Catch her at The Pour House in Raleigh with Libby Rodenbough Friday night.
Spencer Griffith
Bio: Spencer Griffith lives in Raleigh, where he teaches school and writes about bands.
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The Triangle’s Indie Record Stores Get Ready for Black Friday
A handful of shops will have official RSD titles on sale, while others will offer their own sales.
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Birds & Arrows Make a Late Fall Migration Back to Chapel Hill
The band performs at the Cat’s Cradle Back Room Friday night.
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More Kinda, Sorta Bluegrass
These two IBMA-adjacent shows will satisfy more curious palates.
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Hopscotch, Night Two: Making the Most of Daytime Substitutions and Nighttime Exhaustion
Hopscotch Music Festival: Red Fang, Mipso, The Revolution Downtown Raleigh Friday, September 7, 2018 No matter how much you plan in advance, Hopscotch always seems to have knack for throwing a few curveballs your way, whether with a last-minute substitution or delay or just an unexpectedly great performance. Considering I had built my Friday day […]
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Hopscotch 2018: Our Day Party Recommendations
Hopscotch’s tradition of day parties is arguably as popular and as fun as the festival itself, and this year is no exception. Keep your plans flexible as acts and times are subject to change; seek out Facebook events to stay updated. Action starts off relatively slow on Thursday, though there are still plenty of reasons […]
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Cat’s Cradle Sound Engineer Andy Young Needs a Hand. His Musician Friends Are Sounding Off.
You may not recognize his name or face, but if you’ve been to Cat’s Cradle in the last decade, odds are you’ve heard the work of Andy Young. Cutting his teeth in the early eighties with his brother Darrell’s beach band, Andy has spent virtually his entire adult life as a sound engineer. He was […]
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Record Review: Anne-Claire Meditates on Grief and Loss on I Still Look For You
I Still Look for You Self-released Though it’s been a long wait between albums for Anne-Claire Niver, it seems I Still Look For You is as much of an emotional release for Niver as it is artistic. Much of her second LP features Niver dealing with loss and the stages of grief, particularly after the […]
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Phil Cook Commits to His Community on His Second Record, People Are My Drug
PHIL COOK Thursday, June 7, 8 p.m., $17–$20 Cat’s Cradle, Carrboro www.catscradle.com Talk with Phil Cook for even a few minutes, and the discussion will inevitably lead to community and the accompanying concepts of trust and love. Dive deeper, and it becomes clear just how important it is for him to reflect those themes in […]
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Record Review: Bobby Britt Offers Expressive Fiddle Tunes on Alaya, His Solo Debut
Alaya Self-released Created by local artist Sarah Bronstein, the cover of Bobby Britt’s Alaya nods to some important aspects of the busy local fiddler’s solo debut. The rainbow itself alludes to the unfortunate circumstances surrounding the album’s creation. After complications from a medical procedure prevented Britt from moving to Spain to pursue a graduate degree […]