stuff to do, week of February 28, 2009
grady
grady at ibiblio.org
Sat Feb 28 13:45:02 EST 2009
Why oh why can't Tir Na nOg keep their fucking website up to date? It's
like they touch it once a month, and that's usually on like the 6th, but
they only post through the end of the month.
Been a lot of talk lately about how they're sorta morphing into an
actual rockclub, which lord knows Raleigh needs, but they still approach
Teh Internets like a lazy Irish pub.
Lisa Bachelder wrote:
> Also waaaay over here in Raleigh:
>
> Local Band-Local Beer
> The T's w/ Static Minds (http://www.thestaticminds.blogspot.com/,
> http://www.myspace.com/thestaticminds)
> Thursday, March 5, 2009 at 10:00pm
> Tir na nOg, 218 S. Blount St., Raleigh
>
> Friday, March 6, 2009 at 9:30pm
> *The Loners Record Release Party*, w/ The Dirty Little Heaters and
> Pinche Gringo
> Tir na nOg, 218 S. Blount St., Raleigh
>
> From the Facebook announcement: "The Loners are throwing a party to
> celebrate their new Vinyl LP! They are not alone. Special guests The
> Dirty Little Heaters and Pinche Gringo will open up for The Loners who
> close out the night with their massive Two piece fury! $6 cover or $10
> cover gets you in and the new album."
>
> lb
>
> grady wrote:
>> Saturday, February 28
>> In the Year of the Pig (http://www.southernloveprod.com/ityotp.htm)
>> Jamie Stewart (http://www.myspace.com/xiuxiuforlife)
>> Duke Coffeehouse, Durham
>>
>> In the Year of the Pig = SO HUGE. Two drummers (and not just any
>> drummers, but rather the mighty Dave Cantwell and brilliant
>> multi-instrumentalist Jenks Miller), guitar, bass, and Aaron Smithers'
>> two-string bass-derived fuzz machine. Massive grooves, like one of those
>> drilling machines they used to build the Chunnel.
>>
>>
>>
>> Saturday, February 28
>> Blue Dogs (http://www.bluedogs.com/)
>> John Howie, Jr. & The Rosewood Bluff
>> (http://www.myspace.com/twodollarpistols)
>> Berkeley Cafe, Raleigh
>>
>> Former $2 Pistols John Howie Jr climbs back into the saddle with his new
>> band, The Rosewood Bluff.
>>
>>
>>
>> Saturday, February 28
>> Billy Sugarfix (http://www.soundclick.com/bands/8/billysugarfix.htm)
>> Waumiss (http://www.myspace.com/waumiss)
>> JaGhetto
>> Dave Walker
>> Nightlight, Chapel Hill
>>
>>
>>
>> Saturday, February 28
>> Resist Not (http://myspace.com/resistnot)
>> Run Dan Run (http://www.myspace.com/rundanrun)
>> The Kodiak Farm Boys
>> The Pinhook, Durham
>>
>>
>>
>> Saturday, February 28
>> North Elementary (http://www.northelementary.com)
>> Whale Watchers (http://www.myspace.com/thewhalewatchers)
>> Sir Arthur and His Royal Knights
>> (http://mannsworld.blogspot.com/2007/08/sir-arthur-his-royal-knights.html)
>> The Popular Kids
>> Pour House, Raleigh
>>
>> This is a CD-release party for the new North Elementary CD, Not For
>> Everyone, Just For You, which is far-and-away their best album yet.
>>
>>
>>
>> Saturday, February 28
>> Brett Harris
>> Oscar Begat (http://www.reverbnation.com/oscarbegat)
>> Bright Young Things
>> Jack Sprat Cafe, Chapel Hill
>>
>>
>>
>> Saturday, February 28
>> Lonnie Walker (http://www.myspace.com/lonniewalker)
>> Motor Skills
>> Gospel Years
>> Slim's Downtown, Raleigh
>>
>> Lonnie Walker were one of 8 bands feted in the 2009 News & Observer
>> "Great 8" feature. They're a sorta-wordy, sorta-countryish rockband, who
>> remind me [a little bit] of certain aspects of Pavement or Bob Dylan.
