Oak City Hustle Issue #15 | November 2015 by Oak City Hustle

RALE

D O O G ’S T A H W O T E ID IGH’S GU

EAT CITY | BRIGHT LIGHTS | GR IC US M VE LI | S OW ART SH

FREE VOL 15 | NOV 2015

Issue 15, November 2015 www.OakCityHustle.com FOUNDERS Sean Kernick Joseph Bruno PUBLISHER Oak City Productions CHIEF OF SALES / PRODUCER / NAE-NAE Joseph Bruno CREATIVE DIRECTOR / LAYOUT / WOBBLE Sean Kernick EVENTS / SALES / STANKY LEG SPCLGST EDITOR Caitlin Russell CALENDAR ASSISTANCE Chelsey Robertson ADVISOR Steve Honeyman CONTRIBUTORS Stacey Weger Heather Leah c/o Candid Slice JT Moore Caitlin Russell SPCLGST Peter Fradella Rich Livingston PHOTOGRAPHERS Bryan Regan Guillermo Delgado SPCLGST Peter Fradella Brokenvisuals COVER ART Pete Sack

CONTACT p. 919.522.0149 e. sean@oakcityhustle.com ADVERTISING & DISTRIBUTION p. 919.665.9733 e. oakcityproductions@gmail.com SUBMISSIONS Oak City Hustle encourages content submission but cannot be held responsible for unsolicited material. Please send submissions to sean@oakcityhustle.com. All content is copyright of Oak City Productions Inc. and can not be reproduced in whole or in part without written authorization of the publisher. CONNECT facebook OakCityHustle twitter @OakCityHustle instagram @oak_city_hustle SUBSCRIPTIONS Please log on to oakcityhustle.com/store for more information The advertising, articles and photography within this publication reflect the opinion and attitudes of their respective authors and not necessarily those of the publisher or editors. Oak City Hustle Magazine is published monthly. All material within this magazine can not be reproduced in whole or in part without written authorization of the publisher and is protected.

CONTENTS ART

MUSIC

LIFE

THE OPULENT ARTISTRY OF DRAG 9 OLD SOUL FRESHNESS: PETE SACK

SWEET BEARD GAME

KIM HAMMER: BITTERSWEET 33 THEN, NOW, NEXT: ERNIE DOLLAR

ERIC FULLER: PUZZLED

DON’T CALL HIM A MIXOLOGIST

ROCK 56 URBAN 60 INDIE 62 EDM 63 COUNTRY 64 COMEDY 65 CLASSICAL / STAGE 66

LIFE

ART

THE OPULENT ARTISTRY OF

DRAG

WORDS: CAITLIN RUSSELL | PHOTOS: BRYAN REGAN Shakespeare once said, “Uneasy lies the head that wears a crown.” However, don’t tell that to Vivian Vaughn, the current Miss Gay NC America. She makes wearing that crown look too damn easy. Vaughn, one of North Carolina’s premier female impersonators, allowed us rare access behind the curtain to learn more about the trials, tribulations and triumphs amidst the art and craft of being a drag queen. By day, Justin Natvig is a logistics import/export manager, certified in dangerous goods and international shipping. In his spare time, he’s a chair for the Crape Myrtle Festival, an all-volunteer nonprofit that supports persons living with AIDS and HIV and supports outreach and education within the LGBT community. In his spare-spare time, he is a certified queen. With so many things going on, it’s difficult to imagine that he has time to

sleep, let alone take on the work and duties of being Vivian Vaughn. For more than 17 years, Natvig has been doing female impersonation, but he says, “It’s something I was always doing as a kid and just didn’t realize I was doing it. Dressing up was just fun.” However, his journey to the crown was not exactly smooth. Homeless and a high school dropout at age 16, Natvig discovered the art of drag and put a name to his passion. “I “NOBODY was different — TOLD ME THAT not wanting to be a woman, but COVERGIRL enjoying this type DOES NOT of entertainment. I wanted to take my COVER BOY” situation and make something of it.” Still performing at an amateur level, he began preparing for the Miss Gay NC America pageant, a system

modeled after Miss America that requires contestants to be male and emphasizes the art of illusion and female impersonation. Competing for the first time in 2004, Natvig placed almost dead last. “Back when I was coming up, there were no tutorials. There was no internet. I would go watch shows and just try to do what they did. It took me three hours to look like hell. Nobody told me that CoverGirl does not cover boy,” he laughs. “So I took some time to think about it, and I realized: I can’t be good at anything until I get my life together.” After getting his GED, he got his twoyear degree from Pitt Community College and eventually graduated with his bachelor’s degree from UNC-Chapel Hill — a first for his family. With his life a bit more settled, it was time to try again.

“My dream has been to be Miss Gay NC America, but North Carolina is one of the hardest states to win,” Natvig says. “We have some wonderful talent and entertainment in North Carolina.” Eight years after Natvig’s first attempt, Vivian Vaughn made the top five. The next year, she was named second alternate. Determined to win, Natvig took a year off to learn and watch. He went to the pageant as Justin and committed every pose, every dance move, every winning act to memory. “A lot of people have drag mothers, but I’ve taught myself everything — makeup, wigs, everything,” he says. “And you have to have money for this, so Vivian has a separate bank account, and all of her fees, bookings, and tips goes back to Vivian.”

