Album reviews: Bruce Springsteen and The Grip Weeds
Album reviews: Bruce Springsteen and The Grip Weeds By Jon Dawson Columnist New album: High Hopes Artist: Bruce Springsteen Label: Columbia Rating: 2 stars out of 5 Bruce Springsteen finds himself in...
View ArticleAlbum reviews: Neko Case and The Chambers Brothers
New album: The Worse Things Get, The Harder I Fight... Artist: Neko Case Label: Anti Rating: 5 stars out of 5 As if having a voice that recalls Etta James and Petula Clark weren’t enough, Neko Case...
View ArticleWoman from the Town opens this weekend at Ayden theater
AYDEN — The excitement is escalating in anticipation of this weekend’s production of Woman from the Town at Ayden Community Theater. ACT is proud to present to the entire community a play written by a...
View ArticleNeuse River Music Fest planned Valentine's weekend
Gene Watson and Rhonda Vincent will healine the Neuse River Music Fest, planned Feb. 14 and 15 at Lenoir Community College gymnasium. The lineup, available at neuserivermusicfest.com, includes...
View Article‘Hymnprov’ highlights Second Sunday series
Pianist/vocalist Clay Whittington will present “Hymnprov” at 3 p.m. Sunday at Westminster United Methodist Church. His performance is the fifth event in Grainger Hill Performing Arts Center’s...
View ArticleAlbum reviews: Dale Watson and his Lonestars and Stevie Wonder
New album: El Rancho Azul Artist: Dale Watson and His Lonestars Label: Red House Records Rating: 4 stars out of 5 For anyone who has given up on country music, Dale Watson is the relief you’ve been...
View ArticleTickets on sale for next mystery dinner
The Grainger Hill Performing Arts Center will continue its monthly mystery dinner event, “A Dinner to Die For,” with a 6:30 p.m. Feb. 21 performance at the Picnic Basket on Heritage Street in Kinston....
View Article‘Phantom’ star to present one-man show March 29 at Kinston’s GHPAC
The “Iron Man of the Mask” Franc D’Ambrosio will bring his critically acclaimed one man show, “Broadway – Songs of the Great White Way“ to Kinston’s historic Grainger Hill Performing Arts Center at 7...
View ArticleUSAF’s Rhythm in Blue Jazz Ensemble to present free concert Feb. 23 at...
The Rhythm in Blue Jazz Ensemble of the United States Air Force Heritage of America Band will present a free concert at 4 p.m. Feb. 23 at the Grainger Hill Performing Arts Center, 300 Park Ave.,...
View ArticleAlbum reviews: All India Radio and Def Leppard
New album: Fall Remixes Artist: All India Radio Label: Inevitable Records Rating: 5 stars out of 5 Since 2000, chilltronica outfit All India Radio has produced several albums of sprawling, cinematic...
View ArticleAlbum reviews: Beck and Prince
New album: Morning Phase Artist: Beck Label: Capitol Rating: 4 stars out of 5 Beck’s first LP release since 2008 (not counting the “Song Reader” sheet-music project in 2012) is being hailed/promoted...
View ArticleLast ‘Second Sunday’ concert will feature Rick and Jane Vernon
Local entertainers Rick and Jane Vernon will present a program of various musical genres, including gospel, country, rhythm and blues, rock and roll and pop standards, at 3 p.m. Sunday at the...
View ArticleAlbum reviews: Elbow and Dr. Feelgood
New album: The Take Off And Landing Of Everything Artist: Elbow Label: Polydor Rating: 4 stars out of 5 During the first decade of the 21st century, Britain was popping out good-to-great bands...
View ArticleSunday afternoon jazz at the library
Friends of the Kinston-Lenoir County Public Library proudly present Sunday afternoon jazz and blues with Chris Morden and Friends. The free concert will take place at the Kinston-Lenoir County Public...
View ArticleAlbum reviews: Kris Bowers and Charley Patton
New album: Heroes and Misfits Artist: Kris Bowers Label: Concord Jazz Rating: 5 stars out of 5 Kris Bowers’ “Heroes and Misfits” is one of if not the most promising debut albums of 2014. The...
View ArticleAlbum reviews: Tycho and The Allman Brothers Band
New album: Awake Artist: Tycho Label: Ghostly International Rating: 4 stars out of 5 Tycho is the stage name of multi-instrumentalist Scott Hansen. He creates driving synth-based music that owes a...
View ArticlePerformers from KHS, community to pay tribute to Motown’s timeless music
Motown comes to K-town on Friday night in a revue that proves the music that provided most Baby Boomers with a soundtrack for their formative years is as timeless as it is soulful. For Clay Raines,...
View ArticleAlbum reviews: Polar Bear and Elton John
New album: In Each And Every One Artist: Polar Bear Label: Leaf Rating: 4 stars out of 5 Polar Bear is an experimental jazz group led by British drummer extraordinaire Seb Roachford. Most people...
View ArticleNew Michael Jackson album on the way
(AP) — A new posthumous album of previously unreleased Michael Jackson music comes out May 13. Epic Records and the late pop singer’s estate will release ‘‘Xscape,’’ an album of eight new tracks that...
View ArticleAlbum reviews: Robert Cray Band and Miles Davis
New album: In My Soul Artist: Robert Cray Band Label: Provogue Rating: 4 stars out of 5 Most people associate Robert Cray with the blues, but anyone paying attention knows he’s always had one foot...
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