stuff to do, week of March 28, 2008
grady
grady at ibiblio.org
Fri Mar 28 18:07:12 EDT 2008
Anytime I say "I'm told," or "were described to me," I'm referencing
conversations with the tiny pixie that rides everywhere on my right
shoulder.
See if you can spot the exciting reunion-show news buried somewhere in
this email!
Friday, March 28
Kenny Roby (http://www.kennyroby.com)
Sadlack's Heroes, Raleigh
Friday, March 28
Megafaun (http://www.myspace.com/megafaun)
The Dodos (http://www.myspace.com/mericlong)
Silje Nes (http://www.myspace.com/siljenes)
Bull City Headquarters, Durham
The more excellent press Megafaun get, the more amazed and gratified I
am to see that they're still able & willing to play little hometown
holes-in-the-wall like Bull City HQ.
Friday, March 28
Dry Heathens (http://www.myspace.com/dryheathens)
The Manics (http://www.myspace.com/themanicsrock)
Dylan Gilbert
Brett Harris
Broad Street Cafe, Durham
Friday, March 28
Diplomat
Duke Coffeehouse, Durham
Friday, March 28
Tiger Bear Wolf (http://www.tigerbearwolf.com)
Secret Boyfriend (http://www.myspace.com/scrtboyfriend)
Caltrop (http://www.myspace.com/caltropband)
DJ Family Vacation (http://1200problems.org)
Nightlight, Chapel Hill
It's Nightlight's 5th anniversary (really?! amazing!), and the party
they're throwing is heavy on the heavy, with the twin olympian dead-lift
barbells of Caltrop and Tiger Bear Wolf.
Friday, March 28
Delta Spirit (http://www.deltaspirit.net)
Soft Company (http://www.myspace.com/softcompany)
Port O'Brien (http://www.myspace.com/portobrien)
Local 506, Chapel Hill
Soft Company feature a cast of 100s, all veterans of other local bands
(Audubon Park, Piedmont Charisma, Razzle, Erie Choir), all united to
present the chaotic pop stylings of Erin Ridings in as semi-coherent as
form as possible. They remind me a bit of early Roxy Music in their
simultaneous devotion to rock, suaveness, and utter chaos.
Friday, March 28
A Rooster for the Masses (http://www.myspace.com/aroosterforthemasses)
Citified (http://www.citifiedband.org/)
The Love Language (http://www.myspace.com/thelovelanguage)
Pour House, Raleigh
Three faces of modern pop, two from Raleigh & one, Citified, from over
Triad way.
Friday, March 28
Future Islands (http://www.myspace.com/futureislands)
Lonnie Walker (http://www.myspace.com/lonniewalker)
Slim's Downtown, Raleigh
Saturday, March 29
Joe Swank and the Zen Pirates
(http://www.myspace.com/joeswankandthezenpirates)
Sadlack's Heroes, Raleigh
Saturday, March 29
Blag'ard (http://www.blagard.com/)
Hate Prose (http://www.myspace.com/hateprose)
Jack Sprat Cafe, Chapel Hill
Saturday, March 29
Un Deux Trois (http://www.undeuxtroisband.com/)
Violet Vector and the Lovely Lovelies
(http://www.myspace.com/violetvectorandthelovelylovelies)
The Curtains of Night (http://myspace.com/thecurtainsofnight)
Local 506, Chapel Hill
This is a CD-release party for the brand-new Violet Vector & the Lovely
Lovelies EP, which is pretty darn girl-group/wall-of-soundy.
Saturday, March 29
Ahleuchatistas (http://www.ahleuchatistas.com/go.php)
Le Weekend (http://www.myspace.com/leweekendleband)
High Rollers
Super Bowl Sunday
Nightlight, Chapel Hill
Ahleuchatistas are sorta like Asheville's answer to Cantwell, Gomez &
Jordan, only with a lot less singing, and more rubberbandy spazzmo freakout.
Le Weekend are sorta like Steely Dan, only with a lot less cocaine.
Saturday, March 29
Bibis Ellison (http://www.myspace.com/bibisellison)
Matt Nakoa Pryor (http://www.myspace.com/mattnakoa)
Hell, Chapel Hill
Saturday, March 29
The Loners (http://www.demonbeachrecords.com/loners.html)
The Sugar
Slim's Downtown, Raleigh
Sunday, March 30
Kimya Dawson (http://www.kimyadawson.com/)
Midtown Dickens (http://www.myspace.com/midtowndickens)
Future Kings of Nowhere (http://www.thefuturekings.net/)
Paleface
Angelo Spencer (http://www.myspace.com/angelospencer)
Central Park, Durham
This is a free show, it starts at 3:00 p.m., and I believe Chef Shirle'
will be catering the vegan goodies as well. Here's the complete lineup:
Kimya Dawson
Angelo Spencer
Malcolm Rollick
Paleface
Eberhardt
Midtown Dickens
The Future Kings of Nowhere
Sunday, March 30
Violet Vector and the Lovely Lovelies
(http://www.myspace.com/violetvectorandthelovelylovelies)
WXDU 88.7 FM, Durham
Violet Vector & the Lovely Lovelies have a new EP, "EP I," and it
features five tracks of semi-pure '60s girl-group pop-psych. Lots of
glockenspiel, which they've vowed to bring out in full force for the
show today. 4:00 p.m. 88.7 FM or wxdu.org.