After years of preparation — the interviews, the dance lessons, the custom Jimmy Wang gown that needed 10,000 rhinestones added by hand, the new wigs, the fundraisers — this was Vaughn and Natvig’s year. He now travels the state every week performing as Vaughn, sometimes driving three or more hours in a single night to fulfill his reigning duties. He performs at drag brunches and more, raising funds for HIV and AIDS causes.

future, he could see her competing again at a national level. Throughout it all, however, his mission has been simple: “I just want to do a really good job and make people proud. The most important thing for me is giving back to the community, and bringing Vivian into that and supporting HIV awareness.” he says. His advice to others? “My only message is to be yourself at any cost.” And that’s an art worth chasing.

While Natvig doesn’t know exactly where he wants Vaughn to go in the

The Crape Myrtle Festival sponsors a fundraising Drag Brunch every 3rd Sunday at Babylon located at 309 N Dawson St. For more information on the Crape Myrtle Festival check out CrapeMyrtleFest.org.

ART

OLD SOUL FRESHNESS

PETE SACK WORDS: JT MOORE

As a child, Raleigh artist Pete Sack learned to paint by re-creating portraits of baseball players whose photos he pulled out of magazines. Today, his process of drawing, watercolor and oil is still grounded in those early roots. An artist himself, Sack’s father taught him and his brother drawing and watercolor at an early age. Later in college, Sack would be pushed into acrylic and oil, the latter of which he would come to love. And since then, his style has changed and evolved to marry all of his favorite mediums. One thing, however, has always remained the same: Each of his works begins with a reference photo that speaks to him. Today, Sack’s source material comes from old yearbooks, archival photos and even vintage baseball cards. “I take the images out of their original context and use them to create a new narrative,” he explains. The foundation of

his pieces begins with a tightly rendered watercolor painting of his source photo. He then seals it with a plastic coating and begins to layer acrylic paint and ink over the watercolor to create depth. “I then pull away, paint over or move objects around with layers of oil paint, until I feel that the work is complete.” It’s this combination of layers and mediums that creates a style that is uniquely his own. Sack’s use of color “AS ARTISTS, WE and partial obstruction ARE ALL TRYING of his initial portrait draws you. Together, TO SOLVE A these additions create MYSTERY.” a feeling and emotion not originally present his source photo. This is where the story lives in Sack’s work. He evokes passion, pain, contemplation and sadness from otherwise objective source material. And it’s this ability to bring new life and emotion to these photos that makes his work so special.

But Sack is always looking to continue his evolution. It’s an iterative process of experimentation and right now he is focused on trying to push the limits of his style. He explained, “An artist, whose name I can’t think of right now, once said that ‘As artists, we are all trying to solve a mystery.” That mystery is the blank canvas in front of them. “Right now for instance, I’m working on a piece that has been fighting me for three days.” Fortunately, Sack’s process allows him to produce works much more quickly than some other artists and his use of

oil paint gives him the opportunity to experiment and pull colors back out if he doesn’t like the direction. “Currently, I’m looking for what that next step is for me. That’s why this piece has been particularly challenging the last few days.” For Sack, that search has taken him as far as Marrakesh, Morocco, where earlier this year he completed an artist residency arranged by Mahler Fine Art. Fortunately, with local shows coming up, including The Pink Building, you won’t have to travel far to see Pete Sack’s latest work.

To see more and keep up with Pete Sack check out his website at PeteSack.com. Starting in January Pete will be starting an Artist-in-Residence at Arrowmont School. (Arrowmont.org)

HANDMADE GOODS // LOCALLY & BEYOND

123 E. MARTIN ST. RALEIGH, NC 27601 RAMBLESUPPLYCO.COM

T. 919.977.7767 25 RAMBLESUPPLYCO@GMAIL.COM

LIFE

SWEET BEARD GAME WORDS & PHOTOS: PETER FRADELLA

The vacation beard. It’s safe to say that most men have had one. As you come back home though, reality sets in. You stare at the mirror, razor in hand and ask yourself, “How would I look with a goatee, a mustache, maybe even mutton chops?” Next thing you know, you “WE GET went from a lumberjack to TOGETHER, a clean-shaven, 15-year-old boy. For the men of the Oak DRINK SOME BEER City Beard and Mustache AND RAISE Assembly though, they are on vacation. But don’t SOME HELL” still let the bushy beards and handlebar mustaches fool you; it’s hard work keeping them tamed, especially when preparing for a competition. The Oak City Beard and Mustache Assembly is a fairly new club in the area. Initially stemming from a larger Triangle group that simply had too much territory, they decided to make it more

localized. Who exactly makes up the local beard community? From hipsters, Harley riders and metal heads to veterans that couldn’t have beards in the army, this group has it all. As one participant says,“We get together, drink some beer and raise some hell, but at the end of the day, we can raise some money for a local charity.” That’s the best thing about these competitions; they are always for local charities, including The Raleigh Rescue Mission and Wounded Warriors. Beard competitions are not just for the fellas, women compete too. I know what you’re thinking — it’s some bearded lady freak show — but you’re wrong. Female competitors hand make intricate beards that sometimes take hundreds of hours to complete.

