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The band Palm at City Park Plaza on Thursday, Sept. 7.
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Stephen Malkmus of Pavement at City Park Plaza on Sept. 7.
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The crowd at City Park Plaza.
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Comedian Whitmer Thomas on Thursday, Sept. 7 at the Lincoln Theatre.
Whitmer Thomas is known for past specials on Netflix and HBO.
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Comedian Sarah Sherman, a featured player from "Saturday Night Live," during her midnight set on Thursday, Sept. 7 at the Lincoln Theatre.
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A speed queen with her delivery, Sarah Sherman's least graphic video footage showed eye surgery up-close.
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Renee Scroggins (right) from dance-punk legends, ESG, which performed one of the festival's most enjoyable sets on Saturday, Sept. 9 at City Park Plaza. Pure party music to shake your rump-pa.
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Formed in the South Bronx of the late 1970s, ESG had dancing aliens and members dressed as chickens that fired up the crowd.
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Rei Alvarez of Bio Ritmo delivered the goods, then hung out later to watch a late night set by experimental jazz guitarist, Jeff Parker and his hypnotic group ETA IVtet.
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Richmond's own Bio Ritmo performing live at the Lincoln Theatre in Raleigh, NC on Friday, Sept. 8. The crowd loved them.
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People loved the mellow hip-hop flow of Digable Planets at City Park Plaza on Friday, Sept. 8.
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Marianna "Ladybug" Mecca of Digable Planets.
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Digable Planets
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Sam Coomes of Quasi at Moore Square Park on Sept. 9.
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Rosali performed one of the festival's best sets in a packed Pour House on Friday, Sept. 8. She was backed by the David Nance Group.
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Rosali Middleman recently signed with Merge Records.
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Guitarist Jeff Parker (Tortoise) during a late night set at the Lincoln.
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A downtown Raleigh mural of singer-songwriter John Prine.
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Lou Barlow of Dinosaur Jr. closed out the set with an early song, "Gargoyle," that he said was an ode to Joy Division.
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A shredding J. Mascis of Dinosaur Jr. during a headlining set on Saturday in Moore Square Park.
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ESG kept the party rocking in City Park Plaza.
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Janet Weiss of Quasi enjoying the end of the rain and the return of the sun midday on Saturday.
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Some grits and pimento cheese at Beasley's Chicken + Honey in downtown Raleigh.
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Lou Barlow of Dinosaur Jr.
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Pavement
