Grohg, SOON, Revolving Beast The Pour House, Raleigh Saturday, Nov. 8, 2014 When the Raleigh metal band Grohg took the stage Saturday night, the atmosphere in the Pour House was appropriately celebratory. Frontman Will Goodyear had spent the preceding hours grinning and hugging friends who’d come to welcome the band’s new EP, Darkness and the […]
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Live: Chris Robinson Brotherhood brings liberated rock to Raleigh
Chris Robinson Brotherhood The Lincoln Theatre, Raleigh Saturday, Nov. 1 & Sunday, Nov. 2, 2014 Clouds of smoke emanating from strategically placed incense trays covered the stage as the Chris Robinson Brotherhood stepped forward to open their two-night stand at the Lincoln Theatre. Both nights, the group led with R&B classics, setting a baseline. Night […]
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Video: Billy Joe Shaver in demand at Southland Ballroom
Billy Joe Shaver returned to Raleigh on Monday night in support of his first new release in six years, Long In The Tooth. Shaver, who recently celebrated his 75th birthday, thinks it is his best. “Hard To Be an Outlaw” is perhaps the standout on the record, and at Southland Ballroom, he seemed to focus […]
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Video: Navigating the rain at Shakori with Frank Fairfield and Auxiliary House
The threat of rain didn’t keep folks from attending the bi-annual Shakori Hills Grassroots Festival in Pittsboro over the weekend. Arriving at the festival grounds in the early afternoon, the usually open space between the entrance and the cabaret tent was teeming with life as the children’s activity tent overflowed with parents and young ones […]
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Video: Phil Cook leads songwriters circle with Charlie Parr and Ryan Gustafson
Friday night’s show at the Haw River Ballroom featured an intriguing lineup and venue where three dynamic songwriters in the round made the most of an intimate setting. The rain began falling on this chilly evening as people slowly filled the upstairs Cup 22 area of the ballroom. A black curtain covered the view of […]
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Video: Brett Harris shines at the Pinhook
Fresh from a tour of the West Coast and Midwest, Brett Harris returned to Durham last week. The singer-songwriter opened for Joan Shelley at the Pinhook on a chilly Monday evening. His short set included a number of songs from his latest release, Mr. Sunshine. Harris, having toured extensively with the Big Star’s Third tribute […]
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IBMA, Day Five: Friends join and celebrate Bobby Hicks
The set had already been advertised as an all-star tribute to 2014 North Carolina Heritage Award winner Bobby Hicks, featuring long-time collaborators Tony Williamson, Terry Baucom and Ron Shuffler. But shortly before the performance, the unmistakable white pompadour of Del McCoury moved through the Convention Center Ballroom and toward the backstage area. Indeed, McCoury joined […]
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IBMA, Night Three: Two Triangle groups at the edge of bluegrass
The Chapel Hill-based Mipso played their second IBMA showcase of Thursday at the Vintage church. With a handful of new songs from an upcoming EP, the group stepped into a near-perfect setting. The church’s natural acoustics lent much to Mipso’s delicate harmonies. The relatively short set kicked off with the new tune “Down in the […]
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Live: Lydia Loveless powers through an inaugural Triangle set
Lydia Loveless and company flew full tilt into a 90-minute set late last month at Durham’s Motorco. For her first—and long overdue—appearance in the Triangle, Loveless brought her brand of fiery alt-country, which has elevated the Columbus, Ohio, native to prominence in a crowded Americana scene. Touring on her latest album from Bloodshot Records, Somewhere […]
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The Monroe Reels: Peter Rowan reconnects with his former colleague
In our second installment of performances from Bill Monroe’s former home in Raleigh, we met with onetime Bluegrass Boy Peter Rowan. Rowan was a part of Monroe’s legendary backing group from 1964 until 1967 and was the first member to not hail from the South. His time with Monroe continues to influence his musical life. […]