For the men, however, when one decides to take that leap into this hairy world, there are some other things to consider. First, can you take the itch? Sometimes, they say it’s bad you want to put your face to a belt sander. One man adds, “There will also be those awkward stages of growth too, where it’s going to look bad, and you have to decide if you want to keep it nice and neat or just let it go.” You also have to deal with everyone who wants to touch or tug the beard or ‘stache. Is there a tug or no tug rule? As one person put it, “I don’t care if people come up and ask questions, I’m all for that. I’ve had people come up to me and pull on my beard and it’s not cool.”. Then comes the styling and grooming. One man’s advice, “Just try to keep it all natural. I use a bar of soap to wash

it. Some people use special shampoos. Then there are the beard oils, beard balms and the beard butters. They’re great, and I use them every day, sometimes twice a day. Then some people don’t use anything and their beards look amazing.” You may even need to get out the old blowdryer. Sometimes it just comes down to genetics. Some guys have that caveman gene that allows them to grow a stylish beard at will. So if you aren’t willing to take on the follies of dealing with facial hair, never fear. You don’t even need facial hair to be a member. They are always looking for people to help out with promotions, events and other duties. All are welcomed at the Oak City Beard and Mustache Assembly, full bearded or folically challenged.

For more info on the Oak City Beard & Mustache Assembly check out OakCityBMA.com.

ART

LIFE

KIM HAMMER BITTERSWEET

WORDS: HEATHER LEAH | PHOTOS: GUILLERMO DELGADO Kim Hammer, owner of the popular dessert bar Bittersweet in downtown Raleigh, has a tattoo on her stomach: Always Hungry. “It’s written in French,” she explains. “I am always incredibly hungry.” For Hammer, that hunger goes deeper than any sweet dessert could satisfy. “I’ve had that entrepreneurial spirit my whole life — just that antsy, wanting-tocreate-things feeling. I’ve had the corporate career path, the 401k. But it’s always when I’m working for the small business owners that I felt excited,” she recalls.

“THIS IS MY CITY.”

Entrepreneurs chase their dreams across thin tight ropes with no safety net, but that’s what makes her feel alive. “It’s life!” she exclaims. “You have to live it!”

Hammer started her baking company right from her kitchen, but didn’t initially anticipate expanding. Her home-baked goods sold at Southern Season, Helios and the Carrboro Farmer’s market. As her fresh desserts filled Triangle-area tummies, people began asking when she would open up a physical bakery. Ultimately, Hammer dreamed up something more unique — a “terribly wonderful dessert, coffee and cocktail lounge.” Everything on the menu is seasonal and full of complicatedly sweet-strange flavors. Having grown up in Raleigh, Hammer says she feels a sense of responsibility in creating our city’s future. “The city is changing a lot right now, and people have input on how it will turn out. This is my city. My children are growing up here.” She acknowledges, however, that downtown Raleigh’s rapid growth has created some division, particularly

with the Save the Patios movement and city sidewalk issues. “The last several months with the outdoor ordinances has been really disheartening and frustrating.” Lost seats and early curfews mean less money. “I feel like we could have really worked hard together with the city to come up with some good compromises — because the truth is, business owners want to solve problematic issues too. But I felt like there was not a fair dialogue or fair debate. Business owners were literally begging for them to listen to us just a little longer,” she explains. These growing pains hurt now, but they may end up being helpful in the long-term growth of our community. “I like to have something to struggle against,” Hammer shares. “When you struggle, you learn. When we’re forced to compromise, we all learn to see a new perspective. It’s good for us.”

Bittersweet has become part of the downtown, vertical neighborhood, and it’s added a new flair to local nightlife. “I love looking down the bar any time of night and seeing the diversity. Every age, every financial bracket. That’s what makes me feel successful,” she says, hoping to give people a different flavor of downtown destination.

“The nature of my pallet is that I like things to hit a lot of points. The ideal dessert to me is a little bit salty, a bit sweet. A little smooth and a little crunchy. That’s what makes for an interesting dessert.” It’s also what creates an interesting city, an interesting nightlife and entrepreneurial bliss.

Bittersweet is a wonderful dessert, coffee and cocktail lounge with an all-natural, seasonal menu. located on 16 E Martin St, Raleigh, NC 27601. Give them a call at 919.977.3829 or check them out online at BittersweetRaleigh.com.

ART

LIFE

THEN, NOW, NEXT

ERNIE DOLLAR WORDS: STACEY WEGER | PHOTOS: SPCLGST

It was a dark and stormy night when Ernest Dollar regaled me with sordid tales of Raleigh’s history — literally. Our fair city was taking a beating from a hurricane at the time, so that’s what we ordered from Foundation’s dimly lit bar. Dollar is the executive director of the City of Raleigh (COR) Museum and also oversees the Pope House Museum. And boy, does he have some good stories. He says, “I was just telling the bartender about the last confederate defender of Raleigh. He was executed right outside this bar by the Union army when they came in, and it’s interesting, his story — the sanitized version and the covered up version of what happened. It’s fun to look at Raleigh’s memory and how it’s been shaped and misshapen; what’s been remembered and what’s forgotten.” Dollar’s deep roots in the area have helped his understanding of local history. Originally from Durham, he

attended UNC-Greensboro and NC State. He ran the Preservation Society of Chapel Hill and the Orange County Historical Museum before taking his position with the COR museum. When he came on board, he “had a lot of museum building to do, from reinventorying our collection, to writing policy, redesigning the exhibits — it was a total museum overhaul.” The museum has both permanent and temporary exhibit space, and it works hard to integrate the community, giving platforms to local organizations. He speaks excitedly of the museum’s new mantra — “then, now, next” — which builds on the concept of embracing not only our city’s past, but also recognizing how it impacts us currently, and how we can apply it to the future. He says, “We try to make history relevant, to reflect what Raleigh is — a vibrant, young, progressive city. Why should the history museum not be progressive and exciting at the same time?”

