Road Rad: A benefit for a friend on the mend Soapbox Laundro Lounge 255 N. Front Street • $8-$10 Friday, 8/5, 10 p.m. Wilmington is a wonderful city, and I absolutely adore living downtown. Yet, there is one looming problem almost every time I walk, ride a bike or even drive: Someone isn’t paying attention or caution to stop signs, signals or others who share … Continue reading No Room to Blame
Marc Broussard Greenfield Lake Amphitheater 1941 Amphitheater Drive Gates at 5 p.m., show at 6 p.m. 7/31, $15-$18 Probably one of the most oxymoronic of rock personas, Marc Broussard is not what one might expect from the bayou. After his song “Only Everything” was played during the Daytime Emmy Awards, Soap Opera Digest quoted Broussard about what once was his favorite soap, “The Young and … Continue reading An Unexpected Taste of the Bayou:
Donavon Frankenreiter Greenfield Lake Amphitheater 1941 Amphitheater Drive Greenfield Park 7/24, 6:30 p.m. $25 Though West vs. East Coast beach music may not rival the degree of hip-hop and rap animosity, quite the opposite, each side conveys the harmonic sounds of oceans and shore in slightly different fashions: here, there’s a lot of shag, rhythm and blues, whereas our West Coast brethren evolved from pop-infused … Continue reading Surfin’ and Rockin’:
by Shannon Rae Gentry The Family Hammer 16 Taps • 127 Princess Street 6/18, 9 p.m. – midnight Tickets: $5 at door Societies across the globe and through the ages have one undisputable commonality: music. The styles and sounds have always varied, and eventually were separated into genres and sub-genres. Exactly when bluegrass was labeled as such is not certain, but it started in the … Continue reading Progressive Bluegrass:
Battleship Beach Music Festival Battleship Park 6/11, 10 a.m. – 9 p.m. Tickets: $18-$22 http://www.battleshipnc.com A n American veteran, part of an elite class and still in prime fighting condition, the Battleship NC (BB55) is celebrating 50 years moored in Wilmington. Everyone is invited to the Battleship Bash this weekend for their Beach Music Festival. The Battleship considered many different options of events to hold … Continue reading Battleship Days:
The Rosebuds Brooklyn Arts Center 516 North 4th Street 6/10, 8 p.m. • $10/adv., $12/day of http://www.brooklynartscenternc.com Wilmington has given birth to a plethora of musicians and artists—each of whom grow and develop a unique craft, which they eventually share with the rest of the state, country and even world. But Dorothy said it best:“There’s no place like home.” The indie-rock duo, The Rosebuds, … Continue reading There’s No Place Like Home:
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