RTP-area local music and culture

[grady <grady AT ibiblio.org>]

In addition to all of this, the 10th Hi Mom! Film Fest is this coming 
Friday & Saturday: http://himomfilmfest.org/


Saturday, August 30
Puritan Rodeo    (http://www.thepuritanrodeoshow.blogspot.com/)
Filthybird    (http://www.myspace.com/filthybird)
Pneurotics    (http://www.myspace.com/pneurotics)
The Proclivities    (http://www.myspace.com/theproclivities)
Cat's Cradle, Carrboro

Rare weekend installment of the Cradle's Club Is Open free-local-music 
series. Greensboro's Filthybird put out one of 2007's best albums, 
"Southern Skies," so don't manage to miss 'em.



Saturday, August 30
Zuexeus    (http://zuexeus.com/html/newz.html)
Monsonia    (http://www.monsonia.com)
Donny Hue and the Colors    (http://saucerecords.com/donny_hue.htm)
Local 506, Chapel Hill

Fresh off their Slims CD-release, wherein they introduced Late Night 
Raleigh to some of Durham's finest, Monsonia bring the party to Chapel 
Hill. This time they mix it up even further, bringing you, from outer 
space, Zuexeus (a.k.a. former Wilmington punkrock kingpin Chris Murray), 
and from Brooklyn, Donny Hue & the Colors.



Saturday, August 30
Western Civ.    (http://westerncivrock.com)
Instant Jones    (http://www.myspace.com/instantjonesrocks)
Broad Street Cafe, Durham



Saturday, August 30
Joe Romeo & the Orange County Volunteers 
(http://www.myspace.com/joeromeomusic)
The Cave, Chapel Hill



Sunday, August 31
Midtown Dickens    (http://www.myspace.com/midtowndickens)
WXDU 88.7 FM, Durham

It has been far too long since Durham's Midtown Dickens have graced us 
with their presence. Since their last visit, they've added a member 
*and* learned how to play not just their own instruments, but many many 
others as well. 4:00 p.m, 88.7 FM or wxdu.org.



Sunday, August 31
Richard Bacchus & the Luckiest Girls 
(http://www.myspace.com/richardbacchus)
The I Don't Cares
Slim's Downtown, Raleigh



Sunday, August 31
Polynya    (http://www.myspace.com/polynyapolynya)
Summerbirds in the Cellar    (http://www.summerbirds.com/)
Reservoir, Carrboro



Tuesday, September 2
Embarrassing Fruits    (http://www.myspace.com/embarrassingfruitsband)
The Winter Sounds    (http://www.thewintersounds.com)
Chops
Nightlight, Chapel Hill

Embarrassing Fruits are an indie-rock power trio who take tips from 90s 
heavyweights like Sebadoh, Pavement & the Archers.



Thursday, September 4
Jew(s) & Catholic(s)    (http://www.myspace.com/jewsandcatholics)
Beloved Binge    (http://www.myspace.com/belovedbinge)
The Nothing Noise    (http://www.myspace.com/thenothingnoise)
The Winter Sounds    (http://www.thewintersounds.com)
The Garage, Winston-Salem

Wave goodbye to Rob [Beloved] & Eleni [Binge], as they wend their way 
westward & out of Carolina, to embark upon their yearlong tour of These 
United States.



Thursday, September 4
Strange Faces    (http://www.myspace.com/strangefacestheband)
Berkeley Cafe, Raleigh



Thursday, September 4
Chest Pains    (http://www.myspace.com/thechestpains)
The Ts    (http://www.myspace.com/thettttt)
Tir Na Nog, Raleigh

This is the latest installment in the Local Bands, Local Beers series at 
Tir Na nOg. The Ts are a rock-n-roll band, one of local blogger Karen 
Mann's favorites; the Chest Pains are something else.



Thursday, September 4
Birds & Arrows    (http://www.myspace.com/birdsandarrows)
The Graves of Fairmount    (http://www.myspace.com/thegravesoffairmount)
The Championship
Nightlight, Chapel Hill

The Graves of Fairmount are a guy with a guitar & a love of Portastatic 
and the Replacements.



Friday, September 5
The Old Ceremony    (http://www.theoldceremony.com/)
The Modern Skirts    (http://www.modernskirts.com/)
Cat's Cradle, Carrboro

The Old Ceremony are about to release their third album -- this may even 
be a CD release party, not sure -- so if you haven't seen 'em lately, 
you've got new material to look forward to.



Friday, September 5
Red Collar    (http://www.myspace.com/redcollarmusic)
I Was Totally Destroying It 
(http://www.reverbnation.com/iwastotallydestroyingit)
Panda Force    (http://www.myspace.com/pandaforceband)
The Secret Theatre    (http://www.myspace.com/thesecrettheatre)
Armadillo Grill @ the Bryan Center, Duke W. Campus, Durham

Every once in a very long while, someone comes along who is willing to 
take Duke student activities money and blow it on a series of rockshows 
featuring local bands. This year is one of those years (praise Jeebus!), 
and this show marks the beginning (more or less) of a semester-long 
series of on-campus shows featuring a mix of Duke and non-Duke Triangle 
bands.



Friday, September 5
Goner    (http://www.gonertheband.com/)
Megafaun    (http://www.myspace.com/megafaun)
Bull City Headquarters, Durham

The last time Megafaun played BCHQ, it was like a billion degrees (OK, 
well, it's *always* a billion degrees in there, I guess), and the crowd 
was writhing and seething and playing percussion and singing along like 
one giant sweaty hive-minded organism. Which is pretty much what happens 
*every* time Megafaun plays BCHQ, meaning you seriously owe yourself a 
trip to this show. Plus Goner's new CD, "Rock'n'Roll Always Forgets," is 
excellent.



