Displaying items by tag: bands
OPINION: The music nearly died. Let’s not let it happen again
“The day the music died.”
I thought about that song a lot last year. The music didn’t die then, exactly, but rather faded like that final guitar riff, the one before the band waves and turns its collective back on the crowd, who stay hoping the lights don’t come on. Not yet, they plead. One more song.
Rockin' for Veterans returns to Rockingham VFW for fifth year
ROCKINGHAM — Five Sandhills-area bands will take the stage at VFW Post 4203 this weekend for a concert to raise money to help those who have or are currently serving in the armed forces.
Club owners, promoters, and performers ready to go live
COLUMN: Musicians see light at the end of the COVID tunnel
There seems to be some glimmer of light at the end of the COVID tunnel for working/touring musicians.
Without live shows, artists seeking ways to reach fans
RALEIGH — Will Easter is a promising North Carolina musician. A career just starting to take off. I reached him on his cell phone, and he wanted to talk.
4 bands lined up for 4th annual Rockin' for Veterans
Games, drag racing, truck show and lots of music in sendoff to summer at Rockingham Dragway
ROCKINGHAM — Popular area bands including Rockingham’s own Ponder Project put the rock back in Rockingham Dragway Saturday night when racing gives way to recreation at the inaugural Pabst Blue Ribbon Red, White and Fun Southern Festival featuring the games your father probably didn’t play including toilet bowl basketball and hubcap tossing.
Young Dunn photographer has an eye for music at Epicenter
ROCKINGHAM — During the inaugural Epicenter Festival in May, there were representatives from myriad media outlets, ranging from newspapers and magazines to radio.
But there was one individual who stood out — mostly because of his age.
Smoke Out Rally blends bikes, bands and beverages at Rockingham Dragway
ROCKINGHAM — Where there’s smoke, there’s fun. That’s the mantra of the Smoke Out Bike Rally which this week (June 14-15) entices bikers of all ages, genders, nationalities, skills and skin ink persuasions to Rockingham Dragway for the 20th annual celebration of the American Chopper and those who love it.