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Issue 11, July 2015 www.OakCityHustle.com FOUNDERS Sean Kernick Joseph Bruno PUBLISHER Oak City Productions CHIEF OF SALES / PRODUCER / BUTCHER Joseph Bruno CREATIVE DIRECTOR / LAYOUT / BAKER Sean Kernick EVENTS / SALES / CANDLESTICK MAKER SPCLGST DESIGN Matt Beasley ADVISOR Steve Honeyman CONTRIBUTORS Richard Livingston Stacey Weger Sabrina Galli Heather Leah c/o Candid Slice Genynii Anfernee Afterwit Chelsey Robertson PHOTOGRAPHERS Guillermo Quetzalcoatl Shannon Johnstone SPCLGST Joe Bruno Caroline Cockrell COVER ART Gabriel Eng-Goetz
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CONTENTS ART
MUSIC
LIFE
THE LANDFILL DOGS 10 GABE ENG-GOETZ REPS DURM
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CLARK AFLAGUE - THE LEATHER MAN
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DASAN AHANU - TALL AMBITION 34 ANDREW SARTORI - WIELD FIRE. BEND GLASS.
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OAK CITY ASCENSION 38 URBAN 48 INDIE 50 ROCK 51 POP 52 COUNTRY 55 EDM 56 COMEDY 57 CLASSICAL / STAGE 58 FESTIVALS 59 texture photo: Caroline Cockrell
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THE LANDFILL DOGS WORDS: STACEY WEGER | PHOTOS: SHANNON JOHNSTONE “There is sadness below the surface. It seeps out through the methane pipes. The sadness smells like sulfur – a sharp juxtaposition to the beauty this place holds.”
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The place Shannon Johnstone describes is Raleigh’s Landfill Park. For several years, Johnstone has been using this location as a backdrop for her photography project, Landfill Dogs. While Johnstone’s photos are gorgeous, detailed, and vivid, the purpose is not just for arts sake. It’s about saving lives. The dogs she highlights are at a high risk of being euthanized. The photos offer an opportunity for potential adopters to see them at their best and happiest. It also gives the dogs a chance to run and play, socialize, and breathe fresh air. It gives them freedom, even if fleeting.
The fact that the county disposed of its waste and shelter animals in the same manner really struck Johnstone. “It occurred to me that this government structure reflected that homeless animals are just another waste stream. I wanted to shed light on that.” The light she shed shone bright enough to attract national attention – the project was featured on ABC World News with Diane Sawyer. Thus, what began as an 18 month project is still going strong. The Landfill Dogs Facebook page has nearly 35,000 followers, and Johnstone posts new photos on a regular basis.
But the stark reality is never far from mind, considering that Landfill Park is where Wake County buried its euthanized animals for 14 years. Johnstone says there are over 25,000 dogs buried there. “Almost 700 tons of dog is buried in this hill among 4.8 million tons of trash,” she says. “I think of Landfill Park as a burial ground.”
While the setting may be grim in theory, she says it is quite beautiful, full of green grass and wildflowers, nature and wildlife. She reminds us that “this project is not about the dogs who have died. This project is about the dogs who are still living and are most at risk.” The sadness
“IT’S ABOUT SAVING LIVES. ”
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and beauty she sees in Landfill Park is parallel to what she sees in her Landfill Dogs. “I want to present their spirits as alive, happy, and running free. I want to give them one more chance to find a home before they end up buried in a landfill with our broken dishwashers. I want to make something beautiful from the sadness in the dogs’ eyes.” She has more than exceeded this goal with her photo series. And the results are in the numbers. Of the 140 featured dogs, 120 have been adopted or sent to rescue. Another 8 are still available, and 12 have been put down. That part is
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difficult, Johnstone admits. “It is hard for me to look them in the eye, and watch them frolic and make some gesture that is all their own and not fall in love with them.” She is already one dog over her “three dog family” limit, and she and her husband have agreed no more. Euthanasia is the reality we have to live with, though she is quick to point out this is due to the rules made by elected officials and shelters aren’t to blame. In fact, she commends the dedicated staff and volunteers for their efforts. They make Landfill Dogs possible.
Johnstone contends that her project is really about freedom: the brief respite she offers the dogs from their confinement. “I want to feel free with them, to dream with them at the top of the hill, to look out at our country, and make a wish,” she says. “I want to participate in the feeling of being free, even if only for an hour.”
Though the project no longer has a definitive end date, Johnstone hopes others will follow suit. “My dream is that it would inspire others to do similar projects that advocate for the most overlooked animals in their own communities. I would love to see a Landfill Dogs movement across the country.”
This is a photo of Jemma who is still in need of a home. For more information about how you can help visit LandfillDogs.info.
