Oak City Hustle Issue #9 | May 2015 by Oak City Hustle

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Issue 9, May 2015 www.OakCityHustle.com FOUNDERS Sean Kernick Joseph Bruno PUBLISHER Oak City Productions CHIEF OF SALES / PRODUCER / GROUCHO Joseph Bruno CREATIVE DIRECTOR / HARPO Sean Kernick EVENTS / SALES / CHICO SPCLGST DESIGN ASSISTANCE Matt Beasley ADVISOR Steve Honeyman CONTRIBUTORS Richard Livingston Sabrina Galli Heather Leah c/o Candid Slice Sue Edelberg Anfernee Afterwit Sam Mehl PHOTOGRAPHERS SPCLGST Joe Bruno Guillermo Quetzalcoatl Caroline Cockrell Makayla Rae Kernick COVER ART Victor Knight III

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CONTENTS ART

MUSIC

LIFE

MARCO? RALEIGH BIKE POLO!

VICTOR KNIGHT III IS DEAD. LONG LIVE DARTS!

THE SECRET SOCIETY OF STOAK CITY

The Slightly Askew Design of Critty Rosario 28 MOSAIC SPRING MUSIC FEST

URBAN 44 INDIE 48 ROCK 50 POP 51 COUNTRY 56 EDM 56 COMEDY 57 CLASSICAL / STAGE 58 FESTIVALS 59

texture photo: Caroline Cockrell

text by

JOHN CAMERON MITCHELL music and lyrics

STEPHEN TRASK

directed by

JESSE R GEPHART

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LIFE

MARCO? Raleigh Bike Polo. WORDS: HEATHER LEAH | PHOTOS: guillermo quetzalcoatl When asked why she started Raleigh Bike Polo in 2012, Michelle Willcox’s response is simple: Because I wanted to play it. “No league existed at the time,” she explains. “I had friends in other states that played, and I wanted to find a way to play, too.” Raleigh’s cycling culture historically embraces the Do-It-Yourself mentality. So Willcox rolled up her sleeves, made some mallets, and encouraged local cyclists to come try bike polo. “Not many companies manufactured polo mallets,” she recalls, “So we used ski poles and gas piping to build up our own mallets.” Despite a rocky start, Raleigh Bike Polo, equal parts sports league and social community, has gained traction in Raleigh. The league has around a dozen active players at any given time, and over 200 cyclists follow their Facebook group.

After several months of searching for a solid location to play, the group finally found a home at the Tarboro Park Tennis Courts in Raleigh. Armed with DIY mallets and barrage-ready bikes, the players are serious, but Willcox describes the atmosphere as grassroots and welcoming. “I really just enjoy the community that we have, and I like that anyone walking by can pick up a mallet and play with us and have fun.” “We would have neighborhood kids come by and just want to try it out. All ages. Some of them could barely reach the pedals. We made them wear “anyone walking helmets, though,” by can pick up a Willcox shares. The group also mallet and play” fixes up local kids’ bikes, helping build the next generation of the cycling community. Kyle Hord, a volunteer with Oaks & Spokes who also plays with Raleigh Bike Polo, adds, “We also want to maintain a

good relationship with the city, hopefully make improvements to our courts at Tarboro, including rebuilding a rotting tennis practice wall there.” Many members of Raleigh Bike Polo will also take part in the Oaks & Spokes Festival in May, a ten-day celebration of Raleigh’s cycling culture. During the event, they will raise money for the Vs. Cancer Foundation. As the group expands, Hord lays out plans for the cycling community’s future. “If we could ever talk the city into helping finance or build a permanent court,” he expresses, “that would be great.”

The real magic of Raleigh Bike Polo is in the culture. “I love cycling because it’s introduced me to so many rad people,” says Willcox, who has traveled to Puerto Rico, Florida, and NYC for tournaments. “It’s how I’ve met the majority of my friends,” she says. Other members express similar feelings—finding a team, a sense of belonging, and an energizing angle on local cycling. Many players compete in local tournaments, sometimes traveling or settling rivalries with Asheville’s bike polo group. Raleigh Bike Polo has loaner bikes and mallets for anyone who wants to give it a shot. “We always need new players.”

Raleigh Bike Polo games take place at the Tarboro Tennis Courts on Thursdays at 7pm and alternate between Tarboro and Southern Village Sundays at 2pm.

ART

Victor Knight III is Dead.

