RTP-area local music and culture

["martin hall" <mdhall005 AT gmail.com>]

Grady may still have plans to list these two events, but I thought I would
throw them out there just in case:

FRIDAY - AUGUST 15th
ROBERT POLLARD ART EXHIBITION
Merge Records Corporate Headquarters - 409 E Chapel Hill St, Durham NC
6pm

I'm assuming this is part of Durham's Third Friday Art Walk (officially, or
unofficially), and I strongly recommend both.
I went by earlier today to check out Pollard's collages and artwork and it
was pretty impressive stuff. The man himself will be there to play host and
perhaps revel you with tales of rock n roll debauchery (who knows?).
Unfortunately I have to work and will miss the official event.

SATURDAY - AUGUST 16th
PIEDMONT BIO-FUELS/GIRLS ROCK NC BENEFIT
Piedmont Bio-Fuels - PIttsboro, NC (directions:
http://biofuels.coop/industrial-directions/)

Doors/Gates Open at 4:30pm; bands start at 5:00pm (unfortunately I am not
priviy to the exact order of the bands).
$5 suggested donation.

Featuring performances by:  ROXCETERA, ABOVE GRAVITY, VELVET, MIDTOWN
DICKENS.

Also performing will be three bands that emerged from the Womens Rock
Retreat (Girls Rock Camp for Grownups) earlier this month:
Side Effects; Rhythm Sects; and Cleavage & The Booby Traps.

Should be fun for the whole family.  Feel free to bring your own picnic,
blanket, lawn chairs and drinks.


-5er





*AUGUST 16*
Piedmont Biofuels in Pittsboro will host a band showcase from 4-7pm
featuring music from Midtown Dickens, Velvet, bands from the Women's Rock
Retreat Weekend (Side Effects, Rhythm Sects, Cleavage and the Booby Traps),
and Roxcetera (featuring all three GRNC directors!) to benefit GRNC
scholarships and programming. (Flyer attached)

On Fri, Aug 8, 2008 at 12:59 PM, grady <grady AT ibiblio.org> wrote:

> I'm typing this in the middle of Union Square Park. Free public wi-fi is
> just so damn civilized . . .
>
> 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
>
>
>
> Friday, August 15
> The Faint    (http://www.thefaint.com/)
> Jaguar Club    (http://www.jaguarclubofnyc.net)
> Shy Child    (http://www.shychild.com/)
> Cat's Cradle, Carrboro
>
> I remember the first time I saw The Faint . . . OK, I don't remember
> *when* (gotta work on that), but I know exactly where: the basement of
> the old Mallette St. punkrock house in Chapel Hill. I suppose Blank Wave
> Arcade had just come out, because I'm pretty sure I bought my copy from
> them. But otherwise they were a blank slate, just some friends of
> friends from out of town.
>
> That much more amazing, then, when all the lights went off at the start
> of their set, and they fired up a freaking homebrew light show and
> blazed their way through one of the best 30-minute sets of synth / dance
> / punk / whatever I'd ever seen. In a room with 6-foot ceilings at about
> 110 degrees.
>
> I saw them a couple of times since then, but needless to say, it wasn't
> the same. Didn't see 'em opening for No Doubt, though; that might've ruled.
>
>
>
> Friday, August 15
> John Howie
> Django Haskins    (http://www.djangohaskins.com/)
> Nathan Golub
> The Cave, Chapel Hill
>
>
>
> Friday, August 15
> Goner    (http://www.gonertheband.com/)
> The Loners    (http://www.demonbeachrecords.com/loners.html)
> The Bleeding Hearts    (http://www.thebleedinghearts.net/home.html)
> Pour House, Raleigh
>
> Goner just released their third & best album, "Rock N Roll Always
> Forgets." The basic scheme -- bass, drums, keyboards, wordy songs about
> post-graduate malaise -- remains the same, but they've honed it till it
> glows.
>
>
>
> Friday, August 15
> Electric Bird Noise
> (http://www.epitonic.com/artists/electricbirdnoise.html)
> Remora    (http://www.silbermedia.com/remora/)
> Glissade    (http://www.myspace.com/glissade)
> Nightlight, Chapel Hill
>
>
>
> Friday, August 15
> Margot and the Nuclear So-and-sos
> (http://www.myspace.com/margotandthenuclearsoandsos)
> The Audrye Sessions    (http://www.myspace.com/audryesessions)
> Local 506, Chapel Hill
>
>
>
> Saturday, August 16
> Thad Cockrell    (http://www.thadcockrell.com/)
> Pour House, Raleigh
>
> I read somewhere the other day (probably in N&O writer David Menconi's
> blog) that Thad Cockrell has moved back from Nashville. You can ask him
> yourself at this early (7:30?ish) show, with his full band.
>
>
>
> Saturday, August 16
> Melvins    (http://www.melvins.com)
> Double Negative    (http://www.myspace.com/thedoublenegative)
> Big Business    (http://www.bigbigbusiness.com)
> Cat's Cradle, Carrboro
>
> Double Negative drummer Brian Walsby is good friends with the Melvins;
> he has been for years, and as I write this he's actually on the road
> with them, hauling gear & selling merch. Which helps to explain why the
> Melvins, reigning kings of lower-and-slower sludge, have asked Double
> Negative, current NC kings of louder/faster, to open this show.
>
>
>
> Saturday, August 16
> Straight 8s    (http://www.straight8s.com)
> The Belmont Playboys    (http://www.thebelmontplayboys.com/)
> Berkeley Cafe, Raleigh
>
> The Belmont Playboys are Charlotte's finest rockabilly revivalists.
>
>
>
> Saturday, August 16
> Veronique Diabolique    (http://www.veroniquediabolique.com/)
> Broad Street Cafe, Durham
>
>
>
> Saturday, August 16
> Killer Filler    (http://www.myspace.com/killerfiller)
> The Cave, Chapel Hill
>
>
>
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