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GABE ENG-GOETZ
REPS DURM WORDS: HEATHER LEAH | PHOTOS: GABE ENG-GOETZ
Like a many-headed hydra, the Triangle is a strange blend of neighboring cities with very different personalities. Known for his wildly popular--sometimes controversial--art and fashion label, Gabe Eng-Goetz doesn’t shy away from the darker side of city stereotypes. In fact, he wears them on his sleeve.
stoned. Chapel Hill is a pair of Sperry’s that have never seen a boat deck.”
Triangle locals have likely seen EngGoetz’ work scrawled across his Runaway brand clothing. With slogans like “DURM: Say It Like You’re From Here,” “Durham OG,” and “Black Wall Street,” he fully embraces his Durham heritage.
This staunch honesty, coupled with the ability to laugh at each city’s unique cultural stereotypes, has enormous popularity on the streets of “DURM.”
“I’d like to relate the Triangle to shoes,” he responds, when asked to candidly speak about city stereotypes. “Cary is the pair of all-white Sketchers ShapeUps your aunt wears to Jazzercize. Durham is the mint-condition Fila sneakers you found at Goodwill while
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And what does he think of Raleigh? “Raleigh is a pair of bootleg Louboutins you got in Chinatown while back home for the holidays.”
Eng-Goetz explains, “RUNNING FROM “A lot changed for CONVENTION me once I coined the word ‘DURM’ IN SEARCH OF back in 2012. It’s a TRUTH” local pronunciation of Durham. I first put it on hats and the response was good, so I ran with it.” Since then, his clothing label has spun through four years of success. His
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Summer 2015 Collection will launch this July.
any angle, his art is shifting the way the Triangle perceives itself.
“What started as an artistic experiment back in 2011 has grown into a focused lifestyle brand,” he says. “The name Runaway comes from the idea of running from convention in search of truth.”
“Each city has it’s own flavor, and I love that about the Triangle. Crazy to think in 50 years it will have melded into one massive metropolis.”
Born and raised in Durham, Eng-Goetz attributes many of his quirks and creative inspirations to Durham culture. In fact, after spending his college years in New York, he became more determined to develop his hometown’s music and arts scene. “Instead of leaving and taking my talents to South Beach, I stuck around and made movies with other like-minded artists in an effort to create our own unique scene right here in Durham,” he shares. “This is my way of giving back to the city that made me.” Eng-Goetz’ edgy designs have impacted more than just the local fashion world. His art bleeds over into the music scene, as well, where he inks and illustrates album covers for rock bands. From
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What will that future look like? Maybe he can draw it for us.
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Check out more of Gabe’s artwork at www.porkfriedart.com. Stay up with Runaway Clothing at www.runawayclothes.com.
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LIFE
ART
CLARK AFLAGUE
THE LEATHER MAN WORDS: SABRINA GALLI | PHOTOS: GUILLERMO QUETZALCOATL
In a pair of custom made leather boots, each print and stitch is purposefully and strategically hand crafted. Each intricate detail is determined with precision. The process creates something extraordinarily out of the ordinary— eliciting beauty in every step and not just the final product. In this light, Clark Aflague’s story mirrors his work. His life has been nothing short of extraordinary as a shop owner, past Naval school director, and the kind of world traveler my passport dreams about. The Reno native joined the military when he was 19 years old as part of the Naval Construction Battalions. With the Seabees, he spent a year working as a welder and volunteer firefighter in Antarctica. Yes, Antarctica. He made his time there count—working with new groups of people every day. “They had stargazers tracking satellites and the New Zealanders had a small base there;
I helped out with a dog sled team, we had divers, a biolab, and geologists studying the ice. I dabbled into leather as I was there and kept trying to hone my craft in some sort of way.” After retiring from the service, this trade stuck with him above all the others. Most of his work was sold on Etsy and eBay before he recently decided to open Cimarron Leather Studio in Raleigh last February. His friends were using the same forums without any “A TRIBUTE TO physical space for their art and so the CRAFTSMANSHIP.” shop was created. The studio is awash with collaboration and is a tribute to craftsmanship. Everything has been made, reused, or transformed by an artist—from the custom-made boots to the oak shelves that held them. Even pieces of pieces, like the clasp of a bag, have had their
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own travels and stories. Clark told me about a customer who recently came in asking him to recreate the belt of his grandfather, and he managed to do so using the original buckle. With about 80% of his work being custom-made instead of off the shelf, the results have both sentimental and aesthetic value.
Home” is what it says on the door. In the lavender colored shop on the corner of North Bloodworth and Lane, you’ll step into a different kind of Raleigh culture. You’ll see work that has been brought in from all over the country, put together by those who are ready and willing to share their own artistic influences with our city.
