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Advance Notice: The Week in Happenings 3/1-7

Chin up, cheer up, go see something.

Tues-Fri – 3/2-7

  • Spring Awakening @ DPAC – This groundbreaking rock musical based on an 1891 German play but retooled by Steven Sater and Duncan Sheik (yes, that Duncan Sheik) won 8 Tony awards (including Best Musical, Best Book, and Best Score) and pretty much changed my life. Go. $25 – $70

Tues – 3/2

  • Ben Sollee and Daniel Martin Moore / Lizzy Ross and the Little Bear that Barks @ The Arts Center in Carrboro – Two Kentucky boys and rising stars join forces (along with producer Yim Yames) to make beautiful music for an important cause–namely to raise awareness about the horrible destruction of our landscape through the use of mountaintop removal coal mining.  Learn more about MTR mining and what you can do to help end it here.  $13 adv / $15 day of the show

Wed – 3/3

  • Terror Pigeon Dance Revolt / The Shakes / Mad Happy @ The Pinhook – If that first name throws you, allow me to explain by saying they are signed to David Byrne’s label, and you can read about them in The New York Times.  Better now? $5

Thurs – 3/4

  • Big Fat Gap / Feeding the Fire / Rocket Surgeon @ Local 506 – $FREE!
  • Ben Davies and the Jetts / Inspector 22 / Gross Ghost @ The Nightlight – $5
  • The Graveyard Fields / Alcazar Hotel / Come Hell or High Water @ The Pinhook – $5

Fri – 3/5

  • Brian McGee and the Hollow Speed / John Howie Jr. and the Rosewood Bluff @ The Cave – $5
  • North Elementary / Aminal / Caustic Casanova @ The Pinhook – $5

Sat – 3/6

  • Spring Break Forever: Jenny Owens Young / Bess Rogers / Allison Weiss @ Local 506 – $8 adv / $10 at the door
  • Nightlight’s 7th Anniversay Party! featuring Future Islands / Wizzerds of Rhyme / Dj MothersBrothers / DJ Family Vacation @ The Nightlight – $?
  • Django Haskins / Austin Lucas / Mary Johnson Rockers @ The Pinhook – $5

Sun – 3/7

  • Cymbals Eat Guitars / Bear in Heaven / Freelance Whales @ Local 506 – $8 adv / $10 at the door
  • Cross Canadian Ragweed / Reckless Kelly @ Lincoln Theatre – $20 adv / $25 day of the show

Anywhere else of note? Let us know.

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Advance Notice: The Week in Happenings 2/22-28

See you there.

Mon – 2/22

  • Leslie and the Lys / Christopher the Conquered @ Local 506 – Please send a representative and wear your best gem sweater. There’s no way Leslie Hall won’t win you over with her craft talk.  How many hints do I have to drop? Just click my hyperlinks and go to the show, already. $9 adv / $11 at the door

Tues – 2/23

  • Cage the Elephant / As Tall as Lions / Morning Teleportation @ Cat’s Cradle – $14 adv / $16 day of the show

Wed – 2/24

Thurs – 2/25

  • Old-Time Jam @ The Nightlight – Round up your best guitar slingers and banjomen for the first of what will hopefully be a monthly gathering of picking and grinning on last Thursdays. There’s apparently free ping pong too.  What’s not to love? $FREE!
  • State Radio / Big D and the Kids Table / Cobalt and the Hired Guns @ Cat’s Cradle – $15
  • Lucky / Birds and Arrows / Mandolin Orange @ Local 506 – Mandolin Orange will throw down their cheery old-time licks, Birds and Arrows will float on top a gauze country haze, and Katherine Whalen’s Lucky will pop/rock you till you’ve had your fill of fun.  Ain’t a bad way to spend an evening. $7
  • Tender Fruit / Nervous but Excited / Humble Tripe @ The Pinhook – $5
  • The Monterey Jazz Festival on Tour featuring Kenny Barron, Regina Carter, Kurt Elling and Russell Malone @ Carolina Theatre – $42-45

