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N.C. State’s student radio station, WKNC 88.1 FM, will hosts its sixth annual Double Barrel Benefit Friday, Feb. 6 and Saturday, Feb. 7 at The Pour House in Raleigh. Four bands—Lonnie Walker, Lost in the Trees, Schooner and headliners Bowerbirds—play... By Grayson Currin.]]> Music/Briefs Wed, 31 Dec 2008 04:00:00 EDT Independent Weekly The guide to the week's concerts http://www.indyweek.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A272844 Holy Ghost Tent Revival, Bass Invadurrz, JJAK Hogan, Pompeii, Polynya, Inspector 22, Embarrassing Fruits, Deleted Scenes, Butterflies, Rotting Christ, Pagan Hellcats, Clothing & Shoes]]> Music/Hearing Aid Wed, 31 Dec 2008 04:00:00 EDT Independent Weekly Durham nursing home closes after state investigation http://www.indyweek.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A272841

In the official investigation reports, to protect their privacy they are referred to only by number: Resident No. 2, No. 6, No. 8 and so on. But they are people, once patients at Forest View Rehabilitation Center in Durham. They... By Lisa Sorg.]]> News/Feature Wed, 31 Dec 2008 04:00:00 EDT Independent Weekly Up next! http://www.indyweek.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A272840 From the reunions of Ben Folds Five and Polvo to the loss of Cy Rawls and the Bu Hanan collective, the Triangle's music scene in 2008 was a mixed bag of surprises, some disappointing and many delightful. By Grayson Currin.]]> Music/Feature Wed, 31 Dec 2008 04:00:00 EDT Independent Weekly Worst Films of 2008 http://www.indyweek.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A272835 Saw 5 and Prom Night, instead targeting movies that had pretensions to quality.]]> Film/The Year in Film Wed, 31 Dec 2008 04:00:00 EDT Independent Weekly The difference of a decade http://www.indyweek.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A272834 In 1999, life was good: The economy was strong and jobs beckoned for college students like me. George W. Bush was just a Texas governor, and the only threat to our booming economy was the looming Y2K bug. Remember those... By Zack Smith.]]> Film/The Year in Film Wed, 31 Dec 2008 04:00:00 EDT Independent Weekly Department of corrections http://www.indyweek.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A272833 Twice this year, I was awed by small films by acknowledged and accomplished American auteurs, first by Woody Allen's terse work of formal rigor, Cassandra's Dream. Allen—a director who's been accused of artistic laziness for at least a decade—displayed directorial... By Nathan Gelgud.]]> Film/The Year in Film Wed, 31 Dec 2008 04:00:00 EDT Independent Weekly Breaking the glass screen http://www.indyweek.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A272832 Film/The Year in Film Wed, 31 Dec 2008 04:00:00 EDT Independent Weekly Cinema we can believe in http://www.indyweek.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A272830 Happy days are here—just don't pay too close attention to the year-end hype By Neil Morris.]]> Film/The Year in Film Wed, 31 Dec 2008 04:00:00 EDT Independent Weekly Nothing seen, nothing lost http://www.indyweek.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A272829 My friends call it a refuge, but I call it regular: the silence out here, in western Orange County. By Randall Williams.]]> Columns/Front Porch Wed, 31 Dec 2008 04:00:00 EDT Independent Weekly The Swygerts http://www.indyweek.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A272828

