Polvo in Wired

Thanks to New Raleigh for posting this link to Wired's interview with Polvo's Dave Brylawski. But I'm really not sure where Wired got the idea that Polvo is math rock.

Also via New Raleigh, Flaming Lips have invited Birds of Avalon to play the All Tomorrow's Parties fest in New York in September.


From Away-Team comes news that Clutch will host the Planet Caravan festival with Pentagram, Wino, Kylesa and many more at the Orange Peel in Asheville Sept. 17 & 18.

Finally, news from Merge: If you pre-order September releases from The Clean, Polvo and/or Our Noise you can win a SCORE! box set. Polvo's In Prism, which is available for pre-order starting today.

Video of Erectus Monotone!

I spent too much time yapping at Raleigh Times last night, and ended up missing Rocket Cottage and much of The Loners at Tir na Nog. I did, however, purchase the new Rocket Cottage record and will report on it soon. And because it was a work night, I only stayed for a few Erectus Monotone songs. Supposedly this is their last show ever, but I get the feeling we'll be seeing them playing here and there. The crowd was so into them, and they were having too much fun to let this die completely. That's just me speculating, so don't take it for any sort of gospel.

Ear Farm's 10 N.C. Bands to Hear Right Now

Looks like this little post on Ear Farm has generated a little controversy. North Carolina native turned Brooklyn music blogger Matt Tyson listed 10 North Carolina bands you should hear right now on his influential blog. The problem for quite a few people is that the list is pretty Triangle-centric. A notable exception is The Bronzed Chorus (above) who are from Greensboro. The Triangle-centricity of the list doesn't bother me. My personal list would have been different, but all in all, I think he did a great job. But it did make me wonder: Who ARE the best non-Triangle North Carolina bands? I honestly don't know. And I also don't know who the most reliable and readable non-Triangle North Carolina music bloggers are. I bet if I figure out that last part, the first will follow. So, help a Triangle-centric out. Who, outside of the Triangle area, should I be listening to and reading. Please provide links and any pertinent info. And if you're affiliated with the bands or blogs you list, please also be up-front about it.

Pipe's "Ball Peen" now on Cy-Tunes!

Thanks much to Christina for alerting me to the fact that Pipe's long-out-of-print debut "Ball Peen" is now on Cy-Tunes. Go ahead and download it (all proceeds benefit Duke University’s Tisch Brain Tumor Center), and get ready for the band's show with Dry Heathens this Saturday at Broad Street Cafe in Durham. Grayson has the full news here.

This week's cool shows: Pipe and more!

This week's Show of the week is Pipe and the Dry Heathens Saturday at Broad Street Cafe in Durham. Due to illness on the band's part, and bad scheduling on mine, I still haven't seen the reunited version. Hoping to change that this weekend. Other notable shows include The Infamous Sugar, Dirty Hookers and The Kickass, also on Saturday at Slim's. This show is notable in part for having such a popular flyer that at least one other local show is using it too! Also, Dirty Hookers is the new side project The Sugar himself and Joel from Static Minds. Also happening this Thursday, Erectus Monotone, The Loners and Rocket Cottage at Tir na Nog. Rocket Cottage will sell their new record at the show. Check New Raleigh soon for my interview with Erectus Monotone.