Fri – 2/26

  • Wooden Toothe with Wild Wild Geese @ The Cave – Wooden Toothe’s the next in that lovely line of bands slamming together punk brash and country wailing with just the right touch of indie rock-we’recoolerthanyou.  Lord bless ’em. $5
  • Sam Bush / Missy Raines and the New Hip @ Cat’s Cradle – $20 adv / $23 day of the show
  • Americans in France / Whatever Brains / Invisible Hand @ The Nightlight – $6

Sat – 2/27

  • Felix Obelix CD Release Party! with The Strugglers @ The Nightlight – $8 (with free CD!)
  • The Whiskey Smugglers / Aminal / Saint Solitude @ Local 506 – $6
  • John Harrison / Doug Keith @ The Cave – $5
  • Second Annual Tisch Brain Tumor Center Benefit featuring The Moderate, John Pringle and Trances Arc @ The Pour House – $10

Sun – 2/28

  • North Mississippi Allstars / City Champs @ Cat’s Cradle – $16 adv / $18 day of the show

Anywhere else?

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Advance Notice: The Week in Happenings 2/15-21

No excuses, just plenty to do. Get on it.

Mon – 2/15

  • “The Love Hangover” @ The Pour House – Get over your Valentine slump with a lineup featuring Caitlin Cary & Matt Douglas, Sara Bell & Phill Cook, Alexandra Day and Hunter MacDermut, Karen Kletter & Aly Khalifa, and Rachel Hirsh & John Booker. $7

Tues – 2/16

  • Harry Connick, Jr. @ DPAC – $48-95

Wed – 2/17

  • American Aquarium / John Howie Jr. and the Rosewood Bluff @ Local 506 – $8
  • Dean & Britta “13 Most Beautiful People: Songs for Andy Warhol’s Screen Tests” @ Reynolds Theater – $28 / $24 / $5 for Duke Students

Thurs – 2/18

  • Laura Veirs and the Hall of Flames / Old Believers / Cataldo @ Local 506 – With a heralded new record and one hell of a track record as one of Portland’s smartest troubadours, it’d be a shame to skip seeing Miss Veirs in action. $9 adv / $11 at the door
  • Transmography / La Snacks / K_niv_es @ The Cave – If you like your music one part experimental one part early 90s post rock, then this is the lineup for you and they’ve come all the way from Austin just to prove it. $5

Fri – 2/19

  • Dirty Little Heaters CD Release Show with Red Collar and Pink Flag @ Local 506 – $7
  • SWASO / Violet Vector and the Lovely Lovelies @ Cat’s Cradle – $5 adv / $7 day of the show
  • The Punch Brothers @ Reynolds Theater – Apparently sold out but worth tracking down a ticket to see Chris Thile and his new best mates tear down some bluegrass in proper fashion. $32 / $24 / $5 for Duke Students

Sat – 2/20

  • Bull City / The Dynamite Brothers @ The Pinhook – $5
  • Carrboro Home Brew Fest featuring The Whiskey Smugglers, Popsie’s Field, Lizzy Ross and the Little Bear that Barks, and Black Swamp Bootleggers @ The Nightlight – Head out to sample the very best of what Carrboro’s home brewmasters have to offer and hear some local faves kick it into gear while you ramble. $10 suggested donation

Sun – 2/21

  • Dark Star Orchestra @ Lincoln Theatre – A primer for those who have never heard of these guys, they recreate Grateful Dead concerts solo for solo, note for note, flub for flub. American Beauty reignited, indeed.  $20 adv / $24 day of the show

See you out there! (and where else?)

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Advance Notice: The Week in Happenings 2/8-14

Much to do. Much to see.  Potential for heart warmth or ache mid-week for our Heels and at the end of the week for ourselves when that holiday I dare not name makes everyone a little crazy.  Here’s hoping for happy hearts and making it out to as much of this madness as possible.

