RTP-area local music and culture

[grady <grady AT ibiblio.org>]

Saturday, February 23
$2 Pistols    (http://www.myspace.com/twodollarpistols)
Hearts and Daggers    (http://www.heartsanddaggers.com/ )
Hickry Hawkins    (http://www.myspace.com/hickryhawkins)
Reverend D-Ray and the Shockers 
(http://www.myspace.com/revdrayandtheshockers)
Pee Wee Moore & the Awful Dreadful Snakes    (http://www.peeweemoore.com/)
The Garage, Winston-Salem

This is night two of the Garage's annual Cash Bash.



Saturday, February 23
Midtown Dickens    (http://www.myspace.com/midtowndickens)
Bowerbirds    (http://www.bowerbirds.org)
Lost in the Trees    (http://www.lostinthetrees.com)
Duke Coffeehouse, Durham

You probably don't need any encouragement nowadays to check out 
Bowerbirds, or Midtown Dickens; 2008 is going to be their year, both of 'em.

Lost in the Trees is the solo thing of Ari Picker (ex-Never), and his 
2008 is, according to the Indy, going to involve taking orchestral music 
to the masses.



Saturday, February 23
The Dynamite Brothers    (http://www.dynamitebrothers.com/)
Killer Filler    (http://www.myspace.com/killerfiller)
The Cave, Chapel Hill

Garage-surf mayhem with Killer Filler, plus more generalized spazz-out 
speed-blues mayhem with Dynamite Brothers.



Saturday, February 23
The Nein    (http://www.thenein.com/)
Impossible Arms
Reservoir, Carrboro

Nein drummer R. Biggers had this update for us:

"It's been quite a while since our last show. We have some new songs, 
and we are a trio. Impossible Arms is a group Mike Meyerson plays guitar 
in; they're also a trio. The show is FREE, although you must be a member 
or signed-in by one, according to The Reservoir's website. The show may 
start later, like 10:30. One of our new songs is entitled "Hot Lunch." 
Another, "Soundgardenz." You'd be well advised to bring ear plugs to The 
Reservoir -- it's a loud room. There's also one we're calling "Crouton 
Polvo," but it's not finished . . . We should have some of our new 
material on myspace soon."



Saturday, February 23
The Cartridge Family    (http://www.cartridge-family.com/)
Joe Swank and the Zen Pirates 
(http://www.myspace.com/joeswankandthezenpirates)
Slim's Downtown, Raleigh



Saturday, February 23
Salt to Bitters    (http://www.myspace.com/salttobitters)
Western Civ.    (http://westerncivrock.com)
Trophy Wives    (http://www.myspace.com/trophywivesmusic)
Hell, Chapel Hill



Sunday, February 24
Mountain High    (http://myspace.com/themountainhigh)
Grass Widow    (http://www.myspace.com/grasswidow)
Coyote
Slim's Downtown, Raleigh



Monday, February 25
Jule Brown    (http://www.julebrown.org)
Pour House, Raleigh



Tuesday, February 26
Spider Bags    (http://www.myspace.com/spiderbags)
The Selmanaires    (http://www.myspace.com/theselmanaires)
Anna Kramer & the Lost Cause    (http://www.myspace.com/annakramer)
Local 506, Chapel Hill



Tuesday, February 26
Hard Luck Stories    (http://www.myspace.com/hardluckstoriesmusic)
Tiger Piss    (http://www.myspace.com/tigerpissrock)
Hell, Chapel Hill



Wednesday, February 27
Dutchess Headbanger    (http://www.myspace.com/leyvvonluxe)
Tiger Piss    (http://www.myspace.com/tigerpissrock)
The Ropes
Nightlight, Chapel Hill



Wednesday, February 27
Cool Ethan    (http://www.myspace.com/coolethanrock)
En Serenade    (http://www.myspace.com/enserenade)
Kris Roe    (http://www.myspace.com/theataris)
Local 506, Chapel Hill

The Internets tell me that Kris Roe is/was in a "punk" band called the 
Ataris, and furthermore that he'll be performing their 1999 masterwork 
album "Blue Skies, Broken Hearts . . . Next 12 Exits" during this show. 
Presumably if you were born in the '80s that all might make sense to you.



Wednesday, February 27
Barn Burning    (http://www.barnburning.net/)
Bibis Ellison    (http://www.myspace.com/bibisellison)
The Wading Girl    (http://www.thewadinggirl.com)
Reservoir, Carrboro



Thursday, February 28
Blood Red River    (http://www.myspace.com/bloodredriver)
Walking Dead    (http://www.myspace.com/wearewalkingdead)
The Independents
Jack Sprat Cafe, Chapel Hill

I continue to be thrilled & amused by the incongruity of punkrock shows 
being held at street level on this section of East Franklin St. Go Jack 
Sprat, Go!



Thursday, February 28
Paleface
Jeff Crawford
Tir Na Nog, Raleigh



Thursday, February 28
Colossus    (http://www.myspace.com/thecolossuswillcrushyou)
Fighting Poseidon    (http://www.myspace.com/fightingposeidon)
Freedom Hawk    (http://myspace.com/freedomhawk)
Reservoir, Carrboro

Colossus are a metal band of the "loves Iron Maiden above all" variety. 
Fighting Poseidon are coming from the same school of big, 
technically-challenging post-hardcore as At The Drive-In, only I guess, 
unlike ATDI, they haven't gotten bored & dissolved & reformed as a 
prog-rock band yet.



