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

Get up, get out, and into the mix.  Here are a few suggestions.

Mon – 8/2

Tues – 8/3

  • Comedy Open Mac / Songwriters Open Mic Night @ The Cave – $TBA

Wed – 8/4

  • Gossip Grows on Trees / Dizzy Smith @ Local 506 – $FREE-for-Members ($3 to join)
  • Country Night with DJ Dude Femme & Dj HIllbilly Chateau @ The Pinhook – $FREE!

Fri – 8/6

  • Dark Water Rising CD Release Party! with Mike Mains & The Branches @ Local 506 – $7 (record with admission price)
  • Dirty Little Heaters / Jews & Catholics / Love Craft @ The Nightlight – $5
  • Hammer No More the Fingers / Supervolcano / Butterflies @ The Pinhook – $5
  • The Loners / Gray Young / Goner / Knives & Daggers @ Berkeley Café – $TBA

Sat – 8/7

  • Rat Jackson CD Release Party with Reid Johnson / Red Collar / Aminal @ Broad Street Cafe – $FREE!
  • L in Japanese Dance Party @ Local 506 – $10-$12 (21 and under)
  • “Take 1 at Bedtime/ Wasted” Dance Performance @ The Nightlight – $5

Sun – 8/8

  • Norah Jones / Elvis Perkins @ DPAC – $38 – $50

Anywhere else?

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Advance Notice: The Week in Happenings 7/26-8/1

Here because you can’t be trusted to know where to find good music every night of the week.

Mon – 7/26

  • Melissa Ethridge @ DPAC – $37 and up
  • Wild Wild Geese / Savages @ The Cave – $5

Wed – 7/28

  • Canibus / The Beast / Born Sun / DJ Puerto Con / Social Memory Complex @ The Nightlight – $12
  • Reid Johnson / Doug Keith / John Harrison @ The Cave – $TBA

Thurs – 7/29

  • Matt Kearney / Jane Carey @ Cat’s Cradle – $20 (Sold Out – come early and ambitious)
  • Naked Hearts / She Keeps Bees / The Frontier Needs Heroes @ The Pinhook – $5

Fri – 7/30

  • The Tell (final show!) / Sinful Savage Tigers @ Local 506 – $5
  • Big Picture (featuring members of Lost in the Trees, The Never, & The Annuals) / Humble Tripe / Pistil @ The Nightlight – $5
  • The Old Ceremony / Schooner @ The Pour House – $8 adv / $10 at the door

Sat – 7/31

  • Soul Picnic featuring Fantasia / Foreign Exchange / Doug E. Fresh / Chuck Brown / Mixed Water & Friends @ Koka Booth Amphitheatre – $40-$80

Sun – 8/1

  • Joan Baez @ NCMA – $35-$15

Anywhere else?

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Advance Notice: The Week in Happenings 7/19-25

Plenty to hear. Get out there and let us know how it was.

Mon – 7/19

Tues – 7/20

  • Ben Davis & The Jetts / We Are Hex / Supreme Fiction @ The Nightlight – $5

Wed – 7/21

  • I Was Totally Destroying It / Medications / Deleted Scenes @ The Pinhook – $5
  • Grace Potter & The Nocturnals @ Lincoln Theatre – $14 adv / $18 day of the show

Thurs – 7/22

  • Joe Pug & the Hundred Mile Band / Rayland Baxter / BJ Barham @ Local 506 – $8
  • Lake Inferior / Casual Curious / Hidden Cat @ The Nightlight – $TBA
  • The Wigg Report / Joy in Red / Jason Kutchma @ The Pinhook – $5
  • Lonnie Walker / Free Electric State / Blag’ard / Tomahawks @ Berkeley Café – $TBA

Fri – 7/23

  • Tres Chicas / Chuck Prophet (solo) @ Berkeley Café – $15 adv / $15 day of the show
  • Guided by Vintage: Good Bones Vintage 1 yr Anniversary Party @ Local 506 – $FREE!

Sat – 7/24

  • Fashion Design Reunion Show @ Local 506 – $TBA
  • Pykrete Record Release Show with Kinoeye / DJ Nasty Boots / Projects by Neill Prewitt @ The Nightlight – $5

Sun – 7/25

  • JP Harris & The Tough Choices / Woody Pines @ The Cave – If you’re looking for one hell of a good time, look no further than Woody Pines and his band of old timers.  $5

Anywhere else?

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Advance Notice: The Week in Happenings 7/12-18

Here because you can’t be trusted to know where to hear the good stuff on every night of the week.

