RTP-area local music and culture

[grady <grady AT ibiblio.org>]

Friday, December 25
Terry Anderson    (http://www.terryandersonrocks.com/)
Olympic Ass Kicking Team    (http://www.terryandersonrocks.com/)
Pour House, Raleigh

We may not live in a big city, but at least we have a viable rock-n-roll 
entertainment alternative on December 25th. Yee-hah!



Saturday, December 26
Regina Hexaphone    (http://www.reginahexaphone.com)
Dana Kletter    (http://www.myspace.com/danaklettermusic)
The Cave, Chapel Hill

You *must* go to this show. There's a nice article about Dana Kletter in 
this week's Indy. Dana is not only a gorgeous singer, she's also the 
snarkiest person I've ever met in my life (with her twin sister Karen 
coming in a close second). Dana was in the remarkable chamber-art-pop 
band blackgirls in the 80s, the tragically under-noticed Dish in the 
early 90s, and released an amazing album, "Dear Enemy," with her sister 
Karen.

http://www.indyweek.com/gyrobase/Content?oid=oid:407462

Since then she's lived in Boston & Ann Arbor, and has spent more time 
writing prose than music. So it's an exceedingly rare treat to get the 
chance to see her play a show here in our own backyard. (and I'm fairly 
well wrecked that I'll be in Kentucky & will have to miss it)



Saturday, December 26
En Serenade    (http://www.myspace.com/enserenade)
Supervision
Bobby's Fever    (http://www.myspace.com/bobbysfever)
The Pinhook, Durham

12:00 - En Serenade
11:00 - Bobby's Fever
10:00 - Supervision



Saturday, December 26
Viswas
Carter Gaj    (http://www.myspace.com/cartergaj)
DJ Jason Perlmutter    (http://www.myspace.com/jasonperlmutter)
Nightlight, Chapel Hill

Sez Nightlight: 'ENLOE MIX' DANCE PARTY - 9 PM on... FREE! Special 
Performances by Viswas Chitnis / Carter Gaj (Max Indian) / dj LUXE POSH 
(aka Breniecia Reuben) / dj Jason Perlmutter / and other mystery guests...



Sunday, December 27
Whiskey Kills the Butterflies    (http://www.reverbnation.com/whiskeykills)
Local 506, Chapel Hill



Monday, December 28
West Trinity    (http://www.westtrinity.com/)
Local 506, Chapel Hill



Tuesday, December 29
Franz Fjodor    (http://www.myspace.com/wouterjaspers)
Wouter Jaspers    (http://www.myspace.com/wouterjaspers)
Jubel Jenkins    (http://www.myspace.com/jubeljenkins)
Nightlight, Chapel Hill



Wednesday, December 30
Chuck Johnson
Nervous Creep
Soup
Nightlight, Chapel Hill

The skinny:

Dark "folk" Eve of New Year's Eve get-together at Nightlight! Wednesday 
December 30 9PM $5

Chuck Johnson - Old and new music for parlor guitar. Piedmont Blues and 
American Primitive staring directly into the sun of West Coast 
Experimentalism.

Soup (Phil Blank and Jordan Huthinson of Gmish plus Katie Herzog) - 
Clarinet and accordion will slowly undress the contemplative side of 
klezmer, exposing a night sky, a mud rut and soup. Katie Herzog will 
hide secrets inside mostly lies.

Nervous Creep (Crowmeat Bob and Zeke Graves) - An uneasy spread of doom 
folk on your jelly roll.

DJ sets by Charlie Hearon - spinning blues, old time, world folk, folk 
"folk by folks"... ¡Viva FrequeNC!



Thursday, December 31
Malt Swagger
The Pinhook, Durham

Malt Swagger are a Durham legend, a half-mirage, shimmering in the 
distance. The Loch Ness Monster of Durham instrumental bands. They 
vibrate at many frequencies at once, fueled by the vibraphone & 
guitarist Dave Jernigan's Vibrolux. Like Brigadoon they only materialize 
once every 100 years, so don't miss them this time around.



Thursday, December 31
Dirty Little Heaters    (http://www.myspace.com/thedirtylittleheaters)
Violet Vector and the Lovely Lovelies 
(http://www.myspace.com/violetvectorandthelovelylovelies)
The Love Language    (http://www.myspace.com/thelovelanguage)
Local 506, Chapel Hill

Heavy girl-group psych meets shimmery coastal pop meets garage-soul 
wallop. Oh, and Happy New Year!



Thursday, December 31
Hammer No More the Fingers    (http://www.hnmtf.com)
The Beast
Broad Street Cafe, Durham

Presumably the BSC have gotten their permitting situation squared away & 
this show can actually last past 10:00 p.m.



Thursday, December 31
Brand New Life    (http://www.myspace.com/thebrandnewlife)
The Cave, Chapel Hill



Thursday, December 31
Hearts and Daggers    (http://www.heartsanddaggers.com/ )
A Rooster for the Masses    (http://www.myspace.com/aroosterforthemasses)
Slim's Downtown, Raleigh



Saturday, January 2
Elf Owl    (http://www.myspace.com/ohelfowl)
My Majesty in Oxygen    (http://www.myspace.com/mymajestyinoxygen)
Tunnels Under the Citadel    (http://www.myspace.com/tunnelsunderthecitadel)
The Vagabond and the Folked
Nightlight, Chapel Hill



Saturday, January 2
Lud    (http://www.ludland.com/)
T.U.R.D.S.    (http://www.myspace.com/thetotallyunstoppablerawkindoomsquad)
The Cave, Chapel Hill

Lud are one of the ten best bands in North Carolina, hands down, period.



Sunday, January 3
Last Year's Men    (http://www.myspace.com/lastyearsmenband)
This Black Box    (http://www.myspace.com/thisblackbox)
Our New Nation    (http://www.myspace.com/ournewnation)
The Ghost Dance    (http://www.myspace.com/theghostdance)
Reservoir, Carrboro



Tuesday, January 5
Jew(s) & Catholic(s)    (http://www.myspace.com/jewsandcatholics)
Battle Rockets    (http://www.myspace.com/battlerockets)
The Sour Notes    (http://www.myspace.com/thesournotes)
Reservoir, Carrboro



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