Cat's Cradle

Cat's Cradle https://linktr.ee/catscradle.nc

NC's legendary independent music venue for 50 years and counting. We accept cash, Visa & Mastercard for advance tickets.

Cat's Cradle is a 750 capacity venue and the Cat's Cradle Back Room is a 200 capacity venue located in downtown Carrboro, NC. We book bands of all genres and have shows most nights of the week. Advance tickets are sold online, over the phone, in club, at Schoolkids Records in Raleigh & Chapel Hill. We serve beer, wine & soft drinks nightly. There are also t-shirts & Cat's Cradle koozies available

at the bar. The bar is CASH ONLY (there is an ATM located inside near the bar.) Cat's Cradle is an all ages venue.

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COVID-19 Policy: As of 9/20/22, Cat’s Cradle and Cat’s Cradle Back Room no longer require proof of COVID-19 vaccination or negative COVID test for entrance to our venues.* Given the close proximity of patrons in an indoor space for potentially an extended period, we continue to strongly recommend and encourage that all who attend concerts wear a mask and be fully vaccinated. Masks are always available at our entrances and bars for anyone who needs one.

*PLEASE NOTE that in the event that a specific artist requests patrons be vaccinated or wear masks for their concert, we will enforce these requirements. In these cases, any specific show requirements will be clearly stated along with the show details, and in any correspondence we send to ticket holders.

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* For booking inquiries please contact [email protected] *

06/05/2026

NOW ON SALE!
Evening Elephants
Wednesday, September 16th
Cat's Cradle Back Room
7pm Door / 8pm Show

TICKETS: https://buff.ly/VZ8yz47

06/05/2026

NOW ON SALE!
Margaret Glaspy
w/ Anna Tivel
Tuesday, September 22nd
Cat's Cradle
7pm Doors / 8pm Show

https://buff.ly/nYFwZJj

In an era of excess and endless distraction, the New York-based singer/songwriter Margaret Glaspy rejects the noise in favor of something far more essential. On the self-possessed title track for her new album I Am Both, Glaspy offers an ardent refusal of any outside pressure to compromise her multidimensionality. “I wrote ‘I Am Both’ a while ago; the story is based on a female character that I look up to deeply—a woman who contains multitudes while seeing reality very clearly,” says Glaspy. “It can feel safer to try to fit myself into a category, but I find that embracing my own complexity is much healthier for me.” That embrace of complexity runs throughout the album’s eleven tracks.

In the making of I Am Both, Glaspy stepped away from social media and soon discovered a clarity of mind she hadn’t experienced in years, followed by a sustained burst of creative momentum. As she penned her lyrics in longhand and then polished them up on a typewriter, Glaspy assembled a selection of songs that span from fictional vignettes to unguarded self-revelation to empathetic observation of the troubled world around her. Produced by Joe Henry (the three-time Grammy-winning singer/songwriter/producer known for his work with luminaries like Aimee Mann and Joan Baez), I Am Both ultimately stands as a striking new statement from one of the modern music canon’s most formidable songwriters.

06/05/2026

NOW ON SALE!
The Afghan Whigs
Saturday, November 7th
Cat's Cradle
7pm Doors / 8pm Show

TICKETS: https://buff.ly/koyOOaW

06/05/2026

NOW ON SALE!
Circle Jerks
w/ Municipal Waste, Negative Approach
Thursday, September 17th
Cat's Cradle
Doors 7pm, Show 8pm

TICKETS: https://buff.ly/8SgO7Dv

Circle Jerks emerged from the punk underbelly of LA’s South Bay in 1979. After serving as a co-founder and lead vocalist of Black Flag during the recording of its essential Nervous Breakdown EP, Keith Morris joined forces with former Redd Kross guitarist Greg Hetson to form what would become Circle Jerks, along with bassist Roger Rogerson and jazz drummer Lucky Lehrer. Unlike much of the unapologetic hardcore that seeped through the cracks of American suburbia, the music of the Circle Jerks was thoughtfully steadfast, yet relentless and ferocious in nature. Bringing together a potent, articulate rhythm section with earnest yet oftentimes derisive lyrics and themes, the band was thereafter heralded as a leader of the pack - and a force to be reckoned with. Plowing forward with a relentless, tooth-cutting work ethic and a rousing stage presence, the band would soon find itself headlining shows at LA’s 5,000-capacity Olympic Auditorium and emblazoned in cult video classics like Decline of Western Civilization, Repo Man, New Wave Theatre, and The Slog Movie. Over the decades, Circle Jerks would release six studio albums, including the acclaimed Group S*x (1980) Wild in the Streets (1982), Golden Shower of Hits (1983), Wonderful (1985), and IV (1987), where they would become a major headliner during the alternative music explosion of the 80’s and 90’s. During hiatuses, Morris fronted bands like OFF! and FLAG, while Hetson played guitar in Bad Religion. Bassist Zander Schloss (The Weirdos, Joe Strummer) has been a member since the 1980’s and veteran drummer Joey Castillo (The Bronx, QOTSA, Danzig, BL’AST!, Wasted Youth) completes the lineup as its newest member.

06/05/2026

NOW ON SALE!
Julia Jacklin
Monday, November 9th
Cat's Cradle
7pm Doors / 8pm Show

TICKETS: https://buff.ly/O9Pchxa

Julia Jacklin is celebrated for her emotionally direct lyricism, captivating performances, and commanding voice. Since the release of her acclaimed debut Don’t Let The Kids Win (2016), Jacklin has become one of the most respected artists in contemporary independent music, with follow-up albums Crushing (2019) and PRE PLEASURE (2022) — the latter debuting at #2 on the ARIA Charts. Across her career, she has earned two ARIA Awards and had thirteen nominations and widespread international critical acclaim, with both Crushing and PRE PLEASURE landing on numerous year-end best-of lists and receiving universal praise from outlets including Pitchfork, Rolling Stone, NME, MOJO, and Uncut.

