Three months of sizzling excitement!
Come out and join morning show host Aaron Keck for a very special summer concert series of Live and Local, live from Radio City Music Patio– formerly the patio for City Kitchen. Experience being part of a live radio audience while listening to a great local band, and you will be supporting local journalism and your favorite local radio station at the same time!
Tickets are limited and are name your own price. All proceeds will go to supporting local musicians, local radio and local journalism. The suggested ticket donation is $20.
Craftboro Brewing Depot will be on-site selling beers, Alfredo’s Pizza Villa will be selling wine and pizza, and Ben and Jerry’s will be offering free ice cream! Kids 12 and under get in free.
Come have some fun in the sun, and join us to support local music, local radio and local journalism. Live and Local Live in presented in partnership with Weaver Street Realty and Cappy Hagman Coldwell Banker HPW.
Get your tickets for the Shoaldiggers by clicking the link below before it’s too late!
Each show will follow North Carolina guidelines for outdoor events. Masks will be required for unvaccinated attendees, and strongly encouraged for everyone else.
Thursday, June 17th, 6-7:30pm –
Live and Local Live presents Blue Cactus
Radio City Music Patio at University Place, Chapel Hill
Blue Cactus, the North Carolina duo of Steph Stewart and Mario Arnez, make Cosmic Americana: a blend of grit, glitz, groove, and twang that evokes a celestial soundscape of mid-century heartbreak.
Following their critically acclaimed 2017 debut and a string of singles in 2020 their evolution is made plain on their sophomore LP, Stranger Again, released May 7, 2021 on Sleepy Cat Records. The album has received enthusiastic attention from tastemakers including No Depression, American Songwriter, FLOOD Magazine, Talkhouse, and INDY Week among others.
Thursday, July 15th, 6-7:30pm –
Live and Local Live presents Jonathan Byrd
Radio City Music Patio at University Place, Chapel Hill
Jonathan Byrd is a seventh generation North Carolinian, preacher’s son, a Gulf War veteran, and an award-winning songwriter from Chapel Hill, NC. He is known for literary, outsider songs that have become campfire favorites. The Chicago Tribune called Byrd “one of the top 50 songwriters of the past 50 years,” a list which includes giants like Bob Dylan, John Prine, and Joni Mitchell.
“Sly, subversive and able to say more in two words than most other people can say in a novel, Byrd is clearly one of the tent poles of contemporary folk music. He sounds like he’s straight from the back porch but he’s taken a long, hard look at life and knows how to bring it into focus.” – Chris Spector, Midwest Record
Thursday, August 19th, 6-7:30pm –
Live and Local Live presents the Shoaldiggers
Radio City Music Patio at University Place, Chapel Hill
The Shoaldiggers‘ hot & spicy music has earned many tasty monikers – Swampgrass, Gypsy Acoustic, Acid Jug Band, Honky Tonk, gritty and down and dirty Americana, old fashioned and modern. They bring the Piratebilly sound and you best bring your dancin’ shoes because iconic local venues say “these cats work, play and laugh harder than any crew we know!”
Their music is alive with wild and ancient sounds, civilized just enough for time and tune. They weave beautiful lyrics together with creative arrangements to create feelings of nostalgia and excitement. No matter what imagery they conjure up for you, it is definitely a place you’ll want to visit.
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