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  • From: "Jeremy Blair" <jerblar AT gmail.com>
  • To: "RTP-area local music and culture" <ch-scene AT lists.ibiblio.org>
  • Subject: Re: stuff to do, week of December 12, 2008
  • Date: Mon, 15 Dec 2008 11:26:52 -0500

As always your "stuff to do" is as entertaining to read as is it
informative, thank you Grady. As a fan of this band I'd like to add that
Lonnie Walker is playing Saturday, Dec 20 at Vintage 21 downtown Raleigh
which is in the building where Jillian's used to be. Interesting venue, I'm
reading on the web site no smoking or alcohol, I hope they have milk and
cookies.



So in the "stuff to do" tradition;



Saturday, December 20

Lonnie walker (http://www.myspace.com/lonniewalker)

The Never (http://www.myspace.com/thenever)

Sunfold (http://www.myspace.com/sunfold)

On Photon

Vintage 21, Raleigh


On Fri, Dec 12, 2008 at 5:16 PM, grady <grady AT ibiblio.org> wrote:

> Friday, December 12
> Cantwell, Gomez, Jordan (http://www.cantwellgomezandjordan.com)
> The Ex-Monkeys (http://www.myspace.com/theexmonkeys)
> Pink Flag (http://www.myspace.com/pinkflagnc)
> Pizza Palace, Durham
>
> Pink Flag are a great young all-woman trio who make punkrock that's
> somewhere between the rip-it-up of Riot Grrrrl and the fuck-with-yr-head
> of Raincoats/Au Pairs.
>
> Cantwell Gomez & Jordan have never been mistakable for any other band,
> even when they're covering "Born To Run." Their songs start, stop, slip
> sideways, and then when you're off-balance, leap offstage and sit on
> your chest until you start crying.
>
> Ex-Monkeys are two-thirds of the late-90s live trip-hop band Friend Side
> Monkey; nowadays it's Eddy Winstead on the turntables (Serato Scratch
> having expanded those possibilities near-infinitely), and Ian Shannon on
> sequencer, samples, and some live bass.
>
>
>
> Friday, December 12
> Magic Babies (http://www.myspace.com/themagicbabies)
> The Flute Flies (http://www.myspace.com/thefluteflies)
> Local 506, Chapel Hill
>
> This is a launch party for the CyTunes.org website, where you'll be able
> to purchase & download exclusive music, with all proceeds going to fight
> cancer, in honor of our man Cy Rawls.
>
> In addition to the dulcet 2nd Brit Invasion-styled pop-tones of Magic
> Babies, you'll witness the debut of the Flute Flies (Ivan (Rosebuds)
> Howard, Reid (Schooner) Johnson, Zeno (Sames) Gill). Plus a round of
> music trivia, DJing by Viva Cohen, and Rockin' Ammonia Karaoke.
>
>
>
> Friday, December 12
> John Howie
> Calico Haunts (http://www.myspace.com/calicohaunts)
> Gambling the Muse (http://www.myspace.com/gamblingthemuse)
> The Cave, Chapel Hill
>
>
>
> Friday, December 12
> Our Velvet Revolution
> Jack Sprat Cafe, Chapel Hill
>
>
>
> Saturday, December 13
> Dry Heathens (http://www.myspace.com/dryheathens)
> Pink Flag (http://www.myspace.com/pinkflagnc)
> Alivia's Durham Bistro, Durham
>
> This is a release-party for the new Triangle Brewing seasonal Abbey Ale
> . . . they're tapping the keg at 5:30 and the bands will kick off around
> 6:00. Not sure if this is the same seasonal they just got in at the
> Pinhook; if it is, then it's a mite sweet for me, but then Pink Flag and
> Dry Heathens are both capable of bringing the bitterness to balance that
> out.
>
>
>
> Saturday, December 13
> Cool John Ferguson (http://www.musicmaker.org/artistroster/Cooljohn.htm
> )
> Slim's Downtown, Raleigh
>
> This show starts at 8:00 and costs $15. Cool John is an electric blues
> guitarist who spent a lot of time playing in dives around Durham, before
> moving back to Beaufort SC a couple of years ago.
>
>
>
> Saturday, December 13
> S.C.O.T.S. (http://www.scots.com/)
> The Hall Monitors (http://www.hallmonitors.net)
> Cat's Cradle, Carrboro
>
> This show is a little bit reversed from yr normal S.C.O.T.S. show:
> instead of them tossing food at you from the stage, it's a concert for
