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Home›Author: Eric Sommer

Author: Eric Sommer

Eric Sommer

  • Dirtwire at Cat’s Cradle, Carrboro, NC

    Live Reviews, Magazine, Reviews
    July 25, 2026
    by Eric Sommer
    Web: dirtwire.netContact: dirtwire@mammothmusicgroup.comPlayers: David Satori, violin, banjo, guitars, guimbri, percussion; Evan Fraser, kalimba, jaw harp, kamale, n’groni, global percussion The stage is almost completely dark. The 700-seat room is packed ...
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  • Future Islands at Cat’s Cradle, Carrboro, NC

    Live Reviews, Magazine, Reviews
    July 25, 2026
    by Eric Sommer
    Web: future-islands.comContact: clarisse@atcmanagement.comPlayers: Samuel T. Herring, vocals; Gerrit Welmers, keys, synths, programming; William Cashion, bass, electric guitar; Michael Lowry, drums, percussion For a collection of students who first came together ...
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  • Radio Memphis Keeps Memphis’ Heritage Upfront… and Personal

    Magazine, Music Industry Tips
    May 30, 2026
    by Eric Sommer
    If ever there were a musical “bunker,” it’s the place Radio Memphis calls home. You find it tucked deep in the basement of an unassuming strip mall somewhere around 4745 ...
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  • Jonah Kagen at Cat’s Cradle, Carrboro, NC

    Latest, Live Reviews, Magazine, Reviews
    May 8, 2026
    by Eric Sommer
    Web: jonahkagen.comContact: kylie@jonahkagen.comPlayers: Jonah Kagen, guitars, vocals; Jefferson Rinck, guitars, bass, lower register musings; Sam Johnson, guitar; Dalton Thomas, drums, percussion Smart acts use a cool walk-on track so the ...
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  • NEP at Cat’s Cradle, Carrboro, NC

    Latest, Live Reviews, Magazine, Reviews
    May 7, 2026
    by Eric Sommer
    Web: robertlesterfolsom.comContact: dshaw@baselinemusic.comPlayers: Nep, vocals; Tyler Pons, drums; Sophia Damiani, bass; Jake Sonderman, guitar Grab your slide rules: Albert Einstein almost had it right, but the real equation on display ...
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  • Tip Jar: A Tale of Loss, Redemption, and Fulfillment That Is All True and Uplifting

    Magazine, Music Industry Tips
    February 21, 2026
    by Eric Sommer
    When I was just back from my first year in college, I was staying in the house in Lexington on Hunt Road, and I was just getting things together and rehearsing and ...
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  • Live Review of CY&I

    Latest, Live Reviews, Magazine, Reviews
    February 13, 2026
    by Eric Sommer
    Cat’s Cradle Carrbora, NC Contact: cysteelecobb@gmail.comWeb: instagram.com/cy_and_i_bandPlayers: Max McMichaels, guitar, vocals; Cy Steele-Cobb, keys; Gus O’Brien, drums; Aidan Gillette, bass The CY&I Christmas Show at the Cat’s Cradle Back Room ...
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  • Live Review of Robert Lester Folsom

    Latest, Live Reviews, Magazine, Reviews
    February 9, 2026
    by Eric Sommer
    Cat’s Cradle Carrbora, NC Contact: zach@mexicansummer.comWeb: robertlesterfolsom.comPlayers: Landon Gay (Howdy), pedal steel; Kevin Peacon, guitar; Mike Monahan, drums; Robert Lester Folsom, lead; Brooke Gardwood, glockenspiel; Jeremy Marshall Blanton, bass; Jeremy ...
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  • Tip Jar: Low-Cost Guitars That Earn Their Place on Stage

    Magazine, Music Industry Tips
    January 24, 2026
    by Eric Sommer
    By the time a guitar survives years of live performances, price becomes irrelevant. What matters is whether it holds tune, projects reliably through a PA, and delivers a sound that ...
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  • Industry Profile: Fame, The Swampers, and the Concrete Bunker: A Walk Through Muscle Shoals, Where ...

    Industry Profile, Magazine
    January 23, 2026
    by Eric Sommer
    Three years ago, somewhere between a string of shows across Alabama, Nashville, and Mississippi, this writer did what musicians have been doing for decades: we pointed the car toward Muscle ...
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