Highlighting artists and events throughout North Carolina
Carrboro Bluegrass Festival
May 24, 2025, Cat’s Cradle, Carrboro, NC
The gray ghost himself, Jim Lauderdale, headlines a who’s who of NC bluegrass artists in the heart of the “Paris of the Piedmont.” Doors: 1pm
Blue Cactus
May 17, 2025, Live at Ted’s, Wilmington, NC
After a spring tour (including a stop at Austin’s SXSW), Chapel Hill’s Blue Cactus — and their glammy brand of Americana — wind down in Wilmington. Doors: 8pm
Secret Monkey Weekend Record Release Party
June 1, 2025, Cat’s Cradle Back Room, Carrboro, NC
This ain’t your grandparent’s family band! Long time NC music veteran Jefferson Hart and his stepdaughters, Ella and Lilla, release their second album of catchy rock tunes inspired by everyone from The Beatles to Paul Westerburg. Doors: 6pm
Birdwell Beat
June 12, 2025, Ocean Grill Tiki Bar, Wilmington, NC
This is exactly the family friendly, instrumental surf rock you want to experience at a tiki bar on a pier in early June. Doors: 5pm
Kelley and The Cowboys
June 14, 2025, Biltmore’s Antler Hill Village Bandstand, Asheville, NC
Kelley and the boys have been blasting their catchy brand of Texas Swing across NC for over a decade. Doors: 4pm
Larry and Joe
June 21, 2025, Boonerang Music & Arts Festival, Boone, NC
Creating something wholly unique rarely happens. But by blending Venezuelan and Appalachian folk music, this Durham based duo have done just that and with captivating flair. Doors: 12pm
Southern Culture on the Skids
June 21, 2025, Reggie’s 42nd Street Tavern, Wilmington, NC
Chapel Hill’s finest purveyors of "swamp pop” head for the coast with their brand of southern fried, surfabilly in tow. Doors: 7:30pm
MJ Lenderman & The Wind
July 23, 2025, Durham Performing Arts Center, Durham, NC
Lenderman’s meteoric rise from writing songs at his Asheville home to performing on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert has truly been impressive. Doors: 7pm