Chris Stapleton Koka Booth Amphitheatre, Cary Friday, May 20, 2016 There was a bit of confusion at the pre-show parking lot party on Friday in Cary. “Is he the guy who sang with Justin Timberlake?” asked a young woman outside Koka Booth Amphitheatre, where old-school country music sensation Chris Stapleton was set to perform songs […]
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Live: Lee Ann Womack shows off the new way she’s livin’ in Durham
Lee Ann Womack The Carolina Theatre, Durham Thursday, September 24, 2015 It was part honky-tonk, part Sunday service on Thursday night at Durham’s Carolina Theatre. “I get my country music side from my dad, but gospel music from my mom,” announced Lee Ann Womack as she worked her way through the high highs of praise […]
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Live: Jamey Johnson lights up The Ritz with a three-hour set
Jamey Johnson The Ritz, Raleigh Saturday, June 27, 2015 The one thing longer than Jamey Johnson’s beard may be his set list. The outlaw country music favorite played for nearly three hours Saturday night at Raleigh’s The Ritz, daring the full house to request an encore by closing instead with a matter-of-fact nod to the […]
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Live: Chris Stapleton brings his and others’ hits to Raleigh
Chris Stapleton Lincoln Theatre, Raleigh Saturday, June 13 “I feel like Reba McEntire up here, I might need a costume change,” said singer-songwriter Chris Stapleton, referencing the steamy, sold-out Lincoln Theatre’s sweaty temperatures and McEntire’s ’90s-era award show costume carousel. “Sorry for putting the image of me in that red dress in your head.” It’s […]