Mon – 7/12

  • Americans in France / Bandit Teeth @ The Cave – $5 (late)

Tues – 7/13

  • Twin Tigers / Lake Inferior @ Local 506 – $8

Wed – 7/14

  • Wolf Nipple Foofaraw (aka bring your instrument and join a big open form jam session) @ The Pinhook – $FREE!

Thurs – 7/15

  • Counting Crows Traveling Circus and Medicine Show featuring Augustana + more TBA @ Koka Booth Amphitheatre – $40.50-60.50

Fri – 7/16

  • One Man Band Extravaganze! with Frank Fairfield / Phil Cook (of Megafaun) / Catherine Edgerton (of Midtown Dickens) / Matt White (of Great White Jenkins) / Dan McGee (of Spider Bags) @ The Pinhook – $8
  • Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros / We Are Each Other (featuring Aaron Embry) @ Cat’s Cradle – $15 adv / $17 day of the show
  • Future Islands / Ear PWR / Nuclear Power Pants / Fat Camp @ Local 506 – $7 adv / $9 at the door

Sat – 7/17

  • The Love Language CD Release Party! with The Light Pines and Shit Horse @ Cat’s Cradle – $8 adv / $10 day of the show
  • Spider Bags / Fletcher / Last Year’s Men @ The Cave – $tba (late)
  • Juan Huevos / Menya + DJ One Duran Dance Party @ The Nightlight – $5
  • Red Collar / Death Becomes Even the Maiden / Free Electric State @ The Pinhook – $5

Sun – 7/18

  • Mary Chapin Carpenter / Garrison Starr @ DPAC – $22.50 and up

Anywhere else?

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Advance Notice: The Week in Happenings 7/5-11

A theoretical road map to great times all this week.

Mon – 7/5

  • Delta Spirit / David Vandervelde / The Romany Eye @ Cat’s Cradle – $10 adv / $12 day of the show

Tues – 7/6

Thurs – 7/8

  • Irata / Gray Young / Gods of Harvest / Its Just Vanity @ The Pinhook – $5
  • Stephaniesid / Cosmic Ray Liotta / Boathouse All Stars / Jar-E @ The Pour House – $5 adv / $7 at the door

Fri – 7/9

  • The Heartless Bastards / Peter Wolf Crier / The Builders & Butchers @ Cat’s Cradle – Pro-tip: Go to this show.  The Heartless Bastards are wickedly good live and Peter Wolf Crier may just be the best of what’s next (take my word for it).  $12 adv / $14 day of the show
  • David Karsten Daniels CD Release Show with Fight the Big Bull / Bright Young Things @ Local 506 – $7
  • North Elementary / It’s Just Vanity / Saint Solitude / Pointless Forest @ The Nightlight – $6

Sat – 7/10

  • New Town Drunks / Red Hot Poker Dots / Fantastico @ Local 506 – $5
  • The Weatherkings / The Julies (former members of the now defunct Violet Vector) / The Northern Howl @ The Nightlight – $5
  • Mad Tea Party / Pinche Gringo / Now You See Them @ The Cave – $5 (Late)
  • Inflowential / Urban Sophisticates with King Mez @ The Pour House – $10

Sun – 7/11

  • Teen-Beat 26th Anniversary Performance  with Unrest / True Love Always / Bossanova / MC: Patrick Bryant (Somerville Speakout) @ Cat’s Cradle – $15

Anywhere else?

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Advance Notice: The Week in Happenings 6/28-7/4

Beat the heat with some musical fun. Here are a few places to find it.

Mon – 6/28

  • Frontier Ruckus  / Samantha Crain & The Midnight Shivers @ Berkeley Café – $10

Tues – 6/29

  • Thrice / Kevin Divine / Bad Veins / The Dig @ Cat’s Cradle – $19 adv / $22 day of the show

Wed – 6/30

Thurs – 7/1

  • We Landed on the Moon / Gift Horse/ The Pneurotics @ Local 506 – $8

Fri – 7/2

  • Islands / Steel Phantoms / Active Child @ Cat’s Cradle – $10 adv / $12 day of the show
  • David Dondero / Ye Olde Shoppe / Skylar Gudasz & The Ugly Girls @ The Nightlight – $6

Sat – 7/3

  • Shipwrecker / Filthy Bird / Homoticons @ The Pinhook – $5
  • Weese-Fest 31 with Red Collar / The T’s / Left Outlet / Richard Bacchus & The Luckiest Girls / J Chris Smith & Marc Smith / Magic Mike @ The Pour House – $10 adv ($20 for a 3 day pass for Thurs/Fri/Sat)

Sun – 7/4

  • 9th Annual Evil Wiener Wiener Roast featuring Evil Wiener + Special Guest TBA @ The Cave – $TBA
  • 4th of July Heavy Metal Throwdown! Heavy Metal BBQ! featuring MAKE / Bezoar / Wizardry / Hog @ The Nightlight – $TBA (starts at 3 p.m.)

