Just Announced Shows - SUPER DELUXE AWW YISS EDITION - David Byrne in Asheville!!!

Mr. Byrne & St Vincent announced a tour yesterday ...oh. em. gee.

The closest to the triangle they are coming is Asheville (June 15) or Charlotte (June 18) - June 15 is a Saturday, so that's where I'll be, folks. Haven't seen David since the Dec 2008 show at Meymandi for the Everything that Happens will Happen Today album which, by the way, was amazing.

Not sure if this is going to be like, St Vincent does some songs, Byrne does some songs, then THEY do some songs, (*hope*) but either way - this is happening, folks. THIS IS HAPPENING! YAY!!!!


 Here is a crap video i shot of the Meymandi show in 2008 of the song "strange overtones"

This show will be my third time seeing THE MAN and if I'm lucky, my third time meeting him, as well.

fyi, in case you didn't know... David Byrne is the 3rd piece in my holy trifecta of musical perfection and holiness. aka, I'm a huge fan. Here is an article i wrote about him/TH last year.

Tickets go on sale Friday here. ($47.00 & $59.50) If anyone knows anything about pre-sales, please contact me ASAP. thanks!

hello you strange and wonderful man, i admire you ruthlessly! thank you for coming to hang out with me!

Just announced shows and such... THE NATIONAL

The National just announced a tour with Dirty Projectors, coming to Red Hat Amphitheater (aka The Walt) on June 10, 2013. The show isn't listed on The National's Official Tour page, but is on Dirty Projectors'... No confirmation on ticket sale dates or* prices; but I think I can confirm for you right now, I'll probably go. I've not been able to see The National live as of yet, and I wanna. not entirely sure why they are touring... There hasn't been a new album since 2010 (High Violet), but I'm not complaining... wiki is saying a new LP is slated for this year, who knows?

*EDIT: tickets on sale March 1 at 10am.


Btw -it is quasi-as-confusing to me that they could sell a venue like the Walt? Are they that popular? Cool?

Here is a song you may know:

YAY!

Weekly wrapup and looking ahead - week of Feb 22, 2013

Apologies for the late update, I'm getting over a sinus infection - good times...

First of all... Not at all local news, but relevant to me, therefore forcibly relevant to you:

Moz had to cancel and postpone some more of his tour dates because of bleeding ulcers...
1) I know way too much about this as I have been hospitalized infinity times in the past 3 years for the same thing
2) I feel so much closer to the man now, because we both truly *do* hurt the same...(she said, fainting on a chaise)
3) He released an apology statement via True-to-you, that was brilliant and hilarious and perfect and he had a line that i wanted to quote to you, because it is so tragically pertinent to my life at the moment:

"If you bump into me this week at a heavy rock show, please understand that I'm lowering myself into the cut and thrust after weeks on ice - horizontal, with sockets empty of eyes."

Oh, I love him, so!

That being said: Show wrap up:

The Love Hangover at King's, Friday 02/15/13

So.... Love Hangover, on a personal level, didn't start out so well. my relationship hit a rocky spot and I was in a bad mental space. It made enjoying the evening kinda difficult. I tried, but wasn't able to stick it out through the whole show. Also, I forgot my camera, so I had to use my cell, which is a bummer.

Reid Johnson and Maria Albani

I promised a lot of barfing on stage because I wouldn't be able to handle all the "love"! what I did, instead, was hang up front with miss Ashley Carter of Stella Lively and Scott Phillips of Goner and do a lot so swayin' and swinging and grinning :)

here is a video, which blogger will not let me embed - precious!

love so skrong i can smell it. Like Gruyère

Caroline Mamoulides and J. Chris Smith -
Caroline - the reason we have the Hangover, this was an absolutely precious and flawless performance, of course!

Rose Higgins and Erik Sugg -
My highlight of the evening - after seeing Rose as Janis Joplin for the Great Coverup (with Erik, actually) I was dying to see her live again. and I was not disappointed. so very amazing! I loved her props! the on-stage banter was almost as good as the performance itself - Priceless!

