Rock for Roe The Pinhook, Durham Sunday, Jan. 18, 2015 Hiss Golden Messenger leader Mike Taylor joined together with several friends to raise funds for the National Abortion and Reproductive Rights Action League (NARAL) on Sunday night. The organization works to oppose restrictions on access to women’s health services. Almost everyone who entered The Pinhook […]
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Video: Chatham County Line cranks up the volume for its Electric Holiday show
Chatham County Line Sunrise Theater, Southern Pines Friday, Dec. 19, 2014 Chatham County Line’s Holiday Acoustic-Electric set returned with a regional four-show schedule last week. These shows serve as a rite of the season and a yearly gathering of friends. The unconventional annual performance brings frequent collaborators Jay Brown, Zeke Hutchins and Johnny Irion into […]
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Video: A Dieselbilly Christmas spectacular with Bill Kirchen
Bill Kirchen Southland Ballroom, Raleigh Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2014 Bill Kirchen arrived in Raleigh last week with a two-piece band behind him and an artificial Christmas tree that illuminated with a foot switch. Complete with a Santa hat, the renowned Telecaster guitarist led the sparse group through a mix of holiday-related songs, as well as […]
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Live: Covers and classics in Durham with Dwight Yoakam
Dwight Yoakam, Outshyne Carolina Theatre, Durham Wednesday, Dec. 11Dwight Yoakam made the slow walk onstage last night at the Carolina Theatre while wearing his trademark crisp Stetson hat and bootcut jeans. Art Deco-style teardrop lighting hung overhead. The sold-out crowd greeted him with a standing ovation even before he and a four-piece band could kick […]
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Live: Mandolin Orange takes a two-night sold-out stand at Cat’s Cradle
Mandolin Orange Cat’s Cradle, Carrboro Friday-Saturday, Nov. 28-29 Mandolin Orange has had a busy year in 2014. After a run through Europe with Chatham County Line, the duo brought it back home for their first two-night stand at the Cat’s Cradle in Carrboro. The first evening was stripped down and intimate, as hundreds of chairs […]
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Video: After a break, J Kutchma returns to the stage
J Kutchma The Cave, Chapel Hill Wednesday, Nov. 26 After just two songs at The Cave on Wednesday, J Kutchma was down to three strings on his acoustic guitar. Never one to give a halfhearted effort, Kutchma’s fingers also began bleeding after the third song. He mixed in a handful of numbers from the Red […]
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Video: S.P.I.T.T.L.E. Fest lives on at The Pour House
In mid-November, S.P.I.T.T.L.E. Fest returned to the Pour House with a three-night gathering of alt-country bands and the fans who love them. The festival, which stands for Southern Plunge Into Trailer Trash Leisure and Entertainment, was a bit bigger this year. In addition to out-of-town acts like Jim Lauderdale, the festitvies also included smoked BBQ […]
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Video: T0W3RS takes on the Cradle Back Room
T0W3RS Cat’s Cradle Back Room Friday, Nov. 21, 2014 By the end of Friday night, two openers—Carrboro’s Josh Moore and Dad&Dad—had joined their main man Derek Torres on the Cat’s Cradle Back Room’s stage to form a T0W3RS super group. With a full band around him, the ball of energy that is Torres was confined […]
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Video: Reverend Horton Heat warms up The Pour House
Reverend Horton Heat The Pour House, Raleigh Friday, Nov. 7, 2014 Enthusiasm mounted as motorbilly legend the Reverend Horton Heat took the stage at the Pour House in Raleigh. The sold-out crowd packed the room as the three-piece band tore into Heat’s release from earlier this year, REV. They started with the manic instrumental “Victory […]
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Video: Alice Gerrard takes center stage with friends old and new
Alice Gerrard & Friends The ArtsCenter, Carrboro Thursday, Oct. 30, 2014 “This is new territory for me,” remarked folk legend Alice Gerrard October 30 at The ArtsCenter in Carrboro. Gerrard was referring to her backing band for most of the show, which consisted of Megafaun’s Phil and Brad Cook, Hiss Golden Messenger’s Mike Taylor and […]