Megafaun feat. Justin Vernon, the Mountain Goats, Hiss Golden Messenger, Christy Smith and Kym Register The Pinhook, Durham Wednesday, April 30, 2014 When it came to the set list, the second night of Megafaun’s two-show return to the stage at The Pinhook looked a lot like the first. There were the band’s standards, plus the […]
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Live: Gillian Welch and Dave Rawlings cover Doc Watson in Durham
Gillian Welch & Dave Rawlings Carolina Theatre, Durham Monday, April 28, 2014 For some of us, boredom is as an invitation to blow off steam after being busy for far too long. For Gillian Welch and Dave Rawlings, who recently decided they were bored sitting at home, it’s an invitation to hit the road. On […]
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Remembering bluegrass legend Earl Scruggs
I never got to see bluegrass legend Earl Scruggs perform before he passed away almost two years ago. There’s no one person or thing to blame—it was mostly just bad luck—but it’s still something that, from time to time, needles me deep down. The sensation of regret was acute when I attended the grand opening […]
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The Avett Brothers announce New Year’s Eve show in Raleigh … for 2014?
On Monday, Concord’s The Avett Brothers—the bluegrass-punk fellas who rose from tiny spaces like Sadlack’s, Kings and The Cave to major amphitheaters and labels—announced via their e-mail subscription list that they would play a special New Year’s Eve show at Raleigh’s PNC Arena. The announcement came as a big, seemingly last-minute surprise, especially less than […]