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My latest preview for Rooster Walk 6!
The Lee Boys to perform unique blend of music at the Rives Theatre on April 11
Music legend Merle Haggard to perform at MerleFest 2014
As reported first by Billboard.com today, MerleFest organizers have annouced that legendary country music artist Merle Haggard will perform for the first time at MerleFest as he closes MerleFest 2014 in Wilkesboro, N.C., on Sunday, April 27. Continue reading
Highly regarded writer/singer/multi-instrumentalists Tim O’Brien and Darrell Scott will perform at Rooster Walk 6 this spring in support of their new album, Memories & Moments. Continue reading
Indie music fans: Phuzz Phest announces 50-band lineup for April fest in Winston-Salem
The Winston-Salem Journal is reporting that more than 50 bands will perform during the fourth annual Phuzz Phest indie music festival, organizer Philip Pledger announced Friday. Find the lineup here.
Tyler Barham returns to Autumn Creek Vineyards on Feb. 1
If you’re a country music fan, you won’t want to miss the chance to check out Tyler Barham live at Autumn Creek Vineyards on Saturday, Feb. 1, from 2-5:30 p.m. in the Tasting Room. There’s no cover charge. He played in Pilot Mountain on Thursday and in Greensboro on Friday at WineStyles. Named Billboard’s 10 Country Artists to Watch in 2014, the might be your last chance to catch Barham free. 
Had the opportunity to interview Jay Franck of Asheville-based Sanctum Sully, voted one of Western N.C.’s top three bluegrass bands, this week for MerleFest and Rooster Walk previews. If you haven’t heard of Rooster Walk, an up-and-coming music festival held over Memorial Day Weekend in Martinsville, Va., check out my review from last year’s event here.
Not-so-quiet revolution brewing in Martinsville, Va.
My latest musings about the Martinsville, Va., music scene. Didn’t know they had one? Now you do. You’re welcome.
Las Vegas Gallery Bets on a Calder Show
LAS VEGAS — Alexander Calder’s family never dreamed that one day his mobiles, stabiles and wire sculptures would be displayed on the Las Vegas Strip, but they aren’t disappointed.
“I think it’s great that the exhibit’s next to a craps table and down the hall from a wedding chapel,” said Alexander Rower, Calder’s grandson and director of the Calder Foundation. “Art can be intimidating. Calder’s work belongs to everybody, not just art historians.”
The Bellagio Gallery of Fine Art will open Calder’s “The Art of Invention” to the public today after postponing the show in October because of the Sept. 11 attacks.
One reason the foundation and Calder’s family members agreed to lend some personal pieces to the exhibition–the “Rat” usually sits on Rower’s mother’s coffee table–was a belief that an art gallery in a Las Vegas resort would attract a different audience, Rower said.
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