King’s was a nucleus for downtown music and tommorow, April 8th, marks one year since its closing. The space was a funky, affordable venue that hosted roots music, punk, hip-hop, metal - anything. Recently there has been talk that Kings will re-open in the old Greenshields space; prior to that we heard rumors that it would be taking over the Martin Street Music Hall space. It seems impossible to piece together what King’s was, but there is hope that its spirit will soon materialize somewhere.
In honor of the day, our friend Proactive Busy Body, has a slide-show remembering the final night of Kings.
Exactly one month away is a North Carolina presidential primary election that could actually have impact on the national scale for once. Truman once stated that “The buck stops here” and in May that “here” could be North Carolina. As in any election, registration is key to getting a vote and we have more information on how you can get registered before the quickly approaching deadline.
