Murder by Death
Motorco Music Hall 723 Rigsbee Ave, Durham, North Carolina 27701
Carson McCullers never played gnarled cello in a goth-folk band, but the breadth of Southern flavored emotional detail that powers her best work also churns inside cult Kentucky indie rock stalwarts Murder By Death. Early pioneers to the indierock/folk hybrid style that would soon rocket into the mainstream via labels like Saddle Creek, they still toss out admirable records in the vein to this day. In fact,the group crowdfunded over$300,000 to release their new record, The Other Shore,earlier this year. Former Avail frontman Tim Barry opens.—David Ford Smith
Tickets $20-$25