Wig the F*ck Out Dance Party!!!
A wig party! Whether that be head, face or pubic wigs get creative cuz there could be $ involved…. w Chocolate Thunder And more 10pm $5 $6 RBV’s, $4 Kamikaze’s, $3 Tall Boys of PBR
The Sea Wolf Mutiny – ‘Quickly emerging as one of the most talked about bands in the columbia music scene, The Sea Wolf Mutiny’s sound has been compared to Band of Horses, Fleet Foxes, and Coldplay. Paired with a energetic live performance fronted by Bobby Hatfield’s contagious enthusiasm and ‘one of the most beautifully compelling voices on the local scene’ (Otis Taylor, The State)
Joie – the band started late one night when Myra, Ashley, and Ginny simply made up their minds to start making music. With what started out as an idea to play acoustic sets in small venues, the girls realized that together, they yearned to make a much bigger statement and an even bigger sound. In one short year Joie. has accomplished much more than they would have ever imagined and are a gaining a fan base in some of the most unexpected places.
Steph Stuart and The Boyfriends – Drawn together by a collective musical intuition, the two began collaborating on Steph’s original tunes and developing their sound. Tim’s traditional back-porch style accompaniment weaves expertly through Steph’s haunting melodies, wooing crowds with their melancholy post-Appalachian lull. Together, Steph and Tim deliver a sound that is both unique yet strangely familiar.
$3 NC Pints!
Trivia!!!
This is NOT the kind of trivia where you need to know all the members of Napoleon’s War Cabinet. We cover current events, miscellaneous facts, and each game has a theme round. Win a round, win a pitcher of draft beer. Check our Facebook and Twitter pages for the theme, so you can do some research!
Trapped in the Closet
The Pinhook’s (now) annual showing of trapped in the closet. Featuring lots of booze and reasons to make fun / unabashedly admire the genius of R. Kelly’s infamous Hip Hopera. We hope he’s finished with the newly written 32 chapters by then. Check out the story here
From the Back of the Room
Although it is often credited with spurring the “third wave” of feminism, Riot Grrrl seemed to many to be a blip in the media. Riot Grrrl paved the way for the more mainstream “girl power” phenomenon, but was ultimately forgotten until recently. Books and films have now been released on the subject, but in the scramble for commemoration, many women who were predecessors or contemporaries of Riot Grrrl have been ignored. This film tackles the past thirty years of female involvement in Do It Yourself music, and aims to give a more complete picture of how women have participated in the D.I.Y. community, and how it affects their daily lives. Interviews with… Kathleen Hanna from Bikini Kill, Le Tigre*Slade from Tribe 8*Chris Boarts-Larson of Slug and Lettuce*Allison Wolfe from Bratmobile, Partyline*Anna from Blatz*Kirsten from Naked Aggression*Jen from Submission Hold …and many, many more!
Durty Durham Presents: EDM
A night solely dedicated to electronic dance music. Finally.
w/ The Beat Report * Trademark * Tanaka
The Morning After -“The Morning After is a music project by Hank Smith and his infamous banjo. This new project’s front woman is Rachael Koontz, she brings a rich soulful sound to the group. The other members are Shawn Chase on the mandolin, Mike Rosado on drums, and Jamie Dawson on bass. Pattie Hopkins and her fiddle is slated to join the group in the very near future. I really liked the laid back style of the music as well as the wide spectrum of instruments. The different sounds complemented each other in spite of (or maybe because of) the differences in instruments and styles. ” – Hunter Lee Elliot: Matter of Fact Art
The Lizzy Ross Band – Ross’s voice delivers a charming trill one moment, only to erupt in rough, bluesy emotion the next. It’s a powerful instrument that’s earned her comparisons to artists like Grace Potter and Edie Brickell among others. Lizzy Ross recently won the Best Rock Female of 2011 at the nationally recognized Carolina Music Awards, as well as an Emerging Artist Grant from the Durham Arts Council. She was named one of two “Best New Songwriters” by Former Universal Music Publishing Creative Director Scott Gunter. In June 2010 Lizzy Ross released her debut solo album, Traces, which was Nominated for HGMN’s (Home Grown Music Network) 2010 album of the year.