 

Caspian with Junius at Local 506, Saturday, 02/16/13

I got there just in time to catch Junius; whom i had never heard before. The facebook invite had some review that described them as "Neurosis meets The Smiths" aka, apparently this reviewer had never listened to the Deftones before? I dunno. Either way, Junius was pretty kick ass. AND this was like, the hottest beardy-dude band on the planet. and they were all moody and dark, so bonus!(I promise this fact. Google image search confirms. daaaamn!)

These are the notes I took for myself in my iPhone for Junius:

• Lead Vocalist keeps making sex faces, usually drummers make the "O" face - I am objectifying the shit out of this band. This must be how guys think.
• Lead Guitarist has ultimate rock stances
• The drummer looks so much like my friend Bronson, it is distracting
• Why is the bass player hiding behind the speaker tower? kinda precious
• Some dude behind me is a superfan he has air-guitared for their whole set - heeeeelarious!

Then Caspian:
Oh my, I have waited what seems like forever to see them live. Whatever expectation I had for this set were far exceeded. I don't know if I have *ever* heard anything like that live before - it was absolute perfection. If I hadn't been watching it happen right in front of my face, I would have sworn it was pre-recorded. No note or time or moment or step out of sync. Moments/songs like "Halls of the Summer" were absolutely ethereal for me; flawless.

 

Note: LV/LG Philip Jamieson looks JUST like Roo's Bf, Patrick. Which Luc & I incessantly pointed out to each other.

Added bonus, as it was Chapel Hill crowd, and therefore notoriously unresponsive and zombie-esque (in my opinion) I was one of like, 4 people, in the whole crowd that "WOOO!"-ed and clapped and head-banged/danced. After the fourth or fifth song, a girl to my left touched my arm and said "Thank you for showing some enthusiasm, I am so excited to see these guys and I would feel so goofy if I was the only one yelling [sic]..." and I said something like "HELL YEAH CHAPEL HILL SUCKS CASPIAN RULES!" (aka I was drinking, obvs) so long story short, come to find out - this was DJ Sarahnade, who does the Post-Rock Block on WKNC! NO WAY! We are now facebook friends now and have become post-rock-sisters-in-arms 4-lyf. 

Luc (the unicorn) was running behind and I texted him during the first 5 minutes of their set that if he didn't get there asap I would kick his ass. No, that is a lie; I think I just texted: "GET. HERE. NOW" - and he did. and he was just as impressed as I was. I think, literally, after ever song we turned and made eye contact and said something to each other, like "Duuuuuuuuude...."

xoxox

This is the best thing: As you know, I am a set-list junky and scoured the stage for any kind of paperwork. none to be seen. the bass player, Chris(?, I'm pretty sure - seen behind me and Luc in the above pic) literally picked up one of Junius's left over sets and WROTE THE WHOLE THING OUT FOR ME....INFINITY COOL POINTS!!!

May be one of my most prized (CUSTOM!) set lists to date - Fan for life, guys!

Final word on Caspian: I want to see them again, infinity times.... that was freakin' amazing!

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Here are a few shows on my immediate radar:

• Thursday, Feb 21 - The Invisible Hand at LBLB, Tir na Nog - with Naked Gods and Spooky Woods, but I'm mostly super-psyched for TIH, as long-time readers know.
•  I'm going to be out of town Friday and Saturday, but if you're here you should check out Savage Knights at King's on Friday and Corvette Summer at Sadlack's or Toon & The Real Laww at Pourhouse on Saturday. 
• I'm not going, but you might care: WOOL Tour kick-off party at Slims, next Tuesday 02/26/13 -  with The Love Language (acoustic with string accompaniment) and Ryan Gustafson (solo).

