RTP-area local music and culture

[Ross Grady <grady AT ibiblio.org>]

Thursday, January 12
The Tender Fruit    (http://www.myspace.com/thetenderfruit)
The Small Ponds
Tir Na Nog, Raleigh

This week's Local Bands, Local Beers features some of the best songwriting
the Triangle has to offer, and some great singing voices to boot.



Thursday, January 12
Le Weekend    (http://www.myspace.com/leweekendleband)
Irata    (http://myspace.com/iratalive)
Alpha Cop    (http://alphacop.bandcamp.com/)
Chapel Hill Underground, Chapel Hill

Alpha Cop is a new band with Brian Donohoe (Shadow of a Great Name,
Starmount, etc) & Corbie Hill (Where the Buffalo Roamed, Battle Rockets) &
probably some other folks but in any case this is their first show. I liked
what I heard on Bandcamp <http://alphacop.bandcamp.com/>.



Thursday, January 12
Kalispell    (http://www.kalispellband.com/)
Adelyn Rose    (http://adelynrose.bandcamp.com/)
Clinton Johnson
The Pinhook, Durham

I'm told that Clinton Johnson is Reid Johnson of Schooner in disguise.



Thursday, January 12
Almost People    (http://www.facebook.com/almostpeople?sk=info)
Menzingers    (http://www.facebook.com/themenzingers)
Local 506, Chapel Hill



Thursday, January 12
The Future is Me
The Ethnographers    (http://www.myspace.com/theethnographers)
Hadwynn    (http://www.myspace.com/hadwynn)
The Lion in Winter    (http://www.facebook.com/TLIW.music)
The Casbah, Durham



Thursday, January 12
Michael Holland    (http://www.bigjohnsrecords.com)
Sinful Savage Tigers    (http://www.myspace.com/sinfulsavagetigers)
The Station, Carrboro



Friday, January 13
The Bronzed Chorus    (http://www.myspace.com/thebronzedchorus)
The White Cascade    (http://www.myspace.com/thewhitecascade)
Kings, Raleigh

This is a release party for the new White Cascade EP, which is a sprawling
slab of ambient eletronica meets krautrock-influenced craziness. At some
point, perhaps by the time you're reading this, you will be able to stream
or download it here <http://thewhitecascade.bandcamp.com/>.



Friday, January 13
Lizzy Ross    (http://www.reverbnation.com/lizzyross)
Sarah Jarosz
Haw River Ballroom, Saxapahaw



Friday, January 13
Crystal Bright and the Silver Hands    (
http://www.crystalbrightandthesilverhands.com/)
Dirty Bourbon River Show
Motorco Music Hall, Durham



Friday, January 13
Fan Modine    (http://www.grimsey.com/fanmodine.html)
Some Army
Prypyat
Local 506, Chapel Hill

This is a 7" release party for Some Army, who feature multiple members of
the Honored Guests & Aminal, and whose sound, at least on the single, is
(not surprisingly) somewhat reminiscent of the Honored Guests in their more
atmospheric moments.



Friday, January 13
Toon    (http://www.reverbnation.com/toon)
The Real Laww    (https://www.facebook.com/TheRealLaw)
J Bully
The Bums
Mr. J
The Casbah, Durham



Friday, January 13
Tumbleweed Stampede    (http://tumbleweedstampede.com)
Morgan's End    (http://www.myspace.com/morgansendmusic)
Nightlight, Chapel Hill



Friday, January 13
Blood Red River    (http://www.myspace.com/bloodredriver)
Bad Idea    (http://www.myspace.com/badidea09)
The Speed Kings    (http://www.facebook.com/thespeedkings)
DIVEbar, Raleigh



Friday, January 13
Orthrus    (http://www.myspace.com/orthrusx)
Shadow of the Destroyer
Slim's, Raleigh

The only show you need on a Friday the 13th.



Saturday, January 14
Straight 8s    (http://www.straight8s.com)
Blood Red River    (http://www.myspace.com/bloodredriver)
B-Side Project    (http://www.facebook.com/bsideproject)
Old Flings
To Hell With Babe Ruth
Motorco Music Hall, Durham

This is actually two separate shows, one in the Garage with B-Side Project,
Old Flings & that Babe Ruth band that starts at 6:00 p.m., and a second
(part of the Freeze yr Balls Off Scooter Rally) that's in the Showroom &
starts at 9:00, with the Straight 8s & Blood Red River, along with DJ
Midnight Cowboy.



