RTP-area local music and culture

[Jamie Miyares <jmiyares AT gmail.com>]

Just wanted to make sure you knew where to hear samples of our new EP:
www.myspace.com/tinstarnc.
Thanks for plugging the show with Aminal and The Deep Sea Goes at Local 506
next Tues., March 31!
Jamie

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> Saturday, March 28
> Oh, Mother    (http://myspace.com/ohmotherband)
> Papermoons    (http://www.myspace.com/thepapermoonsband)
> Ben Carr    (http://www.myspace.com/thebeginagains)
> Bull City Headquarters, Durham
>
> Now that the weather's warming up, it's safe to start going to shows at
> Bull City HQ again. Assuming you can find out about them -- I got a TXT
> earlier this week telling me that Midtown Dickens were playing a couple
> of hours later that evening at BCHQ. Not really enough time for me to
> get the word out.
>
> This show has apparently been in my Facebook events invites list for a
> while now, but I'd still like to encourage the BCHQ folks to consider
> using the website that they have sitting out there, un-updated.
>
> Anyway, no matter, the place looks full with 25 people in it, so I
> suppose there's a limited need for promotion anyway.
>
>
>
> Saturday, March 28
> Caltrop    (http://www.myspace.com/caltropband)
> Blag'ard    (http://www.blagard.com/)
> The Curtains of Night    (http://myspace.com/thecurtainsofnight)
> The Pinhook, Durham
>
> Maximum heaviosity from two of the Triangle's finest purveyors of the
> stuff. Caltrop crank out massive slabs of psych/metal, veering between
> optimism and despair, but always searching. Curtains of Night are more
> static, piling a single riff higher & higher til it collapses under its
> own weight, then starting over.
>
>
>
> Saturday, March 28
> The Love Language    (http://www.myspace.com/thelovelanguage)
> Max Indian    (http://www.myspace.com/maxindian)
> Oh Captain My Captain    (http://www.myspace.com/ohcaptain)
> Local 506, Chapel Hill
>
> This is a CD-release party for the new-ish Love Language CD, their
> first. It's a great slice of mid-fi pop, with some of the catchy
> jangle+punch of frontman Stuart McLamb's old band, The Capulets, but
> also a nice dose of slower/spacier stuff.
>
>
>
> Saturday, March 28
> The Ex-Monkeys    (http://www.myspace.com/theexmonkeys)
> Ear Pwr    (http://www.myspace.com/earpwr)
> Juan Huevos    (http://www.myspace.com/juanhuevos)
> Duke Coffeehouse, Durham
>
>
>
> Saturday, March 28
> A Rooster for the Masses    (http://www.myspace.com/aroosterforthemasses)
> Death to the Details    (http://www.reverbnation.com/deathtothedetails)
> The Cave, Chapel Hill
>
>
>
> Saturday, March 28
> Kennebec
> Kenny Roby's Mercy Filter    (http://www.kennyroby.com)
> Rob Watson    (http://www.robwatsonlive.com)
> Mike Roy
> Pour House, Raleigh
>
>
>
> Sunday, March 29
> Whatever Brains    (http://www.myspace.com/whateverbrains)
> WXDU 88.7 FM, Durham
>
> Whatever Brains' debut 7", "Mount Whatever," is far and away the
> brightest musical spot of 2009 thus far. On the surface it's just
> 3-chord Buzzcocksy punkrock, but it's chock full of awesome little
> touches, from the squealing fuzz that comes & goes at just the right
> moments, to the "ooooooooohs" that punctuate the title track, to the
> whistling that closes out "Summer Jammin". It'll take a pretty damn
> impressive contender (or another Whatever Brains release) to knock this
> one out of the top spot in my 2009 best-of list.
>
> So you're saying to yourself "well, OK, but can they pull it off live?"
> And I'm pleased to report that I've seen 'em, and fuck yeah they can.
> Check it yourself: 4:00 p.m. 88.7 FM or wxdu.org.