Mon – 2/8

  • Soihadto / It is Rain on my Face @ Local 506 – Soihadto features the lead stylings of none other than Ace of Cakes master goofball Duff Goldman. Worth it. $8

Tues – 2/9

  • Galactic / T Bird and the Breaks @ Lincoln Theatre – $20 adv / $25 day of the show

Wed – 2/10

  • UNC vs. Duke Live on the Big Screen @ Local 506
  • The Small Ponds / Laura Cortese @ The Cave – The Small Ponds are Caitlin Cary (founding member of Whiskeytown, Tres Chicas) and Matt Douglas (singer and songster for The Proclivities). This is I think enough said. $5
  • Holy Ghost Tent Revival / The Woes / The Moneynotes @ The Pour House – $6 adv / $8 at the door

Thurs – 2/11

  • Simplified / Cool Kid Collective @ Local 506 – $8 adv / $10 at the door
  • Brandi Carlile / Amy Ray’s Rock Show @ Cat’s Cradle – Apparently this is sold out, but if you’ve ever seen the Brandi Carlile Band take it on the road you know it would be worth standing outside to wait for unused tickets. $25

Fri – 2/12

  • NC Comedy Arts Festival
    • @ Local 506: Comics and Chords  -> Comics: Chris Fox (Greensboro, NC), Trent Bowles (Raleigh, NC), Ghuffran Ali (Chicago, IL), Carolyn Castiglia (New York, NY) / Chords @ 10:00: Proof (John Walker, Greg Eyman, Jeramy Lowe, Mike Salmon) and The Torch Marauder – $10
    • @ Cat’s Cradle: featuring Edie Brill and Mike MacRae – $13
  • UNC-CH MFA Collaborative Art Show featuring Multi-media Installations / Videos / DJ’s! @ The Nightlight – $FREE! (runs 6-9 pm)
  • Demolition String Band / The Moaners / Pneurotics @ The Cave – $5
  • Drive-By-Truckers @ Lincoln Theatre – $22 adv / $25 day of the show / $40 two night pass

Sat – 2/13

  • Carolina Brewery 15th Anniversary Show featuring  The Mugs / Graveyard Fields / Butterflies @ Local 506 – Here’s your chance to catch our friend Josh Kimbrough and his band of Butterflies in action with the added bonus of hearing the newly formed Graveyard Fields and Carolina Brewery’s Brewmaster Jon Connolly’s rockin’ rag tag of southern rockers The Mugs. $7
  • Mardis Gras at the Pinhook! featuring The New Town Drunks / The Kinksmen / The Squares / Children of the Horn + a dance party @ The Pinhook – $5
  • Drive-By-Truckers @ Lincoln Theatre – $22 adv / $25 day of the show / $40 two night pass

Sun – 2/14

  • The Foreign Exchange @ Cat’s Cradle – $20 for individuals / $18 each for couples purchasing a pair of tickets
  • Wanda Jackson / The Lustre Kings @ Berkeley Café – Here’s your chance for Valentine’s Day With The Queen Of Rockabilly, an honest to God Rock’n’Roll Hall of Fame Inductee, and one hell of a lady. $15 adv / $15 day of the show

And?

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Advance Notice: The Week in Happenings 2/1-7

Apparently, it’s the week for benefits and orchestral performances and tough decisions. Oh and Sunday you’ll just have to figure out something to do on your on.  Something tells me there’ll probably be something on television…you know like a House marathon or something.*

Mon – 2/1

  • Sound Painting Orchestra Residency @ The Nightlight – First installment of a four Monday series featuring the SPO and their exploration of the improvisational composition process…or something wild and musically educational like that.  – $FREE!

Tues – 2/2

  • Citizen Cope @ Cat’s Cradle – $22 adv / $25 day of the show / $40 pass for Tues & Wed

Wed – 2/3

  • Citizen Cope @ Cat’s Cradle – $22 adv / $25 day of the show / $40 pass for Tues & Wed
  • The Bootlegs / Fluff Chick @ Local 506 – $FREE!

