Win tickets to Dex Romweber at Duke Gardens

Dex Romweber & The New Romans are next up on Duke Performances' Music in the Gardens calendar with their show next Thursday, June 21.

For a chance to win a pair of tickets to the show, email trianglemusiccontests at gmail dot com with "Dex Romweber tickets" in the subject line no later than noon on Monday, June 18. We will select and notify a winner that afternoon. One entry per person, please.

Tickets to the show are $12, or $5 for Duke students and employees, and free for children 12 and under.

Duke Performances unveils Music in the Gardens lineup

Duke Performances has announced the lineup for what is arguably the best summer concert series around and, as usual, it's end-to-end with stellar local acts.

The Music in the Gardens series kicks off Wednesday, June 6, with The Beast and Big Band and includes The Old Ceremony, Dex Romweber & The New Romans, Bombadil, Mandolin Orange, Midtown Dickens and Megafaun.

Tickets go on sale May 15 and are $12 in advance, $5 for Duke students and employees, and free for children 12 and under.

Interview: Dexter Romweber on 'Is that You in the Blue?'

Photo by Judy Woodall

On July 26, Chapel Hill rock and roll legend Dexter Romweber and his sister Sarah Romweber will release their second album, Is that You in the Blue?, as the Dex Romweber Duo. The duo will play a CD release show at the Cat’s Cradle on July 22 to kick off a new tour promoting the album.

Triangle Music was able to chat with Dexter Romweber to talk about the new album, upcoming tour and how music is his mission.

Dex Romweber, Love Language members playing Trekky's Christmas at the Cradle

It's that time of year again. We're a week out from Thanksgiving and a month away from Trekky Records' annual "Christmas at the Cradle" event. This year's event features two local heavyhitters, Dex Romweber and Stuart McLamb and Missy Thangs of The Love Language. Other performers include the Trekky Yultide Orchestra, Des Ark, Whatever Brains, Organos, Veelee, Birds and Arrows and Mount Weather. The event will be hosted by Billy Sugarfix.

[UPDATE: Lonnie Walker has been added to the show.]

It all goes down on Tuesday, December 15 at the Cat's Cradle. Tickets are on sale now via etix.com for $8. As it does every year, proceeds will benefit the National Multiple Sclerosis Society.