Triangle Folk Jam!
The Triangle Folk Jam is a group of people that gather in the Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill area to play and/or sing music of all sorts, including, but not limited to, folk, blues, bluegrass, traditional, oldtime, country, country rock. Mostly, but not limited to, acoustic stringed instruments. This group has been active for over 10 years and includes all of the the Triangle community. We have an open format and new members are always welcome and encouraged.
Group email : triangle-folk-jam@googlegroups.com
Trivia!!!
This is NOT the kind of trivia where you need to know all the members of Napoleon’s War Cabinet. We cover current events, miscellaneous facts, and each game has a theme round. Win a round, win a pitcher of draft beer. Check our Facebook and Twitter pages for the theme, so you can do some research!
Bleached (Suicide Squeeze / Ex Mika Miko) – “If you swept up all the vegan muffin crumbs and other detritus from the Smell’s floor, combined it with some sawdust from a dirtbag country bar where Merle Haggard once drunkenly two-stepped, and then threw in some tangy candy bits only found at a little corner store around the way from where Joey Ramone’s grandmother lived, you’d have something like Bleached” – LA Times
The Black Belles (Third Man Records) – “Formed in Nashville two years ago under a rather apt shroud of mystery and Internet chatter—and mentored by ex–White Stripes front man Jack White through his Third Man Records label—the Black Belles are rather hard to miss: They’re the same four femmes fatales (with matching pale-white complexions and oversize blackwitch hats) whom you saw backing up Stephen Colbert earlier this year when he premiered his single “Charlene II” … However, now that their self-titled debut album has been released, it’s easy to see the group has more to offer than their well-coordinated black-on-black wardrobe. Jack White produced their album, and unsurprisingly his philosophy (which champions the gruffness of analog and vintage equipment over digitalized slickness) runs deep through every song.” – Vogue
Boykiller – The new project of Ginger Wagg of Veelee / Theresa Stone of Organos / Catherine Steele. This band rounds out this raw bill perfectly.
Undocumented Unafraid
Coalition building can be as simple as making new friends, and fundraising is at its purest when it comes from within the community. Queen Plz and Play Play are throwing a benefit dance party- $5-$15 sliding scale donation to benefit the NC Dream Team. Social justice and drunken ass shaking- it’s a match made in- well, the Pinhook. For more information on the organization they are raising money for, visit www.ncdreamteam.org
Pipe – Singer Ron Liberti grins after getting konked in the head with an empty PBR (like he did at their recent Mergefest show). Bassist Dave Alworth, or “Dave I.T.,” laughs at Liberti’s onstage charm or when Kenlan puts his head down, leaning into his guitar when a song’s chorus kicks open. – Independent
Chest Pains – “Chest Pains plays punk rock at its most elemental, too—hard, fast, concise. Their entire self-released EP, Because Our Time is Limited and Valuable, has fewer distinct parts than one Fiery Furnaces song. It covers the classics: protest songs (“Kerry the Torch”), OD-ed Italian cyclists (“Il Pirata”) and poking holes in stop signs with kung fu (“Stop Signs”). But the subject matter seems beside the point for this band. Their less-is-more aesthetic radiates conviction. You can hear their love for punk resonating through every rumbling bassline, ripped chord and tendon-popping howl.” – Independent
The Bastages – “If you are a fan of socially aware safety pin-and-leather jacket punk rock, but wish the songs had more topical references to YouTube and the tea party, then getting beaten about by the Bastages is exactly what you need. ” David Raposa – Independent
$3 NC Drafts!!!
Trivia!!!
