RTP-area local music and culture

["chaz" <bullcityrocks AT gmail.com>]

(hi-jacked description from aimee:)

MONDAY MAY 29
@ Chaz's Bull City Records (1916 Perry St // 919.286.9640)
$5 suggested donation
9pm
Chaz is usually closed on mondays, but will be opening up special for
us! his sweet southern disposition or my undeniable charm...it's really
hard to say.

DES ARK: i don't know what i'm doing with my life, but i have plenty of
songs about whose fault that might be. (now armed with a banjo, thank
you yard sales.)

IN THE YEAR OF THE PIG: apparently if you take a random survey of 4
different music lovers whose authority you trust, they'll light up in
the face, their posture will improve & they'll get real bouncy &
breathy as they tumble into an unexpected and bizarrely passionate
detailing of their complex but unquestionable love for this band. it
usually goes a little something like this: "...you think it's gonna be
a total trainwreck...cute animal hats...insane...totally fucking
brilliant!!!" it's hard to suppress intrigue when you've got that type
of across-the-board enthusiasm for a group of people who seem convinced
they're forest animals.

ATTRITION (from DC): this is what you get when you raise a bunch of
kids in a city that was throwing on point punk shows before you was
even a zygote, then you stick em in a room with tube amps & an ear for
fucked up down tuned melody. these boys are serious about rocking. so
much so, in fact, that you might catch them doing their routine
pre-show group stretch, a thoughtful but basically worthless attempt at
avoiding "bangovers." anyway, we all cried like babies when botch broke
up & while i'm not saying they sound like botch, i am most certainly
saying that they too make me drive my car too fast in neighborhoods
with tiny adorable children & golden retrievers.

CONTROL (from Charlotte):"imagine a train full of severed dog heads
time warping and crashing into an ancient mongolian palace full of
giant bees. thats what we sound like." they're not joking, either.

for music+videos:
myspace.com/desark
myspace.com/intheyearofthepig
myspace.com/attritiondc
myspace.com/controlnc