Friday, February 29
The Whigs    (http://www.thewhigs.com)
Spinto Band    (http://www.spintoband.com/)
Duke Coffeehouse, Durham



Friday, February 29
Wood Ear    (http://www.myspace.com/woodear)
Bull City Headquarters, Durham

If you're a devoted follower of the underground Greensboro <-> Durham 
musical axis, then you're already down with Wood Ear, which is the 
new-ish project of Nate Tarr, ex-Dirty Version/Killing Frost.



Friday, February 29
Sedona    (http://www.sedonarock.com/)
Annuals    (http://www.myspace.com/annuals)
Lonnie Walker    (http://www.myspace.com/lonniewalker)
The Brewery, Raleigh



Friday, February 29
Wil Donegan and the Apologies
Paper Cuts    (http://www.myspace.com/thepapercuts)
Beach House    (http://www.myspace.com/beachhousemusic)
Local 506, Chapel Hill



Friday, February 29
The Sibling Project    (http://www.thesiblingproject.com/)
Cool Ethan    (http://www.myspace.com/coolethanrock)
Hey Euphony    (http://www.myspace.com/heyeuphony)
The Cave, Chapel Hill



Friday, February 29
Ruscha    (http://www.myspace.com/ruscha)
Black Skies    (http://blackskies.us/)
All the Saints    (http://www.myspace.com/allthesaints)
Hell, Chapel Hill

It does seem somehow apropos to celebrate Leap Day with a massive slab 
of heaviosity.



Friday, February 29
Dirty Little Heaters    (http://www.thedirtylittleheaters.com)
Tooth    (http://www.myspace.com/toothrocks)
Slim's Downtown, Raleigh

Somewhat improbable lineup, sure . . . Dirty Little Heaters, despite 
their evolution into a power trio, are still a fairly 
straightforward/stripped-down blues-garage-rock band. Whereas Tooth are 
the best metal band in North Carolina, and they've got the burly beards 
& full-stacks to prove it.

Nevertheless, the show actually makes perfect sense, as there are still 
some folks in Raleigh who don't give Durham no respect, and this show 
packs more than enough firepower to pummel those folks into submission.



Saturday, March 1
Tom Maxwell    (http://www.tommaxwell.com)
Snuzz    (http://www.snuzz.com/)
Opening Flower Happy Bird    (http://www.myspace.com/openingflowerhappybird)
Dirty Little Heaters    (http://www.thedirtylittleheaters.com)
Midtown Dickens    (http://www.myspace.com/midtowndickens)
Cat's Cradle, Carrboro

This is a benefit for Tom Maxwell's son Esten, who was diagnosed with 
leukemia when he was 3. The lineup:

Jimmy Magoo
Baron Von Rumblebuss and Redd Zeppelin
Old 86
Buddha Cat
Velvet
The Allen Boys
Dirty Little Heaters
Opening Flower Happy Bird
Midtown Dickens
Snuzz
Tom Maxwell



Saturday, March 1
Vincent Black Shadow    (http://www.myspace.com/vbskicksoutthejams)
Bull City Headquarters, Durham



Saturday, March 1
Kerbloki    (http://www.kerbloki.com/)
Hundred Air    (http://www.myspace.com/hundredair)
Auxes    (http://www.myspace.com/auxes)
Local 506, Chapel Hill

Auxes are the newish Chapel Hill supergroup assembled by Dave Laney 
(Milemarker, Griver). Kerbloki are the long-running Beastie-esque 
party-hip-hop band who just happen to have a rhythm section assembled 
from members of some of the finest metal & punk bands in town.

Hundred Air are the country/folk/rock-ish outfit fronted by Adam Price 
(ex-Mayflies USA). If you liked the Cub Country lineup with Jeff Clarke 
on Tele & backing vocals, you'll love this (and not just because it too 
features Jeff).



Saturday, March 1
Beat the Devil    (http://www.beatthedevil.com)
Americans in France    (http://www.myspace.com/americansinfrance)
Hell, Chapel Hill



Sunday, March 2
Kingsbury Manx    (http://www.thekingsburymanx.com/)
WXDU 88.7 FM, Durham

The Kingsbury Manx are rumbling back into motion, after some 
child-rearing-related downtime. They've got a new album on the verge of 
release, and they've worked up an acoustic set that, based on current 
evidence, should more than make up for violating my longstanding rule 
against acoustic sets.

Tune in & find out: 4:00 p.m. 88.7 FM or wxdu.org.



Monday, March 3
Matt Pond PA    (http://www.mattpondpa.com/)
Cat's Cradle, Carrboro



Tuesday, March 4
The English Beat    (http://www.myspace.com/officialbeatspace)
RX Bandits    (http://www.rxbandits.com/)
Cat's Cradle, Carrboro

Otherwise known as Dave Wakeling and a bunch of other people who weren't 
in the English Beat the first time around.



Tuesday, March 4
Dr. Dog    (http://www.drdogmusic.com/)
A. A. Bondy    (http://www.myspace.com/aabondy)
Local 506, Chapel Hill



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