To underscore COR museum’s mission, Dollar mentions some of the programming they have introduced: a downtown educational scavenger hunt based on the popular Hunger Games called “Capitol Games” (“we hired an Effie character, like from the movie!”); a Mad Men-themed party co-hosted with a group that works to preserve 1950s and 60s architecture; and next year’s “Beyond Bollywood,” a Smithsonian traveling exhibit. “We’re trying to do fun stuff museums don’t usually do, because I think Raleigh wants that,” he says. “Raleigh wants to understand itself and wants authentic stories, experiences, and to have fun.” Raleigh’s “diamond in the rough” historic site, the Pope House Museum, is a rarity, according to Dollar. AfricanAmerican house museums are few and far between in the South. He explains, “Pope was a doctor, a veteran of the Spanish-American War, an entrepreneur, and he ran for mayor of Raleigh in 1919 at the height of Jim Crow segregation. His daughters lived in the house until 1999, educated women with master’s degrees, women in their own right. All their stuff is still in the house.

It’s such a positive, incredible story for Raleigh.” Dollar’s love for history is personal as well as professional. For 20 years, one of his hobbies has been Civil War reenactments. He says, “It’s a great way to literally understand history. To step into the shoes of somebody and try to eat and sleep, drink, talk, and look like them, it teleports you. I don’t think I could understand the Civil War as well as I do without this experience of recreating it. I think living history is really fun.” Even though the City of Raleigh museum has been around for more than 20 years, “many people in Raleigh don’t know we’re there,” Dollar says. So if you happen to be walking down Fayetteville Street, you should stop in. If you’re lucky, maybe Dollar will explain to you what those symbols are on the building above Deco. Or talk to you about the 3600 random objects donated to the museum by local residents (including a full set of Star Wars Pez dispensers). “We are Raleigh’s attic,” says Dollar. “I’m a professional hoarder. I’m paid to horde people’s history.”

The City of Raleigh Museum is located at 220 Fayetteville Street and the Pope House Museum is at 511 S. Wilmington St. Both are free and open to the public. You can learn more by visiting their websites at www.cityofraleighmuseum.org and www.popehousemuseum.org.

ART

ERIC FULLER

PUZZLED WORDS & PHOTOS: SPCLGST

Have you ever run into someone or something that just blew your mind? In that moment, you’re instantly struck by an eccentric uniqueness that totally inspires you and stops you in your tracks with an overwhelming feeling of “WOW!” It can be a piece of art, the wisdom of an old man who can tell you one hell of a story, or just an overall conversation that grabs your attention. There’s one such person in Raleigh, someone who can make you feel all of the above: Eric Fuller, the humble puzzle-making mastermind of Cubic Dissection. Depending on age, most of our first encounters with puzzles were with oldschool items like a Rubix cube. We’d spend hours trying get all the colors all on one side. But eventually we’d bow to frustration, peel the stickers off, place them on crooked and call it a day. After

meeting Fuller, however, you gain a new understanding and appreciation of the intricacies and depth of his puzzles. These are not your Nana’s Kmart store bought plastic trash puzzles — they’re beautifully crafted works of art. Each puzzle features domestic and exotic woods cut with precision, perfectly pulling together dimensions into a custom fit. Ten years ago, Fuller got his start like any enthusiast simply discovering a new hobby. His love of woodworking and piecing together parts to craft a whole project eventually snowballed into a lifestyle of solving and collecting. After studying how other unique puzzles were built, he decided to try and make his own, and through problem solving and multiple trips to Home Depot, he is now one of the top tier puzzle makers in the world — and that’s one of about seven!

This niche community is filled with people of all ages and skill levels, but some of Fuller’s best clients are doctors, lawyers and physicists. His puzzles vary in sizes, shapes, wood choices, price ranges and levels of difficulty. From start to finish, they can take up to a full month to build. The most surprising thing you’ll learn after spending time with Fuller, however, is that a good design doesn’t have to be difficult to create; it can be clever and humorous. And the more you study these works of art, the more you understand how simple, intricate and intelligent each piece is all at the same time. Even if you believe simplicity trumps complexity, you’ll be surprised at how challenging Fuller’s works can be.

So if you’re looking for that mindblowing experience in Raleigh, find the man who says he’s “not an artist, but a woodworker and craftsman.” Then find one of his puzzles and you’ll be convinced he’s a liar too. Not an artist? Like hell he isn’t. What he does is pure art and genius combined.

Check out more from Eric on his website at CubicDissection.com.

LIFE

ART

DON’T CALL HIM A

MIXOLOGIST DRINKS WITH MATTHEW BETTINGER WORDS: RICH LIVINGSTON | PHOTOS: BROKENVISUALS

Instinctively, I like bartenders. That’s probably not the healthiest admission, yet there it is. So, Matthew Bettinger really doesn’t have that much to prove when I saddle up one of the leather bar stools at C. Grace on Glenwood Avenue. Scanning the shadowy underground room, I realize I might have stumbled into a cliché. It honestly is a dark and stormy night; I have the soggy shoes to prove it. Live jazz emanates from the small stage, and I swear to God there is a shapely blonde in a little black dress off to my right. I have no doubt a haze of smoke would waft lazily above the bar, if not for N.C. General Statute 130A-497. This is going to be good. Bettinger is a veteran of the local bar and restaurant scene. He’s been at C.

