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  • From: grady <grady AT ibiblio.org>
  • To: RTP-area local music and culture <ch-scene AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: stuff to do, week of September 27, 2008
  • Date: Sat, 27 Sep 2008 17:43:43 -0400

Saturday, September 27
Come the Freak ON Festival (http://www.screwmusicforever.com/?page_id=17)
Nightlight, Chapel Hill

Per Nightlight:

A convergence of artists and bands involved in the early ' 90s Tampa Bay/Gainesville, Florida based artists/musicians collective known as SCREWMUSICFOREVER. Since the '90s the participants have mostly transplanted themselves to points north and west of Florida, but still meet once a year for this festival. In years past it has been held in Tampa or NYC - but this year for the first time it will be convened in Chapel Hill at NIGHTLIGHT on Sept.26 and 27.

The festival will be hosted by The Kingsbury Manx/WAUMISS's Clarque and Caroline Blomquist, who grew up in the Tampa Bay Area before moving to Chapel Hill in 1998. Bands slated to perform include HOME (NYC), Errant Strike (Baltimore MA), WYE OAK (Baltimore MA), Flexxehawke (St.Petersburg FL), Masik (Gainesville FL), Impossible Arms (Carrboro, but 2/3 born and raised in St.Pete FL), WAUMISS, The Kingsbury Manx, LEELS (St.Pete/NY), Disbelief Street (Brooklyn), Warmingtons (Pittsburg PA), and more! The music will begin promptly at 9:30 pm each night, so get there early!

Flexxehawke
Wye Oak
Kingsbury Manx
Errant Strike
Home
Masik
Waumiss
Warmingtons
Impossible Arms
Thruster
Leels
Disbelief St.



Saturday, September 27
Bombadil (http://www.bombadilmusic.com/)
The Proclivities (http://www.myspace.com/theproclivities)
Holy Ghost Tent Revival (http://www.myspace.com/hgtr)
Cat's Cradle, Carrboro



Saturday, September 27
The Loners (http://www.demonbeachrecords.com/loners.html)
Sir Arthur and His Royal Knights (http://mannsworld.blogspot.com/2007/08/sir-arthur-his-royal-knights.html)
The Cy Rawlsters
Here Lies
Pour House, Raleigh

This is a benefit for Cy Rawls, who is currently en route to kicking the ass out of his brain tumor. The Cy Rawlsters are a supergroup made up of just a tiny percentage of Cy's friends in various local bands (Rosebuds, Birds of Avalon, Polvo, Magic Babies and more, it says).



Saturday, September 27
Gambling the Muse (http://www.myspace.com/gamblingthemuse)
Pneurotics (http://www.myspace.com/pneurotics)
Oscar Begat (http://www.reverbnation.com/oscarbegat)
The Cave, Chapel Hill



Saturday, September 27
Transportation (http://www.myspace.com/transportation)
Inspector 22
Spider Bags (http://www.myspace.com/spiderbags)
Local 506, Chapel Hill

This is a CD-release party for the new Transportation CD -- their FIRST, after, what, a dozen or more years? They are crazy motherfuckers -- it's full of their trademark vocal harmonies and their blend of 70s soft-rock melodies and the occasional hardrock bombast, but there are also a couple of songs about robots. Is it a concept album, or just a distillation of a dozen years of ideas? Either way, long time coming.



Saturday, September 27
The Invisible Hand
Order of the Dying Orchid (http://www.geocities.com/orderofthedyingorchid/)
Whatever Brains (http://www.myspace.com/whateverbrains)
Slim's Downtown, Raleigh



Sunday, September 28
Carrboro Music Festival (http://carrboromusicfestival.com/)
nearly everywhere, Carrboro

The Carrboro Music Festival has been happening yearly for the past 11 years (including the first few years under the Fete de la Musique moniker). As usual, there are way too many bands and venues for me to go into detail, but you can get all the info you need at the website. http://carrboromusicfestival.com/2008Schedule.html

If I were making the trek, though, I'd be scanning the schedule for some or all of the following: John Howie Jr, Brett Harris, Killer Filler, Roxcetera, Jeff Hart, Violet Vector & the Lovely Lovelies, Midtown Dickens, Evil Weiner, des_ark, Aminal Music, Dexter Romweber, The Breaks, Joe Romeo & the Orange County Volunteers.



