Mayor Announces Free Concert Series
Today Mayor Nancy MacFarlane announced a free concert series that will take place over seven Thursays at City Plaza. Here is the press release:
Raleigh’s newest free concert series, Oak City 7, kicks off May 31, 2012, in City Plaza on Fayetteville Street in downtown Raleigh. Admission is free to the public and the events take place from 5pm to 9:30pm every other Thursday, beginning the Thursday after Memorial Day, and ending the Thursday before Labor Day. There will be seven shows total.
OC7 features notable local and regional bands along with local and craft beers. There are three bands per event. The genres will include Americana, Indie Rock, Folk Rock, and Bluegrass.
OC7 does not utilize any taxpayer money and is 100% sponsor driven. The series will drive substantial revenue into the local economy encouraging attendees to visit local shops, bars, and restaurants before and after each event."Raleigh is a great place to live and work, and to attend concerts. This area is home to some of the most talented musicians in the world and Oak City 7 is a great showcase of this amazing talent. Oak City 7 helps stimulate the local economy without being a burden to taxpayers as it is funded solely by private sponsors," says Raleigh Mayor Nancy McFarlane. Showcasing amazing local products, services, and artists is the foundation for Oak City 7, all the while providing the public with a comfortable and enjoyable free concert setting.
"We have some of most talented musicians and bands in the world right here in the Triangle," says Oak City 7 spokesperson Dave Rose. "Oak City 7 will feature the best of this amazing local talent pool."
The full line-up of artists performing will be announced on April 30, 2012 at OakCity7.com.
Oak City 7 dates:
- May 31, 2012
- June 14, 2012
- June 28, 2012
- July 12, 2012
- July 26, 2012
- August 9, 2012
- August 23, 2012
Sponsors include: RA Jeffreys, Big Boss Brewery, Triangle Brewing Company, Carolina Brewery, LoneRider Brewing Company, Sweet Water Brewing Company, Brooklyn Brewing Company, Aviator Brewing Company, Starr Hill, Kona Brewing Company, Red Hook, Got to Be NC Agriculture, Pepsi, Red Hat, Johnson Lexus, Cheerwine, Stewart Engineering, Hardin Construction, Brooks Pierce Law Firm, and LGBT Center of Raleigh
For more information visit OakCity7.com
“Late Night with Jimmy Fallon” Coming to UNC
On Tuesday, April 24, “Late Night with Jimmy Fallon” will tape their show from UNC. The show’s primary guest will by President Obama. Ticketing information is not available yet.
Hopscotch Festival Announces Lineup
The third annual
Hopscotch Music Festival
is coming to downtown Raleigh the weekend of September 7. This year’s lineup was announced at midnight, and it promises more quantity, 169 acts, than ever. A listing of all acts by state/country follows after the break:
100 Great Concerts Coming to Raleigh
Summer is just around the corner, and that means another great concert season in Raleigh. From now until the end of September, there is a slew of shows guaranteed to ramp up the fun rate in the area. In fact, there are very few dates between now and mid-June that have no event scheduled, so save up, and get out of the house!
There are 100s of good entertainment options coming this summer. The best 100 of them (as of today) are assembled below. Click the venue name for ticket information, opening acts, directions, and more.
In addition, soon, all of these events will appear individually in the gogoraleigh DoIt Calendar , so you can easily add any event to your personal calendar.
