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Brightleaf Square
February

live entertainment

Join us for music in the courtyard at Brightleaf Square.   We feature some of the areas finest artists.   Some of our restaurants offer outdoor seating, and most of the retail shops are open during the concerts.   Admission is slways free.
2011

May 6   7-9pm    The Party Nuts    

May 12   7-9pm    Joe Bell and the Stinging Blades    

May 13   7-9pm    Will McBride Group    Jazz/Funk/Pop
Trio of former touring pro musicians, with over 50 years of collective stage experience. The WMG does everything from dinner jazz to dance/funk/contemporary.

May 14   7-9pm    Carnavalito    Latin Jazz
Carnivalito grabs hold of every Latin sound imaginable- mambos, sambas, cumbia and meringue- then explodes with what reviewers have called "percussive fire" and "five-alarm salsa".  The band itself is as rich a mix as its music.

May 20   7-9pm    Essential Elements    

May 27   7-9pm    Sayer McShane    Dance/Rock/Funk/Motown/Blues

Jun 3   7-9pm    Crossover Drive    
JumpBlues/Rhytm&Blues/Funk/Rock-A-Billy

Jun 10   7-9pm    Will McBride Group    Jazz/Funk/Pop
Trio of former touring pro musicians, with over 50 years of collective stage experience.  The WMG does everything from dinner jazz to dance/funk/contemporary.

Jun 17   7-9pm    tHE.DESIGN    

Jun 24   7-9pm    Little Windows    Appalacian/Irish
LITTLE WINDOWS creates a mix of Appalachian and Irish music, and traditionally-based originals, with a special focus placed on unaccompanied ballads.  They also explore the spiritual nature of song and harmonic sound.

Jul 1   7-9pm    Risse Band    

Jul 8   7-9pm    Frankie Alexander    

Jul 15   7-9pm    Café Mars    Jazz/Fusion
Café Mars consists of an all-star line-up of Raleigh/Durham musicians.  A unique fusion of Top-40 hits from the 60's, 70's, 80's, 90's from contemporary jazz to funk.

Jul 22   7-9pm    Carla Wilson Band    

Jul 29   7-9pm    Cave Dwellers    Honky Tonk
Hottest Honky-Tonk band, plays all your old Traditional Country favorites and many new originals.

Aug 5   7-9pm    Shine    Dance/Pop Rock
Shine's a dynamic group.  They cater their shows to what will best fit each gig.  They range from acoustic 3-piece, to a full band with full PA and anywhere in between.

Aug 12   7-9pm    The Ginger Thompson Band    Soul/Motown/R&B/Pop/Standards/Beach/Rock-N-Roll

Aug 19   7-9pm    Swift Creek    Jazz/Funk/Pop

Aug 26   7-9pm    CRUSH    Pop/Rock/Soul
A Crush performance includes music by the greatest R&B, pop, rock & soul artists from the 60's, 70's, 80's & 90's on up to the present day.

Sep 2   7-9pm    Johnny White & The Elite    Show Dance Band
The band consists of two powerful lead vocalist, JOHNNY WHITE and SHIRL, and three soulful FEAMLE BACKGROUND SINGERS.  They combine their singing ability with HIGH ENERGY CHOREOGRAPHY that will make you, the spectator, become a part of their show.

Sep 9   7-9pm    Climb Jacob's Ladder    

Sep 16   7-9pm    Zydecopious    Zydeco

Sep 23   7-9pm    Bull City Syndicate    Funk/Horn/R&B
No other band from the Carolinas, or the entire Mid-Atlantic region for that matter, dares attempt the intricate fusion of rhythm-section funk, 4-horn firepower, and soaring vocals this band throws down each time thay play live.


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