The Berkeley Cafe Blues Jam Raleigh  (Wednesday - 3/10/10) Every Wednesday at 9pm. 217 W. Martin St., Raleigh 919-821-0777
Bands and solo acts are welcome. http://www.berkeleycafe.net
Durham Community Concert Band --- Researsals Begin for 2009-2010 Season Durham  (Thursday - 3/11/10) The Durham Community Concert Band begins Fall Season rehearsals at the Durham Arts Council building at 7:15pm on Thursday, August 27. All wind musicians and percussionists are welcome. No auditions required.

Good music, fun, and lots of concerts. For more information, email...
Live Music at General Store Café Pittsboro  (Thursday - 3/11/10) Live music Thursday - Saturday from 8:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Local Beer Local Band at Tir na Nog Irish Pub Raleigh  (Thursday - 3/11/10) Every Thursday night Tir na Nog features Local Beers on special and a FREE show headlining Local Bands. Tonight, Cherry Bounce Night with The Poles, Free Electric State, and Gross Ghost. Come out and support your community and enjoy some delicious beers from North Carolina!
C-60 Studios present Thursday Open Mic at The Big Easy in Downtown Raleigh Raleigh  (Thursday - 3/11/10) Open Mic presented at The Big Easy in downtown Raleigh by C-60 studios. Any and all styles welcomed! We record everyone who comes out to play (with Pro Tools) up until 1:00am, mix and master it down and hand out burned CDs the following week absolutely free. This is also a wonderful...
Gary Allan with Special Guest Jason Marks Band at the DPAC Durham  (Friday - 3/12/10) Critically acclaimed hard rockin’, no apologies country artist Gary Allan to perform at the new DPAC, Durham Performing Arts Center on Friday, March 12, 2010 at 8pm. Opening performance by special guest Jason Marks Band from Wilmington, NC. Great seats still available through Ticketmaster...
Bynum Front Porch Pickin’ & Potluck Other  (Saturday - 3/13/10) 10 am to 2pm - Bynum Pickin' and Potluck takes place every second and fourth Saturday each month from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. The picking is a bluegrass jam session open to musicians and singers of all skill levels and ages. Acoustic instruments only, please! Enjoy fun music and food and don't forget to bring a dish!
Wholesome News plays Ruckus Pizza with Deep Inertia Raleigh  (Saturday - 3/13/10) Wholesome News is playing Ruckus Pizza with Deep Inertia! It's Country Grunge-Pop meets Smooth, Delicious Groove. Space is limited so get there early!
Pete Miller's Saturday Open Mic Wake Forest  (Sunday - 3/14/10) It's Open Mic every Saturday at Oh'Mulligans in Wake Forest! Bring yourself and your instrument of choice. If I can mic it up or plug it in it's welcomed (except pre-recorded tracks, live music only). Can't bring a guitar? Borrow mine. The atmosphere is cozy, the crowd is friendly and...
Open Mic Night Raleigh  (Monday - 3/15/10) Open to all ages and all experience levels.
Open mic night at Ruckus Raleigh  (Tuesday - 3/16/10) Open mic every Tuesday Night show us what you got & earn a weekend spot!
Continuum Blues Jam at Broad Street Cafe Durham  (Wednesday - 3/17/10) Every other Wednesday 7:00 pm
919.416.9707 Smoke-free and open to all ages!
Loafers After Work Mingle: Wednesday Nights! Raleigh  (Wednesday - 3/17/10) 5:30 PM

Free for members and only $5 for guests
DJ and dancing: Music for Shag and West Coast Swing

Memberships available for only $15 which will include the admission fee.

This is a great way to meet new friends or hang out with old friends. The music is good, the food is good and the fellowship is GREAT!
Third Friday Durham Durham  (Friday - 3/19/10) Enjoy free music and performances in downtown Durham. For information, call (919) 560-4355.