A formidable live performer, Jacklin has built a substantial global touring audience through sold out headline shows at venues including London’s Roundhouse, Melbourne’s Forum, and Brooklyn Steel in New York, alongside appearances at major festivals such as Glastonbury, Primavera Sound, Austin City Limits, Pitchfork Music Festival, and Laneway. In addition to extensive headline touring, she has shared stages with artists including Mitski, Lana Del Rey, Courtney Barnett, and Faye Webster, with whom she has also collaborated musically.

Following previous partnerships with Polyvinyl, Transgressive, and Liberation Records, Jacklin recently signed her first-ever global record deal with 4AD, marking a new chapter for one of Australia’s most internationally celebrated songwriters.

06/04/2026

DexFest is just a few weeks away! Get you tickets now!

2nd Annual Dex Fest
Friday, June 26th and Saturday, June 27th
Cat’s Cradle Main Room and Back Room
Doors: 6 pm : Show: 7 pm

The second year of the music festival for musicians and the music-obsessed, celebrating the legacy of Dexter Romweber, a musical legend of Carrboro. The festival centers artists who have that wildfire stage presence, the passion and dedication that consumes them and ensures they must create, must perform, must share their visions. An intentionally connective experience brought to you by a team of all-female, townie music freaks. + There will be additional Dex Fest events at Local 506, The Cave, and Lapin Bleu.

Friday 6/26 Main Room
7:00 Dallas Tetnus
8:00 Lenny Kaye & Friends
9:00 The Bad Checks
10:00 Pylon Reenactment Society
11:15 Flat Do-over Jets

Friday 6/26 Back Room
7:30 Bill Moore & His Secret Admirers
8:30 Michael Rank & Stag
9:30 Dynamite Brothers
10:30 Night! Night!

Saturday 6/27 Main Room
7:00 John Howie Jr. & the Rosewood Bluff
7:45 Entrez Vous
8:30 Hot Brains
9:15 Ramona & the Holy Smokes
10:00 David J
11:15 Henri Cash & Seth Carolina

Saturday 6/27 Back Room
7:30 Ghostwriter Steve Schecter
8:15 Griz Tone (of Flat Duo Jets)
9:00 Certain Seas
9:45 Ultra Lights
10:30 The BQs

06/03/2026

LOW TICKET WARNING for tomorrow night's show in the Cat's Cradle Main Room!

Bayside
w/ Adjust The Sails
Thursday, June 4th
Cat's Cradle
7 door// 8 show

TICKETS: https://buff.ly/5NY137O

For the past 25 years, Queens-based Bayside has represented a lifestyle, a counterculture, and a deeply-held commitment to integrity and earnestness. At their core, Bayside is a band that has constantly proven that music is not about gimmicks and ephemeral trends, but a timeless reflection of our life and our times. It is through this authentic expression and creative spirit that the band has amassed a cult-following that lives and breathes everything the band creates.

It’s a spirit that permeates an impressive and storied discography, including Sirens and Condolences (2004), Bayside (2005), The Walking Wounded (2007) and Shudder (2008). Covering the “Victory Records Years,” Bayside grew their reputation as road warriors with their impressive amount of touring. From basements to clubs to Warped Tour, the band led melodious sing-alongs everywhere they went, with fans flocking to Anthony Raneri’s personal, yet universal lyrics and story-telling. Fan favorites like “Devotion and Desire” and “Duality” continue to be staples in the bands’ live show.

Having toured the world multiple times over, sold thousands of albums, and amassed millions of streams, Bayside has achieved a lot in their storied career. And while many bands would coast on their past success, Bayside has always rejected that premise and continues to prove time and again that the best is yet to come.

06/03/2026

Dana and Alden
Friday, October 30th
Cat's Cradle Back Room
7pm Doors / 8pm Show

ARTIST PRESALE: Thursday, June 4, 2026 from 10am
ON SALE: Friday, June 5, 2026 at 10am
TICKETS: https://buff.ly/7kMINZm

Jazz duo Dana & Alden have always had a wanderlust, something they credit to their maternal grandfather. Affectionately known as Papa, he was the kind of person others naturally gravitate towards. It was a photograph from one of his trips to Asia that inspired the Eugene, OR duo’s new album Papa’s Boat. In the image Papa is looking out across the horizon and stood next to his boat Sŵn y Môr (Welsh for “Sound of the Sea.”)

“I think so much of what Alden and I are doing comes from just watching him live his own unique life,” says Dana. Alden agrees. “His emboldened, passionate personality gave us permission to be our own selves, to be unconventional and draw outside of the box.”

Recorded with Malcolm Catto in London in March 2025, Papa’s Boat combines all their childhood love and global experience to create an ecstatic sound built on Dana’s saxophone and Alden’s drums. Recorded with the duo’s backing band, Ebba Dankel (vocals and keys), Andrew Mitchell (bass), Eli Torgersen (vocals and guitar) and Salim Charvet (sax and synths), Papa’s Boat is rooted in jazz but pulling influence from indie, pop, rap, bossa nova, and beyond.

A hypnotic combination of sax and buzzing synths on “Lighthouse” sets the tone for an album that uses water as both a reflective surface and a body to get lost in. Elsewhere there are collaborations with Mei Semones, Melanie Charles, and legendary Brazilian songwriter Marcos Valle, a hero figure to the band who appears on “El Gaucho” and “Friendship Is A Boat.”

Throughout its runtime Papa’s Boat sails purposefully between memories of the past and visions of a brighter future. It doesn’t just commemorate their Papa as a beloved character, but shares him with the world.

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300 E Main St
Carrboro, NC
27510

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+19199679053

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