The latest release from the North Carolina neo-folk quartet features their richest music yet.
Spencer Griffith
Bio: Spencer Griffith lives in Raleigh, where he teaches school and writes about bands.
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A Bunch of the Triangle’s Biggest Bands Cover Their Faves to Save the Cradle
“Cover Charge,” a benefit album for the iconic Carrboro music venue, drops July 31.
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Intimate, Inventive Songwriting Drives Libby Rodenbough’s Long-Awaited Solo Debut, “Spectacle of Love”
“Spectacle” is less a solo venture than Rodenbough surrounding herself with a different musical family, guiding them with spectacular results.
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Tyler Childers Brought Early-Avetts Vibes to The Ritz Before He Goes Big with Sturgill Simpson
On Wednesday, the rising outlaw-country musician barreled through a boisterous, boozy crowd, in what might have been your last chance to see him in a nightclub.
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Music Maker Relief Foundation Preserves the Well-Being of Folk and Blues Artists, Not Just Their Art
The Hillsborough nonprofit celebrates twenty-five years of performances, albums, and artist-sustenance programs with a series of Duke Performances concerts at The Fruit next week.
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Many Americana Bands Talk About Disparate Influences. Violet Bell Walks the Walk.
On its debut LP, “Honey in My Heart,” the Durham duo defies expectations of genre and gender.
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Celebrating Seven Years in Raleigh, IBMA’s World of Bluegrass Festival Rewards with New Artists and Familiar Faces
Discovering the varying lenses through which bluegrass is interpreted consistently proves to be one of the festival’s great rewards.
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Smokin’ Grass: Seven Can’t-Miss World of Bluegrass Sets
The bluegrass festival that includes copious free offerings takes over downtown Raleigh this week. Here are seven not-to-miss sets.
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Hopscotch Postscript: How Reese McHenry Survived Playing Six Times in Four Days
The secret is kale.
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Chatham Rabbits Took a Leap of Faith to Bridge Old-Time Traditions and Contemporary Folk Artistry
The band celebrates the release of their debut record Friday night at Cat’s Cradle.