Katei Cranford

Happy Fourth of July, Triad music lovers! Independence Day is a somewhat loaded concept — but the sweet summer tradition of firing up grills and lighting up stages remains near and dear to my heart.

It's a banner weekend for Blue Ridge songbird, Kelley Breiding, who'll kick up her heels with Kelley and the Cowboys for Kaleideum After Dark in Winston-Salem on July 11; but not before taking flight as a “full-fledged solo artist” with the release of her new album, “Nightingale,” out on July 10 via Music Maker Foundation.

Move over Shark Week, Greensboro is under an animal attack of rock ‘ n ‘ roll ferocity as Killer Antz march over to the Back Table with Winston's Dai Cheri and Janus 4-14 on July 17.

Summer is flying by! Flush with new releases, festivities and celebrations, it's worth a bird's-eye view as we head into those hot dog days.

Inspired by my most recent Triad twin-city music dilemma (two rad electronic shows on the same night), I figured it's worth touching base about the Triad's techno music world.

Talking shop (and shit) on Tate Street. That's my oldest memory of Jaime Coggins. There's no way it's my first, but it's the one my brain recalls — about Shakori Hills, specifically — nearly 20 years ago.

Happy Labor Day weekend, Triad music lovers! It’s that time of year when I chase away the end-of-summer bummers with a look at the upcoming Hopscotch Music Festival, returning to

September is a mighty sweet month for music around North Carolina, though there's still so many fine offerings worth wrestling over all month long.

What the folk is up, Greensboro?! It’s time for the North Carolina Folk Festival — three days, a handful of stages, a few dozen artists from all around the world

Happy Halloween, Triad music lovers! It's my fiendish pleasure to present a round of bumps in the night as the veil gets thin and the ghouls come out to party!