RTP-area local music and culture

[Jeff Hart <jeffhoo1 AT gmail.com>]

broad st. cafe
Friday June 8th - Broad St. Cafe
1116 Broad St. in Durham
Cover: $5

9pm Stratocruiser

review from Amplifier:

"Long live the 1970s. Is Strato-crooner Clay Howard actually Ian
Gillian re-incarnated? (Editor's Note: the Deep Purple singer is still
alive). Doesn't matter. Revolutions is the kind of record that would
have launched a thousand wannabe rock stars had it come out the year
Richard Nixon resigned. Mike Nicholson's impenetrable wall of guitars
captures the period perfectly, splicing bluesy riffs between anthemic
chord patterns akin to Ritchie Blackmore and Toni Iommi in their sonic
prime. Bass guitarist Jack Getz' fluid lines evoke an era wherein hard
rock bassists explored the upper and lower registers of their
instrument with expertise and style (Dee Murray, Roger Glover, Herbie
Flowers anyone?). Drummer Matt Brown stays firmly in the pocket,
pushing the band with a decidedly swing feel ala Charlie Watts - but
there is no jazz to be found here. Virtually every cut is a slab of
feel good classic rock, especially if you can appreciate Purple,
Boston, and Uriah Heep, regardless of your age or cognitive powers. If
you have to download one track, make it "Rock and Roll City," which
melds kitsch and metal with tongue in cheek and imaginary Bic lighters
held aloft. Kudos to producer/engineer Mitch Easter (REM, Pavement,
Let's Active) for keeping it real in the studio, making Revolutions
this year's uncontested guilty pleasure."

http://www.stratocruisermusic.com/

10pm Dom Casual

from their page:

"Dom Casual was born out of the ashes of the Chapel Hill-based trio
Siddhartha in the spring of '96. Several lineup changes later, the
band now boasts 5 members and incorporates brass and organ. Elements
of surf, rockabilly, baroque-, and indie-rock leanings all converge to
create a heady mix of modern rock and roll."

http://www.myspace.com/domcasual

11pm Jeff Hart & The Ruins

Jeff' Hart is a 20 year veteran of the NC music meat grinder,
primarily in the Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill clubs. The Ruins have been
his band since '90 while still maintaining his other current bands
Amps Do Furnish A Room, The Hanks, Meltzer-Hart and Young Neil & the
Damage Done.

more at http://www.myspace.com/jeffhoo