Together with Chapel Hill Downtown Partnership, we’re hosting three free outdoor concerts on Thursday evenings in September. The lineup features acts from the newest cohort on Tracks Music Library. Each act will play a 45 minute set. Discover new music in a way it’s meant to be heard — live and in-person.
Genre: Hip-hop
Luren Grotto is an artist who believes in the people and who is for the people. He grew up in the projects of Pittsburgh, PA and moved down to the south to Durham, NC to reside. He’s heavily involved in the community work in Durham through his organization, helping young adults of various ages, and giving everyday people hope and inspiration through his music. His music reflects what he does and what he loves in life, which is being apart of the everyday community.
Genre: Dance & electronic
Josh Story, also known as jstory, is an artist, producer and engineer based out of Durham, NC. His music is a mixture of live electronic improvisation with sound design and beats inspired by the greats of hip hop and electronic music history. He has worked alongside producer No ID to engineer tracks for Common, Vince Staples, Jhene Aiko and the Cocaine 80s. Josh moonlights as a product manager for the music technology company, Output. He releases music under the name jstory and can be found online @jstorymusic.
Genre: Punk
Bangzz is garage punk true to the riot grrl era that dishes out loud and fast songs with in your face feminist themes. Guitarist, vocalist and songwriter of BANGZZ, Erika Libero, is also the co-founder of local Chapel Hill music festival Manifest, alongside Sarah Shook of Sarah Shook and the Disarmers.
