LIVE EVENTS
Welcome to 3333Boone – The Lowdown on the High Country! Dive into the heart of Watauga County’s vibrant music scene with our comprehensive monthly calendar of live music events. Whether you’re into cozy acoustic sets or electrifying rock shows, 3333Boone has you covered with hundreds of gigs to explore and enjoy. Discover the best of High Country’s live music all in one place!
The Lowdown On The High Country
Live Event Calendar
Our calendar is your guide to live music in Boone and beyond. Flame – our friendly salamander mascot – will lead you through the High Country’s vibrant music scene, ensuring you never miss a beat.
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Venue: MacRae Meadows, Blowing Rock Highway, Linville, NC Singing on Grandfather is the continuation of one of the oldest and most beloved outdoor gospel music traditions in Appalachia — celebrating over 100 years of fellowship, faith, and music at the base of Grandfather Mountain. Held on the 4th Sunday of June each year at MacRae Meadows. Artist lineup TBA — check singingongrandfather.com for updates.
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Venue: Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts, 733 Rivers St, Boone, NC Calle Malaga is a vibrant flamenco and Spanish roots music ensemble bringing the passion, rhythm, and artistry of traditional Spanish music to the Schaefer Center stage.
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Venue: Sugar Mountain Summer Concert Music Series, 1054 Sugar Mountain Drive, Sugar Mountain, NC Originally forming for a one-off party performance in August 2007, the members of Soul Benefactor decided that playing together was way too much fun to simply hang it up. With decades of experience under their collective belts, they mine the deep grooves of classic recordings from the 1960s and 70s, breathing life into the songs of Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, Al Green, Otis Redding, Booker T. & The MGs, The Meters, Bill Withers, Van Morrison, The Allman Brothers Band, and many more.
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Venue: Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts, 733 Rivers St, Boone, NC The Charlotte Symphony Orchestra is one of the premier orchestras of the American South. Under resident conductor Christopher James Lees, the orchestra brings a dynamic and accessible approach to orchestral performance.
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Venue: Rosen Concert Hall – Broyhill Music Center, 812 Rivers Street, Boone The Rosen-Schaffel Piano Competition is one of the most prestigious young pianist competitions in the Southeast. This free afternoon session is the judging round — open to the public. The top finisher performs at the 7:30 PM Winner's Recital the same evening.
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Venue: Old Hampton Store, 77 Ruffin St, Linville, NC Non Prophets are a dynamic live music act delivering crowd-favorite hits across rock, country, and pop at the Old Hampton Store and beyond.
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Venue: Summer Concerts in the Park, Tate-Evans, Banner Elk, NC Sami & The Academy brings smooth grooves, hot dance tunes, and R&B Classics to the Tate-Evans Park stage. |
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Venue: Linville Falls Winery, 9557 Linville Falls Hwy, Newland, NC Eternally Grateful is a Grateful Dead tribute act performing at Linville Falls Winery in Newland, NC — bringing the Dead's beloved catalog of songs to life in a beautiful mountain vineyard setting.
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Venue: Music on the Lawn - Inn at Ragged Gardens, 203 Sunset Dr, Blowing Rock, NC Reggie and Ryan Harris are a brother duo born and raised in Western North Carolina, where they were exposed to a wide variety of music from an early age. The […]
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Venue: Jones House Cultural Center, 604 W King St, Boone, NC The Town of Boone's beloved free Summer Concert Series returns to the Jones House lawn. All concerts are free and open to the public. Bring a lawn chair or blanket. […]
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Venue: Cook Memorial Park, 3865 Todd Memorial Grade Rd, Todd, NC The King Bees call North Carolina home but have performed for audiences worldwide. Specializing in Blues and American roots music, they are known for their professionalism and exuberant, soulful performances. With a sound rooted in the great tradition of American blues, the King Bees deliver authentic, high-energy shows that honor the genre's legacy while making it fresh and accessible for modern audiences.
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Venue: Old Hampton Store, 77 Ruffin St, Linville, NC Soul Benefactor is a soulful live music act with a rich blend of soul, R&B, and blues that creates an irresistible groove.
