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Issue 6, February 2015 www.OakCityHustle.com FOUNDERS Sean Kernick Joseph Bruno PUBLISHER Oak City Productions CHIEF OF SALES / PRODUCER Joseph Bruno CREATIVE DIRECTOR / EDITOR IN CHIEF Sean Kernick EVENTS / SALES / LEADER OF MEN SPCLGST ADVISOR Steve Honeyman CONTRIBUTORS Richard Livingston Sabrina Galli Stacey Weger Seano PHOTOGRAPHERS SPCLGST Joe Bruno Guillermo Quetzalcoatl Caroline Cockrell COVER ART Jamaul Phillip Smith c/o MyFocsi.com
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CONTENTS ART
MUSIC
LIFE
THE FELLOWSHIP OF VANNESS
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GETTING FOCSI WITH JAMAUL PHILLIP SMITH
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LAUREN RAMIREZ / QUERCUS STUDIO
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CAROLINA STARS 32 CASCADING FLOW: THE MONDAY CYPHERS
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INDIE 50 URBAN 52 EDM 54 POP 54 ROCK 54 COUNTRY 57 COMEDY 58 CLASSICAL / STAGE 59 FESTIVALS 60
texture photo: Caroline Cockrell
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THE FELLOWSHIP OF VANNESS WORDS: STACEY WEGER | PHOTOS: SPCLGST
Tucked in a corner of City Market, on the cusp of Moore Square, Van Ness and Fellows Tattoo Boutique boasts a covered porch where you might find the owner, Mark Van Ness, taking in some fresh air during a break from his busy schedule. Though he’s often booked out months at a time, and has to balance his business with roles of husband and father, Van Ness always takes a moment for a friendly chat with new and former clients, friends, and anyone else who stops by the Martin Street location.
While his primary vocation is a tattooist, he’s also skilled in other artistic outlets: watercolor, acrylic, and enamels. Talent and reputation may bring in clients, but Van Ness’s welcoming nature and excitement for his work win him the loyalty of returning clientele, many of whom followed him to Van Ness and Fellows when he opened it in 2013. I asked a few people who have been tattooed by Mark how they would describe him, and their words speak for themselves.
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“Inventive, creative, versatile, professional, eager, approachable.” Van Ness has been tattooing for 17 years, and much of his past is reflected in his shop. “I learned how to tattoo in a shop in a 1926 craftsman house. I remember people saying how warm and inviting it was.” Van Ness and Fellows draws heavily from that, from the inviting sitting room to the unique décor and artwork. “I wanted a place that allowed the client to feel comfortable right from the start. A place that felt like home.”
The cozy charm of the shop holds appeal for patrons, and Van Ness goes to great lengths to put them at ease. He acknowledges the importance of his clients’ comfort. “It’s already intense enough thinking about marking your body for the rest of your life,” he says. As for the shop’s style, he again tips his hat to the past. “I’ve always been attracted to old things being repurposed. As I have appreciation for new things, I still have respect for the past.” “Worldly, passionate, genuine, enthusiastic.”
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Van Ness brings a unique quality to the table in that he has first hand experience of many countries and cultures. In 2010, he and his wife took a 17-month tour around the world, visiting 24 countries. He applies this worldview to his work. “As I traveled I would take little parts and pieces from every shop, studio, and tattooer I met,” he says. “I found myself consistently looking at other cultures and ideas, and other people’s approach to artwork. It helped me step out of my comfort zone and try something new.” “Warm, kind, lighthearted, loving, positive.”
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Above all else, Mark Van Ness is a family man. In fact, if you’ve spent any time in his chair, you might have seen his wife or son, frequent visitors at the shop. Their drop ins make you feel like part of the family. But don’t think that his home life ever detracts from his focus and diligent work. “Because I do own a shop and have a family, I have to keep working hard. Let’s face it; the client wears our mistakes for the rest of their lives. I can’t have that on my conscious.”
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VanNess & Fellows Tattoo Boutique is located at 226 East Martin Street, Raleigh, NC 27601. Check out vannessandfellows.com or call 919.301.8955 to inquire about making an appointment.
