stuff to do, week of November 21, 2009
grady
The Ex-Monkeys (http://www.myspace.com/theexmonkeys)
Jakuta & Carl (http://jnc.hlinak.com/)
Disposable Thumbs (http://www.myspace.com/disposablethumbs)
Bull City Headquarters, Durham
If you dance hard enough you might not shiver to death in the unheated
BCHQ space.
Saturday, November 21
Wigg Report (http://www.synchronizedswim.org)
Waumiss (http://www.myspace.com/waumiss)
Actual Persons (Living or Dead)
(http://www.myspace.com/actualpersonslivingordead)
Duke Coffeehouse, Durham
This is a benefit for Pet Overpopulation Patrol. Wigg Report are
Durham's finest guerilla-antifolk band, although ever since Ben Riseling
joined the band on sax & keyboards they've expanded/exploded into the
realm of long-form demented genius drone-pop as well.
Speaking of demented genius drone-pop, that describes at least a small
percentage of the output of crazed self-contained Carrboro duo Waumiss.
Rounding out the bill is Actual Persons Living or Dead, one of a
half-dozen bands involving Dave Cantwell, and fronted by Joyce
Ventimiglia (ex-America's Next Top Models & Holy Roman Empire).
Saturday, November 21
Height
Future Islands (http://www.myspace.com/futureislands)
Thank You (http://www.thrilljockey.com/artists/?id=11346)
Brian Corum
Local 506, Chapel Hill
Saturday, November 21
Jew(s) & Catholic(s) (http://www.myspace.com/jewsandcatholics)
Pistil (http://myspace.com/pistilband)
Morningbell (http://www.myspace.com/morningbell)
The Pinhook, Durham
Saturday, November 21
Richard Bacchus & the Luckiest Girls
(http://www.myspace.com/richardbacchus)
Bel Air
Slim's Downtown, Raleigh
Sunday, November 22
Tin Star (http://www.myspace.com/tinstarnc)
WXDU 88.7 FM, Durham
Third time's the charm! First they were sick, then I was sick. There's
pretty much nobody left to get sick, so Tin Star actually should be
going on-air at 4:00 p.m. -- 88.7 FM or wxdu.org.
Sunday, November 22
Jason Kutchma
Reese McHenry
Peter Mattison
Tir Na Nog, Raleigh
This is a songwriters-in-the-round type of thing, featuring Jason
Kutchma of Red Collar & Reese McHenry of the Dirty Little Heaters. Note
that it used to be at the Berkeley but has now been moved to Tir Na nOg.
Monday, November 23
Flicker (http://www.chapel-hill.nc.us/flicker)
Cat's Cradle, Carrboro
This is the edition of Flicker where the results of the "Attack of the
50-foot Reels" project/contest come back for screening. The idea is that
teams get together on one Saturday to script & shoot a short film using
one 50-foot reel of super-8 film, edited in-camera (i.e. shot
sequentially & with no outtakes/do-overs). This year's results will be
shown tonight.
Monday, November 23
Randy Pelosi (http://www.umbrellarecordings.com/pelosi/index.html)
Jamie Stewart (http://www.myspace.com/xiuxiuforlife)
Blues Control (http://www.myspace.com/bluescontrol)
Ethan Clauset
Nightlight, Chapel Hill
Randy Pelosi & Ethan Clauset will be performing an improv set together;
you'll also get a more "out" set from Xiu Xiu mainman Jamie Stewart, aka
the Most Durham-Hating Durham Resident Evar.
Monday, November 23
Mount Weather
Free Energy (http://www.myspace.com/freeenergymusic)
Local 506, Chapel Hill
Tuesday, November 24
Kenny Roby (http://www.kennyroby.com)
Michael Holland (http://www.bigjohnsrecords.com)
Greg Humphreys
Broad Street Cafe, Durham
This is the second edition of Greg Humphreys' (Dillon Fence, Hobex) new
songwriters series. This session features Michael Holland
(ex-Jennyanykind) and Kenny Roby (ex-Six String Drag), both of whom have
had long & varied solo careers after the demise of their onetime bands.
Wednesday, November 25
Mietek Glinkowski Trio (http://www.myspace.com/mietekglinkowskitrio)
Mahlon Hoard (http://www.myspace.com/goprov)
Slicnaton (http://www.myspace.com/slicnaton)
The Pinhook, Durham
Local avant/improv jazz:
9:00 - The Mietek Glinkowski Trio
8:00 - Mahlon Hoard
7:00 - Slicnaton
Wednesday, November 25
Butterflies (http://www.myspace.com/butterfliesnc)
Ah Holly Family (http://www.myspace.com/ahhollyfamly)
Ohioan (http://www.myspace.com/oryne)
Nightlight, Chapel Hill
Wednesday, November 25
Pneurotics (http://www.myspace.com/pneurotics)
Simeon
The Cave, Chapel Hill
Wednesday, November 25
Motor Skills
Little Dragon (http://www.myspace.com/yourlittledragon)
Lands of Wonder (http://www.myspace.com/landsofwonder)
Local 506, Chapel Hill
Thursday, November 26
NAPS
Felix the Drum Machine
Slim's Downtown, Raleigh
Yes, Thanksgiving night. Both these bands are [re]combinations of
members of Annuals, Lonnie Walker & the Future Islands. Here's more from
music.mync.com:
http://music.mync.com/2009/11/naps-add-thanksgiving-show-with-felix-the-drum-machine/
Friday, November 27
Katharine Whalen's Lucky (http://www.myspace.com/ncluckyband)
Old Habits (http://www.old-habits.com/)
Jon Shain, Will McFarlane, Danny Gotham, and Armand Lenchek
Cat's Cradle, Carrboro
It's the Cradle's annual Jon Shain-helmed post-Thanksgiving show.
