Stuff to do, week of May 17, 2008



Saturday, May 17
All Your Science
Rachel Van Slyke
Fictional Detectives
Bull City Headquarters, Durham

This show is at 3:00 p.m; BCHQ says "Benefit for the Durham Bike Co-op! Afternoon show followed by bike ride. Rachel is currently touring the country on her bike!!"



Saturday, May 17
The Delta Drift
Sadlack's Heroes, Raleigh



Saturday, May 17
S.C.O.T.S.
Violet Vector and the Lovely Lovelies
Cat's Cradle, Carrboro

It's still more than a month until Summer, but this show feels like the official kickoff of the season. VVLL bring the breezy, bell-heavy girl-group pop, and SCOTS (of course) crank up the humidity with their swampy originals & choice covers.



Saturday, May 17
Velvet
Midnite Sun
Jack Sprat Cafe, Chapel Hill



Saturday, May 17
Red Collar
Hammer No More the Fingers
Pneurotics
The Proclivities
Local 506, Chapel Hill

This is a CD-release party for the Pneurotics.



Saturday, May 17
Rahdunes
Jooklo Duo
Clearvoiant
Todos Somos Ninjas
Black Yeti
Nightlight, Chapel Hill



Saturday, May 17
Jimmy & The Teasers
Table
Slim's Downtown, Raleigh



Saturday, May 17
Dexter Romweber and the New Romans
Reservoir, Carrboro

Dexter Romweber and the New Roman's are Dex's large band, generally featuring 2 drummers, 2 guitars, bass, keyboards, and a horn section. For Dexter, a man whose love of Louis Prima goes back to early childhood, the New Romans must be a chance to hear the songs onstage the way they sound in his head.



Sunday, May 18
Dexter Romweber
Billy Sugarfix
The Tremors
Killer Filler
The Cave, Chapel Hill

This is a Zombie Party (!), hosted by local cable-access Monster Creature Feature host Ormon Grimsby. Charlotte's Tremors were an obvious choice, as they routinely rock the monster/zombie makeup shtick already.



Sunday, May 18
Hundred Air
My Dad is Dead
Argyle Denial
Local 506, Chapel Hill

If you google My Dad is Dead Cleveland, you get 1.1 million hits. If you google My Dad is Dead Carrboro, you only get 2300. Yet he lives in Carrboro, and has for most of this century.

He moved here for love, which may explain why all the songs on the last MDID album were so damn lovey-dovey and happy-sounding.

Argyle Denial are Cleveland-ites, and the song I heard on MySpace was a pretty freaking rippin' garage-surf rocker.

Hundred Air are the countryish mope-pop band of Adam Price, who was in the Comas & the Mayflies USA back in the '90s.



Sunday, May 18
Tooth
Javelina
Horsefang
Hell, Chapel Hill

There is no better metal band in North Carolina than Tooth. Period. Full stop.



Monday, May 19
Dutchess Headbangerr
Yo Majesty
Rosetta Stoned
Local 506, Chapel Hill



Tuesday, May 20
Stinking Lizaveta
Torche
The Sword
Lincoln Theater, Raleigh



Tuesday, May 20
Tiger Piss
Hell, Chapel Hill