Cimarron Leather Studio opens at 12—“High Noon until the Cows Come
The Cimarron Leather Studio can be found at 222 N Bloodworth St, Raleigh, NC 27601. Give them a call at 919.757.4150 or visit the website at CimarronLeatherRaleigh.com.
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MUSIC
LIFE
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DASAN AHANU
TALL AMBITION WORDS: GEMYNII | PHOTO: G. LLOYD PHOTOGRAPHY
Standing at 6’7”, it is hard for anyone not to notice Dasan Ahanu walk into a room. However, it is more than his height than that will hold the attention of those around him. For quite a number of years, he has been the face of spoken word poetry for the Triangle. Across the state, as well as across the country, people have been captivated by his clever use of metaphors, his unforgettable delivery, and amazing lyricism. “MANY PEOPLE IN Many would THIS COMMUNITY describe him as TURN TO THIS a modern day Gil Scott Heron or CONTEMPORARY Hughes RENAISSANCE MAN Langston mixed with FOR HIS CREATIVE conscious hip-hip and impeccable LEADERSHIP.” taste in footwear. When asked to describe himself, Ahanu stated that he is a “melting pot of intelligence, Hip Hop, southerness, and weirdness”, which he strongly embraces.
Many people in this community turn to this contemporary Renaissance man for his creative leadership. On any given day you can find him somewhere between teaching at a local university, recording music, coaching both basketball and poetry slam teams, organizing, play writing, facilitating workshops, mentoring, performing, traveling, and hosting events. Yet between everything he has on his plate, Dasan found the time to write and collect pieces to be a part of his newly released spoken word album entitled “Last Temptation Before Sunrise: the prologue”. Fans of this nationally ranked poet have been long awaiting this album since the release of his last project in back 2012. August will begin a new journey the life of poet because Dasan was recently announced as the 2015-2016 Nasir Jones Fellow at the Hip Hop Archive at Harvard University. For nine months he will be researching lyricism in Hip Hop. For the first time a long time,
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Dasan will be stepping back from his many creative roles in the community to focus on personal academics and artistic endeavors. With this, he plans to continue to build his poetry collection by recording a follow up to his current
spoken word CD which will be heavily inspired by this academic transition. “I am excited because I will in a place for the first time when can clearly see what’s next with my art”
Keep up with Dasan on Twitter & Instagram: @dasanahanu or visit his website at DasanAhanu.com. To purchase his new CD, “Last Temptation Before Sunrise” visit mkt.com/dasan-ahanu.
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ANDREW SARTORI
WIELD FIRE. BEND GLASS. WORDS: ANFERNEE AFTERWIT | PHOTOS: JOE BRUNO Most people know what a glass pipe is. Few know that there is a thriving and vibrant community of artists who are crafting beautiful glass sculpture pipes making upwards of $200k a year fueling a billion dollar industry globally while developing the most fascinating subculture of art since the graffiti movement in the 1970s.
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Raleigh artist Andrew Sartori is one of these glass sculptors who majestically wields fire and bends glass. He opened the door and let us in on the inner workings of this burgeoning subculture. “This is a relatively new art form but the scene is growing. Twenty years ago there were maybe a few hundred glass blowers. Now there are thousands.”
under his wing. “I would come out to his house a few times a week and he would show me the basics. I fell in love with the art quickly.” Soon Andrew would be working his first gig with Zephyr Glass doing mostly prep work while trading services for shop space. Any spare time he could find was spent researching the craft. “I would read books, watch videos and scan the internet for as much information as I could consume on the art.” One of Zephyr’s distributors, Joint Forces, took notice of Andrew’s work and began selling some of his pieces across their network. As money came in Andrew invested it right back into his craft allowing him to improve, grow quickly and set up a studio in Raleigh within Capital Smoke on Martin Street.
Mentorship is a critical pillar within many of the recent art subculture booms including graffiti art and tattooing. The glass piping art culture is no different. Andrew got his start by apprenticing with a friend who took him
While Andrew presently distributes across the United States he tells us that some artists have reached counter culture celebrity status. Many have become household names amongst fans of the art. Names like Snodgrass,
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Banjo, Germ and el Hefe may mean nothing to the layperson but are legends in this community. While the art form is growing fast and the subculture is finding stronger footing in the marketplace Andrew is quick to note that the glass pipe art form carries a notable stigma. “This used to be illegal. The government went after glass blowers through the early 90’s so artists began creating nom de plumes and pen names to hide their true identity.” Even though the legal pressures have relented identifying your work through a different name within the culture still exists. The most popular artists in the game today are known simply by names like Salt, Snic and Bandhu. Andrew goes by Logi which means “the personification of fire”. Again, the similarities regarding
pen names and the graffiti scene are noteworthy. I continue to draw parallels with the graffiti subculture because I have an affection for authentically Americanborn art forms that grow organically and are self-driven purely by creative competition. As the glass blowing subculture continues to grow and explore notoriety through channels like magazines, websites and national expos it will be fascinating to observe how an art once perceived only as the work of degenerates merges into the lane of the modern art gallery. Truth-be-told glass blowing is a craft that takes just as much commitment as any other highgrade method of creative expression. Years of practice and hefty investment are required to make a mark. Just ask Andrew Sartori. He is clearly making his right here in Oak City.
