• Raleigh Iron Works is hosting their ‘Shamrock Stroll’ event on Saturday and Sunday form noon to close, collect all 5 stamps across the event and be entered for a grand price from Ponysaurus Brewing — more info here.
• Just a reminder, the Downtown Raleigh St. Patrick’s Day Parade is TOMORROW. Prepare for heavier traffic around downtown as festivities get under way.
• Cortado a new coffee shop on Glenwood South, is officially open, with hours every day of the week (except Monday) from 8am - 4pm.
• TrianglePopUp has their Monthly Makers Market, tomorrow from 11-4, at Fenton.
• Blackbird Books & Coffee is hosting their Silent Book Club event from 5-7PM tonight and tomorrow — read more about in on their website.
• The next International Jazz Open Jam is next week, check them out March 18th this month at Neptune’s with Também.
• Did you have a late night by chance? Maybe you saw the Blood Moon! Early this morning, from about midnight to 6am, with a totality around 2:30am, North America saw a “reddish moon” — read more here.
Free shows listed first, followed by paid shows in order of time.
Mar 14th - Friday
• Dave Hawkins [folk rock] @ Gizmo Brew Works (Triangle Dr.) | 6PM - FREE
• Sean Moore [country/acoustic] @ Clockwork | 7PM - FREE
• Danger Hall w/ Peter Lamb [jazz] @ Moon Room | 8PM - FREE
• Felix Tandem [power-pop] @ Night Rider | 7PM - Potential Cover $
• Lucky Feeling & Super Reg: Release Show [post-hardcore] @ Kings | 7:30PM - $12+
• Live Band Emo Night followed by 80’s Goth Night [emo] @ Neptunes | 8PM
• Jesse Roper w/ Eric Lee Hardt [blues rock] @ The Pour House | 9:30PM - $15+
Mar 15th - Saturday
• Root Down Collective [jazz] @ Moon Room | 8PM - FREE
• Corey Ward [alt pop] @ Tin Room Raleigh | 3PM - Potential Cover $
• Emo Night Brooklyn [emo/pop punk] @ Kings | 9PM - $20+
• BORGEOUS [electronic] @ Milk Bar | 10PM - Potential Cover $
Author’s Playlist
I’ve stumbled across some really good music lately, both in person and online. Going forward each week, I am going to add a small section here of what I am listening too.
• NCSU Softball takes on Notre Dame this weekend at home, while NCSU Baseball plays Virginia Tech as well.
• NC FC plays their first home game tomorrow night against Loudoun United FC, NC Courage plays Racing Louisville FC tomorrow away.
• The Hurricanes take on the Red Wings tonight at 7PM, they hosted a Mardi Gras themed gala for the team the other night. Seems some karaoke was taking place…
Mar 14th - Friday - Overcast , High 58°F, Low 46°F
• Sunrise: 07:27 AM, Sunset: 07:22 PM - Moon: Full Moon 🌕
Mar 15th - Saturday - Mist, High 71°F, Low 49°F
• Sunrise: 07:25 AM, Sunset: 07:23 PM - Moon: Waning Gibbous 🌖
Future Hi/Low - Sun. 73/58 | Mon. 61/47 | Tue. 72/45
Last Thoughts
I like keeping this bottom section here a bit more personal, just as a nice reminder that a person writes these in case they start feeling a bit too robotic.
Still thankful for all the feedback on these so far, looking forward to working with more people into these next few months as I try to expand the content a bit more. See you Monday!