| Date | Event | Location | |
| 4/6 | Alabama Shakes | Cat’s Cradle | |
| 4/7 | Daughtry | Greensboro Coliseum | |
| 4/7 | Loretta Lynn | DPAC, Durham | |
| 4/7 | We Were Promised Jetpacks | Motorco Music Hall Durham | |
| 4/9 | Joan Osborne | Lincoln Theater, Raleigh | |
| 4/10 | Kevin James | DPAC, Durham | |
| 4/11 | Daniel Tosh | DPAC, Durham | |
| 4/11 | Magnetic Fields | Cat’s Cradle | |
| 4/12 | Magnetic Fields | Cat’s Cradle | |
| 4/13 | Lewis Black | DPAC, Durham | |
| 4/14 | Lambchop | Motorco Music Hall Durham | |
| 4/14 | Martina McBride | DPAC, Durham | |
| 4/15 | Cake | Downtown Raleigh Amphitheater | |
| 4/15 | Patti Labelle | DPAC, Durham | |
| 4/17 | Mickey Hart | Cat’s Cradle | |
| 4/18 | !!!/Shabazz Palaces | Motorco Music Hall Durham | |
| 4/18 | Buddy Guy | Carolina Theatre | |
| 4/18 | World Series of Comedy Begins | Goodnights Comedy Club Raleigh | |
| 4/19 | Drive-By Truckers | Cat’s Cradle | |
| 4/21 | Amy Ray | Carolina Theatre | |
| 4/21 | Dayglow | Downtown Raleigh Amphitheater | |
| 4/21 | Van Halen/Kool & The Gang | Greensboro Coliseum | |
| 4/23 | Candlebox | Lincoln Theater, Raleigh | |
| 4/25 | Bela Fleck & The Flecktones | Memorial Hall (UNC) | |
| 4/26 | Needtobreathe | Memorial Auditorium, Raleigh | |
| 4/26 | Tommy Johnagin begins | Goodnights Comedy Club Raleigh | |
| 4/28 | Sugarland | Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion | |
| 4/29 | Elvis Costello | DPAC, Durham | |
| 4/29 | The Beach Boys | Downtown Raleigh Amphitheater | |
| 4/29 | The English Beat | Cat’s Cradle | |
| 5/2 | Mayer Hawthorne | Lincoln Theater, Raleigh | |
| 5/2 | Nick Lowe/Tift Merritt | Fletcher Opera Theater, Raleigh | |
| 5/3 | Feist | Memorial Auditorium, Raleigh | |
| 5/5 | Beach House | Cat’s Cradle | |
| 5/9 | Esperanza Spalding | Carolina Theatre | |
| 5/10 | Greg Morton | Goodnights Comedy Club Raleigh | |
| 5/11 | Kevin Hart | Greensboro Coliseum | |
| 5/11 | Mike Doughty | Carolina Theatre | |
| 5/11 | Ryan Montbleau | Lincoln Theater, Raleigh | |
| 5/11 | Zac Brown Band | Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion | |
| 5/12 | Archers of Loaf | King’s Barcade, Raleigh | |
| 5/12 | B-52s/ Band Together Benefit | Booth Amphitheatre, Cary | |
| 5/12 | Spiritualized | Cat’s Cradle | |
| 5/13 | Coheed and Cambria | Lincoln Theater, Raleigh | |
| 5/13 | New Edition | PNC Arena | |
| 5/15 | Madeleine Peyroux | Carolina Theatre | |
| 5/16 | Collective Soul | Lincoln Theater, Raleigh | |
| 5/16 | Jonny Lang | Carolina Theatre | |
| 5/17 | Rhett Miller | ArtsCenter, Carrboro | |
| 5/18 | Dar Williams | ArtsCenter, Carrboro | |
| 5/18 | Dierks Bentley | Greensboro Coliseum | |
| 5/19 | David Allan Coe | Lincoln Theater, Raleigh | |
| 5/22 | Jane’s Addiction/The Duke Spirit | Memorial Auditorium, Raleigh | |
| 5/23 | St. Vincent | Cat’s Cradle | |
| 5/26 | The Polyphonic Spree | Cat’s Cradle | |
| 5/27 | Keith Sweat | Greensboro Coliseum | |
| 5/29 | Natalie Merchant | Meymandi Hall, Raleigh | |
| 6/2 | A Prairie Home Companion | Booth Amphitheatre, Cary | |
| 6/2 | Yanni | Memorial Auditorium, Raleigh | |
| 6/3 | Steve Martin and Steep Canyon Rangers | DPAC, Durham | |
| 6/8 | Lady Antebellum/D. Rucker/T. Square | Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion | |
| 6/12 | Gavin DeGraw/Colbie Caillat | Downtown Raleigh Amphitheater | |
| 6/15 | Apassionata begins | PNC Arena | |
| 6/17 | Anita Baker | DPAC, Durham | |