Some newer stuff that has popped up:

• Tyler the Creator at Cat's Cradle was announced, 03/16/13, and sold out almost immediately. well, dang.
• Friday Night Metal w/ IRATA (et.al.) at Casbah - 04/05/13
•  Rusted Root at Southland Ballroom 05/14/13 - re-live your hippie days. I think this is going to be like that time I saw "YES" in high school; everyone mingled and ignored them until they played "Owner of a Lonely Heart", everyone went ballistic, then everyone left. I bet you infinity dollars if you go to this show, "Send Me On My Way" is an encore and it turns into an extended jam that goes on for 15+ minutes with 12 different bongo drum solos. 
• !!! at Motorco - 05/19/13
• BACK STABBATH - Pour House - 05/31/13 are you kidding me?? look at this! You could not keep me away!!! 
• John Cale has been announced as the first official performer for Hopscotch 2013. cool. 

On the lookout:

• Grandchildren are coming back to King's - 03/09/13
• Got your ticket for Javelin at King's, 03/27/13, yet? get on it. 
• Still eyeballin' Ebsen and the Witch - (Motorco - 04/14/13) just waiting for someone else to maybe poke me and say YOU SHOULD GO and then I'll be all like... MAN, I SHOULD GO! and then I will buy a ticket. 
• Flosstradamus at Lincoln? Tempting, but true clusterfuck potential. - 05/20/13  - also $20+ to watch a dj? ...come on. 
• James Blake - Cat's Cradle - 05/13/13 - not bought a ticket yet, but yeah, most likely going.

I now have a facebook page for the blog. be sure to "like" me! Once I get to 100+ likes, I'll probably start having giveaways and such things! ....You guys Rock!

Just announced shows and such... BAND OF HORSES

Just announced via WKNC: Band of Horses at The Ritz, Wednesday May 8, 2013

I am iffy about this show... tickets don't go on sale until Saturday, Feb 23rd, through Ticketmaster (uuugh) and other venues on this tour, ticket prices are hovering around $40. I mean, it would be cool to see them, but how are they playing a venue like The Ritz? Why not the Cradle or Lincoln? Are they really so popular because of That One Song?? I mean, I really like that one song, but I honestly liked the Cee-Lo cover of the other song better. I'm just saying this would have really cool event potential, especially as I haven't been to a show at the Ritz in a bajillion years and I'm interested to see what the new/old/new again management has done with it, and also that I kinda like these guys.

interesting; check out the wiki article about That One Song and look how much it has been sold out.... daaaaamn, y'all.

here is that song:

Here is Cee-lo's kickass cover of one of their songs:

WKNC is going to be giving away tickets. I would go if someone gave me a ticket. They are a good band and such but I, personally, cannot justify those kinda ticket prices.

synopsis: Boo. this kinda shit is a fan-face-slap.

Weekly wrapup and looking ahead - week of Feb 15, 2013

Closing in on the last couple weeks of my day job and my show calendar is filling up nicely. I'm still not 100% what the future holds for me professionally, but I am working behind the scenes to try and step up the blogging and show review content... to be continued!

Local Beer, Local Band: Katharine Whelan and A Mad Affair - Tir Na Nog - 02/07/13

Not a densely attended show, once again, I will blame the weather... It was raining and cold and overall shitty out... but I finally got to see Ms. Whelan do her solo thing:

 

Seeing live music with musicians is always a completely different experience than seeing a band with buddies who just like music... I spent the majority of her set absorbing comments from Jay and Brian re: "What kind of guitar is that, that she's playing?" (a tenor guitar) and the pointing out of the U2-esque VOX amp, as you can kinda see to her left. the boys practically tripped over themselves to get up front first after her set to get the scoop.

I enjoyed the set, it was a lot more down-tempo than most, right up until the last song that kicked a little swing. I knew to expect subdued, as the only thing I've really heard from her post-SNZ's is the work she did with Stephin Merritt for the 6ths albums (ps, if you've not investigated these albums, I highly recommend "Hyacinths and Thistles"...) I'd be interested to hear recorded work, but google seaches leave me empty handed... anyone?

