music

Triangle experimentalist brings 3 projects to boundary-breaking festival

March 19, 2026 Dan Reeves

For musicians who live somewhere between genres — folk and jazz, rock and improvisation, structure and chaos — the annual Big Ears Festival has long felt like a kind of musical promised land. Durham percussionist […]

J Balvin puzzled remaking Van Halen’s ‘Jump’ as Coca-Cola’s World Cup anthem

March 16, 2026 Maria Sherman

NEW YORK — In need of a global superstar for a sports anthem? Colombian singer J Balvin is the right man for the job. “Our biggest moments in history, of happiness, surround sports,” he says […]

The Guess Who plan first official US tour in over two decades

March 8, 2026 Mark Kennedy

NEW YORK — Two principal songwriters of The Guess Who — the band that crafted the hit song “American Woman” — will tour America itself later this year for the first time in over two […]

‘Life’s Rich Pageant’ loud, alive at 40 in Carrboro

March 5, 2026 Dan Reeves

CARRBORO — It wasn’t that long ago that anthemic songs brought us together. Or, like it or not, got stuck in the heads of the general public. The 1980s brought the advent of MTV, and […]

Bad Bunny wins top album at Grammys, first for Spanish-language album

February 8, 2026 Maria Sherman

LOS ANGELES — Bad Bunny won album of the year at the 2026 Grammy Awards for his critically acclaimed “Debí Tirar Más Fotos,” closing out a surprising and history-making night. It is the first time […]

Kendrick Lamar, Bad Bunny, Lady Gaga go head to head at 2026 Grammys

February 1, 2026 Maria Sherman

NEW YORK — The 68th annual Grammy Awards will take place Sunday at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles. This year marks a return to normalcy after the 2025 award show was altered to focus […]

Thousands of fans celebrate life of legendary Grateful Dead guitarist in San Francisco

January 26, 2026 Janie Har

SAN FRANCISCO — Thousands of people gathered Saturday at San Francisco’s Civic Center to celebrate the life of Bob Weir, the legendary guitarist and founding member of the Grateful Dead who died last week at […]

Hiss Golden Messenger to expand sound, atmosphere with Greensboro Symphony

January 14, 2026 Dan Reeves

GREENSBORO — Trying to pin Hiss Golden Messenger to a single genre has never really worked, and that resistance to easy definition has always been part of the appeal. Folk, gospel, rock, jazz, roots, Americana […]

The Pyrle hits ‘go’ with early 2026 concert lineup

January 7, 2026 Dan Reeves

GREENSBORO — The Pyrle is already making a strong case as one of central North Carolina’s most ambitious live-music rooms, and its early 2026 calendar backs that up. The lineup stretches across genres and generations, […]

Donna Summer posthumously inducted into Songwriters Hall of Fame

December 29, 2025 Maria Sherman

NEW YORK— There are giants, and then there is Donna Summer. The Queen of Disco and then some, known for such timeless tunes as “Love to Love You Baby,” “I Feel Love,” “Bad Girls,” “Dim […]