RTP-area local music and culture

[grady <grady AT ibiblio.org>]

Saturday, August 2
des_ark    (http://www.des-ark.org)
The Mountain Goats    (http://www.themountaingoats.net/)
Mount Moriah    (http://www.myspace.com/mountmoriah)
Beloved Binge    (http://www.myspace.com/belovedbinge)
Megafaun    (http://www.myspace.com/megafaun)
Bull City Headquarters, Durham

This is an all-day show/fest/benefit put together by Kym Register 
(Midtown Dickens) and Rebekah Meek (Eberhardt), to raise transgender 
awareness, here & in India. The full lineup:

11:30am-1:00: Chef Shirle's Traveling Vegan Brunch ($8)
12:30-1:30: Arty Lovelight and his Pickled Piano
1:30-2:00: Silent Auction/Door Prizes Begin!
3:00-3:40: Timothy Thomas Cleary
4:00-4:40: Shawn Luby
5:00-5:40: Allelai (Will Hackney)
5:40-6:00: DJ Mel York
6:00-6:40: Des Ark
7:00-7:40: Shayne O'Neil (of Future Kings of Nowhere)
8:00-8:40: Beloved Binge
9:00-9:40: Embarrassing Fruits
9:40-10:00: DJ Mel York
10:00-10:40: Mount Moriah
11:00-12:00: Megafaun
12:30: John Darnielle (Mtn. Goats)
Late Night: DJ Mel York



Saturday, August 2
Sweet By and By    (http://www.myspace.com/sweetbyby )
Aminal Music    (http://www.myspace.com/theaminalmusic)
The Cave, Chapel Hill



Sunday, August 3
Shakermaker    (http://shakermaker.org/)
WXDU 88.7 FM, Durham

Shakermaker make British-invasiony pop but with ample doses of pedal 
steel, courtesy of member Jesse Moorefield's dad Thomas. "Frenchie," the 
first song on their self-titled 2nd CD, is about as perfect as a song 
can get; don't tune in late & miss it. 4:00 p.m. @ 88.7 FM or wxdu.org.



Sunday, August 3
Clang Quartet    (http://www.myspace.com/clangquartet)
Boyzone    (http://www.myspace.com/boyszone)
Ariel Pink    (http://www.arielpink.com/)
Unicornicopia    (http://www.myspace.com/unicornicopia)
Ami Dang    (http://www.myspace.com/amritakd)
Nightlight, Chapel Hill



Sunday, August 3
The Tremors    (http://www.tremorsrockabilly.com/)
David Lee and His Mercenaries
Local 506, Chapel Hill



Monday, August 4
DJ Nasty Boots
Extreme Animals    (http://www.paperrad.org/extreme/)
Secret Boyfriend    (http://www.myspace.com/scrtboyfriend)
Fortress of Amplitude    (http://www.paperrad.org/fortress)
Nightlight, Chapel Hill



Tuesday, August 5
The Begin-Agains    (http://www.myspace.com/thebeginagains)
Jonesin'    (http://www.myspace.com/jonesinpunx)
Bull City Headquarters, Durham



Tuesday, August 5
Leslie    (http://www.myspace.com/leslierock)
Richard Bacchus & the Luckiest Girls 
(http://www.myspace.com/richardbacchus)
Slim's Downtown, Raleigh



Wednesday, August 6
Tooth    (http://www.myspace.com/toothrocks)
Virgo 9    (http://www.myspace.com/thevirgonine)
Circadian Rising    (http://myspace.com/circadianrising)
Pelvic Fury    (http://myspace.com/pelvicfury)
Marvell Building, Durham

Pelvic Fury & Circadian Rising are both Philly metal bands -- somehow 
Tooth have gotten hooked in to the Philly metal scene, so now it's like 
there's a pipeline direct from there to here. Oh yeah, I guess that's 
called I-95.