Stop by Capital Smoke on 215 W Martin St, and check out more work from Andrew’s Sartori. Follow Andrew on Instagram @logi_glass_art. In addition you can follow other local glass blowers including @ sirwalterdabbinhamer (Sherlock’s Glass Gallery), @chipglass, @hefeglass and @nasteeglass.
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OAK CITY
ASCENDING
WORDS: RICHARD LIVINGSTON | PHOTO: JOE BRUNO I went through something of a SimCity phase. SimCity is a world-building video game in which the player is tasked with founding and developing a simulated cityscape. There’s something very comforting about the omnipotence of governing raw resources and forcing a thriving metropolis to emerge where virtual squirrels once frolicked in Arcadian meadows. Of course, it’s all based on algorithms put down in 1s and 0s by some guy with poor social skills in the Silicon Valley. The growth of Raleigh, too, is based on some deeper logic involving global commerce, transfer of goods and services, capital markets, and angry people with lots of paper yelling in rooms filled with scrolling digits. The result is all around us. Everywhere one looks, steel skeletons swarming with hardhats ascend. Highways squeeze and widen. Discarded houses resurrect, enduring nail gun surgery. Startups and new shops vie for a slice of the pie. Romantic reconstruction-era mansions mingle with sleek, modern condominiums.
Raleigh, North Carolina is the recipient of the nation’s white-collar refugees. The dying industrial north and the thirsty cities of the southwest have somehow come to view the Oak City acorn as some sort of beacon. Some here embrace the opportunity change brings. Others bitterly resist, detecting something lost along the way. The question is whether Raleigh can grow and still maintain her soul. The answer depends on whether you believe the spirit of a place resides in her buildings and traffic cones, or whether the soul dwells in the people who call that place home. Each of us defines what it means to be a Raleigh-ite? A Raleigher? Good golly, I’m from Raleigh? What the hell do we call ourselves, anyway? No matter, we’ll figure it out. Barring the internet breaking (thanks, China) or asteroid strike (an option on SimCity), the region will continue developing for the foreseeable future. So, we must decide whether to contend with this shift or to adapt, allowing the growth of Raleigh to mirror the growth in ourselves. Granted, it’s an old and fairly simple idea. But at least we get a daily reminder in drywall and girders.
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T H E
O F F I C I A L
LIVE MUSIC
GUIDE C H O I C E
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C U T S
INDIE / ROCK
INDIE
I WAS TOTALLY DESTROYING IT
URBAN
JILL SCOTT
Deep South July 3 | 9:00PM
HIP HOP
DPAC July 30 | 7:30PM
EDM
EDM
SOL CAT
Local 506 July 13 | 9:00PM
POP / ROCK
POP
AMERICAN IDOL LIVE TOUR 2015 DPAC July 19 | 7:30PM
METAL / SCREAMO
ROCK
ISELIA
Koka Booth July 11 | 7:00PM
BLUEGRASS/FOLK
COUNTRY
CARIBOU MOUNTAIN COLLECTIVE
COMEDY
DONNELL RAWLINGS
Cat’s Cradle July 7 | 9:00PM
