Stuff to do, week of Sept 18, 2002 (part 1)
gr...@ibiblio.org
Dammit, the stuff never stops. Here's the next 3 days & I'll send more later. I believe I'm going to have to reduce the scope of these, either by eliminating some shows entirely, or eliminating the redundant & tedious pithy blurbs for some shows. Folks are also encouraged (as always, plus even moreso) to post their own shows in this thread. In either case, here are the current pithy blurbs, with a handy listing of club websites following at the end, for yr further amusement:
Wednesday, September 18
Holy Roman Empire, Seana Carmody, Emily Sparks
Go! Studios Rm. 4, Carrboro
The pope emailed like so:
This is to invite you all to come on out Wednesday 9/18 to Go! Room 4 to see the Holy Roman Empire who will be opening for Seana Carmody and Emily Sparks.
For those of you who haven't seen us, I'd say we're in that Galaxy 500, Yo La Tango, Luna vain - we also have a harmonium and we'll let you play with it if you are really, really good. Our latest transmutation includes the drum stylings of Jason Klarl. Watch us evolve before your very eyes.
[http://www.kimcheerecords.com/bands/seanacarmody/] Seana Carmody is "known as the sweet vocal center of the experimental noise-pop Swirlies in their early '90s heyday on the Taang! label."
[http://www.wishingtreerecords.com/artists/emily_sparks.html] Emily Sparks "composes simple melodies which alternate between sad sparseness and pure pop-ness."
Thursday, September 19
A/V Geeks
Lump Gallery, Raleigh
Skip says:
Social Engineering 301
A return of one of the most popular and most insidious genres in school films - the mental hygiene film. Films include - What to Do on a Date, Don't Be Afraid and Courtesy for Beginners. Suggested Donation $3
8pm, Thursday Sept 19th, Lump 505 South Blount St. Raleigh, NC 27601 (919) 821-9999
Thursday, September 19
Kristen Hersh, John Doe, Grant Lee Phillips
Cat's Cradle, Carrboro
Ohmigod, it's 80s college radio! Or is that early 90s? Both!
Thursday, September 19
Brown Mountain Lights
The Cave, Chapel Hill
Brown Mountain Lights is the country band of longtime Triangle popster (and for the past many years, folk/country-ster) Jeff Hart. I seem to remember being told that this show is being recorded, so wear your loud clothes.
Thursday, September 19
Glory Fountain, The Rosebuds
Local 506, Chapel Hill
The Rosebuds are from Raleigh; they're a three-piece with ex-Ashley Stove drummer Billy Alphin & a couple of folks from Wilmington. They make beautiful breezy 60s-style britpop that reminds me of Belle & Sebastian one minute & the Kinks the next. Their debut EP, "The Rosebuds Make Out," is in my top 10 of 2002 for sure.
Glory Fountain have been around for ages, but if you haven't been paying attention you may have missed them, due to their habit of taking years off at a time. They're currently active, with a new CD and the same old gorgeous harmonies from Lynn Blakey and John Chumbris.
Thursday, September 19
Three Torches, Dom Casual
Ringside, Durham
The Durham bar/PA weirdness bug has apparently spread over to Ringside, where the loaner PA may or may not have been revoked (they've apparently been borrowing it for ages & thus didn't get around to getting one of their own). I'm told that PA has been secured by the bands for this show but anything beyond that is beyond me.
Dom Casual make goofy 60s-style garage-surf-Kinks-rock, complete (sometimes) with matching turtlenecks. They've got a ton of really weird stories, too. Three Torches are one of the few bands brave enough (around here, at least) to attempt a sort of heavily atmospheric, reverb-drenched Tom Waits kind of theatrical vibe.
Friday, September 20
A/V Geeks
Center for Documentary Studies, Durham
Skip says (again):
Social Engineering 301
A return of one of the most popular and most insidious genres in school films - the mental hygiene film. Films include - What to Do on a Date, Don't Be Afraid and Courtesy for Beginners. Suggested Donation $3
8pm, Friday Sept 20th, Center for Documentary Studies Lyndhurst House, 1317 West Pettigrew St, Durham, (919) 660-3663
Friday, September 20
Utah!, re:rec, Ryan Pound
Duke Coffeehouse, Durham
Utah! are Raleigh folks who moved here from Michigan (smart!); re:rec are their labelmates on Arborvitae, and I believe they too are from Michigan, though they apparently haven't yet moved someplace warmer. Touring is a good start, though. Despite owning split 7"s (on Raleigh's Pidgeon English records) featuring both Utah! and Ryan Pound, I can't tell you what they sound like, because the only turntable in the house is on the stereo with the blown speakers and I can't stand listening to it.
