The premiere broadcast of “Locals Only” with
host Lisa Dames was aired on the New Majic 94.1
FM on Sunday.
Farewell, Danger Radio, NeverShoutNever,
Red Car Wire and En Serenade play Greene Street in Greensboro on
Wednesday.
Winston-Salem’s Joe Robinson Jazz Band plays at 118 E. Council St.
in Salisbury on Thursday.
Jack Gorham and Ken Mickey perform at Club Triangle in High Point
on Thursday.
Bruce Piephoff, Evan Olson, Snüzz and Sam Frazier perform in a
singer-songwriters in-the-round at Muse Restaurant at the Friendly
Center in Greensboro on Thursday in a benefit for the Children’s Home
Society of North Carolina.
Greensboro Fest kicks off at Greenleaf Coffee Co-op at Guilford
College on Thursday with a reunited Tiger Bear Wolf, the Eggs, Adam
Thorn, Omnibot’s Adventure and Computer Geek Salad.
Also on Thursday, New Found Glory, a Day to Remember, Four Year
Strong, International Heroes of Hardcore and Crime in Stereo throw
down at Greene Street.
The School of Music at UNCG presents three days of saxophone music
honoring saxophonist Eugene Rousseau Friday through Oct. 5. A
gala concert featuring the UNCG Jazz Ensemble under the direction of
Steve Haines featuring guest saxophonists Frank Bongiorno, Ralph
Bowen, Javier Valerio, Thomas Walsh, Jack Wilkins and Rousseau
himself takes place on Friday in Recital Hall. Saturday sees the world
premiere of “Ductus figuratus,” composed by Kirk O’Riordan in
honor of Rousseau’s 76th birthday at Recital Hall. And the grand finale
concert on Oct. 5 features works by Handel, Bach and Beethoven and a
performance by the Rousseau Celebration Orchestra.
Absolution NC works out at the Soundvent in Thomasville on Friday.
Steel drummer Tracy Thornton holds forth at Steak Street in High
Point on Friday.
The Bel Canto Company begins its 26th season with a chorale sampler
featuring selections by composers ranging from JS Bach to Cole Porter
at Christ United Methodist Church in Greensboro on Friday.
Greensboro Fest continues in two locations on Friday: Giant, Invisible
and Resister play the Green Bean, while Nyos, Irata, Boa Narrow and
Torch Runner play the Flatiron.
Be New York, Filo & Peri and the Ember*ellas appear at Greene
Street on Friday, while Solcetfre Project goes to work at Renaissance
Jazz Café.
The Sick Hop rap showcase goes down at Somewhere Else Tavern
featuring Brown Bag Special, Poe Mac & Case Jones, Will Zay &
Tenacious, Kotix, Ethemadassassin, St. Francis, Raw English,
StitchyC, Celinski and Fhat Rob on Friday.
The Johnny Possum Bluegrass Band from New Zealand, the Darnell
Woodies and Delta Drift play the Garage in Winston-Salem on Friday.
Janet Jackson’s “Rock Witchu” tour with LL Cool J stops at the
Greensboro Coliseum on Saturday.
Three Triad bands, the Urban Sophisticates, Holy Ghost Tent
Revival and Thacker Dairy Road, are in the lineup for the Jordan Lake
Arts & Music Festival in Chatham County on Saturday. Visit www.
jordanlakefarm.org for more information.
The two Saturday locations for Greensboro Fest are as follows: Lyndon
Street Artworks with Molly McGinn, Albina Savoy, Gary, I’ll Think
About It and Our Horse Jethro; and the Blind Tiger with Pinche
Gringo, the Malamondos, the Tiny Meteors, Dawn Chorus, Eating the
Invaders and FistFight.
Kelley Hunt appears at Mack and Mack in Greensboro on Saturday.
Absolution NC shows up at Somewhere Else Tavern, while Suffokate,
Woodhaven and a Stained Glass Romance triangulate at Club Rain in
Greensboro on Saturday.
Scott Hinkle and Steve Simpson appear in a North Carolina singersongwriter
showcase for the early show at the Garage on Saturday,
while Woody Wood, David Via and Dangermuffin hold down the
graveyard shift.
Eye Alaska, VersaEmerge, Ailyne, the Arrival and For the Record
converge at Greene Street on Sunday, Oct. 5, while Once Nothing, the
Demonstration and the World We Knew get together at Club Rain.
Greensboro Fest resurfaces at Square One on Oct. 5 with the Bronzed
Chorus, Citified, Janik, Basalt and Faster Detail.
Staind, Seether and Papa Roach play the Greensboro Coliseum
Special Events Center on Oct. 7.
Against Me, Ted Leo & the Pharmacists and Future of the Left get
noisy at Greene Street on Oct. 7.
And songwriters Dylan Sneed and Joe Blevins of Old Stone Revue
share the stage at the Garage on Oct. 7.
