Richard Thompson Still Finds Room for Fun in His Fifty-Year Songwriting Career
The celebrated songwriter and guitarist performs at Saxapahaw’s Haw River Ballroom on Thursday.
Gabriel Kahane’s Cross-Country Train Journey Inspired an Album of Tales from the Tracks
Two years after an Amtrak trip that changed his life, Kahane stops in Carrboro Friday night.
Nathan Bowles Explores New Dimensions of the Banjo and the Human Psyche
Bowles plays with his trio Thursday night at The Cave.
Hopscotch 2018: More than Music
Outside of Pop Art, high fashion, and skate magazines, art and advertisement are seldom more creatively intertwined than they are in rock music, where iconic images from album covers can outlast the music they represent, and photos and flyers create personalities not only for bands, but for whole regions and scenes. People who are only…
Hopscotch 2018: Thundercat’s Ferocious, Freewheeling Experiments Launch him Toward Exciting New Universes
From his music to his outlandish fashion sense to his sometimes too honest Twitter feed (“These farts are getting pretty violent,” read one dispatch from April), Steven Brunerbetter known by his stage name Thundercatis unapologetically himself. Take “DUI,” the last track on his 2017 album Drunk. The song is quintessential Thundercatconcise, rooted in jazz, simultaneously…
Hopscotch 2018: Speedy Ortiz Fine Tunes Its Grunge Throwbacks on the Staggeringly Personal Twerp Verse
SPEEDY ORTIZ Saturday, Sep. 8, 5:50 p.m. | City Plaza Since forming in 2011, Speedy Ortiz hasn’t lost a bit of its wry humor or its knack for wordplaythe band has only leaned into these signature characteristics even more. Singer Sadie Dupuis has infused her plucky spirit and a refreshing sense of self-awareness into the…
Hopscotch 2018: Our Hip-Hop Recommendations
Leading the pack of hip-hop at Hopscotch is Vic Mensa, Chicago’s own political superhero. Labeled a “once in a lifetime artist” by Jay-Z, Mensa has proven his commitment to the culture both on and off the track. His catalog of diverse tracks is what sonically sets him apart from his peers. Festivalgoers who love Mensa…
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Hopscotch 2018: Our Electronic Recommendations
Despite dance music occupying less and less space on the Hopscotch lineup, the inclusions this year are intriguing. Adventurers looking for serotonin-draining club moods have a number of underground dance zones to explore. At Neptune’s on Thursday night at 11:30, Brooklyn’s Kilbourne hotwires the brawny stomp of early-aughts happy hardcore into a modernist, wildly fun…
Hopscotch 2018: Zephaniah Ohora Is Flying the Flag for Classic Country in the Five Boroughs and Beyond
ZEPHANIAH OHORA Saturday, Sep. 8, 10 p.m. | Lincoln Theatre Forget Texas or Tennesseedeep in the heart of Brooklyn is a growing traditional country scene with a slew of artists excited to pay homage to the past while weaving their own tales through its sound. That’s where singer-songwriter Zephaniah Ohora is based, and where he…
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…
Hopscotch 2018: Nearly a Decade in, Hopscotch Has Yet to Skip a Beat
We’ve long passed the point where we worry about the future of Hopscotch, to the point that we perhaps even take it for granted. Nine years in, Hopscotch has established itself as a linchpin of local music activities. While festivals like Shakori Hills’s twice-yearly party have been around for longer, Hopscotch’s central location in the…
The Triangle Has More Music Festivals than Ever This September—Here’s How to Make Sense of It All
In most of the rest of the country, late spring and early summer make up prime music festival season. But this year, September is host to a slate of music festivals that make for a dizzying four weeks of entertainment in the Triangle. They cover just about every corner of music, from up-and-coming hip-hop stars…
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