Skylar Gudasz and The Ugly Girls play a CD-release show Friday, May 6, at Local 506. Mandolin Orange and Josh Moore open the show at 9:30 p.m. Tickets are $5. Carrboro songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Skylar Gudasz has only been backed by The Ugly Girlsguitarist William Taylor (Wylie Hunter), bassist Casey Toll (Mount Moriah, Lizzy Ross) […]
Spencer Griffith
Bio: Spencer Griffith lives in Raleigh, where he teaches school and writes about bands.
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Megafaun’s Phil Cook steps solo
Download print page: PDF (4.9 MB) JPG (1.2 MB) Photos by Jeremy M. Lange; interview by Spencer Griffith; layout by JP Trostle LOCATION: Durham, N.C. AGE: 31 MEMBERSHIPS: Megafaun, Phil Cook & His Feat INFLUENCES: Bill Evans, Bruce Hornsby, Keith Jarrett, Jerry Douglas, Ry Cooder, Greg Leisz, Bill Frisell KNOWN FOR: An improviser rooted in […]
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Hammer No More the Fingers talks Black Shark and the non-influence of indie rock
Read our review of Black Shark Hammer No More the Fingers releases Black Shark at Motorco Music Hall Friday, April 1. Midtown Dickens and LiLa open the $8-$10 show at 9 p.m. Hammer No More The Fingers guitarist Joe Hall lives in a quiet Durham neighborhood near North Carolina Central University with members of fellow […]
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The Southern Sacred Steel Conference debuts
The Southern Sacred Steel Conference runs Thursday, March 17, to Sunday, March 20, at The ArtsCenter and the Center for the Study of the American South. Prices for individual events range from free to $55; weekend passes are available for $70–$128. See Related Events below for a partial list. Even those who are only casually […]
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Local promoter Marianne Taylor brings bands to Raleigh with her heart—and her stove
Though Marianne Taylor devotes her life to the music she loves, the music hasn’t always loved her back, at least not financially. After turning Hideaway BBQ, the big timber building alongside Raleigh’s Capital Boulevard, into the Triangle’s premier Americana joint as its chief booking agent, Taylor was sent scrambling when the club went out of […]
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Through collaboration, The Beast extends its family
The Beast and guests perform Tuesday, Feb. 8, at Jack Sprat Cafe beginning at 9 p.m. The aLive series continues on the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month. Even as a kindergartner at Durham’s E.K. Powe Elementary School, Pierce Freelon loved hip-hop. Rather than adoring the tunes of his mother, Grammy-nominated jazz vocalist Nnenna […]
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Rapsody’s Return of the B-Girl
Though it’s billed as a mixtape, Rapsody’s Return of the B-Girl comes off more like the actual debut album the promising Kooley High emcee has yet to deliver. Clocking in past 80 minutes, the project uses first-rate production to rise above the typical mixtape fare of hijacked, castaway beats. That should come as no great […]
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Options abound for your New Year’s Eve listening
Beyond the local traditionsFirst Night Raleigh is back for its 20th year, while the North Carolina Symphony again rings in the New Yearthere’s the typical slew of acts playing in bars, restaurants and clubs across the Triangle. While it’d be tougher to find a spot without live musicwhether from a DJ or bandthis guide breaks […]
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The Gathering Church’s Christmas Nights
You may not recognize the name, but you might recognize the players. Helmed by Jeff Crawfordwho serves as music director for The Gathering Church, a Durham congregation of more than 150the band behind Christmas Nights includes regular Gathering contributors and Drughorse associates James Wallace, Nick Jaeger, Brett Harris and Mark Simonsen. The contributors all participate […]
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The Great Band Swap
The Great Band Swap runs Thursday, Dec., 2 through Saturday, Dec. 4, at The Pinhook. Performances start at 9 p.m. each night, with the $5 nightly cover benefitting Friends With Benefits. See Related Events below. In 2007, The Great Band Swap was a one-night, one-time benefit for Bull City Headquarters, a Durham community and performance […]