>
>
>
> Sunday, March 29
> des_ark    (http://www.des-ark.org)
> Amanda Palmer    (http://www.amandapalmer.net)
> ArtsCenter, Carrboro
>
> For reasons unclear to me, Amanda Palmer (as well as her main non-solo
> project, Dresden Dolls) is signed to the mostly-metal label Roadrunner
> (and is thus, the Roadrunner roster being what it is, one of maybe 3
> women out of a total of ~140 people on the label). This point became
> salient late last year, when she blogged about a meeting she had with
> her A&R guy:
>
> "right before the european tour i went to the new york offices of
> roadrunner to say hi and check in. my a&r guy (my main contact at the
> label) sat me down in his office and said he wanted to discuss the
> "leeds united" video. he told me that there were certain shots that they
> wanted to either cut completely or digitally alter to "be more
> flattering". my favorite quote from that meeting: "i?m a guy, amanda. i
> understand what people like.""
>
> This created a nice backlash/protest movement (primarily involving
> photos of peoples' bellies with angry messages to Roadrunner drawn on
> them).
>
> http://blog.amandapalmer.net/post/62721071/the-rebellyon-the-deal-with-roadrunner-records
>
> Anyway, Amanda Palmer. Since we're talking about the Leeds United video,
> it's as good a place as any to get the deal on her.
> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jlJ9z_LowBI
>
> Oh, and I've just confirmed that des_ark will be opening, in her solo
> configuration. Arrive on time, folks.
>
>
>
> Sunday, March 29
> Dirty Little Heaters    (http://www.myspace.com/thedirtylittleheaters)
> Romanteek    (http://www.romanteek.com/)
> The Cave, Chapel Hill
>
> Dirty Little Heaters make *way* too much awesome blues-garage-soul noise
> for The Cave, so wear yr crash-helmet.
>
>
>
> Monday, March 30
> Pistil    (http://myspace.com/pistilband)
> The Dogwood Deddy    (http://www.reverbnation.com/thedogwooddeddy)
> Cobalt and the Hired Guns    (http://www.myspace.com/cobaltandthehiredguns
> )
> Local 506, Chapel Hill
>
>
>
> Tuesday, March 31
> The Ex-Monkeys    (http://www.myspace.com/theexmonkeys)
> Many Birthdays    (http://www.myspace.com/manybirthdays)
> The Cave, Chapel Hill
>
> The Ex-Monkeys make live trip-hop; they both used to be 2/3rds of the
> great 90s Raleigh band Friend Side Monkey.
>
>
>
> Tuesday, March 31
> Tin Star
> Aminal    (http://www.myspace.com/theaminalmusic)
> The Deep Sea Goes    (http://www.myspace.com/thedeepseagoes)
> Local 506, Chapel Hill
>
>
>
> Wednesday, April 1
> Swan Quarter    (http://www.myspace.com/swanquarter)
> Mysterium Tremendum    (http://www.myspace.com/mysteriumtremendummetal)
> Chainsaw Demons    (http://www.myspace.com/chainsawdemonsrock)
> Nightlight, Chapel Hill
>
>
>
> Wednesday, April 1
> Black Skies    (http://blackskies.us/)
> The Proselyte    (http://www.myspace.com/theproselyte)
> Phantom Glue    (http://www.myspace.com/phantomglue)
> Reservoir, Carrboro
>
>
>
> Thursday, April 2
> The Never    (http://www.trekkyrecords.com/never.html)
> Lost in the Trees    (http://www.lostinthetrees.com)
> Paleface
> Von Der Hayden Pavilion, Perkins Library, Duke, Durham
>
> This is being presented by the Campus Concert Series, and it commences
> at 6:00 p.m.
>
>
>
> Thursday, April 2
> Clang Quartet    (http://www.myspace.com/clangquartet)
> Black Tusk    (http://www.myspace.com/blacktusk)
> Irata    (http://myspace.com/iratalive)
> Marvell Building, Durham
>
>
>
> Thursday, April 2
> North Elementary    (http://www.northelementary.com)
> I Was Totally Destroying It
> (http://www.reverbnation.com/iwastotallydestroyingit)
> Tir Na Nog, Raleigh
>
> This is another in Tir Na nOg's series of Local Bands, Local Beers.
>
>
>
> Friday, April 3
> Starmount    (http://www.myspace.com/starmountmusic)
> Rebus Works, Raleigh
>
> This is an opening reception for "Epic Battle," the new show from Casey
> Porn & David Eichenberger. Starmount (a swirly instrumental outfit
> masterminded by Greg Elkins) play at 8:00.