>>
>>
>>
>> Sunday, March 1
>> Yardwork (http://www.myspace.com/wetdigitalredstorm)
>> WXDU 88.7 FM, Durham
>>
>> This one's an 85% certainty, because when you've gotta corral 7 or 8
>> people and truck them over from Charlotte, nothing's ever 100%. (though
>> they're playing at Nightlight later in the evening, so they'll have to
>> come through town at some point).
>>
>> Yardwork feature members of multiple Charlotte bands, including Calabi
>> Yau and Control; they've got 7+ members, including multiple drummers,
>> guitars, glockenspiel, banjo, jumping around & singing, etc. It's highly
>> ecstatic but without all the creepy christofascism of bands like
>> Polyphonic Spree. Much more anarchovegan ecstasy.
>>
>> I have no earthly idea how we're going to fit them all in the station,
>> let alone mic them up & get them on the air, but they're one of the best
>> bands I've ever seen, so I'm just gonna close my eyes & go for it. 4:00
>> p.m. 88.7 FM or wxdu.org
>>
>>
>>
>> Sunday, March 1
>> The Watson Twins (http://www.thewatsontwins.com/)
>> Ben Kweller (http://www.kweller.net)
>> Cat's Cradle, Carrboro
>>
>>
>>
>> Sunday, March 1
>> des_ark (http://www.des-ark.org)
>> Yardwork (http://www.myspace.com/wetdigitalredstorm)
>> Register
>> Nightlight, Chapel Hill
>>
>> Show of the month. des_ark you know about, although if you haven't seen
>> them lately, you might *not* know that they're a monster three-piece,
>> featuring Durham drummer Evan Rowe (Maple Stave, Grappling Hook) and
>> Greensboro guitarist Noah Howard (Strunken White, TigerBearWolf) in
>> addition to Aimee Argote.
>>
>> Yardwork are from Charlotte; they're an 8-piece (or so) band of freaks
>> who put out my favorite release of 2008. Multiple drummers, glorious
>> chiming guitars, glockenspiel, banjo, anything else they can find lying
>> around, and everyone in the band singing at the top of their lungs.
>> Their show at BCHQ was phenomenal.
>>
>>
>>
>> Monday, March 2
>> Tapes'N'Tapes (http://www.tapesntapes.com/)
>> Wild Light (http://www.myspace.com/wildlight)
>> Cat's Cradle, Carrboro
>>
>>
>>
>> Monday, March 2
>> Turbo Fruits (http://www.myspace.com/turbofruits)
>> Bass Drum of Death (http://www.myspace.com/johnbarrettmusic)
>> Local 506, Chapel Hill
>>
>> Times are tough; the Bass Drum of Death is one guy, John Barret, who
>> plays guitar, sings, and yes, stomps on a big ol' bass drum. He's on Fat
>> Possum.
>>
>>
>>
>> Monday, March 2
>> 2 Drumkits, 4 Drummers
>> Nightlight, Chapel Hill
>>
>> Rob K. put this together. The lowdown is, loosely:
>>
>> John Crouch (Caltrop) Robert Biggers (Le Weekend) Dave Cantwell (In the
>> Year of the Pig) Rob Koegler (_____)
>>
>> If you (really) like drums:
>>
>> Improvised beats (pretty informal...beats you don't need to wear a tie for).
>>
>> John and Rob will start about 9:30, and then mix things up with Robert
>> and Dave around 10 or so. You will want ear plugs (Nightlight sells them).
>>
>> This is planned to be a regular monthly event at the Nightlight, but not
>> always drum-oriented. Different groupings of musicians will be invited
>> to come out, play together, and make up stuff in whatever genre feels
>> appropriate. The goal is to inspire new sounds, approaches, bands,
>> marriages, etc. Informal vibe. People are invited to come and listen.
>> It's free.