Thurs – 2/4

  • Haiti Benefit featuring Chatham County Line, A Rooster for the Masses, Filthybird, The Hotwires, Roger Gupton, The Debonzo Brothers, and Andy Bilinski @ The Pour House – $12 suggested donation

Fri – 2/5

  • Embarrassing Fruits / Secret Message Machine / Brambler Ramblers (members of Inspector 22, Waumiss, and Kingsbury Manx) @ The Nightlight – $5
  • Organos EP Release Party featuring Birds and Arrows and Ye Old Shoppe @ The Pinhook – If you recall, I’ve already featured and sung the praises of Organos AND Birds and Arrows. Now’s your chance to catch both in action at one of Durham’s best venues.  It couldn’t be a clearer opportunity, if I’d of planned it myself. – $5
  • WKNC Double Barrel Benefit featuring Max Indian, Bellafea, VeeLee, and The Light Pines @ The Pour House – $7 adv / $9 at the door

Sat – 2/6

  • Bob Marley Birthday Bash featuring Mickey Mills and Steel, Jamrock, dub Addis, Truth and Rights, Joel Keel, and DJ Ras J @ Cat’s Cradle – $15 adv / $20 day of the show
  • Sinful Savage Tigers / Mandolin Orange / Ox Magnolia @ The Cave – $5
  • Dylan vs. Petty for Haiti featuring Big Fat Gap, Birds and Arrows, Gambling the Muse, It Is Rain On My Face, Mandolin Orange, Mary Johnson Rockers, The Pneurotics, Semi-Formal @ Local 506 – $5 minimum donation
  • WKNC Double Barrel Benefit featuring Roman Candle, Spider Bags, Midtown Dickens, and The Tender Fruit @ The Pour House – $7 adv / $9 at the door

*God, how I wish it really was a House marathon.

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Advance Notice: The Week in Happenings 1/25-31

As you can see, there are more than a few chances to take January out with a bang.

Mon – 1/25

  • Arielle Bryant / Nathan Asher @ Local 506 – The much esteemed Nathan Asher sort of fell off the map after his Infantry broke up, but now he’s back– although I have it on good authority that’s more a “back around town” than a “back playing a lot of shows,” so you better catch him while you can. $FREE!

Tues – 1/26

  • The Mebane Acting Company presents the play “Art” @ The Pinhook – $TBA

Wed – 1/27

  • The Entrance Band / Lights / I Was Totally Destroying It @ Local 506 – $10
  • Western Civ / Boy Genius / Mitch Easter @ The Pinhook – $TBA

Fri – 1/29

  • Those Darlins / Pine Hill Haints / Violet Vector and the Lovely Lovelies @ Local 506 – The Darlins have been all the buzz since before they even showed up much hailed but record-less at last year’s SXSW.  Their swaggering country comes off with just the right touch of kick ass attitude and you’d be crazy to miss out on them while they’re still on the upswing.  If you do make it out to the show, be sure to take the gals sage advice from their tune “DUI or DIE”: “Remember if you want to drink and drive / Better find a boy to take you home for the night.” $7 adv / $8 at the door
  • Killer Filler / Blood Red River @ The Cave – $5
  • Fin Fang Foom / Free Electric State / Gray Young / deVries @ The Pinhook – $TBA

Fri/Sat – 1/29-30

  • Donna the Buffalo / The Believers @ Lincoln Theatre – $17 adv / $20 day of the show / $30 advance Fri/Sat bundle
  • PineCone’s Winter Music Fest @ Raleigh’s Meymandi Concert Hall – One-day tickets, either day: $40-$50 PineCone members, $45-$55 public / Two-day pass: $70-$90 PineCone members, $80-$100 public
    • Friday: Kris Kristofferson, Tift Merritt (with special appearance by Raleigh’s own Community Music School Choir), Tony Rice Unit, and Bearfoot
    • Saturday: Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder, Dale Ann Bradley, Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper, and Danny Paisley & the Southern Grass

Sat – 1/30

  • Minor Stars Record Release Party with Transportation / Devries @ Local 506 – $5 (includes a copy of the CD)
  • Jo Gore & The Alternative / Highway 54 @ The Cave – $5

Sun – 1/31

And?

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Advance Notice: The Week in Happenings 1/18-24

There may be more variety this week than in any post yet.  I take it as a challenge; you should take it as an opportunity.

