Category Archives: Music

Downtown Tribute:

Posted on May 21, 2013 by Shea Carver

Downtown Sundown May 24-August 30th Fridays, 6 p.m. – 10 p.m. • Free Featuring different musical acts weekly! Downtown Sundown now begins season eight of bringing live music to Riverfront Park in Wilmington for free! Hosted by Wilmington Downtown, Inc. … Continue reading →

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The Ultimate Journey:

Posted on May 21, 2013 by Bethany Turner

Indecision with Machine Funk Sat., May 25th • 7 p.m. Brooklyn Arts Center 516 N. Fourth St. $15 in advance, $20 day of www.brooklynartsnc.com Serving up the funky jazz-rock that many jam bands are known for today, it’s no surprise … Continue reading →

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On the Record

Posted on May 14, 2013 by encore

All music is reviewed by the fine folks at Gravity Records, located at 612 Castle St. Visit them here. Deerhunter “Monomania” 4AD 2013 If you are expecting the new Deerhunter album to sound like their last one, “Halcyon Digest,” or … Continue reading →

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Fourth Liberation

Posted on May 14, 2013 by Bethany Turner

The Features, presented by Penguin 98.3 Fri., May 17th • 8:30 p.m. Soapbox Laundro-Lounge 255 N. Front St. $8-13 • soapboxlaundrolounge.com The Nashville-based indie-rock act The Features must be feeling a bit of liberation this week. After all, they just … Continue reading →

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From Homeless to Hired

Posted on May 7, 2013 by Bethany Turner

Nikki Talley and Jason Sharp Sat., May 11th • 7 p.m. Ted’s Fun on the River 2 Castle St. www.tedsfun.com Alt-country songstress Nikki Talley quit college at 19, when she realized she could make money booking gigs rather than studying … Continue reading →

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Rock Against Leukemia

Posted on April 30, 2013 by Bethany Turner

Love for Larue Fest Fri.-Sat., May 3-4 Soapbox Laundro-Lounge 255 N. Front St. Doors: 8 p.m. • Show: 9 p.m. $8/night; $15/both nights www.soapboxlaundrolounge.com Just two days after christmas 2012, Holly Larue Frizzelle was diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia, a … Continue reading →

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The Gradual Awakening

Posted on April 23, 2013 by Bethany Turner

Astronauts Anonymous with Unifier and Virgin Lung Saturday, April 27th • 8 p.m. Calico Room, 107 S. Front St. $5 over 21, $7 under 21 (910) 762-2091 When the lead singer’s vocals of a progressive-rock act can be described as … Continue reading →

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Morphing Through the Genres: Sounds Tribe Sector 9 brings something for everyone

Posted on April 22, 2013 by encore

Sound Tribe Sector 9 April 23rd, 2013 Greenfield Lake Amphitheater 1941 Amphitheater Drive 7:00 PM, $25-$30 Sound Tribe Sector 9 (STS9) sound exactly like their name suggests; spacey-funk-electro-rock-jam-dance band. In an act of continual play, their concerts tend to resemble … Continue reading →

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In Sound We Unite

Posted on April 16, 2013 by Shea Carver

Record Store Day April 20th, 2013 Gravity Records • 612 Castle Street Opens 9 a.m. Aside from the fact that Jack White is the official ambassador for Record Store Day 2013, we should look forward to our very own neighborhood … Continue reading →

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Sharing the Strings

Posted on April 16, 2013 by Bethany Turner

The Infamous Stringdusters presented by The Penguin 98.3 FM Friday, April 19th Greenfield Lake Amphitheater 1941 Amphitheater Dr. Gates: 6 p.m.; Show: 7 p.m. $15-20 • www.983thepenguin.com   As high-country newcomers in 2007, The Infamous Stringdusters blew away the audience—and … Continue reading →

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