Piedmont Melody Makers R.A. Fountain & General Store, Fountain Saturday, March 7, 2015 Roughly an hour east of Raleigh sits the small town of Fountain. With a population of less than 500 and a relatively empty main street, Fountain drew me on a recent Saturday night with a beacon of the past. For the past […]
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Video: Wrinkle Neck Mules make rows in Raleigh again
Wrinkle Neck Mules Southland Ballroom Saturday, Feb. 21 Celebrating 15 years as a band, and with their sixth full-length release in hand, the Wrinkle Neck Mules returned to the Triangle with a recent stop at Southland Ballroom. I Never Thought It Would Go This Far is an appropriate title for the band’s latest album. The […]
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Video: 6 String Drag unveils its new album in Raleigh
Need to warm up this cold day with a little rock ’n’ roll? 6 String Drag released their first album in nearly 20 years Friday night at Kings in Raleigh. We’ve got four videos from the show below. And while you’re at it, check Spencer Griffith’s review of Roots Rock ‘n’ Roll and David Klein’s […]
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Video: Bryan Sutton steps to the front of the house at Fletcher
Bryan Sutton Band Fletcher Opera Theater, Raleigh Friday, Feb. 13, 2015 Just before Valentine’s Day, the eight-time International Bluegrass Music Association Guitarist of the Year Bryan Sutton returned to Raleigh. This performance was unique in that Sutton, instead of backing a variety of other leading players, was out front himself, leading his own Bryan Sutton […]
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Live: At a little theater in Selma, Dale Watson dazzles
Dale Watson & his Lonestars, Eric Strickland & The B-Sides. Ice House Theatre, Selma Saturday, Feb. 7, 2015 Roughly 30 minutes southeast of downtown Raleigh sits Selma’s Ice House Theatre. The nondescript white building was converted into a venue from the remains of a factory that once supplied the area with ice and coal. The […]
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On taking mom to see Diana Ross in Durham
Diana Ross DPAC, Durham Friday, Feb. 6, 2015 “Did I ever tell you about the time my friends and I dressed up as The Supremes in high school?” my mom offered just as the lights began to lower in the Durham Performing Arts Center last Friday night. For me, it was a revelation. A grade-school […]
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Video: Watch See Gulls, Daddy Issues & Midnight Plus One delight Raleigh
See Gulls, Midnight Plus One, Daddy Issues Tir Na Nog, Raleigh Thursday, Feb. 5, 2015 In a bill of up-and-coming acts from the Triad and the Triangle, Tir Na Nog’s long-running series Local Band, Local Beer gathered one of its more impressive lineups in recent memory last week. Indeed, by the time Greensboro’s Daddy Issues […]
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Video: David Olney and Malcolm Holcombe find a fit at the Cary Theater
David Olney and Malcolm Holcombe The Cary Theater, Cary Friday, Jan. 23, 2015 A rainy Friday evening greeted songwriters David Olney and Malcolm Holcombe at The Cary Theater. Originally opened in the 1940s, the movie theater hosted a handful of notable acts in its prime, including Ernest Tubb and Patsy Cline. The theater transitioned for […]
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Video: Watch Lost in the Trees play a career-spanning final (?) show
Lost in the Trees packed the Haw River Ballroom Dec. 12, 2014, for what was announced as a farewell performance. The group worked through selections from all of their four full-length releases. While the mood was somber, the group also had much to celebrate—a full house hanging on every song, for instance, and many former […]
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Video: Jenks Miller & Rose Cross NC strike an intimate balance with Daniel Bachman at The ArtsCenter
A series of intriguing local pairings began Saturday night at The ArtsCenter, in one of the Carrboro room’s intimate theaters. Experimental rock outfit Jenks Miller & Rose Cross NC joined guitarist Daniel Bachman for a two-hour performance. Both sets happened in the pit area in front of the stage, each performer at eye-level. With couches […]