| 6/21 | Aziz Ansari | Meymandi Hall, Raleigh | |
| 6/22 | The Wailers | The Longbranch, Raleigh | |
| 6/24 | Vince Gill | DPAC, Durham | |
| 7/6 | The Jacksons | Downtown Raleigh Amphitheater | |
| 7/8 | Crosby, Stills & Nash | DPAC, Durham | |
| 7/9 | Hot Tuna | ArtsCenter, Carrboro | |
| 7/9 | Roger Waters | PNC Arena | |
| 7/11 | Furthur | Booth Amphitheatre, Cary | |
| 7/12 | Barenaked Ladies/Blues Traveler/Big Head Todd/Cracker | Downtown Raleigh Amphitheater | |
| 7/13 | Best Coast | Cat’s Cradle | |
| 7/14 | Everclear/Sugar Ray/Gin Blossoms/Lit/Marcy Pground | Downtown Raleigh Amphitheater | |
| 7/14 | Neko Case | NCMA Amphitheater, Raleigh | |
| 7/15 | Toby Keith | Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion | |
| 7/22 | KISS/Motley Crue | Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion | |
| 7/25 | 311/Slightly Stoopid | Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion | |
| 7/27 | Jason Aldean | Raleigh (venue TBD) | |
| 7/30 | Nickelback/Bush | Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion | |
| 8/1 | Maze w/ Frankie Beverly | Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion | |
| 8/1 | Rod Stewart/Stevie Nicks | Greensboro Coliseum | |
| 8/4 | Little Feat | Cat’s Cradle | |
| 8/5 | Chicago/Doobie Brothers | Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion | |
| 8/8 | O.A.R. | Downtown Raleigh Amphitheater | |
| 8/10 | Rascal Flatts/Little Big Town | Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion | |
| 8/11 | ABBA | Booth Amphitheatre, Cary | |
| 8/15 | Cirque Du Soleil DRALION begins | PNC Arena | |
| 8/18 | George Jones | DPAC, Durham | |
| 8/19 | Jason Mraz | Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion | |
| 8/21 | Duran Duran | DPAC, Durham | |
| 8/22 | Big Time Rush/Cody Simpson | Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion | |
| 8/24 | Brad Paisley/The Band Perry/Easton Corbin | Time Warner Cable Music Pavilion | |
| 8/25 | Mary Chapin Carpenter | NCMA Amphitheater, Raleigh | |
| 9/6 | Hopscotch Music Festival Begins | Downtown Raleigh venues | |
| 9/15 | John Tesh | Carolina Theatre | |
| 9/15 | The Feelies | Cat’s Cradle | |
| 9/29 | Ian Anderson | DPAC, Durham | |
| 9/29 | The Fresh Beat Band | Downtown Raleigh Amphitheater |
Joe Bonamassa Returning to DPAC
On Wednesday, November 28, guitar wiz
Joe Bonamassa
returns to the DPAC in Durham.
General Public tickets
go on sale tomorrow, and appear to range between $72 and $105.
Staats Battle Wins National Name Championship
Raleigh’s Staats Battle was just named the winner in
ESPN’s Coolest NCAA Name Contest
. The 64-player field was laid out when the March Madness brackets came out, and Battle was a 6-seed. Viewers voted Battle, an NCSU walk-on, to the Championship where he faced Marquette’s Vander Blue. However the championship was a blowout, with Staats Battle winning 77% of the vote.
Ravenscroft vs. Montrose on ESPNU Today
The ESPN High School Invitation kicks off with a full slate of games today. ( bracket , PDF) The 4pm game features Raleigh’s Ravenscroft (31-3) facing Montrose Christian (Md.) (20-2). The game will appear on ESPNU.
Sunday GameSheet Ready for Download
NCAA Tournament rolls on! On Sunday all three remaining ACC teams will play. There will be eight overall games, and you can keep it all straight with the gogoraleigh GameSheet. The sheet contains the latest lines, over/unders, network coverage, site, and tip times for every game.
