Stuff to do, week of July 23, 2019
Tuesday, July 23
Carly Rae Jepsen
Phoebe RyanThe Ritz, Raleigh
Tuesday, July 23
Bruce Hornsby & the Noisemakers
Amos Lee
NC Museum of Art, Raleigh
Tuesday, July 23
Fiction
Our Blue LightsStranded Bandits
The Night Rider, Raleigh
Tuesday, July 23
Haunted Like Human
Love and ValorArielle Bryant
Arcana, Durham
Wednesday, July 24
Hiss Golden Messenger
H. C. McEntireThe Mountain GoatsCarolina Theatre, Durham
This kicks off the grand festival celebrating thirty years of Merge Records. From here the party shifts to MotorCo (later Wednesday night) and then to the Cat's Cradle for the rest of the weekend.
Wednesday, July 24
Bettye LaVette
ArtsCenter, Carrboro
Wednesday, July 24
Teyana Taylor
The Ritz, Raleigh
Wednesday, July 24
Smoke From All the Friction
Petite Celine
Wolf & Moon
John Foley
Local 506, Chapel Hill
Wednesday, July 24
Rock*A*TeensEscape-ismMotorco Music Hall, Durham
This is the opening-night [after]party for the MRG30 festival, celebrating THIRTY YEARS of Merge Records.
Thursday, July 25
MRG30Cat's Cradle, Carrboro
This is it, the 30th Anniversary of the founding of Merge Records. Some of the bands performing at the Cradle (big room or back room) Thu - Sat include (but are not limited to):
Swearin'
Lambchop
Sacred Paws
Fucked Up
Little Scream
Fruit Bats
Superchunk
William Tyler
Telekinesis
Imperial Teen
A Giant Dog
Wye Oak
Titus Andronicus
Destroyer
Sneaks
Spider Bags
Gauche
Waxahatchee
Ibibio Sound Machine
Torres
Ex Hex
Thursday, July 25
Eric B & Rakim
The Ritz, Raleigh
Thursday, July 25
Eduardo's Noche Flamenca
Arcana, Durham
Thursday, July 25
The Pinkerton Raid
Hardworker
Stray LocalPour House, Raleigh
Friday, July 26
Aaron Mills Project
Rhythms Live Music Hall, Durham
Funk and Jazz Friday (or so they say)
Friday, July 26
The TwosThe Dapper Conspiracy
The Cave, Chapel Hill
Friday, July 26
OroboroBlack Surfer
VIA
Slim's, Raleigh
Friday, July 26
Byzantine
Gross Reality
Into the Deep
The Maywood, Raleigh
Friday, July 26
JuliaCoomassie Bloo
Mattie and the Masters
Local 506, Chapel Hill
Friday, July 26
Finding Feebas
Velvet Sky
The Station, Carrboro
Saturday, July 27
Girls Rock NCPour House, Raleigh
This is an afternoon matinee, & is a showcase for this week's camper bands from the Girls Rock NC summer camp.
Saturday, July 27
John Butler Trio
Trevor HallNC Museum of Art, Raleigh
Saturday, July 27
Zoocru
DL ZENE
NiiTO
ArtsCenter, Carrboro
Saturday, July 27
Innumerable Forms
DaturaNoctomb
The Maywood, Raleigh
Saturday, July 27
Michael Myerz
Huffer
Mall ProwlerTuttle Recall
Slim's, Raleigh
Sunday, July 28
Fiddlin' Al McCanless
Andrew & Ash Small
Cat's Cradle Back Room, Carrboro
Sunday, July 28
Mt. Misery
Sonic Afternoon
Camp CounselorThe Night Rider, Raleigh
Sunday, July 28
Open Field
Dove Legs
Neptunes, Raleigh
Sunday, July 28
Pete Pawsey
Matty Sheets
Crumb Catcher
The Cave, Chapel Hill
Monday, July 29
Atomic Rhythm All-Stars
Neptunes, Raleigh
Tuesday, July 30
National Park Radio
Pour House, Raleigh
Wednesday, July 31
Gabby's World
Bellows
Museum Mouth
Jenny Besetzt
Cat's Cradle Back Room, Carrboro
Wednesday, July 31
Sun Studies
Chessa Rich
Josh Carpenter
Arcana, Durham
Wednesday, July 31
Chaosmic
Friendship Commanders
Kult IconSlim's, Raleigh
Wednesday, July 31
Wayne's Jetski
Dot Wav
The Night Rider, Raleigh
Wednesday, July 31
Dollyrots
Pink SpidersLocal 506, Chapel Hill
Wednesday, July 31
Brass Lightning
Ctrl Alt Del Band
Pour House, Raleigh
Thursday, August 1
Donavon Frankenreiter
Matt Grundy
Cat's Cradle, Carrboro
Thursday, August 1
OutsiderBlood Ritual
Charm
Slim's, Raleigh
Thursday, August 1
Wrigleyville
The Bronze Age
Atomic Buzz
Pour House, Raleigh