Grace for four years. He gets passionate when talking about booze. I respect that. “Well-made drinks can be a form of escapism.” His hands wheel in the air, accenting key points. “Whether you had the best day or a shit day, this drink will be your best experience for those 45 minutes.” The drinks Bettinger pours are both fancy and schmancy. When accused of being a mixologist, he waves it off. “Bartender,” he corrects. “Everyone wants to party with the bartender. Nobody wants to party with the mixologist. Bartending is easy. It’s basic formulas and you get better through repetition. That’s the trick, knowing palettes and products and interpreting what the customer wants.”

Matthew starts interpreting. “What do you want?” “I have no idea.” He presses. “What do you feel like?” “My shoes are soggy,” I answer. “What flavors to you like, then?” “I like mint. Something sort of light, I guess. I don’t know.” I’m panicking. I might be the worst drink orderer ever. The experience at G. Grace and a handful of similar speakeasy-type establishments is a bit of a throwback – a resurgence of the mid-twentieth century American cocktail culture and all the sleek snazziness that implies. That renaissance of the hooch – with its attention to the careful crafting of cocktails – originated as a backlash to the 80s era club scene with its high volume, assembly line drinks served by young Tom Cruise. The shaker in Matthew Bettinger’s right hand is a silver blur. “Drinks should be balanced and unique, with an attention

to detail,” he tells me. An amber liquid funnels into the small cocktail glass before me. “This one is called the Corpse Reviver Number 2. The Corpse Revivers are a family of cocktails. They were originally brunch drinks. Hangover cures, really.” The Corpse Reviver is light and a little thick. It’s a gin drink with a good dose of lemon. It starts sweet and finishes a little sour. If I was going to choose a hair-of-the-dog method for hangover recovery, this drink seems good as any. It’s as if Matthew can see my soul. I pass the time, savoring my drink, occasionally chatting up Matthew and getting ignored by the blonde in the black dress. Emptying my glass, I toss some bills on the bar and leave to the wail of a saxophone. On the street, I pull my collar up against the drizzle and wind. I check my watch; in there just about 45 minutes.

Matthew Bettinger can be found at C. Grace, 407 Glenwood Avenue, interpreting what customers want and slinging some pretty snazzy cocktails while heâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s at it.

T H E

O F F I C I A L

LIVE MUSIC

POCKET

GUIDE C H O I C E

C U T S

POST PUNK REVIVAL

INDIE

BORN RUFFIANS

Cats Cradle - Back Room

November 4 | 8:00PM

HIP HOP

URBAN

CHANCE THE RAPPER Ritz Raleigh November 9 | 8:00PM

INDIETRONIC

ELECTRONIC

ODESZA

Ritz Raleigh November 5 | 8:00PM

POP

ALLISON WEISS Local 506

November 10 | 6:30PM

LIVETRONICA

ROCK

STS9

Ritz Raleigh

November 12 | 8:00PM

BENEFIT CONCERT

COUNTRY

BIG & RICH AND MADDIE & TAE DPAC

November 21 | 7:00PM

STAND UP

COMEDY

MICHAEL BLACKSON Goodnights

November 11 | Misc

MAGIC

CLASSICAL / STAGE

THE ILLUSIONISTS DPAC

November 10 | 8:00PM

COMICS/FANTASY

FESTIVALS

NC COMICON 2015

Carolina Theatre November 13-15 | Misc

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 - November 2015

DEATH METAL

EDGE OF HUMANITY

Deep South November 1 | 8:00PM

PUNK

JOANNA GRUESOME

Cats Cradle - Back Room November 2 | 7:30PM

Kings November 1 | 8:30PM

BLUES / SOUL

TOMMY CASTRO AND THE PAIN KILLERS Lincoln Theatre November 3 | 8:00PM

ROCK

ROCK / FUNK

Local 506 November 3 | 8:00PM

Lincoln Theare November 4 | 9:00PM

MEAT WAVE

ALTERNATIVE

BEECH CREEPS

Kings November 5 | 9:30PM

PSYCHEDELIC ROCK

“DAY OF THE DEAD” F. BIRDS OF AVALON

LETTUCE

ALTERNATIVE

THE DIRTY NIL Local 506

November 5 | 8:00PM

ALT / GRUNGE

SUPERHEAVEN

Local 506 November 1 | 6:00PM

MELDOCI METALCORE

ALL THAT REMAINS

Ritz Raleigh November 3 | 7:00PM

AMERICANA

THE SAINT FRANCIS BAND

Pour House November 5 | 8:00PM

FUNK/JAZZ FUSION

THE NEW MASTERSOUNDS

Southland November 5 | 9:00PM

PUNK HARDCORE

GOVERNMENT ISSUE

Cats Cradle November 2 | 7:00PM

PYSCHEDELIC POP

PEACERS WITH ELISA AMBROGIO Neptunes November 3 | 9:30PM

AMERICANA

PORCH LIGHT APOTHECARY

Deep South November 5 | 8:00PM

ALTERNATIVE

WATER&BLOOD

Deep South November 6 | 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 - November 2015

