Chanel Beads made their Durham debut at Motorco Music Hall alongside Car Culture and Horse Vision, building an evening of layered electronics, gauzy guitars, and dreamlike soundscapes that blurred the line between noise and melody.

 Chanel Beads at Motorco Music Hall

DJ Jinky tells us about their experience at Cat’s Cradle’s Indie Night, featuring performances from Wild Oak, Rohna, The Wallabies, and Red Kanoo.

Indie Night at Cat's Cradle

Freak Folk at Fly Around 

Phall Phor the Phish Scam

DJ Blue Dog’s Honest Review of Gov Ball 2026

 An Honest Review of Governor’s Ball Music Festival

Teens in Trouble comes back to Kings alongside Pacing and Fake Jr to support their May 2026 tour. 

Teens In Trouble at Kings

8-piece rock ensemble Caroline performs at Whelan's in Dublin, Ireland. 

Caroline Performs at Whelan's in Dublin

On February 3rd 2026, Ninajirachi took the stage at “Durham's ‘Best Kept Secret”, The Fruit, transforming the venue into an electrifying, EDM and hyperpop -influenced ‘online’ party

Ninajirachi and 2charm at The Fruit 

NC Hardcore band Magnitude performs a high energy show at the 12th annual FYA Festival in Orlando, Florida.

Charlotte NC's Magnitude at FYA Festival 12 

On December 12th, 2025, Jake Xerxes Fussell took the stage at Haw River Ballroom to perform southern folk songs and ballads.

Jake Xerxes Fussell at Haw River Ballroom

Quadeca at Motorco Music Hall

smokedope2016, Nokia Angel, and Lil Fitted Cap and Bartesian Water at Cat's Cradle Backroom

Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory at Cat's Cradle

Moral Law, xDestroy Babylonx, Divine Right, and Archangel at King's in Raleigh

God is real, and he ought to thank Cameron Winter for proof of his existence.

Cameron Winter with Waxahatchee at DPAC

Rubblebucket with CAPYAC at Cat’s Cradle

Overcome Fest III: A North Carolina Hardcore Music Festival

An Evening with Wilco (The Chicago Guitar Gods)

Wilco with DJ Blue Dog

Bright Eyes, throughout the night, connected us and shared their passion for music. To share the emotions of loss and grief but also of happiness and love.

Bright Eyes with DJ Blue Dog

On Friday night, I fell in love with bluegrass all over again. 

Blue Cactus & Town Mountain at Cat's Cradle

Filling a room on a Wednesday night for a mixed bill of bands ranging from emo to goth to electronic to hardcore (with some encompassing every combination of those genres imaginable) is no easy feat, but North Carolina showed up for the hometown scene and for our state - and in Halloween costumes, no less!

Rock for Recovery: Western North Carolina Benefit Show with Babe Haven, Girl Brutal, Sesame, and True Lilith

There are few things I love more than a mixed bill show! This gig was made up of four different but incredibly complimentary acts: Connecticut’s Montclair, a delightful mix of emo and metalcore and hardcore, Pittsburgh screamo duo Morning Dew, Greensboro North Carolina’s very own emo/screamo act Flora in Silence, and of course local 919 Hardcore heroes Fading Signal. It’s not an easy task for any band to fill a room on a Tuesday night, but the local scenesters came out to support. My bandmate and I braved an hour drive through rush hour traffic to get to Raleigh from Chapel Hill, and every second in the car was worth it.

Fading Signal with Montclair, Morning Dew, and Flora in Silence

The universe seemed to smile upon Raleigh as Khruangbin harnessed the power of simplicity and mellow jams for their set on June 11 at Red Hat Amphitheater. Promoting their fifth studio album “A LA SALA,” the tour marked their 10th anniversary as a band.

A night with Khruangbin

DJ IMANAMAMA covers a performance by Erika de Casier at Amsterdam's Melkweg.

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