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• Birds and Arrows, but no cello (tonight at Casbah)

  Cellist Josh Starmer is departing folk-rock trio Birds and Arrows, while husband-wife Pete and Andrea Connolly plan collaborations with other local musicians this summer.

  • by Peter Blackstock
  • May 23, 2013

• Videos: Last Year's Men, The Lollipops and more gather at Slim's to support Elijah Von Cramon

  After being hit by a car, Paint Fumes frontman Elijah Von Cramon gets a lot of help from a lot of friends in Raleigh.

  • by Dan Schram
  • May 22, 2013

• Saturday: The Backsliders, PKM raise money to battle Parkinson's Disease

  Seven bands join to raise funds for The Michael Gardner Foundation.

  • by Bryan C. Reed
  • May 16, 2013
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More by Grayson Currin

• The week in music: March 27-April 3, 2013

  10&2: a dozen gigs for your consideration

  • by Grayson Currin
  • Mar 27, 2013

• Herding jazz cats: How D-Town Brass manages 15 members

  The assorted day jobs of D-Town's members make scheduling hard. But the size of the ensemble allows them both versatility and force, as evidenced by their excellent new nine-track album, Golden Belt.

  • by Grayson Currin
  • May 15, 2013
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