Anywhere else?

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Advance Notice: The Week in Happenings 6/21-27

A few reasons to get out of the house and into the mix.

Mon – 6/21

  • Li(f)e on the Road Tour: Sage Francis / Free Moral Agents / B. Doaln @ Cat’s Cradle – $18 adv / $20 day of the show

Tues – 6/22

Wed – 6/23

Thurs – 6/24

  • Red Collar / The Baker Family / Wood Ear @Local 506 – $6
  • The First Halloween Costume Party of the Year featuring Up the Down Escalator / Pistil / The Spring Collection @ The Pinhook – $5

Fri – 6/25

  • Jill Andrews / Gambling the Mus @ Local 506 – $9
  • North Elementary / Owl Laws / Michael Hollands @ The Cave – $TBA (late)
  • The New Pornographers / The Dodos / The Duchess & The Duke @ Memorial Hall, UNC-Chapel Hill – This is gonna be an amazingly fun show. Mark my words and meet me there. $25-$22
  • The Tomahawks / Roadside Graves / Calico Haunts @ The Nightlight – $TBA

Sat – 6/26

  • Lizzy Ross Band CD Release Party / Puritan Rodeo / Big Al Hall & John Foniville @ Local 506 – $5 adv / $7 at the door
  • Pros and Cons / Honored Guests / Western Civ @ The Nightlight – $5

Sun – 6/27

  • Caltrop / Black Skies / Hog @ Local 506 – $6

Anywhere else?

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Advance Notice: The Week in Happenings 6/14-20

Here because you can’t be counted on to know where to find good music every night of the week.

Tues – 6/15

Wed – 6/16

  • Tori Sparks / Skylar Gudasz and The Ugly Girls @ Local 506 – $7 adv / $8 at the door

Thurs – 6/17

  • A musical benefit for the Eastern NC Chapter of the National MS Society featuring The Sundowners / Mount Moriah / Whiskey Smugglers / Mandolin Orange / Last of the Great Sideshow Freaks @ Cat’s Cradle – $7
  • Dasan Ahanu / Aden / Lizh / Uprite Lions @ The Pinhook – $5
  • Holy Ghost Tent Revival / Onward, Soldiers / Nick and the Babes @ The Pour House – $8

Fri – 6/18

  • Thao & Mirah with The Most of All / These United States @ Local 506 – $10 adv / $12 at the door
  • The Honeycutters @ The Cave – $5 (early)

Sat – 6/19

  • Ryan Gustafson / Twelve Thousand Armies / Old Bricks @ Local 506 – $7 adv / $8 at the door
  • Killer Filler / Phatlynx @ The Cave – $TBA

Sun – 6/20

  • Chaka Kahn @ DPAC – $37.50 and up

Anywhere else?

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Advance Notice: The Week in Happenings 6/7-13

Here to confuse you about where you should be on Friday and Saturday night. I mean, really.

Tues – 6/8

  • Puritan Rodeo / Morning Bell / Vince Williams @ The Pinhook – $TBA
  • Native / This Town Needs Guns / Bronzed Chorus @ Local 506 – $7 adv / $8 at the door

Wed – 6/9

  • Bob Schneider / Smile Smile @ The Pour House – $15 adv / $18 day of the show

Thurs – 6/10

  • 5:40 Summer Music Series: Jonathan Byrd @ 54 East – $FREE!

Fri – 6/11

  • Amy Cook / Birds & Arrows @ Local 506 – $8 adv / $10 at the door
  • Monologue Bombs / Reid Johnson (of Schooner) / Maria Albani (of Organos) / The Tourists @ Jessee’s – $FREE!
  • Ingrid Michaelson / Matt Morris @ Lincoln Theatre – $14 adv / $17 day of the show
  • Drughorse Collective Presents: The Light Pines / Veelee / Old Bricks @ The Pour House – $8

Sat – 6/12

  • Dexter Romweber & The New Romans / Countdown Quartet @ Local 506 – $7 adv / $8 at the door
  • Wembley / Shipwrecker @ The Cave – $TBA
  • Transportation / North Elementary / Blag’ard @ The Nightlight – $5
  • Caltrop / In the Year of the Pig / Ruscha @ The Pinhook – $5
  • Reflection Eternal (Talib Kweli & Hi-Tek) / Actual Proof (9th Wonder’s group) / DJ BRORABB @ Lincoln Theatre – $20 adv / $25 day of the show
  • Drug Horse Collective Presents: Max Indian / Ryan Gustafson / Bright Young Things @ The Pour House – $8

Anywhere else?