This is NOT the kind of trivia where you need to know all the members of Napoleon’s War Cabinet. We cover current events, miscellaneous facts, and each game has a theme round. Win a round, win a pitcher of draft beer. Check our Facebook and Twitter pages for the theme, so you can do some research!
Country Night!
A little line dancing, a little country karaoke, and Dj’s Dudefemme / 4H and Raindog spinning country classics from Dudefemme’s vault, including Dwight Yokham, The Judds, John Prine, Garth Brooks, Tanya Tucker and more.
The Bamfs – “Raleigh’s BAMFs do a ’90s pop-punk thing with a pinch of riot grrrl thrown in. As she has in several preceding bands of the same aesthetic, Tiffany Banwart Badger lays into the mic with a powerful contralto, channeling Glenn Danzig. ” Corbie Hill – Indy Weekly
The Fooligans – “The Fooligans take what they like from the worlds of classic rock and blues, infusing punk energy and Americana storytelling. They walk away with a sort of evergreen rock style that’s largely immune to the ebb and flow of genre trends. The focus isn’t on reinventing the wheel but rather on writing guitar-driven rock with strong melodic hooks. They succeed admirably. —Corbie Hill
Ascetic Parade – A three piece band from Durham, NC that plays a mix of punk, indie, and rock and roll.
Dance to the Ballot!
They wanted to run us out of our state with this amendment. Instead Race to the Ballot is running across it.16 marathons | 21 days | all across NC | to defeat 1 anti-LGBT amendment | Can They Do It? Yes they can. And you can help them by coming to this dance party, shake yo booty and donate to this important cause.
Melissa Swingle (of The Moaners) (Holidays for Quince Records) – Head south past the Mason-Dixon line and into the swamp-hot humidity of North Carolina’s summer months, and a porch-swing singalong with The Moaners starts to sound very appealing. Melissa Swingle (formerly of alt-country darlings Trailer Bride) and Laura King (formerly of Grand National) have been conjuring the spirit of the South for over five years and two records with the ambitious goal of “[capturing] the feeling of … Faulkner’s South, O’Connor’s South.” WithNocturnal, their spell is stronger than ever. – Team Claremont Check out this awesome article on Melissa Swingle in the Huffington Post
Michael Rank and Mark E. Smith – Michael Rank and Mark E. Smith come off as the illegitimate son/sun of rock and roll casualties, Snatches of Pink.
Triangle Folk Jam!
The Triangle Folk Jam is a group of people that gather in the Raleigh-Durham-Chapel Hill area to play and/or sing music of all sorts, including, but not limited to, folk, blues, bluegrass, traditional, oldtime, country, country rock. Mostly, but not limited to, acoustic stringed instruments. This group has been active for over 10 years and includes all of the the Triangle community. We have an open format and new members are always welcome and encouraged.
Group email : triangle-folk-jam@googlegroups.com
Trivia!!!
This is NOT the kind of trivia where you need to know all the members of Napoleon’s War Cabinet. We cover current events, miscellaneous facts, and each game has a theme round. Win a round, win a pitcher of draft beer. Check our Facebook and Twitter pages for the theme, so you can do some research!
Rowdy Rowdy Square Dance!
Uh oh, its time for another one of these. Lessons, real country calling, and a massive amount of calorie burning dancing to the glorious sounds of the Five Points Rounders. Caller: Liam Kelly
Hot damn old time music by:
FIVE POINTS ROUNDERS
David Bass: fiddle
Colin Booy: banjo
Steve Kruger: guitar
Rob VanVeld: gut bucket
JKutchma & The Fifths – Rooted in the same topsoil as Red Collar—Springsteen Americana, or a mix of working-class brow-sweat, punk passion and redemptive storytelling— Kutchma’s unplugged solo work has reached a point where it’s no less charged than his full band’s output. – Bryan C. Reed, Independent Weekly
Library (Matt Long from Mayflies USA) – The Library, from Brooklyn NY, is the solo effort of The Mayflies USA guitarist/songwriter Matt Long who is supporting his latest record “King of Silver Lake”
JPhono – Jphono1 is the solo project of Elementary’s songwriter John Harrison. Southern baked fingerpicking guitar and banjo collide out of the bedroom with live loops and meandering melodies.