Tues – 1/19

  • Sperm Count / Shithorse / Cerebral Ballzy @ The Nightlight – Billed as a “HARDCORE SHOW!!” Be prepared for manic guitars distorting, krautrock flailing, audience participating and the tiniest bit of cursing (if I had to guess). $5

Wed – 1/20

  • Secondhand Freespace: Book Smart – How to Book a Tour with Panelists: Django Haskins of the Old Ceremony, James Helper of I Was Totally Destroying It, Jason Kutchma of Red Collar, Emma Nadeau of Lost in the Trees / Trekky Records and Moderated by Eleni Binge of Beloved Binge @ Local 506 – $FREE!
  • Studio Gangsters / Robobilly @ The Cave – These g-men and their cowboy robot buddies, clearly take their pot shots at white boy rap and overly-sentimental country (respectively), but they also church out their fair share of head banging/hanging tunage. $5

Thurs – 1/21

  • Jason Webley / Billy Sugarfix @ Local 506 – $TBA
  • Gross Ghost / Veelee / Old Bricks @ Slim’s Downtown – The triangle’s largely cornered the market on the pop bliss of couple-dom (I’m thinking Bowerbirds, Birds and Arrows, Rosebuds) and Veelee is a worthy addition to that impressive roster.  The precocious melodies of Matt and Ginger, who have been playing together since sometime last year, run down those familiar drifty byways of the country folk, but mix it up with their fair share of shakers and minor chords too. Go hear for yourself. $TBA

Fri – 1/22

  • Caltrop / US Christmas / Curtains of Night @ The Nightlight – An understatement: this will be loud. Bring earplugs and a willingness to be totally metal.  $TBA
  • Casey Driessan and the Colorfools / The Kickin’ Grass Band @ Berkely Café – $10
  • Vince Gill @ DPAC – “Go Rest High on That Mountain” is a KILLER song. I do not front. $28-$5
  • The Old Ceremony / Floating Action @ The Pour House – $6 adv / $8 at the door

Sat – 1/23

  • Haitian Earthquake Benefit: The Moaners / Terry McInturff & Friends / New Town Drunks / Charles Pettee / Puritan Rodeo / HWYL / Kitty Box & the Johnnys / + More TBA @ Cat’s Cradle – $10
  • Cantwell Gomez and Jordan / Whatever Brains / Birds and Arrows @ The Nightlight – $TBA
  • River City Ransom / Beloved Binge / Up the Down Escalator @ The Pinhook

Sun – 1/24

  • Queer Puppet Theater Night featuring Gepetta / Modern Day Pinocchio / Evan Greer @ The Nightlight – Taking the puppets to the political, Greer, a community organizer out of Boston, and Gepetta a “queer fabulist/puppeteer,” promise a fable for modern Pinocchios in all strings of life.

We’re always looking for new places to be and new bands to hear.  Please share.

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Advance Notice: The Week in Happenings 1/11-17

Hey baby, it’s cold outside– but even I, a born Floridian who whines so much about the cold I annoy myself, know that’s no excuse for missing shows.  See you out there!

Mon – 1/11

Wed – 1/13

  • Jemina Pearl / The Ettes @ Local 506 -Pearl’s record sports additional performances by Thurston Moore, Iggy Pop, Dave Sitek, and Derek Stanton and the tune “Sheena is a punk rocker” was featured on Gossip Girl (J Humphrey Designs FTW). So, I mean, if we’re talking cultural currency… omgzstfubffsrsly. – $10
  • The Tim Stambaugh Show @ The Cave – $5   
  • Jill Andrews / Amelia’s Mechanics @ The Pour House –  When the supremely wonderful Everybodyfields broke up, I was terrified, horrified, and utterly wrecked with paranoia that when it came to taking it solo Sam Quinn was going to turn out totally insane and Jill Andrews was going to be a massive bore.  THANK GOD, Jill (so far, at least) proved me wrong. SO COMPLETELY WRONG. I have been listening to her new EP since it landed in my mail box way back in October. So far, after about a million listens (if my iTunes count is to be believed), I have realized at least two true things: 1- Jill Andrews hates (perhaps LOATHES) refrains  and 2- I LUV Jill Andrews…but really I already knew that. Come on out to the show (I don’t want to stand alone). – $8 adv / $10 at the door

