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.

Introducing: Burly Time Records

UPDATE FROM GRAYSON: the other owner of the label is brad cook from megafaun/deyarmond edison.

Grayson Currin, music editor for the Indy, has started his own label, and is having a free show next Friday (May 4) at 305 South. The first two records are from Bowerbirds and Horseback. Here's the line-up from Grayson:

>
> Friday, May 4
> 305 South
> 305 S. Dillard St
> Durham, NC
> Free!
9 p.m.
>
> Burly Time Records CD Release Party
> Sets by:
> Bowerbirds
> Horseback
> Des Ark
> Heather McEntire (Bellafea, Un Deux Trois)
> Megafaun
> Pykrete

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/

Here's what you should do this weekend

Signalfest has an impressive line-up of techno, hip-hop, bhangra and more, including a lecture and set by Detroit techno pioneer Derrick May on Thursday, and free-speech activists Negativland on Friday. You may not see me over there on Saturday, because I'm still hoping to score tickets to the World Beer Festival here in Raleigh.

Repost on SignalFest

Got this from FrequeNC Records on Myspace:

WHY YOU MIGHT WANT TO BUY A FESTIVAL PASS ($30) INSTEAD OF JUST COMING TO OUR PARTY - - - - - - - -

yeah people, the fest is definitely stronger than last year in a lot of ways, you can do your own research but there’s a lot of great stuff and $30 isn’t so bad if it gets you into all these venues all weekend.... and it’s not just progressive house - there’s hip-hop, rock, ambient, all types of shit

frequeNC RECORDS hype show pics........

THURSDAY NIGHT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

UNC CAMPUS SOMEWHERE - DERRICK MAY - one of the 3 founding fathers of detroit techno gives a talk TECHNO AS A BLACK AMERICAN ARTFORM and dj set along with big time detroit producer/dj STACEY PULLEN - come see what unc shelled out $15,000 for - holy shit, that better be cool for all that cash! (NOTE: $12 or $6 with fest pass, NOT INCLUDED IN WEEKEND PASS)

FRIDAY NIGHT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

NIGHTLIGHT - broken fader cartel crew (nicest guys ever, idm styles), a drop in silence from g-boro who were awesome last year, calmer - ambient/exp (from brooklyn, so it’s gotta be good, right)

CAT’S CRADLE - NEGATIVLAND my personal anti copyright heros (and they have a workshop thing too), crystal castles, and the nein

SATURDAY NIGHT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

NIGHTLIGHT - our party, of course......

BLEND (former shitlands dancehall) - lot’s of ambient and avant composer styles including pacific before tiger and the most awesome PULSOPTIONAL who have a cd finally!!!!!

CAT’S CRADLE - souls of mischief, masta ace, black milk (detroit, who has a beat making workshop)

AND THERE’S MORE, GO TO THEIR WEBSITE AND CHECK IT OUT www.signalfest.com/newsite/