Long Live Darts! WORDS: SABRINA GALLI | PHOTOS: JOE BRUNO

The epitome of “look but don’t touch,” one poison dart frog has enough venom to kill ten grown men. The species uses a tactic called aposematic coloration to ward off potential predators; they imitate ostentatious and beautiful designs - exhibiting a variety of bright, captivating colors. The graffiti artist persona, Darts, was inspired by this powerful creature. The Mr. Hyde to Victor Knight III’s Dr. Jekyll, Darts began as the embodiment of an artist’s passion for graffiti writing. As a Raleigh native, Victor first discovered his love for graffiti when he was six or seven years old watching classic hip-hop movies. In his teens, he started to contribute to the “it’s much graffiti culture. The more than you Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde reference think it is.” came up during our interview when we discussed the dual personalities of the professional artist and graffiti writer. Victor Knight III is Dr. Jekyll, the artist who does professional mural

work and fine art paintings. Mr. Hyde is the alter ego, the graffiti writer. The two “artists” are two separate lives entirely - just living in one body. One has nothing to do with the other, and Victor made that clear. Everyone has the right to interpret art as he or she sees fit - but that doesn’t mean you can interpret the artist. Victor explained that in the fine art world, paintings can be seen as commodities. They’ve hit mainstream level. To him, the graffiti art is personal. The perspective is completely different when you come from a place of love and passion. It’s why he finds time to be Mr. Hyde after Dr. Jekyll’s work day is over. The graffiti writer creates art from its raw essence, finding the beauty in its true, gritty nature. The graffiti writer is Darts. In our conversation, we talked about the role of graffiti in Raleigh. “It’s always had that negative perspective on it, that it’s been locked in it’s own cage and pushed off to the side. It’s becoming more legitimate art form and more well-received.” Victor’s most memorable project was a warehouse wall back in 2001. He and a few others

were sought out to do a memorial wall a week or two after 9/11: “That was one of those moments where you’re frozen in time. When you do something like that, you tell yourself it’s much more than you think it is.” Victor is currently working on painting a couple of new restaurants and recently finished up a project with one called “Big Boom.” In the past, he has done a paneled mural for the NC Theatre when the Green Dayinspired American Idiot musical came to the Memorial Auditorium. He also collaborated with other artists to work on the national “Dirty Americans” exhibition at the NC Museum of Art. Other projects include the dragon

wall at Five Star Restaurant, the back patio at Royal James, a sales office for Garman Homes, Gamesturz, Latin Quarters, and Camos Brothers Pizza. Victor’s work becomes a backdrop for the public, completely changing the atmosphere of whatever establishment he’s working on. Because he does these projects after his day job, they often take weeks or months to complete. It’s a wonder that he has the time to dedicate to one persona, let alone an alter ego. Then again, these split personalities allow him to continuously develop his passion untouched. Darts is, and remains, unaffected by the work of Victor Knight III.

LIFE

THE SECRET SOCIETY OF

Stoak City

WORDS: Sue Edelberg | PHOTOS: SPCLGST In an old creaky warehouse skirted by trains, one man’s architectural creation has brought a Raleigh pastime back to life for many of its veterans. As mad scientist as this sounds, there are no vials or monsters; instead there are ramps and half pipes. Oh, and plastic trees, of course. Inside the warehouse lives a skatepark called Stoak City, a mashup between Oak City and a popular word skaters use, “stoked”. This also explains the plastic trees that represent Raleigh, interspersed among the ramps. On a typical night, Riley, the mastermind behind this experimental space, leaves his day job and sends out a mass text to let the others know it’s grind time. When the session opens, skateboarders trickle in and de-stress from the daily grind on an assortment of Riley’s homemade ramps. Riley, who has a degree in Architectural Design, started off building ramps and managing a skatepark in Charlotte. During this time he saw a need in Raleigh when skateparks he once frequented such as Ryan’s World and Project 58 began to close. While there were a few

skateparks left in Raleigh, he noticed that none reached out specifically to the older generation. Because of this, many were no longer actively skating. That’s when Riley decided to bring his rampbuilding expertise and love of skating back to the Oak City. “The skate culture in Raleigh needed a cool indoor place,” said Riley. “Now is a crucial time for Raleigh and I wanted to be a part of the progression that’s happening here.” Though he didn’t have the funds to open a skatepark, he didn’t let that stop him. “I still love to skate and my friends still love to skate, “The skate culture so I said fuck it,” in Raleigh needed a and he put all the materials for the cool indoor place” ramps on a credit card and started working full time as an engineer and as a bartender in Raleigh to get the place going. Since the inception of Stoak City last summer, old school Raleigh skaters have been dusting off their boards and tightening up their trucks to get back into the sport.

Stoak City is an ongoing experiment. Just like skate culture, Stoak City is multi-faceted. While Riley wants to help out the skate scene in Raleigh, it’s just as much an outlet for him to get his build on. “I’ve always wanted to create my own place as a headquarters to build skate ramps,” said Riley. “Now it’s become a pretty cool place to skate too.” Stoak City is also a place where older skaters can feel at home to relax and hang out, and reconnect with their unique community. “Stoak City has allowed me to keep up with people that I wouldn’t otherwise get to see,” said one participant. Due to logistics, Riley keeps Stoak City somewhat of a secret. Everyone who receives session texts and knows the address has found out about Stoak City via word of mouth.

