RTP-area local music and culture

[Ross Grady <grady AT ibiblio.org>]

Wednesday, September 7
Animal Alphabet
Arborea    (http://www.myspace.com/arborea2)
Local 506, Chapel Hill



Wednesday, September 7
New Town Drunks    (http://www.newtowndrunks.com/)
Wooden Wand    (http://www.woodenwand.net/ )
Stag    (http://www.snatchesofpink.com/stag/)
The Gum Creek Killers
Nightlight, Chapel Hill

Catch Hopscotch performer Wooden Wand a day or two early.



Wednesday, September 7
Bobby's Fever    (http://www.myspace.com/bobbysfever)
So Epic
The Casbah, Durham



Wednesday, September 7
Reese McHenry
White Mystery    (http://www.whitemysteryband.com/)
Slim's, Raleigh



Thursday, September 8 - Saturday, September 10
Hopscotch Music Festival    (http://hopscotchmusicfest.com/)
Multiple Venues, Raleigh

I sincerely hope that if you're reading this, you're already well aware of
the Hopscotch Music Festival <http://hopscotchmusicfest.com/>. If not, then
get to clicking; you have a lot of catching up to do.

If you *are* already aware, then you might find our page of Hopscotch
resources <http://trianglerock.com/hopscotch> useful.

REMEMBER: DAY PARTIES <http://hopscotchmusicfest.com/day-parties/> ARE FREE
& OPEN TO ALL.



Thursday, September 8
The Magnolia Collective
Sarah Shook and the Devil
The Station, Carrboro



Thursday, September 8
KinGator
Big Something    (http://www.bigsomething.net)
Local 506, Chapel Hill



Thursday, September 8
Pipe    (http://www.mrg2000.com/merge/bio.html?id=pipe)
Chest Pains    (http://www.myspace.com/thechestpains)
High Castle
Jason Meeks
Nightlight, Chapel Hill

PIPE!



Friday, September 9
Randy Whitt    (http://www.randywhitt.com/)
Penny Prophets    (http://www.myspace.com/randywhitt)
The Jaybirds    (http://www.reverbnation.com/thejaybirdsband)
Motorco Music Hall, Durham



Saturday, September 10
Scumfest 2011
Volume 11 Tavern, Raleigh

Just in case you couldn't get tickets to Hopscotch:

KIFF
Up From Ashes
Motorbilly
Schmegma
Raw Dog
Yea
Bad Idea
The Bamfs
Dead To Society
Blister
Rapegoat
Natu Sabverata



Saturday, September 10
Jim Avett    (http://www.jimavett.com/)
Mipso Trio    (http://mipsomusic.com/)
The Thompson Brothers
Local 506, Chapel Hill



Saturday, September 10
Blood Red River    (http://www.myspace.com/bloodredriver)
P-90s
The Cave, Chapel Hill



Saturday, September 10
Systems    (http://www.myspace.com/systemsnc)
Spermcount    (http://spermcountspermcount.angelfire.com/)
Earthling
Beneath Oblivion    (
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Beneath-Oblivion/142355122466684)
DIVEbar, Raleigh

Stream or buy the new Systems album here <http://systemsnc.bandcamp.com/>.



Saturday, September 10
Salt to Bitters    (http://www.myspace.com/salttobitters)
The Drawlstrings    (http://www.myspace.com/thedrawlstringsNC)
Nightlight, Chapel Hill



Sunday, September 11
Miniature Tigers    (http://www.myspace.com/miniaturetigers)
Lilac Shadows    (http://www.reverbnation.com/lilacshadows)
The Grapes    (http://thecoolgrapes.bandcamp.com/)
Local 506, Chapel Hill



Sunday, September 11
Shithorse
Paint Fumes    (http://www.myspace.com/paintfumesnc)
Nervous Ticks
The Cave, Chapel Hill

Fresh off of two back-to-back Hopscotch shows, Shit Horse should be in rare
form, or should at least remember most of their songs.



Monday, September 12
Newvillager    (http://www.newvillager.com/)
Local 506, Chapel Hill



Tuesday, September 13
Okkervil River    (http://www.okkervilriver.com/)
Wye Oak    (http://www.myspace.com/wyeoak)
Lincoln Theater, Raleigh



Tuesday, September 13
Whitman
No Babies    (http://www.myspace.com/nobabies)
Nightlight, Chapel Hill