There’s something deeply soothing to me about Dax Riggs’ complex, gothic garage rock; he’s a great musician and his voice sounds like oil slicks under a car, and I can absolutely zone out on the sound of his music, just completely blissed out on rock and roll. That’s how the show at the 506 was…
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holly golighty & the broke-offs @ local 506
I’m not quite sure how Holly Golightly & the Broke-offs ended up in my iTunes library1. Like Ryan Bingham, it took me a few albums to warm to her very particular brand of bluesy, gothic Americana, but by the time this year’s No Help Coming came out, I was ready to give in. It’s a gorgeous, weird,…
cameron mcgill & what army @ local 506
The only good thing about the otherwise wretched emptiness of the 506 last night was the space itself; the 506 is basically a big concrete and cinderblock box, and the quiet but appreciative crowd distributed along the benches up against the walls let Cameron’s voice and his band’s sheer enormous sound echo and vibrate off…
old 97’s @ cat’s cradle
The Old 97’s proved, to a mostly full house at the Cradle last night, that you might get older — but you can still rock just as hard as you did five years ago. I hadn’t seen them since 2008, and even that was at Raleigh Downtown Live, which is not an optimal situation for…
wanda jackson @ local 506
I’m usually pretty good with words, but seeing Wanda Jackson last night at the 506 is one of those experience that transcended my ability to use the English language, so photos will have to suffice. Girls Guns & Glory, who I’ve been wanting to see forever, opened, and the full set is here. They’re worth…
sinful savage tigers @ jessee’s
I don’t usually like shooting outside — the backgrounds are odd, light isn’t always usable, there are bugs and it’s hot and the list goes on — but there’s something lovely and perfect about shooting a band playing a totally unamplified set during the golden hour, like Sinful Savage Tigers did on Sunday evening towards…
cameron mcgill & what army — is a beast
Cameron McGill & What Army — Is A Beast. Out 4/12. When I dropped a short preview of this album in my February Two Sentences reviews, I said that it was dark and lush, and the more I listen to it, the more I stand by those two words to describe it. Cameron’s vocals are,…
the mountain goats @ cat’s cradle
I’ve been lucky enough to see the Mountain Goats a couple of times over the last few years; in 2006 at Troika, in an old garage, and John solo at the Durham Armory, and a sold out show at the Cradle in 2008. A sold out show in 2008 the night after the election in…
luego & jeff crawford @ motorco
An excellent evening of power pop. I am, in particular, supremely excited for Jeff’s new album. Yes, please. Motorco’s doing something lovely with these residencies; Luego is the band in residence for the month of April, four full band shows on Wednesdays with different openers, and Patrick solo on Sunday afternoons. A great look at…
j. roddy walston & the business @ kings
When I told him that I was going to see a rock band from Baltimore last night, the Cowboy said, “I didn’t think they had those. I thought they were just making electronica up there.” Not in a bad way — just in a vaguely perplexed way, because they make a lot of electronica in…
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