> the NC Food Bank, so you'll get $1 off if you bring a canned good.
>
>
>
> Saturday, December 13
> The Strugglers (http://www.thestrugglers.org/)
> Pneurotics (http://www.myspace.com/pneurotics)
> The Pinhook, Durham
>
> The Pneurotics are an indie-rock band of the "bitter songs about exes"
> variety. The Strugglers are a panoramic country-soul band formed around
> the nucleus of singer/songwriter Randy Bickford and his lovely,
> fragile-sounding voice.
>
> Per the website:
> 11:00 - The Strugglers
> 10:00 - The Pneurotics
>
>
>
> Saturday, December 13
> The Old Ceremony (http://www.theoldceremony.com/)
> The Love Language (http://www.myspace.com/thelovelanguage)
> Max Indian (http://www.myspace.com/maxindian)
> Local 506, Chapel Hill
>
>
>
> Saturday, December 13
> Cantwell, Gomez, Jordan (http://www.cantwellgomezandjordan.com)
> The Curtains of Night (http://myspace.com/thecurtainsofnight)
> Saint Peter Pocket Veto (http://www.myspace.com/thesaintpeterpocketveto
> )
> Space Mammal
> Nightlight, Chapel Hill
>
> CGJ you already know about. Curtains of Night are a gtr/drums two-piece.
> On record, all the songs follow the same basic formula: slow chords on
> massive overdriven feedbacky guitar, somewhat hyperactive drums, and
> Nora screaming the lyrics in a deliberate measured cadence. Onstage,
> it's technically much the same, but the volume is so loud & the
> sensation so visceral that it feels completely different.
>
>
>
> Saturday, December 13
> The Loners (http://www.demonbeachrecords.com/loners.html)
> Dirty Little Heaters (http://www.myspace.com/thedirtylittleheaters)
> The Cave, Chapel Hill
>
> Two of the best garage-rock bands in the state of North Carolina. The
> Loners have perfected their brand of gtr/drums three-chord stomp; the
> Heaters used to be a duo, but now they're a massive three-piece, and
> frontwoman Reese McHenry's giant voice is somehow paradoxically even
> mightier than before.
>
>
>
> Saturday, December 13
> Princess and the Criminals (http://myspace.com/princessandthecriminals)
> The Nondenoms
> Slim's Downtown, Raleigh
>
> This show is at 11:00 and costs $3.
>
>
>
> Sunday, December 14
> Kenny Roby (http://www.kennyroby.com)
> Django Haskins (http://www.djangohaskins.com/)
> Pour House, Raleigh
>
> This is an early show; it's billed as "an acoustic evening with . . ."
>
>
>
> Sunday, December 14
> The Loners (http://www.demonbeachrecords.com/loners.html)
> Birds of Avalon (http://www.myspace.com/birdsofavalon)
> The Ts (http://www.myspace.com/thettttt)
> Richard Bacchus & the Luckiest Girls
> (http://www.myspace.com/richardbacchus)
> Lincoln Theater, Raleigh
>
> In case you've forgotten why "Raleigh Rock" is a brand recognizable
> statewide, this show should serve as reminder. From the full-on
> hardrock/psych/glam genius of the Birds of Avalon, to the garage-rock of
> the Loners, this is quick primer on the current state of the Raleigh
> Rock art.
>
>
>
> Monday, December 15
> Sorry About Dresden (http://www.sorryaboutdresden.com)
> Future Kings of Nowhere (http://www.thefuturekings.net/)
> The Scene of the Crime Rovers
> (http://www.myspace.com/sceneofthecrimerovers)
> Megafaun (http://www.myspace.com/megafaun)
> The Trekky Yuletide Orchestra
> (http://www.trekkyrecords.com/xmasfront.html)
> Cat's Cradle, Carrboro
>
> This is an annual party thrown by the folks at Trekky Records. Their
> Trekky Yuletide Orchestra is an amalgam of members of all the bands on
> the label, plus whomever else they can draft into it; they play
> Christmas music, un-ironically, and with great gusto.
>
> The rest of the bands on the bill will typically play short sets of
> holiday-related songs, either their own, or well-chosen covers. It's a
> blast.
>
>
>
> Monday, December 15
> Wax Fang (http://www.myspace.com/waxfang)
> Local 506, Chapel Hill
>
>
>
> Tuesday, December 16
> American Bang (http://www.americanbang.net)
> Dub Trio (http://www.myspace.com/dubtrio)
> Local 506, Chapel Hill
>
>
>
> Wednesday, December 17
