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  • From: grady <grady AT ibiblio.org>
  • To: RTP-area local music and culture <ch-scene AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: stuff to do, week of April 21, 2007
  • Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2007 18:15:04 -0400

Saturday, April 21
Idea of Beauty (http://ideaofbeauty.com)
Gun Metal Black
The Lineage
Bull City Headquarters, Durham

This is an after-race rockshow/benefit for the Durham Bike Co-op (http://www.myspace.com/durhambikecoop ). Last year's big race was an alleycat-style urban stage race; this year, they're promising "a sort of deranged omnium," with events to include Tractor Pull, Crooked Crank Racing, Bike Polo, Hill Sprints, Huffy Toss, Tube Change & others. The race/event is in the afternoon; registration commences at 1:00 at the SunTrust building downtown. The rockshow is at 9:00.



Saturday, April 21
Wigg Report (http://www.synchronizedswim.org)
Beloved Binge (http://www.myspace.com/belovedbinge)
305 South, Durham

The 305 South co-house-bands Wigg Report & Beloved Binge join together to celebrate the official start of delightful warm springlike weather & longer summery evenings to come.



Saturday, April 21
Angry Johnny and the Killbillies (http://www.getangry.com/)
Hideaway BBQ, Raleigh



Saturday, April 21
Alina Simone (http://www.girlwithguitar.net/)
Le Weekend (http://www.myspace.com/mattwkalb)
Fan-Tan (http://www.myspace.com/fantanrock)
Josh Nowlan (http://www.citiesmusic.com/)
Local 506, Chapel Hill

Fan-Tan is a new band with ex-members of Fashion Design & North Elementary, and I forget who else.

Le Weekend (or, as they were recently rechristened by Pop Matters, L.A. Weekend) is the new band fronted by Matt Kalb (Audubon Park, ex-Hotel Motel), along with Bob Wall (ex-HotMot, ex-Razzle) & a couplea ex-members of the awesome Asheville band Piedmont Charisma.



Saturday, April 21
Hank Sinatra (http://www.hank-sinatra.com/)
Stone Fox
Slim's Downtown, Raleigh



Monday, April 23
Gore Gore Girls (http://www.goregoregirls.com/)
Stone Fox
Local 506, Chapel Hill



Tuesday, April 24
A Rooster for the Masses (http://www.myspace.com/aroosterforthemasses)
Howling Bells (http://www.howlingbells.com)
Cat's Cradle, Carrboro



Tuesday, April 24
Powers (http://www.myspace.com/wehavepowers)
Remote Islands (http://www.remoteislandsrockgroup.com)
Clipd Beaks (http://www.myspace.com/clipdbeaks)
Nightlight, Chapel Hill



Tuesday, April 24
Stratocruiser (http://www.stratocruisermusic.com/)
Michelle Malone (http://www.michellemalone.com)
Local 506, Chapel Hill



Thursday, April 26 - Sunday, April 29
Signal Electronic Music Festival (http://www.signalfest.com/)
various locales, Chapel Hill

The Signal Electronic Music Festival has gotten even huge-r this year than it was last year. It kicks off on Thursday with "Techno: A Black American Artform," a lecture, Q&A, and series of live performances, including Detroit techno pioneer Derrick May, at the UNC Student Union.

Things kinda snowball from there; you're better off going straight to the Signalfest website (http://www.signalfest.com/ ) for the full rundown, than you would be if I tried to synopsize here.

Suffice it to say that there are a ton of DJs, a half-ton of electronic-music artists, and even a couple of rockbands (The Nein appear at the Cradle on Friday, opening for uncleared-sample / noise / collage godfathers Negativland). At Blend on Saturday, minimalist/sound installation artist Richard Chartier (http://www.3particles.com/ ) will be doing, um, something. Something very little, I guess. Pulsoptional are also on that bill.



Thursday, April 26
Erie Choir (http://www.eriechoir.com)
Noncanon (http://www.myspace.com/noncanon)
Mason Dixon
Tartufi (http://www.tartufirock.net/)
Reservoir, Carrboro

Erie Choir are the sad-eyed George Harrison vs. Elliott Smith rockgroup of Eric Roehrig, who also sometimes plays & sings in Sorry About Dresden. I think they've changed their lineup for their spring tour, but one thing is constant: Eric's brilliant songwriting.

I heard a rumor Noncanon had added a bass player. What = perfect + 1?



Thursday, April 26
Simple (http://www.myspace.com/httpwwwmyspacecomsimple)
The Green Fields (http://myspace.com/thegreenfields)
The Cave, Chapel Hill



Thursday, April 26
John Vanderslice (http://www.johnvanderslice.com/)
St. Vincent (http://www.ilovestvincent.com)
Local 506, Chapel Hill



Thursday, April 26
Hate Prose (http://www.myspace.com/hateprose)
Hentai Lacerator (http://www.myspace.com/hentailacerator)
Yoe (http://www.myspace.com/yoeband)
Nightlight, Chapel Hill



Friday, April 27
Straight 8s (http://www.straight8s.com)
The Belmont Playboys (http://www.thebelmontplayboys.com/)
Hideaway BBQ, Raleigh

Belmont Playboys are from Charlotte, and have been doing the rockabilly-revivalist thing since 1989 or so, with a few years off here & there for good behavior.



Friday, April 27
Dry Heathens (http://www.myspace.com/dryheathens)
Dan Melchior (http://danmelchior.com/)
Violet Vector and the Lovely Lovelies (http://www.myspace.com/violetvectorandthelovelylovelies)
Bull City Headquarters, Durham

The Bull City HQ website says "Garage Night in Durham," and mebbe that's an apt description. Back in the '90s sometime, Durham's (well, at the time England's) Dan Melchior went fairly abruptly from playing in an obscure garage band, to a multi-year stint playing & recording with Holly Golightly. He moved to the USA in 2000. Not sure when he wound up in Durham, but he released a crazed little acid-damaged DIY bedroom blooz-folk-rock 7" a couple of months ago, and he has a band, Das Menace, with Kuki & some other folks.

Violet Vector and the Lovely Lovelies are total girl-group exhilaration. I'd give them 1800 stars (out of a possible 5), only all their songs are about twice as long as they ought to be. Gotta dock them 1796 stars for that.

Dry Heathens had a pleasantly bitter little ditty, "Sociopath," on the 307 Knox compilation last year. They're an indie-rock band, in the classical sense of the term.



Friday, April 27
The Port Huron Statement (http://www.porthuronstatement.com/)
North Elementary (http://www.northelementary.com)
Slim's Downtown, Raleigh



Friday, April 27
Snatches of Pink (http://www.snatchesofpink.com/)
Dexter Romweber (http://www.dexterromweber.com)
Reservoir, Carrboro

It's a CD-release show for Snatches of Pink, to celebrate the release of "Love is Dead." Snatches have left Charlotte's MoRisen Records, and have finally/once again struck out on their own: the CD is being released by 8th House Records, a new label founded by Snatches frontman Michael Rank and drummer (and $2 Pistols frontman) John Howie Jr.

Opening the show: the Dexter Romweber Duo, which hopefully still includes Dex's sister (and former Snatches drummer) Sara Romweber.



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