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Like Her Pals in Sylvan Esso, Daughter of Swords Excelled in a Full-Band Concert

At The ArtsCenter on Saturday night, Alexandra Sauser-Monnig's solo project blossomed with contributions from Nick Sanborn, Ryan Gustafson, and other area stalwarts. Read more

Dec. 02, 2019 9:35 a.m. Sam Haw Features

photo by Graham Tolbert

From Bickett Gallery to PNC Arena: Bon Iver’s Triumphant Return to Raleigh

It really wasn't that long ago when Justin Vernon was still in Raleigh's DeYarmond Edison, which spawned Bon Iver and Megafaun, but he's come far in his dazzling stadium show. Read more

Oct. 23, 2019 9:48 a.m. Sam Haw Features

photo by Jade Wilson

Reeling from a Literally Awesome Hopscotch Show, a James Blake Superfan Stans and Delivers

A James Blake show isn’t just something I look forward to; it’s a calendar-dominating event. I get very excited. It’s kind of embarrassing. I’m embarrassed. Read more

Sep. 07, 2019 1:52 p.m. Brian Howe Festivals 1 Comments

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Live: Aimee Mann Offers Affirmation and Introspection in Durham

Feb. 06, 2018 11:09 a.m. Paige Prather Archives

Live: Bill Callahan Sees How Low He Can Go

Oct. 18, 2017 7:00 a.m. Brian Howe Features

Photo by Allison Hussey

Hopscotch, Night Three: Solange Reigns Supreme

Sep. 10, 2017 12:07 p.m. Kat Harding Archives

Photo by Tonje Thielsen

Hopscotch, Night Three: ILOVEMAKKONEN Cancels, But Phonte Fills In

Sep. 10, 2017 11:33 a.m. David Ford Smith Archives

Photo by Charles Morse

Hopscotch, Night Two: Heavy on the Hip-Hop

Sep. 09, 2017 11:32 a.m. Charles Morse Archives

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Hopscotch, Night Two: Making the Most of a Musical Smorgasbord

Sep. 09, 2017 10:38 a.m. Spencer Griffith Archives

Photo by Allyson Foster

Hopscotch, Night One: New Spaces and Familiar Faces

Sep. 08, 2017 8:08 a.m. David Ford Smith Archives

Live: Willie Nelson & the Family Band Play the Hits in the Heat and Haze

Jul. 26, 2017 2:42 p.m. Dan Schram Archives

Illustration by Shan Stumpf

Live: Philip Glass's New Eleventh Symphony Makes Its Second Appearance in Chapel Hill

Feb. 02, 2017 11:05 a.m. Dan Ruccia Archives

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Live: No BS! Brass Band Cuts Up in Carrboro

Nov. 17, 2016 11:01 a.m. Erica Johnson Archives

Photo by Grant Britt

Folkin' with Greensboro: The Gate City Hosts 2016's National Folk Festival

Sep. 14, 2016 12:20 p.m. Grant Britt Archives

Illustration by Steve Oliva

Hopscotch, Night One: Semi-Charmed Kind of Start

Sep. 09, 2016 10:33 a.m. David Ford Smith Archives

Photo by Dan Schram

Live: Without Merle Haggard, Willie Nelson, Kris Kristofferson, and Family Carry On at Koka Booth

May 27, 2016 5:02 p.m. Spencer Griffith Archives

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Live: Chris Stapleton in Cary, or the Growing Pains of Getting Big

May 24, 2016 4:47 p.m. Karlie Justus Marlowe Archives

Photo by Alex Boerner

Art of Cool Fest 2016 Wasn’t the ‘Coachella’ of Jazz, and That Was a Good Thing

May 18, 2016 7:04 a.m. Eric Tullis Archives

Photo by Bonica Ayala

Live: Revelations with Roomful of Teeth in Durham

May 03, 2016 9:44 a.m. Dan Ruccia Archives

Photo by Dan Schram

Live: At Duke, Joan Baez Calls Trump a Troglodyte, Wows With Guthrie and Cotten

Mar. 29, 2016 1:58 p.m. Dan Schram Archives