RTP-area local music and culture

[grady <grady AT ibiblio.org>]

Saturday, August 1
Don Dixon    (http://www.myspace.com/dondixonsmusic)
Mitch Easter    (http://www.mitcheaster.com/)
The Cosmopolitans    (http://wildmooseparty.com)
Cat's Cradle, Carrboro

The Cosmopolitans were an early-80s NYC New Wave/girl-group/dance troupe 
with strong NC ties -- mastermind Jamie Sims went to UNC, and the 
Cosmos' hit 3-song EP was recorded at Mitch Easter's original Drive-In 
Studio in Winston-Salem. This is their first reunion since they broke up 
in 1982.



Saturday, August 1
Unknown Hinson    (http://www.unknownhinson.com/)
Blood Red River    (http://www.myspace.com/bloodredriver)
Berkeley Cafe, Raleigh



Saturday, August 1
Kingsbury Manx    (http://www.thekingsburymanx.com/)
The Ventricles
Old Bricks
The Pinhook, Durham



Saturday, August 1
DJ Nasty Boots
Psychic Reality    (http://www.myspace.com/realitypsychic)
Royalchord    (http://www.myspace.com/royalchordroyalchord)
HDUBS    (http://twitter.com/hdubs128)
Nightlight, Chapel Hill

It's FrequeNC night at Nightlight, with live performances from SF's 
Psychic Reality & Australia's Royalchord, and DJ sets from HDUBS and 
Nasty Boots.



Saturday, August 1
Birds of Avalon    (http://www.myspace.com/birdsofavalon)
Hammer No More the Fingers    (http://www.hnmtf.com)
Whatever Brains    (http://www.myspace.com/whateverbrains)
Pour House, Raleigh

This is a CD-release for the deeply psychedelic new Birds of Avalon 
record Uncanny Valley. It's swirly as all get out, more Echoplex than 
Big Muff, although most of the songs still clock in at well under 5 minutes.

Joining BoA are indie-rock power-trio Hammer No More the Fingers and 
post-Buzzcocks fuzz-punks Whatever Brains.



Sunday, August 2
The White Cascade    (http://www.myspace.com/thewhitecascade)
Astronomers    (http://www.myspace.com/weareastronomers)
The Cave, Chapel Hill



Monday, August 3
Black Moth Super Rainbow    (http://www.blackmothsuperrainbow.com)
Serengeti & Polyphonic    (http://www.myspace.com/serengetiandpolyphonic)
Local 506, Chapel Hill



Tuesday, August 4
Vaughn Chitnismith
Jay Cartwright
Nightlight, Chapel Hill

Vaughn Chitnismith is a collaboration between Danny Vaughn (ex-Hourly 
Radio, ex-Mothlight, ex-Noncanon) and an amazing young sitar player from 
Raleigh named Viswas Chitnis. Lemming Malloy frontman Jay Cartwright 
opens the show.



Wednesday, August 5
Gray Young    (http://www.myspace.com/grayyoung)
The Octopus Project    (http://www.theoctopusproject.com/)
Cat's Cradle, Carrboro



Wednesday, August 5
Pinche Gringo    (http://www.myspace.com/pinchegringoband)
Davila 666    (http://www.myspace.com/davila666)
Local 506, Chapel Hill

Pinche Gringo is the 1- or 2-person garage band (depending on the 
day/time/circumstance) of former Spinn Josh Johnson.



Thursday, August 6
Fin Fang Foom    (http://www.lovitt.com/artists/finfangfoom.html)
Maple Stave    (http://www.maplestave.com)
Auxes    (http://www.myspace.com/auxes)
Tir Na Nog, Raleigh

This is the weekly Local Beers, Local Bands show. Maple Stave you 
probably know about, since they play out fairly frequently. Taut, wiry 
mathrock.

Fin Fang Foom have been playing their particular brand of thunderstormy 
postpunk around the Triangle for well over a decade; their rumble is 
utterly distinctive.

