RTP-area local music and culture

["Anne Gomez" <anne.gomez AT gmail.com>]

Here's another show for Saturday, October 4:

Gates of Beauty
y2kbunker
Melancholy Babes

9 pm, at Castle Lubenstein (608 Yancey St, corner of Yancey and Duke,
Durham).

Yours truly,
Anne Gomez


On 9/27/08, grady <grady AT ibiblio.org> wrote:
>
> 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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