The Tedeschi Trucks Band brought their Deuce's Wild Tour to DPAC in Durham and they skillfully captured the crowd with their tales of love, loss and redemption. In a night where the air crackled with anticipation and the stage was ablaze with talent, the Tedeschi Trucks Band delivered a concert experience that transcended mere entertainment and delved deep into the realms of musical bliss ..read more

JJ Grey and his incredible band stopped in Durham NC supporting his latest LP, Olustee. JJ Grey, the soulful singer from Northeast Florida, brought his band Mofro to the Durham Performing Arts Center (DPAC) on Sunday March 10th to a very welcoming crowd.  The group is on tour promoting their latest release Olustee.  It's Grey's first release in nine years, and the band's tenth album ..read more

Falco & Book of the Infamous Stringdusters play tribute to Jerry Garcia. Andy Falco (guitar/vocals) and Travis Book (bass/vocals) returned to the beautiful Haw River Ballroom for the first time since performing there with their band, The Infamous Stringdusters, in 2019. This time they played an excellent tribute to Jerry Garcia, who's music had an important role in their own musical development ..read more

The Motet bring the funk to Raleigh The up-and-coming group Isaac Hadden Organ Trio opened the night up, getting everyone in a dancing mood. The Trio is made up of Isaac Hadden on guitar & vocals, Bill Stevens on organ & vocals, and on this evening, Nick Baglio was in playing drums (normally Iajhi Hampden is on drums). They played many numbers from their debut album The Glue, which came out last year. Some tracks from this album that they played included "Magic", "Dynamite", "Hot Polutix", and "Always There". "Always There" is a cover of Ronnie Laws, who released it in 1975 ..read more

Cool Cool Cool continued their 2024 tour at the Lincoln Theater in Raleigh welcomed by fans who were ready to get their boogie on with the infectious grooves that this act is guaranteed to deliver Words and Photos by:  Jerry Friend ..read more

North Carolina was very excited to welcome Billy Strings and their tour opening 3-night run in Asheville February 16-18th.  The Western North Carolina city along with the help of event organizers and fans who traveled far and wide welcomed the band with arms wide open. North Carolina was very excited to welcome Billy Strings and their tour opening 3-night run in Asheville February 16-18th.  The Western North Carolina city along with the help of event organizers and fans who traveled far and wide welcomed the band to town with arms wide open. The city was bustling, hosting multiple ..read more

The momentum of Daniel Donato’s Cosmic Country just keeps building… make sure to catch a ride on this train! Words by:  Maya Crumpton  Photos by; Jerry Friend  ..read more

Vince Herman & Tim Carbone's roots-rock ensemble The High Hawks unveil their outstanding second studio album Mother Nature’s Show ..read more

Grace Potter & her band bring a truly electrifying night of Rock n’ Roll to the Lincoln Theater Baltimore native and now Nashville-based artist Brittney Spencer opened the evening. She has been on the rise recently particularly in the country music sphere. She has performed with the likes of Jason Isbell, Willie Nelson, and the Highwomen. For the show she had Grace Potter's drummer Jordan West and her own electric guitarist Omri Skop. On some songs she played her acoustic guitar ..read more

Psychedelic Bluegrass and Southern Rock make a good combo! The evening began with Duane Betts and Palmetto Motel. Son of Dickey Betts, the guitarist who is one of the founders of the Allman Brothers Band, Duane continues the southern-rock legacy with his own band and his own songs. His band for the evening was made up of guitarist Johnny Stachela, drummer Vince Fossett Jr., and bassist Pedro Arevalo ..read more