So maybe Ziggys having a postponed grand opening six weeks into its existence feels like a bit of a moot point, particularly when Codesevens reunion show handled the christening duties in rather remarkable fashion. At least come Friday it will all be official.

Institutional memory of what the Sade concert experience is like has waned at least some in the 10 years that the British R&B diva has been dormant. Other than a few clips of her Live Aid 85 performance and the occasional 90s show, there was little out there leading up to her 2011 world tour.

Quick, what do all of these artists have in common: Lupe Fiasco, Fuel, the Carolina Chocolate Drops and Lee Brice. The answer? Absolutely nothing, unless you count the fact that theyre all playing the Triad For the Love of Music Festival.

By the age of 29, you can start to see star NFL running backs break down. Over thousands of carries, their bodies absorb countless hits, tweaks, bruises, scrapes and breaks that would send the average Joe Shmoe permanently couch bound.

Like the summer movie season, festival season is frontloaded for mass consumption; only the most hardcore stick with it through the dog days. This weekends FireFest on Ling Farm in Reidsville is one of those festivals, but the faithful will be rewarded.

If Jamey Johnsons opening set for Kid Rocks Born Free tour was your first experience with the burlap-voiced country singer after hearing something like, Hes here to save country music, consider giving him another spin. The cavernous Greensboro Coliseum was without a doubt not the most ideal spot for the Grammy-nominated country stars rumbling, mumbling baritone.

To the people whining about the hotel room they booked for the Gillian Welch show this Thursday on the Ziggys Facebook wall, dont worry the show is still happening. Its just been moved a few blocks away to the Millennium Center. Oh, and it looks like Jay is recovering.

So whats big going on this weekend in music? Hmmmm. :checks Facebook: :scratches self: :makes a Spotify playlist: :spits: Oh! Isnt Ziggys finally opening this weekend? It is indeed patient reader. So who do they have for the grand reopening? Robert Plant? Chris Daughtry? Kajagoogoo? Not quite.

The year was 1986. Bill Buckner becomes public enemy No. 1 in Boston after Game 6 of the World Series. In Season 2 of The Hogan Family, a tearful Willie is trapped on the roof of the neighbors house while trying to catch a peek at a classmates slumber party.

As the blurred perception of the great outsider musicians goes, that of Bill Callahan is starting to come into focus a little more. The Austin, Texas singer known simply as Smog from 1990 to 2005 dropped the pseudonym for his 2007 album Woke on a Whaleheart,.

Toubab Krewe has been regarded as one of the most groundbreaking musical voices to come out of the Tar Heel State in a long time, picking up where famed African bluesman Ali Farka Tour left off.

Its okay to like Taylor Swift. A lot of people do. Neil Young does. She hasnt really done anything to warrant dislike unless you count writing her own music, responding to haters with astounding resiliency, and stubbornly refusing to be pigeonholed by the music industry.

Frankie Beverlys voice has been the catalyst for a more moments of joy than pain in the 35 years of Maze. For evidence, check out the crowd reaction in the bands biggest hit Joy & Pain on Philly funk/soul band Mazes Live In Los Angeles,.

For a magazine that keeps a fairly low profile, Shuffle sure tends to fly off the stands the moment its laid out every few months. It helps that its free, but as far as coverage of the music of North and South Carolina goes, its as good as it gets. I might be biased as a contributor, but more so in that its awesome in spite of my input.

Since serving his time as a soldier for Master P and busting out of Lil Waynes shadow, New Orleans emcee Curren$y has without question been one of the most prolific artists in all of hip hop. If you dont count retweets, hes rivaled only by Lil B in terms of output over the past few years and even then the edge has to go to Curren$y.

It hasnt exactly been 15 years since the first SmileFest, but the festivals two-year vacation still prompts a minor touchstone when it happens this weekend and even if the organizers arent ballyhooing it on their site, the lineup reflects it.

GroverFest turns five this weekend and to celebrate, the tiny little jam festival is bringing its biggest lineup yet. Theyre also moving from one town to another that is essentially a surname that could be bad first names.

Whether some are appreciative of it or not is beside the point, but more than 150 different languages are spoken in Greensboro.

At some point, everyone passes on an opportunity that they later regret. For Mitch Ryder, youd have to think that it was turning down an offer to be the vocalist for Electric Flag.

Produced by Dan Auerbach of the Black Keys; frequents sets with the Avett Brothers; nominated for a Grammy after recording Barry Scott & Second Wind. David Mayfield is practically becoming a force of nature in the alternative bluegrass and inidie-folk scene.