Author: David Menconi
2019 Piedmont Laureate David Menconi was music critic at The News & Observer in Raleigh 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 fifth book, "Oh, Didn’t They Ramble: Rounder Records and the Transformation of American Roots Music," will be published in October 2023 by University of North Carolina Press.
David's photo by Teresa Moore
Band Together, Oct. 7: A Concert For a Good Cause Featuring Jason Isbell and More
Wednesday, September 13, 2023, 3pm by David Menconi
Artist Caitlin Cary's New Exhibit Features 'Raleigh's Humble Landmarks'
Monday, September 11, 2023, 10am by David Menconi
Hopscotch Music Festival Returns to Raleigh, Sept. 7-9
Wednesday, August 30, 2023, 1pm by David Menconi
Theatre In The Park Readies for 50th Year of 'A Christmas Carol'
Thursday, August 17, 2023, 12pm by David Menconi
Celebrating 50 Years of Hip-Hop with the City of Raleigh Museum
Monday, August 07, 2023, 9am by David Menconi
Jazz in the Square Brings Five Free Concerts to Downtown Raleigh's Moore Square
Tuesday, August 01, 2023, 2pm by David Menconi
Liberation Station, N.C.'s First Black-Owned Children's Bookstore, Comes to Downtown Raleigh
Wednesday, June 14, 2023, 2pm by David Menconi
Rialto Theatre Readies for a New Era, Under New Ownership, Beginning This Summer
Friday, June 09, 2023, 1pm by David Menconi
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