RTP-area local music and culture

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

another show for Friday night (Jan. 16):

Midtown Dickens
Above Gravity
Cantwell Gomez & Jordan

at Bull City Headquarters, 723 N. Mangum, Durham.

I think this is a benefit for BCHQ.



On 1/10/09, grady <grady AT ibiblio.org> wrote:
>
> Saturday, January 10
> Joe Romeo & the Orange County Volunteers
> (http://www.myspace.com/joeromeomusic)
> The Cave, Chapel Hill
>
> Joe Romeo & his Orange County Volunteers are holding down both the early
> & late slots at the Cave with their brand of quirky, character-rich
> literary country-rock.
>
>
>
> Saturday, January 10
> Kaia    (http://www.kaiawilson.com/)
> Shawn Luby
> The Hushpuppies
> The Pinhook, Durham
>
> Kaia Wilson used to front local indie/pop/punk band The Butchies; she's
> joined here by former Butchies/Ex-Members drummer Melissa York.
>
>
>
> Saturday, January 10
> Cool Ethan    (http://www.myspace.com/coolethanrock)
> Hey Euphony    (http://www.myspace.com/heyeuphony)
> Left on Cates    (http://www.myspace.com/leftoncates)
> New Resolution    (http://www.myspace.com/newresolutionmusic)
> Local 506, Chapel Hill
>
>
>
> Saturday, January 10
> Kolyma    (http://www.myspace.com/kolyma)
> The Trousers
> Slim's Downtown, Raleigh
>
> As unholy rackets go, the one created by Kolyma is hard to beat.
>
>
>
> Sunday, January 11
> Flicker    (http://www.chapel-hill.nc.us/flicker)
> Cat's Cradle, Carrboro
>
> It's the first 2009 installment of the semi-regular local film festival
> Flicker. Short films, door prizes, and cookies!
>
>
>
> Sunday, January 11
> Billy Joe Winghead    (http://www.winghead.com/)
> Jimmy & The Teasers    (http://www.geocities.com/booze1031/teasers.html)
> The Cave, Chapel Hill
>
>
>
> Sunday, January 11
> Sunfold    (http://www.myspace.com/sunfold)
> Lafcadio    (http://www.myspace.com/lafcadiorocks)
> Boroughs    (http://myspace.com/Boroughstheband)
> Local 506, Chapel Hill
>
> Sunfold are the fraternal twin of Annuals; more or less the same lineup,
> but performing songs by guitarist Kenny Florence (vs. Annuals' Adam Baker).
>
>
>
> Monday, January 12
> Tauri Wind    (http://www.myspace.com/tauriwind)
> Starfish HQ    (http://www.myspace.com/starfishhq)
> Mark Belk
> Marvell Building, Durham
>
>
>
> Monday, January 12
> The Movement    (http://www.themovementvibe.com)
> Wu-Tang Clan    (http://wutangclan.com/)
> Lincoln Theater, Raleigh
>
> A couple of things: just because it says the Wu-Tang Clan, this does not
> mean that you will actually get to see the Wu-Tang Clan.
>
> There is *one* guarantee: the 8:00 p.m. listed start time is, ahem,
> overly optimistic. Add about 6 hours to that & you'll be getting closer.
>
>
>
> Wednesday, January 14
> The Villians    (http://www.myspace.com/thevillians)
> Marvell Building, Durham
>
> Ghoul-makeup band from Raleigh, but they're neither Misfits ghoul-punk
> nor Black Metal -- they're more sort of atmospheric, theatrical
> goth-metal, I guess.
>
>
>
> Wednesday, January 14
> Pink Flag    (http://www.myspace.com/pinkflagnc)
> Pistil    (http://myspace.com/pistilband)
> The Cave, Chapel Hill
>
> Pink Flag are young & raw & their ideas sometimes outstrip their
> execution, which is one of the reasons I dig 'em so much. They're
> working on becoming so much more than an all-woman pop-punk trio, and
> it's an evolution that's fun to watch.
>
>
>
> Wednesday, January 14
> Harmute    (http://www.myspace.com/harmute)
> Lake Inferior    (http://www.myspace.com/lakeinferiormusic)
> Nightlight, Chapel Hill
>
>
>
> Thursday, January 15
