RTP-area local music and culture

[Lisa Bachelder <lisa AT fuzzsonic.com>]

Yeah, it makes me crazy, too. 

From what I understand, The Loners release is vinyl only.

grady wrote:
> Why oh why can't Tir Na nOg keep their fucking website up to date? It's 
> like they touch it once a month, and that's usually on like the 6th, but 
> they only post through the end of the month.
>
> Been a lot of talk lately about how they're sorta morphing into an 
> actual rockclub, which lord knows Raleigh needs, but they still approach 
> Teh Internets like a lazy Irish pub.
>
> Lisa Bachelder wrote:
>   
> > Also waaaay over here in Raleigh:
> >
> > Local Band-Local Beer
> > The T's w/ Static Minds (http://www.thestaticminds.blogspot.com/, 
> > http://www.myspace.com/thestaticminds)
> > Thursday, March 5, 2009 at 10:00pm
> > Tir na nOg, 218 S. Blount St., Raleigh
> >
> > Friday, March 6, 2009 at 9:30pm
> > *The Loners Record Release Party*, w/ The Dirty Little Heaters and 
> > Pinche Gringo
> > Tir na nOg, 218 S. Blount St., Raleigh
> >
> >  From the Facebook announcement: "The Loners are throwing a party to 
> > celebrate their new Vinyl LP! They are not alone. Special guests The 
> > Dirty Little Heaters and Pinche Gringo will open up for The Loners who 
> > close out the night with their massive Two piece fury! $6 cover or $10 
> > cover gets you in and the new album."
> >
> > lb
> >
> > grady wrote:
> >     
> > > Saturday, February 28
> > > In the Year of the Pig    (http://www.southernloveprod.com/ityotp.htm)
> > > Jamie Stewart    (http://www.myspace.com/xiuxiuforlife)
> > > Duke Coffeehouse, Durham
> > >
> > > In the Year of the Pig = SO HUGE. Two drummers (and not just any 
> > > drummers, but rather the mighty Dave Cantwell and brilliant 
> > > multi-instrumentalist Jenks Miller), guitar, bass, and Aaron Smithers' 
> > > two-string bass-derived fuzz machine. Massive grooves, like one of those 
> > > drilling machines they used to build the Chunnel.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Saturday, February 28
> > > Blue Dogs    (http://www.bluedogs.com/)
> > > John Howie, Jr. & The Rosewood Bluff 
> > > (http://www.myspace.com/twodollarpistols)
> > > Berkeley Cafe, Raleigh
> > >
> > > Former $2 Pistols John Howie Jr climbs back into the saddle with his new 
> > > band, The Rosewood Bluff.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Saturday, February 28
> > > Billy Sugarfix    (http://www.soundclick.com/bands/8/billysugarfix.htm)
> > > Waumiss    (http://www.myspace.com/waumiss)
> > > JaGhetto
> > > Dave Walker
> > > Nightlight, Chapel Hill
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Saturday, February 28
> > > Resist Not    (http://myspace.com/resistnot)
> > > Run Dan Run    (http://www.myspace.com/rundanrun)
> > > The Kodiak Farm Boys
> > > The Pinhook, Durham
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Saturday, February 28
> > > North Elementary    (http://www.northelementary.com)
> > > Whale Watchers    (http://www.myspace.com/thewhalewatchers)
> > > Sir Arthur and His Royal Knights 
> > > (http://mannsworld.blogspot.com/2007/08/sir-arthur-his-royal-knights.html)
> > > The Popular Kids
> > > Pour House, Raleigh
> > >
> > > This is a CD-release party for the new North Elementary CD, Not For 
> > > Everyone, Just For You, which is far-and-away their best album yet.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Saturday, February 28
> > > Brett Harris
> > > Oscar Begat    (http://www.reverbnation.com/oscarbegat)
> > > Bright Young Things
> > > Jack Sprat Cafe, Chapel Hill
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Saturday, February 28
> > > Lonnie Walker    (http://www.myspace.com/lonniewalker)
> > > Motor Skills
> > > Gospel Years
> > > Slim's Downtown, Raleigh
> > >
> > > Lonnie Walker were one of 8 bands feted in the 2009 News & Observer 
> > > "Great 8" feature. They're a sorta-wordy, sorta-countryish rockband, who 
> > > remind me [a little bit] of certain aspects of Pavement or Bob Dylan.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Sunday, March 1
> > > Yardwork    (http://www.myspace.com/wetdigitalredstorm)
> > > WXDU 88.7 FM, Durham
> > >
> > > This one's an 85% certainty, because when you've gotta corral 7 or 8 
> > > people and truck them over from Charlotte, nothing's ever 100%. (though 
> > > they're playing at Nightlight later in the evening, so they'll have to 
> > > come through town at some point).
