
Author: David Menconi
2019 Piedmont Laureate David Menconi was music critic at Raleigh's The News & Observer for 28 years and has also written for publications including Billboard, Rolling Stone, The New York Times, SPIN, salon.com, Our State, The Bluegrass Situation and No Depression. His fourth and latest book is Step It Up and Go: The Story of North Carolina Popular Music, from Blind Boy Fuller and Doc Watson to Nina Simone and Superchunk, published by University of North Carolina Press.
David's photo by Teresa Moore
Vinyl Record Stores in Raleigh, N.C.
Wednesday, February 24, 2021, 4pm by David Menconi
How Three of Raleigh's Arts Organizations Are Preparing for an Uncertain Year
Friday, February 12, 2021, 2pm by David Menconi
Artist Kiara Sanders Features Tar Heel Music Legends in "Together Raleigh" Bus Shelter Project
Monday, January 11, 2021, 5pm by David Menconi
The New Local Music We're Gifting (and Listening To) This Holiday Season
Wednesday, December 09, 2020, 2pm by David Menconi
Moses T. Alexander Greene's NCMA Jukebox Merges Art, Nature and Music
Wednesday, December 02, 2020, 3pm by David Menconi
Boutique Music Instrument Retail in Raleigh, N.C.
Thursday, November 12, 2020, 4pm by David Menconi
Now Open! "Beach Music: Making Waves in the Carolinas" at the North Carolina Museum of History
Thursday, October 08, 2020, 9am by David Menconi
Jack the Radio's "Creatures" Video Captures Raleigh's Own Iconic Dinosaur
Wednesday, September 16, 2020, 2pm by David Menconi
Streaming From Raleigh: North Carolina Museum of Art’s New 'Offstage Live' Series
Friday, September 11, 2020, 12pm by David Menconi
Two of Raleigh's Major September Festivals Gear Up for Virtual Events
Thursday, August 27, 2020, 3pm by David Menconi