CARRBORO
BLONDE REDHEAD
CAT’S CRADLEThough it’s true that 23, the seventh and most mellifluous album from San Francisco trio Blonde Redhead, feels too cosmetically doctored by the hands of famed producer Alan Moulder, Blonde Redhead still tessellates texture and tune with uncanny liquid grace, epitomized here by the phoenix-shaped breadth of “Dr. Strangelove.” Kazu Makino’s still one of the best vocal mistresses of mood in music, and her twin-brothers band of multi-instrumentalists is as curious as it is adventurous. Annuals, the powerful Raleigh sextet whose shape-shifting indie rock lacks much of the mystery and subtlety that’s made Blonde Redhead provocative for a decade, open. Tickets are $16 for a 9:15 p.m. start. Grayson Currin
Durham
STRAWBERRY FESTIVAL
OLD NORTH DURHAM PARKJoin Central Park School for Children today and have a strawberry good time. At 11 a.m. enjoy food, music, dance, games and, of course, strawberry shortcake and smoothies at the Old North Durham Park (724 Foster St.). Some featured guests include singer/songwriter Greg Taylor, musical groups Jaafar, Rhythmicity and River Rhythms, and author/storyteller Donna Washington. For more info, visit www.centralparksschoolforchildren.org/strawberry.Iesha Brown
