RTP-area local music and culture

[Bryk <chscene AT bryk.com>]

It's tough competition tonight, but Stockholm's standard-bearers for  
twee indie pop Acid House Kings and The Legends are playing at the  
Raleigh (formerly Martin Street) Music Hall.  Apparently they missed  
ALL the listings, but I figured some of you would be interested.

AHK are one of Sweden's most popular guitar pop bands, with radio  
hits to prove it. Pitchfork compared them to Scots like Belle &  
Sebastian and Camera Obscura, but they have a wide scope of  
influences that show up (and give ,

The Legends are a sweet, energetic, clap-happy sing-along band that  
shares members with AHK and reminds me of C-86 faves like the Pastels  
(albeit with the 9+ piece stage presence of Broken Social Scene...)   
AHK songwriter/guitarist Johan Angergard is not only in both bands,  
but he also runs influential Swedish Pop label Labrador (also home of  
Sambassadeur and Radio Dept.)

Down By Avalon are local popsters who have suffered through  
comparisons to R.E.M., XTC and Love, and are finishing up their first  
record.


Doors are at 9, Down By Avalon  are at 10pm, The Legends at 11 and  
Acid House Kings after them.


AHK: http://www.labrador.se/artists/ahk.php3

The Legends: http://www.labrador.se/artists/legends.php3

Down By Avalon: http://www.downbyavalon.com/