Tuesday, April 1
Caribou (http://www.caribou.fm)
Fuck Buttons (http://www.fuckbuttons.co.uk/)
Cat's Cradle, Carrboro
Tuesday, April 1
Lonnie Walker (http://www.myspace.com/lonniewalker)
Chow Nasty
Aunt Dracula
Nightlight, Chapel Hill
Tuesday, April 1
Savage Knights (http://www.retroactivedynamics.com)
Mount Weather
Health (http://www.myspace.com/healthmusic)
Downtown Event Center, Raleigh
Health (the semi-well-known one from California, not the criminally
underappreciated one from Greensboro) were described to me as Krautrockish.
Savage Knights are a jazz/spazz/rock band from Raleigh with Crowmeat Bob
switching off between guitar & sax. They're straight-up awesome.
Wednesday, April 2
I Was Totally Destroying It
(http://www.reverbnation.com/iwastotallydestroyingit)
Pneurotics (http://www.myspace.com/pneurotics)
Finn Riggins (http://www.myspace.com/finnriggins)
Nightlight, Chapel Hill
Wednesday, April 2
Handsome Furs (http://www.myspace.com/handsomefurs)
Violens (http://www.myspace.com/violensmusic)
Local 506, Chapel Hill
Wednesday, April 2
Hazerai (http://www.myspace.com/hazerai)
Antarctic (http://www.myspace.com/antarcticsounds)
Our Name is Legion (http://www.myspace.com/ournameisduval)
Hell, Chapel Hill
Thursday, April 3
Elf Power (http://www.elfpower.com/)
Red Collar (http://www.myspace.com/redcollarmusic)
Duke Coffeehouse, Durham
Red Collar have local audiences drooling & shouting over their
ultra-high-energy rock exhortation . . . which kind of leads me to
wonder what comes next for them. The Warped Tour? Their own reality TV
show? What does a base-clearing home-run even look like anymore, for a
scruffy bar-rock band from Durham?
Thursday, April 3
Gray Young (http://www.myspace.com/grayyoung)
Juan Huevos (http://www.myspace.com/juanhuevos)
Illbotz (http://www.myspace.com/illbotz)
Doug Cheatwood & the Bastards of Fate
Broad Street Cafe, Durham
Thursday, April 3
The Dirtbombs (http://www.thedirtbombs.net/)
Dirty Little Heaters (http://www.thedirtylittleheaters.com)
Kelley Stoltz (http://www.myspace.com/kelleystoltz)
Local 506, Chapel Hill
I saw the Dirtbombs a couple of years ago, and though I know it's
sacrilege to admit, I didn't think the double-drummers thing worked.
Felt like it actually reduced the total power coming off the stage.
Dirty Little Heaters only have one of everything, including Reese
McHenry's powerful voice, but with eyes closed it sounds like so much more.
Thursday, April 3
Anton Sword
The Burned Out Stars (http://www.myspace.com/theburnedoutstars)
Nightlight, Chapel Hill
Friday, April 4
Vetiver (http://www.vetiverse.com)
Gary Louris (http://www.myspace.com/garylouris)
Cat's Cradle, Carrboro
I'm told everybody in the room cried like a baby last time Vetiver came
through town, so maybe it's not even necessary to point out their local
connection -- at least half of 'em are from Greensboro, including
frontman Andy Cabic (ex-Raymond Brake) and guitarist Sanders Trippe
(ex-Rebar).
Gary Louris was in the Jayhawks.
Friday, April 4
Polynya (http://www.myspace.com/polynyapolynya)
Airspace (http://www.myspace.com/airspacemusic)
Israel Darling (http://www.myspace.com/israeldarling)
Nightlight, Chapel Hill
Polynya merge the longtime Smiths/Cure obsessions of some of their
members with a lighter, breezier synth-pop sound -- think little dashes
of Stereolab or even Pizzicato Five.
Friday, April 4
The Busy World (http://www.myspace.com/thebusyworld)
Shapiro (http://www.shapiropeople.com)
The Chuttesville Speak
Jack Sprat Cafe, Chapel Hill
I'm told the Chuttesville Speak[s] involves members of Sweater Weather.
