ShareTweetThe loudest city in North Carolina has heart. Max Benbassat, founder of Campaign For a Better Greensboro (CFBG), used to call Queens, NY home. After Hurricane Sandy ravaged the Northeast, Max decided to donate 25% of all beer & record sales to a relief effort made by In Good Company. The donations will be used to help
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ShareTweetDespite hurricanes, giant orb-weaver spiders, and other regrettable aspects of the prologue of Autumn, Greensboro is still throwing down. WUAG 103.1 FM and Campaign for a Better Greensboro (CFBG) are co-presenting a can’t-miss show at The Blind Tiger to bid summer adieu. Jaill of Sub Pop Records, an indie pop band hailing from Milwaukee, is
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ShareTweetCosmic Pop is coming to Greensboro! All the way from Montreal,  Banana Lazuli will be playing a free show at CFBG on August 8th (a Wednesday) and will be dropping it like it’s feverish. Banana Lazuli is a Canadian-Peruvian composer and performer from Montreal, now residing in North Carolina. She uses vocal loops, synthesizers, piano,
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ShareTweetTHURS JULY 5 -Avant on Air @ WUAG.net/103.1fm, 7-9PM -The Nondenoms, Dumpster, and Warren Hixson @ New York Pizza, 10pm FRI JULY 6 -The Slowdrivers and Josh King and food from Great Escape Catering Co. @ Sessions,  6pm (part of the Chapman Street block party) -Big Attack! and The Leeves and food from Great Escape
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ShareTweetThis is more than slightly exciting, fellow GSO residents. This is badass. CFBG (Campaign For a Better Greensboro) is hosting a series of summer music shows, starting June 6th. Yes. Greensboro’s favorite vinyl hot spot is going to be your new favorite Wednesday night hot spot. This Wednesday, June 6th, DJ Bonzani, Harley Lyles, and
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ShareTweetThis Friday, May 18th, two experimental musicians from the NY scene hit CFBG for a concert unlike anything you’ve ever heard. Peter Evans and Travis Laplante are making their way across the Atlantic and bringing the good news of jazz with them. Prepare to be dazzled by the opening solo sax & electronics set by
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ShareTweetIf you’ve been around town, whether at a CFBG art opening or at a local music venue like The Flatiron or The Greenbean, you’ve most likely met local artist and all around good guy, Chris Lubinski. In our numerous past conversations Chris has discussed his fondness for Greensboro and its good people. And, if you’ve
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ShareTweet Fun Fact on Record Store Day: bands can play as cover-band versions of themselves. Switchblade 85 brought 1,000 cc’s of hard rain on CFBG for Record Store Day. …excuse me, I mean “Kool and the Switchlade” or “HalenBlade 85″ or whatever moniker to celebrate the fact that  Kool and the Gang and Van Halen were literally two
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ShareTweetThe good folks at CFBG have announced several Record Store Day exclusive release guarantees plus several exciting giveaways for folks who hit their shop on Chapman this Saturday from 11am until 9pm. “It’s gonna be a great day and we look forward to seeing each and every one of you. This is all about supporting
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ShareTweetCFBG is proud to bring Record Store Day to their digs at 930 S. Chapman St., exclusive records, live djs, and several bands will rock the block at Chapman and Spring Garden on Saturday from 11am until 9pm. The record shop will add hundreds of exclusive Record Store Day releases to their 8,000+ LPs inventory
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