> des_ark    (http://www.des-ark.org)
> Polar Opposite Bear
> Ava Luna    (http://www.myspace.com/avalunaband)
> The Pinhook, Durham
>
> des_ark are currently a modified power-trio, with Aimee Argote and Noah
> Howard (ex-Strunken White) on guitars, and Evan Rowe (Maple Stave) on
> drums. Unless this is an Aimee-solo show, in which case you can probably
> figure that out.
>
> Ava Luna are from Brooklyn, and the demo they sent is a weird (WEIRD)
> mix of stripped-down electro beats, kinda-overbearing frontman dude-vox,
> and a multi-woman choir of girl-group-style backup singers. I couldn't
> really handle it on CD for more than a few minutes, but I did think to
> myself "this'd probably be pretty fucked-up live." So we'll see.
>
>
>
> Thursday, January 15
> Dead to Society    (http://www.myspace.com/deadtosociety101)
> Have Nots    (http://www.sonicbids.com/havenots)
> The Cave, Chapel Hill
>
>
>
> Thursday, January 15
> Brett Harris
> The Jackets    (http://www.reverbnation.com/TheJackets)
> Tir Na Nog, Raleigh
>
> This is part of the Thursday Local Bands, Local Beers series. Brett
> Harris is from Durham; he put out two EPs in 2008, one he recorded
> himself, of a mix of Americana & Beatlesy pop, and one recorded with his
> live band, which was more straight-ahead pop-rock. For whatever reason,
> the second was less interesting than the first one, although I do
> occasionally "Not Coming Back," stuck in my head.
>
>
>
> Friday, January 16
> The Never    (http://www.trekkyrecords.com/never.html)
> Lost in the Trees    (http://www.lostinthetrees.com)
> Paleface
> Von Der Hayden Pavilion, Perkins Library, Duke Uni, Durham
>
> This is part of the Campus Concert Series, but rather than having it at
> the Armadillo Grill at the Bryan Center, they've switched to the Von Der
> Hayden Pavilion at Perkins Library, which is maybe a better venue for
> the orchestral pop of Lost in the Trees. I'm assuming the show is still
> free & still starts at 5:30-ish.
>
>
>
> Friday, January 16
> Titus Andronicus    (http://www.myspace.com/titusandronicus)
> Los Campesinos    (http://www.loscampesinos.com)
> Cat's Cradle, Carrboro
>
> Titus Andronicus have built themselves quite a following around here,
> based almost entirely on the strength of a few hi-energy spazzy shows,
> none of which I managed to see.
>
> Los Campesinos I know only via a single MP3, "Don't Ask Me to Do the
> Math," which somehow wound up on my hard drive. It's great, in a
> precocious British girl/boy call-and-response pop kind of way.
>
>
>
> Friday, January 16
> Explorers Club    (http://www.myspace.com/explorersclub)
> Huguenots    (http://www.myspace.com/thehuguenotsmusic)
> Local 506, Chapel Hill
>
> According to the papers, Explorers Club : Beach Boys :: Huguenots :
> Beatles. My limited exposure to Huguenots, entirely via CD, left me
> feeling like someone had cherry-picked all the twee-pop aspects of the
> early Beatles without enough of the 4 a.m. Hamburg grrrrrowl that lurked
> just under the surface.
>
>
>
> Friday, January 16
> Gray Young    (http://www.myspace.com/grayyoung)
> Birds & Arrows    (http://www.myspace.com/birdsandarrows)
> The Cave, Chapel Hill
>
>
>
> Friday, January 16
> Transportation    (http://www.myspace.com/transportation)
> Joe Romeo & the Orange County Volunteers
> (http://www.myspace.com/joeromeomusic)
> Slim's Downtown, Raleigh
>
> Transportation are a longstanding Chapel Hill power-trio whose affection
> for the rock of the '70s tends towards the Queen/Wings/Styx axis. It's
> fascinating & entirely unique, around here, anyway.
>
