Saturday, May 10
Killer Filler (
http://www.myspace.com/killerfiller)
Sadlack's Heroes, Raleigh
Killer Filler is the knockout surf/instrumental combo fronted by former
SCOTS keyboardist Crispy Bess, and featuring Bryon Settle (Lud, Pressure
Boys, Trailer Bride, etc) on lead guitar.
Saturday, May 10
Polvo (http://www.southern.com/southern/band/POLVO/index.html)
des_ark (http://www.des-ark.org)
Noncanon (http://www.myspace.com/noncanon)
Cat's Cradle, Carrboro
You either already have your ticket or you're SOL, so for those of you
who're going: make sure you show up on time. These two openers are two
of the best bands the region has to offer, so if you roll in late,
you're just gonna tag yourself as one of those married-with-kids
ex-scenesters who only goes to reunion shows to talk to their old
friends they never see anymore.
Saturday, May 10
Bonde Do Role (http://www.myspace.com/bondedorole)
The Death Set (http://www.thedeathset.com)
Diamond Studs (http://www.myspace.com/juanhuevos)
Local 506, Chapel Hill
Saturday, May 10
Thunderlip (http://www.thunderlip.com/)
Colossus (http://www.myspace.com/thecolossuswillcrushyou)
Slim's Downtown, Raleigh
Sunday, May 11
Lam! Lam! (http://www.myspace.com/lamlamband)
WXDU 88.7 FM, Durham
Betsy-Shane felt all self-conscious about doing solo shows with just her
guitar & her iPod, so she started doing elaborate dance routines &
wearing fancy outfits & whatnot, none of which you'll be able to see
over the radio, so just pull out that videotape you made when you were
13, the one with all the Madonna videos taped off of MTV, and play it on
mute while you listen.
4:00 p.m. 88.7FM or wxdu.org.
Sunday, May 11
Polynya (http://www.myspace.com/polynyapolynya)
Glissade (http://www.myspace.com/glissade)
If/When (http://www.myspace.com/ifwhen)
The Cave, Chapel Hill
Shoegaze, in the form of Glissade, from the Triad, I believe. Plus our
own Polynya, who aren't shoegaze but who *do* have a healthy
appreciation of the Cure & Stereolab.
Monday, May 12
Flicker (http://www.chapel-hill.nc.us/flicker)
Cat's Cradle, Carrboro
Flicker is the monthly-ish festival of short films that has been
happening in Chapel Hill for over a decade now. Under 20 minutes apiece,
all originating on film, the perfect way to balance your Luddite
tendencies against your short attention span.
Monday, May 12
Government Warning (http://www.myspace.com/governmentwarningrva)
Invasion (http://www.myspace.com/invasionmusic)
Crossed Eyes (http://www.myspace.com/chriscarraway)
Under Pressure (http://www.myspace.com/underpressure)
Double Down, Raleigh
Hardcore. Invasion are apparently from Spain. Note that this was moved
from BCHQ to the Double Down at Peace & Glenwood in Raleigh.
Monday, May 12
The Never (http://www.trekkyrecords.com/never.html)
Snowden (http://www.snowden.info/)
Colour Revolt (http://colourrevolt.calebplain.com/)
Local 506, Chapel Hill
Monday, May 12
Spider Bags (http://www.myspace.com/spiderbags)
The Golden Boys (http://www.hookorcrook.com/Bands-GoldenBoys.htm)
Girls of the Gravitron (http://www.myspace.com/girlsofthegravitron)
The Cave, Chapel Hill
The perfect Monday-night show at the Cave, as both the Spider Bags and
all their fans are the sort of people for whom Monday night is every bit
as good a night to drink as the other six nights. Better, even, because
the bars aren't as crowded with amateurs.
Tuesday, May 13 - Wednesday, May 14
Drive-By Truckers (http://www.drivebytruckers.com/)
Dexateens (http://www.dexateens.net)
Cat's Cradle, Carrboro
Tuesday, May 13
Eberhardt (http://www.myspace.com/eberhardtnc)
Empty Orchestra
Nightlight, Chapel Hill
Tuesday, May 13
A Rooster for the Masses (http://www.myspace.com/aroosterforthemasses)
Strange Faces (http://www.myspace.com/strangefacestheband)
The Cave, Chapel Hill
Spirit-of-'83 postpunk/dancepop from A Rooster For the Masses.
Tuesday, May 13
Neva Dinova (http://www.nevadinova.com/)
A is Jump (http://www.myspace.com/aisjump2)
Ladyhawk (http://www.myspace.com/ladyhawk)
Local 506, Chapel Hill
Wednesday, May 14
Dead to Society (http://www.myspace.com/deadtosociety101)
Spotlight Effect (http://myspace.com/spotlighteffect)
Marvell Building, Durham
Wednesday, May 14
Minipop (http://www.myspace.com/minipop)
Huguenots (http://www.myspace.com/thehuguenotsmusic)
The Cave, Chapel Hill
Wednesday, May 14
Thrones (http://www.seattleweekly.com/features/0011/music-driver.shtml)
In the Year of the Pig (http://www.southernloveprod.com/ityotp.htm)
Caltrop (http://www.myspace.com/caltropband)
Nightlight, Chapel Hill
Thrones is Joe Preston, who was in Melvins, and has also done time/sat
in with some of the classic names in west-coast stoner drone: Earth,
High on Fire, Sunn O))).
