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Music Friday At Rebus Works: Ivan Howard And Reid Johnson
This Friday, December 19th, Ivan Howard of the Rosebuds and Reid Johnson of Schooner will play at Rebus Works as part of the ongoing exhibit Greg Fidler Form Review & Via Penland as well as the 5-10-20 Project, the special holiday sale featuring five inch art by ten artists for twenty dollars each.
Spin Me Right ‘Round
I recently inherited my father’s turntable and record collection, an acquisition that’s become an unexpected joy to me in the past few months. My reasons at the time for setting up the system were simple: pay homage to my father and occupy some empty square footage in my apartment. I never quite believed the earnest claims of audiophiles, that music actually sounded better through that antiquated machine. But when I dropped the needle onto Eric Clapton’s Slowhand and the beginning notes of “Cocaine” crept from the speakers, I felt like I was hearing the song for the first time… [Continued below the fold]
Avett Brothers Open for Dave Matthews at Time Warner Pavilion
Yes, you read that right The Avett Brothers are opening a show for another band.
Bon Iver on Letterman and Pitchfork Readers’ Top 5
Vernon still doesn’t live in Raleigh but we’re still fond of him.
Hillsborough Schoolkids Moving Up the Street
Times they are a’ changin’. Info and coupons below the fold.
David Byrne Rocks Raleigh in a White Tutu
What better way to start a week than with Mr. David “Renaissance Man” Byrne in a white ballet tutu?
Pink Martini To Play NCMA
Chill out on the grass with some lounge music. Can it be summer already…..
Reminder: Rosebuds, Loners Tonight
In case you missed it over there on the left side of the website, it’s now on the right too… Rosebuds play Pour House tonight!
Love Hangover Coming to The Pour House
It’s not even Christmas yet and we’re already talking Valentine’s Day. Shame on us.
Blankface Reunion Show Interview
The first time I spoke with Blankface guitarist Mitchell Marlow he was shopping for a robe. “I wear my girlfriend’s robe all the time and it’s so soft, it’s like hanging out in a blanket,” he said. “So I thought I’d go out and get myself one.” The next time I spoke with him, later that evening, he was wearing it. “It’s pretty comfortable,” Marlow said. That about sums up Marlow and Blankface, a laid back punk band that made music at an early age and has decided to have a reunion show since all the original members are now in the Chapel Hill area. Mitchell Marlow from Blankface talk about the band’s last hurrah before descending into the punk rock sunset.
Doc Watson to Perform at NCMA
The 85-year-old Bluegrass legend is the first performer added to the 2009 NCMA schedule.
The Packway Handle Band at the Pour House
Tonight you have the chance to see a great young bluegrass band at the Pour House. Packway Handle Band won the 2008 award for Athens’ Best Americana Band. New Raleigh is giving away two tickets to see them.
Eagles of Death Metal to Play Schoolkids
You now have a second chance to catch some Prissy Prancin’ on Friday.
