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Thursday, July 2, 2009; 6:30pm
Natty Greene's Pub & Brewing Co.
345 South Elm St., Greensboro
EMFfringe Kick-Off Party
Presented by YES! Weekly
featuring Holy Ghost Tent Revival
FREE!
Bring your friends to start the season off with some fun and high energy! Great music, appetizers, door prizes, and a guaranteed good time. Triad Stage Box Office will be on site to handle all of your EMF ticketing needs.
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Thursday, July 9, 2009; 8pm
Triad Stage
232 South Elm Street, Greensboro
The Chris Hicks Band
Tickets: $22 General Admission
Chris Hicks has been brandishing his style of rock and roll since his teens. Whether it was in his early groups – Legacy, the Fresh Figs, and Loose Change – or with southern rock legends the Outlaws and the Marshall Tucker Band... or as a solo artist, The Hitman has captivated audiences with his compelling songwriting, netherworld vocals, arena echoing axmanship, and his freight train harmonica playing.
www.chrishicksband.com
After Party at Upstage Cabaret at Triad Stage
Food provided by Mellow Mushroom
232 South Elm Street, Greensboro
 
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Saturday, July 18, 2009; 8pm
Triad Stage
232 South Elm Street, Greensboro
Steep Canyon Rangers
Tickets: $22 General Admission
Back by popular demand after selling out at EMFfringe 2008, this Asheville, NC band has built a reputation as an engaging acoustic quintet seasoned by constant touring. Before being nominated for two International Bluegrass Music awards in 2008, including Album of the Year for Lovin' Pretty Women, Steep Canyon Rangers were named Emerging Artist of the Year in 2006 at the IBMA awards ceremony in Nashville, TN. The group has been regularly featured on the Grand Ole Opry , as well as major U.S. Bluegrass and Americana music festivals such as MerleFest, Telluride, GreyFox, DelFest, and RockyGrass.
www.steepcanyon.com
After Party at Level 2
113 South Elm Street, Greensboro
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Thursday, July 23, 2009; 8pm
Triad Stage
232 South Elm Street, Greensboro
The Waybacks
Tickets: $22 General Admission
A return engagement for this four-piece group that sold out in 2008, but no two shows are ever the same. Hailing from the San Francisco Bay area, The Waybacks are an uninhibited, unpredictable, and eclectic band. Their full arsenal of acoustic and electric instruments is infused with bluegrass, Memphis soul, honky-tonk, Parisian swing, classical music, vintage blues pop, and much more. You may know them from their tour days with Grateful Dead founder Bob Weir.
www.waybacks.com
After Party at Rim Tapas and Fine Wine Bar
featuring Salter Path
219 S Elm St, Greensboro
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Friday, July 24, 2009; 8pm
Triad Stage
232 South Elm Street, Greensboro
The Larry McCray Band
Tickets: $22 General Admission
Named 2006 Gibson Artist of the Year, Larry McCray is one of a handful of talented young blues performers leading the genre across boundaries and into the new century. McCray's savage blues-rock guitar and warm, soulful vocals have drawn attention worldwide. He has performed with Dickey Betts, The Allman Brothers Band, Warren Haynes, and Gov't Mule.
www.larrymccrayband.com
After Party TBA
featuring Bill West
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Saturday, July 25, 2009; 8pm
Triad Stage
232 South Elm Street, Greensboro
The John Cowan Band
"The Voice of New Grass"
with opening act Laurelyn Dossett
Tickets: $27 General Admission
(no gift certificates for this performance)
Bluegrass, Newgrass, Rock N' Rollgrass. True innovators defy easy categorization and John Cowan is the ultimate innovator. His ability to move easily between music styles and blend and bend genres into creative new forms has made him one of the most significant voices in acoustic music over the past thirty years. Cowan rose to fame as the lead singer for New Grass Revival with his band mates Sam Bush, Bela Fleck, and Pat Flynn.
www.johncowanband.com
After Party at Churchill's on Elm
213 S Elm Street, Greensboro
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Sunday, July 26, 2009; 6pm
Founders Lawn, Guilford College
5800 West Friendly Ave., Greensboro
Music for a Sunday Evening in the Park:
The New Familiars
FREE!
From the foothills of Appalachia, a new musical combo has appeared; grown from seeds of the folk, blues, and bluegrass found abundant in the Carolinas, yet shaped by the undeniable power of rock and roll. Known as The New Familiars, these five gentlemen combine an amazing passion for harmony with multi-instrumental talent and unusual storytelling abilities.
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Thursday, July 30, 2009; 8pm
Triad Stage
232 South Elm Street, Greensboro
Mike Cross
Tickets:$27 General Admission
(no gift certificates for this performance)
There was a time when only a handful of students and alumni in Chapel Hill, NC showed up faithfully when entertainer Mike Cross played a local club. Now, thirteen albums, numerous network radio and television appearances, and hundreds of concerts later, things are rapidly changing. Whether he is appearing at Symphony Hall in Boston or an outdoor music festival in California, people across the country look forward to seeing their favorite fiddling storyteller and sharing the fun with friends.
www.mikecross.com
After Party at 223 South Elm
featuring Sam Frazier
223 S Elm Street, Greensboro
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Saturday, July 11, 2009; 10:30am
Triad Stage
232 South Elm Street, Greensboro
Shana Banana is Back!
Tickets: Adults $10 / Children $6
Back by popular demand, Shana Banana invites you to join her Banana Beach Party USA, a musical show about ocean animals and environmental awareness. Shana is a multi-award winning Florida singer/songwriter whose lively stage presence, dynamic voice, wonderful video and CDs have earned her Parents' Choice and NAPPA awards. Join us for this fun-filled family concert geared toward children ages two to seven!
www.shanabanana.com
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Friday, July 17, 2009; 7pm
Greensboro Day School
5401 Lawndale Dr, Greensboro
Tickets: General Admission $18, Family Four Pack $59
Concerts by Dan Zanes and Friends are always cause for celebration, filled with singing and dancing to songs brimming with warmth, wisdom and wonderful music. The Grammy Award Winner is joined on stage by his "Beautifully scruffy, harmonically precise, spirited, and better-than-ever band" performing songs sung in both English and Spanish in a homespun style giving you the feeling that a bunch of wildly talented friends and neighbors just got together to throw a party... and everyone's invited.
www.danzanes.com
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