Now a music and art post

Thursday night (September 16th) on the lawn at the Nasher Museum on the Duke west campus local favorites Superchunk will debut their new and excellent new CD "Majesty Shredding."  This is part of an exhibit at the Nasher called The Record: Contemporary Art and Vinyl.

The Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University presents a groundbreaking exhibition that explores the culture of vinyl records through 50 years of contemporary art.

The Record: Contemporary Art and Vinyl features work by 41 artists from around the world, from the 1960s to the present, who use vinyl records as subject or medium. The exhibition includes sound work, sculpture, installation, drawing, painting, photography, video and performance.

The Record includes rising stars in the contemporary art world (William Cordova, Robin Rhode, Dario Robleto), outsider artists (Mingering Mike), well-established artists (Jasper Johns, Ed Ruscha, Carrie Mae Weems) and artists whose work will be shown in a U.S. museum for the first time (Kevin Ei-ichi deForest, Jeroen Diepenmaat, Taiyo Kimura, Lyota Yagi).

Casbah Drum Grand Opening Party!

Okay so this isn't Carrboro or Chapel Hill but it's still going to be fun! Jana & Fergus have a great lineup for the grand opening party of the Casbah in downtown Durham next Wednesday the 15th with Caitlin Cary and Matt Douglas of Small Ponds with Joy Kills Sorrow.  Tix are $10 and available through etix.  A nice writeup at the most excellent Triangle Music Blog.