Friday, April 4
Stratocruiser (http://www.stratocruisermusic.com/)
Howlin' Rain (http://www.birdmanrecords.com/howlinrain/index.html)
Nightstick (http://www.myspace.com/nightstickband)
Local 506, Chapel Hill
Friday, April 4
Dexter Romweber and the New Romans
(http://www.myspace.com/dexterromweber)
The Cave, Chapel Hill
Dexter's New Romans are his big band, with brass section, keys, multiple
guitars & percussion. At their best, they're how his music was always
meant to be heard.
Friday, April 4
Sir Arthur and His Royal Knights
(http://mannsworld.blogspot.com/2007/08/sir-arthur-his-royal-knights.html)
Rocket Cottage
Slim's Downtown, Raleigh
Saturday, April 5
Ben Davis + The Jetts (http://www.lovitt.com/artists/bendavis.html)
The Sames (http://www.thesames.com)
Schooner (http://www.schoonermusic.com)
Hammer No More the Fingers (http://www.hnmtf.com)
Wil Donegan and the Apologies
Cat's Cradle, Carrboro
This is a farewell party for Schoolkids Records, which has left East
Franklin Street after 33 years. In addition to the bands listed above,
you've got North Elementary, Michael Rank & Mark E. Smith of Snatches of
Pink, ColaSC's Heist & the Accomplice, and (apparently) more. All the
proceeds go to Orange County Elementary Music Program.
And yes, you read that correctly: The Sames are reuniting to play this
show. Glory be!
Saturday, April 5
Cantwell, Gomez, Jordan (http://www.cantwellgomezandjordan.com)
Beloved Binge (http://www.myspace.com/belovedbinge)
Eberhardt (http://www.myspace.com/eberhardtnc)
Duke Coffeehouse, Durham
This is a triple-CD release party for Eberhardt, Beloved Binge &
Cantwell, Gomez & Jordan. I've heard the latter two bands' CDs, and I
have to say that in both cases it's their best work yet. Beloved Binge
are really perfecting their weird cadences and their "we both sing
different things at the same time" thing, and fewer of the songs sound
like two dissimilar songs chopped up & Frankensteined back together.
Cantwell Gomez & Jordan are so completely in control of their sound that
there's never any doubt about who you're hearing, or about the
intentionality of what they're playing, no matter how fucked-up it gets.
Magisterial.
Saturday, April 5
Hearts and Daggers (http://www.heartsanddaggers.com/ )
Boxbomb
Left Outlet (http://www.myspace.com/leftoutlet)
Pour House, Raleigh
Hearts & Daggers are an honest-to-goodness cowpunk band, although they
don't have the '80s-style matching-black-denim sartorial discipline of
their forebears.
Saturday, April 5
Honored Guests (http://www.thehonoredguests.com/)
Pico vs Island Trees (http://www.picomusic.com/)
The Modern Skirts (http://www.modernskirts.com/)
Local 506, Chapel Hill
Saturday, April 5
DJ Family Vacation (http://1200problems.org)
Bass Invadurrz (http://www.myspace.com/bassinvadurrz)
DJ Ron Morelli
$tinkworxx
Nightlight, Chapel Hill
Saturday, April 5
Lake Inferior (http://www.myspace.com/lakeinferiormusic)
Our Velvet Revolution
Jack Sprat Cafe, Chapel Hill
Saturday, April 5
Monsonia (http://www.monsonia.com)
The Curtains of Night (http://myspace.com/thecurtainsofnight)
Slim's Downtown, Raleigh
Once again Slim's provides a dose of the dark murky Chapel Hill/Carrboro
sound to the starving ears of Downtown Raleigh.
Sunday, April 6
David Dondero (http://www.futurefarmer.com/davidd.html)
Dawn Chorus (http://www.myspace.com/dawnchorus)
Wood Ear (http://www.myspace.com/woodear)
Local 506, Chapel Hill
Monday, April 7
Auxes (http://www.myspace.com/auxes)
Shag Athlete (http://www.myspace.com/shagathlete)
Hell, Chapel Hill
It's Hell's 11th-anniversary week, and all week long they're showcasing
bands that feature current & former Hell staffers.
Tuesday, April 8
Auxiliary House (http://www.trekkyrecords.com/auxhouse.html)
The Nothing Noise (http://www.myspace.com/thenothingnoise)
The Chuttesville Speak
Nightlight, Chapel Hill
This is a benefit for Advocates for Grassroots Development in Uganda.
Tuesday, April 8
Anaturale (http://www.myspace.com/anaturale)
Athens Boys Choir (http://www.myspace.com/athensboyschoir)
Scream Club
Local 506, Chapel Hill
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