Music

Alice Gerrard and Hazel Dickens first bonded at Baltimore house parties in the early 1960s. The pair would go on to form a bluegrass collaboration that has influenced generations of musicians.

Out this fall, a pair of brand-new records from Whalen’s Jazz Squad and Certain Seas showcase the ways that the Efland musician is stretching her stylistic wings.

The Pulitzer Prize-winning composer and multi-instrumentalist will play in Durham on November 21 as part of Duke Arts’ “Max Roach at 100” program.

Vivian Leva and Riley Calcagno join collaborator Rachel Baiman as kissing other ppl for a new experimental album of folk covers and October 5 show at The Pinhook.

The Durham native’s absurd Instagram videos have garnered praise from the likes of Erykah Badu and Jill Scott. But as he rolls out his first solo album in four years, going viral is one of the last things on Solomon Fox’s mind.

Talking with Art of Cool cofounder Cicely Mitchell about the upcoming Missy Lane’s Block Party—a years-in-the-making tribute to jazz, Durham, and do-overs.

Hopscotch Music Festival is back Sept. 4-6 for its 15th go-round in downtown Raleigh.

When Merritt was asked to look back through her archives for a 20th anniversary reissue of “Tambourine,” she found a version of herself—and her music—that she loved and recognized.

To make the rich, responsive release “Fiery Gizzard,” the Durham folklorist and musician enlisted a group of friends far and wide for a generative collaboration.