>>
>>
>>
>> Tuesday, March 3
>> Rosewood Thieves
>> The Whisky Smugglers
>> Jordan & the Sphinx (http://www.myspace.com/servant4good)
>> Local 506, Chapel Hill
>>
>>
>>
>> Wednesday, March 4
>> The Moaners (http://www.themoaners.com/)
>> The Black Lips (http://www.bomp.com/BlackLips.html)
>> Gentleman Jesse (http://www.myspace.com/gentlemanjesse)
>> Cat's Cradle, Carrboro
>>
>>
>>
>> Wednesday, March 4
>> Death to the Details (http://www.reverbnation.com/deathtothedetails)
>> Pistil (http://myspace.com/pistilband)
>> The Cave, Chapel Hill
>>
>>
>>
>> Wednesday, March 4
>> No Ground To Give (http://myspace.com/nogroundtogivenc)
>> One Shot One Kill (http://purevolume.com/osok2)
>> Scarred Remembrance (http://myspace.com/scarredremembrance)
>> Marvell Building, Durham
>>
>>
>>
>> Thursday, March 5
>> The Music Tapes (http://www.orbitinghumancircus.org/)
>> Nana Grizol (http://www.myspace.com/nanagrizol)
>> Supercluster (http://www.myspace.com/supercluster1)
>> Cat's Cradle, Carrboro
>>
>>
>>
>> Thursday, March 5
>> Spider Bags (http://www.myspace.com/spiderbags)
>> The Scott Waite Debacle (http://myspace.com/scottwaiteisbenevolent)
>> Jail (http://www.myspace.com/jailjailjailjail)
>> The Pinhook, Durham
>>
>> 12:00 - Spider Bags
>> 11:00 - Jail
>> 10:00 - The Scott Waite Debacle
>>
>> Two boozy freaky locals, plus a band from Milwaukee called Jail, so you
>> can kinda see where the evening's heading . . .
>>
>>
>>
>> Thursday, March 5
>> Brett Harris
>> Strange Faces (http://www.myspace.com/strangefacestheband)
>> Bright Young Things
>> Pour House, Raleigh
>>
>>
>>
>> Thursday, March 5
>> The Houstons
>> Mark Holland's Rhythm Force (http://www.myspace.com/mhollandsrhythmforce)
>> Evenfield (http://www.myspace.com/evenfieldmusic)
>> Nightlight, Chapel Hill
>>
>> Mark Holland disbanded his long-running band Jule Brown, and assembled a
>> new/refocused outfit he's calling the Rhythm Force. I'd expect even
>> deeper weirder backwoods grooves.
>>
>>
>>
>> Friday, March 6
>> Neil Diamond All-Stars
>> David Spencer Band
>> Cat's Cradle, Carrboro
>>
>>
>>
>> Friday, March 6
>> Caitlin Cary
>> Thad Cockrell (http://www.thadcockrell.com/)
>> Ivan Howard (http://www.therosebuds.com)
>> Pour House, Raleigh
>>
>> Thad Cockrell and Caitlin Cary put out an album of duets a few years
>> ago, "Begonias," and to this day I think it's the best thing either of
>> them have done (which is saying a lot, as they're some damn talented
>> people). One can only assume that this evening will feature some duet
>> action, either "Begonias" material or other stuff, so if you like
>> gorgeous wistful male/female country duets . . .
>>
>>
>>
>> Friday, March 6
>> Sleepsound (http://www.sleepsound.org/)
>> Cinemasophia (http://www.myspace.com/cinemasophia)
>> Clothing and Shoes (http://www.myspace.com/clothingandshoesmusic)
>> The Pinhook, Durham
>>
>> 12:00 - Sleepsound
>> 11:00 - Cinemasophia
>> 10:00 - Clothing and Shoes
>>
>>
>>
>> Friday, March 6
>> Goner (http://www.gonertheband.com/)
>> Future Islands (http://www.myspace.com/futureislands)
>> Berkeley Cafe, Raleigh
>>
>> Future Islands moved to Baltimore last year, after stints in Greenville
>> & the Triangle. They make crazy bleaty-synthy sweet dance-pop. Goner are
>> a grizzled bitter old rockband; so bitter that they continue to
>> steadfastly refuse to admit to being a grizzled bitter old rockband, and
>> hold up as proof the fact that their lineup is synth/bass/drums.