My Friend Valerie's band was next - A Mad Affair

A Mad Affair is basically everything that is still a little bit pure and chaste in local indie-folk music; the perfect formula of acoustic guitar, upright bass and ukelele... Valerie has always had one of the most stunning voices I have ever heard and it seems to have been created specifically for the bright, cheery, quirky Americana folk sound that these three have found together. I wish I had seen this show on a warm April Sunday afternoon outside on a porch with a Sangria and paper fan, rather than stuck in the dark dreary rainy almost midnight Irish pub... But hey, maybe that's the point, the sweetness of it all makes you a little bit warmer on the inside. Favorite moment: the cover of "Tonight You Belong to Me" from the Jerk. I was soooo waiting for that trumpet solo!!! (it didn't happen). A Mad Affair is one of those bands where, if I ever can find myself in a situation where I want to marry someone and I get that dream wedding by the lake with paper lanterns and a pig pickin', I'd love them to play.


Saturday: Gray Young in-store performance at Schoolkid's - 02/09/13

I forgot to take this after the show, I will never forgive myself.

Are you tired of hearing about Gray Young in my blog? HAHA TOO BAD. Okay seriously, if I had consistent access to U2 or Morrissey shows, the way I do to Gray Young, then you would only be seeing U2 posts. But I do not, so you see Gray Young posts...

the boys played for about 30-40 minutes worth of material from the new Album, Bonfire, which was released like... sometime... recently... I don't know... I should know. February... sometime. (I did the kickstarter thing and the guys know I am the superfan, so I've been hearing a lot of these songs for a while. and I got my vinyl copy in the mail a while back... but I did buy myself a CD version after the performance, just to cover all bases.) We also got a random Staysail song, which, I think we can all agree, is perfectly acceptable aka WONDERFUL.

Chas takes a random stroll around to browse the diverse selection of vinyl, mid-song... I AM KIDDING. he is just being awesome, as per yooshe.

I took 8,000 pictures, as is par for the course, but I feel this is the moral imperative as the self-appointed fanclub president. that being said, I REALLY LIKE THIS ONE, but it is quasi-Dopko deficient :/

I  haven't really gotten the chance to review Bonfire on the blog, but I am worried that I will come across as too gushy and biased (I am). I have thought about it since I first heard it a few weeks back, as to what I would say about it, but I keep coming to the conclusion that any attempt would be akin to a mother writing an essay about why her kid is the smartest and cutest kid in the world. 

DON'T FORGET: (Like I would let you): The CD Release Party with Wesley Wolfe and Bronzed Chorus has been rescheduled for March 29 at King's!!!

Here is how happy I am after a Gray Young show:

note: U2 shirt peeking out - unplanned but excellent!

Brian wanted me to close out my weekly review by giving the random guy playing acoustic Paul Simon cover songs, etc., in the front room at O'Malley's Pub last night. We had a brief discussion about being "that guy playing music at the front of the bar no one is looking at"... I've never been "that guy" - I am too ragingly ego-maniacal. I would break down and cause a scene, probably.

Other local music news 

(btw, anyone have any opinion or interest in the arbitrary "Just Announced shows" posts? They are fun for me to write and scoop other blogs, but I'm not sure if sticking with just the bi-weekly wrapups is the key or not. I'd be interested in your thoughts!)

