RTP-area local music and culture

[grady <grady AT ibiblio.org>]

I was busy all week hacking away at the backend of my site to make it 
easier to manage the Stuff This Week audio player 
(http://www.ibiblio.org/audio/  ) and to better-integrate the video into 
the site (still at http://www.trianglerock.com/video , though not 
better-integrated yet, sorry). So I got kinda behind in actually posting 
shows. I have tonight up & I should be doing the rest tomorrow 
morning-ish, so here's a quickie to tide you over for tonight.

Note also that Hotel Motel are playing their last show ever tonight, 
along with Mowing Lawns and The Whole World Laughing, at a private 
residence somewhere between Chapel Hill and Durham. More data at 
http://www.hot-mot.com


Friday, February 24
Regina Hexaphone [http://www.reginahexaphone.com], Edith Frost 
[http://www.edithfrost.com], The Strugglers 
[http://www.thestrugglers.org/], The Zincs 
[http://www.ohiogirl.com/ohiogold/goldbandzincs.htm]
Duke Coffeehouse, Durham

The Strugglers were utterly great last week; they're already outgrowing 
the "wavery Drag City style alt-country" tag that I've been in the habit 
of hanging on them. Instead of a new tag, how about a video? (note to 
Mac users and/or people who don't feel like downloading a codec: I'm 
working on getting this stuff to play inline via Flash, although the 
videos will be smaller & maybe a little blockier).



Friday, February 24
Goner [http://www.gonertheband.com/], Spader, Bernard Bozwell & the 
Bohemians
Kings, Raleigh

Goner make moody, used-to-call-it "emo" before "emo" turned into 
teen-movie-soundtrack-dreck, bass-keyboard-drums emotional "rock" rock 
music. Spader make U2-y echoey brit-style electronic dance-rock. Bernard 
Bozwell? ?



Friday, February 24
$2 Pistols, Randy Whitt and the Grits [http://www.randywhitt.com/]
Local 506, Chapel Hill

The elder statesmen of Triangle honkytonk/hard-country, the $2 Pistols 
would seem to appeal equally to those who like a little "alt" in front 
of their country, and those who wouldn't have the slightest idea of what 
the fuck you were talking about, college boy.



Friday, February 24
The Port Huron Statement [http://www.porthuronstatement.com/], Can Joann 
[http://www.canjoann.com/]
Slim's Downtown, Raleigh

Since the beginning of time, boys have made catchy pop music with guitars.



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