Monday, March 23, 2009

Cool shows this week: Pink Flag and more!


(Pink Flag -- photo by Jude Eden)

THIS WEEK'S SHOWS



SHOW OF THE WEEK

Thursday, March 26: Whatever Brains with Pink Flag, Tir na Nog
Pink Flag manage to be angry and cute at the same time. They're the girls I wish I had been in high school. The Indy's recent review of Whatever Brains' cassette-only release and 7-inch record (which has been picked up for distribution by Matador) describes them as "hooky-and-hissy" and "jagged and noisy," which pretty much hits the nail on the head.

Thursday, March 26: Proof with Medications and Edie Sedgwick, Berkeley Cafe

Friday, March 27: Richard Bacchus & the Luckiest Girls, Slim's


Friday, March 27: John Howie Jr. & The Rosewood Bluff with Mike Slaton, The Cave

Friday, March 27: ASG with Colossus, Black Skies and Power Pellut, Volume 11 Tavern
I liked ASG's "Win Us Over," even if it was more on the polished side than I usually enjoy. Colossus and Black Skies are easily two of the heaviest bands around here.


Friday, March 27: A Rooster for the Masses, Pour House
Check newraleigh.com for a ticket giveaway for this show.


Saturday, March 28: Mike Roy & Rob Watson CD-release party with Kenny Roby's Mercy Filter & the Kennebec Duo, Pour House

Saturday, March 28: A Rooster for the Masses, with Death to the Details and The Authority, The Cave

Saturday, March 28: Caltrop with Curtains of Night and Sled, The Pinhook
Caltrop is part of my personal trio of heavy favorites (along with Colossus and Black Skies). I'm hoping Curtains of Night will grow on me more after I see them live.


Saturday, March 28: COC Blind Volume 11 Tavern
COC Blind is Reed and Karl, plus assorted others, playing the "Blind" in its entirety.

Tuesday, March 31: The Ex-Monkeys, The Cave

NEXT WEEK'S SHOWS

Wednesday, April 1: Secondhand Freespace panel on Online Marketing, Local 506
David Rose - KnowTheMusicBiz.com
Jed Carlson - Reverbnation.com
Lindsey Kronmiller - Merge Records
Mike Robinson - Annuals
Moderated by Heather McDonald - About.com: Music Careers

Wednesday, April 1: Langhorne Slim, Cat's Cradle

Wednesday, April 1: Black Skies, Reservoir Bar


Thursday, April 2: North Elementary with I Was Totally Destroying It, Tir na Nog

Thursday, April 2: The New Romans, with Fan Tan, Pinhook

Friday, April 3: North Mississippi All-Stars, Lincoln Theatre

Saturday, April 4: Scott Phillips, Royal Bean
Scott from Goner. Early show (8 p.m.)

Saturday, April 4: Transportation, The Cave

Saturday, April 4: Bluegrass festival with Old Habits, The Pit

Saturday, April 4: Brian Walsby/Melvins double release show, Tir na Nog
With Double Negative, The Loners, Goner and Des Ark

Sunday, April 5: Caltrop, Reservoir Bar

Tuesday, April 7: Neko Case, Fletcher Theatre

UPCOMING IN GENERAL

Thursday, April 9: The Magpies, Tir na Nog

Thursday, April 9: The Haw River Rounders, Pinhook

Friday, April 10: Bombadil, Lincoln Theatre

Friday, April 10: Shake It Like a Caveman, Sadlack's

Saturday, April 11: Urban Sophisticates, Lincoln Theatre

Thursday, April 16: John Howie Jr. and the Rosewood Bluff with Gambling the Muse, Pinhook


Thursday, April 16: Magic Babies with The Huguenots, Tir na Nog

Thursday, April 16: John Howie Jr. and the Rosewood Bluff, with Gambling the Muse, The Pinhook

Thursday, April 16: IRATA with Count Von Count, Reservoir Bar

thursday, April 16: A Rooster for the Masses with Natalie Portman's Shaved Head, Local 506

Friday, April 17: North Elementary, Pinhook

Friday, April 17: Kenny Roby, Sadlack's


Friday, April 17: The Whistlestop, Pour House

Friday, April 18: Duo Fest with Beloved Binge and Mecca Normal, Pinhook

Saturday, April 18: Starmount, Sadlack's

Monday, April 20: 420 Fest with H.O.W. and Black Skies Volume 11

Tuesday, April 21: Dreadg with Torche and Maps and Atlases The Brewery

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