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Paperhand Puppet Intervention Harvest Parade Every festival one attends has the capacity of becoming a learning experience. Many learn ...

Once again we've stumbled upon that serendipitous time that rolls around twice a year. A time where we're sitting comfortably betw...

One of my favorite parts about the lead-up months to Shakori Hills is the slow trickling news of bands being added to the lineup. Instead ...

So Shakori Hills is basically one of my favorite parts of the North Carolina music scene. While Shakori is primarily best known for their ...

 It's important to remember that festivals are marathons, not sprints. It's something you see far too many people forgetting, and ...

The Unknown Tongues at Shakori Hills in 2012 It's that time of the year where all I can think about is napping in the middle of a...

Dr. Bacon is a Boone-based band that will perform at Shakori Hills this Spring (April 17-20) It's truly hard to believe that one of ...

Shakori Hills' spring festival will take place on April 17-20 in Silk Hope, N.C Back in February we reported on the initial lineup a...

Indigo Girls will be performing at Spring Shakori alongside The Del McCoury Band, Ben Sollee, Dirty Dozen Brass Band and more It's n...

Paperhand Puppet Parade at Shakori Hills on Saturday, Oct. 12 As another Shakori has passed I'm left here to ponder upon the Shakori...

By the time the week of Shakori rolls around you can pretty much assume I'm not going to expend an ounce of productivity that isn'...

The Brand New Life performs on Thursday, Oct. 10 on the Meadow Stage at 5:00 pm I can barely contain my excitement over how close Shakor...

Mason's Apron @ Fall Shakori 2012 Few things in life get me as excited as Shakori Hills Grassroots Festival. That's not even an ...

Paperhand Puppet Parade on Saturday at Shakori Hills Once again, eager festival goers made the trek to the gorgeous grounds of Shakori H...

The Beast will be performing at Meadow Stage on Friday night at 12:30 and Sunday at 3:00 p.m. If one were to give out awards for outstan...

Noot D'Noot plays at Carson's Grove on Friday April 19 at 11:00 p.m. One of Shakori's greatest draws is the quality of their...

Diali Cissokho & Kaira Ba will be performing on Thursday April 18 and Sunday April 21 at Shakori Hills There's two weeks left u...

Shakori Hills Grassroots Festival of Music and Dance is on April 18-21, 2013 Twice a year festies from all over the area travel to thei...

Shakori Hills Grassroots Festival is from April 19-22, 2012 in Pittsboro, NC.  Tickets are $95 in advance for a 4-day pass We're jus...

Wild Flag @ The Cat's Cradle on October 21, 2011 This week's edition of Around The Triangle brings us yet another new Bottom Str...