Friday, May 19, 11:00 am — 8:30 pm Saturday, May 20, 6:00 am – 9:30 pm Sunday, May 21, 10:00 am – 7:00 pm Moore Square, Downtown Raleigh As one of the Southeast’s premier arts festivals, Artsplosure attracts tens of Continue reading
The Shakori Hills GrassRoots Festival of Music & Dance will hold its 15th annual spring festival from Thursday, May 4 to Sunday, May 7 in Silk Hope, near Pittsboro, NC. The festival is a family-friendly celebration of music, dance, art, Continue reading
Record Store Day was conceived in 2007 at a gathering of independent record store owners and employees as a way to celebrate and spread the word about the unique culture of the independently owned record store. It is observed annually Continue reading
“It has the sprawl and generosity of a good Dead show, yet there’s nothing indulgent about it – it’s an ardent piece of documentary classicism…. Deadheads will drink it in and debate it, poring over every detail it works in Continue reading
The New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival has released the day-by-day list of performers for this year’s event. Headliners include Stevie Wonder, Tom Petty, Dave Matthews,Trey Anastasio, Wilco, Lorde, Widespread Panic and Harry Connick, Jr. Among the other big names Continue reading
Sadly and ironically, singer/songwriter Maggie Roche passed away on Saturday, the day of the worldwide Women’s March. She was 65. The cause was breast cancer. Her death was announced by her sister Suzzy in a Facebook post. The oldest of Continue reading
In a thoughtful & optimistic New Year’s Day Facebook post, Brian Eno recaps 2016 and calls for action & engagement in 2017. The English musician, composer & producer is best known for his pioneering work in ambient and electronic music. Continue reading
Updated Dec. 12 – Nobel Prize Acceptance Speech (link below) From a New York Times report – Singer / songwriter Bob Dylan was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature on Thursday for “having created new poetic expressions within the great Continue reading
Hurricane Matthew’s forecast track made a dramatic shift east on Wednesday and, as of Wednesday evening, the Fall 2016 Shakori Hills GrassRoots Festival of Music & Dance is set to kick off Thursday 10/06 and run through Sunday in Silk Continue reading
World of Bluegrass takes over Raleigh for the fourth straight year September 27 through October 1. This week’s music includes: Bluegrass Ramble, in club venues downtown, Tuesday through Friday evenings. With over 200 showcase performances, the Ramble is the premier Continue reading