Friday, September 5
Simple    (http://www.myspace.com/httpwwwmyspacecomsimple)
Death to the Details    (http://www.reverbnation.com/deathtothedetails)
Pizza Palace, Durham

The Pizza Palace is a giant geodesic dome somewhere in North Durham, and 
nowadays they're trying to have bands every Friday & Saturday, with 
Friday being devoted to original/indie type stuff.



Friday, September 5
Pine State    (http://www.mindspring.com/~hollowbunny/bands/pinestate.html)
The Public Good    (http://www.myspace.com/thepublicgood)
Butch Dogwood
Local 506, Chapel Hill

The Public Good are a pretty good pop/rock band from the DC area, so I'm 
not sure how the poor bastards got stuck on a bill with the likes of 
Pine State, surely one of the lowest-down lily-livered scurrilous gangs 
of scurvy fleabitten dogs ever to skulk the stages of Chapel Hill.

Of course, since nearly every member of Pine State now lives somewhere 
other than the Triangle, maybe they're carpooling or something.

This Pine State reunion, in addition to providing the opportunity for a 
lot of people to scratch their heads & look confused (seriously . . . 
they didn't really make any sense back in the day, and it's highly 
unlikely they'll make any more now), is also a benefit for our man Cy Rawls.



Friday, September 5
Salt to Bitters    (http://www.myspace.com/salttobitters)
Western Civ.    (http://westerncivrock.com)
The Cave, Chapel Hill



Friday, September 5
Clang Quartet    (http://www.myspace.com/clangquartet)
The Bulbs    (http://www.myspace.com/thebulbs)
Nightlight, Chapel Hill



Friday, September 5
Blag'ard    (http://www.blagard.com/)
Hate Prose    (http://www.myspace.com/hateprose)
Soul Trigger
Forever Remains
The Ramonas
Volume 11 Tavern, Raleigh



Saturday, September 6
The Loners    (http://www.demonbeachrecords.com/loners.html)
Sadlack's Heroes, Raleigh

Stripped-down gtr/drums garage-rock blast = the Loners.



Saturday, September 6
Kaze    (http://www.souldojo.com/)
Mosadi Music    (http://www.mosadimusic.com/)
Hammer No More the Fingers    (http://www.hnmtf.com)
Tooth    (http://www.myspace.com/toothrocks)
Caverns    (http://www.myspace.com/caverns)
Cat's Cradle, Carrboro

This is a "Barack the Cradle" Obama fundraiser, featuring a 
cross-section of local talent, from indie-rock (HNMTF) to metal (Tooth) 
to hip-hop (Kaze) to nu-soul/funk/hip-hop (Mosadi Music).



Saturday, September 6
The Ex-Monkeys    (http://www.myspace.com/theexmonkeys)
Does It Offend You, Yeah?    (http://www.myspace.com/doesitoffendyou)
Local 506, Chapel Hill



Saturday, September 6
Swan Quarter    (http://www.myspace.com/swanquarter)
Negative Spaces
Jack Sprat Cafe, Chapel Hill



Saturday, September 6
Colossus    (http://www.myspace.com/thecolossuswillcrushyou)
Black Skies    (http://blackskies.us/)
Slim's Downtown, Raleigh



Sunday, September 7
Glissade    (http://www.myspace.com/glissade)
Backseat Dreamer    (http://www.myspace.com/backseatdreamer)
The Cave, Chapel Hill



Sunday, September 7
Liam Finn    (http://www.myspace.com/theliamfinn)
The Veils    (http://www.myspace.com/theveils)
Local 506, Chapel Hill

Liam Finn's from New Zealand, and he just made Paste Magazine's list of 
new artists to watch (alongside ex-Raleighite Justin Vernon's Bon Iver), 
which I suppose means you should check your demographic & act accordingly.



Monday, September 8
Boss Martians    (http://www.bossmartians.com/)
Stratocruiser    (http://www.stratocruisermusic.com/)
Slim's Downtown, Raleigh

Stratocruiser just put out a new album of their 99 & 94/100th's % Pure 
Power Pop.



Tuesday, September 9
The Whigs    (http://www.thewhigs.com)
Tokyo Police Club    (http://www.tokyopoliceclub.net)
The Coast    (http://www.thecoastmusic.com)
Cat's Cradle, Carrboro



Tuesday, September 9
Jambang    (http://www.myspace.com/jambangmusic)
The Taylor Texas Corrugators    (http://www.myspace.com/txcorrugators)
Local 506, Chapel Hill

Greg Ginn is something of an asshole, so he's probably half-hoping that 
you'll turn up at this show expecting brain-melting shred, which you 
aren't gonna get. The Taylor Texas Corrugators are his bent take on 
western swing, or rather his half-baked notion of what western swing 
might entail; and Jambang is just about what you'd expect from the name.



Tuesday, September 9
Anton Sword    (http://www.myspace.com/antonsword)
Clothing and Shoes    (http://www.myspace.com/clothingandshoesmusic)
MC Homeless    (http://www.myspace.com/mchomeless)
Nightlight, Chapel Hill



Tuesday, September 9
snmnmnm    (http://www.snmnmnm.com/)
Rongorongo
Reservoir, Carrboro



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