Neil is still rocking, having just completed his “Promise of the Real” tour and annual Bridge School Benefit. He also remains active in his efforts to improve digital sound quality. In July, he banned his music from streaming services like Continue reading
Sad news that songwriter, producer & gentleman Allen Touissant, of New Orleans R&B royalty, has died, following a performance in Spain. Toussaint reportedly suffered a heart attack in Madrid. His jaunty, piano-centric style, along with that of Professor Longhair, a Continue reading
The Fall 2015 Shakori Hills GrassRoots Festival of Music & Dance kicks off today and runs through Sunday, October 11 in Silk Hope, near Pittsboro, NC. The festival is a family-friendly celebration of music, dance, art, & education with 4 Continue reading
The Bull Durham Blues Festival celebrates its 28th year this weekend, September 11 and 12. The Festival, which has varied its format in recent years, returns to 2011’s successful arrangement, with Friday night’s concert in the intimate St. Joseph’s Performance Continue reading
(Updated 08/31 – setlist and link to concert recording) Van Morrison celebrates his 70th birthday today (08/31) with 2 concerts on Cyprus Avenue, the tree-lined Belfast street that gave its name to a song from his Astral Weeks album. Reportedly, Continue reading
On the 20th Anniversary of his Passing “It is a good thing, I believe, that we lived in the same time as this man did, and it is not likely that we shall see charms or skills so transcendent, and Continue reading
In the midst of all the hoopla about the Fare Thee Well shows comes this from players around the world. Sometimes less is more.
Healin’ with a Feelin’ : A Night of Burnin’ Love, the 5th annual concert & auction to benefit the Anderson Family Fund, serving burn survivors and the NC Jaycee Burn Center, happens tonight, Saturday, June 6 at Cat’s Cradle in Continue reading
Durham’s Blue Note Grill wraps up a memorable 5-year run at its current location with an exclamation point this weekend. The music club & restaurant at 4125 Durham-Chapel Hill Boulevard is relocating to a larger venue at 709 Washington Street Continue reading
From a New York Times report – B. B. King, whose world-weary voice and wailing guitar lifted him from the cotton fields of Mississippi to a global stage and the apex of American blues, died Thursday in Las Vegas, The Continue reading