>
>
>
> Friday, April 3
> Steve Howell & The Lonesome Teardrops
> The Dune Dogs    (http://www.thedunedogs.com/)
> Berkeley Cafe, Raleigh
>
> Steve Howell provided the excellent twangy Telecaster in both the
> Backsliders *and* one version of the $2 Pistols, so if it's honky-tonk
> you want, this is the place to be.
>
> The Dune Dogs are described as "area executives playing country-fried
> swamp ?n? roll music," which is the sorta thing that makes a man want to
> drive his car right up onto the curb in protest, but I'm not gonna be in
> Raleigh that night anyway, so you'll have to use your own best judgement.
>
>
>
> Friday, April 3
> Tooth    (http://www.myspace.com/toothrocks)
> The Bronzed Chorus    (http://www.myspace.com/thebronzedchorus)
> Caverns    (http://www.myspace.com/caverns)
> Pink Flag    (http://www.myspace.com/pinkflagnc)
> The Pinhook, Durham
>
> This is the first night of Viking Storm, which is either a springtime
> Viking-themed Durham music festival, or a 2-day CD-release extravaganza
> for the new Hammer No More the Fingers CD "Looking for Bruce." Or both,
> actually. It's at the Pinhook tonight, and the Duke Coffeehouse Saturday
> night. I shouldn't have to tell you about Tooth, and how crucial it is
> that you see them at least once before we're overrun by the
> horn-helmeted hordes. http://www.myspace.com/weprayforvikingstorm
>
>
>
> Friday, April 3
> Twilighter    (http://twilighter.net/)
> Puritan Rodeo    (http://www.thepuritanrodeoshow.blogspot.com/)
> The Cave, Chapel Hill
>
>
>
> Friday, April 3
> Octane Saints
> Atomic Drops
> Slim's Downtown, Raleigh
>
>
>
> Saturday, April 4
> Cool John Ferguson    (http://www.musicmaker.org/artistroster/Cooljohn.htm
> )
> Captain Luke    (http://www.musicmaker.org/artists/index.php?bandid=7)
> Whistlin Britches
> (http://www.musicmaker.org/artistroster/whistlinbrtiches.html)
> John Dee Holeman
> Broad Street Cafe, Durham
>
> This is an anniversary party for the Music Maker Relief Foundation,
> which locates, nurtures & supports aging & struggling blues & roots
> musicians. The full lineup as I read it the other day (essentially a big
> chunk of the label's roster) is: John Dee Holeman, Cool John Ferguson,
> Sol Creech, Bubba Norwood, Captain Luke, Whistlin? Britches, Andy
> Coates, Billy Stevens
>
>
>
> Saturday, April 4
> Goner    (http://www.gonertheband.com/)
> The Loners    (http://www.demonbeachrecords.com/loners.html)
> des_ark    (http://www.des-ark.org)
> Double Negative    (http://www.myspace.com/thedoublenegative)
> Tir Na Nog, Raleigh
>
> This is a book-release party & show for the latest installment in local
> drummer/cartoonist Brian Walsby's highly successful Manchild series.
> He's up to #4, and as with #3, you get a rare/unreleased Melvins CD
> along with the book of comix.
>
> *And* you get to see four of the best bands in North Carolina, from the
> brutal garage-stomp of the Loners and the bittersweet
> townie-in-a-college-town rock of Goner, to the skull-removing squall of
> des_ark and the brilliant, hyper-evolved hardcore of Walsby's own band
> Double Negative.
