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Category Archives: Concerts
NASCAR, Wrestling and The Avett Brothers
The following was originally posted on my Huffington Post blog here.
Dolph Ramseur isn’t the most likely person to manage The Avett Brothers.
Ramseur had no musical background — other than being an appreciative listener — when he started Ramseur Records in Concord, North Carolina. In fact, until July 2000 his instrument of choice was a tennis racquet.
“I taught tennis at country clubs including Forsyth Country Club, and I was the tennis director for Hanes Park in Winston-Salem from 1993-95,” he said. “But I was always fascinated by music. I don’t play, I’m just a really big fan.”
So how does a country club tennis pro learn to promote musicians? Ramseur says he had some of the best teachers in his backyard, namely NASCAR, the National Wrestling Alliance and Mid-Atlantic Championship Wrestling and WBTV.
Chris Lane, Dustin Lynch to appear Sunday at the Cone Denim Entertainment Center
Country fans, listen up: If you like Chris Lane‘s breakout hit “Broken Windshield View,” you can catch him opening for Dustin Lynch on his “Hell of a Night Tour” at 8 p.m. Sunday at the Cone Denim Entertainment Center, 117 S. Elm St., Greensboro. Doors open at 7 p.m. Tyler Rich is also scheduled to perform.
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Range of acts heading to The Harvester Performance Center in 2016
An eclectic mix of music is on tap for 2016 at The Harvester Performance Center in downtown Rocky Mount, Virginia.
FloydFest announces additional acts for 2016
This just arrived in my inbox from the folks at FloydFest:
“We promised a month of book-ended artist announcements, and we are here to deliver on the dream, welcoming favorites old and new, and weaving some world textures into the pattern — announcing, for FloydFest 16:
Leftover Salmon, Keller Williams with More Than a Little+, Femi Kuti & Positive Force, Greensky Bluegrass, Bombino, Love Canon String Band, Liz Vice, Los Colognes, Seth Stainback & Roosterfoot, Mingo Fishtrap, Polyrhythmics, Caravan of Thieves, Dead Winter Carpenters, TigermanWOAH!, These Wild Plains, Dirty Bangs, Cask Mouse, and Cactus Attack!
Plus: Bruce Hornsby & the Noisemakers, Nahko and Medicine for the People, Railroad Earth, Shakey Graves, The Wood Brothers, Elephant Revival, Anders Osborne, Pimps of Joytime, Rich Robinson, Monophonics, Otis Taylor Band, The Larry Keel Experience, Con Brio, The Legendary Shack Shakers, Head for the Hills, Honey Island Swamp Band, The Congress, Banditos and Dustbowl Revival.
And there is more to come — all you midnight riders are going to love the pending Dec. 10 announcement! ”
Want to learn more? Visit www.floydfest.com
Tickets still available for Donna the Buffalo with Peter Rowan at The Rives Theatre on Saturday, Nov. 21
Donna the Buffalo with Peter Rowan are coming to The Rives Theatre in uptown Martinsville, Virginia, on Saturday, Nov. 21, in what is being billed as possibly the venue’s biggest show since it was re-opened five years ago. Continue reading
John Prine, The Wood Brothers among initial MerleFest 2016 lineup
MerleFest fans, the wait is over! According to the following announcement from MerleFest, fans can look forward to hearing headliners John Prine, Dave Rawlings Machine and The Wood Brothers as well as MerleFest favorites Steep Canyon Rangers, Jerry Douglas, Scythian, Donna the Buffalo, The Kruger Brothers and some new acts including the Will Overman Band at MerleFest 2016 on April 28- May 1, 2016. Continue reading
WFDD hosts ‘Across the Blue Ridge’ IndieGoGo campaign kickoff at Muddy Creek Music Hall on Sunday, Nov. 8
88.5 WFDD, Winston-Salem’s NPR affiliate, is teaming up with Paul Brown to bring back “Across The Blue Ridge,” a popular program featuring Appalachian music and cultural history of the Blue Ridge region. Beginning in the late ’80s, the program ran for more than a decade until Brown left to become an executive, editor, producer, reporter and world newscaster at NPR in Washington, D.C., according to WFDD’s website. Continue reading
Mandolin Orange, Lizzy Ross to perform at The Rives Theatre on Wednesday, Nov. 4
If you were at Red Wings in July 2015 or MerleFest in April 2014, you may have caught the melodic stylings of Mandolin Orange. This North Carolina duo just released its third album, “Such Jubliee,” in three years in May. One of the new songs, “Jump Mountain Blues,” was featured on last week’s episode of ABC’s “Nashville.”
Bruce Hornsby, The Wood Brothers among initial lineup for FloydFest 16 set for July 27-31
FloydFest is getting a jumpstart on the summer 2016 music festival season with the announcement of its initial lineup along with a couple of surprises. Continue reading
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