Friday, November 27
Gray Young (http://www.myspace.com/grayyoung)
Future Islands (http://www.myspace.com/futureislands)
2.5
Berkeley Cafe, Raleigh
You probably know about Future Islands & Gray Young by now. I lifted
this from the Berkeley's website but I suspect they pulled it from
somewhere else unidentified: "2.5 seems an unlikely side project for
Andy Townsend and Erick Murrillo from The Kickass� unless you remember
Erick's involvement with Future Island's prototype, Art Lord And The
Self Portraits. Still surprising is the laid-back down tempo approach
applied to their recordings so far� a little jazzy here and there, with
subtle hints of glitch with enough groove to keep your head bobbing a
little."
Friday, November 27
Hobex (http://www.hobex.com)
Jeanne Jolly
Pour House, Raleigh
Friday, November 27
919Noise Showcase
Nightlight, Chapel Hill
Saturday, November 28
Fake Problems (http://www.fakeproblems.com)
Bobby's Fever (http://www.myspace.com/bobbysfever)
Local 506, Chapel Hill
Saturday, November 28
John Howie, Jr. & The Rosewood Bluff
(http://www.myspace.com/rosewoodbluff)
The Darnell Woodies (http://www.myspace.com/thedarnellwoodies)
The Cave, Chapel Hill
Saturday, November 28
Thad Cockrell (http://www.thadcockrell.com/)
Civil Wars
Pour House, Raleigh
Saturday, November 28
Israel Darling (http://www.myspace.com/israeldarling)
Mark Holland's Rhythm Force (http://www.myspace.com/mhollandsrhythmforce)
Jeremy Blair from Effingham
Nightlight, Chapel Hill
Sunday, November 29
Spider Bags (http://www.myspace.com/spiderbags)
Dan Melchior und das Menace (http://www.myspace.com/dasmenace)
GTRS
2702 Lawndale, Durham
Craig, who lives at 2702 Lawndale, says:
DAN MELCHIOR und DAS MENACE -- the most recent addition to the bill, are
a band I've been waiting to see for quite a while! I couldn't ask for a
cooler b-day present than having them play here at the house...They
haven't played in Durham in a few years but in the meantime Dan has been
*extremely* prolific, having released dozens of songs - *all* of them
top notch lo-fi garage rock + psych-pop nuggets! He moved to Durham
after living in the UK most of his life, where he often collaborated
with Billy Childish and Holly Golightly amongst other garage rock
badasses... Their show at Nightlight last night has left me even more
psyched to see them play here at the layabout house!!
http://www.myspace.com/dasmenace
SPIDER BAGS --- KILLED IT here at the house when they played with Thomas
Function and Yussuf Jerusalem a couple months back. If you missed out
then, you now have been granted a MAGICAL B-DAY OPPORTUNITY to witness
the fucking unbelievable rock'n'roll superpowers that this band conjures
up...in my living room!!! http://myspace.com/spiderbags
GTRS --- are from Houston, and they'll stop off and play this one date
at my house fresh from playing a VICE records showcase in ATL - these
boys and girls are fresh and catchy (think Velvets, Television, Sonic
Youth....but a lil' more TEXAS!) and yr gonna flip out i know it i know
it...we all are!!! http://www.myspace.com/guitarszzzzz
PLUSSSSS: B-DAY surprises?!? Hi-JINKS! a fire pit for chilly
people...and fireworks for explosion-loving-people!!!
definitely some food for early birds...maybe even a vegetarian potluck?
(who's in??)
BYOB! and some $$$ for the bands!!! i don't need presents, but i wanna
make sure the bands make some loot!!!
my house is at 2702 Lawndale Ave. Durham. (off of Hillsborough Rd., a
block from Food Lion) and things get rollin at around 7pm with
food'n'booze, and then bands at 8ish. since it's a Sunday, things won't
run super-late...
Sunday, November 29
Malamondos (http://www.malamondos.com/)
The Queers (http://www.myspace.com/thequeers)
The Leftovers (http://www.myspace.com/theleftovers)
Local 506, Chapel Hill
Monday, November 30
The Dave Rawlings Machine
(http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendID=106309538)
Cat's Cradle, Carrboro
Dave Rawlings is the longtime guitarist/musical partner of Gillian
Welch. He has a new album out which features, among other things, a
medley of Bright Eyes' Method Acting & Neil Young's Cortez the Killer.
Monday, November 30
Secret Boyfriend (http://www.myspace.com/scrtboyfriend)
Tiny Concept (http://www.myspace.com/tinyconcept)
Big Nuss
Ca$h $lave Clique (http://www.myspace.com/cashslaveclique)
Nightlight, Chapel Hill
Tuesday, December 1
Americans in France (http://www.myspace.com/americansinfrance)
Western Civ. (http://westerncivrock.com)
Jay Reatard (http://www.myspace.com/jayreatard)
Local 506, Chapel Hill
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