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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 December 19, 2008
  • Date: Fri, 19 Dec 2008 11:53:27 -0500

This'll take you all the way to New Year's (and I may or may not be able to post another til then):


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
The Crap Rock All-Stars
Monty Warren and the Friggin Whatevers
Black River
Pour House, Raleigh



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



Wednesday, December 31
Cool John Ferguson (http://www.musicmaker.org/artistroster/Cooljohn.htm)
Macavine Hayes (http://www.musicmaker.org/artists/index.php?bandid=13)
Captain Luke (http://www.musicmaker.org/artists/index.php?bandid=7)
John Dee Holeman
Boo Hanks
Broad Street Cafe, Durham

It's a full night of North Carolina blues/boogie, with a big chunk of the Music Maker Relief Foundation's roster.



Wednesday, December 31
Unknown Hinson (http://www.unknownhinson.com/)
Rebel Son
Lincoln Theater, Raleigh



Wednesday, December 31
The Wusses (http://thewusses.com/)
The Pinhook, Durham

The first half of the evening features the Wusses, the local supergroup (members of Grappling Hook, Erie Choir, Cantwell Gomez Jordan, etc) dedicated to the deep appreciation of all things Soft/Yacht Rock. Post-midnight: dance party, featuring DJ Sleazy McQueen, Ronnie Savage, Mitch Neptune, Brian El Diego



Wednesday, December 31
Twilighter (http://twilighter.net/)
The Cave, Chapel Hill

Rural Chatham meets the Velvet Underground.



Wednesday, December 31
Lemming Malloy (http://www.myspace.com/lemmingmalloymusic)
Nightlight, Chapel Hill

Nightlight sez:

NEW YEAR'S EVE CLOCKWORK BALL!!!!- 10pm till the break of dawn! $5 with mask, $10 with no costume! Plans for the event include the usual steampunk art installations to get the mood of the venue up to the level of a Victorian space-bordello, Interpretive Whale Dances, a clatch of photographers for impromptu photoshoots through the night, Dance Instructors, Victorian Parlour Games with a distinct sense of sadism and midnight show by locals Lemming Malloy!!



Wednesday, December 31
Kerbloki (http://www.kerbloki.com/)
Red Collar (http://www.myspace.com/redcollarmusic)
Hammer No More the Fingers (http://www.hnmtf.com)
Local 506, Chapel Hill

Classic three-band bill of locals, from the Beasties-styled party hip-hop of Kerbloki, to the catchy power-trio indie-rock of Hammer No More the Fingers, to the all-out hi-energy bar-rock anthemic singalong mayhem of Red Collar.



Wednesday, December 31
Urban Sophisticates (http://www.urbansophisticates.com/)
O Period (http://www.myspace.com/operiod)
Pour House, Raleigh



Wednesday, December 31
Soul Preacher
Slugnut (http://www.slugnut.com)
H.O.W.
Kiff
End of Days
Volume 11 Tavern, Raleigh

The night features two different sets by two different 90s-era lineups of local metal/thrash/grinder Slugnut.




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