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GETTING FOCSI WITH JAMAUL PHILLIP SMITH WORDS: SABRINA GALLI
Many people spend years trying to figure out what they want to do with their lives; others find their calling in the third grade. The class assignment was to draw a boat. While the rest of his peers were sketching basic figures, as most eight year olds do, J Phillip Smith created an epic pirate ship. He said, “From then on, I knew this was for me.” In twelfth grade, his teacher suggested that he take his skills on the road to showcase his art. Now, he has two children’s books in the works, a graphic novel, and the Focsi brand to show for it. Smith and his wife created a children’s book series based off their daughters called “Miya’s Bad Hair Day,” whilst the Focsi brand spreads an artistic message through apparel, accessories, and home décor. The brand celebrates and emboldens women through the phrase “You are Beautiful Just As You Are.” Focsi personifies the divine feminine figure throughout the African Diaspora and is an inspiring reflection of the women we see in our daily lives, not in the
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mainstream media. The brand adds to the conversation “Black is Beautiful.” The woman in the Focsi illustrations represents a friend, mother, daughter, or grandmother. She is a symbol of admiration and inspiration, of hope and strength. As our artist described, “The work is unapologetically black with positive messages of self-love, empowerment, strength, pride, and beauty -- embodying the raw unfiltered art form for the new generation of creative minds and progressive thinkers.” In balancing his career as a family man and an artist, J Phillip Smith leaves us with a piece of advice: “Always find time for your passions in life! Take time to get into your zone with your craft. Even if it’s just 10 minutes a day, a drawing, tag, sketch, painting, or design each day.” The brand is currently working towards having a retail space and creative lounge spot. In addition, we can watch out for his various design ventures and shows for 2015.
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Jamaul and the Focsi brand offer a wide variety of products, services and community connections. Check them out at MyFocsi.com.
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Italian Ristorante. Authentic Sicilian Cuisine.
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www.NinasRestaurant.com 8801 Lead Mine Rd, Raleigh, NC 27615 (919) 845-1122
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LIFE
ART
LAUREN RAMIREZ QUERCUS STUDIO INTERVIEW & PHOTOS: SPCLGST
Sometimes you meet people that are just plain-out inspiring. They inspire you with their experiences, their travel, the people they know, their amazing work, and their overall attitude towards life. Lauren Ramirez is exactly that. Inspiring, dedicated and as real as it gets. Born in New England, she grew up in San Francisco studying jewelry fabrication at The North Bennett Street School, and Revere Academy of Jewelry Arts. She presently owns and operates Quercus Studios on 201 S. Salisbury St. She opened this business in San Fransisco but has since moved the shop here to Raleigh where she showcases her natureinspired jewelry alongside ten other designers. Let’s get to know her a little better... Tell us about your style influences and inspiration when it comes to being an artist. My mother had a wild style when I was growing up. She exposed me to the arts; museums, galleries, drag shows, and creepy antiques. My aesthetic is still very much in line with hers. She has influenced me greatly.
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As far as personal style I’m attracted to clothes, and personal adornments that may last a life time. I wear resoled shoes I’ve had since high school, and well made coats my mother wore when she was my age. I’m not attracted to trends. I believe in passing things on. I like the idea of my designs being worn by many generations. These days I find inspiration, like most, just by stepping away from my daily routine. Riding trains, finding patterns, and taking note of anything that stands out. What drives you to make such great pieces? I don’t believe all of my pieces are great. I can say my work has become more refined in recent years, but there’s always room for improvement. Years ago I focused solely on designing for my own survival. That produced some interesting things that, to my horror, still exist in the world. Now I’d say my drive to make anything stems from my desire to hone my craft.
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Your shop, Quercus. Tell us about it. Quercus, meaning Oak in Latin, is my jewelry studio and retail showroom. It’s a place to meet clients, and display my work to the public. I’ve handpicked just a few other makers from across the united states who make thoughtful, and well crafted products. Quality craftsmanship is key. You strive to please the traditional client. Correct?
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My education was focused on traditional goldsmithing and stone setting, but I don’t believe there are rules when it comes to jewelry. My preferences definitely lean toward unisex, and unordinary designs. In order to support myself I create heirloom quality jewelry for clients who are traditional, nontraditional, and everyone in-between.
