C U LT U R E CA L E N DA R

Chapel Hill Philharmonia: Happily Free Sun, Apr. 30, 3 p.m. Hill Hall, Chapel Hill.

Nova Twins $18.

Sun, Apr. 30, 8 p.m. Cat’s Cradle Back Room, Carrboro.

Thistle Ridge $10.

Sun, Apr. 30, 7 p.m. Local 506, Chapel Hill.

Augustana $25.

Mon, May 1, 8 p.m.

Cat’s Cradle Back Room, Carrboro.

Music

The Hip Abduction zzzahara $12. Wed, Apr. 26, 8 p.m. The Pinhook, Durham.

$15. Wed, Apr. 26, 8 p.m. Lincoln Theatre, Raleigh.

Darren Jesse $12. Thurs, Apr. 27, 8 p.m. The Pinhook, Durham.

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$10. Thurs, Apr. 27, 8 p.m. Rubies on Five Points, Durham.

Kuf Knotz & Christine Elise Thurs, Apr. 27, 7 p.m. Yonder: Southern Cocktails and Brew, Hillsborough.

Live Jazz with Marc Puricelli and Friends Thurs, Apr. 27, 7 p.m. Imbibe, Chapel Hill.

Pedro the Lion

$24. Thurs, Apr. 27, 8 p.m. Cat’s Cradle, Carrboro.

Schaffer the Darklord $12. Thurs, Apr. 27, 8 p.m. Local 506, Chapel Hill.

Shayfer James $15. Thurs, Apr. 27, 8 p.m. Motorco Music Hall, Durham.

Travis Tritt $45+. Thurs, Apr. 27, 8 p.m. DPAC, Durham.

Saint-Saëns Cello Concerto No. 1 Apr. 28 and 29, various times. Martin Marietta Center for the Performing Arts, Raleigh.

Candy Coffins $10. Fri, Apr. 28, 8 p.m. Local 506, Chapel Hill.

Cosmic Charlie: High Energy

Grateful Dead from Athens, GA $18.

Fri, Apr. 28, 8:30 p.m. Cat’s Cradle, Carrboro

Dillon Fence $20. Fri, Apr. 28, 7:30 p.m. Lincoln Theatre, Raleigh.

Kill Alters $17. Fri, Apr. 28, 8 p.m. Cat’s Cradle Back Room, Carrboro.

Phil Allen Octet $25. Fri, Apr. 28, 8 p.m. Sharp Nine Gallery, Durham.

The Pinkerton Raid $10. Fri, Apr. 28, 7:30 p.m. Motorco Music Hall, Durham.

Signs of Life: The American Pink Floyd $30+. Fri, Apr. 28, 8 p.m. The Carolina Theatre, Durham.

Solaris: A Night of Ethereal and Melodic Techno $15. Fri, Apr. 28, 9:30 p.m. The Pinhook, Durham.

Chessa Rich: Deeper Sleeper Album Release Show $15. Sat, Apr. 29, 8 p.m. Cat’s Cradle Back Room, Carrboro.

Deb Talan (of The Weepies) $25

Sat, Apr. 29, 8 p.m. Motorco Music Hall, Durham.

Feels on Hicks St. Sat, Apr. 29, 7 p.m. Durty Bull Brewing Company, Durham.

Hayley Kiyoko: Panorama Tour $24+. Sat, Apr. 29, 7 p.m. The Ritz, Raleigh.

River Park Concert 2023 Sat, Apr. 29, 12 p.m. River Park, Hillsborough.

Ruben Studdard and Clay Aiken: Twenty | The Tour $36+. Sat, Apr. 29, 7 p.m. Koka Booth Amphitheatre, Cary.

Shana Tucker: John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman $40. Sat, Apr. 29, 7 p.m. Sharp Nine Gallery, Durham.

Sour Candy: Taste the Rainbow—A Full Throttle, Queer AF, Pop Music Dance Party $10. Sat, Apr. 29, 10 p.m. The Fruit, Durham.

Tomberlin $16. Sat, Apr. 29, 8 p.m. The Pinhook, Durham.

Chamber Music

Raleigh: Harp Dialogues $17. Sun, Apr. 30, 2 p.m. NCMA, Raleigh. Chapel Hill

UPSAHL $15. Mon, May 1, 8 p.m. Motorco Music Hall, Durham.

100 Gecs / Machine Girl $84+. Tues, May 2, 8 p.m. The Ritz, Raleigh.

Arlie $15. Tues, May 2, 8 p.m. Cat’s Cradle Back Room, Carrboro.

Cola $12. Tues, May 2, 8 p.m. The Pinhook, Durham.

James McMurtry $25. Tues, May 2, 8 p.m. Cat’s Cradle, Carrboro.

Jeremy “Bean” Clemons Jazz Trio $8. Tues, May 2, 9 p.m. Kingfisher, Durham.

Kill Bill: The Rapper (of exociety) $18. Tues, May 2, 8 p.m. Motorco Music Hall, Durham.