
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
Summer Concerts and Movies at the North Carolina Museum of Art
Thursday, May 04, 2023, 12pm by David Menconi
The Longleaf Film Festival Returns to the North Carolina Museum of History, May 12-13
Thursday, April 27, 2023, 9am by David Menconi
North Carolina Opera Brings 'Porgy and Bess' to the Stage in Downtown Raleigh
Tuesday, April 04, 2023, 1pm by David Menconi
'Ruth E. Carter: Afrofuturism in Costume Design' at the North Carolina Museum of Art
Friday, March 24, 2023, 9am by David Menconi
Pour House Pressing: Vinyl-Pressing Venture From The Pour House Music Hall & Record Shop
Wednesday, March 15, 2023, 3pm by David Menconi
Dreamville Festival: J. Cole, Drake, Usher and More (April 1-2 in Raleigh)
Tuesday, February 28, 2023, 11am by David Menconi
Role Rehearsal: Carlos Miguel Prieto is North Carolina Symphony's Next Music Director
Friday, February 10, 2023, 9am by David Menconi
'The Power of Women in Country Music' at the North Carolina Museum of History
Thursday, February 09, 2023, 3pm by David Menconi
Feb. 17: Carolina Hurricanes Fan Fest in Downtown Raleigh
Friday, February 03, 2023, 9am by David Menconi
PineCone's Down Home Concert Series Aims High in 2023
Tuesday, January 10, 2023, 9am by David Menconi