(Updated February 7, 15 and 23 and March 1 and 9 – see below.) To commemorate the band’s 50th anniversary, surviving members of the Grateful Dead will reunite for 3 shows, July 3-5, at Chicago’s Soldier Field, site of the Continue reading
Bobby Keys, longtime saxophonist for The Rolling Stones, died today at his home in Franklin, Tennessee. He had been battling cirrhosis. Keys was born in Slaton, Texas, where he discovered and was influenced by the sound of saxophonist King Curtis. Continue reading
Rickie Lee Jones celebrated her 60th birthday November 8. She appears on the recently-released Map To The Treasure: Reimagining Laura Nyro from pianist/composer/arranger Billy Childs, an album of 10 Nyro songs interpreted by Childs and artists including Shawn Colvin, Alison Continue reading
2015 marks the Grateful Dead’s 50th anniversary and, to celebrate the occasion, they plan to release a career-spanning documentary directed by Amir Bar-Lev, with Martin Scorsese among the producers. The filmmakers say that their as-yet-untitled film will include never-before-seen performance Continue reading
The autumn 2014 edition of the bi-annual Shakori Hills GrassRoots Festival happens this weekend in Silk Hope, near Pittsboro, NC. The festival is a family-friendly celebration of music, dance, art, & education over 4 days with 4 stages/tents and over Continue reading
A run of local festivals continues this weekend with bluegrass and the blues. IBMA World of Bluegrass Homecoming Wide Open Bluegrass takes over Raleigh for the second straight year October 3 & 4. Part of the larger IBMA World of Continue reading
Blue Note Grill owner Bill Whittington got the first call Wednesday (09/24) afternoon. A local BNG patron had friends & relatives visiting Durham, one of whom was a singer looking for a place where she & friends might play that Continue reading
Today is the anniversary of John Coltrane’s birth in Hamlet, NC on September 23, 1926. This year, the autumnal equinox coincides with his birthday, as it did the year he was born, according to one source. Coltrane’s composition “Equinox” was Continue reading
It’s been another active year for Bruce Springsteen, and at age 65 he shows no signs of slowing down. Springsteen, who celebrates his birthday today, completed a 2-year world tour in May, including 2014 stops in Charlotte and Raleigh and Continue reading
The Durham Arts Council presents the 40th Annual CenterFest Arts Festival September 20th and 21st. This year’s CenterFest features 140 juried fine artists and craftsmen from 16 states, continuous music and entertainment on six stages from 72 performing groups, lively Continue reading