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Venue: Boondocks Brew Haus, 302 S. Jefferson Ave, West Jefferson, NC Flow North is a High Country live music act performing at Boondocks Brew Haus Event Center & Brewery in West Jefferson, NC.
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Venue: Old Barn Winery, 2152 Beaver Creek School Rd, West Jefferson, NC Country music the Carolina way. Growing up around Boone, NC, in the Appalachian Mountains, Adam Church is no stranger to the music scene. Adam was first introduced to fellow App State Mountaineer Eric Church's music 20 years ago and has never looked back. His dream started the night Eric Church played at Legends in Boone for the 'Carolina' album release party. Adam also met longtime friend Luke Combs at Appalachian State, where they both started playing as a duo around the Boone area.
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Venue: The Appalachian Theatre of The High Country, 559 West King St, Boone, NC Thurston Howell is the ultimate Yacht Rock Spectacular — a tribute show celebrating the smooth, sun-soaked sounds of late 1970s and early 1980s soft rock. Featuring the polished hits of artists like Christopher Cross, Michael McDonald, Kenny Loggins, and more, Thurston Howell delivers a fun, nostalgic night of smooth grooves and catchy hooks.
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Venue: Broyhill Park - Blowing Rock, 173 Lakeside Dr, Blowing Rock, NC Scarlet Lemonade is a guitar and vocal duo playing rock, pop, country, and much more. Known for their talent, song choices, tight vocal harmonies, and the surprise of a flugelhorn, they are a beloved and crowd-pleasing staple of the Blowing Rock summer concert scene.
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Venue: Sugar Mountain Summer Concert Music Series, 1054 Sugar Mountain Drive, Sugar Mountain, NC Chasing Phoenix performs at Sugar Mountain's Grillin' & Chillin' concert series. Check seesugar.com for details.
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Venue: Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts, 733 Rivers St, Boone, NC Gladys Knight — The Empress of Soul — is a seven-time Grammy Award winner who has been recording and performing for over six decades. Timeless hits include 'Midnight Train to Georgia,' 'Neither One of Us,' and 'I Heard It Through the Grapevine.' Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee.
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Venue: Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts, 733 Rivers St, Boone, NC The great ones endure, and Gladys Knight has long been one of the greatest. Very few singers over the last 60 years have matched her unassailable artistry. This seven-time GRAMMY Award winner has […]
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3 events,Venue: MacRae Meadows, Blowing Rock Highway, Linville, NC Take yourself to the Highlands! This event takes place July 9-12 at MacRae Meadows on the mountain. Very limited parking but shuttle buses are available .
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Venue: Old Hampton Store, 77 Ruffin St, Linville, NC Danny Whittington and Friends are a live music act performing at the Old Hampton Store in Linville, NC.
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Venue: Summer Concerts in the Park, Tate-Evans, Banner Elk, NC Vinyl Live is a five-piece Charlotte, NC-based rock and roll band dedicated to bringing the best music of the last 50 years to life, right off the record.
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Venue: Music on the Lawn - Inn at Ragged Gardens, 203 Sunset Dr, Blowing Rock, NC The King Bees, Rob "Hound Dog" Baskerville and Penny "Queen Bee" Zamagni call the mountains of North Carolina home, but travel the world with their Blues and American Roots music. […]
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Venue: Jones House Cultural Center, 604 W King St, Boone, NC The Town of Boone's beloved free Summer Concert Series returns to the Jones House lawn. All concerts are free and open to the public. Bring a lawn chair or blanket. […]
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Venue: Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts, 733 Rivers St, Boone, NC Straight No Chaser is the internationally acclaimed a cappella group that grew from Indiana University into one of the most successful vocal acts in the world, known for wildly funny and musically brilliant performances.
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Venue: Old Hampton Store, 77 Ruffin St, Linville, NC Tanya & The Roadrunnerz bring their energetic country, rock, and Americana sound to the Old Hampton Store stage in Linville, NC.
