RTP-area local music and culture

[grady <grady AT ibiblio.org>]

I'm going to Pittsburgh. Y'all have fun with the Wusses, OK?


Wednesday, March 16
The Know [http://www.theknowrocks.com], Awesome New Republic, Eyes to 
Space [http://www.eyestospace.net/]
Martin Street Music Hall, Raleigh

The Know are currently in the midst of releasing their first album, 
Shock and Awe, which plants them squarely at the midpoint of the rather 
short line between The Cherry Valence and The Weather. Raleigh Rock is 
alive & well & living in Raleigh.

Eyes to Space are from Chapel Hill, and the last time I saw them (which 
was, admittedly, several years ago), they were kinda like They Might Be 
Giants if TMBG were a prog band.



Thursday, March 17
"Stone Roses", The Wusses
Kings, Raleigh

If you attended last year's Kings Cover-Up, then you undoubtedly recall 
The Wusses, who made their debut in the guise of The Little River Band. 
What you probably don't know is that the concept of a 70s lite-rock 
cover band had been percolating in the minds of Razzle drummer Dave 
Bjorkback, bassist Dave Cantwell, and guitarist Bob Wall for quite some 
time before that. They already had a real name, in fact: The Wusses. 
Tonight marks the official debut of the Wusses-as-Wusses, and while 
they'll still be playing all your Little River Band faves, they've also 
added at least a half-dozen new 70s lite-rock faves, most of them *not* 
penned or performed by TLRB. The Future Starts Now.



Friday, March 18
Countdown Quartet [http://www.countdownq.com/], The Young Idea 
[http://www.theyoungidea.com], The Bleeding Hearts 
[http://www.thebleedinghearts.net/home.html], Snatches of Pink 
[http://www.snatchesofpink.com/], Kenny Roby's Mercy Filter 
[http://www.kennyroby.com]
Cat's Cradle, Carrboro

This is a benefit for Independent Animal Rescue, which is (as the name 
suggests) a kill-free private/non-profit animal rescue/adoption 
organization, and which is largely the work of one woman, so she/they 
can use all the support you can muster.

Briefly: Countdown Quartet have been playing New Orleans-style 
party-jazz/funk for the past decade or so; when they opened for Sharon 
Jones & the Dap-Kings they went over about as well as the Dap-Kings 
themselves, which is saying something. The Young Idea are young & 
well-dressed and they make garage-rock with matching Rickenbackers & 
more attitude than skillz, which is what it's all about. Snatches of 
Pink wish there was more respect for eyeliner-rock in the Triangle. 
Kenny Roby has a new album on its way out, and a new band, Mercy Filter, 
to go with it.



Friday, March 18
Cardiff Giants, Bringerer
Local 506, Chapel Hill

Cardiff Giants are fronted by ex-Zen Frisbee singer Brian Walker, and 
include, I believe, other ex-ZFers as well as ex-Pipe folks. Izzit the 
Sound of the 90s, Today? I dunno, I keep missing them, though certainly 
not intentionally, as the aforementioned Pipe/Zen Frisbee axis was a 
large part of what I loved about this town 10 years ago.

Bringerer also includes ex-ZF and Pipesters, but doesn't sound anything 
like either of those bands. Hmm.



Saturday, March 19
Two Ugly People Kissing, Jefferson Satellite, Wolf Anus
Nightlight, Chapel Hill

As so often seems to be the case, lifted straight from the Nightlight 
website:

What is Two Ugly People Kissing? "In essence it is a one man, 
erotic,scatalogical, electronic free jazz philosophical investigation 
complete with real blood, real pain, and real tears. Kind of like Cecil 
Taylor meets Marlene Dietrich meets Emile Cioran. The performance has 
all the characteristics of a charming nervous breakdown: delicacy, 
honesty, violence, acerbic wit and shrieksof anger." I would tell you 
how Wolf Anus produces his sounds but he wants to keep it a secret. Let 
me give you a hint: 00101001010100101010010101011110000etc. Jefferson 
Satellite is not as confrontational as the other two, but it's orbiting 
way the F out there, somewhere - BUDGET MYSTERY NIGHT. 10PM / $2.



Tuesday, March 22
Cub Country [http://www.cubcountry.com/], Dolorean 
[http://www.dolorean.com/]
The Library, Chapel Hill

Cub Country make a sort of loping friendly countryindierock that's 
bumped up a couple of notches by TGOR bassist Jeff Clarke's Telecaster 
skills.

Dolorean are from the Portland area, but they feature two former local 
boys, ex-Nine Minute Snooze drummer Ben Nugent and bassist James Adair. 
Plus they're on Yep Roc, so step on over & say howdy.


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