> Pink Flag (http://www.myspace.com/pinkflagnc)
> Secada (http://myspace.com/realsecada)
> The Middlemen (http://themiddlemenmusic.com)
> Marvell Building, Durham
>
> Pink Flag are playing out a lot lately, it seems, which is a good thing,
> because near as I can tell, they've *already* progressed past the point
> they were at when they recorded their just-released CD, and the more
> they play, the weirder/betterer they get. Bring it on!
>
>
>
> Wednesday, December 17
> Summer Camp Casanova (http://www.myspace.com/summercampcasanova)
> Workday/School Night
> Casual Curious (http://www.myspace.com/casualcurious)
> Nightlight, Chapel Hill
>
>
>
> Thursday, December 18
> Jack Rose (http://www.vhfrecords.com/jackrose/)
> Horseback (http://www.myspace.com/horsebacknoise)
> Nightlight, Chapel Hill
>
> Horseback are the pastoral-drone outfit of Jenks Miller. Lately longtime
> local noisemeister Bryce Eiman is bringing the drone, while Jenks lays
> downs washes of his lovely guitar tone. Gorgeous.
>
>
>
> Thursday, December 18
> Savage Knights (http://www.retroactivedynamics.com)
> Dirty Little Heaters (http://www.myspace.com/thedirtylittleheaters)
> Left Outlet (http://www.myspace.com/leftoutlet)
> Pour House, Raleigh
>
> Dirty Little Heaters are pissed off about a lot of things, the shitty
> economy not least among them, but that only makes singer Reese McHenry's
> voice that much more giant & unstoppable.
>
> Savage Knights are an excellent avant-jazz / rock (as distinct from
> jazz-rock, please) outfit, who can flutter thru a beautiful 12-minute
> Eric Dolphy tune and then drop right into a gnarly Melvins sludgefest.
>
>
>
> Thursday, December 18
> The Sibling Project (http://www.thesiblingproject.com/)
> Cool Ethan (http://www.myspace.com/coolethanrock)
> Hey Euphony (http://www.myspace.com/heyeuphony)
> The Cave, Chapel Hill
>
>
>
> Thursday, December 18
> Irata (http://myspace.com/iratalive)
> Battle Rockets (http://www.myspace.com/battlerockets)
> Goodbye, Titan (http://www.myspace.com/loudestsilenceever)
> Reservoir, Carrboro
>
>
>
> Friday, December 19
> Chatham County Line (http://www.chathamcountyline.com/)
> Pour House, Raleigh
>
>
>
> Friday, December 19
> Midtown Dickens (http://www.myspace.com/midtowndickens)
> The Tender Fruit (http://www.myspace.com/thetenderfruit)
> The Beast
> The Pinhook, Durham
>
> Midtown Dickens are truly one of the treasures of the Triangle music
> scene; even the Durham metalheads know & freely acknowledge this fact.
> Lineup:
>
> 12:30 - Tender Fruit
> 11:30 - Midtown Dickens
> 10:30 - The Beast
>
>
>
> Friday, December 19
> Gray Young (http://www.myspace.com/grayyoung)
> Blag'ard (http://www.blagard.com/)
> Tin Star
> Nightlight, Chapel Hill
>
> Blag'ard is Joe Taylor, who used to be in the '90s Chapel Hill band
> Capsize 7. This band sounds kinda like a '90s Chapel Hill band, with
> extra-freaky guitar. Tin Star has Louie from William Christ Supercarr
> (a, um, '90s Chapel Hill band), and Jamie from the Winston-Salem band
> Tommygun (which also featured Geoff Abell, ex-Capsize 7). I haven't seen
> 'em yet.
>
> Gray Young is a younger, shoegazier band.
>
>
>
> Friday, December 19
> Straight 8s (http://www.straight8s.com)
> The Bo-Stevens (http://www.thebostevens.com/)
> The Cave, Chapel Hill
>
>
>
> Friday, December 19
> Battle Rockets (http://www.myspace.com/battlerockets)
> The Whisky Smugglers
> Saint Solitude
> Jack Sprat Cafe, Chapel Hill
>
>
>
> Friday, December 19
> Proof (http://www.prooftheband.org)
> The Ghost of Saturday Nite
> (http://www.myspace.com/theghostofsaturdaynite)
> Black River
> Slim's Downtown, Raleigh
>
>
>
> Saturday, December 20
> Big Fat Gap (http://www.bigfatgap.com/)
> Dexter Romweber and the New Romans
> (http://www.myspace.com/dexterromweber)
> The Rafters
> Cat's Cradle, Carrboro
>
> This is a free holiday party, and it starts early (so you can still
> catch EW at the Cave, if you so desire):
>
> 7:30 The Rafters
