Brian Burns
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Six acts you don't want to miss this weekend at Raleigh Wide Open (opens the original)
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This weekend, the Raleigh Wide Open Music Festival takes over downtown Raleigh with a kickoff celebration N.C. State's Centennial Campus on Thursday night, followed by two full days of roots music across four main stages in the heart of the city on Friday and Saturday. In addition to music, the festival features food, art, book talks, jam sessions, and artist interviews around town. The best part is it's all free! Produced by local nonprofit PineCone, the festival is in its second year under the
Orange County Social Club celebrates 25 years of community building and cheap drinks (opens the original)
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From September 24th through 26th, Carrboro's Orange County Social Club is celebrating a "quarter century" in business with OCSCQC, a three-night event featuring live music, DJs, and more from some of the people who have supported the bar throughout its history. Before opening Orange County Social Club, Tricia Mesigian spent some time working at Merge Records, the renowned indie rock label that was founded in Chapel Hill in 1989 by Superchunk bandmates Mac McCaughan and Laura Ballance. At Merge,
'They touch everything': Sylvan Esso confronts the Spotify dilemma, again (opens the original)
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In September 2025, the electro-pop duo Sylvan Esso made headlines with the announcement that it was removing its catalog from Spotify. The world's most popular music streamer wasn't new to criticism, having faced years of scrutiny for its payment structure and boycotts from the likes of Neil Young, who in 2022 accused the service of platforming misinformation. But the temperature changed last year with the revelation that Spotify's then-CEO, Daniel Ek, was a major investor in Helsing, an AI soft
A Benefit Concert for the Eno celebrates 60 years of the Eno River Association (opens the original)
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After Tropical Storm Chantal hit the Triangle the day after last year's Festival For The Eno, Eno River Association Executive Director Ryan Fehrman knew the organization would have to rethink things for 2026. This year marks the 60th anniversary of the organization, and Fehrman said they didn't want to miss the opportunity to celebrate. "I already had concerns about being in the heat of the summer for a festival with over 600 volunteers, two-thirds of whom are seniors and are very susceptible to
Six North Carolina acts you don't want to miss at this year's Hopscotch Music Festival (opens the original)
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It's that time of year again. On September 10, the Hopscotch Music Festival returns to downtown Raleigh, bringing live music from around the world to the City of Oaks. This year for the first time, Moore Square is transforming into Moore Square Commons and will provide family entertainment and live music throughout the festival, all for free. The festival will also bring music to City Plaza and a half-dozen other smaller venues downtown. As always, there's a lot to sort through when looking over
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