N.C. Music News and In-Depth Reporting https://www.theassemblync.com/culture/music/ North Carolina's digital magazine on place and power Thu, 24 Jul 2025 22:02:28 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://www.theassemblync.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/cropped-TA_Mark_Black_Square-32x32.png N.C. Music News and In-Depth Reporting https://www.theassemblync.com/culture/music/ 32 32 210991526 ‘Let Me Go ’Way From This Lonely Town’ https://www.theassemblync.com/culture/nina-simone-house-tryon-north-carolina/ Wed, 23 Jul 2025 11:00:00 +0000 https://www.theassemblync.com/?p=50337 An effort to save the Tryon house where Nina Simone was born reveals the artist’s complicated relationship with her hometown. ]]>

An effort to save the Tryon house where Nina Simone was born reveals the artist’s complicated relationship with her hometown. 

]]> 50337 N.C. Folk Festival Returns to ‘Find Common Sound’ https://www.theassemblync.com/culture/music/n-c-folk-festival-returns-to-greensboro/ Mon, 19 May 2025 11:00:00 +0000 https://www.theassemblync.com/?p=46814 The N.C. Folk Festival will return to downtown Greensboro in September with an eclectic roster. ]]>

The N.C. Folk Festival will return to downtown Greensboro in September with an eclectic roster.

]]> 46814 At the Back Table, There Are No Strangers https://www.theassemblync.com/business/back-table-coffee-shop-greensboro-nc/ Fri, 18 Apr 2025 11:00:00 +0000 https://www.theassemblync.com/?p=43930 Back Table, a new coffee shop in Greensboro wants to be an "East Coast epicenter of music and art and expression."]]>

Back Table, a new coffee shop in Greensboro wants to be an "East Coast epicenter of music and art and expression."

]]> 43930 Still Searching https://www.theassemblync.com/place/missing-person-hurricane-helene-lenny-widawski/ Fri, 13 Dec 2024 12:00:00 +0000 https://www.theassemblync.com/?p=34010 Nearly three months after Hurricane Helene, Yancey County musician Lenny Widawski remains one of the few whose bodies have not been found. ]]>

Nearly three months after Hurricane Helene, Yancey County musician Lenny Widawski remains one of the few whose bodies have not been found. 

]]> 34010 Life Inside the Fishbowl https://www.theassemblync.com/culture/american-aquarium-band-barham-north-carolina-shows/ Tue, 27 Aug 2024 20:12:05 +0000 https://www.theassemblync.com/?p=26511 After burning through the Raleigh club scene, American Aquarium frontman BJ Barham had a plan for failure. Then success and a family arrived.]]>

After burning through the Raleigh club scene, American Aquarium frontman BJ Barham had a plan for failure. Then success and a family arrived.

]]> 26511 Bull City Summit’s Discontents  https://www.theassemblync.com/culture/bull-city-summit-durham/ Tue, 27 Feb 2024 18:46:56 +0000 https://www.theassemblync.com/?p=15440 The festival aimed to bring crowds to Durham, but some local partners say the promises didn't add up—and now its founder is facing charges of fraud.]]>

The festival aimed to bring crowds to Durham, but some local partners say the promises didn't add up—and now its founder is facing charges of fraud.

]]> 15440 The Living Legacy of the Piedmont Blues https://www.theassemblync.com/culture/music/durham-piedmont-blues/ Fri, 14 Jul 2023 12:37:58 +0000 https://www.theassemblync.com/?p=8664 The music that grew out of Durham's tobacco plants influenced some of the most widely recorded musicians of the last 65 years.]]>

The music that grew out of Durham's tobacco plants influenced some of the most widely recorded musicians of the last 65 years.

]]> 8664 Playing Above Its Weight https://www.theassemblync.com/culture/music/merlefest-playing-above-its-weight/ Sun, 24 Oct 2021 16:21:43 +0000 http://www.theassemblync.com/2021/10/24/playing-above-its-weight/ MerlefestMerlefest, a famous and eclectic music festival in Wilkes County, is one of the area's few institutions that has stood the test of time and lifted up its community. Its future success will depend on keeping the evolving and sprawling festival young.]]> Merlefest

Merlefest, a famous and eclectic music festival in Wilkes County, is one of the area's few institutions that has stood the test of time and lifted up its community. Its future success will depend on keeping the evolving and sprawling festival young.

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