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Whats the piece or collection you are most proud of? Probably my Phoenix earrings. I made the first pair almost ten years ago. They were heavy, poorly fabricated, and lacked symmetry. I see some of the early versions on friends, and I’m reminded of how much time passed before I got it right. My diamond setting has improved, and the overall shape is more appealing. They’re one of my best selling items on my site and in the shop. Tell us about the Bench. The famous Bench. And how it’s important for the existence of your shop/studio. A nice looking bench sits on the front stoop of Quercus. During warmer months I spend my downtime sitting there drinking coffee and people watching. It was made by Whittaker Mill Works from a solid slab of oak. It
overlooks the Raleigh Space Parklet, and has become a bit of a social hub on a street that hasn’t seen much traffic until recently. I’ve started photographing friends, clients, and passerbys , and now total strangers request their photo to be taken too. It’s proven to be a fun social experiment. Any new collections in the works? Would you like to share? My newest collection is shaping up to be a small selection of lighter, and more intricately detailed versions of some of the first pieces I ever made. With added statement pieces made from 22k gold with diamond accents. I’ll finish up in the next month just in time for spring and wedding season.
Quercus Studio is located on 201 S. Salisbury St. Check out QuercusRaleigh.com for more information.
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LIFE
ART | SCIENCE
CAROLINA STARS
WORDS: RICHARD LIVINGSTON | PHOTOS: JOE BRUNO The universe is big. Roomy, even. Because of the age of universe (about 13-and-a-half billion years) and the speed of light, we should be in a big expanding bubble about 27 billion lights years across (13.5 billion x 2 = 27 billion). There’s more math to the whole thing, so they tell me. But it’s bigger than that still, due to something about the speed limit of light only applying within the universe. More math. Hawking could explain it and it would sound better because of the iconic robot voice. There’s a point to pondering the total acreage of known space, and it becomes clear when you sit beneath the dome of the region’s largest planetarium, Morehead, on the UNC campus in Chapel Hill. Entering the planetarium is reminiscent of visiting a cathedral, just with more awkward teens in Boy Scout uniforms. It’s very quiet and the circular room glows softly in pink-orange dusk-between hues. In that warm near-light, Amy Sayle’s voice is comforting – a little like being called in for dinner at the end of the day. She brings the lights down and
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fires up a network of digital projectors, the technology for which is possibly reverse-engineered from the Roswell wreckage. The control panels running the program are some serious Picardera transporter room readouts. Far above her head, the white paneled dome drifts into black and a thousand stars spiral overhead. Amy strides through constellations and planets, explaining the sky’s geography as if it were the streets in her own neighborhood. Glowing lines connect stars, forming ancient pictographs left to us by dead guys in togas. Comets appear and disappear. A flick across her screen, and the stars reel to the west and new stars rise in the east; Amy has whirled our perspective so we face the constellations of the southern hemisphere. The night sky is Amy’s playground for the next 45 minutes. Amy Sayle, Ph.D is not some hobbyist. She’s a scientist and knows her stuff. Yet, she’s not an ivory tower lecturer. Her shows at Morehead Planetarium are unscripted. “Every civilization has looked at the night sky and
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tried to make sense of it. We want to understand nature – the sun, moon and stars.” She tells the folktale of a dog who spilled cornmeal across the sky and how the Cherokee named the band of the Milky Way, The Way the Dog Ran. “I love storytelling. It’s a way for people to understand their place in the universe.” The program’s second act is humbling. Our perspective shifts again, only now
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it seems the Earth has broken free from the hold of the Sun, and we’re barreling away from our seven neighbor planets, out beyond the expanding bubble of radio waves mankind has been sending into the cosmos for the last century, past the stars closest to us, and out through the borders of our home galaxy. Peering back toward the spiral of the Milky Way, it becomes clear we’re adrift in a sea of other glowing galaxies. Eventually, our own home is
a distant speck, indistinguishable in a vast web of light. Amy is telling a story, albeit disguised as education. It’s a story about where we belong – a story about home. As she said, our “place in the universe.” Remember, the universe is big and (I think science bears this out) except for Earth, it’s sort of a death trap. She’s telling us something fundamental when she pans digital images across
the dome. The show excels at shifting perspective (in the physical sense if not in other ways). Looking out from the ground and then back in from the void subconsciously communicates a sense of place, that we’re all in this together. A trip to the planetarium might teach you something surprising: that we’re not quite so alone in our aloneness. For better or for worse, we’re all stuck with each other.
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Morehead Planetarium and Science Center is located on the campus of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. It is one of the oldest and largest planetariums in the United States. The stars come out every day except Monday.
