Dan Schram

Mipso Fletcher Opera Theater, Raleigh Friday, Jan. 29, 2016 Continuing 2015’s victory lap, Mipso returned to a Triangle stage for a sold-out show at the pristine Fletcher Opera Theater to close January. The group was relaxed, working through a set list that included many songs from the new Old Time Reverie as well as a […]

Arlo Guthrie Carolina Theatre, Durham Thursday, Jan. 28, 2016 Last month, Arlo Guthrie stopped in Durham to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of his landmark, Alice’s Restaurant. But first, his daughter, the excellent songwriter Sarah Lee Guthrie, opened with a few numbers of her own. Those expecting to see Arlo onstage by himself with just an […]

Phil Cook & The Guitarheels Cat’s Cradle, Carrboro Saturday, Jan. 23, 2016 Despite the Triangle’s coat of ice and snow last Saturday night, Phil Cook and The Guitarheels held their ground, continuing with their scheduled performance at the Cat’s Cradle. A surprisingly large crowd braved the elements to hear Cook and his Guitarheels pull from […]

Asleep at the Wheel The ArtsCenter, Carrboro Thursday, Dec. 17, 2015 Asleep at the Wheel brought their “Merry Texas Christmas, Y’all” roadshow to The ArtsCenter on Thursday night, wrapping up a Southeastern swing of dates that the group will also end in North Carolina by opening for The Avett Brothers on New Year’s Eve at […]

Birds of Avalon Motorco Music Hall, Durham Friday, Dec. 4, 2015 Birds of Avalon held down the middle slot on the impressive ReverbNation-sponsored bill at Motorco a few weeks ago. Superchunk’s Mac McCaughan opened the evening by playing solo, but crowd chatter soon drowned out his brief set. But Birds of Avalon would not have […]

N.C. State Fair Fairgrounds, Raleigh Friday, Oct. 2–Sunday Oct. 25, 2015 I spent three days at the North Carolina State Fair this year, filming local bands playing in new spaces and to crowds largely unfamiliar with them. After heading up a group to tape both Spider Bags and The Love Language’s sets inside Dorton Area […]

Happy Traum The ArtsCenter, Carrboro Saturday, September 26, 2015 Happy Traum delivered an all-encompassing trip at The ArtsCenter on a late September Saturday. The founder of Homespun, a media company focusing on specialized music lessons on video, started the afternoon off with a finger-picking instructional session. Later that evening, a performance and fascinating presentation on […]

Tim Easton & Brett Harris The Cary Theater, Cary Friday, Sept. 25, 2015 A rainy Friday evening in Cary greeted the latest edition of the Six String Presents series, hosting roots musicians Tim Easton from Nashville and Brett Harris from Durham. The crowd clutched their insulated cups of warm beverages, as they attempted to fight […]

New Riders of the Purple Sage Southland Ballroom, Raleigh Thursday, October 1, 2015 More than six years passed since New Riders of the Purple Sage last stopped off in Raleigh. At that time, co-founding member John Dawson had just passed away from stomach cancer. In the interim, the group has carried on, anchored by David […]