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Venue: Saloon Studios Live, 313 Old West Rd, West Jefferson, NC Not just any musician can nail the 5-part harmonies with the likes of Glenn Frey and Don Henley or pull off the talk-box guitar solos of Joe Walsh. But with […]
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Venue: The Appalachian Theatre of The High Country, 559 West King St, Boone, NC The Embers featuring Craig Woolard are North Carolina's premier beach music and shag dancing band. With a sound built on Heart and Soul, Rhythm and Blues, and feel-good music, The Embers have been one of the defining acts of Carolina beach music for decades. Craig Woolard's charismatic vocals and the band's infectious grooves keep audiences dancing all night long.
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Venue: Rosen Concert Hall – Broyhill Music Center, 812 Rivers Street, Boone WindSync is an acclaimed wind quintet known for innovative programming and world-class musicianship. Their family-friendly performance of Prokofiev's Peter and the Wolf is a perfect introduction to classical music for all ages.
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Venue: Broyhill Park - Blowing Rock, 173 Lakeside Dr, Blowing Rock, NC Steve Sensenig is a classically trained pianist who began playing at age three in southeastern Pennsylvania. Holding a B.Mus in piano performance, he spent years accompanying students and faculty at Appalachian State University in Boone, NC, and served as Music Director of the Blowing Rock Stage Company. A versatile performer experienced across classical, jazz, country, gospel, film scoring, and musical theatre, Steve brings refined musicianship to every performance.
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Venue: Sugar Mountain Summer Concert Music Series, 1054 Sugar Mountain Drive, Sugar Mountain, NC The Lucky Strikes are a western North Carolina roots band known for their high-energy blend of rockabilly, country, and Americana. With driving rhythms, twanging guitars, and vocal harmonies, they keep audiences on their feet at venues and festivals across the region.
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Venue: Daniel Boone Native Gardens - Roots in The Garden, 651 Horn in The West, Boone, NC Roots in the Garden returns to Daniel Boone Native Gardens for its fourth season of free Thursday evening concerts. Artist TBA. Check danielboonenativegardens.org/music for the full lineup announcement. Concerts run […]
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Venue: Happy Valley Filling Station, 1275 NC Hwy 268, Lenoir, NC HVFS Open Mic Night is a community live music event at Happy Valley Filling Station, welcoming local and regional musicians to take the stage in an open-mic format.
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Venue: Old Hampton Store, 77 Ruffin St, Linville, NC The Foscoe Four are a High Country band from the Foscoe area of Valle Crucis, delivering a mix of acoustic and electric music favorites.
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6 events,Venue: Beech Mountain Resort, 1007 Beech Mountain Parkway, Beech Mountain, NC This two-day festival features live music across Beech Mountain Resort—from the brewery to the summit bar—plus scenic lift rides, mountain biking, disc golf, and local food and craft vendors. 1-Day […]
Venue: Music on the Lawn - Inn at Ragged Gardens, 203 Sunset Dr, Blowing Rock, NC Originally forming for a one-off party performance in August 2007, the members of Soul Benefactor decided that playing together was way too much fun to simply hang it up after […]
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Venue: Jones House Cultural Center, 604 W King St, Boone, NC The Town of Boone's beloved free Summer Concert Series returns to the Jones House lawn. All concerts are free and open to the public. Bring a lawn chair or blanket. […]
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Venue: Appalachian Ski Mountain, 100 Ski Mountain Road, Blowing Rock, NC Symphony on the Mountain is the evolution of the beloved Symphony by the Lake, now elevated to a spectacular outdoor setting at Appalachian Ski Mountain in Blowing Rock, NC. This annual summer symphony under the stars features world-class orchestral performance against a breathtaking Blue Ridge Mountain backdrop. Tickets: $85 GA / $180 Audiophile.
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Venue: Old Barn Winery, 2152 Beaver Creek School Rd, West Jefferson, NC Camel City Yacht Club brings a smooth, fun sound to Old Barn Winery & Vineyards in West Jefferson, NC — the perfect vibe for an afternoon of wine tasting in the beautiful Ashe County countryside.
