The Never-Ending Good Old Days of Dante High, the Biggest Local Band in the World
Dante High’s ambitions are striking, and Ari Picker might just be able to pull them off. They say you have to go big or go home. But why can’t that “or” be an “and”?
Triangle First: Dante High Wants a Deeper Love and Bigger Dance Party
The sound of distant thunder builds, then crackles, then bursts into a disco-flecked, bold-faced, all-caps dance track.
Here Are a Few of the Concert Series Returning to the Triangle This Summer
Lunchtime tunes, river songs, and more.
Watch New Videos from Sylvan Esso—Who Have a New LP out Next Month—and Flock of Dimes
Happy Wednesday! It’s March 1, and it’s supposed to get up to eighty degrees in the Triangle today. So why not join Sylvan Esso on a desert romp through their new video? The clip for “Die Young,” which was released yesterday, features Amelia Meath joyriding in a cop car she steals from Nick Sanborn, who’s…
Video: Navigating the rain at Shakori with Frank Fairfield and Auxiliary House
The threat of rain didn’t keep folks from attending the bi-annual Shakori Hills Grassroots Festival in Pittsboro over the weekend. Arriving at the festival grounds in the early afternoon, the usually open space between the entrance and the cabaret tent was teeming with life as the children’s activity tent overflowed with parents and young ones…
Hoppin’ John Fiddlers’ Convention starts today at Shakori Hills
Allison Springer Hoppin’ John square dance regulars The Five Points Rounders in 2011 On Thursday morning, things are hectic in the Shakori Hills office. The sprawling farmstead and festival site, just north of Pittsboro in rural Silk Hope, is preparing for the 8th Hoppin’ John Old Time and Bluegrass Fiddler’s Convention, which starts this evening.…
Videos: Elizabeth Cook and The Del McCoury Band withstand Shakori Hills rain
Despite the rain, the music at Shakori Hills wasn’t dampened Saturday. Sure, many campers slept in less-than-ideal conditions, and the festival grounds themselves became a mud pit. But most attendees were able to overcome that wet atmosphere. As the traditional Saturday afternoon parade ended, country music singer/songwriter Elizabeth Cook took to the Meadow Stage. As…
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Videos: Phil Cook, Tonk delight Friday crowds at Shakori Hills
The local roots music festival Shakori Hills returned to its Chatham County homestead over the weekend, marking the first fest since organizers purchased the land late last year Early Friday afternoon, the volume of people streaming into this Spring’s event seemed especially considerable. The line of ticket purchasers snaked well past the designated waiting area.…
The new landowners in Shakori Hills now look beyond festival season
You won’t find the most significant difference between this weekend’s Shakori Hills GrassRoots Festival and the most recent iteration last October on any stage or in any campground. It won’t leap up in the circus-sized dance tent or manifest itself in the popular children’s education area. Very few attendees will notice it at all. But…
Indigo Girls, Des Ark, Del McCoury, and dozens other to play Shakori Hills April 17-20
The original DMB: The Del McCoury Band plays Shakori Hills this April For such a massive festival, Shakori Hills Grassroots Festival—the four-day weekend of music and mud on a 72-acre site just north of Pittsboro—doesn’t worry with big announcements. On Sunday, the festival created and posted its official Facebook event. The lineup, too, just went…
At last, Shakori Hills purchases its 75-acre Chatham County homestead
When Jordan Puryear first began scouting area properties for a site that could host a music festival a dozen years ago, an image of an old oak tree creaked from his fax machine. He thought it was beautiful, but he thought that the parcel—newly on the market and located in Chatham County, near the crossroads…
Videos: Friday night at Shakori Hills
Last weekend saw the year’s second running of the biannual Shakro Hills GrassRoots Festival in Chatham County. Below, check some video of some of our favorite sets from Friday night. Keith Secola & His Wild Band of Indians A Shakori Hills regular, Keith Secola took to the Carson’s Grove Stage with a few members of…
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