> 8:30 Big Fat Gap
> 9:30 Dexter Romweber and the New Romans
> 10:45 Big Fat Gap (second set)
>
>
>
> Saturday, December 20
> Puritan Rodeo (http://www.thepuritanrodeoshow.blogspot.com/)
> Joe Romeo & the Orange County Volunteers
> (http://www.myspace.com/joeromeomusic)
> Slingshot Cash (http://www.myspace.com/slingshotcash)
> The Pinhook, Durham
>
> Be sure you get there early enough to check out Joe Romeo and his Orange
> County Volunteers; Joe used to front Fake Swedish, and he's a damnfine
> songwriter, with an ear for the odd tale well-told.
>
> 12:00 - Slingshot Cash
> 11:00 - Puritan Rodeo
> 10:00 - Joe Romeo and the Orange County Volunteers
>
>
>
> Saturday, December 20
> Evil Wiener (http://www.evilwienerworld.com/)
> The Cave, Chapel Hill
>
> It's the umpteenth-annual Evil Wiener Christmas Show. Will Chuck pitch a
> fit about having to wear a Santa suit again this year? Nobody knows for
> sure, but what we *do* know is that there'll be Christmas carols played
> on theremin, a skit or two, and a kickass set of traditional and
> original holiday-themed rock-n-roll.
>
> As if that weren't enough, the classic 1993 Evil Wiener Christmas single
> has been re-released on CD with two extra tracks; it's truly one of the
> great local releases of all time, and has been out of print for most of
> the past 15 years. Snap one up!
>
>
>
> Saturday, December 20
> Chrome Plated Apostles (http://www.demonbeach.com)
> Pinche Gringo (http://www.myspace.com/pinchegringoband)
> Local 506, Chapel Hill
>
> Dirty garage-rock-o-rama, with Pinche Gringo (Josh from the Spinns,
> sometimes solo, sometimes a duo), and the post-Bad Checks outfit Chrome
> Plated Apostles, which moves Clif from bass to guitar, and brings in a
> couplea ringers as a rhythm section. Hunter still sings, plays
> harmonica, and falls down.
>
>
>
> Saturday, December 20
> Virgo 9 (http://www.myspace.com/thevirgonine)
> Aquila (http://www.myspace.com/beyondvega)
> Count Von Count
> APE!
> Nightlight, Chapel Hill
>
>
>
> Saturday, December 20
> Patty Hurst Shifter (http://www.pattyhurstshifter.com)
> Slim's Downtown, Raleigh
>
> I thought I heard that PHS had broken up, or at least gone on hiatus,
> due to high gas prices. Oh yeah, I guess it's cheap[ish] again, isn't it.
>
>
>
> Friday, December 26
> Charles Latham (http://www.myspace.com/sircharleslatham)
> Benji Hughes (http://www.myspace.com/benjihughes)
> Local 506, Chapel Hill
>
> This is an early show (it's followed by a dance-party during the normal
> show hours, and if you come for the early show, you can stay for the
> festivities). Benji Hughes is a bearded mutant from Charlotte who
> released a lovely pop album this year. Charles Latham used to ply his
> brand of snotty antifolk 'round these parts, before taking off to follow
> his dream to Philadelphia (it was a dream about Terri Gross and the
> Mutter Museum, I heard).
>
>
>
> Saturday, December 27
> Dexter Romweber (http://www.dexterromweber.com)
> Taz Halloween (http://www.robertgriffin.com/people/taz.html)
> Stu Cole
> The Cave, Chapel Hill
>
> This is billed as a Tribute to Hoppie, who is a West Franklin St.
> fixture, having emceed various events at the Cave, in addition to
> managing the bar at Local 506 for a while now. Now he's moving away to
> make his fortune in New York.
>
>
>
> Saturday, December 27
> The Ex-Monkeys (http://www.myspace.com/theexmonkeys)
> MC Homeless (http://www.myspace.com/mchomeless)
> Grapejuice Scott and Dutchmaster
> Gut Lightning
> Nightlight, Chapel Hill
>
> This is hosted by Juan Huevos.
>
>
>
> Saturday, December 27
> Colossus (http://www.myspace.com/thecolossuswillcrushyou)
> Hell Razor (http://www.myspace.com/hellrazornc)
> Slim's Downtown, Raleigh
>
>
>
> Sunday, December 28
> Jessica Lea Mayfield (http://www.myspace.com/jlmayfield)
> Ryan Gustafson (http://www.myspace.com/ryangustafsonmusic)
> Local 506, Chapel Hill
>
>
>
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