Join the fun at Saturdays in Sax, where farmers, musicians, weekenders, makers and revelers of all ages and sizes gather to celebrate Summer! Take in a little broken love, hope, and resurrection with your picnic and bubbles when The Pinkerton Raid takes the Haywagon Stage at 6pm.

This is a talented, interesting group with a real investment and enthusiasm for their Durham community and for the creative life. Siblings and co-lead singers Jesse and Katie DeConto are deeply involved in Durham, N.C. Jesse is an author, songwriter, and founder of Durham County Beer & Hymns at Fullsteam Brewery. Katie nurtures creatives as co-founder of Mercury Studio and The Makery. Surrounding these siblings and their guitarist-brother Steven is a community of musician-scientists, noisy schoolteachers, philosopher guitarists, and tattooed pianists, all toiling toward the joy. Jesse James DeConto and siblings Katie and Steven create “ebullient, dynamic indie pop” to rave reviews. Their live shows can feature anywhere from six to 10 musicians.  

They’ve played festivals and music series across the Eastern and Midwest US and have shared stages with David Wimbish & The Collection, Lowland Hum, Noah Gunderson, Denison Witmer and The Soil & The Sun. Their self-titled debut and follow-up A Beautiful World won critical acclaim.

Months before its February 2017 release, critics were already praising their latest effort, Tolerance Ends, Love Begins, comparing the sound to acts like The National, Ra Ra Riot, Fleet Foxes and Sufjan Stevens. “The group recalls the hey-day of indie rock,” wrote Louise Parker at Paste Magazine. “Stunning … glorious … intricate … playful,” described Emily Hinde at No Depression. “Exquisite,” wrote Meredith Schneider at Impose. “The emotion pulling you from your seat as you sway your hips.”

Recorded with Mark Simonsen (The Old Ceremony, Dead Tongues) and Thom Canova at Mitch Easter’s Fidelitorium and at Studio M in the spring of 2016, Tolerance Ends, Love Begins is a story of broken love and resurrection, their most hopeful collection to date.