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Downtown Live – October 7

Oct. 7

Catch local artists, bands and DJs throughout downtown as we continue to support our music and business community by providing outdoor options to enjoy music while dining, drinking, shopping and experiencing our downtown. We will have special performances during Carolina Family Weekend, October 7-9.

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Here is the music lineup for Friday evening, October 7.


Robert Morton
6:30pm – 8:30pm, Epilogue

Robert Morton will be performing at Epilogue Books at 109 E. Franklin St. Robert started songwriting during his sophomore year of college to help understand himself better and connect with others over feelings such as heartbreak, compassion, loss, and finding hope. Songwriting and playing music with others is his outlet for navigating the world around him and his own life. Inspired by talented artists including Ed Sheeran,Taylor Swift, and Jon Bellion, Robert pushes himself to be more creative with writing, exploring his musical interests, and growing as a musician.

Back in July 2021, Robert released his debut full length album, “Late Night Thoughts”, and toured the album in his local community. Recorded and written in his own house prior to and throughout COVID, “Late Night Thoughts” dives into the feelings of loss and betrayal on songs such as “Lies” and “Death In The Family, but also on deepening love and support in songs such as “Breathe Again” and “No One Else Like You”. 

Robert has currently been working towards his next major project in 2022: a 2nd full length album. If you enjoy his music, feel free to reach out to him via his website or through social media.

Ancestor Piratas
6:30pm – 8:30pm, 140 West

Ancestor Piratas will perform at 140 West Franklin. Ancestor Piratas is the solo/keyboard music project of Renzo Ortega, Peruvian via New York, Carrboro-based artist. He has been performing and recording music for over 30 years, playing both political and love songs in different locations, including museums, art spaces, and D.I.Y. venues in North Carolina, New York, Texas, Chicago, Detroit, Berlin, Lima, and México City. He began his music career in the underground music scene of his native Lima-Perú, performing with the pioneer electronic duo “Cuerpos del Deseo” (1990-1991). Renzo lived in New York for over sixteen years, where he founded the immigrant band R-Tronika (2003-2016); later, in the fall of 2016, he relocated to Carrboro, NC. Renzo is an accomplished visual artist exhibiting in art institutions and Museums and creating commissioned public art murals. With Ancestor Piratas, Renzo performs crafted live versions from his music catalog and selected songs that embrace the movement for a world without borders.

Colin Cutler
6:30pm – 8:30pm, Talulla’s

Colin Cutler will be performing near Talulla’s at 425 W. Franklin St. A Greensboro-based songwriter toting a guitar and banjo, Cutler’s music spans the breadth of Americana, from Appalachian oldtime to blues to oldschool country to folk rock, with lyrics rooted in the earthy storytelling traditions of the South, his Pentecostal upbringing, and literature.

His 3 albums and EP have landed plays on NC and Virginia public radio, the BBC, and community and college stations around the region, placement in a British zombie film, mentions in No Depression, Americana Highways, and the Alternate Root, and have taken him to gigs from the Martha Bassett Show, Haw River Ballroom, and NC Folk Festival to the City of York Folk Festival and Romanian National Museum of Literature–and plenty of breweries and farmer’s markets in between.