COMEDY / STANDUP Goodnight’s
July 16-18 | MISC
STAGE / PERFORMANCE
CLASSICAL / STAGE
BUDDY HOLLY
Duke Energy Center July 21-26 | 2:00PM
FESTIVAL
FESTIVALS
A 4TH OF JULY INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATION Koka Booth July 4 | 3:00PM
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ROCK - July 2015
ROCK / CLASSIC
ROCK/MYSTIC POWER
PNC Arena July 1 | 8:00PM
Slim’s July 1 | 9:00PM
THE ROLLING STONES
ROCK / METAL
KINGS ANNUAL 3RD OF JULY PARTY Kings July 3 | 9:00PM
ROCK/MANDOPOP
DREAMGIRLS
LITTLE WAR TWINS
ROCK
HE IS LEGEND
Local 506 July 3 | 9:00PM
ROCK
JIM ADKINS
ROCK / SLUDGE METAL
Pour House July 1 | 9:00PM
Cat’s Cradle July 3 | 8:00PM
ROCK
GRATEFUL DEAD TRIBUTE
Cat’s Cradle July 4 | 8:00PM
Lincoln Theatre July 5 | 8:00PM
HOLY GHOST TENT REVIVAL
ROCK
FUTURE THIEVES
Duke Energy Center July 8, 10, 16 | 8:00PM
PRESENTED BY CAT’S CRADLE
TOOL TRIBUTE
POP PUNK
METAL / SCREAMO
Southland Ballroom July 10 | 9:00PM
SOMETIME LAST NIGHT TOUR
Local 506 July 11 | 7:00PM
THIRD EYE
Motorco July 8 | 8:00PM
R5
Duke Energy Center
July 11 | 7:00PM
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ROCK
SOME TYPE OF STEREO
Cat’s Cradle July 9 | 8:00PM
ISELIA
THE MELVINS
THE LAST FARE THE WELL SHOW
ROCK / METAL
ENEMY IN DISGUISE Deep South July 10 | 9:00PM
ROCK
LET FREEDOM ROCK Motorco July 11 | 8:00PM
OA K C I T Y H UST L E L I V E M US I C P O C K E T GU I D E
ROCK - July 2015
ROCK / FUNK
ROCK / SHRED ‘N FLOW
OPERA/NINTENDOCORE
Southland Ballroom July 11 | 10:00PM
Pour House July 11 | 9:00PM
Cat’s Cradle July 12 | 7:00PM
THE FRITZ
PUNK / THRASH
SAFE WORD
Pour House July 12 | 9:00PM
ROCK
PLEASURES Slims
July 16 | 9:00PM
METALCORE
IN THIS MOMENT: BLACK WIDOW TOUR The Ritz July 17 | 7:30PM
JAHMAN BRAHMAN
ACOUSTIC
THE PROTOMEN
METAL / HARDCORE
FOR TODAY / GIDEON / SILENT PLANET Motorco July 12 | 7:00PM
RAP METAL
HARD ROCK
Local 506 July 15 | 7:00PM
THE BRONZED CHORUS
POP NOIR
DOOM METAL
JUDAS PRIEST TRIBUTE
SPRINTER RECORD RELEASE
Local 506 July 17 | 9:00PM
Southland Ballroom July 16 | 9:00PM
ANTHONY RANERI Cat’s Cradle July 14 | 6:30PM
THE OLD CEREMONY
Cat’s Cradle July 17 & 18 | 8:00PM
ROCK / ALT
DEAD MAN’S MAIL & ILLER WHALES Lincoln Theatre July 18 | 11:00PM
HOLLYWOOD ENDING
ARABROT
METAL
PRIMUS
Lincoln Theatre July 18 | 6:30PM
CUSSES W/
Kings July 16 | 8:30PM
JUDAS PRIESTESS
ROCK ‘N ROLL
BEAUTY OPERATORS Motorco July 18 | 9:00PM
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ROCK - July 2015
EAGLES TRIBUTE
ON THE BORDER The Ritz July 18 | 9:00PM
PUNK
JESSE MALIN
Pour House July 23 | 9:00PM
ROCK
NIGHT MOVES SERIES FEAT. ADVENTURE CLUB
DPAC July 19 | 7:30PM
INDIE / POP
BETTING FOR BENSON Deep South
July 24 | 8:00PM
FUNK
FLAT LAND Pour House
The Ritz July 25 | 8:30PM
July 27 | 9:00PM
INDUSTRIAL METAL
AMERICANA / ROOTS
Lincoln Theatre July 30 | 8:00PM
Southland Ballroom July 30 | 8:30PM
KMFDM
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POP
AMERICAN IDOL LIVE TOUR 2015
THE STEEL WHEELS
CRIME ROCK
CHAIN AND THE GANG Neptunes July 19 | 9:00PM
JAM BAND
GOLDEN GATE WINGMEN Lincoln Theatre July 24 | 9:00PM
METAL
POWER TRIP W/ FORESEEN
Kings July 28 | 8:30PM