PSYCHEDELIC

CHRIS ROBINSON BROTHERHOOD

Lincoln Theatre November 7-8 | 8:00PM

ATMOSPHERIC METAL

SOUTHERN ROCK

Slims November 7 | 9:00PM

Deep South November 7 | 8:00PM

SOON

PENNY DRAFT

BLACK METAL

BLUES / ALTERNATIVE

Cat’s Cradle November 8 | 7:00PM

Deep South November 8 | 8:00PM

JAM / ROCK

POST-SURF BEDROOM-PUNK

Pour House

Slims November 10 | 9:00PM

Cats Cradle November 10 | 7:30PM

ALT / ROCK

POST-HARDCORE

Kings November 10 | 9:30PM

Southland November 10 | 6:30PM

DEAFHEAVEN

TREEHOUSE! November 10 | 8:00PM

LATIN ROCK

CAFE TACUBA

Ritz Raleigh November 10 | 8:00PM

THE 77’S

TRUNKWEED

CREEPOID WITH NO EYES

METAL

COGNITIVE

Slims November 9 | 9:00PM

SOUL ROCK

NATHANIEL RATELIFF

EMERY

DOOM METAL

AUTHOR AND PUNISHER Local 506 November 7 | 8:00PM

PUNK FOLK

THE GUNSHY

Locl 506 November 9 | 8:00PM

GARAGE ROCK

THE KING KHAN & BBQ SHOW

Cats Cradle - Back Room November 10 | 8:00PM

FUNK ROCK

JAKE SHIMABUKURO

Carolina Theatre November 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 - November 2015

POP / PUNK

THE STORY SO FAR

Cats Cradle November 11 | 7:00PM

Cats Cradle - Back Room November 11 | 8:00PM

ALT ROCK

LIVETRONICA

Lincoln Theatre November 12 | 8:00PM

Ritz Raleigh

DAVID COOK

ALLMAN BROS. TRIBUTE

IDLEWILD SOUTH

Cats Cradle November 13 | 7:30PM

ALT PUNK

TOGETHER PANGEA

Cats Cradle November 14 | 7:00PM

PUNK

YONATAN GAT

STS9

November 12 | 8:00PM

ROOTS ROCK

GASOLINE STOVE BAND Cats Cradle - Back Room

November 13 | 8:00PM

SUBLIME TRIBUTE

BADFISH W/ SUN DRIED VIBES

Lincoln November 17 | 8:00PM

ROCK

PALM WITH LESS WESTERN

FOLK ROCK

DON MCLEAN & JUDY COLLINS

Neptunes November 11 | 9:30PM

Carolina Theatre November 11 | 8:00PM

METALCORE

ACCOUSTIC AMERICANA

Southland November 12 | 8:30PM

Pour House November 13 | 7:30PM

ROCK

GRATEFUL DEAD TRIBUTE

THE GHOST INSIDE

ED SCHRADER’S MUSIC BEAT

Kings November 13 | 9:30PM

AMERICANA

DAVID MAYFIELD W/ SEAN MCCONNELL

Pour House November 17 | 8:00PM

GRAVY BOYS

COSMIC CHARLIE

Southland November 13 | 10:00PM

AMERICANA

ANDREW JACKSON JIHAD Motorco November 17 | 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 - November 2015

PUNK ROCK

JONNY TWO BAGS, SCOTT H. BIRAM

Local 506 November 17 | 7:00PM

POP ROCK

FRANKIE VALLI AND THE FOUR SEASONS

DPAC November 20 | 8:00PM

SOUTHERN ROCK

DRIVIN’ N’ CRYIN’

Motorco November 20 | 8:00PM

JAM BAND

THE MANTRAS

Lincoln Theatre November 25 | 9:00PM

MEXO-AMERICANA

DAVID WAX MUSEUM

Cats Cradle - Back Room November 18 | 7:00PM

SLOP POP

NOBUNNY WITH FLESH WOUNDS

Kings November 18 | 8:30PM

SURF ROCK

BRIAN WILSON OF THE BEACH BOYS

Carolina Theatre November 19 | 8:00PM

TALKING HEADS TRIBUTE

ELTON JOHN & BILLY JOEL

Lincoln Theatre November 20 | 9:00PM

Ritz Raleigh November 20 | 9:00PM

Local 506 November 20 | 8:00PM

ALT ROCK

FOLK JAZZ ROCK

START MAKING SENSE

AMERICANA

JAMIE LYNN VESSELS

Pour House November 20 | 8:00PM

FACE 2 FACE

POINSETTIA WITH TOYNBEE

PUNK

PATOIS COUNSELORS

NRBQ W/ ROBERT KIRKLAND

Neptunes November 22 | 9:00PM

Pour House November 24 | 8:00PM

FOLK ROCK

HEAVY METAL

AMERICANA

DPAC November 27 | 8:00PM

Cats Cradle November 27 | 8:00PM

Local 506 November 27 | 8:00PM

GLEN HANSARD

THE SWORD

URBAN SOIL

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 - November 2015

ROCK

THE STEGMONDS

Southland November 27 | 9:30PM

FOLK ACCOUSTIC

THE FAMILY WITH C2 & THE BROTHERS REED Pour House November 28 | 8:00PM

ADVENTURE METAL

COLOSSUS

Cats Cradle - Back Room November 28 | 8:00PM

ALT ROCK

SURFER BLOOD

Kings November 28 | 8:00PM

URBAN - November 2015

METAL FEST

POST-THANKSGIVING THROWDOWN

Southland November 28 | 6:30PM

ALL THEM WITCHES

Cats Cradle - Back Room November 30 | 8:00PM

HIP HOP/SOUL

HIP HOP

Mosaic November 4 | 8:00PM

Cats Cradle - Back Room November 5 | 8:00PM

9TH WONDER

SOUL

PATTI LABELLE

DPAC November 7 | 8:00PM

PSYCHEDELIC ROCK

MURS

NEO-SOUL

THE FOREIGN EXCHANGE Cats Cradle November 7 | 8:00PM

SOUL

MARY J. BLIGE

DPAC November 1 | 8:00PM

FUNK / SOUL

SWIFT TECHNIQUE W/ MY 3 SONS Pour House November 6 | 6:00PM

NU JAZZ / FUNK

THE FUNKY KNUCKLES Pour House November 8 | 8:00PM

R&B / JAZZ

CORY HENRY & THE FUNK APOSTLES

Pour House November 3 | 8:00PM

HIP HOP

TY DOLLA $IGN

Ritz Raleigh November 6 | 8:00PM

HIP HOP

CHANCE THE RAPPER Ritz Raleigh November 9 | 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

