At some point I will give up trying to explain why the scene here is so amazing, so valuable to me; at some point, I promise I will. But then there are shows like last night, where I end up laughing my head off and wailing “But I don’t understand what’s going ooooooooon” and enveloped…
Tag: lead singers
justin townes earle @ cat’s cradle
I’ve now seen Justin Townes Earle three times in three years, all three utterly different crowds: the first in 2008, a small but supremely enthusiastic crowd at the Berkeley Cafe in Raleigh (a tiny venue); in 2009 on one of the mainstages at Bristol Rhythm & Roots, to a huge (thousands) but utterly placid crowd;…
justin townes earle — harlem river blues
Justin Townes Earle — Harlem River Blues. Out now, Bloodshot Records. You can’t fall over a review of or an interview with or an article about JTE without the painfully obvious question about his name in it; after three albums and an EP, I would like to think that most music writers are more clever than…
american aquarium @ the pour house, december 2010
American Aquarium at the Pour House in the first weekend in December is tradition, by now; last night was raucously hilarious and bizarre and fantastic. They always are. Those boys never disappoint me.
lost in the trees @ motorco music hall
so surround yourself with good people i know it’s painful but we can stand.
for all those with broken hearts
Lost in the Trees wraps up their incredibly (and well-deservedly) successful 2010 with a show at Motorco Music Hall in Durham tonight; locals Veelee and (LITT’s Trekky labelmates) Butterflies open. 9PM, $15 at the door. This week, the Indy gives Ari some equally well-deserved local loving and the Anti- reissue of All Alone In An Empty House is…
mason jennings — the flood
Mason Jennings — The Flood. Out now digitally, 11/23 hard copy on Brushfire Records. This is not the post I planned to write today. This, instead: me at 19, with the poodle passing as my hair grown most of the way down my back, instead of short and shaggy like I keep it now. (Sometimes…
the belleville outfit @ berkeley cafe
Sometimes genre is useful in describing music; an easy way to convey to another person that they will, or won’t, like a band. Sometimes it’s easy because you can say, “They’re a rock band,” or “They’re a traditional bluegrass band.” And sometimes, as with Austin, TX’s the Belleville Outfit, you get stuck. You say to…
the static minds @ kings
About halfway through the Static Minds’ set last night, I turned to t. and said, “All frontmen should come with hips and hair like Erik’s. It should be a requirement.” I know a lot of really great lead singers, lead guitarists, and Erik Sugg is among the best I’ve seen in the Triangle in forever….
the felice brothers @ kings
I’m rarely left speechless by a show. Gibbering like an idiot, occasionally, but rarely speechless. I can almost always find some twist of words to explain why something was tremendous, or at least an adjective or six, but this morning, I am still stuttering over last night’s Felice Brothers set at Kings. We saw them…
brand new kind of photography 