Dec. 13, 2008, Erwin, N.C.: Mike Swygert and his wife, Sgt. Patricia Swygert, say goodbye as Patricia prepares to go back to Ft. Bragg to complete her training before heading to Iraq. The Swygerts were married Nov. 28, 2008.... By Jeremy M. Lange.]]> Columns/Gallery Wed, 31 Dec 2008 04:00:00 EDT Independent Weekly Handmade chocolates and new restaurants http://www.indyweek.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A272826 Dolly Mama Handmade Chocolates; "How to Operate a Home-based Bakery"; Carmine's Ristorante & Pizzeria; Mint Restaurant By Claire Cusick.]]> Food/Now Serving Wed, 31 Dec 2008 04:00:00 EDT Independent Weekly Film Times & Brief Film Reviews http://www.indyweek.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A272825 Our rating system uses zero to four stars. If a movie has no rating, it has not been reviewed. Signed reviews by Laura Boyes (LB), Grayson Currin (DGC), David Fellerath (DF), Nathan Gelgud (NG), Kathy Justice (KJ), Neil Morris (NM),...]]> Film/Film Calendar Wed, 31 Dec 2008 04:00:00 EDT Independent Weekly Wednesday 1.7 http://www.indyweek.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A272824 The Young Ladies of...]]> Our Picks/8 Days a Week Wed, 31 Dec 2008 04:00:00 EDT Independent Weekly Tuesday 1.6 http://www.indyweek.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A272823 A Chorus Line]]> Our Picks/8 Days a Week Wed, 31 Dec 2008 04:00:00 EDT Independent Weekly Monday 1.5 http://www.indyweek.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A272822 Spider Bags]]> Our Picks/8 Days a Week Wed, 31 Dec 2008 04:00:00 EDT Independent Weekly Sunday 1.4 http://www.indyweek.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A272821 Last Comic Standing]]> Our Picks/8 Days a Week Wed, 31 Dec 2008 04:00:00 EDT Independent Weekly Saturday 1.3 http://www.indyweek.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A272820 Winter Metal Fest; more]]> Our Picks/8 Days a Week Wed, 31 Dec 2008 04:00:00 EDT Independent Weekly Friday 1.2 http://www.indyweek.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A272819 The Reader]]> Our Picks/8 Days a Week Wed, 31 Dec 2008 04:00:00 EDT Independent Weekly Thursday 1.1 http://www.indyweek.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A272812 Jason Webley; more]]> Our Picks/8 Days a Week Wed, 31 Dec 2008 04:00:00 EDT Independent Weekly Telecom industry brings Connected Nation to North Carolina http://www.indyweek.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A272764 News/North Carolina Wed, 31 Dec 2008 04:00:00 EDT Independent Weekly Wednesday 12.31 http://www.indyweek.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A272760 New Year's Eve Music; more]]> Our Picks/8 Days a Week Wed, 31 Dec 2008 04:00:00 EDT Independent Weekly The Year in Pictures 2008 http://www.indyweek.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A272752 To quote from the movie One Hour Photo: "No one ever takes a photograph of something they want to forget."]]> Multimedia/The Year in Pictures Wed, 31 Dec 2008 04:00:00 EDT Independent Weekly How are you celebrating Bush's last day? http://www.indyweek.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A272704 Tell us how you'll spend the final 24 hours of the national nightmare.]]> News/National/ International Wed, 24 Dec 2008 04:00:00 EDT Independent Weekly Wednesday 12.31 http://www.indyweek.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A272700 New Year's Eve Music; more]]> Our Picks/8 Days a Week Wed, 24 Dec 2008 04:00:00 EDT Independent Weekly Tuesday 12.30 http://www.indyweek.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A272699 The Rat Pack is Back; more]]> Our Picks/8 Days a Week Wed, 24 Dec 2008 04:00:00 EDT Independent Weekly Monday 12.29 http://www.indyweek.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A272698 Open Mic with D.T. & Spoken Word]]> Our Picks/8 Days a Week Wed, 24 Dec 2008 04:00:00 EDT Independent Weekly Sunday 12.28 http://www.indyweek.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A272697 Divine Performing Arts]]> Our Picks/8 Days a Week Wed, 24 Dec 2008 04:00:00 EDT Independent Weekly Saturday 12.27 http://www.indyweek.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A272696 Drink Up and Be Somebody; more]]> Our Picks/8 Days a Week Wed, 24 Dec 2008 04:00:00 EDT Independent Weekly Friday 12.26 http://www.indyweek.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid%3A272695 Benji Hughes and Charles Latham]]> Our Picks/8 Days a Week Wed, 24 Dec 2008 04:00:00 EDT Independent Weekly