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Tunes for the Road: Local Experts Pick Their Favorites
Chapel Hill, N.C.
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The Expert: Gavin O'Hara, band leader, music journalist, 13-year veteran of Chapel Hill scene.
Classic Chapel Hill:
* Superchunk, "On the Mouth" (1993). Indie-rock pioneers helped earn city the "next Seattle" misnomer.
* Zen Frisbee, "I'm as Mad as Faust" (1994, 1998). Greatest local record by a band that only the locals know.
* Squirrel Nut Zippers, "Hot" (1996). Hot jazz gets embraced by nuevo swing kids, sells millions.
* Ben Folds Five, "Whatever and Ever Amen" (1997). "Punk rock for sissies" (as Folds called it) offers breathtaking mix of the serious and the silly.
Newer Chapel Hill:
* Kingsbury Manx , "The Kingsbury Manx" (2000). Mysterious art-pop guys make a local classic.
* Comas, "A Def Needle in Tomorrow" (2000). Beats-and-loops-age masterpiece of Lennon-pop from band now based in New York.
* Tift Merritt, "Bramble Rose" (2002). Grammy-nominated country girl has "star" written all over her.
* Moaners, "Dark Snack" (2005). Ominous tales over scary slide guitar.
Athens, Ga.
The Expert: Jeff Montgomery, co-owner of Athensmusic.net, secretary for Athens music history project, occasional bassist.
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