> Joe Romeo used to front the mysterious literate Mod-invasion band Fake
> Swedish; his Orange County Volunteers are in more of a country-rock
> vein, but the strange lyrical vignettes and odd narratives are still in
> effect.
>
>
>
> Friday, January 16
> Colossus    (http://www.myspace.com/thecolossuswillcrushyou)
> Freedom Hawk    (http://myspace.com/freedomhawk)
> Death Came Down the Mountain
> (http://www.myspace.com/deathcamedownthemountain)
> Reservoir, Carrboro
>
>
>
> Saturday, January 17
> Untied Laces
> Pure Vida    (http://www.myspace.com/purevidagus)
> Before Night Falls
> Wholesome News
> Falls End
> Marvell Building, Durham
>
> This is a good old-fashioned punkrock (I guess) matinee . . . doors open
> at 4:30 and first band starts at 5:00.
>
>
>
> Saturday, January 17
> Dirty Little Heaters    (http://www.myspace.com/thedirtylittleheaters)
> The Bootlegs    (http://www.myspace.com/thebootlegsband)
> The Pinhook, Durham
>
> The Bootlegs used to be called Minnie Skirt and the Bootlegs, which,
> while kinda retarded, at least had the distinction of being highly
> google-able. Either way, they're a large (8-9 piece) soul band from Durham.
>
> Dirty Little Heaters you know about by now. Note to misguided
> Indyweek.com commenters: try actually coming to the show, and then see
> whether you still feel compelled to hate.
>
>
>
> Saturday, January 17
> Aminal Music    (http://www.myspace.com/theaminalmusic)
> Longwave    (http://www.myspace.com/longwaveofficial)
> Mike Garrigan    (http://www.myspace.com/mikegarrigan)
> Local 506, Chapel Hill
>
>
>
> Saturday, January 17
> Schooner    (http://www.schoonermusic.com)
> Ghost to Falco    (http://www.purevolume.com/GhosttoFalco)
> Embarrassing Fruits    (http://www.myspace.com/embarrassingfruitsband)
> A is Jump    (http://www.myspace.com/aisjump2)
> Nightlight, Chapel Hill
>
> Mixed bag of local indie-rock, from the brilliant, subtly-weird mix of
> croon and indierock spazz of Schooner, to the grew-up-in-the-'90s
> Archers/Pavement/Sebadoh classicism of Embarrassing Fruits.
>
>
>
> Saturday, January 17
> Kenny Roby's Mercy Filter    (http://www.kennyroby.com)
> The Cave, Chapel Hill
>
>
>
> Sunday, January 18
> Resist Not    (http://myspace.com/resistnot)
> Endless Mike and the Beagle Club    (http://www.myspace.com/beagleclub)
> Clawform
> Snakes Are We All
> Bull City Headquarters, Durham
>
> This is a mid-evening (8:00 p.m.) show. Catherine E. says:
>
> Resist Not: Super awesome DIY sing-along political acoustic punk
>
> Endless Mike and the Beagle Club: Contagious best-friend optimism with
> dark subjects from Johnston PA.
>
> Clawform: Makes you wonder if the whole genre of black metal was
> intended for the banjo
>
> Snakes Are We All: VERY FIRST PUNK SHOW EVER!!! (As we all know, these
> are the best).
>
>
>
> Sunday, January 18
> Goodbye, Titan    (http://www.myspace.com/loudestsilenceever)
> Mute    (http://www.myspace.com/mutespacemusic)
> Natasha El-Sergany    (http://www.myspace.com/thelasttrack)
> The Cave, Chapel Hill
>
>
>
> Sunday, January 18
> Jam Pain Society    (http://www.jampainsociety.com)
> Mother's Finest    (http://www.mothersfinest.com)
> Lincoln Theater, Raleigh
>
> Jam Pain Society are, in many ways, the Guns-n-Roses of Raleigh.
>
>
>
> Monday, January 19
> Swan Quarter    (http://www.myspace.com/swanquarter)
> The Flying Eyes    (http://myspace.com/theflyinggeyesmd)
> Local 506, Chapel Hill
>
>
>
> Tuesday, January 20
> Hamell on Trial    (http://www.myspace.com/hamellsramble)
> Local 506, Chapel Hill
>
>
>
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