The Wood Brothers I looked in up in Wikipedia.  Now I’m not sure which was what,  but between Lake Street Dive and The Wood Brothers they play Southern Rock, Indie, Blue Eyed Soul, Folk Rock, Folk, Blues Country and Americana.  My … Continue reading Lake Street Dive and The Wood Brothers at Red Had Amphitheater in Raleigh, NC

First a note from Band Together: Inter-Faith Food Shuttle Each year, we select a different nonprofit in the Raleigh area to partner with on a fundraising mission to raise over $1 Million through the power of live music. Our 2019 … Continue reading BAND TOGETHER: Raising awareness through music, generating over one million dollars for fighting child hunger.

Covering shows at the NC Art Museum (Joseph M. Bryan, JR., Theater in the Museum Park), is a splendid thing and getting a chance to cover Dawes there was an opportunity I couldn’t pass up.  Dawes was great, but this … Continue reading Dawes at the NC Museum of Art Amphitheater in Raleigh, NC

We had the perfect North Carolina weather for our evening at Red Hat Amphitheater for the Greta Van Fleet show. Ida Mae Husband and wife duo Ida Mae (Chris Turpin and Stephanie Jean) opened and they were friking great. Beautiful … Continue reading Greta Van Fleet and Ida Mae tear up Red Hat in Raleigh, North Carolina.

This was a sold out show at Red Hat. Driving in, the traffic was bottling up about four blocks away, and as I got closer, I noticed everyone downtown walking in the same direction…towards Red Hat. When I was two blocks away, I … Continue reading Earth, Wind & Fire at Red Hat Amphitheater in Raleigh, NC

It was a surprise and a pleasure to hook up with The Marshall Tucker Band in getting the credentials for this session at the Carolina Theater in Durham, North Carolina. These folks have a great publicist. A tiny percentage of … Continue reading Marshall Tucker Band at Carolina Theatre in Durham, NC

Had the opportunity to cover Rainbow Kitten Surprise last night. Again, we really lucked out with the beautiful weather. Considering it was raining like crazy the night before, all seemed to good to be true. Wow, Red Hat Amphitheater was … Continue reading Rainbow Kitten Surprise at Red Hat in Raleigh, NC

It had been raining cats & dogs all day, and I was giving up hope. But I cleared my cards, charged the batteries and packed my gear to head out anyway.When I pulled out is was overcast and the sky … Continue reading Death Cab for Cutie at Red Hat in Raleigh, NC

  It was the perfect setting for this performance by the legendary double Rock Hall of Fame inductee Graham Nash. The weather had broken into a full warm spring sunset and you could sense that being in the midst of … Continue reading Graham Nash – An Intimate Evening of Songs and Stories at Fletcher Opera Theater in Raleigh, NC

This was the first time I witnessed an audience get up and give a standing ovation before a note was played. Talk about respect. Then proceeding to bring down a packed house at DPAC with his hard driving eloquence, Gary Clark … Continue reading Gary Clark Jr. at DPAC in Durham, NC