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News & Observer music critic David Menconi's random (and we do mean random) musings about all things related to music and culture of the "popular" variety.
Here's what looks to be the Americana-type roadshow of the summer: The "Big Surprise Tour," Aug. 10 at Cary's Booth Amphitheatre with Old Crow Medicine Show, Dave Rawlings Machine (featuring Gillian Welch, of course), Felice Brothers and Justin Townes Earle (whose dad plays Wednesday in Carrboro).
The show's format calls for two 90-minute sets, with lots of cameos, collaborations and sitting in among all four acts. Tickets go on sale Friday at 10 a.m.
David Menconi has been the News & Observer's music critic since 1991. Before that, he spent five years at the Daily Camera in Boulder, Colo. He has a masters in journalism from the University of Texas and a B.A. in English from Southwestern University. You can find more of his writing here.