Clinton Johnson (Reid of Schooner) – Have you seen this? Amazing. Proving once again that the local music scene is brimming with versatile artists that continuously astounds.
Lake and Hennepin – Reese McHenry, Chris Rossi, Frank Peveler, Bob Wall, and 2011 Demolition Derby winner, Richard Hair.
Leland Sundries – “Leland Sundries, a band from New York led by Nick Loss-Eaton, is dedicated to storytelling in a way that recalls Woody Guthrie and his Folkways brethren. [Their] scrappy Americana will get you longing for empty two-lane highways and kudzu-encased back porches.” – New York Times
w/ John Hildenstein
Free Electric State – Often big, often lush, the group’s engrossing sound is generated by guitarists Koslowski and Williams’ wall of blissfully dense guitars, while drummer Tony Stiglitz steadily pounds out heavy, driving rhythms. Singer/bassist Shirlé Hale’s mournful voice adds a somber element to her dark and often impressionistic lyrics of loss, lust and regret.
The Wigg Report – Stephen Mullaney’s briskly strummed guitar, Christine Fantini’s rudimentary drum kit, Riseling’s equal-partner horns and synth—and drive it with boundless energy both friendly and, at times, almost ferocious. It’s a delivery that’s arguably the essence of punk, a term that also fits this Durham trio’s knack for what they call “guerrilla gigging.” – Rick Cornell, Independent Weekly
Brainbows - Mind-melting, spine-exercising, vocal-chord-annihilating, incredible punk from some smart people’s basement.
Tiny Victories – Tiny Victories is a two-piece, Greg Walters and Cason Kelly who play electronic experimental pop. The band played its first show in the summer of 2010, and since then have toured the east coast 2x, racked up rave press reviews, and played some of the biggest indie rock festivals North America, including CMJ and Northside Fest in New York, SXSW in Austin and NXNE in Toronto.
Brown Bird – Brown Bird is better listened to in a room made of wood. Of course, it is easy to download the code and listen to the band on small computer speakers, but what is the point? You miss the warm layers of guitar, banjo, violin, double bass, cello, and bass drum (wooden rim) which hangs thick over their latest full-length effort, “Salt for Salt”.
Phil Cook & His Feat - When Phil Cook isn’t touring the world with his genre-blending folk band Megafaun, he’s on the porch. Specifically, the sunny porch of his North Carolina home, playing acoustic guitar while Willie, his loyal dog, lays by. Cook was raised on piano, taking lessons for over 20 years, but nonetheless found himself inescapably drawn to the iconic instruments of folk music: dobro, banjo, acoustic guitar. He began exploring the finger-picking and slide styles of the blues and country records of the early 20th century; learned by ritual rather than formal education. Relocating from his birthstate of Wisconsin to the South further immersed Cook in the rich traditions of American folk, as he absorbed the vernacular music that created and reflected the culture of the region around him. Pitchfork 7.5
Co-Presented by Chaz’s Bull City Records
Scott Kelly – Scott Kelly is one of three founding members of Oakland, California, United States experimental metal band Neurosis. Has been writing and publishing music since 1985 with Neurosis, Tribes of Neurot, Blood and Time and his solo acoustic project. He has contributed guest vocals on three Mastodon recordings, Aqua Dementia from the album Leviathan (2004), Crystal Skull, from Blood Mountain (2006) and the title-track off Crack the Skye (2009).Currently he’s still writing, recording, and performing with Neurosis and all of the related projects as well as being part owner of Neurosis’ record label Neurot recordings. – Brooklyn Vegan
Eugene Robinson (of Oxbow) – Eugene Robinson is known for a lot of things: being the howling singer of Oxbow, being a writer in forms from journalism to spoken word and being a competitive fighter. Robinson, who contrasts the ring and stage saying, “[Fighting] is more intimate and less presentational. Oxbow is clearly presentational. – Noisecreep.com
Wowolfol (Rich James of HOG) – Born in Baltimore. Raised in Bragtown. Fled Savannah. Got in trouble with the law in a graveyard near a porn shop. Cooled heels and started a Band. And Another. And Another. And Another.