Thurs – 1/14

  • Wood Ear / Ben Davis and the Jetts / Filthybird @ The Pinhook

Fri – 1/15

  • Sierra Hull & Highway 111 / David Olney with Sergio Webb @ Berkeley Café – Hull, a mentee of the lovely Allison Krauss, offers up a mean mandolin breakdown. $15

  • Prison Books Collective Benefit – Radical Short Film Showing followed by Dance Party @ The Nightlight – Yep, you read that correctly.   
  • The Moaners / Lonnie Walker / Liza Kate @ The Pinhook – Top nominee for local show you best not miss.

Sat – 1/16

  • MOVITS / Juan Huevos @ Local 506 – umm… Swedish swinging hip-hop teams with local electro indie rap act? – $8 adv / $10 at the door
  • Blair Crimmins and the Hookers @ The Cave – Bawdy 1920’s pulp wannabes play seemingly accessible, melodic tune-age – $5
  • General Johnson & The Chairmen of the Board / The Executives @ Lincoln Theatre – If you’re into watching old white people dance, this is the show for you. – $10 adv / $12 day of the show

Sun – 1/17

  • The James King Band / Lorraine Jordan & The Carolina Road Band: A Benefit to Help Save James’ Beloved Cat @ Berkeley Café – Allow me to quote from the press release on the Berkeley’s website (because I’m vaguely sure you wouldn’t believe me): “James King is a cat lover. Recently his cat was attacked by a coyote that came up into the yard. He and his wife rushed the cat to the emergency vet clinic in hopes of saving it’s life. When they arrived the cat had lost a lot of blood and gone into shock. The vet was ready to put it down but James and his wife asked them to please try to save it. Well it turned out to be a miracle cat and lived but had no way of going to the bathroom on its own. A special operation was performed and it worked. The vet bill grew to $5,600. James and his wife have put everything they had saved into saving this cat. They have all of the bill paid except $2,240. If this is not paid the vet hospital said it would have to keep the cat. Also, if a new owner did not come in and adopt the cat they would keep it 10 days and then put it down. So this bill has to be paid.” Right. -  $15 (though larger donations are welcome)

Other places we need to be? Cough it up (but not in like a germy, mucus sort of way– that’s gross).

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Advance Notice: The Week in Happenings 1/4-10

Welcome to the New Year and with any luck a hundred new reasons to get out of your house and into the mix.

Thurs – 1/7

Fri – 1/8

  • Erie Choir / Audubon Park / Butterflies @ Local 506 $8
  • Old Bricks @ The Cave – If their myspace is any indication (and lord, I hope it is), old bricks makes raw, resolute folk music with an edge.  It’s an impercise definition, but it’s a lot of promise delivered in a few streaming songs– which makes for a good bet that checking them out at the old tavern may be an incredible way to break into the new year. $5
  • The Rosebuds / Megafaun / Lonnie Walker @ The Pour House – Word is that tickets are darn close to sold out for this triple bill of the area’s best and most promising indie rollickers.  Don’t waste time, just on the Megafun train, just $10 adv / $13 at the door.

Sat – 1/9

  • Transportation / North Elementary / The Library / Adam Price and Matt McMichaels @ Local 506 $6
  • The Bros Marler @ The Cave – Ummm… allegedly they sound like, “the beatles went drinking with led zepplin, got into django rheinharts car that bob dylan stole and had a huge car pile up with so many vehicles that all that was heard was the mystical harmony of this perfectly bad situation; while on the street corner was a whino playing a harmonica, hovered over a can fire with a homeless barber shop quartet intermittently swapping stories of love, loss, good times, and better days,” but I don’t know what the hell that means. $5
  • The Rosebuds / Megafaun / Hammer No More The Fingers @ The Pour House – This show is sold out online, but a few tickets are apparently still available at Schoolkids Records. $10 adv / $13 at the door

Sun – 1/10

Anywhere else we need to be?

