Red Rooster Music Pavilion Hosts the 11th Annual SilosPaLooZa on Saturday, June 22, 2024
The Silos Restaurant will host their 11th Annual Silospalooza Music Festival this weekend, this Saturday, June 22, 2024, in their backyard at the Red Rooster Music Pavilion. Gates open at 2 PM, music starts at 3 PM. All are welcome to bring chairs, blankets, bug repellant, and sunblock, but please leave coolers and pets at home.
This is also the day of their annual pizza-eating contest. Hungry participants battle it out for prizes. All are welcome to compete. Just sign up after you arrive.
Lua Flora headlines this yearly event featuring North Carolina music makers. The beachy folk band hails from Asheville, NC, and will take the stage at 7 p.m. on Saturday. I caught the trio the other night in Greensboro and loved every minute of their show. O'Town is in for a great treat!
Joining the opening act for several songs will be famed studio drummer Bernard Purdue. Don't miss him laying down the beats with the Orange County-based folk fellas, The Stagger Brothers. Bringing the classic rock vibes to the stage will be Carteret County’s own Heart Stop. Pamlico County's Southern Hellcats is closing the music and food fun day.
Keeping the Beats Around Town Friday Night
I caught a few songs by the Duzans Duo last Friday night when I stopped by The Brown Pelican. They opened the night of music, sharing some popular songs we know and some original jams too. I captured one of Charlie's songs, "Take Me Back to New Bern."
Seeing the duo was great; it was even better to hear them. The father who influenced a son and a son who inspired his father makes for a sweet story on Father's Day weekend. And that is the tale of these two players. Charlie gave Tommy the music bug, and once he started to take it to town, Charlie came out of the house and did the same. They played their first show together for me in November 2018 and have been hitting the scene hard since.
Tommy Duzan plays solo from here to the beach while his father, Charlie, does a lot of music work around town. You can join him each Tuesday for his Jam Sessions at The Brown Pelican. All are welcome to share songs, and they will have the room set up to record your jams.
Righteous Roots Music Rolled Through Town Friday
I dropped by BrUtopia Brewing Co. Friday night to check out Righteous Roots Music. When I caught him, guitarist and singer Tom Leighton was playing as a solo act. He hails from Richmond, VA, these days but has called NC home at other times in his life. He blends the island vibes of reggae and puts them on display to groove others. Playing up and down the eastern seaboard, primarily solo, you can catch him several times this weekend. Tonight, Leighton will be grooving the folks in Wilmington Music, which starts at 5 PM. Righteous Roots @ Coquina Fishbar (Solo), and you can find him in Beaufort, NC on Sunday. Righteous Roots @ Cru Wine Bar (Solo).
Ryan Rubich Returns to Town
It is always nice to find good friends around town. On Friday night, I found a dear one at Pinky's The Pub Upstairs, where the talented singer-songwriter Ryan Rubich was shredding.
I first met Ryan Rubich in the Summer of 2018 at an open mic night in Atlantic Beach. Tiffany Elaine hosted the event, and on that night, I made the acquaintance of Rubich and his friend Jared Cain. I met them both when they were somewhat bored with the doldrums of life and set out to conquer their despair with music. A few weeks later, I would meet with Rubich to discuss breaking onto the scene here in NC. I assured him that if he set out to do it, this place would love it.
Backing my words, I booked Rubich and Cain for several events here in New Bern. Before long, they were playing on the regular. The duo eventually went their separate ways but remained friends til the end. Sadly, we lost Cain in 2022. That was a soul-shifting event for Rubich. One that left him feeling vulnerable and lost for a little while.
