The first day of Jazz Fest 2013 started sunny and relatively cool, for New Orleans, with an invigorating breeze. After finding our favorite parking spot in a nice man’s yard on Gayoso, Bruce and I made our way to our Continue reading
Cool John Ferguson will make an always-anticipated visit to Durham on Sunday, April 28, playing at Blue Note Grill from 4:00 to 7:00pm. The show continues BNG’s recently-initiated, and well-received, Sunday afternoon music series. You can check out Cool John Continue reading
The New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival is underway and runs through May 5. The Fair Grounds is the scene for music at 12 stages & tents Friday through Sunday this weekend and Thursday through Sunday next weekend. Over 70 food Continue reading
Country singer George Jones died today after being hospitalized with an illness April 18 in Nashville. The success Jones achieved with his memorable songs, baritone voice and distinctive phrasing collided with a lifetime of alcohol & drug abuse and accompanying Continue reading
MerleFest, the “traditional plus” music festival on the Wilkes Community College campus in Wilkesboro, NC, runs today through Sunday, April 25-28. Named in honor of Doc Watson’s son Merle, who died in 1985, the festival has been held the last Continue reading
Richie Havens passed away yesterday, April 22 – appropriately, Earth Day 2013. Triangle area audiences were graced with several moving performances from him over the years. I have a particular memory of a woman in tears at the end of Continue reading
The Allman Brothers Band announced 12 summer tour dates today, with stops in Raleigh Friday, August 30 and Charlotte Saturday, August 31. Steve Winwood is the opening act for six shows, including Raleigh and Charlotte. Grace Potter & the Nocturnals Continue reading
Bob Dylan announced on his website today the AmericanaramA Festival of Music at outdoor amphitheatres and parks in 25 US cities and Toronto. The tour begins June 26 and runs through August 4. Ticket pre-sales start April 24. Dylan, Wilco Continue reading
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Emmylou Harris & Rodney Crowell with Richard Thompson Durham Performing Arts Center, Durham, NC Saturday, March 30 Harris and Crowell delivered a solid, nostalgic retrospective following a scintillating opening set from Richard Thompson. Thompson began the evening powerfully with three Continue reading