Friday, September 20
The Comas, Player Piano, +/-
Go! Studios Rm. 4, Carrboro
It has been so long since I've seen the Comas that I don't think I could name a single member besides Andy Herod. I think that means I'd be better off not trying to synopsize them, either. The club listing tells me that +/- are a Versus side project but I dunno any more than that.
Saturday - Monday or Tuesday will follow sometime later in Part 2.
Clubs with live local music:
Raleigh:
Kings Barcade: http://www.kingsbarcade.com
Humble Pie: http://www.humblpie.com
Durham:
The Basement: (check the indy, either the paper version or http://www.indyweek.com)
Ringside: http://www.ringsidedurham.com
Duke Coffeehouse: http://www.dukecoffeehouse.com
Chapel Hill/Carrboro:
Cat's Cradle: http://www.catscradle.com
Go! Studios Room 4: http://www.chapel-hill.nc.us/clubs/go.html
Local 506: http://www.local506.com
The Cave: http://www.chapel-hill.nc.us/clubs/cave.html (there is also www.caverntavern.com, which appears to be down--they should email me at gr...@gopig.com if they're looking for help getting it back up)
Paula Simone Cook
chance to see some of these films and they're unbelievable. (Don't miss
'Straight Outta Hunter's Point' on Friday if you can help it!) The
message and the art of these films transcends the musical genre -
they're not just for hiphop fans. The filmmakers are here, too and are
very engaging, down-to-earth, young underground artists. They just took
this festival to Albuquerque, and have been from San Fran to Sweden with
these films. They're as excited to be here in Durham as DADA is to
bring them here to you. I hope we see you there.
- Paula
ps - expect some bonus shorts thrown in that don't appear on the
schedule - also, afterparties both nights at Ringside.
All the info is at www.durhamdada.org or see schedule below (ticket
info follows)...
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DURHAM HIP HOP FILM FESTIVAL SCHEDULE:
WEDNESDAY, September 18th
the BLUE ROACH poetry, freestyle cipher and music event
at the Duke Coffeehouse on East Campus
This special event will feature the filmmakers and others from the HHFF
showing some shorts and spinning as DJs alongside local poets.
THURSDAY, September 19th
Durham Armory (220 Foster St. Durham)
7:00pm - GRAFFITI VERITE (45 Min) dir: Bob Bryan
Award winning look at the impact of Graffiti Art on
our urban landscape
A tightly edited award-winning film that unearths the
truth about the historical relevance of the Graffiti
Art Movement, and the impact of the eclectic world of
Hip Hop on today's urban landscape. Intelligent
look at Graf artists like Chaz, Toonz, Duke, Angst and Mear
creating beautiful crimes that will change the way you
perceive art.
8:15pm - NOBODY KNOWS MY NAME (60 min) dir: Rachel Raimist
The ultimate triumph of a group of fascinating women
living the hip hop life
A beautifully rendered portrait of complex, wise,
sometimes vulnerable, yet truly triumphant young women
boldly living the Hip-Hop lifestyle. Among those
profiled are Medusa and DJ Symphony, the only female
in The World Famous Beat Junkies crew.
9:45pm - SCRATCH (75 min) dir: Doug Pray
Documentary history of turntable scratching
Highlighting Durham's HHFF is the North Carolina premiere of
SCRATCH, a feature-length documentary film that
explores the world of the hip-hop DJ. From the birth
of hip-hop, when pioneering DJ's began extending
breaks on their party records (which helped inspire
break dancing and rap), to the invention of scratching
and "beat-juggling" vinyl, to its recent explosion as
a musical movement called "turntablism," it's a story
of unknown underdogs and serious virtuosos who are
radically changing the way we hear, play and create
music. SCRATCH had its world premiere at the Sundance
Film Festival and has been nominated for a 2002
Independent Spirit Award by the IFP. It's now playing
in select theaters throughout the United States to critical acclaim.
