“Until one is committed, there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back, always ineffectiveness.”
Month: August 2015
Short Cuts
I spent a night on ‘Mars’ ↬
What will it be like to live and work on the red planet?
To find out, I visited a Mars colony — OK, so it was a small camp near the top of a giant Hawaiian volcano.
I had no idea such a place existed. Way cool.
via Audacious Fox
O&F
Duly Noted
Raleigh to Host The American Roots Music and Arts Festival
Raleigh’s Walnut Creek Amphitheatre will host the American Roots Music and Arts Festival October 17th and 18th:
“Raleigh has an energy that celebrates the best in music, food and arts, making it the perfect place to launch the American Roots Music & Arts Festival. This incredible line-up headlined by North Carolina’s own Eric Church along with The Taste of Raleigh Food & Brews Celebration will give music fans and the Raleigh community an unforgettable experience,”says Keith Wortman, CEO of Blackbird Production Partners, LLC.
Other notable acts include: Modest Mouse, Sheryl Crow, The Roots (!!!), Willie Nelson (!!!), Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, Grace Potter, and more. Tickets go on sale Monday, August 10th.
Locally Notable
‘Compton’ By Way of Raleigh
Detox may never see the light of day, but Dr. Dre is not going to drop the mic quietly. Compton: A Soundtrack arrives this Friday exclusively to Apple Music and iTunes (with a sneak peek available Thursday evening on Apple Music). Please pardon the particular excitement of Triangle and NC music fans as Raleigh’s own King Mez is one of several new or heretofore unknown artists appearing on the album:
Born Morris Wayne Ricks II, 25-year-old rapper/producer King Mez is a native of Raleigh, N.C. He’s been releasing music since 2009, and his latest album, Long Live The King, came out in 2014. An introspective and thoughtful MC, Mez has collaborated with fellow North Carolinians J. Cole and producers 9th Wonder and Khrysis. The Morgan State alum cites Nas and MF DOOM as two of his main influences.
The new (and supposedly final) album drops just in time to coincide with the release of Straight Outta Compton, a new biopic about N.W.A. Here’s to hoping the album is more magnum opus than opportunistic fluff.
Locally Notable
Triangle Food Blog: La Farm Bakery in Cary Expanding ↬
Got word this week, and confirmed through several sources, that La Farm Bakery over in Cary is expanding into the space next to them. No word yet on a timeline or what changes the expansion might bring.
I love La Farm, but the quarters are pretty tight in there, especially on a busy day. Hopefully this expansion will allow them to increase the number of seats and make it feel a bit roomier.
On an unrelated note, it sounds like Larry’s Beans will have a retail shop in the new SkyHouse Raleigh building in Downtown Raleigh. I’m excited, but I’m not holding my breath.
O&F