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Schedule in brief, scroll down for details:
Thursday 9 p.m.: FUNK AND SOUL FROM GREENSBORO TO GASTONIA on the 
Thursday Night Feature
Sunday 1-2 p.m.: NORTH CAROLINA GOSPEL MUSIC on Hell or High Water
Sunday 2-3 p.m.: JUDEE SILL, “Judee Sill” on the Classic Inside Track
Sunday 7-8 p.m.: THE SPINNS & DRAGSTRIP SYNDICATE on the Backyard BBQ

FUNK AND SOUL FROM GREENSBORO TO GASTONIA on the Thursday Night 
Feature, Thursday 9 p.m.-midnight
In 1971, a Greensboro funk band called the Electric Express had a
platinum hit with "It's the Real Thing."  This was the only blip on the
national radar from a talented town that produced dozens more jams from
'68 to '77.  Up through the early '80s, cities like Gastonia and Durham
had their own funk and soul acts, but they've been mostly forgotten 
since, just like the ones from Greensboro.  On this program, their rare,
slept-on, and/or lost efforts will be featured non-stop.  Prepare for
sweet soul, raw funk instrumentals, and goofy P-funk workouts, done up
just as well or better than the era's hits.  

NORTH CAROLINA GOSPEL MUSIC on Hell or High Water, Sunday 1-2 p.m.
This Sunday, Hell or High Water helps to wrap up African-American
History Month with an hour of North Carolina gospel steeped in
African-American traditions.

JUDEE SILL, “Judee Sill” on the Classic Inside Track, Sunday 2-3 p.m.
Much about Judee Sill, including the year and circumstances of her 
death, remains in doubt. But few would question the heroin-ravaged 
genius apparent on her darkly religious, and lushly orchestrated self-
titled debut album, the first record ever to be released on David 
Geffen’s Asylum Records. Featuring production by Graham Nash, Bob 
Harris, and Jim Pons of the Turtles, “Judee Sill” remains a high-water 
mark of the “Laurel Canyon” folk sound of the early seventies.

THE SPINNS & DRAGSTRIP SYNDICATE on the Backyard BBQ, Sunday 7-8 p.m.
This Sunday, we have two bands, swirling in tandem *and* unison, like a
great muckle perpetual motion machine.  The Spinns are a fresh, new
psychotic reaction, guaranteed to have your hips in a swivel and your 
head in a whirl with their amazing retro 60's garage-rock... and while 
we're in the garage...  nope, that ain't the roar of nitro-burnin' 
funny cars you hear, it's just the Spinns' pals, Dragstrip Syndicate.  
When these guys do it live, bring your ear plugs, dude!  The Spinns are 
playing the late show at the Cave after the BBQ (@/23/03), and The 
Spinns and Dragstrip have an upcoming gig together in Raleigh at 
King's, Friday, February 28.  All we gotta say is, careful with that 
nitro mixture, man, 'cause this is gonna be one explosive evening, for 
sure!

ALSO:  Tickets to Texas troubadour Robert Earl Keen’s show at the 
Carolina Theatre in Durham will be given away on this Sunday’s Orange 
County Special.  The performance will be on February 26.  Check out 
www.carolinatheatre.org for more details.

**SPECIAL NOTICE:  Northern Hemisphere Live is on hiatus until the end 
of the semester.  Tune in from 5-7pm on Sundays for regular programming.

Also this week and every week:
-THE INSIDE TRACK:  a new release played in full Monday, Wednesday and
Friday, 9 p.m.
-ORANGE COUNTY SPECIAL: traditional and neo-traditional music of the 
world, Sunday 10 a.m.-1 p.m
-HELL OR HIGH WATER: music from UNC's Southern Folklife Collection 
Sunday 1-2 p.m.
-CLASSIC INSIDE TRACK: a classic release in full, Sunday 2-3 p.m.
-BROKEN MUSIC: longer, more "difficult" pieces Sunday 3-4 p.m.
-MAKING CONTACT and COUNTERSPIN: news programs from F.A.I.R. (Fairness 
and Accuracy In Reporting) Sunday 4-5 p.m.
-BACKYARD BARBEQUE: North Carolina music culled from the fresh produce
from Chapel Hill's finest, as well as older records from N.C. bands of 
the past, Sunday 7-8 p.m.  On the web at 
http://www.unc.edu/~jenseits/BBQ/BackyardBBQmenu.html
-THE NEW MUSIC SHOW: spotlight on new releases right out of the mail 
bin, Sunday 8-9 p.m.
-SPORTS RAP: live UNC sports talk, Sunday 9-10 p.m.
-NEW SCIENCE EXPERIENCE: a live electronic mix, Sunday 10 p.m.-12 a.m.

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