Monday, September 29
Stereolab (http://www.stereolab.co.uk/)
Atlas Sound (http://deerhuntertheband.blogspot.com)
Cat's Cradle, Carrboro



Tuesday, September 30
A. A. Bondy (http://www.myspace.com/aabondy)
The Felice Brothers (http://www.myspace.com/thefelicebrothers)
Local 506, Chapel Hill



Wednesday, October 1
Shana Scudder
Thought Speak
Dylan Gilbert
Marvell Building, Durham



Thursday, October 2
The Bad Mothers (http://www.myspace.com/thebadmothers)
CCB Plaza (aka The Bull's Balls), Durham

The Bad Mothers are from Pittsboro. These plaza shows get underway promptly at 5:30.



Thursday, October 2
Lloyd Cole (http://www.lloydcole.com)
ArtsCenter, Carrboro

Assuming you can bring yourself to *not* watch the Biden/Palin debate, bitter '80s college-radio crooner Lloyd Cole might be a fitting substitute.



Thursday, October 2
The Walkmen (http://www.thewalkmen.com/)
The Little Ones (http://www.wearethelittleones.com/)
Cat's Cradle, Carrboro



Thursday, October 2
Blag'ard (http://www.blagard.com/)
Child Bite (http://www.myspace.com/childbite)
Local 506, Chapel Hill



Thursday, October 2
Jokes & Jokes & Jokes (http://www.myspace.com/jokesjokesjokes)
The Alcazar Hotel (http://www.myspace.com/thealcazarhotel)
The Mirror Stage
Nightlight, Chapel Hill



Thursday, October 2
The Ghost of Saturday Nite (http://www.myspace.com/theghostofsaturdaynite)
Black River
Slim's Downtown, Raleigh



Friday, October 3
Old '97s (http://www.old97s.com)
Charlie Louvin (http://www.charlielouvinbros.com)
Cat's Cradle, Carrboro



Friday, October 3
Future Kings of Nowhere (http://www.thefuturekings.net/)
The Secret Theatre (http://www.myspace.com/thesecrettheatre)
Berkeley Cafe, Raleigh

Durham acousticore (really just powerpop with an acoustic guitar) heroes Future Kings of Nowhere attempt to crack the tough nut that is Downtown Raleigh.



Friday, October 3
In the Year of the Pig (http://www.southernloveprod.com/ityotp.htm)
The Curtains of Night (http://myspace.com/thecurtainsofnight)
Death Came Down the Mountain
Local 506, Chapel Hill

This is a CD-release party for the steamroller gtr/drums duo Curtains of Night,



Friday, October 3
Nathan Oliver (http://www.nathan-oliver.com)
The Mend
The Interiors
Jack Sprat Cafe, Chapel Hill



Friday, October 3
Twilighter (http://twilighter.net/)
Slim's Downtown, Raleigh



Saturday, October 4
Urban Sophisticates (http://www.urbansophisticates.com/)
O Period (http://www.myspace.com/operiod)
Cat's Cradle, Carrboro



Saturday, October 4
Tooth (http://www.myspace.com/toothrocks)
The Claw (http://www.myspace.com/theclawmetal)
The Brewery, Raleigh

The Claw are from Philly, and although I believe I've seen them, I don't recall much about them, because Tooth played immediately after them at that show as well, and completely scoured my brain clean.



Saturday, October 4
The Heist and the Accomplice (http://www.myspace.com/theheistandtheaccomplice)
Embarrassing Fruits (http://www.myspace.com/embarrassingfruitsband)
Hammer No More the Fingers (http://www.hnmtf.com)
Jack Sprat Cafe, Chapel Hill

Two of the Triangle's more promising indie-rock trios, joined by SC's Heist and the Accomplice, who play around here a lot, probably because there's noplace to play in SC.



