Diamond Rugs kicks off tour at The Pinhook with Gross Ghost

Photos by Justin Weber

On Sunday night, Diamond Rugs – a meld of Black Lips, Deer Tick, Los Lobos, and several other bands – kicked off their first tour at The Pinhook in Durham.

The semi-super group didn’t waste any time trying to project a rowdy bar band image by kicking things off with a cover of Dire Straights’ “Money for Nothing.” With seven musicians on stage including trombone and bari

The Love Language announces fall dates, big Raleigh show

Photo by Michael Graham

As of yet, there's still no word on when The Love Language's long awaited third album will be out, but following the band's big day party during the Hopscotch Music Festival, the band have announced another big Raleigh show.

Stu McLamb and his accomplices will play the Lincoln Theatre on Friday, November 9. Gross Ghost and The Toddlers will open. Tickets are on sale

Superchunk plays deep cuts, classics at the Cradle

Photos by Kevin Norris

Thursday night brought hometown heroes Superchunk back to their home court, the Cat's Cradle. As the band had been teasing on Twitter leading up to the show, they pulled out some deep, deep cuts for the set.

They dug deep right out the gate, opening with the 1993 b-side "Home at Dawn." Other rarities included "Ribbon," "The Majestic" and "Cool," all of which sounded

Racing the Cure benefit brings local music community together

Friday night was quintessentially North Carolinian. Super stars came back to their roots, The Tar Heels and the Wolfpack battled in the Sweet 16, and a music community used its powers to support Oliver Gant, a young boy battling cancer. The event raised over $45,000 from ticket sales and a silent auction.

Fans of The Avett Brothers began lining up outside Kings Barcade before noon to catch the