• Just announced: The Black Keys and Flaming Lips at Walnut Creek, July 11. tickets on sale 02/15, or Black Keys fanclub presales go up Thursday, 02/14/13. That'd be a nice Valentines' gift, eh? I'd like to go to this and the prices seem reasonable ($30-$60) but I don't know, I was so spoiled by Hopscotch...
• WKNC has a thorough article up on their blog re: Art Lord and the Self-Portraits, who are playing their 10th anniversary show at King's Thursday night.They are playing with Lonnie Walker.  (Lonnie Walker opening for Future Islands??? WHOEVER HEARD OF SUCH A THING! - said no one ever.) Also Sam Herring (Future Islands) is playing a FREE show tonight in the front room of 506 tonight with Rapdragons and 83 Cutlass at 9pm - RANDOM!
• Brian John Mitchell aka Remora aka my boyfriend has launched a new Kickstarter campaign called "Droneuary" - "A month recording thirty hours of songs & drones of source material for Remora's new album." I couldn't be more proud. Also, it would appear that several local and not so local artists may appear on the recordings (including yours truly!)
•  This week: 
• Art Lord (aka Future Islands) at King's, Thursday (Valentine's Day) 02/14/13
• The Love Hangover at King's, Friday 02/15/13
• Caspian at Local 506, Saturday, 02/16/13

• Just Announced:
• WAVVES at King's, April 14th
• DUCKTAILS at King's, March 7th 
• FOALS in Charlotte at the Neighborhood Theater, May 1. With Surfer Blood. I gotta make this happen. I've tried to see Foals twice now. love them.They are also playing the Orange Peel in Asheville on June 12. Maybe I do both, eh???

Just announced shows and such... TWIN SHADOW

Just announced: Twin Shadow is making their (or, his - aka George Lewis Jr.'s) way back to the Triangle by way of the Cat's Cradle on Sunday, June 16. Tickets go on sale to the public 02/12/13, but there is a pre-sale via Topspin when you buy the digital album (I cannot confirm this, because i did not - anyone?) and you can buy tickets as of today.

He is splitting the bill with Elliphant - who i don't know so well, but what I'm hearing so far, i'm digging.

The tour is still in support of the last album, confess, but according to Pitchfork it has a theme: "Like his previous tours surrounding the record, this trip will have a theme: 'True Story.' On each date, either Lewis himself or his father will tell the audience a story. 'A gem from the depths of my father's life and a stone from the recent corners of mine,' Lewis wrote in a statement, 'tales retold from lovers and friends.'"

Friends of Hopscotch may recall seeing Twin Shadow in Hopscotch 2011 when he blew it up at Lincoln Theater on Friday night... I got a moment after the raging dance-party-crowd-surf extravaganza and before The Foreign Exchange took the stage to actually get a pic and setlist signed from Mr. Lewis. Opinion: Very cool guy, very excellent show. I'm looking forward to this one and hope Chapel Hill can live up to my expectations!

Here is a clip from the Hopscotch show at Lincoln, 2011:

Here is a picture of me with the man after the show:

stop looking so thrilled, twin shadow.

at this point, many friends who were not so into the hip-hop disappeared so I was running solo the rest of this night and got down and dirty w/ foreign exchange & about 200 people I did not know until it was afterparty time... this was one of my favorite Hopscotch nights ever, btw.


And here is my final recommendation: come have a dance party with me & twin shadow. holler.

Just announced shows and such... METZ

METZ!

the Toronto based post-hardcore trio is playing at the Local 506 on April 20 - tickets go on sale Friday (the 8th) - this has "Epic" potential... (if you like this kind of music, that is... which, hey, I DO!) .... no confirmation yet on who they will be playing with... looks like part of the tour they are playing with Titus Andronicus, A Place to Bury Strangers (keep your fingers crossed!), and Fucked Up... so far nothing listed on their or 506's site on who is sharing the bill, but either way, you should do some exploring and listening and see what you think and buy a ticket on Friday... like me... BE LIKE ME. Personally, I think 506 is a perfect choice, albeit not in Raleigh... good ear-shredding decibel levels, just the right size. I approve.

Note: the Subpop link above has just about every link you could need to decide if you like the band or not, or if not need more encouragement...

a live recording. ahhhhhhhh! SO GOOD.

a studio recording: STILL SO GOOD

You will like Metz if you like:
Big Black
Japandroids
Drive Like Jehu 
Jesus Lizard


personal note: I just realized this is Auralmemories' 100th post. ...WOW!