> > >
> > > Yardwork feature members of multiple Charlotte bands, including Calabi 
> > > Yau and Control; they've got 7+ members, including multiple drummers, 
> > > guitars, glockenspiel, banjo, jumping around & singing, etc. It's highly 
> > > ecstatic but without all the creepy christofascism of bands like 
> > > Polyphonic Spree. Much more anarchovegan ecstasy.
> > >
> > > I have no earthly idea how we're going to fit them all in the station, 
> > > let alone mic them up & get them on the air, but they're one of the best 
> > > bands I've ever seen, so I'm just gonna close my eyes & go for it. 4:00 
> > > p.m. 88.7 FM or wxdu.org
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Sunday, March 1
> > > The Watson Twins    (http://www.thewatsontwins.com/)
> > > Ben Kweller    (http://www.kweller.net)
> > > Cat's Cradle, Carrboro
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Sunday, March 1
> > > des_ark    (http://www.des-ark.org)
> > > Yardwork    (http://www.myspace.com/wetdigitalredstorm)
> > > Register
> > > Nightlight, Chapel Hill
> > >
> > > Show of the month. des_ark you know about, although if you haven't seen 
> > > them lately, you might *not* know that they're a monster three-piece, 
> > > featuring Durham drummer Evan Rowe (Maple Stave, Grappling Hook) and 
> > > Greensboro guitarist Noah Howard (Strunken White, TigerBearWolf) in 
> > > addition to Aimee Argote.
> > >
> > > Yardwork are from Charlotte; they're an 8-piece (or so) band of freaks 
> > > who put out my favorite release of 2008. Multiple drummers, glorious 
> > > chiming guitars, glockenspiel, banjo, anything else they can find lying 
> > > around, and everyone in the band singing at the top of their lungs. 
> > > Their show at BCHQ was phenomenal.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Monday, March 2
> > > Tapes'N'Tapes    (http://www.tapesntapes.com/)
> > > Wild Light    (http://www.myspace.com/wildlight)
> > > Cat's Cradle, Carrboro
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Monday, March 2
> > > Turbo Fruits    (http://www.myspace.com/turbofruits)
> > > Bass Drum of Death    (http://www.myspace.com/johnbarrettmusic)
> > > Local 506, Chapel Hill
> > >
> > > Times are tough; the Bass Drum of Death is one guy, John Barret, who 
> > > plays guitar, sings, and yes, stomps on a big ol' bass drum. He's on Fat 
> > > Possum.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Monday, March 2
> > > 2 Drumkits, 4 Drummers
> > > Nightlight, Chapel Hill
> > >
> > > Rob K. put this together. The lowdown is, loosely:
> > >
> > > John Crouch (Caltrop) Robert Biggers (Le Weekend) Dave Cantwell (In the 
> > > Year of the Pig) Rob Koegler (_____)
> > >
> > > If you (really) like drums:
> > >
> > > Improvised beats (pretty informal...beats you don't need to wear a tie for).
> > >
> > > John and Rob will start about 9:30, and then mix things up with Robert 
> > > and Dave around 10 or so. You will want ear plugs (Nightlight sells them).
> > >
> > > This is planned to be a regular monthly event at the Nightlight, but not 
> > > always drum-oriented. Different groupings of musicians will be invited 
> > > to come out, play together, and make up stuff in whatever genre feels 
> > > appropriate. The goal is to inspire new sounds, approaches, bands, 
> > > marriages, etc. Informal vibe. People are invited to come and listen. 
