Stuff to do, week of May 17, 2008
Saturday, May 17
All Your Science
Rachel Van SlykeFictional DetectivesBull 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
S.C.O.T.S.Violet Vector and the Lovely LoveliesCat'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
RahdunesJooklo Duo
Clearvoiant
Todos Somos Ninjas
Black Yeti
Nightlight, Chapel Hill
Saturday, May 17
Dexter Romweber and the New RomansReservoir, 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
Hundred AirMy Dad is DeadArgyle DenialLocal 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
ToothJavelinaHorsefangHell, Chapel Hill
There is no better metal band in North Carolina than Tooth. Period. Full stop.