Participating venues see http://www.thirdfridaydurham.com/venues
PineCone Bluegrass Festival Raleigh  (Sunday - 3/21/10) PineCone presents Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder, Dale Ann Bradley, Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper, and The Claire Lynch Band.

Tickets:$40-55. Call PineCone Box Office 919-664-8302 (no per ticket service charge, only $5 per ticket order).
You can also purchase online through Ticketmaster...
Kirk in Konzert Cary  (Tuesday - 3/23/10) Kirk in Konzert is proud to announce the Cornell University Chorus joined by the UNC Chapel Hill Women’s Glee Club as the next concert in our series. Founded in 1921, the Cornell University Chorus is Cornell’s premier treble vocal ensemble. Under the direction of Professor Scott Tucker,...
Decatur St. Beat Chapel Hill  (Friday - 3/26/10) Decatur St. Beat Dixieland band will be playing from 6:30-8:30 on Friday, Mar. 26, at Jim's Famous BBQ, 115 S. Elliot Rd. in Chapel Hill, (919) 942-7427. You can see their menu on their web site: http://www.jimsfamousbbq.com/. There is no additional charge for the music.
Pickin’ & Potluck at Bynum Front Porch Pittsboro  (Saturday - 3/27/10) 10 am to 2 pm
The Bynum Front Porch Pickin' and Potluck takes place every second and fourth Saturday each month from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. The picking is a bluegrass jam session open to musicians and singers of all skill levels and ages. Acoustic instruments only, please! Enjoy fun music and food and don't forget to bring a dish!
Hillsborough Parlor Concerts 2010 Hillsborough  (Sunday - 3/28/10) The Hillsborough Arts Council organizes and sponsors three concerts in private historic homes in Hillsborough each year. This is our 11th annual Parlor Concert series. The concerts consist of musical performances and readings by local musicians and authors. They include a short historic...
Red Stick Ramblers Holly Springs  (Saturday - 4/10/10) Presented by PineCone and The Town of Holly Springs. Hard driving, witty, eclectic, and honest, the music of the Red Stick Ramblers is inseparable from their way of life and the rich Louisiana culture that first inspired them. My Suitcase Is Always Packed is their newest album on Sugar Hill...
Mosaic Reggae/Caribbean Party Raleigh  (Monday - 4/12/10) Mosaic Monthly Sun Is Shining Reggae/Caribbean Party!

Join Mosaic every 2nd Monday for a trip through the Caribbean! Resident DJ’s Feinberg and Mooney are joined by weekly special guests. Roots, ska, dancehall, dub, soca, and more!

21 and up
No cover
The Wailin' Jennys - Presented by PineCone Raleigh  (Thursday - 4/15/10) Three extraordinary voices, two founding singer-songwriters, one singular vision: The Wailin' Jennys continue to evolve into far more than the melodious sum of their individual talents five years after blowing in on a fresh acoustic breeze from Canada's mid-western heartland. They appeared...
10th Annual ClydeFest Pittsboro  (Saturday - 4/17/10) April 17 from 11am - 4pm
Located at the Bynum Ballfield. From Bynum Rd, just south of the Bynum General Store, turn onto Bynum Ridge Rd; just up the hill is the festival site!
Rain date: April 18th.
Phil Wiggins & Corey Harris - Presented by PineCone Raleigh  (Friday - 5/14/10) An acoustic harmonica-guitar blues duo who are uniquely able to showcase the synthesis of African and European elements that co-exist in the blues. Featuring call-and-response interplay between the harmonica and guitar and complementary rhythms, and incorporating traditional and original...
The Claire Lynch Band Holly Springs  (Saturday - 6/19/10) Presented by PineCone and The Town of Holly Springs. Back by popular demand, the Claire Lynch Band is high on the bluegrass world's A-List, with musicians whose accolades include International Bluegrass Music Association (IBMA) Female Vocalist of the Year and two Grammy nominations for Best...