URBAN - November 2015

HIP HOP

9TH WONDER &ART OF COOL

Lincoln Theatre November 10 | 7:30PM

Pour House November 12 | 9:00PM

XAVIER WULF W/ HU$$EL

REGGAE

ELEPHANT CONVOY

Pour House November 15 | 8:00PM

HIP HOP / R&B

TURQUOISE JEEP

Cats Cradle - Back Room November 20 | 8:00PM

ZO! FEATURING CARMEN RODGERS

LATIN FUNK

DIALI CISSOKHO & KAIRA BA

Motorco November 14 | 8:00PM

SOUL

TAB BENOIT

Lincoln Theatre November 14 | 8:00PM

HIP HOP

BLUES/REGGAE

Lincoln Theatre November 18 | 9:00PM

Pour House November 19 | 8:00PM

JAZZ FUSION

JAMAICAN REGGAE

MODERN SOUL/FUNK

Pour House November 21 | 8:30PM

Lincoln Theatre November 22 | 9:00PM

Kings November 21 | 9:00PM

SOUL

MAVIS STAPLES & JOAN OSBORNE

Carolina Theatre November 16 | 8:00PM

JONATHAN SCALES FOURCHESTRA

KEVIN GATES

CAPLETON & THE PROPHECY BAND

TURKUAZ

BOULEVARDS WITH T0W3RS

ELECTRONIC MUSIC - November 2015

INDIETRONIC

ODESZA

Ritz Raleigh November 5 | 8:00PM

HOUSE/DNB

DEEP & DIRTY

Mosaic November 5 | 10:00PM

ELECTRO-BASS

RALEIGH GETS WEIRD Lincoln Theatre November 6 | 9:00PM

HOUSE/EURO

RUSSIAN EURO PARTY Mosaic November 6 | 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

ELECTRONIC MUSIC - November 2015

HOUSE/BREAKS

ELECTRONIC/DANCE

DEEP HOUSE/BASS

HOUSE/TECH

Mosaic November 11 | 10:00PM

Mosaic November 12 | 10:00PM

Mosaic November 13 | 10:00PM

Mosaic November 14 | 10:00PM

ELECTRONIC

TRANCE/PROGRESSIVE

FUNKY CLASSIC HOUSE

Pour House November 18 | 8:00PM

Mosaic November 19 | 10:00PM

Mosaic November 20 | 9:00PM

HOUSE/BASS

ELECTRO-POP

Mosaic November 21 | 10:00PM

Mosaic November 25| 10:00PM

THROWBACK

TECHNO

INTRO

Mosaic November 18 | 10:00PM

ELECTRONIC/BASS

PULSE: ELECTRONIC DANCE PARTY

Lincoln Theatre November 21 | 9:00PM

JUST DANCE

ARCHNEMESIS

SUB CULTURE

ANIMAL HOUSE

TRANCENDENTAL

SANCTUARY

DISCOTEQUE

SULTRY

ELECTRONIC

RALEIGH LIKES IT DEEP Mosaic November 27 | 10:00PM

INDIE - November 2015

HOUSE/TECHNO

ELECTRONIC

Mosaic Sundays | 9:00PM

Mosaic Mondays | 9:00PM

RISE

NUBREED

FOLK

DREAM POP

OZYMANDIAS

YOUTH LAGOON

November 2 | 8:00PM

November 3 | 8:00PM

Pour House

Cats Cradle

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 - November 2015

ALT DANCE

THE ROYAL CONCEPTS W/ TRIBE SOCIETY

INDIE ROCK

POST PUNK REVIVAL

DARK INDIE

Cats Cradle

BORN RUFFIANS

Cats Cradle - Back Room

MAUDLIN STRANGERS

November 4 | 7:00PM

November 4 | 8:00PM

ALT DANCE

DREAM POP

ALT ROCK EMO

Pour House

November 5 | 7:30PM

Pour House

MINUS THE BEAR

Local 506

November 3 | 8:00PM

THE ROYAL CONCEPTS W/ TRIBE SOCIETY

DIIV

Cats Cradle

COPELAND Cats Cradle

November 6 | 7:00PM

November 4 | 8:00PM

INDIE

Kings

November 6 | 8:30PM

LO FI

ANIMALWEAPON

ADVANCE BASE

November 7 | 9:00PM

November 8 | 8:00PM

Kings

FOLK VICAL

BIRDS AND ARROWS TOUR KICK OFF

Local 506

INDIE POP

THE WILDERNESS POLITICS TOUR Rotz Raleigh

INDIE/POP

ALLISON WEISS Local 506

November 10 | 6:30PM

November 8 | 6:30PM

KALEIDOPHRENIC CABARET

CRYSTAL BRIGHT & THE SILVER HANDS Local 506 November 13 | 8:00PM

BENEFIT CONCERT

INDIE

MUSIC FOR FENCES

MOVING UNITS

November 14 | 4:00PM

November 14 | 8:00PM

Cats Cradle

Local 506

VAPORWAVE

SKYLAR SPENCE

Cat’s Cradle - Back Room November 17 | 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 - November 2015

