Photo by Jordan LawrenceMatt Park and Airstrip land with intensity AirstripKings, RaleighSaturday, Feb. 2, 2013 Airstrip, led by former-Veelee partner Matthew Park, plays hook-laden indie rock with unusual heft. It’s a trait that makes sense when you consider the personnel: Bassist Nick Petersen and drummer John Crouch also constitute the rhythm section of the slow-burning […]
Jordan Lawrence
Bio: After seven years in the Triangle, Jordan Lawrence followed his fiancée and their fluffy cat to Greensboro. He has written about music for the INDY since 2010.Twitter: http://twitter.com/JordanLawrence
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The end of a band and relationship fueled Airstrip’s heavy pop
Airstrip plays Kings Saturday, Feb. 2, at 10 p.m. Tickets are $7, and Whatever Brains open. Breaking up is hard to do, but it’s even harder when your lover leaves with the drum kit. That was the case for musician Matthew Park, who parted with his girlfriend of the better part of a decade and […]
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After issues, Raleigh’s Pour House sees its capacity set at 289
After three frustrating weeks, Raleigh’s Pour House Music Hall is once again operating at full capacity. On Dec. 21, Raleigh Deputy Fire Marshal Michael T. Furr dropped in on a show, emptying the club and counting heads as people exited. After his inspection, the marshal allowed only 142 people to re-enter. It turned out the […]
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The Mountain Goats to headline pro-choice benefit
It should come as little surprise that Durham’s Pinhook leans pro-choice. The rock club is owned by members of Midtown Dickens, who willingly serve as ambassadors for the area’s gay community. Last May, the venue hosted a large rally in opposition to Amendment One. This month, the bar is keeping up its socially conscious ways, […]
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WKNC unveils the line-up for its 10th Double Barrel Benefit
Taking place each year in February, WKNC‘s Double Barrel Benefit serves as a sort of state-of-affairs showcase for local music. The best bills at this two-night event highlight headliners who are garnering a great deal of regional and national attention while also including up-and-comers poised to make noise in the coming year. This year’s shows—Feb. […]
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The possibilities and pitfalls of reinventing the Pour House
For the last decade, the balcony of the Pour House Music Hallthe two-story rock club located on Blount Street in the heart of downtown Raleighserved as a dual refuge: During packed shows, the upper level functioned as a release valve, its black metal railings ringed with attendees jockeying for fleeting sight lines. Further back, less […]
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Some Army releases video, works on LP for 2013
SOME ARMY, 2013 from Adam Graetz on Vimeo. Some Army—the new songwriting outlet of The Honored Guests’ Russell Baggett—debuted with a strong 2012. Starting with a three-song 7-inch early in the year, the outfit expanded it into a seven-song EP of striking, melancholic folk-rock. Lush, reverb-heavy textures deepen the bleary-eyed heartbreak that powers Baggett’s richly […]
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Theft in a longtime Raleigh practice space highlights the lack of affordable room for bands
For four years, Raleigh post-rock outfit The White Cascade has recorded all of its practices. More than a means of mere cataloging, the archives serve an integral role in the band’s writing process. At each practice, they listen back to previous versions of new songs, perfecting tones and reorganizing parts before arriving at compositions ready […]
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Lost in the Trees and New Music Raleigh offer bigger sounds, smaller emotions
Lost in the Trees with New Music RaleighReynolds Industries Theater, Duke Campus, DurhamFriday, Dec. 7, 2012 With Lost in the Trees, the focal point will always be Ari Picker. The singer and leader of the string-abetted art rock ensemble is a transfixing presence on stage. This isn’t just because of the subjects he sings about, […]
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Listening with Ben Davis & the Jetts
Ben Davis & the Jetts play an LP release party at Local 506 Saturday, Dec. 8, at 10 p.m. Midnight Plus One and Minor Stars open. Tickets cost $6. The domesticity is pervasive: Just after noon on a Thursday in Chapel Hill, Ben Davisa rock ‘n’ roll musician for two decades nowsits cozily on the […]