>>
>>
>>
>> Friday, March 6
>> Fin Fang Foom (http://www.lovitt.com/artists/finfangfoom.html)
>> Maserati (http://www.kindercore.com/maserati.html)
>> Monsonia (http://www.monsonia.com)
>> Local 506, Chapel Hill
>>
>> Atmospheric postpunk from two local masters & an outta-town peer.
>>
>>
>>
>> Friday, March 6
>> Remora (http://www.silbermedia.com/remora/)
>> Andrew Weathers
>> Beautiful Bells (http://www.myspace.com/beautifulbellsmusic)
>> Caledonia (http://www.myspace.com/caledoniatheband)
>> Nightlight, Chapel Hill
>>
>>
>>
>> Saturday, March 7
>> Rhymes With Opera (http://www.rhymeswithopera.org)
>> Broad Street Cafe, Durham
>>
>> RHYMES WITH OPERA and the AM/PM SAXOPHONE QUARTET present an evening of
>> new chamber music and opera, featuring music by Kathleen Bader, Mattias
>> Sköld, and the premiere of two new works written for RWO.
>>
>> THOMAS LIMBERT (RWO commission)
>> Numbers/Dates
>> (Anxiety Leading to Panic)
>>
>> Skeleton
>> Libretto by THIMBLE WIT
>> Music by RUBY FULTON and GEORGE LAM
>>
>> With Elisabeth Halliday, soprano, Bonnie Lander, soprano, Robert Maril,
>> baritone, and the AM/PM Saxophone Quartet
>>
>> Rhymes With Opera will be collaborating with the AM/PM saxophone quartet
>> to present a concert of new works, including a premiere by pulsoptional
>> composer Thom Limbert. The piece, Numbers/Dates (Anxiety Leading to
>> Panic), a Rhymes With Opera commission, uses voice samples from
>> University of Pennsylvania's research on "emotional prosody," creating
>> and interweaving natural speech in different emotional states with
>> singers and saxophones. In addition to the Limbert premiere, Rhymes With
>> Opera will present Skeleton, a new opera by Thimble Wit, Ruby Fulton and
>> George Lam, where three strangers meet by chance on a train and one of
>> them begins to tell the story of a betrayed lover and his disturbing
>> revenge.
>>
>>
>>
>> Saturday, March 7
>> Filthybird (http://www.myspace.com/filthybird)
>> Anathallo (http://www.anathallo.com/)
>> Sam Amidon (http://www.samamidon.com/)
>> Cat's Cradle, Carrboro
>>
>>
>>
>> Saturday, March 7
>> Wigg Report (http://www.synchronizedswim.org)
>> Blood Red River (http://www.myspace.com/bloodredriver)
>> Virgo 9 (http://www.myspace.com/thevirgonine)
>> The Pinhook, Durham
>>
>> 12:00 - Virgo 9
>> 11:00 - The Wigg Report
>> 10:00 - Blood Red River
>>
>> Heavy screamy woman-fronted rock from the Virgo 9; punk-inflected surf
>> from Blood Red River; classic New Soundz of Durham from the Wigg Report,
>> whose "Like Blammo Fast" was one of my fave releases of 2008.
>>
>>
>>
>> Saturday, March 7
>> Schooner (http://www.schoonermusic.com)
>> Nathan Oliver (http://www.nathan-oliver.com)
>> The Proclivities (http://www.myspace.com/theproclivities)
>> Local 506, Chapel Hill
>>
>> This is a CD-release party for the new Nathan Oliver CD, their first in
>> a couple of years. Their debut was a mix of catchy indie-pop and
>> Pixies-inflenced screech; I haven't seen them in ages, so I couldn't say
>> whether they've veered more one direction or the other.