“I hate to remain vague. But if it’s anyone’s burden, it’s mine,” said Riley, referring to the dilemma of the income that could be earned if he made it public. Though he’s not trying to be exclusive, Riley has chosen to keep the park wordof-mouth because this helps keep the park manageable and genuine. He wants it to be a place where veteran skaters feel free to shred as they please. And who can’t agree upon the value of a good secret? When asked about the future of the skate park and the possibility of making it public, Riley says it’s unknown at this point. However, he is considering having a Saturday session for youth. “I like keeping it mysterious. That’s what skating has become these days,” said Riley, who wants to keep the sport and the park special. “And you always want what you can’t have.”

To learn more or to just see some cool tricks, follow Stoak City on Instagram @stoakcity or on Facebook at www.facebook.com/ stoakcity. Riley is also available to build custom ramps for backyards and facilities. You can contact him directly at stoakcity@gmail.com.

ART

The Slightly Askew Design of

Critty Rosario

WORDS: RICHARD LIVINGSTON | PHOTOS: JOE BRUNO I’m watching myself drink in fisheye, my image reflected back from the silvery upper thigh of a sexy mannequin from the future. Odd thing is, it’s not the most interesting artifact in the room. Every wall is adorned with a different, bold wallpaper pattern. Perched at half mast, a raised glass and steel garage door allows a breeze to waft past Christine Rosario, seated on one of several deep, colorful chairs at the Clockwork bar on West North Street in Raleigh.

Rather than drape another leggy model in fetching style, she recruited seven dogs, took their precise measurements and crafted pooch couture. Supported by a makeup and hair (fur) team, terriers and Pomeranians took the stage outfitted in satin dresses, elaborate lace trains and mink boots upon their paws. Critty’s gamble paid off, “I had models approach me after the show. If you can do that for a dog, what can you do for me?”

Christine – Critty to her friends (and not befriending her is a herculean effort) – is the slightly askew and vastly creative mind behind the interior design at Clockwork. One does not so much enter the space she designed as become absorbed by it. Think Willy Wonka’s chocolate factory meets the Penrose stairs meets your weird aunt’s rumpus room.

That’s the sensibility entrepreneur Souheil Alawar wanted when he sought out Rosario in 2011 with the kernel of an idea for a new space. He needed her help creating a unique interior design for Clockwork. “My background is in design and architecture.” Alawar recalls, “In my mind, I knew what Clockwork was going to be, but I needed a collaborator – someone who could articulate that complexity.”

Flashback to SPARKcon 2007. Rosario, even then, was no stranger to the outrageous. A featured designer at the fashionSPARK fashion show, she opted to sidestep the conventional runway fare.

The project swallowed up her next year – haunting thrift shops, mixing custom paints for the restrooms, testing different wallpapers, finding vintage furniture,

painting the omnipresent stripes at the rear of the bar. “I saw the concept early,” Critty explains. “I wanted messytacky. Souheil had an open mind for how crazy this could become. In fact, we got halfway through and decided it wasn’t crazy enough. I said, ‘Who cares? Let’s be ridiculous.’” In the ridiculous, Souheil and Critty found a patchwork logic all their own. One of the love seats near the entrance is a repurposed headboard from a queensized bed. The hall to the restrooms is a jarring tunnel of black and white stripes. Souheil, a trained architect, adjusted the structure to fit the design, altering ceiling height when necessary. Everything you

see in Clockwork is local. The outcome is one of the most wonderfully oddball places to knock back some hooch and grab a bite in Raleigh. Critty twists in her chair, pointing out details in the room. “Everywhere you look, I want you to see something beautiful, like the place was a glamorous lady. Perhaps a little faded, but still fabulous. The environment should be part of the experience. This space is good for awkward silences.” I nod, take a sip from my drink and survey the rich surfaces surrounding us, enjoying the awkward silence.