Auxes is the current band of Milemarker guitarist Dave Laney.



Thursday, August 6
Jew(s) & Catholic(s)    (http://www.myspace.com/jewsandcatholics)
River City Ransom
The Anti-bubbles
The Pinhook, Durham

12:00 - Jews and Catholics
11:00 - River City Ransom
10:00 - The Anti-bubbles



Thursday, August 6
Ryan Gustafson    (http://www.myspace.com/ryangustafsonmusic)
The Duke and the King    (http://www.myspace.com/dukeandtheking)
Local 506, Chapel Hill



Thursday, August 6
Huguenots    (http://www.myspace.com/thehuguenotsmusic)
Terrance and the Tall Boys    (http://www.myspace.com/wegettall)
Slim's Downtown, Raleigh

Huguenots are an exuberant young pop band with a fondness for trim suits 
& 60s British-invasion sounds.



Thursday, August 6
Blag'ard    (http://www.blagard.com/)
Ampline    (http://www.ampline.net)
Atomic Garden    (http://www.myspace.com/atomicgarden)
Reservoir, Carrboro



Friday, August 7
Goner    (http://www.gonertheband.com/)
I Was Totally Destroying It 
(http://www.reverbnation.com/iwastotallydestroyingit)
Free Electric State    (http://www.myspace.com/freeelectricstate)
The Pinhook, Durham

12:00 - I Was Totally Destroying It
11:00 - Goner
10:00 - Free Electric State

This is an EP-release for the new I Was Totally Destroying It. They're 
joined by the JAMC-style reverbo-distorto jamz of Free Electric State, 
and the organ-driven bitter-old-man rock of Goner (who are, in fact, one 
of the finest live bands working in the Triangle -- miss them at your 
own risk).



Friday, August 7
Dark Meat    (http://www.myspace.com/darkmeats)
Whatever Brains    (http://www.myspace.com/whateverbrains)
Local 506, Chapel Hill

Whatever Brains have a brand new 7" coming out any-day-now (possibly 
even as I write this, depending on Mr. UPS). Haven't heard it, but can't 
imagine it being anything but great.



Friday, August 7
Leadfoot    (http://www.leadfoot.net/)
Chrome Plated Apostles    (http://www.demonbeach.com)
Pitbull
Pour House, Raleigh



Friday, August 7
Billy Sugarfix    (http://www.soundclick.com/bands/8/billysugarfix.htm)
Violet Vector and the Lovely Lovelies 
(http://www.myspace.com/violetvectorandthelovelylovelies)
Gross Ghost    (http://www.myspace.com/grossghost)
Slim's Downtown, Raleigh

Violet Vector and the Lovely Lovelies have just released their second 
EP, "EP II," and it's even better than their first. The psych is 
harder-edged in places (especially the first cut, "Grass is Glowing") 
but the vocals still ring out, and the ba-ba-baaas are as sweet as ever.



Saturday, August 8
This Thing We Did Fest    (http://www.myspace.com/ttwdfest)
Old Gilliam Mill Park, Sanford

Holy crap, check out the lineup for this fest that the guys from Dr. 
Powerful (including ex-Polvo drummer Eddie Watkins) dreamed up:

TTWD (http://www.myspace.com/ttwdfest) is an all day music festival held 
at the Old Gilliam Mill Park (http://www.oldgilliammill.org/) outside of 
Sanford, NC on August 8, 2009. The park is a replica of a 19th century 
grist mill, and it is a great place to see music. Bands play in an 
amphitheatre style setting on a stage that looks like the front porch of 
an old shack. It has sort of an “Austin City Limits” feel. There are 
campsites with electricity, running water, bathrooms, and showers. There 
is also a full kitchen onsite, and food and beverages will be provided 
by Bella Bistro (http://www.bellabistrodowntown.com/).