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Advance Notice: The Week in Concerts 12/21-27

just in case you needed a solid excuse to escape your family…I mean, what?

Tues – 12/22

  • Jim Watson’s 24th Annual X-Mas Show @ The Cave – Jim Watson of the Red Clay Ramblers spreads the holiday cheer with seasonal offerings and plenty of room for audience interaction. $5

Wed – 12/23

Wed & Thurs – 12/23-24

  • Open Swap Meet @ The Cave – all day long, both days

Fri – 12/25

Sat – 12/26

  • Enloe Mix Dance Party with special performances by Viswas Chitnis / Carter Gaj (Max Indian) / dj LUXE POSH (aka Breniecia Reuben) / DJ Jason Perlmutter @ The Nightlight – $FREE!
  • Winter Reggae Jam 2009 ft. dub Addis / Crucial Fiya / Arif (from The Anchants) @ Cat’s Cradle $8 adv / $10 day of the show
  • Keny Roby / Regina Hexaphone with Dana Kletter & Friends @ The Cave

Sun – 12/27

  • Whiskey Kills the Butterflies @ Local 506 $FREE!
  • Edwin McCain Band / Paul Freeman @ Lincoln Theatre – $20 adv / $25 day of the show

Happy Holidays!

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Advance Notice: The Week in Concerts 12/14-20

Pointing the way to good times ever since 2009. Seriously friends, in a couple weeks that read so much more epically, it’s ridiculous.

(…okay, maybe not that much more epically, but you know what I mean.)

Mon – 12/14

  • The Whigs / The Features / Mean Creek @ Local 506 $10 adv / $12 day of the show

Tues – 12/15

  • Trekky Records presents Christmas at the Cradle 2009! featuring The Trekky Yuletide Orchestra / Dexter Romweber / Stuart McLamb and Missy Thangs of The Love Language / Des Ark / Whatever Drains / Organos / Veelee / Birds and Arrows / Mount Weather / hosted by Billy Sugarfix – Come one come all to Trekky Records’ fourth annual Christmas show featuring your favorite local bands playing your favorite holiday/seasonal tunes.  They promise snacks, drinks, a raffle and prizes, classic holiday films, and a visit from jolly Saint Nick.  It’ll be a massive snowdrift of winter cheer AND you’ll be helping benefit the National Multiple Sclerosis Society all for just $8 advance / $10 day of the show.

Wed – 12/16

  • Ben Davis & The Jetts / Bobby’s Fever / Inspector 22 @ The Cave $5

Fri – 12/18

  • Americans in France / Impossible Arms / Drunk Tigers @ The Nightlight $5
  • Squirrel Nut Zippers / Sol Driven Train / The Neverhads @ Lincoln Theatre $20 adv / $25 day of the show

Sat – 12/19

  • 6th Annual Evil Weiner X-Mas Show! @ The Cave $5 (starts at 10:00)
  • Holiday Honky Tonk and Burlesque Show featuring The Whiskey Smugglers / The Pneurotics / Gambling the Muse and burlesque performed by Miss Mary Wanna @ Local 506 $6
  • Annual Ho Ho Holiday Party! with Chatham County Line and Friends @ The Pour House Music Hall –  $17 advance/ $20 at door

Sun – 12/20

  • Nightlight Holiday Craft Fair – Swing by ye olde night club for a holiday craft extravaganza featuring artists such as: Reciprocities (feathered talismans and jewelry) / Danger Designs (leather wrist bands) / Abigail Martin (totebags from vintage linen dishtowels 1960’s-80’s) / Flytrap (screenprints, clothing) / Karen Casey (Fused Glass Designs) / Barehanded Press (Y.A. Ponce de Leon-clothing, screenprints) / Ed Gendron / Peter Pendergrass / Jodi Bock (stained glass jewelry boxes and jewelry) / Beth Peddle, and several other mystery crafters TBA.  All that and Mike Taylor will be spinning jams to inspire your spirit and your wallet.  It ‘s all happening 2- 6 PM. $FREE!

So help me Hitchcock, if you know that there’s somewhere awesome we should all be going or someone great we should all be hearing, you better share. Pretty please?