Scottish Faire in High Point celebrates centuries-old Yuletide traditions
The High Point Museum will celebrate 18th and 19th century New Year’s Eve traditions during its 6th annual Scottish Faire.
Music
Nintendo has launched a music app, seizing on the appeal of video game playlists
The Nintendo Music app lets you listen to dozens of hours of music from games like Mario, Zelda and Donkey Kong.
With a new orchestral album, Louis Cole pulls magic out of the air
Louis Cole is a prolific musician known primarily as a drummer, but whose music over the past decade has fallen in the nexus of jazz, funk and rock. Now he's in a whole new space.
Ani DiFranco wants you to know she's more than a '90s feminist cult icon
Musician Ani DiFranco has never stopped growing as an artist. In the last year alone, she starred in the Broadway production of Hadestown, was featured in a documentary about her life and career, and released her 23rd album. She and Rachel talk about reinventing yourself in middle age, finding power in scaring people, and the magic of a late-night hamburger.
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Arts Council of Winston-Salem to join worldwide celebration of music Friday
Make Music Day is an international music festival that's open to performers and to the listening public in more than 1,000 cities worldwide.
David Lynch says he 'died a death' over the way his 'Dune' film turned out
David Lynch doesn't do a lot of interviews. The Twin Peaks and Mulholland Drive creator usually just lets his work speak for itself. But he was excited to talk to Rachel about his new album coming out this summer, Cellophane Memories. And he also was game to dive into his love for transcendental meditation, a fateful childhood psychosomatic illness and a memorable encounter with a Buddha statue.
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