Art of Cool and Sol Kitchen brought the party to Durham last night Mad Skillz hosted the show and DJ SKillz rocked the MotorCo Music Hall last night with a tribute to the Music of Dr. Dre and Jay Z. It was lit! Don’t believe me? Well the pictures don’t[…]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Derek Ross | (919) 225.9362 | Derek@thed2g.com Casey Adams-Jones | (336) 906-5246 | info@cadamsagency.com George Clinton set to bring the funk to Durham as 2017 Art of Cool Festival headliner Announcement of annual festival’s performance lineup and ticket packages Durham, N.C. (November 14, 2016)[…]
Joanna Teters and Mad Satta closed out our… by theaocproject Queens Guarad opened with a bang and then Joanna Teters and Mad Satta took the stage to wow the Pour House and close out the Caramel City Series sponsored by the Art of Cool and 9th Wonder.
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Yes, Erykah Badu took the stage more than two hours late but many at Red Hat Amphitheater had never seen her live before, and, like me, didn’t mind the wait. An extended set from fellow Texan Gary Clark Jr., followed by an adept DJ and introductory mini set from Badu’s[…]
Originally from Spartanburg, South Carolina, songwriter and guitar player Adia Victoria now lives in Nashville. Rolling Stone describes her as “PJ Harvey covering Loretta Lynn at a haunted debutante ball” but fans of Skylar Gudasz and Jack White would like this, too. Why? ‘Stuck In The South’ from Beyond The[…]
The profile of Anderson .Paak, who has also released an album under the name ‘Lovejoy’, skyrocketed this spring, as sought-after showcases at South by Southwest led to a highly-anticipated performance in downtown Durham at the Art of Cool Festival in May. I caught a few songs from .Paak and his[…]
Austin native and blues guitarist Gary Clark Jr., who played a member of Miles Davis’ band in the biopic Miles Ahead, crosses musical genres off screen with equal ease. He and his band, including formidible rhythm guitarist Eric “King” Zapata began an extended 80-minute set with “Bright Lights, Big City”, a tip[…]
Art of Cool Festival is right around the corner and we know that a few of you still have questions. Let’s make sure that you know the 411. Here are the most common questions that we have received about the festival: 1.Whats the deal with Wristband City? Your first stop[…]
Rising soul strongstress and NCCU alumni, Heather Victoria will be one of the artists featured at AOC Fest this year. We stumbled across this 5 year old video of Heather Victoria telling about her inspiration. Check it out: Make sure to catch Heather Victoria at Pinhook on May 6th during[…]