>
>
>
> Saturday, April 4
> Future Kings of Nowhere    (http://www.thefuturekings.net/)
> Dry Heathens    (http://www.myspace.com/dryheathens)
> Hammer No More the Fingers    (http://www.hnmtf.com)
> Deleted Scenes
> The Beast
> Duke Coffeehouse, Durham
>
> Night two of Viking Storm, this time featuring Hammer No More the
> Fingers themselves, whose new album, "Looking for Bruce," is one of the
> reasons for the Viking invasion. Also on the bill, the long-dormant
> Future Kings of Nowhere, the boozy Replacementsy rock-n-roll of the Dry
> Heathens, and The Beast, a hip-hop with-live-instruments outfit MC'd by
> Pierce Freelon. http://www.myspace.com/weprayforvikingstorm
>
>
>
> Saturday, April 4
> Stratocruiser    (http://www.stratocruisermusic.com/)
> Morningstars
> Veelee    (http://www.myspace.com/seeveelee)
> Local 506, Chapel Hill
>
> Stratocruiser are a huge-sounding power-pop band masterminded by
> Sparklefest guru Mike Nicholson. Veelee are the new band of Matthew
> Park, who was in Opening Flower Happy Bird. They're also a duo, but this
> time around Matt's joined by Ginger.
>
> I know nothing about the Morningstars, but I would like to commend them
> for following in the footsteps of that great 90s Chapel Hill band
> Starpoint, in naming themselves after a local mini-storage facility.
> It's a fine tradition.
>
> What do all these bands have in common? They've all got members who work
> at Local 506. Yes, it's the 506 Employee of the Month show.
>
>
>
> Saturday, April 4
> Transportation    (http://www.myspace.com/transportation)
> The Cave, Chapel Hill
>
>
>
> Saturday, April 4
> Pinche Gringo    (http://www.myspace.com/pinchegringoband)
> Feral Foster    (http://www.myspace.com/rootsnruckusferal)
> The Black Twigs    (http://www.myspace.com/blacktwigs)
> Nightlight, Chapel Hill
>
> This is the monthly FrequeNC Records night at Nightlight. They say
> "we're so happy to anounce our second annual ROOTS / acoustic JAMDOWN
> !!! come taste some hot flavors representing our love of early blues and
> old-time music. historically relevant dj sets will be unleashed. raw
> powerful roots (dance???) music will be created. i'm guessing buster
> keaton might be back on the screen again... SAME DAY AS THE FOLKLIFE
> RECORD SALE. so you'll be in the mood big-time!!!"
>
>
>
> Sunday, April 5
> Ariel Pink    (http://www.arielpink.com/)
> Vivian Girls    (http://www.myspace.com/viviangirlsnyc)
> Local 506, Chapel Hill
>
> The consensus from SXSW on the Vivian Girls seemed to be that they were
> very much still figuring their shit out, and regardless of how much you
> liked/disliked their album, their live show wasn't together enough to
> justify (or survive) the massive attention being heaped upon them. (And
> thus, depending on the writer's feelings about the album, the band, or
> fun amateurish garage-pop in general, they were either dismissed
> snootily or defended passionately.)
>
>
>
> Sunday, April 5
> Lonnie Walker    (http://www.myspace.com/lonniewalker)
> Small Sur    (http://www.myspace.com/smallsur)
> Nightlight, Chapel Hill
>
>
>
> Sunday, April 5
> Caltrop    (http://www.myspace.com/caltropband)
> Music Hates You    (http://www.musichatesyou.com)
> Reservoir, Carrboro
>
> If you haven't seen Caltrop by now (and jeez, what's wrong with you?),
> and you're remotely interested in checking out what it'd feel like to be
> buried under a landslide, without actually dying, then here's yr chance.
>
>
>
> Monday, April 6
> Richard Bacchus & the Luckiest Girls
> (http://www.myspace.com/richardbacchus)
> Burning Rays    (http://www.myspace.com/burningrays)
> Left on Cates    (http://www.myspace.com/leftoncates)
> The Cave, Chapel Hill
>
>
>
> Monday, April 6
> Boyzone    (http://www.myspace.com/boyszone)
> Yellow Crystal Star    (http://www.myspace.com/yellowcrystalstar)
> Amir Coyle    (http://www.myspace.com/amircoyle)
> Nightlight, Chapel Hill
>
>
>
> Tuesday, April 7
> Brian Jonestown Massacre    (http://www.bomp.com/BJM.html)
> The Flavor Crystals    (http://www.flavorcrystalsounds.com)
> Cat's Cradle, Carrboro
>
>
>
> Tuesday, April 7
> Anaturale    (http://www.myspace.com/anaturale)
> Nicky Click    (http://www.nickyclick.com)
> Miss Mary Wanna
> Farmer
> Local 506, Chapel Hill
>
>
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jamie