Saturday, January 14
Jim Avett    (http://www.jimavett.com/)
Mipso Trio    (http://mipsomusic.com/)
Overmountain Men    (http://www.overmountainmen.com/)
Cat's Cradle, Carrboro



Saturday, January 14
Crowmeat Bob
TJ Maiani
Thollem McDonas    (http://www.thollem.com/)
Channel
Nightlight, Chapel Hill



Saturday, January 14
Minor Stars    (http://www.myspace.com/minorstars)
No Eyes    (http://www.myspace.com/noeyesband)
Monoslang
Kings, Raleigh

This is an EP Release party for Monoslang.



Saturday, January 14
Jessy Carolina & the Hot Mess    (http://jessycarolinahotmess.com/)
The Casbah, Durham



Saturday, January 14
Red Collar    (http://www.myspace.com/redcollarmusic)
Spider Bags    (http://www.myspace.com/spiderbags)
Rat Jackson    (http://www.myspace.com/ratjacksonmusic)
Local 506, Chapel Hill

Oh my stars, this is gonna be the sweat-n-booze-n-blood rockshow of the
week, for sure. No three bands work harder for yr rockshow dollars.



Saturday, January 14
OCOAI
Gen of Vipers
DIVEbar, Raleigh



Sunday, January 15
Torch Runner    (http://www.myspace.com/torchrunnernc)
Mad Dog
Curmudgeon
Pure Scum
Abuse
Kings, Raleigh

Hardcore Matinee! Really, seriously, this show is all-ages and starts
around 4:30 p.m.



Monday, January 16
Eastern Seaboard    (http://www.theeasternseaboard.com)
All Day Records, Carrboro



Monday, January 16
Beloved Binge    (http://www.myspace.com/belovedbinge)
Harvey-Sue    (http://livinontheedgerton.com/)
Inky Skulls    (http://inkyskulls.bandcamp.com/)
Chris Clavin    (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chris_Clavin)
The Pinhook, Durham

Harvey Sue is the side-project of Catherine Edgerton of the Midtown Dickens.



Tuesday, January 17
Those Lavender Whales    (http://thoselavenderwhales.bandcamp.com/)
Motorco Music Hall, Durham



Tuesday, January 17
Shovels & Rope    (
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Shovels-and-Rope/169655923048543)
He's My Brother She's My Sister    (
https://www.facebook.com/hesmybrothershesmysister?sk=app_178091127385)
Local 506, Chapel Hill



Tuesday, January 17
HOG    (http://www.myspace.com/hoggnogg)
Church of Wolves
Orthrus    (http://www.myspace.com/orthrusx)
Nightlight, Chapel Hill

Both Hog & Church of Wolves are from Durham; Orthrus are a Black Metal band
from Harrisonburg



Wednesday, January 18
High School Battle of the Bands
Cat's Cradle, Carrboro

Not quite sure why there's another one of these just a week after the other
one, but here's the lineup: Above Gravity, Alvern Santos and His Compadres,
Completely Off Balance, On The Record, Oxygen Morons, Right of Way, The Shy
Guys, The Youngmen

Show starts at 6:30!



Wednesday, January 18
Orgavin    (http://www.myspace.com/orgavin7)
Hendecatope    (http://www.reverbnation.com/hendecatope)
Surrealia    (http://www.reverbnation.com/surrealia)
The Casbah, Durham



Wednesday, January 18
Rebekah Jean
Motorco Music Hall, Durham



Wednesday, January 18
919Noise Showcase    (http://www.myspace.com/919noise)
Nightlight, Chapel Hill

This month's 919Noise showcase is bass-centric:

Derek Poteat (ex-Ahleuchatistas) <http://www.myspace.com/derekmpoteat>
Subscape Annex <http://www.subscapeannex.com/sounds.html>
David Menestres <http://punknightmares.bandcamp.com/album/feedback-studies>
Xopher Thurston double-barrel bass



Wednesday, January 18
The Features    (http://www.myspace.com/thefeatures)
Girl in a Coma    (http://girlinacoma.com/)
Local 506, Chapel Hill



Thursday, January 19
Boy
Motorco Music Hall, Durham



Thursday, January 19
Bright Light Social Hour    (http://www.thebrightlightsocialhour.com/)
Local 506, Chapel Hill



Thursday, January 19
Calico Haunts    (http://www.myspace.com/calicohaunts)
Stag    (http://www.snatchesofpink.com/stag/)
The Station, Carrboro

Stag is the career-spanning ensemble put together by Michael Rank (Snatches
of Pink). Calico Haunts' second album, "North Circle," is every bit the
equal of their first, and continues in their trademark 19th Century +
Leonard Cohen + Crazy Horse direction.



Thursday, January 19
Holygrailers    (http://www.myspace.com/holydub)
Pressed And    (http://crashsymbols.bandcamp.com/album/imbue-up)
C Powers
Featureless Ghost
Kings, Raleigh



Thursday, January 19
Spaghetti Western    (http://www.myspace.com/theleonardcohencoverband)
Chapel Hill Underground, Chapel Hill



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