October Is Peak Live Music Month in Durham
Between Good Moon, All Onyx World, and Cattyrompus, multi-venue festivals are back in the Bull City like they never left. Here’s why you should make it out to one—if not all three.
Wildfires Forced Him to Flee California. Now Former Mipso Member Jacob Sharp Is Back in North Carolina With New Music and a New Perspective.
“Middle Kid,” Sharp’s debut solo album, is out October 9. Recorded before the fires, the music has since taken on new resonance.
Raleigh, Wide Open to the World
In its second year, the free Raleigh roots music festival features 60 acts that draw on a wide range of multicultural traditions, including gospel, classical Chinese music, Son huasteco, and more.
As Lou Hazel, Durham Musician Chris Frisina Colors Outside the Lines
When he started plotting out a new album, last winter, Frisina didn’t wait on a label advance: He painted 100 original watercolors, sold them on a sliding scale, and raised enough to pay a crew.
With “Language Barrier at 10,” Shirlette Ammons Celebrates an Album, and a Career of Radical Collaboration
On September 17, the Durham multi-hyphenate is set to commemorate her 2016 album in characteristic fashion, reinventing it live alongside a cast of renowned collaborators new and old.
In Guiding Others Through Their Singing Journeys, Anne-Claire Cleaver Found Her Voice
Out September 4, Anne-Claire’s dynamic new album draws from the musician’s deep well of experience as a vocal teacher, letting her powerful voice take center stage.
The Durham Record Label Where Dolly Parton Found a ‘Little Spot of Heaven’
From Dolly to Doc Watson, Sugar Hill Records shaped American roots music. The legacy its founder built lives on.
More Music Coverage
How Local Music Fans and Venues Stand to Win From New Legislation
Passed in early July as part of the state budget, The Real Tickets, Real Fans Act aims to regulate predatory ticketing practices across North Carolina.
Little Raleigh Radio Celebrates 15 Years of Community Reach
The Raleigh nonprofit began in 2011 with the dream of creating a low-power FM station. Unable to land a rare FCC signal, a dedicated group of volunteers has kept the stream alive online.
Curated By Tift Merritt, a Free Concert Series Uplifts the Legacy of Women Musicians
The four-part Duke Arts series at Durham’s American Tobacco Campus kicks off on September 9 with a performance by Patty Griffin.
A Night Out At Easy Street
For 21 months in the early 90s, a small East Hargett Street club brought life—and an all-star roster of musical talent—to downtown Raleigh.
DexFest, a “Living Memorial” to Musician Dexter Romweber, to Feature Four Packed Nights of Music
The festival, which sprawls throughout Chapel Hill and Carrboro venues June 25-June 28, aims to channel the vociferous sound and spirit of the Flat Duo Jets co-founder, who died in 2024.
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