"SCRATCH is a remarkable triumph on virtually every
level. Not for hip-hoppers only, this is the sort of
film that leaves you feeling uplifted, funky, and
ready for more." The Austin Chronicle.
"Vibrant. Hilarious" - Elvis Mitchell
FRIDAY, September 20th
Durham Armory (220 Foster St. Durham)
7:00pm - BREATHCONTROL: The History of Human Beatboxing
(73 min) dir: Joey Garfield
Documentary history of beatboxing
A film that lays out the history of beatboxing while
covering everyone from Dougie Fresh and Biz Markie to
Scratch of The Roots, and Rahzel
plus short film:
ESTILLO HIP-HOP (US/Latin America 2002 15min) dir: Vie Bravo
This work-in-progress short film is a breathtaking
journey into the never-before-seen world of South American hip-hop
music and culture. You'll meet the groups, people, and
language that define this burgeoning and radically
progressive movement.
9:30pm - STRAIGHT OUTTA HUNTER'S POINT (75 min) dir: Kevin Epps
The positive impact of hip hop culture on a stricken
California ghetto.
Hip Hop hopes live on in an impoverished black ghetto
community struggling with environmental crisis and an
outbreak of youth violence in this award winning look
at a neglected San Francisco 'hood under pressure.
RBL Posse, Herm, T-Kash, Baby Finsta, Seff Tha Gaffler, JT
Tha Bigga and others make appearances.
11:15pm - FREESTYLE: The Art of Rhyme (90 min) dir: Kev Fitzgerald
The evolution of rap storytelling
A 7 year project covering the different aspects,
approaches and styles of rhythmic rap storytelling
through various improv MC battles and via appearances
of folks like Supernatural, Craig G, Cut Chemist, Mos
Def, Freestyle Fellowship, Last Poets, Living Legends
and more.
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Festival passes are on sale for only $20 (2 nights - 7 films - 6
screenings)
These get you into ALL the screenings at the Durham Armory BOTH Thursday
and Friday nights and can be purchased at Madd Waxx Records, Radio Free
Records, Nice Price Books
or online right now at www.durhamdada.org
--OR--
Individual tickets are $5.00 per screening and can be purchased at the
Armory starting one hour before the first screening on Thursday and
Friday.
For more information, see www.durhamdada.org
or call the DADA office (919) 667-1546.
martin hall
>
> Wednesday, September 18
> Holy Roman Empire, Seana Carmody, Emily Sparks
> Go! Studios Rm. 4, Carrboro
dammit! i missed this.
lumpy, we work in the same office.
think you could try to remember to tell me when your
band is playing every once in a while?
>
> Friday, September 20
> The Comas, Player Piano, +/-
> Go! Studios Rm. 4, Carrboro
> The club listing
> tells me that +/- are a Versus side project but I
> dunno any more than that.
+/- are indeed a Versus sideproject...or at least they
are band that contains two members who also play in
Versus...the jury is still out as to whether Versus is
still a band, which i guess would affect whether they
could have "side projects".
Jimmy Baluyut (the "other Baluyut"; boy would he ever
kill me if he read that) and Pat Ramos are the two
members of which we speak. there are also, at last
count, two other members in +/- who may or may not be
in other bands as well. i honestly can't remember.
all that being said, i don't really think that +/-
sounds anything like Versus at all. its has more of
an electronic-downtempo-organic-acoustic feel...at
least that's what i remember about their debut record
(available on Teenbeat). i really liked it a lot.
definitely looking forward to checking them out live.
i saw the refurbished Comas a while back at 506.
they very well may have been refurbished even more
since then. i remember thinking at that show that it
seemed as if andy had just gotten back from rock
school, where he apparently graduated with honors.
less mid tempo noodles, and more chunky guitar rifts.
who knows what friday holds in store. looking forward
to finding out though.
-5er
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>
> Come downtown to the Durham Armory Thursday and Friday - we've had a
> chance to see some of these films and they're unbelievable. (Don't miss
i just checked out _graffiti verite_ and it was pretty amazing!
you people really do owe it to yourselves to check out at least one of
these films. most are not that long, so you could fit them in somewhere
in your busy schedules.
wake up and smell the aerosol!