Wednesday, August 6
Swan Quarter    (http://www.myspace.com/swanquarter)
International Grapevine 
(http://www.myspace.com/theinternationalgrapevine)
Local 506, Chapel Hill



Wednesday, August 6
Blood Red River    (http://www.myspace.com/bloodredriver)
Pink Flag    (http://www.myspace.com/pinkflagnc)
Nationale    (http://www.myspace.com/nationale706)
Reservoir, Carrboro



Thursday, August 7
Bowerbirds    (http://www.bowerbirds.org)
Festival    (http://www.myspace.com/linzyandlexi)
Sharon Van Etten    (http://www.myspace.com/sharonvanetten)
Local 506, Chapel Hill

Judging from the Bowerbirds show I attended earlier this summer, they're 
definitely not on the Ticonderoga-style "new CD every couple of months" 
schedule. There were a couple of new songs, but plenty of old (first EP 
& before) faves as well. Still every bit as fresh as they were the first 
time I heard them, though.



Thursday, August 7
Jeff Crawford
Tir Na Nog, Raleigh

Jeff plays bass in Roman Candle, and released a solo album of 
country-folk-rock last year.



Thursday, August 7
The Cartridge Family    (http://www.cartridge-family.com/)
Trouble Walkers
Slim's Downtown, Raleigh

In case I haven't said it lately: Cartridge Family are the best little 
piano-driven Stones/Dolls/Dylan early-70s-style rock-n-roll band in Raleigh.



Friday, August 8
Sarah Lee Guthrie and Johnny Irion    (http://www.sarahleeandjohnny.com)
Jeff Crawford
Cat's Cradle, Carrboro



Friday, August 8
Pylon    (http://www.myspace.com/wearepylon)
Gravel Truck    (http://www.myspace.com/mitcheasterband)
The Werehouse, Winston-Salem

Gravel Truck is billed as "Mitch Easter playing songs of his beloved 
'80s band Let's Active with a special line-up of musicians." Which, by 
the end of it, was basically the description of Let's Active itself, so 
there you go.

Adding to your South '80s deja vu: Pylon, who drew raves when they 
played the Local 506 on their last reunion tour thingy.

This is all peripherally connected to a Winston-Salem film festival 
called Revolve. http://www.revolvefestival.com/



Friday, August 8
The Travesties
Lemming Malloy    (http://www.myspace.com/lemmingmalloymusic)
Weatherkings    (http://www.myspace.com/weatherkingsband)
Local 506, Chapel Hill

Where to begin? The Travesties feature Viva, Dave & Tim from [the 
original] Jett Rink, plus Chuck Garrison on drums and Doug White on 
keys. They're a little more laid-back than Jett Rink were, and Veev does 
a bit more singing & a bit less frantic yelling & leaping around.

Weatherkings is the latest outfit to feature ex-Fake Swedish guitarist 
Eric Haugen.

And Lemming Malloy? Well, several of them are veterans of the 
now-defunct sci-fi nerd-rock band Eyes To Space, and the songs on their 
MySpace sounded kinda similar to their old band. Main difference, near 
as I can tell, is that they've traded in their matching jumpsuits for, 
ahem, "stea****k" kit. RIYL superfluous goggles.



Friday, August 8
Whale Watchers
Starmount    (http://www.myspace.com/starmountmusic)
Slim's Downtown, Raleigh



Saturday, August 9
Eberhardt    (http://www.myspace.com/eberhardtnc)
Gemini Wolf    (http://www.myspace.com/geminiwolf)
Bull City Headquarters, Durham



Saturday, August 9
I Was Totally Destroying It 
(http://www.reverbnation.com/iwastotallydestroyingit)
Conor Oberst and the Mystic Valley Band    (http://www.conoroberst.com/)
Evangelicals    (http://www.myspace.com/evangelicals)
Cat's Cradle, Carrboro



Sunday, August 10
Like Hell I Will
Tubers    (http://www.myspace.com/tubers)
Alligator    (http://www.myspace.com/alligatorsucks)
Bull City Headquarters, Durham



