This week's cool shows: ANTiSEEN, the dBs, Witch Mountain and more

It's going to be a good week for longtime fans of North Carolina music. Two of the state's most venerable bands -- from very different spots on the musical spectrum -- are playing Saturday night. ANTiSEEN, which celebrates 25 years this year, will bring the mayhem to Slim's along with KIFF and Bad Idea for the Show of the Week. If ANTiSEEN celebrating 25 years doesn't make you feel old, I don't know what will. Meanwhile the dB's will hold a record-release party for their first album with all-original members in 30 years over at Motorco.

Also this week in Raleigh, female-fronted Portland doomsters Witch Mountain will play Kings with Hog and Lord Dying (also from Portland) this Wednesday (tomorrow night).

Go see Pontiak this Thursday at The Reservoir

I'm telling you early so you can make sure to mark your calendars. Baltimore's Pontiak, whose "Valley of Cats" CD was one of my 2006 favorites, will be at The Reservoir in Carrboro this Thursday, and you should go. They have a brooding, bluesy, darkly psychedelic sound, but just when you get comfortable with that, they throw in something funky, almost reggae-like. If you like Vietnam, Chapel Hill's Red Smokes White or Greensboro bands All Night and Tiger Bear Wolf you should definitely check this show out. Pontiak is touring in support of a new album, which I haven't heard yet, but which, I understand, you'll be able to get at the show. Plus, it's at Reservoir, which I haven't had the pleasure of checking out yet. On a separate note, my love affair with Midnight Movies continues. Their new CD, "Lion the Girl" sounds like something Tex Watson would have listened to on an 8-track on his way to Sharon Tate's house. Shimmering and ominous at the same time.

Save the Ta Tas Benefit Show!

Repost from Viva La Venus.

SATURDAY, April 28, 2007

Volume 11 Tavern
658 Maywood Ave.
Raleigh, NC
919-839-0079

Your $10 donation at the door will benefit the Breast Cancer Research Foundation. Come on out and rock with some great breast-weilding bands!!

Show starts at 9:00 PM, with music performances by:

Cori Yarkin - from Orlando, FL! (http://www.myspace.com/coriyarckin)
Viva la Venus (http://www.myspace.com/vivalavenus)
Bully - from Virginia Beach, VA! (http://www.myspace.com/bullyva)
Lactose Quervo (http://www.myspace.com/lactosequervo)

Also featuring art by Glitter Girl, Amber Walden, and Moneequaa (so bring some extra cash!!) AND a tattoo booth with hot people showin' it off for ya! You can even get pierced!!

More info:
Volume 11 Tavern: http://www.myspace.com/volume11tavern
Breast Cancer Research Foundation: http://www.bcrfcure.org/

Cool show alert

Steve Howell Band tonight at the Hideaway in Raleigh. Steve used to be in the Backsliders, and is a guitar genius. For those of you who play guitar and frequent Harry's, a lot of the Harry's employees are in this band, including (from what I understand) Pee Wee Watson, who was in Nantucket and the severely underrated PKM. I'm heading there tonight after Bickett.

Cool shows this weekend

If you live in Raleigh, it's time to get out of town for the weekend. I plan on going to the Warhol Party at Bickett on Friday, seeing the Ex-Members on Saturday, and probably Thunderlip on Thursday.

Thursday Thunderlip @ the RESERVOIR, Chapel Hill N.C.
W/ Collosus, BLACK SKIES,

Friday

Warhol Party at Bickett (see above)

Night Prowler, Bon Scott-era AC/DC tribute at Volume 11

BLowOut on Broad St. Punk Fest (6:00pm-1:00am) (descriptions from Kim)
Description:

Antagonizers
(www.myspace.com/antagonizers)
catchy sing along choruses with rocknroll over tones. Plenty of back ups through and through.At times you'll smile and wanna hold your beer high, at others you'll wanna grin and let your fists fly.
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Blood Red River
www.myspace.com/bloodredriver 60's style surf/skate music. This band will bing you back in time with a unique yet familiar sound.
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Simple Assault (www.myspace.com/simpleassault)
Home grown hardcore…..with bongos. Must see
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Dead to Society
(www.myspace.com/deadtosociety101)
Dead To Society just formed recently and hails from Durham, North Carolina. They shared a dream to bring back the old school sound of punk rock and hardcore. And in my opinion, that's exactly what they are doing.
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The Black Sheep (www.myspace.com/anuphillbattle)
Real punk music that will put you back into the mosh pit
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Mother Vinegar (www.myspace.com/mothervinegar)
Mother Vinegar original sound has been described as "Tom Waits and Ravi Shankar being assaulted by Joe Satriani and Gibby Haynes." Mother Vinegar is a four-piece rock band whose intense rock sound will move you.



Saturday (descriptions from Kim)

Beloved Binge, Wigg Report, and Ex-Members @ 305 South

The Wigg Report and Beloved Binge are 2 very quirky bands. The Hatchet described the Binge as "An acquired taste, like tzatziki sauce." They have improved over the last few weeks.

http://www.myspace.com/thewiggreport
http://www.myspace.com/belovedbinge