Follow Critty Rosarioâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s thoughts on design, art and life at cridesignz.blogspot.com. Clockwork is located at 519 W North St in downtown Raleigh. More info at: clockworkraleigh.com

MUSIC

100 DJS X 10 NIGHTS

MOSAIC SPRING MUSIC FEST WORDS: Anfernee Afterwit | PHOTO: DR. BRUNO “Last night a DJ saved my life!” -Indeep We owe a lot to the DJs of the world. If it weren’t for the DJs how would we move? Why would we groove? We would have no good reason to wave our hands like we just don’t care and not a single, solitary roof would be raised. Not one. Mosaic appreciates the cultural importance and the inexorable influence that the modern DJ possesses. During the month of May there will be ten days and ten nights dedicated to the amazing music of international and regional DJs who will be performing the most eclectic collection of music your eardrums have ever had the pleasure of partying with. Ladies and Germs, I present to you, the Mosaic Spring Music Festival. Starting on May 8th and carrying through the 17th, Mosaic will be hosting the 7th annual Spring Music Fest

representing a vast collage of genres including House, Trance, Hip Hop, Latin, Drum & Bass, Reggae, EDM and Polka. Ok, were joking about the Polka but you get the idea. It’s going to be awesome! Previous festivals have featured the likes of Kenny Dope, Mark Farina, Uproot Andy, Rob Swift, Boddhi Satva, Nickodemus, Justin Martin, Terry Hunter and Halo while this year is shaping up to be the best yet. With headliners like Cosmo Baker, Young Guru, Jubilee, SPCLGST, Keith Evan and DeeJay Theory it will be impossible not have your whole entire mind blown. Mark your calendars, bookmark your browsers and pull up your trousers. You’ll want to tell your grandchildren about the time this much talent decended on Oak City.

For more info check out mosaicwinelounge.com or facebook.com/mosaicspringmusicfest

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

INDIE / ROCK

INDIE

Interpol

The Ritz Raleigh May 8 | 8:00PM

HIP HOP

URBAN

Tyler, the Creator w/ special guest Taco The Ritz May 2 | 9:00

EDM/FESTIVAL

EDM

Spring Music Fest Mosaic May 8-17 | Misc.

