Celebrate with us at Ironing Board Sam’s CD Release Party! Papa Mojo’s Roadhouse, Saturday, July 20th, 9:30pm 5410 HWY 55 – Durham $8 Cover Ironing Board Sam is so thrilled about his new, super-packed release, Double Bang! He’ll perform tracks from the new album for fans, friends and bystanders at his CD Release Party, which […]

A part of the learning process when picking up a camera is when you get surprisingly beautiful, unexpected shots. It seemed like a consensus among the other CDS students and MMRF staff when we saw these shots of Ben Payton in the group video that this was one of those moments when the light looked […]

One thing that I can say I did not learn until I came to Music Maker – there is nothing like planning a concert series outdoors. Attending them, well, I’d done my fair share before joining the MMRF team in 2011. When planning our Roots and Leaves Series for 2012, I remember thinking, “Yes, weather […]

Listen: Man of the Streets After Ironing Board Sam wrapped up the Music Maker Blues Revue last night in Hillsborough, NC, I hurried up to him to give him a hug before we parted ways for the night. He was riding the high of his performance – and he’s a very jovial person besides – […]

Ironing Board Sam’s newest, most jam-packed album, Double Bang!,  is officially released and available in our music shop. Sam is having an incredible year – he just returned from the Mississippi Valley Blues Festival where he was featured on the cover of the program! Check out this review of Sam’s debut single off the album […]