Weekend surprises and looking ahead - week of Feb 8, 2013

I don't know if it's me or if it's just life in general - but the best laid plans of mice and men and all that... If you read back on where I *said* I was going in my last post and then kept up with me and saw where I actually went, I was really only about 20% accurate in my predictions. I've been wondering if I should really only post about the things I say I am going to when I have tickets in hand, but that's not the whole picture. I tend to change my mind about a bajillion times a day and I am spontaneous to the point of compulsion, so who knows with me, really? I am thinking it's almost just as well that I post where I *think* I'll be and you guys can just take it as a 50/50 shot that I'll actually be where I say...

I said I was going to Greensboro with Brian - THAT ACTUALLY HAPPENED!

he played weird loopy noises in between spoken word poets re: feminism while he, our friend Will, and I sneaked Newcastles behind the curtain behind me on the floor. The poetry was decent, the kids were very young, but I took some awesome pics of my dude.

Friday night - I told you i was going to Casbah for Bull City Metal Fest? ....NOPE! Brian and I actually both got kinda ill from either the Thai food we had in Greensboro or (gulp) hangover ihop the next morning... we struggled through (albeit amazing) dinner at Fiction Kitchen and in walking back to the car we both decided the best thing would be to stay close to home and keep very, very still. therefore... Friday.... FAIL!

Saturday, While I was at my part time job for a lunch shift, Brian setup shop at Tir na Nog for the Double Barrel vendor show...

the view from BJM's booth

I showed up very, very late, but just in time to snag a House of Swank tee that I have coveted for long enough and run next door to catch Organos at Pour House!

omg friends!

Saturday - EVERY INTENTION of going to Durham for the second night of BCMF ... nope! I am totally open to the excitement and suggestions of others and was told by three people in a row that I would be totally nuts to miss Whatever Brains opening for Airstrip at King's... so guess where I went?

Apparently it's been longer than I thought since i saw WB last because there are like, 3 more people in the band? huh? that's cool though... good times.

gone with the wind?

MARIA LOVES ME BAAAAARF

where'd all these other dudes come from?well... the more the merrier!

So, having been up since 630am and sipping brews since about 430, guess who was way too drunk way too early? lil ole me... (Mom will be proud reading this one, I assure you.) This can be proven by two very important pictures:

the first.... I was apparently so enraptured by the fact that i accidentally broke a coat hanger in my attempt to take back my coat that there were (ready for it) ... SIX PICTURES... of it. they all basically look like this...

yup, that's a broken coat hanger, alright

THEN... on the way down the steps, I demanded Brian take this exaggeratedly (not too exaggerated) pathetic picture...

sad karla is sad

so guess what I did on Sunday? ....Laundry and suffer. I'm not proud, I'm not bragging, but I am just trying to let you know... Where I say I'm going to be, what I say I'm going to do... man, just sometimes (most times) they just don't line up...

THAT BEING SAID:
here are the things on my horizon this week:
Thursday: LBLB this week is take 2 for Katharine Whelan (whose show w/ Birds and Arrows was cancelled earlier this year because of bad weather) - no B&A this time (boooo) but my friends' band A Mad Affair is opening. don't know this Izzy and the whatsy whats -  sounds ok though?

Saturday is the in store performance for Gray Young at Schoolkids at 2pm. this just reminded me i have to send some emails right now and switch my part time job schedule around a little so i won't miss this - YIKES!


looking ahead:
If you don't have valentine's plans, you could always spend a special evening with Art Lord (aka Future Islands before they were future islands) at King's.
don't forget: The Love Hangover: 02/15/13: King's
don't forget: Caspian: 02/16/13: Local 506
don't forget: Menomena: 02/20/13: Motorco

don't forget: Major Lazer: 03/07/13: Cat's Cradle (sold out!)

just hitting my radar now:
Invisible Hand is playing LBLB: 02/21/13 - YEAH!
Toon & the Real Laww at Pour House: 02/23/13
Bronzed Chorus: LBLB: 02/28/13
Birds & Arrows cd release party at Local 506: 03/15/13
Motorco just announced Ebsen & the Witch in April... oooooooooh!