Sunday, August 10
The Moaners    (http://www.themoaners.com/)
Sixgun Lullaby    (http://www.myspace.com/roboticconcubine)
The Cave, Chapel Hill



Sunday, August 10
Dry Heathens    (http://www.myspace.com/dryheathens)
Flat Tires
Trouble Walkers
Local 506, Chapel Hill



Sunday, August 10
Dirty Little Heaters    (http://www.myspace.com/thedirtylittleheaters)
Suburban Sweethearts
Slim's Downtown, Raleigh

Raleigh has no shortage of kickass rockbands, but I'd hate to bet on any 
of 'em up against the Dirty Little Heaters in a fight, fair or otherwise.



Monday, August 11
Midtown Dickens    (http://www.myspace.com/midtowndickens)
Invisible    (http://www.myspace.com/invisiblesounds)
Dark Tide
Local 506, Chapel Hill

This is a 506 Free For All. Midtown Dickens you know about, but if you 
haven't seen 'em in a while, they've probably picked up & 
[halfway-]learned a half-dozen new instruments. Invisible are from 
Winston-Salem and, speaking of new instruments, they sport a piano 
interfaced with a typewriter, and vice-versa (type a poem, get random 
music; play some music, get random typing, I guess).



Monday, August 11
Left Outlet    (http://www.myspace.com/leftoutlet)
Richard Lloyd    (http://www.richardlloyd.com/)
Pour House, Raleigh



Monday, August 11
Idea of Beauty    (http://ideaofbeauty.com)
Constrictor    (http://www.myspace.com/constrictorva)
Reservoir, Carrboro



Tuesday, August 12
The Hold Steady    (http://www.theholdsteady.com/)
The Loved Ones    (http://www.thelovedonesband.com/)
Cat's Cradle, Carrboro



Tuesday, August 12
Cass McCombs    (http://www.monitorrecords.com/CASS/cass.html)
Viking Moses    (http://www.myspace.com/vikingmoses)
Local 506, Chapel Hill



Wednesday, August 13
Teh Vodak    (http://www.reverbnation.com/vodak)
Zebu    (http://ubez.net)
Marvell Building, Durham

Teh Vodak would appear to be yet another Durham band featuring Betsy 
Shane (Lam! Lam!, Pink Flag). Is this the one with Ben Donnelly 
(ex-Blackstrap)? I think 'tis.



Wednesday, August 13
+/-    (http://myspace.com/plusslashminus)
Stella By Starlight    (http://www.myspace.com/stellabystarlightband)
Last Year's Model
Nightlight, Chapel Hill



Thursday, August 14
Spider Bags    (http://www.myspace.com/spiderbags)
Megafaun    (http://www.myspace.com/megafaun)
Titus Andronicus    (http://www.myspace.com/titusandronicus)
Vivian Girls    (http://www.myspace.com/viviangirlsnyc)
Crystal Stilts    (http://www.myspace.com/crystalstilts)
Bull City Headquarters, Durham

As is the habit over at BCHQ, this is way too much show for a Thursday 
night. Any night, really: Either Megafaun (breathtaking experimental 
folk with noise overtones, or vice versa) or Spider Bags (Exile on Cheap 
Liquor Street) could pack the place alone, and when you add in New 
Jersey's Titus Andronicus, who've blown through once or twice before & 
left a wide swath of destruction (& vocal new fans) in their wake, it 
all becomes too much. And I don't even know anything about the *other* 
two bands on the bill.



Thursday, August 14
Future Kings of Nowhere    (http://www.thefuturekings.net/)
Tir Na Nog, Raleigh

This is this week's installment in the Local Bands, Local Beers series 
at Tir Na nOg.



Thursday, August 14
Lucero    (http://www.lucerofamily.net/)
The Glossary    (http://www.myspace.com/glossary)
Local 506, Chapel Hill



Thursday, August 14
John Howie
Gambling the Muse    (http://www.myspace.com/gamblingthemuse)
Nathan Golub
Pour House, Raleigh



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