Motorco

Monday: Slothrust with The Velveteers at 8pm

THIS SUNDAY! BULL CITY BLUES RAMBLE - 12pm Sun Oct 4 @ MOTORCO & OTHER NEIGHBORHOOD VENUES!

FREE & OPEN TO THE PUBLIC!

CHECK OUT bullcitybluesramble.com & motorcomusic.com/event/bull-city-blues-ramble FOR MORE INFO

Celebrating Durham and Supporting Live Blues Music…

The Ramble is an exciting new, free blues event just North of Downtown!
Join us in supporting Downtown Durham and North Carolinas greater blues music community!

The Ramble will take place on Oct 4th, 2026 between Pickleback 2, Motorco and the Blue Note Grill;

Outdoor stages hosted by Geerhouse Apartments and Wye Junction, featuring some of the best local and regional blues acts, including Blues Society Challenge Winners Mama, Carolina Rhythm Section, and Jon Shain, as well as a youth showcase, a tribute to the late Skeeter Brandon and an end of the night open blues jam.

Presented in conjunction with Move-A Bull City and Bike Durham.

FREE PARKING IN THE FOLLOWING LOTS :

215 Morris Street
407 Morris Street
423 Morris Street
447 Morris Stree

Sunday show: Inoha with Capital Soiree and Pretoria. Starts at 7:30! Ignore the sign, I didn't wanna take another photo

Saturday: with Emerson Bruno and Cherry Motel at 8pm

Plan ahead! We're excited to host a show next Sunday!

KAIRA BA - Fri Dec 4 @ MOTORCO!

GET TIX @ motorcomusic.com/event/kaira-ba

When Cissokho immigrated from Senegal to North Carolina, he initiated a collaboration that he hoped might bridge the Atlantic, connecting worlds thousands of miles apart but bound by a shared history. Since 2011, Kaira Ba has done just that, producing three full-length albums, touring extensively in the United States, and voyaging twice as a band to Senegal to collaborate with Diali’s extended family and community. In 2014, the band was nominated for the prestigious continent-wide All Africa Music Award (AFRIMA) in the category “Best African Group” for their album The Great Peace. In 2018 the band released Routes, its most ambitious album to date. Recorded in both North Carolina and Senegal, the album was met with critical acclaim. Songlines hailed the album as “up there with the groundbreaking recordings of Thione Seck, Baaba Maal and Youssou N’Dour.”

Kaira Ba is available for performances as well as classroom presentations and workshops. Facilitated by Diali Cissokho and Will Ridenour, along with members of Kaira Ba, these experiences offer a unique window into West African music and cross-cultural collaboration through the arts. The band will work with presenters to customize residency experiences, but a sampling of workshop and presentation topics includes:

• Mande Music and the Kora: Griot History and Culture Through Song and Story
• Percussion Masterclass in West African Djembe and Dundun Music
• Sufi Islam in West Africa Through Story and Song

Presents

SUPPORT ADDED— Brooklyn band S*x Week will support Pretty Sick at Motorco on December 2!! found.ee/andPrettySick

SUPPORT ADDED— Durham band Pink Flag will reunite after 10 years to support heavens to betsy at Motorco on November 22!! found.ee/andheavenstobetsy

OKTOBERFEST AT MOTORCO >
Join us in the music hall until 10pm or next door at Parts & Labor Parts & Labor until 2am 🍻

TOMORROW EVENING! SEPTEMBER SOLSTICE featuring SUNNI PATTERSON / SA-ROC - Wed Sep 9 @ MOTORCO

GET TIX @ motorcomusic.com/event/september-solstice

The Word & Uncommon Community Presents : A Love, Light, and Lyrics Experience! featuring SUNNI PATTERSON & SA-ROC