Last Weekend's Bust and The weekend ahead - week of Feb 1, 2013

Oh January, why must you ruin everything?

There was just enough "snow" (aka slush/ice) to cancel the Gray Young album release party last Friday at King's. Here, more or less, was my reaction:

 I completely understand, safety and all that, but it was like, the one stupid night of all nights to snow, it had to be Gray Young night. that is BS. the good news is that it is going to be rescheduled, the scary thing is now I have beefed up my show calendar so heartily, what if they reschedule on a day when I already have tickets to something else, like Menomena? I will cry real tears. Sometimes people tell me I am a little extreme in my reactions, (all or nothing, me) so believe me when i say something like that happening would be a real Sophie's Choice for me. and I would choose Gray Young. Because of reasons.

another good thing, Schoolkids, as I noted in my big post about "venues" suddenly has updated their in store performance schedule:

02/02/13 - Chris Stamey
02/09/13 - Gray Young
02/26/13 - Ken Stringfellow (playing at 506 later that night)
03/03/13 - The Kingsbury Manx
03/09/13 - Bombadil 

I think the thing we really need to focus on here is February 9th. This is a Sunday afternoon show - so be there by 2pm. I have presents.

In other non-GY news:

Both James Blake and Black Francis announced shows at Cat's Cradle yesterday. I like James Blake, I bet that would be a good wobble-friendly show. And Black Francis? I have seen him solo a few times; he doesn't play Pixies songs, but I have heard him cover Roxy Music. This show may be worth the $13 investment, is all I'm saying.

02/18/13 - Black Francis
05/13/13 - James Blake

and just an FYI, Major Lazer sold out already - I warned you! This is going to be a most excellent dance party. 03/03/13 at the Cradle.

Reminder: Hopscotch Earlybird tickets going on sale this Friday. Alternate reminder: I am getting laid off at the end of the month so if anyone is feeling generous or if i can get the event coordinators to respond to me to get a press pass, that would be AWESOME.

This weekend (Thursday) I am heading off to Greensboro with my dude, as he is going to be playing ambient drone stuff behind a spoken word poetry reading re: feminism. this, ironically, coincides with the return of the STRAW FEMINISTS IN THE CLOSET.

Friday and Saturday are both the Double Barrel Benefit for WKNC and the Bull City Metal Fest for WXDU. the great NC State/Duke rivalry continues!!! I had previously stated that I was torn about which fest to attend, but in the end, I chose Metal*. Friday night, I'll be heading to Durham ...check out the Facebook event page for more details, but: Friday night is Irata, Widow, Solar Halos, Hog, Caltrop, and Weedeater, Saturday: Ruscha, Collosus, Across Tundras, Bloodsoaked, Fight Amp, and Dawnbringer.

*I like "in the end, I chose metal" it sounds like an screamo band that would play katmandu. 


So, ok kids, quick recap:
Wednesday is the 919noise showcase at Nightlight (but I won't be able to go b/c of work,)
Thursday I'll be in GSO for feminism, but LBLB this week is "Octopus Jones and Deep Space Giants" - i know neither of these things, but seeing as how it's going to be relatively warm, if not rainy, I imagine this is going to be pretty well attended, if you're just looking for a scene.
Friday, I'll be at Casbah for BCMF
Saturday, night 2 of BCMF



Reminder: Brian John Mitchell and I will be on site Saturday during the day for Double Barrel at the Pour House with a vendor booth selling comics, art and buttons ;) (thanks for the reminder, darlink!)

We Good? Good.

Where I've been, Where I'm going - week of Jan 25, 2013

Busy, Busy, Busy!

