good stuff this week
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Saturday
May		25
Durham Ukelele Orchestra
Marsh Woodwinds, Raleigh


Saturday
May		25
Dege Legg, Anders & Kendall, Caroline Mamoulides
Kings, Raleigh
That's Anders as in Anders Parker, former Varnaline mainman & ex-Raleighite.
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Saturday
May		25
Bad Veins, Canine Heart Sounds
Local 506, Chapel Hill


Saturday
May		25
The Pinkerton Raid, The Fair and the Foul, Lowland Hum
The Cave, Chapel Hill


Saturday
May		25
Hindugrass, Prypyat, Jay Manley
Motorco Music Hall, Durham


Saturday
May		25
Black Tusk, Bedowyn, Stampede
Pour House, Raleigh


Saturday
May		25
Estocada, Pie Face Girls
Slim's, Raleigh


Sunday
May		26
Hoax, NASA Space Universe, The Coltranes, Double Negative
Kings, Raleigh
Double Negative have been burning through the drummers lately, so I dunno who you might see behind the kit at this one.

photo: Epic Warfare - Double Negative - Cat's Cradle - August 17, 2008
music in the groovo.org player: Double Negative
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Sunday
May		26
Wylie Hunter & the Cazadores, Justin Lacy & The Swimming Machine, Circus Mutt
The Station, Carrboro
These bands may or may not be appearing as part of the Southern Rail Spring Moto Rally.
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Sunday
May		26
Vandaveer, The Mike Roy Show
Local 506, Chapel Hill


Sunday
May		26
The Lollipops, Casual Curious
The Cave, Chapel Hill
The Lollipops make insanely catchy lo-fi rock from Raleigh. Casual Curious are doing the 80s synth-pop revival thing.
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Sunday
May		26
The Deads, Sub X
Slim's, Raleigh


Monday
May		27
Rotten Sound, Abigail, Speedwolf, No Tomorrow, Occultist
Berkeley Cafe, Raleigh
Finnish grindcore, Japanese satanic metal, thrash from Denver, plus folks from Richmond & Wilmington -- literally what more could you ask for?
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Monday
May		27
Coliseum, Brokeback, Motorist
The Pinhook, Durham


Monday
May		27
Sarah Lou Richards, Anna Rose Beck
The Casbah, Durham


Monday
May		27
Sub X, Shadows
The Cave, Chapel Hill


Tuesday
May		28
Walpyrgus, Shadow of the Destroyer
The Maywood, Raleigh
Walpyrgus are a new Raleigh metal band with members of a whole bunch of other Raleigh metal bands, including Hellrazor and Widow. Shadow of the Destroyer are from the western end of NC, and they make really great blackened crust.
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Tuesday
May		28
Integrity, Gehenna, Full of Hell, Young And In the Way
Motorco Music Hall, Durham
The Indy had a lot of very positive things to say about the metalcore band Integrity, who are hitting the 25-year mark sometime this year.
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Tuesday
May		28
Deep Chatham, Yes Ma'am
Local 506, Chapel Hill


Tuesday
May		28
Black Taxi, Dirty Names, Once and Future Kings
Pour House, Raleigh


Wednesday
May		29
Deep Chatham, Yes Ma'am
The Casbah, Durham


Wednesday
May		29
Hands
Local 506, Chapel Hill


Wednesday
May		29
Satan's Satyrs, Sinister Haze, Gorbash
The Maywood, Raleigh


Wednesday
May		29
Some Kind of Nightmare, Machinegun Earl
Slim's, Raleigh


Wednesday
May		29
Professor X, Olde Shame
Chapel Hill Underground, Chapel Hill


Thursday
May		30
Orquesta GarDel, Old Quarter, Erin Nenni Band, Peak City Blues
City Plaza, Raleigh
These shows are free and take place in the early evening.
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Thursday
May		30
Virgins Family Band
CCB Plaza, Durham
This show starts at 7:00 p.m.
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Thursday
May		30
Dillinger Escape Plan, The Faceless, Royal Thunder
Cat's Cradle, Carrboro


Thursday
May		30
James McCartney, Alyssa Graham
The Casbah, Durham


Thursday
May		30
Ben Davis + The Jetts, Midnight Plus One, Kingsbury Manx
Tir Na Nog, Raleigh
The Kingsbury Manx look to be going on another hiatus, between impending band babies, and keyboardist Paul Finn's move to New York. So see them while you can.

Midnight Plus One are a new(ish) Chapel Hill band that includes Casey Cook of Americans in France.

photo: Ben Davis & the Jetts, Cat's Cradle, February 24, 2007
music in the groovo.org player: Ben Davis + The Jetts, Kingsbury Manx
video(s) on their page(s): Ben Davis + The Jetts
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Thursday
May		30
Black Pus, Baby Aspirin DVD, Flesh Wounds
Kings, Raleigh
Black Pus == one of the dudes from Lightning Bolt.

photo: Flesh Wounds - Nightlight - Dec 9, 2011
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Thursday
May		30
Teacup Gin, The Onyx Club Boys
Local 506, Chapel Hill


Thursday
May		30
Black Heart Kings, Morning Brigade
The Station, Carrboro


Thursday
May		30
The Coondoggin Outlaws, Motorbilly
Slim's, Raleigh
music in the groovo.org player: Motorbilly


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