Organos – Record Release Show! “While recording any kind of music is demanding, it becomes doubly so when you do everything yourself on a record, start to finish. Organos, the solo project of Schooner member Maria Albani, is essentially a one-woman show, a combination of simplistic bass lines and layers of household sounds.” Elizabeth Byrum – The Daily Tar Heel $6, limited edition, handpainted discs & stash tins w/ DL codes will be available.
The Spacemen – Of Raleigh NC, this is what they claim “Something yet nothing you’ve never heard before. All songs recorded with compassion at the Spacelab with no money, lots of Miller High Life 40s, and some motivation.”
w/ Curtians
Bitch – The only electric violin playing, ukulele toting, bass slapping, keyboard tickling… Bitch is a music box of her own. As seen on the film Shortbus, and heard on The L Word and Bitch and Animal. “Bitch’s mouthy wordplay and virtuous electric violin are ferociously hot.” The Village Voice “On stage the politically charged violinist / vocalist is a force to be reckoned with.” Flavorpill, LA
Secret Music – The debut showcases Chase and Dan’s simultaneously sung verses and memorable, untamed pop choruses, which is fueled by heart-pounding synth melodies and magnetic guitar riffs. The vocals for the entire LP were artistically recorded through pay phones receivers, slyly stolen by Chase and Dan from the hustlin’ streets of Bed-Stuy at 4am-the only Secret Music way.
Deleted Scenes – A four-piece indie band from DC, released its first full-length album, Birdseed Shirt, in 2009, fifteen years after meeting in grade school. It was recorded mostly in group houses across the East Coast with producer L. Skell (The Rude Staircase). Pitchfork praised its “thoughtful existentialism and strange, drowsy downers” (8.0 score), and NPR called it “playfully unpredictable and totally infectious.”
+ SPECIAL GUEST (announced 3/1)
Jukebox the Ghost – The appeal of a modern, on the rise indie band like Jukebox the Ghost is simple: They write catchy songs. On top of that, they’re dynamic, skilled musicians. The band’s records are carefully structured, yet wildly diverse affairs. And the live show? Energetic, crowd-pleasing, cathartic. Check them out on David Letterman.
Speak - Four young men that are blending pop and electronic music creating amazing melodies and energetic anthems. Speak will be making three different appearances at SXSW this year.
The Elwins – are a fun indie-pop quartet, whose songs spring from simple and moderately-paced melodies. Full of warmth and subtle tempos, their EP brims with inviting energy through Matthew Sweeney’s clear vocal charms and the nonchalant rhythms provided by Feurd (bass), Travis Stokl (drums) and Nathan Vanderwielen (guitar).
Happy New Year – Post-band of Australia-born Brooklyn-based artist Eleanor Logan that embodies the modern lifestyle of the art of noise with a love affair for pop. HAPPY NEW YEAR’s focus is on producing avante singles that are addictive for the every day music obsessive through delivering listeners recording innovations and creating songs that let humans evoke their shadow selves and expressions of the heart.