First some news:

• If you missed it, be sure to check out my local venue guide (made some changes this morning in, fact!)
• My good friends at Crank Arm Brewing Company have their Kickstarter Launch Party / Beer Tasting Tomorrow (Friday) night at Raleigh Times from 5-8. If you haven't already, you should hit up their Kickstarter and get psyched for the opening of the Brewery this Spring (in the former White Collar Crime space)
• I found out this past week that I am being laid off from my current position of 8 years at the end of February. this means several things; you will probably see more updates from me, as I may be having more time to do so and I will be working on more personal projects... SUCH AS: My boyfriend and I have started a Custom Button Printing side project. contact info, templates and prices are listed in the link!
• Holy Shit it is cold outside! 

Where I've been:

• Jan 12, my buddy Courtney and I wandered off to Chapel Hill for the 2012  Tar Heel Soundfest. It took place at three venues (Cave, Nightlight and 506) and I was pretty disappointed by the turnout, but the sound was amazing. Ended the night at 506 with White Cascade:  

•  After hearing the news about my layoff, my boyfriend (Brian John Mitchell) and I headed down to Myrtle Beach. He played a show (As Remora) with Wicked Gift and Feel No Other at a fairly decent Biker-ish Bar called the Rockin' Hard Saloon. I thought Brian was excellent, but the patrons of the bar were blitzed and surly and the set was cut short. The other bands were excellent and hey, guess what... Myrtle Beach has a music scene...! Who knew?? (Interesting fact: I got folks to do the electric slide.)

• A last minute addition to the weekend, Brian and I found ourselves at the "first of an upcoming matinee series" of shows at Chapel Hill Underground. The show started 6ish with a band called The Bros. Alien, as the headliners... One of Silber's band's, Irata (amazing, btw) and then something new and yummy: a band called Set and Setting, from St. Pete Florida. I'd highly recommend giving these guys a listen - double drummer sludgy post-rock... aw yiss!!! They (along with Irata) are playing at The Flat Iron in Greensboro this coming Sunday if you are around.

Where I'm going:

•  Tonight is officially side-Project night at Tir Na Nog for LBLB; Bands/performers from North Elementary, Schooner, etc will be playing. I cannot confirm 100% that I will be at this show, as it is barely going to get above freezing today, so like... I dunno, man. I wanna, but dang.
• Tomorrow night I would walk through the fires of hell or infinite snow-drifts for... GRAY YOUNG'S CD RELEASE PARTY!!! the new album, Bonfire, is being "officially" released (although, those of us that backed their kickstarter already have a sneak peek ;)) They are playing with Wesley Wolfe and the Bronzed Chorus at King's Barcade. Doors at 9, no pre-sale tickets, so get there early! SNOW, BE DAMNED!
• January's 919noise showcase is going to be at Nighlight on Jan 30. featuring M is We and Isotroposphere
• Thursday, Jan 31, Brian and I will be at Maya on Tate in Greensboro; he will be performing/providing ambient drone for a feminist poetry reading... word.
• DILEMMA TIME: (Brian/silber will have a vendor booth at double barrell, but dang lookit that lineup for the metalfest!!!) .....Feb 1-2:  Double Barrell Benefit at the Pour House **OR** Feb 1-2  Second Annual Bull City Metal Fest at Casbah - what's a girl to do??

Look-ahead, get this on your radar now:

• The (14th annual) Love Hangover is at King's Feb 15...  a tradition and an added Bonus: Erik Sugg (of Corvette Summer) and Rose Higgins (who demolished us all as Janis Joplin at this year's Great Coverup) are playing a set together!!! also... Maria and Reid are playing a set together and I may barf. (i kid.... xoxoxo...)
• Caspian will be at the Local 506 on Feb 16 (been looking forward to this fo-evah)
• Menomena will be at Motorco on Feb 20 (not to be missed. if you've never seen them live, you're missing out!)

 Holler if you spot something i've missed that is like all, not to be missed and such.
xoxo
karla anne