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MUSIC
CASCADING FLOW: THE MONDAY CYPHERS WORDS: SEANO | PHOTOS: GUILLERMO QUETZALCOATL & JOE BRUNO Hip hop is an art-form rooted in community, mentorship and creative competition. Without these core functions there would be no fuel to fire the engines of a cultural powerhouse that has acted as a launching pad for countless artists since the early 70’s. Hip hop as a culture was catalyzed during a series of block parties thrown at an apartment complex in the west side of the Bronx. It was common for DJs to spin disco, funk and soul but it wasn’t until they DJs began isolating the percussive breaks during popular tracks. In order to keep “the break” of a song to play extended you would need two turntables that would alternate playing that portion of the record. This method of keeping the rhythm began to attract poets and wordsmiths would rhyme over the repeating beats. Crowds began to grow, they culture sprouted a unique dance form (breakdancing) and a specialist method of communicating
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art visually (graffiti) completing the foundational circle of a culture that would take the world by storm. In the early years, before any record industry would enact their influence, it was critical that artists would both teach and challenge each other in order to refine their skills. Behind all of the glitz and glam of modern day hip hop popular culture this creative conduct is alive and flourishing in the basement furnace of hip hop. Every Monday evening in the “Free Expression Tunnel” at NC State there is a gathering of artists who are holding the torch for the most fundamental function of hip hop and rap music. It is known as “The Cypher”, a free-form gathering of professional musicians side by side with beginners to conduct an open-air, open mic expression of spoken word, rap music and lyrical refinement.
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The concentration began in 2010 initially organized by artists Hunters Mike Live, Tuscon & Ghost Dog. People gather, form a circle while encouraging and challenging each other to hone their improvisational freestyle rhyming styles. In the years since the event’s inception the freestyle cypher has grown substantially sprouting parallel cyphers in Appalachian State University, UNC-Greensboro, UNCCharlotte, UNC-Asheville, Durham,
and UNC-Chapel Hill. Artists come to the cypher from other states, by word of mouth, just to return home and try to start cyphers in their own respective cities. It’s a beautiful infection of affection. If hip hop is to persevere it is critical that the crucible of the cypher continues to thrive. A place where artists can find community, montorship and challenge while acting as fertile ground for ideas, innovations and creative expression.
The Monday Cypher is held weekly at the Free Expression Tunnel on NC State’s main campus. The gathering begins roughly at 11pm weekly. Special thanks to Andrew Weaver and Fernando Sanders for their help with making sure this story hit the pages.
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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 / POWER POP
INDIE
THE NEW PORNOGRAPHERS
Haw River Ballroom Feb 15 | 8:00PM
SOUL / R&B
URBAN
DIANA ROSS DPAC Feb 6 | 8:00
EDM
EDM
EXCISION
The Ritz Feb 27 | 9:00
POP
POP
INGRID MICHAELSON Carolina Theater Feb 4 | 7:30
METAL
ROCK
BEDOWYN
