Welcome to Talking Culture! In this weekly interview series from 97.9 The Hill WCHL, you’ll hear from writers, performers, musicians and individuals involved in advancing and promoting cultural arts in our community.
Talking Culture is proudly sponsored by Duke Arts. The Spring Duke Arts Presents “Music NEAR the Gardens, The Pinhook Edition,” a special edition of Duke’s long running summer concert series, Music in the Gardens. This five concert series celebrating The Pinhook’s legacy in the local music scene, runs every Wednesday at 7:00 PM from May 28th to June 25th at Duke’s East Campus. Full schedule at DukeArts.org.
This week, Aaron welcomes Blue Cactus (Steph Stewart and Mario Arnez) to play the title track from their new album “Believer.” “Believer” is Blue Cactus’ first album in four years and third overall; the duo recently celebrated with an album-release show at Cats Cradle – and this week they’re heading out on a tour of the Southeast.
Visit BlueCactusMusic.com for more on the band and the new album.
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