Chapel Hill
THE OLD HAUNTS
NIGHTLIGHTWant a jerk toward that Pacific NW indie-punk ethic, with punchy singing and some squirrel-y guitar kick? Put money on The Old Haunts, whose drummer, Tobi Vail, did time in Bikini Kill and leading the Haunts’ label Kill Rock Stars. Also on the $7 bill: Joshua David Abbott and Violet Vector and the Lovely Lovelies. Get in at 10 p.m. Chris Toenes
Durham
N.C. SONGWRITERS CO-OP
BROAD STREET CAFÉThey may not all be as well known as James Taylor or Ben Folds, but this state is packed with songwriters. The North Carolina Song Writers Co-Op, a local nonprofit, holds an open mic night tonight starting at 8 p.m. For more info, visit www.ncsongwriters.org or call 416-9707. Megan Stein
Raleigh
LIVE BIRD SHOW
N.C. MUSEUM OF NATURAL SCIENCECome see Birdman Dave and his friends Sky, Belle and Christopher Columbus tonight at 6:30 p.m. and experience a different side of North Carolina’s birds of prey. Come a little earlier at 5:15 p.m. and enjoy a special after-hours viewing of Hunters in the Sky. Tickets are $8. For more info, call 733-7450 or visit www.naturalsciences.org.Iesha Brown