> > > It's free.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Tuesday, March 3
> > > Rosewood Thieves
> > > The Whisky Smugglers
> > > Jordan & the Sphinx    (http://www.myspace.com/servant4good)
> > > Local 506, Chapel Hill
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Wednesday, March 4
> > > The Moaners    (http://www.themoaners.com/)
> > > The Black Lips    (http://www.bomp.com/BlackLips.html)
> > > Gentleman Jesse    (http://www.myspace.com/gentlemanjesse)
> > > Cat's Cradle, Carrboro
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Wednesday, March 4
> > > Death to the Details    (http://www.reverbnation.com/deathtothedetails)
> > > Pistil    (http://myspace.com/pistilband)
> > > The Cave, Chapel Hill
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Wednesday, March 4
> > > No Ground To Give    (http://myspace.com/nogroundtogivenc)
> > > One Shot One Kill    (http://purevolume.com/osok2)
> > > Scarred Remembrance    (http://myspace.com/scarredremembrance)
> > > Marvell Building, Durham
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Thursday, March 5
> > > The Music Tapes    (http://www.orbitinghumancircus.org/)
> > > Nana Grizol    (http://www.myspace.com/nanagrizol)
> > > Supercluster    (http://www.myspace.com/supercluster1)
> > > Cat's Cradle, Carrboro
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Thursday, March 5
> > > Spider Bags    (http://www.myspace.com/spiderbags)
> > > The Scott Waite Debacle    (http://myspace.com/scottwaiteisbenevolent)
> > > Jail    (http://www.myspace.com/jailjailjailjail)
> > > The Pinhook, Durham
> > >
> > > 12:00 - Spider Bags
> > > 11:00 - Jail
> > > 10:00 - The Scott Waite Debacle
> > >
> > > Two boozy freaky locals, plus a band from Milwaukee called Jail, so you 
> > > can kinda see where the evening's heading . . .
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Thursday, March 5
> > > Brett Harris
> > > Strange Faces    (http://www.myspace.com/strangefacestheband)
> > > Bright Young Things
> > > Pour House, Raleigh
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Thursday, March 5
> > > The Houstons
> > > Mark Holland's Rhythm Force    (http://www.myspace.com/mhollandsrhythmforce)
> > > Evenfield    (http://www.myspace.com/evenfieldmusic)
> > > Nightlight, Chapel Hill
> > >
> > > Mark Holland disbanded his long-running band Jule Brown, and assembled a 
> > > new/refocused outfit he's calling the Rhythm Force. I'd expect even 
> > > deeper weirder backwoods grooves.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Friday, March 6
> > > Neil Diamond All-Stars
> > > David Spencer Band
> > > Cat's Cradle, Carrboro
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Friday, March 6
> > > Caitlin Cary
> > > Thad Cockrell    (http://www.thadcockrell.com/)
> > > Ivan Howard    (http://www.therosebuds.com)
> > > Pour House, Raleigh
> > >
> > > Thad Cockrell and Caitlin Cary put out an album of duets a few years 
> > > ago, "Begonias," and to this day I think it's the best thing either of 
> > > them have done (which is saying a lot, as they're some damn talented 
> > > people). One can only assume that this evening will feature some duet 
> > > action, either "Begonias" material or other stuff, so if you like 
> > > gorgeous wistful male/female country duets . . .
