Category: music

  • July Shows | Music Halls and Backyard Shows

    Summer is my favorite month. July especially for its impromptu front porch choirs and illegal fireworks—“the most loosely enforced law in the country,” said my friend Ed, as we watched folks with bags full of sparklers and screamers light up a backyard party last night. This month also kicks off…

  • Random Road

    Somewhere over 29 N

  • Wurlitzer Prize | Alleghany

    Tonight at Lucky 32 Southern Kitchen in Greensboro, 6 to 9 pm.

  • Won’t Back Down/Stay With Me

    For all the grief Sam Smith’s been given over the song, and Petty’s grace about the damn thing, I think in the end, the two tunes go pretty well together. Alex McKinney and I take a spin on the song one Sunday night in late February at Beer Co. in…

  • MARCH SHOWS

    MARCH SHOWS

    February’s finally out the door. And that means spring is just a few months away. In March, come on out for a house show to benefit the historic Aycock neighborhood. Or, hopefully, I’ll see you at Lucky 32 Southern Kitchen.