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Advance Notice: The Week in Happenings 5/31-6/6

A look at fun in the days ahead as we think over the sacrifice of the days past. A very big thanks and happy Memorial Day to all those who serve!

Tues – 6/1

  • Free Energy / Jukebox the Ghost / Miniature Tigers @ Local 506 – $10

Wed – 6/2

Thurs – 6/3

  • American Aquarium / Bright Young Things @ Local 506 – $8
  • Reverend Horton Heat / Cracker / Legendary Shack Shakers @ Cat’s Cradle – $20 adv / $22 day of the show

Fri – 6/4

  • Birds & Arrows / Jordan and the Sphinx / Humble Tripe @ The Pinhook – $5
  • The Del McCoury Band / Paco Shipp @ Lincoln Theatre – $24 adv standing / $34 adv seated
  • Sweetwater Brewing presents: Save the Neuse Benefit featuring Old Habits / Swift Creek Revival @ The Pour House – $9 adv / $12 at the door

Sat – 6/5

  • Holly Golightly / The Moaners / Pinche Gringo @ The Cave – $10
  • D-Town Brass / Bustello / Erie Choir @ Local 506 – $7
  • Swaso / Gossip Grows on Trees / Supreme Fiction @ Cat’s Cradle – $7 adv / $10 day of the show
  • Misbehaved Faves Fast: A Benefit for Chris Pope featuring Beloved Binge / Scientific Superstar / Blood Red River / Sequoya / Somerset Frisby / Jeremy Blair from Effingham, Bitterman @ The Pinhook – $5
  • Rhett Miller / The Balsa Gliders / Johnny Orr @ The Pour House – $15 adv / $20 at the door
  • Sarah Borges and the Broken Singles / The Honeycutters @ Berkeley Café – $12

Anything else?

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Advance Notice: The Week in Happenings 5/24-30

Sifting through the week in music so you don’t have to.

Mon – 5/24

  • Widespred Panic’s Dirty Side Down CD Release Party @ The Pour House – $FREE!

Tues – 5/25

  • Pink Flag / 8 inch Betsy / Spooky Qs @ The Pinhook – $5
  • Fang Island / Hollerando / Zlam Dunk @ Local 506 – $8 adv / $10 at the door

Wed – 5/26

  • Tim Fite / The Wailing Wall @ Local 506 – $8
  • Music Industry Networking Party – local experts, surprise performances @ Berkeley Café – $FREE!

Thurs – 5/27

  • The NC Folklore Society presents an Old-time Jam @ The Nightlight – $FREE!
  • Round Robin Solo with John Harrison, Jason Kutchman and Chip Smoak (early) @ The Cave – $TBA
  • Sinful Savage Tigers / The Lonesome Heroes @ The Pinhook – $5

Fri – 5/28

  • Sam Quinn & Japan Ten / Josh Moore @ Local 506 – $8 adv / $10 at the door
  • The Pin Project 2010 @ The Pinhook – Come support the Troika Music Festival by purchasing a bowling pin that’s been designed by local artists and musicians. Billy Sugarfix hosts the art show. Jason Kutchman hosts karaoke afterward. $FREE!
  • Thank You, Friend: A Tribute to Alex Chilton featuring Mitch Easter & The Able Hands / John Howie Jr. / Greg & Ann Humphreys / Tom Maxwell / Lynn Blakey / Stu McLamb & Missy Thangs / Jeff Hart / Jane Francis & Jay Manley / Kurt Heasley & Alex Maiolo / Matt McMichaels & Adam Price / The Magic Babies(with Jen Richelson) / The Stars Explode / Jeff Carroll / Holden Richards @ Cat’s Cradle – No Cover / $10 suggested donation
  • Kooley High / Carlitta Durand / Fat Snacks / DJ Gonzo @ The Pour House – $6 adv / $9 at the door

Sat – 5/29

  • The Pneurotics / Lonnie Walker / The Sweet Sacrifice @ The Pinhook – $5
  • Luego CD Release Party! featuring The Tomahawks @ The Nightlight – $5 (show)/ $8 (show + CD)
  • The Herndon’s Wedding Bash featuring John Howie Jr. & The Rosewood Bluff / Puritan Rodeo / New Town Drunks / The Moaners @ The Cave – $TBA
  • Music for The City: Benefit for Relief Efforts in Nashville @ The Pour House – $7 suggested donation

Sun – 5/30

  • I Was Totally Destroying It  U2 @ Local 506 – IWTDI turns U2 tribute band? That’s the word on the street. $5
  • She Wants Revenge / The Light Pines @ Cat’s Cradle – $15 adv / $17 day of the show

Anything to add?