POST-HARDCORE
HEADFIRST FOR HALOS Cat’s Cradle July 31 | 6:30PM
ROCK
ARMY OF DOG
Pour House July 19 | 9:00PM
AMERICANA
THE BAND OF HEATHENS Southland Ballroom July 25 | 9:00PM
ROCK
PORCH LIGHT APOTHECARY CD RELEASE PARTY Pour House July 29 | 9:00PM
OA K C I T Y H UST L E L I V E M US I C P O C K E T GU I D E
URBAN - July 2015
HIP HOP
9TH WONDER
Mosaic July 1 | 10:00PM
HIP HOP
SAGE FRANCIS
Cat’s Cradle July 3 | 8:00PM
BLUES / SOUL
MUSIC MAKER REVUE Duke Performances July 15 | 7:00PM
FUNK
DUMPSTAPHUNK Lincoln Theatre July 17 | 10:00PM
REGGAE
EDGE MICHAEL
Pour House July 2 | 9:00PM
EXPERIMENTAL
TELEKINETIC WALRUS
FREE 4TH OF JULY THROWDOWN Pour House July 4 | 10:00PM
HIP HOP
GUILTY SIMPSON Pour House July 16 | 9:00PM
SKA / SOUL
THE PIETASTERS Cat’s Cradle July 18 | 8:00PM
FUNK / JAZZ
THE FUNKY DAWGZ BRASS BAND Pour House July 3 | 8:00PM
REGGAE
REGGAE / HIP HOP
KABAKA PYRAMID Lincoln Theatre July 3 | 9:00PM
NEO-SOUL
NEW KINGSTON
FLOETRY REUNION
PIEDMONT BLUES
SOUL / FOLK / BLUES
Cat’s Cradle July 16 | 7:00PM
Local 506 July 16 | 9:00PM
Pour House July 9 | 9:00PM
TRIANGLE MEETS TRIAD IN THE ROUND
SOUL / JAZZ
WHEELS OF SOUL 2015 SUMMER TOUR
Cary’s Booth Amphitheatre
DPAC July 12 | 7:00PM
REBEKAH TODD & THE ODYSSEY
REGGAE / JAM
TREEHOUSE
Pour House July 22 | 9:00PM
July 18 | 6:30PM
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URBAN - July 2015
WORLD / WEST AFRICA
DIALI CISSOKHO & KAIRA BA
Duke Performances July 22 | 7:00PM
SOUL / FOLK / BLUES
DARK WATER RISING Southland Ballroom July 24 | 8:00PM
BLUES
MUSIC MAKER REVUE Duke Performances July 29 | 7:00PM
REGGAE / ROOTS
SOUL/POP/R&B
Lincoln Theatre July 23 | 8:00PM
PNC Arena July 23 | 7:30PM
BLUES / SWING
BOLLYWOOD/BHANGRA
Deep South July 25 | 9:00PM
Mosaic July 25 | 10:00PM
BERES HAMMOND
JOSH PRESLAR BAND
NEO-SOUL
JILL SCOTT
DPAC July 30 | 7:30PM
SAM SMITH
MAHARAJA EXPRESS
HIP HOP
GUILTY SIMPSON & SUICIDE KINGS
Proof July 16 - 17 | 7:00PM
HIP HOP
RAEKWON & GHOSTFACE KILLAH The Ritz July 24 | 8:00PM
HIP HOP
SKYBLEW
ALBUM RELEASE PARTY Cat’s Cradle July 25 | 8:00PM
VINYL
BRING YOUR OWN VINYL Proof Sundays | 6:00PM
EDM - July 2015
HOUSE
DEEP & DIRTY
Mosaic July 2 | 10:00PM
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EURO
RUSSIAN EURO PARTY Mosaic July 3 | 10:00PM
EDM
PULSE
ELECTRONIC DANCE PARTY Lincoln Theatre July 4 | 9:00PM
HOUSE/BREAKS/ ELECTRO/TRANCE
THROWBACK
Mosaic July 8 | 10:00PM
OA K C I T Y H UST L E L I V E M US I C P O C K E T GU I D E
EDM - July 2015
DANCE
JUST DANCE
Mosaic July 9 | 10:00PM
DEEP HOUSE/BASS/ ELECTRO
ANIMAL HOUSE
Mosaic July 10 | 10:00PM
HOUSE / TECHNO
FUNKY/CLASSIC HOUSE
Mosaic July 15 | 10:00PM
Mosaic July 17 | 10:00PM
INTRO
TRANCE/PROGRESSIVE
TRANCENDENTAL Mosaic July 23 | 10:00PM
SULTRY
EDM
RALEIGH LIKES IT DEEP Mosaic July 24 | 10:00PM
HOUSE/MIDTEMPO
9TH ANNIVERSARY W/ JULIUS THE MAD THINKER Mosaic July 11 | 10:00PM
EDM
SOL CAT
Local 506 July 13 | 9:00PM
HOUSE/BASS
HOUSE/SOUL/FUNK
Mosaic July 18 | 10:00PM
Mosaic July 22 | 10:00PM
HOUSE/TECHNO
HOUSE/TECHNO
Mosaic Mondays | 10:00PM
Mosaic Sundays | 10:00PM
SUB CULTURE
INDUSTRY STANDARD
SANCTUARY
RISE
