Katei Cranford

Jacob Darden is reigniting his roving and revolving warped-Americana outfit, Ameriglow, in all new hues and unwritten possibilities, starting with a show amongst friends and family, featuring Instant Regrets and Jonny Alright at the Flat Iron on September 15.

Happy post-Hopscotch fellow N.C. rock’n’rollers — though “happy” isn’t quite the word for this time of year: it’s more of a mixed bag of post-festival buzz and longing for the long nights running around Raleigh streets.

Summer ends and the seasons of giving begin with benefit festivals and musical fundraisers heating up while the days cool off.

The Winston-Salem Rap Round Robin makes its ninth annual return, hollerin’ up the new venue era of Hoots Roller Bar on September 28.

Matty Sheets has gone beyond, as he has for so many before, with spirits high.

Boys and girls of every age, wouldn’t you like to see something strange? …it’s Halloween season in the Triad, y’all — of course you would!

Back when I wrote my last column of the summer-dedicated to fundraisers and charity shows on September 18 — I described a certain spirit of giving that came early this year. It was a sweet nod that has since been tested in ways nobody could have imagined.

At the time of this writing, Election Day looms. By the time it hits stands, the polls will be closed and the winner announced. Heavy times.

The Rinaldis are revving back into action with a string of new singles — driving their cinematic garage-rock into an upcoming EP, “Year of the Rat,” their first release since

In a different take on “friends-giving,” the first annual Jam for Joe: A Musical Celebration of Joe Hundertmark and Nathan Harris will go down, starting at 7 p.m. on November