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Friday, March 6
> > > Sleepsound    (http://www.sleepsound.org/)
> > > Cinemasophia    (http://www.myspace.com/cinemasophia)
> > > Clothing and Shoes    (http://www.myspace.com/clothingandshoesmusic)
> > > The Pinhook, Durham
> > >
> > > 12:00 - Sleepsound
> > > 11:00 - Cinemasophia
> > > 10:00 - Clothing and Shoes
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Friday, March 6
> > > Goner    (http://www.gonertheband.com/)
> > > Future Islands    (http://www.myspace.com/futureislands)
> > > Berkeley Cafe, Raleigh
> > >
> > > Future Islands moved to Baltimore last year, after stints in Greenville 
> > > & the Triangle. They make crazy bleaty-synthy sweet dance-pop. Goner are 
> > > a grizzled bitter old rockband; so bitter that they continue to 
> > > steadfastly refuse to admit to being a grizzled bitter old rockband, and 
> > > hold up as proof the fact that their lineup is synth/bass/drums.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Friday, March 6
> > > Fin Fang Foom    (http://www.lovitt.com/artists/finfangfoom.html)
> > > Maserati    (http://www.kindercore.com/maserati.html)
> > > Monsonia    (http://www.monsonia.com)
> > > Local 506, Chapel Hill
> > >
> > > Atmospheric postpunk from two local masters & an outta-town peer.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Friday, March 6
> > > Remora    (http://www.silbermedia.com/remora/)
> > > Andrew Weathers
> > > Beautiful Bells    (http://www.myspace.com/beautifulbellsmusic)
> > > Caledonia    (http://www.myspace.com/caledoniatheband)
> > > Nightlight, Chapel Hill
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Saturday, March 7
> > > Rhymes With Opera    (http://www.rhymeswithopera.org)
> > > Broad Street Cafe, Durham
> > >
> > > RHYMES WITH OPERA and the AM/PM SAXOPHONE QUARTET present an evening of 
> > > new chamber music and opera, featuring music by Kathleen Bader, Mattias 
> > > Sköld, and the premiere of two new works written for RWO.
> > >
> > > THOMAS LIMBERT (RWO commission)
> > > Numbers/Dates
> > > (Anxiety Leading to Panic)
> > >
> > > Skeleton
> > > Libretto by THIMBLE WIT
> > > Music by RUBY FULTON and GEORGE LAM
> > >
> > > With Elisabeth Halliday, soprano, Bonnie Lander, soprano, Robert Maril, 
> > > baritone, and the AM/PM Saxophone Quartet
> > >
> > > Rhymes With Opera will be collaborating with the AM/PM saxophone quartet 
> > > to present a concert of new works, including a premiere by pulsoptional 
> > > composer Thom Limbert. The piece, Numbers/Dates (Anxiety Leading to 
> > > Panic), a Rhymes With Opera commission, uses voice samples from 
> > > University of Pennsylvania's research on "emotional prosody," creating 
> > > and interweaving natural speech in different emotional states with 
> > > singers and saxophones. In addition to the Limbert premiere, Rhymes With 
> > > Opera will present Skeleton, a new opera by Thimble Wit, Ruby Fulton and 
> > > George Lam, where three strangers meet by chance on a train and one of 
> > > them begins to tell the story of a betrayed lover and his disturbing 
> > > revenge.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Saturday, March 7
> > > Filthybird    (http://www.myspace.com/filthybird)
> > > Anathallo    (http://www.anathallo.com/)
> > > Sam Amidon    (http://www.samamidon.com/)
> > > Cat's Cradle, Carrboro
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Saturday, March 7
> > > Wigg Report    (http://www.synchronizedswim.org)
> > > Blood Red River    (http://www.myspace.com/bloodredriver)
> > > Virgo 9    (http://www.myspace.com/thevirgonine)
> > > The Pinhook, Durham
> > >
> > > 12:00 - Virgo 9
> > > 11:00 - The Wigg Report
> > > 10:00 - Blood Red River
> > >
> > > Heavy screamy woman-fronted rock from the Virgo 9; punk-inflected surf 
> > > from Blood Red River; classic New Soundz of Durham from the Wigg Report, 
> > > whose "Like Blammo Fast" was one of my fave releases of 2008.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Saturday, March 7
> > > Schooner    (http://www.schoonermusic.com)
> > > Nathan Oliver    (http://www.nathan-oliver.com)
> > > The Proclivities    (http://www.myspace.com/theproclivities)
> > > Local 506, Chapel Hill
> > >
> > > This is a CD-release party for the new Nathan Oliver CD, their first in 
> > > a couple of years. Their debut was a mix of catchy indie-pop and 
> > > Pixies-inflenced screech; I haven't seen them in ages, so I couldn't say 