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Venue: Cook Memorial Park, 3865 Todd Memorial Grade Rd, Todd, NC Wayne Henderson is the Appalachian guitarist the Nashville pickers talk about — born, raised, and still living in tiny Rugby, Virginia, in Grayson County near the NC border. Using a thumbpick and fingerpicks, his playing sounds like flatpicking, with amazing speed and fluidity, transforming fiddle and banjo pieces into stunning guitar solos. A 1995 National Heritage Fellow, he has performed at Carnegie Hall, the Smithsonian, Fenway Park, and for the Queen of England, and has built over 900 guitars in his 60-year career. Good friend Doc Watson said of his Henderson mandolin, 'That Henderson mandolin is as good as any I've had my hands on.' |
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Venue: Old Barn Winery, 2152 Beaver Creek School Rd, West Jefferson, NC Tin Can Alley is a High Country live music act performing at Old Barn Winery in West Jefferson, NC.
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Venue: Broyhill Park - Blowing Rock, 173 Lakeside Dr, Blowing Rock, NC 3 Toe Possum is a 5-piece cover band based in Elkin, NC, bringing you the best hits from the '70s through the '90s. A High Country crowd favorite with a fun, energetic stage presence, they are no strangers to the Broyhill Park gazebo stage in Blowing Rock.
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Venue: Sugar Mountain Summer Concert Music Series, 1054 Sugar Mountain Drive, Sugar Mountain, NC The Great Levelers perform at Sugar Mountain's Grillin' & Chillin' concert series. Check seesugar.com for details.
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Venue: Old Hampton Store, 77 Ruffin St, Linville, NC Smokin' Joe Randolph Band delivers high-energy blues, rock, and soul. Joe Randolph has been entertaining High Country audiences for decades with his powerful voice and electrifying guitar work.
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Venue: Summer Concerts in the Park, Tate-Evans, Banner Elk, NC Y2K-Kids is a high-energy, power-packed, ultra-fun 6-piece band paying tribute to the iconic music of the 2000s. Covering all the unforgettable genres from the decade — pop, rock, hip-hop, and R&B — they deliver the ultimate throwback experience.
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Venue: Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts, 733 Rivers St, Boone, NC Rock legend Rick Springfield has sold over 25 million albums worldwide. His 1981 #1 hit 'Jessie's Girl' won the Grammy for Best Male Rock Vocal Performance. With 17 US Top 40 hits and decades of sold-out tours, Springfield remains one of the most beloved rock artists of the 1980s.
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Venue: Jones House Cultural Center, 604 W King St, Boone, NC The Town of Boone's beloved free Summer Concert Series returns to the Jones House lawn. All concerts are free and open to the public. Bring a lawn chair or blanket. […]
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Venue: Music on the Lawn - Inn at Ragged Gardens, 203 Sunset Dr, Blowing Rock, NC If Birds Could Fly is a band for people who love real country music — not the over-produced contemporary country scene, but the real thing. They represent the authentic sound of traditional and classic country, delivering honest, heartfelt performances that connect deeply with audiences who appreciate the roots of the genre.
Venue: Valle Crucis Community Park, 2892 Broadstone Rd., Banner Elk, NC Country music the Carolina way. Growing up around Boone, NC, in the Appalachian Mountains, Adam Church is no stranger to the music scene. Adam was first introduced to fellow App State Mountaineer Eric Church's music 20 years ago and has never looked back. His dream started the night Eric Church played at Legends in Boone for the 'Carolina' album release party. Adam also met longtime friend Luke Combs at Appalachian State, where they both started playing as a duo around the Boone area.
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Venue: Old Hampton Store, 77 Ruffin St, Linville, NC Non Prophets are a dynamic live music act delivering crowd-favorite hits across rock, country, and pop at the Old Hampton Store and beyond.
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Venue: Saloon Studios Live, 313 Old West Rd, West Jefferson, NC Pandora's Box is the Ultimate Aerosmith Tribute, delivering the hard rock anthems of 'Dream On,' 'Sweet Emotion,' 'Walk This Way,' and 'Dude Looks Like a Lady.' Joined by The Rewind.