Caltrop & In the Year of the Pig come at things from opposite
directions--meticulous massive filigreed riffage on the one hand,
dual-drum/dual-bass freakout spazmoid sludge on the other--but they both
manage to cut grooves so deep you'll be looking all Klingon in the morning.
Wednesday, May 14
Blood on the Wall (http://www.bloodonthewall.com)
Dry Heathens (http://www.myspace.com/dryheathens)
Americans in France (http://www.myspace.com/americansinfrance)
Local 506, Chapel Hill
Wednesday, May 14
Frank Bang's Secret Stash (http://www.myspace.com/frankbang)
Slim's Downtown, Raleigh
Thursday, May 15
Clang Quartet (http://www.myspace.com/clangquartet)
Boyzone (http://www.myspace.com/boyszone)
Indian Jewelry (http://www.myspace.com/indianjewelry)
Local 506, Chapel Hill
Indian Jewelry may or may not be from Texas, and may or may not be part
of the sprawling Swarm of Angels collective. The songs I just listened
to on MySpace were pretty great in a wall-of-drone kinda way.
Anytime Clang Quartet are on the bill, you're guaranteed a mind-melting
time anyway, so . . .
Thursday, May 15
The Cartridge Family (http://www.cartridge-family.com/)
Tir Na Nog, Raleigh
Another local bands/local beers night, this time featuring one of my
favorite Raleigh bands, the Cartridge Family. They live somewhere near
the intersection of Blonde on Blonde and New York Dolls; they're so good
you could bring yr clueless coworkers to this show (as long as you were
willing to endure six months of workplace chatter about their new
favorite band).
Thursday, May 15
The Nothing Noise (http://www.myspace.com/thenothingnoise)
Attached Hands (http://www.myspace.com/attachedhands)
Satellite
Nightlight, Chapel Hill
Thursday, May 15
Mas y Mas
Jack Sprat Cafe, Chapel Hill
Thursday, May 15
Hammer No More the Fingers (http://www.hnmtf.com)
Self-Evident
Slim's Downtown, Raleigh
Thursday, May 15
The Bronzed Chorus (http://www.myspace.com/thebronzedchorus)
Irata (http://myspace.com/iratalive)
Reservoir, Carrboro
Friday, May 16
Kenny Roby's Mercy Filter (http://www.kennyroby.com)
Sadlack's Heroes, Raleigh
Friday, May 16
The Dead Science (http://www.thedeadscience.com/)
The Hem of His Garment (http://www.myspace.com/thehemofhisgarment)
Bull City Headquarters, Durham
The Hem of His Garment are a collective of varied size & membership,
united in the pursuit of transcendent volume.
Friday, May 16
Pox Family Singers (http://www.poxworldempire.com)
Sweater Weather (http://www.sweater-weather.com)
Nathan Oliver (http://www.nathan-oliver.com)
Dylan Gilbert
Broad Street Cafe, Durham
This is the annual Pin Projekt show, which is a fundraiser for the
Troika Music Festival. Various local artists decorate/modify bowling
pins, which are then auctioned off.
Friday, May 16
Jule Brown (http://www.julebrown.org)
Les Dudek (http://www.lesdudek.com)
Cat's Cradle, Carrboro
Friday, May 16
Joe Romeo & the Orange County Volunteers
(http://www.myspace.com/joeromeomusic)
Scarlet Rider (http://www.myspace.com/thescarletrider)
Brendan Rice (http://www.myspace.com/brendanricemusic)
Local 506, Chapel Hill
Joe Romeo & his Orange County Volunteers have a record mostly done, but
there was apparently a little trouble with a label, or something that
initially appeared to be a label but turned out not to be, so for now
your best chance to hear it is to ask Joe when you see him at Weaver
Street, or just go to the show.
Friday, May 16
The Cartridge Family (http://www.cartridge-family.com/)
The Cave, Chapel Hill
In saying good things a moment ago about the Cartridge Family, I
neglected to single out Greg Rice's electric piano as a high point, nor
did I mention that I still haven't heard their second album, Shine Like
a Bottle, because there's some sort of embargo on exporting it out of
Wake County. Hopefully they can smuggle some over the line for this show.
Friday, May 16
The Bleeding Hearts (http://www.thebleedinghearts.net/home.html)
Magic Babies (http://www.myspace.com/themagicbabies)
Sir Arthur and His Royal Knights
(http://mannsworld.blogspot.com/2007/08/sir-arthur-his-royal-knights.html)
Pour House, Raleigh
This is a CD-release party for the Bleeding Hearts.
Friday, May 16
*SONS (http://www.myspace.com/sonsofthesun)
Jack Sprat Cafe, Chapel Hill
Friday, May 16
Gray Young (http://www.myspace.com/grayyoung)
Citified (http://www.citifiedband.org/)
Slim's Downtown, Raleigh
Shoegaze/dreampop.
Saturday, May 17
All Your Science
Rachel Van Slyke (http://www.myspace.com/rachelvanslyke)
Fictional Detectives (http://www.myspace.com/fictionaldetectives)
Bull City Headquarters, Durham
This show is at 3:00 p.m; BCHQ says "Benefit for the Durham Bike Co-op!
Afternoon show followed by bike ride. Rachel is currently touring the
country on her bike!!"
Saturday, May 17
The Delta Drift (http://deltadrift.com)
Sadlack's Heroes, Raleigh
Saturday, May 17
S.C.O.T.S. (http://www.scots.com/)
Violet Vector and the Lovely Lovelies
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