CHILLWAVE

BEAT CONNECTION LOCAL 506

November 18 | 8:00PM

FOLK/AMERICANA

U.S. GIRLS WITH NEST EGG Neptunes

INDIE ROCK

DRIFTWOOD

Cats Cradle - Back Room

November 21 | 7:00PM

GIVERS

FOLK

JARED & THE MILL

Cats Cradle - Back Room

November 21 | 8:00PM

November 23 | 7:00PM

Local 506

November 21 | 8:00PM

November 18 | 9:30PM

INDIE POP

QUIET COMPANY, JUNIOR ASTRONOMERS

FOLK

MARY JOHNSON ROCKERS & THE SPARK Cats Cradle - Back Room

PSYCH FOLK

STRAY OWLS Pour House

November 29 | 8:00PM

November 25 | 8:00PM

FOLK ROCK

FOLK ACCOUSTIC

INDIE/JAZZ PUNK

INDIE POP

MATT NATHANSON

NOAH GUNDERSEN

CORPORATE FANDANGO

SMALLPOOLS

November 8 | 7:00PM

November 10 | 7:00PM

November 11 | 8:00PM

November 12 | 6:00PM

Cats Cradle

Local 506

Cats Cradle

COMEDY - November 2015

STAND UP

JEANNE ROBERTSON

MATT BRAUNGER

JOSH WOLF

Motorco

Goodnights

November 5 | 7:00PM

November 5-7 | Misc

DPAC

STAND UP

WANDA SYKES

Carolina Theatre

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 - November 2015

STAND UP

JOHN MULANEY

Duke Energy Center

November 6 | 7:00PM

COMEDY SHOW

NBC’S LAST COMIC STANDING Carolina Theatre

STAND UP

MICHAEL BLACKSON Goodnights

November 11 | Misc

STAND UP

Goodnights

November 19-22 | Misc

POLITICAL SATIRE

Cats Cradle

November 12 | 7:00PM

November 7 | 7:00PM

ARIES SPEARS

BENEFIT

CHAPEL HILL’S COMEDY FOR THE CLIMATE

STAND UP

LIZZ WINSTEAD

MYQ KAPLAN

Cats Cradle

Motorco

Goodnights

November 20 | 8:00PM

November 22 | 7:00PM

November 27-28 | Misc

GODFREY

COUNTRY - November 2015

FOLK BLUEGRASS

JOHN PRINE DPAC

November 6 | 8:00PM

ALT COUNTRY

BLUEGRASS

JOHN MORELAND

CHATHAM COUNTY LINE

November 6 | 7:30PM

November 13 | 8:00PM

Cats Cradle - Back Room

Ritz Raleigh

BRO COUNTRY

CHASE RICE’S JD AND JESUS TOUR Ritz Raleigh

November 14 | 8:00PM

BENEFIT CONCERT

BIG & RICH AND MADDIE & TAE DPAC

November 21 | 7:00PM

COUNTRY

ELI YOUNG BAND Ritz Raleigh

November 21 | 8:00PM

AMERICANA COUNTRY

DAVE RAWLINGS MACHINE DPAC

November 22 | 7:00PM

COUNTRY SOUL

RONNIE MILSAP Carolina Theatre

November 28 | 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

CLASSICAL/STAGE - November 2015

DANCE

SO YOU THINK YOU CAN DANCE TOUR 2015 DPAC November 3 | 7:00PM

VAUDEVILLE

THE VAUDEVILLAIN REVUE: NERDVEMBER Motorco November 6 | 8:00PM

MAGIC

THE ILLUSIONISTS DPAC

November 10 | 8:00PM

MUSICAL

THE LION, THE WITCH, AND THE WARDROBE Carolina Theatre November 5 | 7:30PM

BURLESQUE

VIOLET CHACHKI: THE KISS & TELL TOUR Ritz Raleigh November 7 | 9:00PM

STORYTELLING

THE MONTI: GOD

Motorco November 11 | 8:00PM

THEATER

A YEAR WITH FROG AND TOAD

Little Raleigh Theatre November 6-22 | Misc

MARDI GRAS

DURHAM MARDI GRAS CRASS MENAGERIE

MEETUP

KICK ASS LADIES CLUB Kings November 5 | 6:00PM

PLAY

CAROUSEL Duke Energy Center

Motorco November 7 | 7:00PM

November 27-30 | MISC

CLASSICAL

CHILDRENS

Motorco November 12 | 8:00PM

Carolina Theatre November 23 | 3:00PM

THE VON TRAPPS

I AM JACK

FESTIVALS / SHOWCASES - November 2015

ACCAPELLA

STRAIGHT NO CHASER

DPAC November 29 | 8:00PM

BALLET

BEETHOVEN’S 9TH

Duke Energy Center November 19-22 | Misc

COMICS/FANTASY

NC COMICON 2015

Carolina Theatre November 13-15 | Misc

BLUEGRASS FEST

THE BLUEGRASS BALL Cats Cradle November 21 | 7:30PM

DeceMber 31, 2015

Tickets on Sale Dec 1 • firstnightraleigh.com P R E S E N T E D B Y A R T S P L O S U R E | W W W. a r t s p l o u r e . o r g THIS PROJECT IS SUPPORTED BY THE N.C. ARTS COUNCIL, A DIVISION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF CULTURAL RESOURCES.