August 2023

Different music moves us in different ways, you know? Club music’s all about making you groove on the dance floor. Psychedelic Rock? It’s like you’re spinning on a musical journey through space. Hard rock? Well, they say it’s for banging your head to the beat. And then there’s bluegrass – that’s the one that you […]

WILMINGTON, NC — We’re still in the throes of a strong concert season at Greenfield Lake Amphitheater, but we’re already getting a sense of what 2024 will look like. Tuesday, Live Nation announced the Americana band Drew Holcomb and The Neighbors will perform at GLA on April 9th next year.  Tickets go on sale Thursday,

WILMINGTON, NC — Singer/songwriter Ryan Adams has postponed the rest of his solo shows for 2023, including one scheduled for September 13th at Greenfield Lake Amphitheater as the performer works to overcome what he characterized as a “relentless spell of illness.” In an open letter to fans on social media Monday, Adams acknowledged he’d been

We love live music! Obviously that means we love going to a big show at Live Oak Bank Pavilion, Greenfield Lake Amphitheater or the Wilson Center. It means we love the free municipal shows that virtually every town in the Cape Fear puts on in the spring and summer. And it also means we love

WILMINGTON, NC — Talk on social media Thursday among local musicians centered around the sudden closure of Catawba Brewing in Wilmington. The brewery, which also has locations in Charlotte and Asheville, scrubbed mentions of its Wilmington location on its website and social media accounts.  The location hosted an open mic night on Tuesdays and live

WILMINGTON, NC  — One of the early criticisms of the project to bring a new park and amphitheater to downtown Wilmington was about parking.  The city had a great new venue (now called the Live Oak Bank Pavilion), but didn’t add a parking area for the thousands expected to attend shows there. Once things opened,