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Five Questions with Bombadil
One year ago you probably hadn’t heard of Bombadil (The Durham-based eclectic, mystical roots-rock band, not the Tolkein character. Certainly you’d heard of him.) But thanks to a busy tour schedule—including stops at Shakori Hills Festival and Portland’s Pickathon—some glowing press and a legion of seriously devoted fans, their profile has seriously been heightened.
Morose Vitality: This is NOT Spinal Tap…
Meet Raleigh’s popular extreme metal band, playing Sunday at Volume 11 Tavern.
Bombadil Prep New Album, Play Lincoln Theatre
One little known name that has boomed over the past few years is the Chapel Hill art-folk outfit Bombadil. Like the other Ramseur Records bands, Bombadil stay on the road throughout much of the year.
More I and Love and You Avett Brothers Album Details Emerge
Since their last album, The Avett Brothers have performed a live show every 1.2 days. “I’m a hard, hard worker everyday” indeed…
Five questions with Brian Walsby
This Saturday, April 4, at Tir na Nog, local drummer/artist Brian Walsby will show off both his music and his artwork, at a release party for his new volume of drawings, Manchild 4 (Bifocal Media) .
The Love Language Rock Schoolkids Records
On Saturday, one of the most hyped local bands, The Love Language, took on a crowd of about 40 or 50 at Schoolkids Records as a warm-up for their album release party at Local 506.
Cut Copy Makes Us See In Colour
I always have a plan when I’m seeing a concert because I know good concerts are not born; they are made. A group of dependable concert buddies, a tight venue and thick crowd, a couple of beers beforehand, and the energy and willingness to dance are essentials. A good performance by the band also helps. So I spent the hours leading up to the much anticipated Cut Copy performance Tuesday night at Cat’s Cradle in Carrboro trying to coordinate (read: scheme) the social and logistical ingredients just so, as well as knock down my expectations a few pegs, all in the name of eluding that dreaded fog of disappointment that can creep up on the performance of even your favorite band (especially your favorite band) and hover over it for the rest of your life. As it turns out I needn’t have worried. Continued below the fold.
Immortalizing Valient Thorr
What’s a good investment these days? One strategy is to the mine the wealth of local vinyl releases.
Avett Brothers “I and Love and You” Album Details Emerge
Only a few details about the new album have emerged, including the title. The new album will be called I And Love And You, which is also the title of one of the songs (which is described as “autumnal, Wilco-style”).
