the Columbia Street Bakery also have
regular evening folk, anti-folk or
progressive folk shows.
The ArtsCenter in Carrboro holds
an assortment of music shows. This
past year the Feelies as well as reg
gae giants, the Mighty Diamonds,
played at the Center, as well as the
musical "Beatlemania." Students
enjoy special discounts on ticket
prices.
Other local clubs include the Brew
ery and the Rialto in Raleigh and
Under the Street in Durham. The
Brewery concentrates on showcas
ing local talent since the Raleign
Rialto has opened.
The Rialto is a spacious theater
that offers concerts from big names
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The Brewery and Under the Street
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Country music fans have Raleigh's
Longbranch Saloon, a private club,
if they get desperate enough. Beach
music fans can hit The Embers'
Lounge, also in Raleigh, and shag all
night long.
Classical music fans are content
with the variety of music offered
through UNC's own Department of
Music, which holds concerts in Per
son Hall on the UNC campus.
Artists who can draw more people
than the Rialto can perform in UNC's
Memorial Hall or Duke's Cameron
Indoor Stadium. Memorial Hall has
hosted Living Colour and Bruce
Hornsby and the Range, in addition
to lower-key musicians like John Prine
and George Winston, while Elvis
Costello has played Cameron.
The musical giants play the Smith
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Stadium. The Smith Center has hosted
such artists as R.E.M, INXS and Pink
Floyd, while the long-awaited Who
and Rolling Stones tours will hit
Carter-Finley's larger venue.
Although the drinking age is 21,
most of the music clubs in the area
do allow people between 18 and 21
so long as they wear wristbands or
sign a pledge agreeing not to pur
chase aicohol. Cat's Cradle is espe
cially strict on checking ID's
minors get nearly permanent blotches
of ink pressed onto their hands to
make themselves readily identifiable.
While progressive music seems to
bear the brunt of the Triangle music
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