RTP-area local music and culture

[carlos <rocofresi AT gmail.com>]

On Dec 19, 11:53=A0am, gr... AT ibiblio.org (grady) wrote:
> 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 =A0 =A0(http://www.chathamcountyline.com/)
> Pour House, Raleigh
>
> Friday, December 19
> Midtown Dickens =A0 =A0(http://www.myspace.com/midtowndickens)
> The Tender Fruit =A0 =A0(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 =A0 =A0(http://www.myspace.com/grayyoung)
> Blag'ard =A0 =A0(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 =A0 =A0(http://www.straight8s.com)
> The Bo-Stevens =A0 =A0(http://www.thebostevens.com/)
> The Cave, Chapel Hill
>
> Friday, December 19
> Battle Rockets =A0 =A0(http://www.myspace.com/battlerockets)
> The Whisky Smugglers
> Saint Solitude
> Jack Sprat Cafe, Chapel Hill
>
> Friday, December 19
> Proof =A0 =A0(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 =A0 =A0(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 =A0 =A0(http://www.thepuritanrodeoshow.blogspot.com/)
> Joe Romeo & the Orange County Volunteers
> (http://www.myspace.com/joeromeomusic)
> Slingshot Cash =A0 =A0(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 =A0 =A0(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 =A0 =A0(http://www.demonbeach.com)
> Pinche Gringo =A0 =A0(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 =A0 =A0(http://www.myspace.com/thevirgonine)
> Aquila =A0 =A0(http://www.myspace.com/beyondvega)
> Count Von Count
> APE!
> Nightlight, Chapel Hill
>
> Saturday, December 20
> Patty Hurst Shifter =A0 =A0(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 =A0 =A0(http://www.myspace.com/sircharleslatham)
> Benji Hughes =A0 =A0(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 =A0 =A0(http://www.dexterromweber.com)
> Taz Halloween =A0 =A0(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 =A0 =A0(http://www.myspace.com/theexmonkeys)
> MC Homeless =A0 =A0(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 =A0 =A0(http://www.myspace.com/thecolossuswillcrushyou)
> Hell Razor =A0 =A0(http://www.myspace.com/hellrazornc)
> Slim's Downtown, Raleigh
>
> Sunday, December 28
> Jessica Lea Mayfield =A0 =A0(http://www.myspace.com/jlmayfield)
> Ryan Gustafson =A0 =A0(http://www.myspace.com/ryangustafsonmusic)
> Local 506, Chapel Hill
>
> Wednesday, December 31
> Cool John Ferguson =A0 =A0(http://www.musicmaker.org/artistroster/Cooljoh=
n.htm)
> Macavine Hayes =A0 =A0(http://www.musicmaker.org/artists/index.php?bandid=
=3D13)
> Captain Luke =A0 =A0(http://www.musicmaker.org/artists/index.php?bandid=
=3D7)
> 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 =A0 =A0(http://www.unknownhinson.com/)
> Rebel Son
> Lincoln Theater, Raleigh
>
> Wednesday, December 31
> The Wusses =A0 =A0(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 =A0 =A0(http://twilighter.net/)
> The Cave, Chapel Hill
>
> Rural Chatham meets the Velvet Underground.
>
> Wednesday, December 31
> Lemming Malloy =A0 =A0(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 =A0 =A0(http://www.kerbloki.com/)
> Red Collar =A0 =A0(http://www.myspace.com/redcollarmusic)
> Hammer No More the Fingers =A0 =A0(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 =A0 =A0(http://www.urbansophisticates.com/)
> O Period =A0 =A0(http://www.myspace.com/operiod)
> Pour House, Raleigh
>
> Wednesday, December 31
> Soul Preacher
> Slugnut =A0 =A0(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.
> -- ch-scene: the list that mirrors alt.music.chapel-hill --http://lists.i=
biblio.org/mailman/listinfo/ch-scene


The actual lineup for the show at the Cave on 12/27 is Dexter
Romweber, Taz Halloween and New Town Drunks (I don't know in what
order, but it starts around 10pm).   Stu Cole gets iron man credit
since he'll be playing with all three groups.  Come bid Hoppie
farewell.