COUNTRY - July 2015
ALT / ROCK
A NIGHT WITH
BJ BARHAM
Slim’s July 6 | 8:00PM
BLUEGRASS/FOLK
CARIBOU MOUNTAIN COLLECTIVE Southland Ballroom July 7 | 9:00PM
BANJOS
BEER & BANJOS Tir Na Nog July 7 | 9:00PM
FOLK / ROCK
LEON RUSSELL
Lincoln Theatre July 10 | 8:00PM
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COUNTRY - July 2015
SOUTHERN ROCK
PENNY DRAFT
Deep South July 11 | 9:00PM
BANJOS
BEER & BANJOS
Tir Na Nog July 21 | 9:00PM
ALT-INDIE
ROCKY VOTOLATO & DAVE HAUSE Cat’s Cradle July 27 | 7:30PM
MANDOLIN
ROBERT EARL KEEN Haw River Ballroom July 14 | 8:00PM
ALTERNATIVE
MAURICE MANGUM Deep South July 17 | 8:00PM
BANJOS
BEER & BANJOS
Tir Na Nog July 28 | 9:00PM
BANJOS
BEER & BANJOS
Tir Na Nog July 14 | 9:00PM
BLUEGRASS
JON STICKLEY TRIO Cat’s Cradle July 24 | 7:00PM
INDIE ROCK
REVENGE OF THE BREWERY Pour House July 17 | 9:00PM
ROCK
THE BLUE DOGS
Pour House July 24 | 9:00PM
BLUEGRASS
KAATSKILLACHIA Local 506 July 31 | 9:00PM
COMEDY - July 2015
COMEDY / STAND UP
RYAN SINGER
Motorco July 2 | 9:00PM
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COMEDY / STANDUP
COMEDY / STAND UP
COMEDY / STAND UP
Goodnight’s July 17 | 7:30PM
Goodnight’s July 16-18 | MISC
Goodnight’s July 2-4 | MISC
THE DANGLING LOAFER
DONNELL RAWLINGS
TOMMY BLAZE
OA K C I T Y H UST L E L I V E M US I C P O C K E T GU I D E
COMEDY - July 2015
COMEDY / STAND UP
DAN SODER
Goodnight’s July 23-25 | MISC
COMEDY / STAND UP
JAY PHAROAH Goodnight’s
July 30-31 | MISC
COMEDY / STANDUP
JON REEP
Goodnight’s July 9-11 | MISC
COMEDY / STANDUP
BLAYR NIAS & THOMAS DIXON Moonlight Stage Co. July 24-25 | 7:30
CLASSICAL/STAGE - July 2015
DANCE THEATRE
ADF PRESENTS: AWKWARD MAGIC Motorco July 1 | 7:00PM
PERFORMANCE
DREAMGIRLS
Duke Energy Center
July 9-26 | 8:00PM
DANCE
DOUG VARONE & DANCERS DPAC July 24 | 8:00PM
DANCE
PAUL TAYLOR DANCE COMPANY DPAC July 2 | 8:00PM
DANCE/PERFORMANCE
BILL T. JONES/ARNIE ZANE DANCE COMPANY DPAC July 10 | 8:00PM
PERFORMANCE
THOROUGHLY MODERN MILLIE Clayton Center
July 24 | 7:30PM
FIDDLER/VOCALIST
ALICE GERRARD & RAYNA GELLERT
SYMPHONY
NC SYMPHONY PRESENTS
THE HOT SARDINES
Duke Performances July 8 | 7:00PM
Cary’s Booth Amphitheatre
DANCE/RADIO
PERFORMANCE
3 ACTS, 2 DANCERS, 1 RADIO HOST DPAC July 18 | 7:00PM
July 9 | 7:30AM
BUDDY HOLLY
Duke Energy Center July 21 | 7:30PM
SYMPHONY
MARY POPPINS
Duke Energy Center
July 26-31 | 2:00PM & 7:30PM
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INDIE - July 2015
FOLK/AMERICANA
LAURELYN DOSSETT Duke Performances July 1 | 7:00PM
ROCK
I WAS TOTALLY DESTROYING IT Deep South July 3 | 9:00PM
CHIMP ROCK
SWIRLIES
Cat’s Cradle July 8 | 7:30PM
ROCK
LOCAL BAND LOCAL BEER
Tir Na Nog July 9 | 9:00PM
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POP PUNK
SAY ANYTHING Cat’s Cradle July 2 | 6:30PM
ROCK
BROWN WIDOW W/ THE UMPHS Kings July 4 | 9:00PM
ROCK
EZTV W/ ESSEX//MURO Neptunes July 8 | 9:30PM
ROCK
LAKES&WOODS
Cat’s Cradle July 10 | 8:00PM
SCHIZODRIFT
CAROLINE ROSE Cat’s Cradle July 2 | 7:00PM
ROCK
LOCAL BAND LOCAL BEER
Tir Na Nog July 2 | 9:00PM
ROCK
ROCK
Kings July 6 | 8:30PM
Neptunes July 7 | 9:30PM
JONAS SEES IN COLOR
ROCK
TASTE FT.
