Album Reviews: Rod Stewart and Hank Mobley
New album: Time Artist: Rod Stewart Label: Capitol Rating: 2.5 stars out of 5 Having spent the better part of the last decade as a fairly successful Sinatra impersonator, Rod Stewart has dropped the...
View ArticleSand in the Streets concerts to begin June 6
When the 10th season of the Sand in the Streets outdoor concert series takes off June 6, the Pearson Park stage will see 162 years of music making on tour by 40 musicians in the seven bands making up...
View ArticleAlbum reviews: Daft Punk and The Doors
New album: Random Access Memories Artist: Daft Punk Label: Columbia Rating: 4 stars out of 5 The French twosome Daft Punk (Thomas Bangalte and Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo) was last heard on the...
View ArticleAlbum reviews: Mark Lanegan & Duke Garwood, and Blood, Sweat and Tears
Album: Black Pudding Artist: Mark Lanegan & Duke Garwood Label: Ipecac Rating: 4.5 stars out of 5 Anyone familiar with the Screaming Trees already knows Mark Lanegan as one of the greatest rock...
View ArticleSummer brings courtyard music
SNOW HILL — Summertime means its time to get outside, grab a chair and listen to music. The Greene County Museum is offering just such an event. The fourth annual Concert in the Courtyard will be held...
View ArticleL’ Academie De Danse to present concert
Three generations of dancers will present ‘Dance 2013’ at 3 p.m. Sunday at the Grainger Hill Performing Arts Center, 300 Park Ave., Kinston. All performers are students of Nora Parker, owner, teacher...
View ArticleA double dose of jazz is coming to town
Al Strong and Lynn Grissett, emerging entertainers on the jazz scene, will perform in live concerts this weekend in Kinston. Strong is a Washington, D.C., native trumpeter, arranger and composer....
View ArticleAlbum Reviews: Queens of the Stone Age and Johnnie Taylor
New album: Like Clockwork Artist: Queens of the Stone Age Label: Matador Rating: 3.5 stars out of 5 The new Queens of the Stone Age album — like most of the group’s albums — is an approximation of...
View ArticleMother Nature postpones Sand in Streets opening
Mother Nature is at it again, taking aim at the Sand in the Streets summer concerts at Pearson Park. What would have been the 2013 season opener and 10th anniversary birthday party tonight has been...
View Article2nd Saturday Weekend begins Friday
Several local entities and the North Carolina Department of Cultural Resources are joining forces to offer summer family fun without breaking the bank. At three different times this summer, the second...
View ArticleAlbum reviews: Black Sabbath and Teddy Pendergrass
New album: 13 Artist: Black Sabbath Label: Vertigo Rating: 4 stars out of 5 For the first time since 1978, Tony Iommi, Geezer Butler and Ozzy Osbourne have completed a Black Sabbath studio album....
View ArticleUpdate on The Red Room
The Red Room hours have changed and the venue is now open from 7 p.m. to midnight on Thursdays and 7 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. on Fridays and Saturdays. On the Thursdays of Sand in the Streets concerts,...
View ArticleOriginal play expounds on role of food in life’s gatherings
NEW BERN — “Sunday Family Dinner: Who Made the Potato Salad?” will be on stage at 7 p.m. today in the Cullman Performance Hall of the North Carolina History Center. The one-act play was written by...
View ArticleClear skies welcome opening of 2013 Sand in the Streets
We’ve planned, cancelled, postponed and waited. Now it’s time. A cooperative weather forecast promises a near perfect evening for today’s opening concert for the 2013 Sand in the Streets summer...
View ArticleAlbum reviews: India.Arie and Bruce Springsteen
New album: SongVersation Artist: India.Arie Label: Motown Rating: 4 stars out of 5 Sounding less labored and more joyful than her previous “Testimony” collection, India.Arie’s “SongVersation”...
View ArticleLibrary to host ‘Golden Oldies’ radio show
The Friends of the Kinston-Lenoir County Public Library will host The Golden Oldies Radio Show July 23 in the library’s Schechter Auditorium. In its third year, this show will feature four area...
View ArticleArea artist to perform original music Saturday
Entertainment is not something reserved for Hollywood and huge cities. While many people think they must travel hundreds of miles to see great concerts or hear new music, some are realizing that...
View ArticleIt’s a celebration in Pearson Park
Continuing the 10th anniversary series of Sand in the Streets concerts, The Breakfast Club will perform at 6 p.m. today on the Pearson Park stage. This Independence Day performance will be the band’s...
View ArticleWhat's happening at The Red Room
The Red Room is open from 7 p.m. to midnight on Thursdays and 7 p.m. to 1:30 a.m. on Fridays and Saturdays. On the Thursdays of Sand in the Streets concerts, The Mighty Bluenotes, featuring Ashlee...
View ArticleAlbum reviews: Carolina Still and Freddie Hubbard
New album: The Color of Rust Artist: Carolina Still Label: Rusty Knuckles Music Rating: 5 stars out of 5 Carolina Still’s new album “The Color of Rust” is an impressive blend of bluegrass/country...
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