The sheet is a .pdf, and has been optimized for black and white printing.
Sunday NCAA GameSheet (.pdf)
Saturday GameSheet Ready for Download
Friday was an historic day for the NCAA Tournament. Only four times before has a 15-seeded team defeated a 2-seed. On Friday, it happened twice, truncating Duke’s season.
Saturday and Sunday bring us eight games each day, and you can keep it all straight with the gogoraleigh GameSheet. The sheet contains the latest lines, over/unders, network coverage, site, and tip times for every game.
The sheet is a .pdf, and has been optimized for black and white printing.
Saturday NCAA GameSheet (.pdf)
NCAA Tournament Calendar Tools Ready for Download
The 2012 NCAA Basketball Tournament is upon us, and all three Triangle teams are in the field. The games begin tomorrow night, however all of the ACC teams in the field play on Friday at these times:
- 12:40 – NCSU/San Diego St. (TruTV)
- 2:10 – UVA/FLA (TNT)
- 2:45 – FSU/St. Bonaventure (CBS)
- 4:10 – UNC/(Lamar/Vermont) (TBS)
- 7:15 – Duke/Lehigh (CBS)
Time Warner Cable in Raleigh carries these networks on the following channels:
- CBS (1105, 3, 105)
- TBS (1302, 34, 302)
- TNT (1301, 26, 301)
- TruTV (1313, 44, 313)
As usual, gogoraleigh has all of the materials you need for catching the action.
- Printable Brackets (pdf, via ESPN)
- Printable Schedule (Thursday)
- Printable Schedule (Friday)
The printable schedules are inverted for optimal black & white printing. They are an outstanding layout of game times. Read left-to-right, the games are in chronological order. Read top-to-bottom, most columns are venue-consistent. Television network assignments are also shown.
Finally, all of the games can be easily added to your Android phone, iPhone, Outlook, Google Calendars and more! Simply visit gogoraleigh’s Calendars tab , and use the links provided in the “2012 NCAA Tourament” line.
Swofford Murdering the ACC Tournament
John Swofford, the UNC football letterman, entered as the ACC Commissioner with a grand plan for ACC football that began with an enormous expansion of the ACC’s population. The process has completely destroyed the ACC Tournament. This tournament USED to be a hot ticket, even in Atlanta and Landover, however now it is a joke of an event played in front of scores of empty seats.
Expansion cut each school’s ticket allotment by 1/3, so that people from Boston, Miami, and Blacksburg, VA can take the rights to our seats, not show up, and sell tickets on eBay.
The 8 teams, 2/3 of the league, that play today, have NO CHANCE of winning the tournament. Their fans realize it, and they don’t bother to come. With 1/3 of the league eliminated before the first Friday game begins, it’s no wonder that the arena will be full of empty seats on Friday, too. It never USED to be like that. For those of you who say that the increase of NCAA tournament berths has had a greater effect, keep in mind that ALL of the bubble teams, the ones that need this tournament the most, play today, but where are their fans?
The elimination of the double-round robin in the regular season has not only destroyed rivalries, it has made an understanding of all of the players in this event far more difficult. We not longer have two shots at every team where we get to know the Sharone Wrights, Ricky Stokes, Kenny Andersons, and Herman Veals of the world. Of the league’s Top 15 players, three are on the UNC team, and we only played the league’s #4, #6, #8, #11, and #13 players ONCE this season. That’s almost HALF of the remainder of top tier of players! How are we supposed to build value in the product if we never get exposed to it?
It is time for John Swofford’s reign of terror on ACC Basketball to END!
Jane’s Addiction/Duke Spirit Playing Memorial Auditorium
On Tuesday, May 22,
Jane’s Addiction
will play Raleigh’s Memorial Auditorium. The Duke Spirit will open.
Notes :
- This concert is part of the “Broadway South Series”. Huh?
- OMG! As bad bad bad as The Great Escape Artist” is, any band that can turn Memorial Hall upside down like they did in 1991 can always put on a phenomenal concert. Throw in the Duke Spirit? Are you kidding me!?
- Public tickets on sale Friday morning (3/9)
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