Cat's Cradle

Dex Fest 2025 is happening across four nights at four different venues in Carrboro and Chapel Hill. The festival is a celebration of the life and legacy of local musician Dexter Romweber.

WUNC's Brian Burns chats with Matt Sweeney of The Hard Quartet before their show at Cat's Cradle.

Merge Records is celebrating their 35th anniversary this weekend with four shows at Carrboro's Cat's Cradle.

North Carolina musicians and friends talk about the influence Dex Romweber had on their lives.

Lenny Kaye chats with WUNC Music's Brian Burns about the 50th anniversary of Nuggets: Original Artyfacts from the First Psychedelic Era, 1965–1968

The band Wednesday's fifth record is called Rat Saw God, and those guitars kick and buzz like the yellow jackets and chainsaw referenced in the song "What's So Funny." Lead singer Karly Hartzman joined WUNC for an interview recently.

Each year, the Cat's Cradle in Carrboro hosts a concert for the foundation featuring local musicians who gather to play for a good cause. Saturday night's event features tributes to The Police, The Cure and The Ramones.

The band Mipso is leading the charge back to live, in-person performances with a show Friday on an outside stage at the Cat's Cradle in Carrboro that will highlight songs from their new self-titled album.

As the number of COVID cases declines and public health restrictions lift, independent live music venues in North Carolina and across the country are scheduling shows for on-site audiences for the first time in more than a year.

Eiffel 65 is at the Cat’s Cradle playing their 1998 hit single “Blue” on repeat. Weeks pass. Only you can bring light to the dark musical landscape. Even…