>>
>>
>>
>> Saturday, March 7
>> Keegan DeWitt (http://www.keegandewitt.com/)
>> The Tomahawks (http://www.myspace.com/jeffcrawfordmusic)
>> Gabriel Kelley (http://www.myspace.com/gabrielkelleymusic)
>> The Cave, Chapel Hill
>>
>>
>>
>> Saturday, March 7
>> Thank You (http://www.thrilljockey.com/artists/?id=11346)
>> Mi Ami (http://www.myspace.com/miamiamiami)
>> bETAVEG
>> Nightlight, Chapel Hill
>>
>> It must be SXSW time, because random hot outtatown bands of the moment
>> are blitzing through. This night is still nominally FrequeNC Records
>> night, but a chunk of the evening is given over to Thrill Jockey's Thank
>> You, and Quarterstick's Mi Ami. The former are a
>> fuzz-synth/drone/tribal-drumming trio from Baltimore. The latter, which
>> contain some ex-members of Black Eyes, are from San Francisco, and they
>> sound like alternate-universe dub where the drug of choice is PCP. Lots
>> of echo bass, deep grooves, and high-pitched tweaker screeching/ranting
>> over the top of it. It's kinda fun, and definitely fucked-up.
>>
>>
>>
>> Saturday, March 7
>> Hank Sinatra (http://www.hank-sinatra.com/)
>> Slim's Downtown, Raleigh
>>
>>
>>
>> Saturday, March 7
>> Ruscha (http://www.myspace.com/ruscha)
>> The Curtains of Night (http://myspace.com/thecurtainsofnight)
>> Trophy Wife (http://trophywifetheband.blogspot.com/)
>> Reservoir, Carrboro
>>
>> It's a gtr/drums duofest of sorts, with locals Ruscha and Curtains of
>> Night (both heavy as all-get-out) and DC's Trophy Wife.
>>
>>
>>
>> Sunday, March 8
>> Future Islands (http://www.myspace.com/futureislands)
>> Lonnie Walker (http://www.myspace.com/lonniewalker)
>> Ed Schrader (http://www.myspace.com/edwardhenryschraderiii)
>> Nightlight, Chapel Hill
>>
>> Greenville-to-Baltimore transplants Future Islands join their former
>> Greenville homies Lonnie Walker, who were recently showcased in the News
>> & Observer's Great 8 (bands to watch in 2009).
>>
>>
>>
>> Sunday, March 8
>> The Homewreckers (http://www.myspace.com/jackandjillhomewrecker)
>> Pink Flag (http://www.myspace.com/pinkflagnc)
>> The Middlemen (http://themiddlemenmusic.com)
>> The Cave, Chapel Hill
>>
>>
>>
>> Sunday, March 8
>> The Hymns (http://www.hymnsband.com)
>> The Bridges (http://www.thebridgesmusic.net)
>> Death on Two Wheels
>> Slim's Downtown, Raleigh
>>
>>
>>
>> Monday, March 9
>> William Elliott Whitmore (http://www.southern.net/southern/band/WILEW)
>> Samantha Crain & the Morning Shivers
>> (http://www.myspace.com/samanthacrain)
>> Ben Weaver (http://www.myspace.com/benweavermusic)
>> Local 506, Chapel Hill
>>
>>
>>
>> Monday, March 9
>> Chiaroscuro
>> Mouthbreather
>> Bridge and Tunnel
>> Nightlight, Chapel Hill
>>
>>
>>
>> Monday, March 9
>> The Taylor Texas Corrugators (http://www.myspace.com/txcorrugators)
>> Veelee (http://www.myspace.com/seeveelee)
>> The Cave, Chapel Hill
>>
>> As in "Greg Ginn and the Taylor Texas Corrugators," which is Greg's
>> Texas-boogie/western swing band. Or something like that. The heckling
>> opportunities are endless, obviously, but there are few men in the
>> history of American rock who've been heckled more than Greg Ginn, so
>> it's A-game or no game.
>>
>>
>>
>> Tuesday, March 10
>> Lydia (http://www.myspace.com/lydia)
>> Black Gold (http://profile.myspace.com/blackgold)
>> All Get Out (http://www.myspace.com/allgetout)
>> Local 506, Chapel Hill
>>
>>
>>
>> Tuesday, March 10
>> Blag'ard (http://www.blagard.com/)
>> Lost Hands Found Fingers (http://www.myspace.com/losthandsfoundfingers)
>> Reservoir, Carrboro
>>
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