Music

On the heels of the Americana duo’s fourth album, Sarah McCombie talks about gravitating toward more personal songwriting, complicated friendships, and beating the system.

Stopping in at Kingfisher, Sharp 9 Gallery, Missy Lane’s, and other spots that NCCU’s legendary jazz program continues to fill with music.

The symphony’s free Valentine’s Day program uplifts the work of Herman Whitfield III, a young Black composer who died in police custody, alongside other compositions that foreground the fight for justice.

Palmer will co-headline the Trailblazing Women of Country tour, pulling from the catalog of Patsy Cline, Loretta Lynn, and Dolly Parton.

A project through the new North Carolina Music Office, the 13-episode “Shaped by Sound” series premieres on February 6.

A chronological journey through the Triangle releases that stuck with us this year, including Sonny Miles, Magic Tuber Stringband, Fancy Gap, XOXOK, and many more.

The Durham cellist gave up a career in classical music for a life in free improvisation. Sometimes that looks like using the cello as something between an inner dowsing rod and a form of ESP.

Getting the club back into a concert rhythm has taken considerable effort—but new owners Herbie Abernathy, Josh Novicki, Alan Novicki, and Mike Howell are making it happen.

Routinely compared to Janis Joplin for her powerful, bluesy yowl, Reese McHenry, 51, made a lasting impact on the local music scene. She died November 14 after a long battle with cancer.