The lineup we have this year is nothing short of incredible:

- Hammer No More the Fingers (http://www.myspace.com/hnmtf)
- Auxes (http://www.myspace.com/auxes)
- Fin Fang Foom (http://www.myspace.com/finfangfoom)
- I Was Totally Destroying It (http://www.myspace.com/iwtdi)
- Embarrassing Fruits (http://www.myspace.com/embarrassingfruitsband)
- Caverns (http://www.myspace.com/caverns)
- Renminbi (http://www.myspace.com/renminbi)
- Vinny Vegas (http://www.myspace.com/vinnyvegas)
- White Tiger & the Bed of Roses (http://www.myspace.com/tigersandroses)
- Dr. Powerful (http://www.myspace.com/drpowerful)
- Starmount (http://www.myspace.com/starmountmusic)
- Hymn All the Fires (http://www.myspace.com/hymnallthefires)
- Ol' North State (http://www.myspace.com/olnorthstate)

If you want to come out, point your GPS to 4613 Carbonton Rd, SANFORD, 
North Carolina 27330 (This is the closest physical address to the park. 
The park itself is on Hwy 42/Carbonton Road in between Wakefield Road 
and Pickard Road.)



Saturday, August 8
De La Soul    (http://www.myspace.com/delasoul)
Kaze    (http://www.souldojo.com/)
Big Pooh    (http://www.myspace.com/rapperbigpooh)
Cat's Cradle, Carrboro



Saturday, August 8
Nomo    (http://www.nomomusic.com/)
DJ Jason Perlmutter    (http://www.myspace.com/jasonperlmutter)
Local 506, Chapel Hill

Jason Perlmutter is a Carolina Soul obsessive, the man behind the 
amazing Carolina Soul compilation CD that came out a couple of years 
ago, and a longtime WXYC DJ. (I once saw him DJ at an XYC/XDU prom, 
where he played an entire set of vintage big-hole 45's without an 
adapter, intentionally off-center)



Saturday, August 8
The Breaks
Killer Filler    (http://www.myspace.com/killerfiller)
The Cave, Chapel Hill

Killer Filler are the lounge/surf instrumental outfit fronted by Crispy 
Bess & featuring the dulcet tones of Lud guitarist Bryon Settle. The 
Breaks are a glammy rockband of local veterans, including former What 
Peggy Wants frontman John Ensslin.



Sunday, August 9
Keegan DeWitt    (http://www.keegandewitt.com/)
The Tomahawks    (http://www.myspace.com/jeffcrawfordmusic)
Annie and the Beekeepers    (http://www.myspace.com/annielynch)
Local 506, Chapel Hill



Sunday, August 9
Franz Nicolay    (http://www.myspace.com/franznicolay)
Nightlight, Chapel Hill

Franz Nicolay is the handlebar-mustachioed keyboard player in the Hold 
Steady; I think he's also in (or has been in) World Inferno/Friendship 
Society.



Tuesday, August 11
The Poonhounds
Dirty Little Heaters    (http://www.myspace.com/thedirtylittleheaters)
Left Outlet    (http://www.myspace.com/leftoutlet)
Richard Bacchus & the Luckiest Girls 
(http://www.myspace.com/richardbacchus)
Pour House, Raleigh

This is listed as Parnin-Palooza, and it's a night of dirty, charismatic 
rock-n-roll.



Tuesday, August 11
Future Islands    (http://www.myspace.com/futureislands)
Lonnie Walker    (http://www.myspace.com/lonniewalker)
Motor Skills
Local 506, Chapel Hill

Lonnie Walker are from Greenville & Raleigh, and they make indie-rock 
that reminds me of Dylany Pavement. Future Islands used to be from 
Greenville, but they relocated to Baltimore, where their brand of sweet 
Casiotone keyboard-driven indie-dance-pop is more at home.



Tuesday, August 11
Birds & Arrows    (http://www.myspace.com/birdsandarrows)
Where the Buffalo Roamed    (http://www.myspace.com/wherethebuffaloroamed)
The Native Young
Nightlight, Chapel Hill



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