INDIE / POWER POP

POP

Kaiser Chiefs Cat’s Cradle May 9 | 7:00PM

ROCK / CELLO METAL

ROCK

Apocalyptica

Lincoln Theatre May 19 | 8:30PM

COUNTRY/ROCK

COUNTRY

Kenny Chesney PNC Arena May 28 | 7:30PM

COMEDY/STANDUP

COMEDY

Wyatt Cenac Goodnight’s May 12 | 7:30

STAGE / PERFORMANCE

CLASSICAL / STAGE

Buddy Valastro: The Cake Boss

Duke Energy Center May 27 | 7:30

MANGA

FESTIVALS

Animazement

Convention Center May 22-24

O a k C i t y H u s t l e L i v e M u s i c P oc k e t G u i d e

URBAN - MAY 2015

SOUL / JAZZ

Outside Soul

The Pour House May 1 | 8:00

HIP HOP

Lumi’Naughty The Pour House May 3 | 10:00

WORLD

Lila Downs

Duke Performances May 2 | 8:00

Cat’s Cradle May 5 | 7:30

Mosaic May 6 | 10:00

Deep South May 7 | 10:00

Southland Ballroom May 8 | 9:00

HIP HOP / DANCE Mosaic May 10 | 10:00

Kings May 2 | 7:30

HIP HOP / SOUL

FUNK / AFROBEAT

Beatmakers Ball

Jon Mueller with Polyochard

ALT HIP HOP

Saul Williams

HIP HOP

Sarah Kaboom

ARABIC BASS / WORLD

ORGONE

HIP HOP

THE YUNG RICH NATION TOUR The RItz May 13 | 8:00

9th Wonder

HIP HOP

Tyler, the Creator w/ special guest Taco The Ritz May 2 | 9:00

JAZZ

Peter Lamb & The Wolves Koka Booth May 6 | 5:30

RETRO SOUL

SOUL / MUSIC VIDEO

The Pour House May 8 | 9:00

Southland Ballroom May 9 | 8:00

The Music of Sam Cooke

VINTAGE JAZZ

Tea Cup Gin Koka Booth May 13 | 5:30

CODY DANIEL MUSIC VIDEO PREMIERE

ROOTS REGGAE

Mighty Mystic The Pour House May 14 | 8:30

O a k C i t y H u s t l e L i v e M u s i c P oc k e t G u i d e

URBAN - MAY 2015

SWAMP BLUES

Tab Benoit

Lincoln Theatre May 15 | 8:00

JAZZ

Mint Julep Jazz Band Koka Booth May 27 | 5:30

HIP HOP / DANCE

7th Inning Stretch Mosaic May 17 | 10:00

WORLD

Flying Balalaika Brothers Pour House May 27 | 9:00

JAZZ

JAZZ / FUNK

Stanley Baird Group Feat. Connie Rogers

Jeff Sipe Trio

REGGAE JAM BAND

HIP HOP / FREESTYLE

Pour House May 28 | 8:30

NC State Tunnel Mondays

Koka Booth May 20 | 5:30

TreeHouse

Pour House May 22 | 10:00

MONDAY CYPHER

O a k C i t y H u s t l e L i v e M u s i c P oc k e t G u i d e

INDIE . FOLK . ALTERNATIVE - MAY 2015

INDIE / FOLK

PERPETUAL GRASS

INDIE / DREAM POP

INDIE / EXPERIMENTAL FOLK

Cat’s Cradle May 1 | 7:00PM

SAFE WORD

Slims May 2 | 9:00PM

Southland Ballroom May 1 | 9:30PM

Elephant Revival Cat’s Cradle May 2 | 8:00PM

INDIE / ROCK

Cat’s Cradle May 4 | 7:30PM

Cat’s Cradle @ Haw River Ballroom May 4 | 8:00PM

INDIE / PROGESSIVE ROCK

INDIE / PSYCHEDLIC POP

Two Gallants

...And You Will Know Us By The Trail Of Dead Tir Na Nog May 7 | 8:00PM

INDIE / JAM BAND

Look Homeward Album Release Show

Jenny Lewis

SUFJAN STEVENS

Cat’s Cradle @ DPAC May 7 | 7:30PM

INDIE / JANGLE NOISE

