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Lake Street Dive
Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek — Raleigh, NC
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About Lake Street Dive

Lake Street Dive is a Boston-based funk and soul band that somehow keeps getting better instead of calcifying into nostalgia. They started in the mid-2000s as a street busking group, which explains why their sound has this infectious, go-anywhere energy that doesn't care about genre lanes. Their 2013 album Bad Self Portraits introduced them to a wider audience, but it was 2015's Side Pony that made them unavoidable—tracks like 'Good as Hell' became the kind of song people who don't normally listen to funk actually sought out. Ssinger Rachael Price has a voice that can shift from breathy and intimate to absolutely commanding without breaking a sweat. The band treats every song like it's a negotiation with the listener, building grooves instead of just playing them, making arrangements that breathe and shift. They're serious musicians who refuse to sound serious about it.

Shows feel like a really good party where the musicians somehow have more fun than the audience, which is impossible but they manage it anyway. Price commands the stage without trying. Crowds move without being told to.

Known for Good as Hell, It Happened to Me, Bad Self Portraits, Side Pony, What Would a Wise Man Do

Lake Street Dive + Raleigh

Lake Street Dive brought their particular brand of funk-soul energy to Red Hat Amphitheater in October 2024, a venue that's become familiar territory for the band. They leaned into their catalog's deeper moments that night, working through fan favorites like 'Side Pony' and 'Party on the Roof' alongside less obvious choices like 'Making Do' and 'Walking Uphill.' The setlist balanced their groovier impulses with more introspective material, closing out with 'Good Kisser'—a fitting final note for a band that's built a reputation on bringing genuine warmth to every song they touch.

Lake Street Dive in Raleigh News

Live Music in Raleigh

Raleigh's got pockets of serious funk and soul appreciation, though it's not the first thing people think of when they think North Carolina music. The city's indie and alternative scenes tend to get more press, but there's always been a contingent here that cares about groove-based music with real players. Lake Street Dive should find some receptive ears.

Raleigh road trip to see Lake Street Dive?

Stay in the Warehouse District downtown—it's the only area worth being in, with converted lofts and actual walkability. Dinner at The Grocery or Second Empire, depending on your mood. Spend the next day at the North Carolina Museum of Art, which has decent permanent collection and rotating shows, then walk the trails on the museum's grounds. If you want to stay within the classic rock headspace, the local record shops on Fayetteville Street have decent used vinyl, though the selection is hit-or-miss. Make the 30-minute drive to Chapel Hill if you have time—better music venues, better energy.

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