NDEEP, OAK CITY SLUMS Kings July 9 | 9:00PM
INDIE
LITTLE TYBEE
Kings July 10 | 9:00PM
JOBS
ALTERNATIVE
I THE MIGHTY
Local 506 July 9 | 7:00PM
ROCK
LOVE AS LAUGHTER Local 506 July 10 | 9:00PM
OA K C I T Y H UST L E L I V E M US I C P O C K E T GU I D E
INDIE - July 2015
INDIE
PERENNIAL REEL Slim’s July 10 | 9:00PM
INDIE / FOLK
A.A. BONDY
Cat’s Cradle July 13 | 7:30PM
ROCK FEST
SURF ROCK / GARAGE
Cat’s Cradle July 11 | 1:00PM
Slim’s July 11 | 9:00PM
GIRLS ROCK NC CHAPEL HILL CAMP SHOWCASE
FOLK / ACOUSTIC
Slim’s July 15 | 9:00PM
ROCK
GIRLS ROCK SUMMER SHOWCASE Motorco July 18 | 2:00PM
ALT POP
THE LITTLE BOOKS
WAREHOUSE EYES
LOCAL BAND LOCAL BEER
SEE GULLS
Pour House July 13 | 9:00PM
ALT ROCK
WING DAM
HOT WATER & THE BONE
Slim’s July 14 | 9:00PM
ROCK
Tir Na Nog July 16 | 9:00PM
ROCK
TRANSISTOR ZEN
Southland Ballroom July 18 | 9:00PM
ALBUM RELEASE SHOW Local 506 July 14 | 8:00PM
ROCK
REVENGE OF THE BREWERY NIGHT 2 Pour House July 18 | 9:00PM
ROCK / AMERICANA
STEVE FORBERT TRIO Cat’s Cradle July 12 | 6:00PM
ELECTRONIC
VINYL THEATRE
Cat’s Cradle July 15 | 6:30PM
INDIE
HAPPYNESS
Local 506 July 18 | 9:00PM
INDIE
ROB BELL
EVERYTHING IS SPIRITUAL TOUR Cat’s Cradle July 20 | 7:30
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INDIE - July 2015
ALT POP
LENKA
Local 506 July 20 | 8:00PM
FOLK
HIGH BUSHY TAILS
INDIE ROCK
THE FAMILY CREST Motorco July 20 | 8:00PM
INDIE
Neptunes July 20 | 9:00PM
Slim’s July 21 | 9:00PM
Slim’s July 22 | 9:00PM
Kings July 23 | 8:30PM
LOCAL BAND LOCAL BEER
ADULT SCIENCE
POST PUNK
VIDEO SHOOT
Neptunes July 28 | 9:30PM
LIVE VIDEO SHOOT
COWBOY GRUNGE
WIDOWSPEAK
WILDHONEY
EXPERIMENTAL
Tir Na Nog July 23 | 9:00PM
THE SETLIST
Pour House July 28 | 1:00PM
Cat’s Cradle July 21 | 7:00PM
GARAGE/PUNK
SNAKE & THE PILSSKINS
Motorco July 21 | 8:00PM
INDIE ROCK
THE IKE REILLY ASSASSINATION
ROCK
SPACESHIP DAYS
Local 506 July 21 | 8:00PM
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INDIE
SARAH BETHE NELSON
ALBUM RELEASE SHOW Kings July 24 | 9:00PM
GRUNGE
MARRIAGES W/ CREEPOID
Kings July 30 | 8:30PM
PLASTIC PINKS
INDIE
FUTURE ISLANDS 1000 Cat’s Cradle July 26 | 1:30PM
ALT FOLK
CACHA BACHA
Motorco July 30 | 8:00PM
OA K C I T Y H UST L E L I V E M US I C P O C K E T GU I D E
INDIE - July 2015
ALT ROCK
LOCAL BAND LOCAL BEER Tir Na Nog July 30 | 9:00PM
AMERICANA
CAROLINA MUSIC AWARDS
Duke Energy Center July 18 | 8:00PM
THE APPLESEED CAST Cat’s Cradle July 31 | 7:30PM
FESTIVALS / SHOWCASES - July 2015
FESTIVAL
4TH OF JULY INDEPENDENCE DAY CELEBRATION Cary’s Booth Amphitheatre
FESTIVAL
TUESDAYS FOR TOTS
Cary’s Booth Amphitheatre
July 7 | 9:30AM
July 4 | 3:00PM
FACIAL HAIR
OAK CITY BEARD & MUSTACHE ASSEMBLY COMPETITION Pour House July 25 | 8:00PM
FESTIVAL
BEER BOURBON & BBQ FESTIVAL
Cary’s Booth Amphitheatre
July 31 | 6:00PM
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