The Bottom String Presents: Charming Youngsters Slims May 1 | 9:00PM

INDIE / GRASSY FOLK

Mandolin Orange Cat’s Cradle May 2 | 7:00PM

INDIE / DANCE POP

Holiday Mountain Local 506 May 6 | 9:00PM

INDIE / ROCK

BRAVE BABY

Local 506 May 7 | 9:00PM

INDIE / ALTERNATIVE

NATIVE LIGHTS

Local 506 May 2 | 9:00PM

INDIE / NOISE POP

Ava Luna with ET Anderson and Echo Courts Kings May 2 | 9:00PM

LOCAL BAND LOCAL BEER

NAKED NAPS, FS, ASTRO COWBOY Tir Na Nog May 7 | 8:00PM

INDIE / FOLK ROCK

Great Lake Swimmers Cat’s Cradle May 8 | 7:00PM

O a k C i t y H u s t l e L i v e M u s i c P oc k e t G u i d e

INDIE . FOLK . ALTERNATIVE - MAY 2015

INDIE / ROCK

INDIE / POWER POP

INDIE / ROCK

Cat’s Cradle May 8 | 8:00PM

The Ritz Raleigh May 8 | 8:00PM

Cat’s Cradle May 9 | 7:00PM

Cat’s Cradle May 9 | 8:00PM

Speedy Ortiz

INDIE / GARAGE ROCK

Interpol

Kaiser Chiefs

INDIE /ROCK

INDIE / NOISE ROCK

Cat’s Cradle May 10 | 7:00PM

Cat’s Cradle May 10 | 8:00PM

Kings May 11 | 8:30PM

INDIE / FOLK

INDIE / SYNTH POP

Cat’s Cradle May 12 | 7:30PM

Cat’s Cradle May 12 | 8:00PM

Palma Violets

Ryley Walker

LOCAL BAND LOCAL BEER

WOOL, DOC AQUATIC Tir Na Nog May 14 | 8:00PM

Built To Spill

Toro Y Moi

INDIE / VISUAL

Rubblebucket

Lincoln Theatre May 14 | 8:00PM

Lightning Bolt

INDIE / POP

Fred Thomas with Sir Edmund II Kings @ Neptunes May 13 | 9:00PM

INDIE / ROCK

Seaside Caves

Slims May 14 | 9:00PM

SEE GULLS

INDIE / POWER POP

The Both (Aimee Mann & Ted Leo) Cat’s Cradle May 11 | 7:00PM

INDIE / FOLK ROCK

Kurtzweil

Deep South The Bar May 14 | 8:00PM

INDIE / ROCK

Cousins with Amigo and Chet Nichols Kings May 16 | 9:30PM

O a k C i t y H u s t l e L i v e M u s i c P oc k e t G u i d e

INDIE . FOLK . ALTERNATIVE - MAY 2015

LOCAL BAND LOCAL BEER

INDIE / POP / JAZZ

Tir Na Nog May 21| 9:00PM

Cat’s Cradle May 23 | 6:30PM

THE MIDATLANTIC

Lake Street Dive

INDIE / ROCK

Mac McCaughan Cat’s Cradle May 23 | 8:00PM

INDIE / ROCK

North Elementary Local 506 May 23 | 9:00PM

ROCK - May 2015

INDIE / DREAM POP

LOCAL BAND LOCAL BEER

ROCK / FEST

Local 506 May 24 | 9:00PM

Tir Na Nog May 28 | 8:00PM

Motorco May 1 | 4:00PM

ROCK / DANCE PARTY

ROCK /HEAVY METAL

ROCK / PSYCHEDLIC METAL

Geographer

Russian Party Mosaic May 1 | 10:00PM

ROCK

Crown The Empire Lincoln Theatre May 2 | 7:30PM

THE BOURBONS

Tesla

The Ritz May 1 | 8:00PM

DTFH Fest V

WINDHAND

Cat’s Cradle @ Kings May 1 | 8:00PM

ROCK / ALT

ROCK / FEST

Deep South May 2 | 8:30PM

Motorco May 2 | 11:30AM

Spiralfire

DTFH Fest V

ROCK / POP

Peter Hook & The Light Cat’s Cradle May 1 | 8:00PM

ROCK / ROOTS

The Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band Local 506 May 26 | 9:00PM