Pearl and the Beard – “New York born trio Pearl and the Beard are not your typical ensemble. Just listen to our premiere of their tune, “Reverend,” and you will see what we mean. Combining cello, guitar, glockenspiel, drums, accordion and multiple vocal harmonies, Pearl and the Beard doesn’t seem to be copying anyone’s style right now. “Reverend” is a perfect example of their zero to sixty music style that gets you tapping your toes and clapping your hands. ” – Filter Magazine
EAR PWR – Amidst the goth vibes, freaky drum pattern, and weird vocal melody, you know that EAR PWR are making a conscious effort to create serious-sounding music. EAR PWR’s sound here feels indebted to the Brooklyn outfit Glasser, with the juxtaposition of tribal drum programming against celestial analog synths (Booze’s are homemade) and an ethereal vocalist out front. – Pitchfork
To All My Friends – Astronauts, dirty nails and other more or less important things are exactly what swedish indiefolkpopduo To All My Friends sing about. Accompanied by instruments such as banjo, autoharp, accordion, melodica and guitar they mold beautiful tunes in the storytelling tradition of american folk music and turn it into something of their own, right here and right now.
Girlcrush (featuring Willie Mae Rock Camp program coordinator)- began as one small queer child singing about her crushes into a handheld tape recorder. In 2005, it became a collaborative effort between two friends. In 2008, it became a full band (minus one of the original collaborators, who was too busy for the project), and by 2009 Girlcrush was, once again, drummerless. After a 2 year hiatus and other creative endeavors (including, but not limited to, the Homewreckers), Girlcrush is back and queerer than ever. They like unicorns and pop-punk and are really into playing shows.
Completely Off Balance – Featuring a former Girls Rock NC camper and teen mentor.
Everything was quiet – Former member of Fucking Dyke Bitches/member of Romantic Animal, former member of Up the Down Escalator/Black Butterfly/GRNC ED and volunteer.
Peter Lamb and the Wolves – Saxophonist Peter Lamb had little choice but to like jazz. He grew up in a household where jazz records substituted for TV as entertainment. Over the years, he’s played and recorded with musicians like Ben Folds and with bands like The Fleshtones and now Lamb is the bandleader on his own project for the first time. He brings his swinging, jazz influenced sound to the studio to play live for host Frank Stasio and talk about assembling his quintet called Peter Lamb and the Wolves. – Frank Stacio, NPR
The Tin Pan Band – Tin Pan connotes a world from the past – the most dominant and enlightened strains of American music of the early part of the 20th century – jazz, blues and American popular song. But it would be a mistake to say that Tin Pan is fixed in that past. Rather, it is music created to be enjoyed profoundly and joyously in the present. The band has created a rabid following by playing music that resonates powerfully because its intention is pure – to make people dance, smile and conjure with the spirit of music itself. On their new album, Hound’s Tooth, the band has perfected their sonic vision – effortless, wondrous and festive, feeling much like, as the band describes themselves, Ray Charles and Tom Waits at a Bourbon Street Parade.
Hurray for the Riff Raff – Phil Alexander, the Editor-in-Chief of MOJO named the band the second best band he saw at SXSW 2011 and wrote, “Hurray For The Riff Raff evoke images of a lost America, her strange sepia’d country-folk vignettes, heartbreaking and poignant, provide a safe retreat and a place of freedom from the 21st century for those yearning authenticity and something tangible.” The Times of London named the band’s self-titled LP one of the top 10 records of 2011, exclaiming that “Hurray For The Riff Raff have a gift for crafting songs in a country-folk style that sound fresh, personal and heartfelt.”
The Shondes – “Louisa Rachel Solomon’s vocals are strong, nimble and graceful …complex song structures intertwined with direct, inquisitive lyrics…an album rich in saw-tooth guitars, pummeling rhythms and an undeniably anthemic spirit…The Shondes are a twisted carnival film noir come true. ” – Matt Kiser – CMJ
Beloved Binge - “Sitting behind the drumkit, Binge not only sets the rhythm but sings, plays keyboards and plays guitar. Like her own motion, Beloved Binge songs are busy, using shifting rhythm and keys and two different verses sometimes sung at once.” –Bryan Reed, Independent Weekly (Durham/Chapel Hill, NC)
Brainbows – Mind-melting, spine-exercising, vocal-chord-annihilating, incredible punk from some smart people’s basement.
