It’s been a doozy of a week for artists canceling North Carolina concert dates over HB 2—yesterday alone found both Boston and Pearl Jam announcing that they were scrapping their spring dates in the state, joining a growing list of other nixed appearances. But a big crop of local musicians are standing their ground with […]
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The Show Won’t Go On: Pearl Jam Cancels Wednesday’s Gig in Raleigh
Bad news if you were looking forward to Wednesday night’s Pearl Jam concert in Raleigh: The band has announced that it, too, will not perform in North Carolina, as a protest against the state’s discriminatory HB 2. Pearl Jam joins a growing list of performers canceling appearances in the state as protests against the bill. […]
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Boston Cancels May Dates in Raleigh, Charlotte, and Greensboro Over HB 2
Boston has now joined the ever-expanding club of cancelations in North Carolina over HB 2. Frontman Tom Scholz issued a statement earlier explaining the band’s decision to cancel its early May dates, on a run celebrating the band’s fortieth anniversary. Most recently, Ani DiFranco announced that she wouldn’t perform at the Festival for the Eno […]
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Live: Gabriel Kahane and Timo Andres Paint the Piano in Fresh Colors
Gabriel Kahane and Timo Andres Memorial Hall, Chapel Hill Saturday, April 9, 2016 A few weeks ago, at the Big Ears music festival in Knoxville, Tennessee, I realized that I don’t pay much attention to pianos anymore. It is everywhere, of course, from big pop songs on the radio to department store background music and […]
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Ani DiFranco Cancels Festival for the Eno Appearance, Citing HB 2 and Leaving the Eno in a Tight Spot
The hits just keep on coming, folks. Ringo Starr announced yesterday that he was canceling his summer concert in Cary, and now, Durham’s Festival for the Eno has lost its headliner. Today, the festival was set to announce Ani DiFranco as a Fourth of July headlining performer, but DiFranco has pulled out, citing the prejudicial […]
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Listen to a Sweet New Single from Beauty World, “Joypop Turbo”
In Durham, there are two Beauty Worlds: There’s the store on Avondale Drive, one of a few locations, that’s a sprawling palace of every beautification item you could ever want. And then there’s the band, which is just two people—Leah Gibson and Duncan Webster—who craft warm, cozy tunes from cello and guitar. Beauty World has […]
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With a Banjo, Abigail Washburn Traces an Unlikely Arc Between China and Appalachia
Abigail Washburn and Friends UNC’s Memorial Hall, Chapel Hill Sunday, April 17, 2 p.m., $29–$79 With a banjo on her knee, Abigail Washburn has long been busting up conceptions of folk music. The thirty-eight-year-old songwriter and picker draws inspiration from the sounds of the South and Appalachia, but she also links them with unlikely inspirations […]
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Moogfest Announces Full Schedule for Next Month’s Festival
We’re about five weeks away from Moogfest’s inaugural installment in Durham, and this morning, the festival at last announced its full schedule of workshops and performances—and their respective venues. The Carolina Theatre will host some of the bigger shows, of course, including Explosions in the Sky, Oneohtrix Point Never, and an afternoon performance from Laurie […]
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Mount Moriah, Black Twig Pickers, and More Top Duke Performances’ Excellent Music in the Gardens
Duke Performances’ annual Music in the Gardens series is a highlight of the summer. Running weekly from the beginning of June through the end of July, this year’s series will feature a slate of folks with one foot planted in tradition and the other pointing toward the future. Richmond’s No BS! Brass Band will make […]
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Saturdays in Saxapahaw Announces 2016 Lineup And Crowdfunding Effort
It’s hard to beat a summertime Saturday spent in Saxapahaw. The small town’s quiet charm makes it a great place to get away for an afternoon or a full day. On top of it all, the annual Saturdays in Saxapahaw concert series offers easy-going—and free—early-evening escapes. Today, Heather LaGarde rolled out the tradition’s May-to-August lineup. […]