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Rafiq Bhatia

Rafiq Bhatia

Monday, April 21, 2025

Raleigh-raised guitarist and composer

the band Verity Den, a four-piece, standing in front of a tree in a black-and-white photo

Come Hear NC artist profile: Verity Den

Tuesday, March 25, 2025

Triangle shoegaze

Hard Drive, four-member group, pose for a candid color photo atop a gold cart

Come Hear NC artist profile: Hard Drive

Friday, March 14, 2025

Durham-based old-time music

Alice Gerard plays guitar on the Shaped by Sound stage and smiles at fiddler Tatiana Hargreaves

Shaped By Sound: Alice Gerrard

Thursday, March 13, 2025

Old-Time music legend

Babe Haven, three-piece band pose in triangular formation with dusky forest background

Come Hear NC artist profile: Babe Haven

Friday, March 07, 2025

Durham-by-way-of-Boone riot grrrl

Sonny Miles plays acoustic guitar backed by a electric bassist

Shaped by Sound: Sonny Miles

Thursday, March 06, 2025

Skylar Gudasz stands for a portrait in a foggy scene

Come Hear NC artist profile: Skylar Gudasz

Monday, March 03, 2025

Durham country rock lyricism

Africa Unplugged, five member pose with their instruments

Come Hear NC artist profile: Africa Unplugged

Friday, February 21, 2025

Greensboro West Africa-inspired fusion

Mac from Superchunk plays guitar in front of a backdrop of static-filled tv screens

Shaped by Sound: Superchunk

Tuesday, February 18, 2025

Music Love Notes graphic featuring music staff with a heart shape red heart background

Love Notes to North Carolina Music

Thursday, February 13, 2025

a playlist, a close reading, and a tribute to college radio

Sluice's fiddler, lead singer and drummer play on stage with multimedia scenes of nature in the background

Shaped by Sound: Sluice A to Z

Monday, February 10, 2025

an alphabetical account of singer-songwriter Justin Morris's group

$The two members of Tescon Pol sit on a bench in a fractalized and blue tinted portrait$

Come Hear NC artist profile: Tescon Pol

Thursday, February 06, 2025

NC digital psychedelia