ROCK/FUNK/JAM BAND

ELECTRIC SOUL PANDEMIC

Southland Ballroom May 2 | 10:00PM

O a k C i t y H u s t l e L i v e M u s i c P oc k e t G u i d e

INDIE . FOLKROCK . ALTERNATIVE - MAY 2015- May 2015

ROCK / SOUL / FUNK

The Chit Nasty Band CD Release Party Pour House May 2 | 9:00PM

ROCK / BLUES / FUNK

Ryan Montbleau Pour House May 6 | 9:00PM

ROCK / CINEMATIC

The Roman Spring Deep South May 8 | 9:00PM

ROCK / ART ROCK

Diggup Tapes Presents: Oulipo Kings May 9 | 9:00PM

ROCK / METAL

Corey Glover Band Lincoln Theatre May 3 | 8:00PM

ROCK & ROLL

The Southern Belles Pour House May 7 | 9:00PM

ROCK / FOLK

Roadkill Ghost Choir Local 506 May 8 | 9:00PM

ROCK

Deep South Open Mic Night Deep South May 5 | 7:30PM

ROCK / JAZZ

MATTHEW E. WHITE

Cat’s Cradle @ Motorco May 7 | 7:00PM

ROCK

Johnston County Chorale Spring Concert The Clayton Center May 9 | 7:00PM

ROCK / DOOM METAL

ROCK / FOLK POP

Lincoln Theatre May 9 | 11:00PM

Local 506 May 9 | 9:00PM

Demon Eye

Griffin House

ROCK / COSMIC

Dreamers

Local 506 May 5 | 9:00PM

ROCK/PUNK/GARAGE

Rough Francis with The Manimals Kings May 7 | 8:30PM

ROCK / AMERICANA

Delta Rae

Cat’s Cradle @ The Ritz May 9 | 7:00PM

ROCK / METAL

Mastodon & Clutch Lincoln Theatre May 9 | 7:00PM

O a k C i t y H u s t l e L i v e M u s i c P oc k e t G u i d e

INDIE . FOLK . ALT - May 2015 ROCK - MAY 2015

ROCK / PUNK

DEATH VALLEY GIRLS // THE GOOCH PALMS Slims May 9 | 9:00PM

ROCK / CHOIR

Pop Up Chorus Motorco May 11 | 7:00PM

Old Habits

Pour House May 9 | 9:00PM

ROCK/SINGER-SONGWRITER

Matthew Ryan & The Northern Wires Pour House May 12 | 9:00PM

ROCK / AMERICANA

ROCK / DEATH FOLK

Pour House May 15 | 9:00PM

Kings May 15 | 10:30PM

ROCK / CHOIR

ROCK / CELLO METAL

Motorco May 18 | 7:00PM

Lincoln Theatre May 19 | 8:30PM

Urban Soil

Pop Up Chorus

ROCK/SOUTHERN ROOTS

Shitty Boots

Apocalyptica

ROCK/PSYCHEDLIC SPACE ROCK

Acid Mothers Temple Pour House May 10 | 9:00PM

ROCK / GLAM METAL

Steel Panther The Ritz May 11 | 8:00PM

ROCK

Local 506 May 13 | 9:00PM

Cat’s Cradle May 15 | 7:00PM

Marc Martel

ROCK/INSTRUMENTAL FESTIVAL

Instro Summit - 3 DAY PASS Cat’s Cradle May 15, 16, 17 | 6:04PM

ROCK / FUNDRAISER

Breathe To Think Open Mic Pour House May 19 | 9:00PM

Mae

ROCK / FESTIVAL

20th ANNIVERSARY STREET FESTIVAL Deep South May 16 | 12:00PM

ROCK/FOLK/ROOTS

Leo Moran & Anthony Thistlethwaite Southland Ballroom May 20 | 7:30PM

O a k C i t y H u s t l e L i v e M u s i c P oc k e t G u i d e

URBAN - - MAY May 2015 ROCK

ROCK / METAL

Primitive Ways Presents

Beneath Oblivion Slims May 20 | 9:00PM

ROCK/POST-PUNK/NEW WAVE

The Psychedelic Furs Lincoln Theatre May 24 | 7:30PM

ROCK/GLOOM METAL

Primitive Ways Presents Gloom Slims May 26 | 9:00PM

ROCK/ PSYCHEDLIC

Holy Wave with Nest Egg and Lilac Shadows Kings May 28 | 9:00PM

ROCK / POP

Kingsland Road Local 506 May 21 | 9:00PM

ROCK/AMERICANA

ROCK / CONTEMPORARY DOOM

Ufomammut with Usnea Kings May 22 | 9:00PM

ROCK/NOISE ROCK

Pour House May 25 | 9:00PM

Cat’s Cradle May 25 | 8:00PM

The Sideshow Tragedy

ROCK/HEAVY METAL

ROCK/AMERICANA

Lincoln Theatre May 27 | 9:00PM

Lincoln Theatre May 28 | 8:00PM

Caleb Johnson

ROCK/FOLK/AMERICANA

Pierce Edens & The Dirty Work Deep South May 29 | 9:00PM

Pour House May 24 | 9:00PM

ROCK/GARAGE/BLUES

Carolina Story Local 506 May 25 | 8:00PM

ROCK

BLUEPRINT

The Gravy Boys

ROCK

The Everymen

Pour House May 30 | 9:00PM

Melt Banana

ROCK/GARAGE

Major and the Monbacks

Local 506 May 28 | 9:00PM

ROCK/METAL

Extinction Level Event Lincoln Theatre May 15 | 10:00

O a k C i t y H u s t l e L i v e M u s i c P oc k e t G u i d e

COUNTRY - MAY 2015

ROCK

Ugly Americans Pour House May 31 | 7:30PM

COUNTRY/ALT

Old Crow Medicine Show and Sturgill Simpson Cary’s Booth Amphitheatre

BEER & BANKOS

COUNTRY/BLUEGRASS

HAYWOOD BILLY GOATS

Greensky Bluegrass

COUNTRY/ROCK

COUNTRY/OUTLAW/ HONKY TONK

Tir Na Nog May 5 | 8:00PM

Haw River Ballroom May 12 | 8:00PM

May 2 | 7:30PM

BEER & BANJOS

THE PORCHMEN

Tir Na Nog May 12 | 8:00PM

COUNTRY/ROCK

JOHN STICKLEY TRIO Tir Na Nog May 22 | 8:00PM

COUNTRY/ALT/BLUEGRASS

ROBBIE FULKS

Southland Ballroom May 14 | 9:00PM

UNKNOWN HINSON Southland Ballroom May 14 | 9:00PM

COUNTRY/FOLK

COUNTRY/ROCK

Pour House May 20 | 8:00PM

Southland Ballroom May 22 | 9:00PM

Bradford Lee Folk

LITTLE TEXAS

Whitey Morgan & the 78’s Lincoln Theatre May 16 | 8:00PM

COUNTRY/ROCK

EMILY EASTERLY Tir Na Nog May 28 | 8:00PM

EDM - MAY 2015

COUNTRY/ROCK

Kenny Chesney PNC Arena May 28 | 7:30PM

COUNTRY/ALT

6 String Drag

Pour House May 29 | 8:30PM

EDM

PULSE: Electronic Dance Party Mosaic May 1 | 9:00PM

EDM / HOUSE

Deep & Dirty

Mosaic May 7 | 9:00PM

O a k C i t y H u s t l e L i v e M u s i c P oc k e t G u i d e

EDM - MAY 2015

EDM/FESTIVAL

TRANCE/PROGRESSIVE

DEEP HOUSE/BASS

EDM/DANCE

Mosaic May 8-17 | Misc.

