Cracker
Friday
6 p.m., Fountain Plaza at NC Music Factory, 1000 NC Music Factory Blvd.,
$5, www.ncmusicfactory.com
A week before releasing a new album with his other band Camper
Van Beethoven, David Lowery and Cracker co-founder Johnny Hickman return to
ring in the weekend at the weekly concert series where the 20-year-old alt-rock
stalwarts will undoubtedly revisit hits like “Low” and “Teen Angst (What the
World Needs Now).”
Infamous Stringdusters
The award winning, environmentally conscious bluegrass group
embarks on its “I Get Away” Tour following the release of its new album, “Let
It Go” - a thoughtful, laid back and
pastoral look at everyday life, apathy, empathy, and the current state of the
world.
Joyfest
Saturday 4 p.m., Carowinds Paladium, 14523 Carowinds
Blvd., $52.14-$70.09, www.ticketmaster.com
“The View’s” Sherri Shepherd and fellow comedian and returning emcee Bone Hampton join gospel stars, singers, rappers, and speakers Kirk Franklin, Tamela Mann, Lecrae, Humble Tip, and Dr. Larry Reid and the Breakthrough singers at this annual Spring festival.
“The View’s” Sherri Shepherd and fellow comedian and returning emcee Bone Hampton join gospel stars, singers, rappers, and speakers Kirk Franklin, Tamela Mann, Lecrae, Humble Tip, and Dr. Larry Reid and the Breakthrough singers at this annual Spring festival.
Whitewater Center Memorial Day Celebration
Sunday
4 p.m., US National Whitewater Center, 5000 Whitewater Center Pkwy,
Free, www.usnwc.org
The Meters’ (Funky and otherwise) bassist George Porter, Jr., who
has held the low end for artists as renowned and disparate as Robert Palmer and
Tori Amos, headlines the holiday festivities with his band the Runnin’ Pardners
as well as Robert Walters’ 20th Congress and Earphunk.
Justin Hayward
As the Moody Blues’ nears its 50th anniversary in 2016
the fabled British’ group’s frontman strips Moodies songs down to a trio for
his solo “Spirit of the Western Sky” Tour, which features material from his
latest solo album as well as sparser versions of those hits.
Danity Kane
The girl group assembled by P. Diddy in 2005 on MTV’s “Making the
Band” turned its reunion run into a farewell tour for member Aundrea Fimbres,
who announced on opening night last week in San Francisco that she’s pregnant,
engaged, and leaving the group following the tour when it will continue as a
trio.
Manchester Orchestra
Thursday 8 p.m., The Fillmore, 1000 NC Music Factory
Blvd., $24.50-$37.50, www livenation.com
The Atlanta rock outfit turns up the distortion on its new album,
“Cope,” which rides on hard-hitting guitar anthems and Andy Hull’s Southern
vocals and personal lyrics. With dynamic, angsty Pennsylvania alt-rockers Balance
and Composure and excellent songwriter and sometime M.O. collaborator Kevin
Devine & the Goddamn Band.
The Black Cadillacs
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