Saturday, October 4
Valient Thorr (http://www.valientthorr.com/)
Black Tusk (http://www.myspace.com/blacktusk)
Tweakbird (http://www.myspace.com/tweakbird)
Local 506, Chapel Hill



Saturday, October 4
The Bleeding Hearts (http://www.thebleedinghearts.net/home.html)
Slim's Downtown, Raleigh



Sunday, October 5
Magic Babies (http://www.myspace.com/themagicbabies)
WXDU 88.7 FM, Durham

The Magic Babies are from Raleigh; many of you might remember Charles & Galen from their earlier band The Weather. With the Magic Babies, the harmony-heavy Badfingery power-pop tendencies that had bubbled under the surface of The Weather come fully to the fore. Guitar, bass, drums, organ, everybody singing together. It's great gorgeous pop-heavy fun.

4:00 PM at 88.7 FM or wxdu.org.



Sunday, October 5
Princess and the Criminals (http://myspace.com/princessandthecriminals)
Pink Flag (http://www.myspace.com/pinkflagnc)
America's Sweetheart (http://www.myspace.com/americassweetheartnyc)
Loki the Grump (http://www.myspace.com/lokithegrump)
G-Spot (http://www.myspace.com/gspotband)
Local 506, Chapel Hill

This is a local stop for the Girls Rock & Girls Rule tour, with 2 locals (Pink Flag and Princess & the Criminals) and a buncha (mostly NYC) outta-towners.

http://www.myspace.com/girlsrockgirlsrule

Full lineup, with start times:

11:30 - America's Sweetheart
10:50 - Pink Flag
10:10 - Loki the Grump
9:30 - Princess & the Criminals
8:50 - G-spot
8:10 - RewBee
7:30 - Marisa Mini



Sunday, October 5
Caitlin Cary
Whistlestop (http://www.myspace.com/whistlestop)
Pour House, Raleigh

This is listed as an early show. Caitlin's crackerjack band currently consists of her man Skillet Gilmore (Patty Hurst Shifter), Raleigh veterans Ron and Dave Bartholomew (too many to mention, including Accelerators, Hanks, Bleeding Hearts), and Cartridge Family keyboardist Greg Rice.



Sunday, October 5
Black Keys (http://www.theblackkeys.com/entersite.htm)
Disco Rodeo, Raleigh



Sunday, October 5
Man Will Destroy Himself
Logic Problem
Attitude Problem
The Brewery, Raleigh

Attitude Problem may or may not be from Philadelphia and may or may not feature one or more members of onetime Triangle sludge masters Facedowninshit.



Monday, October 6
Birdmonster (http://www.birdmonster.com/)
The Love Language (http://www.myspace.com/thelovelanguage)
The Rumble Strips (http://www.therumblestrips.com)
Cat's Cradle, Carrboro



Monday, October 6
Say Hi To Your Mom (http://www.sayhitoyourmom.com/)
Jukebox the Ghost (http://www.myspace.com/jukeboxtheghost)
Local 506, Chapel Hill



Tuesday, October 7
Of Montreal (http://www.angelfire.com/ga/ofmontreal/)
Carolina Theatre, Durham



Tuesday, October 7
Midtown Dickens (http://www.myspace.com/midtowndickens)
A Collective of Dirt (http://www.myspace.com/acollectiveofdirt)
The Hail Seizures (http://www.hailseizures.net)
Chin Up Meriwether (http://www.myspace.com/chinuppeter)
Southern Skies (http://www.myspace.com/thesouthernskies)
Bull City Headquarters, Durham

If there weren't five bands on a Tuesday night, it wouldn't be Bull City Headquarters, now would it?



Tuesday, October 7
Sunburned Hand of the Man (http://www.sunburnedhandoftheman.com/)
Nightlight, Chapel Hill



Tuesday, October 7
Wovenhand (http://www.myspace.com/wovenhand)
Local 506, Chapel Hill



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