> > > whether they've veered more one direction or the other.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Saturday, March 7
> > > Keegan DeWitt    (http://www.keegandewitt.com/)
> > > The Tomahawks    (http://www.myspace.com/jeffcrawfordmusic)
> > > Gabriel Kelley    (http://www.myspace.com/gabrielkelleymusic)
> > > The Cave, Chapel Hill
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Saturday, March 7
> > > Thank You    (http://www.thrilljockey.com/artists/?id=11346)
> > > Mi Ami    (http://www.myspace.com/miamiamiami)
> > > bETAVEG
> > > Nightlight, Chapel Hill
> > >
> > > It must be SXSW time, because random hot outtatown bands of the moment 
> > > are blitzing through. This night is still nominally FrequeNC Records 
> > > night, but a chunk of the evening is given over to Thrill Jockey's Thank 
> > > You, and Quarterstick's Mi Ami. The former are a 
> > > fuzz-synth/drone/tribal-drumming trio from Baltimore. The latter, which 
> > > contain some ex-members of Black Eyes, are from San Francisco, and they 
> > > sound like alternate-universe dub where the drug of choice is PCP. Lots 
> > > of echo bass, deep grooves, and high-pitched tweaker screeching/ranting 
> > > over the top of it. It's kinda fun, and definitely fucked-up.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Saturday, March 7
> > > Hank Sinatra    (http://www.hank-sinatra.com/)
> > > Slim's Downtown, Raleigh
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Saturday, March 7
> > > Ruscha    (http://www.myspace.com/ruscha)
> > > The Curtains of Night    (http://myspace.com/thecurtainsofnight)
> > > Trophy Wife    (http://trophywifetheband.blogspot.com/)
> > > Reservoir, Carrboro
> > >
> > > It's a gtr/drums duofest of sorts, with locals Ruscha and Curtains of 
> > > Night (both heavy as all-get-out) and DC's Trophy Wife.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Sunday, March 8
> > > Future Islands    (http://www.myspace.com/futureislands)
> > > Lonnie Walker    (http://www.myspace.com/lonniewalker)
> > > Ed Schrader    (http://www.myspace.com/edwardhenryschraderiii)
> > > Nightlight, Chapel Hill
> > >
> > > Greenville-to-Baltimore transplants Future Islands join their former 
> > > Greenville homies Lonnie Walker, who were recently showcased in the News 
> > > & Observer's Great 8 (bands to watch in 2009).
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Sunday, March 8
> > > The Homewreckers    (http://www.myspace.com/jackandjillhomewrecker)
> > > Pink Flag    (http://www.myspace.com/pinkflagnc)
> > > The Middlemen    (http://themiddlemenmusic.com)
> > > The Cave, Chapel Hill
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Sunday, March 8
> > > The Hymns    (http://www.hymnsband.com)
> > > The Bridges    (http://www.thebridgesmusic.net)
> > > Death on Two Wheels
> > > Slim's Downtown, Raleigh
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Monday, March 9
> > > William Elliott Whitmore    (http://www.southern.net/southern/band/WILEW)
> > > Samantha Crain & the Morning Shivers 
> > > (http://www.myspace.com/samanthacrain)
> > > Ben Weaver    (http://www.myspace.com/benweavermusic)
> > > Local 506, Chapel Hill
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Monday, March 9
> > > Chiaroscuro
> > > Mouthbreather
> > > Bridge and Tunnel
> > > Nightlight, Chapel Hill
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Monday, March 9
> > > The Taylor Texas Corrugators    (http://www.myspace.com/txcorrugators)
> > > Veelee    (http://www.myspace.com/seeveelee)
> > > The Cave, Chapel Hill
> > >
> > > As in "Greg Ginn and the Taylor Texas Corrugators," which is Greg's 
> > > Texas-boogie/western swing band. Or something like that. The heckling 
> > > opportunities are endless, obviously, but there are few men in the 
> > > history of American rock who've been heckled more than Greg Ginn, so 
> > > it's A-game or no game.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Tuesday, March 10
> > > Lydia    (http://www.myspace.com/lydia)
> > > Black Gold    (http://profile.myspace.com/blackgold)
> > > All Get Out    (http://www.myspace.com/allgetout)
> > > Local 506, Chapel Hill
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Tuesday, March 10
> > > Blag'ard    (http://www.blagard.com/)
> > > Lost Hands Found Fingers    (http://www.myspace.com/losthandsfoundfingers)
> > > Reservoir, Carrboro
> > >   
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