RTP-area local music and culture

[Kyle Miller <kyle AT churchkeyrecords.com>]

Yep, that's right. The new Loners album is a vinyl-only release, as
far as physical media is concerned. The vinyl comes with a coupon for
a free download of the album in MP3 format, too. If you're a
digital-only person, you'll be able to buy the album in FLAC or MP3
formats from the shiny-and-new Churchkey Records web store, which will
be going live on Friday along with the record.

-Kyle


On Sat, Feb 28, 2009 at 1:50 PM, Lisa Bachelder <lisa AT fuzzsonic.com> wrote:
> 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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