Grayson Currin just dropped this bomb on us over at the Indy, a spectacular acoustic rendition of the Rosebud’s “Life Like”, filmed in Ivan Howard’s home.
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Ticket Giveaways!!
Be sure to listen in to WKNC 88.1 this week for your chance to win tickets to these up-coming shows:
Hot Tuna Electric @ Cat’s Cradle Tuesday Sept 1st
Badfish @ Lincoln Theatre Sept 2nd
Jack Ross Show @ Nightlight Sept 4th
Yo Mama’s Big Fat Booty Band @ Cat’s Cradle Sept 4th
Carolina Chocolate Drops @ Cat’s Cradle Sept 5th
Down with The Melvins @ The Fillmore in Charlotte Sept 5th
Check out these local shows and other shows in your area on The Rock Report and listen in for your chance to win tickets!
And this is why we love independently owned neighborhood music shops:
Schoolkids Records in Raleigh has announced a brand new program titled: “When State Wins, You Win”. Says Schoolkids:
When an NC State team wins, you get $2 off any new or used CDs, records, or DVDs (priced $7.99 or higher) you buy the day after they win. For instance, when State sticks it to South Carolina this Thursday, walk across the street and come in on Friday and present your student ID and you’ll get $2 off any new or used CD, record, or DVD you buy priced $7.99 or higher. You can do this for multiple items, too. This isn’t just the football team; this will count for State’s basketball team (men’s or women’s), baseball team, softball team, and soccer team (men’s or women’s). So, it’s a win-win. Sweet!
Sweet indeed Schoolkids. I will see you Friday morning. Go Wolfpack!
Chapel Hill rock group, The Alcazar Hotel, is giving out free CDs to anyone who wants them! Between now and December 31, just contact jimmy@fiveheadentertainment.com and let them know how you want the CD sent to you. The band said today:
“We want you to help spread the word about the Alcazar Hotel! Burn the CD for a friend or your cousin and tell them about the band. Know five folks who you think would dig the tunes? Let us know – we’ll send you 5 CDs…pass ‘em on to those five folks, along with our myspace info & show schedule”
Songs from the free CD include select tracks from the band’s newest album, Come ON! Dig The Unified Theory, as well as recently recorded for Cytunes & the Mark Sandman Music Project.
You can ask for mp3s, mp4s, or CDs through snail mail or “carrier pigeon”.
Brand new video from Kooley High:
Kooley High – Kooley is High (prod. by DeLa) from BECAUSEUS on Vimeo.
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New Music From Schooner
Carrboro folk band Schooner has just released 6 brand new tunes to the internet masses from their unreleased “Duck Kee Sessions” EP. Look for them to premiere the new songs on the radio sometime this week on WKNC! (we are crossing our fingers)
Couldn’t make it out to the show last night at the Cats Cradle but still want a copy of Hear Here? Well, don’t fret because the compilation will be available for purchase at a variety of places including:
- Schoolkids Records (Raleigh)
- CD Alley (Chapel Hill)
- Bull City Records (Durham)
- Every week at Local Beer Local Band
- And don’t forget about the the Oct 3rd show at the Pour House!
Chapel Hill based hard rock band Black Skies is to be featured in a soon to be released movie documentary “Slow Southern Steel” that is about underground heavy bands from the southeast United States. The film will include interviews with band members, concert footage, and other great heavy metal glory.
Finally, a date has been set! Local favorite Squirrel Nut Zippers has announced its release date for its latest album, Lost At Sea, a livecollection of material and its first ever live album. The album was rumored to come out in late 2008, but was postponed until now, with a release date set for October 27. From 1994 to 2002 the band released eight albums but have been on in-and-out hiatus since 2002. In 2007 they performed 50 live shows, but most of the band members are currently working in other bands or performing as solo acts. The studio album that was supposed to have been released in 2oo9 is back on the drawing boards as band member Chris Phillips says,
“Honestly, the band is getting along better than we ever did in the past and I believe the desire is there to try recording a new album for release in 2010.”
But the best details yet come from http://www.snzippers.com/ where supposedly the entire album will be put up for purchase on the band’s website before it hits the stores anywhere else. More details to come on that later.
Track Listing For Lost At Sea
1. Memphis Exorcism
2. Good Enough For Grandad
3. It Ain’t You
4. Prince Nez
5. Put A Lid On It
6. Fat Cat Keeps Getting Fatter
7. Danny Diamond
8. Suits Are picking Up The Bill
9. My Drag
10. Happens All The Time
11. Bad Businessman
12. Hell
13. Ghost Of Stephen Foster
14. You Are My Radio
15. Blue Angel
16. Do What
Local bluegrass outfit, No Strings Attached, now has a new name The Hotwires. The name change comes in the form of notification of several other bands with the same name, specifically one close by in Virginia. In an open letter to their fans, the Hotwires write:
No Strings Attached, the bluegrass band based in Raleigh, NC has decided to change it’s name to The Hotwires. We were informed that there was a pre-existing group also called No Strings Attached based in Roanoke, VA (and incidentally, many very different bands worldwide bearing that name) . Their attorneys politely informed us that another band bearing the same name in close proximity to their own area was not something they could accept and rather than become involved in a protracted legal dispute over trademark, we quite simply changed our name to The Hotwires.We feel The Hotwires is more descriptive of who we are, what we sound like and the type of bluegrass music we choose to play. We also hope that you all will continue to support us, and bluegrass music in general. This name change comes at a time in our professional development where we are playing more and becoming more and more visible, and playing more and more shows nationwide. We are nearly through recording a debut album of original material that is set for release this fall. Fall and Spring tours are being planned and we expect to see alot more of you in the near future, as you will see a lot more of us.Thank you for your continued support, and keep bluegrass music vibrant!