The long, curling tips of the moustache the man sports while standing outside of the rock club on Saturday night droop and dangle, like alien testicles responding to Earth gravity upon first contact. But he shows no shame: As the several dozen contestants and about 265 attendees of the inaugural Oak City Beard and Mustache […]
Grayson Haver Currin
Bio: Grayson Haver Currin was the music editor of INDY Week and the co-director of Hopscotch Music Festival.Twitter: http://twitter.com/currincy
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Marissa Nadler and Richard Buckner take two paths to similar intrigue
Richard Buckner Wednesday, July 9, 7 p.m. Duke Gardens, $10–$13 dukeperformances.duke.edu Marissa Nadler Wednesday, July 9, 9 p.m. The Pinhook, $10–$12 thepinhook.com Marissa Nadler and Richard Buckner aren’t telling the whole truth, or at least they’re not making it easy to hear. Though separated by a few decades of age and experience, Buckner and Nadler […]
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Listening to old jazz records with Boneslinger leader Dave Wright
Boneslinger with Killer Filler Thursday, July 3, 8:30 p.m. $8–$10 Pour House Music Hall, thepourhousemusichall.com As soon as the song begins, the guitar wheezes and winks, the crackle of distortion smeared on top of the quick and cackling riff like butter. Dave Wright smiles and looks uphe knows this one. “This is one of my […]
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Live: In Raleigh, the Counting Crows get listless
Counting Crows, Toad the Wet Sprocket Red Hat Amphitheater, Raleigh Wednesday, June 25, 2014 Last night in Raleigh, the Counting Crows did not save “A Long December” until the encore, or even for the end of their humid Wednesday evening set. Instead, the 1996 hit about hope in the face of abject despair came not […]
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Waiting a lot for a little: Sunburned Hand of the Man at Nightlight
Sunburned Hand of the Man; Cantwell, Gomez & Jordan; Head of Wantistiquet; Terry H. Garrish Jazz Ensemble Nightlight, Chapel Hill Tuesday, June 24, 2014 For all of the urgency and energy a band on a stage can offer, live music is mostly an exercise in patience. A touring act, for instance, spends 23 or so […]
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Three essential reissues by British guitarist Mike Cooper suggest that music is meant for breaking borders
Mike Cooper does not want to talk about how famous he might have beenhow he declined an offer to join the Rolling Stones, how he refused to conform to commercial folk-rock standards a decade later, or how that decision not only cost him a record deal but also sent him into exploratory musical exile for […]
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The Art of Cool launches donor program for 2015 festival
After this year’s inaugural Art of Cool Festival in downtown Durham, co-director Cicely Mitchell told us that the organization would most likely instate a donor program to help goad the festival along financially. Mitchell imagined that the program would mirror those of events such as the American Dance Festival and Full Frame, which tap donors […]
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A few shows and a lot of land: Should Raleigh sell Walnut Creek Amphitheater?
When Raleigh opened the state’s largest amphitheater in July of 1991, the venue’s schedule suggested a sprint against the end of summer. Local boys The Connells christened the space on July 4 of that year, drawing a crowd of almost 10,000. In the next two months, the 20,500-capacity venue hosted 30 more showsJimmy Buffett and […]
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How veteran bands once on large record labels can recharge by launching their own
Fu Manchu with Electric Citizen Saturday, May 24, $13–$15, 9 p.m. Kings Drivin’ N’ Cryin’ with Cousins Sunday, May 25, $14–$17, 8 p.m. Lincoln Theatre Scott Hill never minded making substantial sacrifices for Fu Manchu, his iron-willed California stoner rock band for the last quarter-century. In the late ’90s, after several popular albums for Chapel […]
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After an eight-month search, the Chapel Hill club has a new owner
If your local band is looking for more gigs, Chapel Hill’s two-decade-old Local 506 might soon be your land of opportunity. After an eight-month search for the right buyer, longtime owner Glenn Boothe recently completed the rock club’s sale to Chapel Hill couple Kippy and Tom Perkins, who hope to keep the bar open every […]
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