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Venue: Kidd Brewer Stadium, 270 Stadium Drive, Boone, NC Multi-Platinum hitmaker Jon Pardi brings his honky-tonk swagger to Kidd Brewer Stadium in Boone for his first-ever High Country performance. Six of Pardi's 14 Billboard chart singles have reached No. 1, including 'Head Over Boots,' 'Dirt on My Boots,' 'Heartache Medication,' and 'Last Night Lonely.' With four Top 5 albums and 9.3 billion global streams, Pardi has solidified his place as one of country music's most committed traditionalists.
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Venue: Broyhill Park - Blowing Rock, 173 Lakeside Dr, Blowing Rock, NC Carmen Tate is a Queen City Music Awards Female Rock Vocalist of the Year Nominee from Charlotte, NC. An accomplished pianist, Carmen matches her powerhouse vocals to a rockin' keyboard style, delivering high-energy performances with crowd-pleasing involvement. Her influences include Stevie Nicks, Joan Jett, Melissa Etheridge, and Steve Perry. |
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Venue: Sugar Mountain Summer Concert Music Series, 1054 Sugar Mountain Drive, Sugar Mountain, NC The Cornbread Junkies perform at Sugar Mountain's Grillin' & Chillin' concert series. Check seesugar.com for details.
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Venue: Rosen Concert Hall – Broyhill Music Center, 812 Rivers Street, Boone The Calidore String Quartet is one of the most celebrated chamber ensembles of their generation, winners of the Avery Fisher Career Grant and Cleveland Quartet Award. The New York Times praised their 'playing of tremendous intensity and color.'
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Venue: Daniel Boone Native Gardens - Roots in The Garden, 651 Horn in The West, Boone, NC Roots in the Garden returns to Daniel Boone Native Gardens for its fourth season of free Thursday evening concerts. Artist TBA. Check danielboonenativegardens.org/music for the full lineup announcement. Concerts run […]
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Venue: Old Hampton Store, 77 Ruffin St, Linville, NC Pressley Laton Band is a High Country Americana and country act, a featured performer at Sugar Mountain Resort's Grillin' & Chillin' series and venues across western NC.
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Venue: Summer Concerts in the Park, Tate-Evans, Banner Elk, NC The Collective (Dennis Murphy Tribute) is a crowd favorite right from the High Country, playing Classic Rock, Blues, Country, and R&B. |
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Venue: Jones House Cultural Center, 604 W King St, Boone, NC The Town of Boone's beloved free Summer Concert Series returns to the Jones House lawn. All concerts are free and open to the public. Bring a lawn chair or blanket. […]
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Venue: Music on the Lawn - Inn at Ragged Gardens, 203 Sunset Dr, Blowing Rock, NC The Lucky Strikes are a western North Carolina roots band known for their high-energy blend of rockabilly, country, and Americana. With driving rhythms, twanging guitars, and vocal harmonies, they keep audiences on their feet at venues and festivals across the region. 
Venue: Valle Crucis Community Park, 2892 Broadstone Rd., Banner Elk, NC Get ready to turn back the clock and crank up the neon — The Rewind isn't just another 80s tribute band. Hailing from Boone, NC, this high-energy quartet brings the ultimate 80s experience to stages across the region.
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Venue: Old Hampton Store, 77 Ruffin St, Linville, NC The Johnson Brothers are an acclaimed acoustic duo from the High Country performing bluegrass, old-time, and folk music with impeccable harmonies and skilled guitar and banjo work.
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Venue: Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts, 733 Rivers St, Boone, NC The Jayhawks are one of the most beloved and influential alternative country and Americana bands in rock history. Formed in Minneapolis in 1985, they pioneered the sound known as 'Americana.' Their albums Tomorrow the Green Grass and Sound of Lies are considered classics of the genre.
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Venue: Schaefer Center for the Performing Arts, 733 Rivers St, Boone, NC For more than 40 years, The Jayhawks have created music that embodies the enduring spirit and soul of classic American songwriting. The band emerged from Minneapolis in the post-punk era […]
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