How does he do it? Having just completed a 9-month tour of the U.S and Europe, with shows clocking in at 3-4 hours, here’s how Bruce Springsteen is celebrating his 67th birthday today (09/23) – — Tickets for a 9-date Continue reading
September 23 marks the 90th anniversary of the birth of John Coltrane in Hamlet, NC. Perhaps the greatest jazz saxophonist, Coltrane is one of the most dominant influences on post-1960 jazz musicians and a significant influence on players in other Continue reading
The 19th annual Carrboro Music Festival is this weekend. The traditional Sunday event was expanded to 2 days in 2014, and that continues this year. The Festival started in 1998 as part of the French celebration known as Fête de Continue reading
6 area bands compete today to represent the Triangle at the International Blues Challenge in Memphis. The competition is from 2-8 pm at Durham’s Blue Note Grill at 709 Washington Street, and is followed by an all-star jam. Competition categories Continue reading
The Durham Arts Council presents the 42nd Annual CenterFest Arts Festival September 17th and 18th. This year’s CenterFest features 147 juried fine artists and craftsmen from 17 states, continuous music and entertainment on 6 stages from 74 performing groups, two Continue reading
The Bull Durham Blues Festival returns for its 29th year, September 9-10, at the Hayti Heritage Center, 804 Fayetteville Street, Durham. Show times are 7:00 pm on Friday and 6:00 pm on Saturday. Food trucks and other vendors will be Continue reading
On July 7, 1956, Duke Ellington’s most famous live performance, and one of the most legendary in all of jazz, occurred at the Newport Jazz Festival in Rhode Island. The following excerpt from a 2010 article in The Guardian recounts Continue reading
This weekend’s 37th annual Festival for the Eno happens Saturday & Monday at West Point on the Eno in Durham. Put on as a benefit for the Eno River Association, the music & crafts event runs from 10 am to Continue reading
Following their well-received Fall 2015 tour, Dead & Company kicked off a 24-show Summer tour this past weekend with shows in Charlotte and at Tennessee’s Bonnaroo Music Festival. Bonnaroo featured appearances by former Grateful Dead vocalist Donna Jean Godchaux and Continue reading
The Spring 2016 Shakori Hills GrassRoots Festival of Music & Dance kicks off today and runs through Sunday in Silk Hope, near Pittsboro, NC. The festival is a family-friendly celebration of music, dance, art, & education with 4 stages/tents and Continue reading