Mosaic May 12 | 10:00PM

Mosaic May 13 | 10:00PM

Mosaic May 14 | 10:00PM

HOUSE/BREAKS/ELECTRO

MIDTEMPO/NU DISCO

HOUSE/REMIXES/ DANCE

Mosaic May 15 | 10:00PM

EDM/FESTIVAL

Spring Music Fest

Keith Evan

Glo Paint Party Tour Lincoln Theatre May 22 | 9:30PM

Flavour Showcase

Intro

Vinyl Only

Just Dance

EDM

Mosaic May 20 | 10:00PM

Blotto

Mosaic May 21 | 10:00PM

Raleigh Likes it Deep

HOUSE/SOUL/FUNK

TRANCE/PROGRESSIVE

EDM/HOUSE/TECHNO

Mosaic May 27 | 10:00PM

Mosaic May 28 | 10:00PM

Mosaic Mondays | 10:00PM

Sanctuary

Trancendental

Mosaic May 22 | 10:00PM

Industry Standard

COMEDY - MAY 2015

EDM/HOUSE/TECHNO

COMEDY/STAND UP

Mosaic Sundays | 10:00PM

Goodnight’s May 1-2 |

Patio Sessions

Byron Bowers

COMEDY/STAND UP

Brad Reeder & Friends Goodnight’s May 6- 10 |

COMEDY/STAND UP

Nate Bargatze Goodnight’s May 7-9 |

O a k C i t y H u s t l e L i v e M u s i c P oc k e t G u i d e

COMEDY - MAY 2015

COMEDY/STANDUP

Goodnight’s May 12 |

Goodnight’s May 14-16 |

Wyatt Cenac

Jen Kirkman

COMEDY/STANDUP

THE DANGLING LOAFER KIngs May 17 | 8:00

COMEDY/STANDUP

Burlesque And Comedy! Goodnight’s May 20 |

STAGE / CLASSICAL - MAY 2015

COMEDY/STANDUP

Sheryl Underwood Goodnight’s May 22-23 |

STAGE / PERFORMANCE

Next To Normal

Duke Energy Center May 1-10 | Misc

SYMPHONY

A Midsummer Night’s Dream

Duke Energy Center May 8-9 | 8:00

RALEIGH LITTLE THEATRE

Hedwig and the Angry Inch

Rutherford Wolf

BALLET

STAGE / WRESTLING

CLASSICAL

DPAC May 2 | 8:00

Motorco May 3 | 4:00

COMEDY/STANDUP

Greg Behrendt Goodnight’s May 28-30 |

Carolina Ballet’s Swan Lake

OPERA

Opera in the Pines Koka Booth May 9 | 8:00

Gaddy-Goodwin Teaching Theatre May 1-17

GOUGE Presents Cinco De Mayham

SYMPHONY

Joshua Bell

Duke Energy Center May 12 | 7:30

Regional Libraries May 2-16 | 3:00

2CELLOS

DPAC May 6 | 7:30

STAGE / SCIENCE

Periodic Tables Motorco May 14 | 7:00

O a k C i t y H u s t l e L i v e M u s i c P oc k e t G u i d e

CLASSICAL / STAGE - MAY 2015

BALLET

SYMPHONY POPS

STAGE / PERFORMANCE

YOUTH BRASS BAND

Duke Energy Center May 27 | 7:30

Duke Energy Center May 27- June 7 | 8:00

How River Ballroom May 29 | 8:00

CLASSICAL

Duke Energy Center May 15-17 | 8:00

Koka Booth May 23 | 7:30

STAGE / AUTHOR

An Evening with David McCullough

Duke Energy Center May 16 | 8:00

Rhapsody in Blue

YOUTH BRASS BAND

Between Earth and Sky

Pop Goes Vegas

Cinderella & Mendelssohn’s Violin Concerto

Buddy Valastro: The Cake Boss

Duke Energy Center May 18 | 8:00

Pump Boys and Dinettes

Duke Energy Center May 21 | 7:00

May Ball with Waltz Night!

FESTIVALS / SHOWCASES - MAY 2015

CLASSICAL

STAGE / WORSHIP

Your Favorite Light Classics

An Evening of Praise

FUNDRAISER

ARTS & CULTURE

Koka Booth May 5 | 9:30AM

Downtown Raleigh May 15-17

Koka Booth May 30 | 7:30

Tuesdays for Tots

Duke Energy Center May 30 | 6:00

ARTSPLOSURE

GAY PRIDE

Out! Raleigh 2015 Fayetteville Dtreet May 2 | 11:00AM

CULTURE

Cinco de Mayo Celebration

Rand Grandstand May 10 | 11:00AM

CULTURE

One Tribe Fest 2015 Holshouser Building May 2 | 10:00AM

AGRICULTURE

Got To Be NC Festival NC State Fairgrounds May 15-17

O a k C i t y H u s t l e L i v e M u s i c P oc k e t G u i d e

FESTIVALS / SHOWCASES - MAY 2015

MUSIC / ART

Insplosure

Pour House May 16-17 | 5:00

FLYING CRITTERS

Bird Fair

Scott Building May 23 | 9:00

FUNDRAISER

7th ANNUAL BEE BALL Southland Ballroom May 16 | 8:00

FASHION

Redress Spring Fashion Show Lincoln Theatre May 29-30 | 7:00

MANGA

Animazement

Convention Center May 22-24

SPORTS

WWE Live!

PNC Arena May 29 | 7:30

OAKCITYHUSTLE.COM/STORE 58

CULTURE

WRAL Freedom Balloon Fest

Spring Forest Road Park May 22-25

CULTURE

NC Strongest Man & Woman

Dorton Arena May 30 | 10:00AM

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