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

Pioneering songwriter, singer, and multi-instrumentalist Alice Gerrard has been passing along and preserving old-time Appalachian and bluegrass music for 60 years. She's performing at her 90th birthday concert this Saturday in Raleigh.

With her latest album, "Spectacles," Shirlette Ammons talks about what it means to gaze versus being gazed at, the influence of her eastern North Carolina roots and her collaborators in Durham, paying homage to Prince and how a path to a better future is to "trouble" important issues.

Paperhand Puppet Intervention, which has put on giant puppet shows for more than two decades, teams up with Grammy nominees Pierce and Nnenna Freelon to connect people to their ancestors and the natural world. They are performing their show, "Where Our Spirits Reside," at DPAC on Valentine's Day.

Chatham County Line bandmates Dave Wilson and John Teer share the inspiration behind the songs on their 10th album, HIYO, out Jan. 26.

Vivian Leva and Riley Calcagno, better known as Viv & Riley, recently released "Imaginary People." The album melds bright production elements with wistful and sometimes bittersweet stories that recognize their roots on opposite sides of the country while looking ahead to an uncertain future.

¹ÏÉñapp host Eric Hodge chats with Anisa Khalifa about her work on the new podcast, "The Broadside."

Mipso members Libby Rodenbough and Joseph Terrell joined ¹ÏÉñapp host Eric Hodge recently to talk about their new album.

The Grammy Award winners have been working the road for more than 20 years on their own and with occasional guest artist Steve Martin — yes, the actor and comedian.

Haskins decided to feature his piano playing for this collection and the result is a rumination on things lost, mortality, and the need to push ahead creatively.