Kings Feb 28 | 9:00
BEER & BANJOS
COUNTRY
OMAR RUIZ-LOPEZ AND MARIO ARNEZ Tir Na Nog Feb 10 | 7:30
COMEDY / STAND UP
COMEDY
ADAM DEVINE
Meymandi Concert Hall Feb 15 | 8:00 DANCE
CLASSICAL / STAGE
ALVIN AILEY AMERICAN DANCE THEATER
FESTIVALS
GOUGE PRESENTS THE REDNECK RUMBLE
UNC Memorial Hall Feb 24-25 | 7:30 WRESTLING
Motorco Feb 8 | 9:00
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INDIE . FOLK . ALTERNATIVE - Feb 2015
INDIE / FOLK / ROCK
ALT / ELECTRONIC
INDIE / DANCE ROCK
INDIE / JAM BAND
Pour House Feb 2 | 8:00PM
Kings Feb 5 | 9:30PM
Cat’s Cradle Back Room Feb 5 | 7:30PM
Cat’s Cradle Feb 5 | 8:00PM
INDIE / GARAGE ROCK
INDIE / ROCK / BLUES
INDIE / GARAGE ROCK
INDIE / ROCK
Lincoln Theatre Feb 5 | 9:30PM
Haw River Ballroom Feb 5 | 7:00PM
Lincoln Theatre Feb 7 | 8:00PM
Kings Feb 7 | 8:00PM
INDIE /ALTERNATIVE
INDIE /FOLK / SOUL
LOCAL BAND / LOCAL BEER
Pour House Feb 8 | 8:00PM
Kings Feb 10 | 8:30PM
INDIE / BLUES / FOLK
INDIE / AMBIENT /ALT
INDIE / ELECTRONIC
HEARTBROKEN TUNES
Pour House Feb 11 | 8:00PM
Deep South Feb 12 | 8:00PM
Slims Feb 12 | 9:00PM
Kings Feb 15 | 8:00PM
THE NORTHERNERS
SEE GULLS
INDIE / EXPERIMENTAL
LAY AWAY
Slims Feb 7 | 9:00PM
ANDREW DUHON TRIO
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KI:THEORY
COLD WAR KIDS
KIERNAN MCMULLAN
MOTIV
WHITE ARROWS
SPIDER BAGS
GENEVIEVE
L()()K
LOTUS
LOWBROW
PAPERHAUS, GHOSTT BLLONDE Tir Na Nog Feb 10 | 7:30PM
THE LOVE HANGOVER
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 . FOLK . ALTERNATIVE - Feb 2015
INDIE / HEAVY MELLOW
INDIE / POWER POP
Pour House Feb 15 | 8:00PM
Haw River Ballroom Feb 15 | 8:00PM
CLAYBROOK WITH SIDETRACK JONES
INDIE / GARAGE FOLK
JUAN WAUTERS Kings Feb 19 | 9:30PM
THE NEW PORNOGRAPHERS
INDIE /ROCK / SOUL
THE BLACK CADILLACS Cat’s Cradle Back Room Feb 19 | 7:00PM
INDIE / GARAGE ROCK
FRANCISCO THE MAN
INDIE / ROCK
NEW MADRID
Motorco Feb 16 | 8:00PM
Kings Feb 17 | 7:30PM
INDIE / ROCK
INDIE / ELECTRONIC
YOUMA & RYAN K. HAMLIN
Southland Ballroom Feb 20 | 8:00PM
VVAQRT
Kings Feb 21 | 9:30PM
INDIE / FOLK ROCK
INDIE / ROCK / BLUES
ELECTRONIC / FOLK
INDIE / ALT ROCK
Southland Ballroom Feb 21 | 8:00PM
Pour House Feb 23 | 8:00PM
Slims Feb 24 | 9:00PM
Lincoln Theatre Feb 27 | 9:00PM
INDIE / FOLK
INDIE / SLEAZE BLUES
INDIE / WEIRD POP
INDIE /FREE JAZZ
Kings Feb 27 | 8:30PM
Slims Feb 27 | 9:00PM
WRINKLE NECK MULES
RIVER WHYLESS
HOOKA HEY
THICK MODINE
HOLY KOMODO
HORIZONTAL HOLD Slims Feb 28 | 9:00PM
THE CONNELLS
DOCTOR EUGENE CHADBOURNE
Neptunes Mondays | 9:00PM
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URBAN - Feb 2015
JAZZ / CROONER
REGGAE / DANCEHALL
HIP HOP / SOUL / FUNK
FUNK / HIP HOP
DPAC Feb 2 | 8:00
Lincoln Theatre Feb 2 | 9:00
Mosaic Feb 4 | 10:00
Pour House Feb 5 | 8:00
HARRY CONNICK, JR.
BOB MARLEY TRIBUTE
MICKEY MILLS AND STEEL Cat’s Cradle Feb 6 | 8:00
NEW ORLEANS JAZZ
STOOGES BRASS BAND Pour House Feb 7 | 9:00
HIP HOP
DOOMTREE
Motorco Feb 12 | 9:00
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JAH 9
FUNK / ROCK
FOOTHILLS SEXUAL CHOCOLATE RELEASE Pour House Feb 6 | 8:00
AFRICAN / MBUBE
LADYSMITH BLACK MAMBAZO Carolina Theater Feb 11 | 8:00
HIP HOP
OPENMIKE EAGLE Motorco Feb 12 | 9:00
9TH WONDER
LIVE BAND J DILLA TRIBUTE
ZACH DEPUTY
SOUL / R&B
DILLAMENTAL
DIANA ROSS
JAZZ / CROONER
FUNK / SOUL / DISCO
DPAC Feb 11 | 7:30
Mosaic Feb 11 | 10:00
Kings Feb 6 | 9:30
TONY BENNETT
DPAC Feb 6 | 8:00
THROWBACK
NEO SOUL
HIP HOP / SOUL / ROCK
DPAC Feb 12 | 8:30
The Pour House Feb 12 | 8:00
ERYKAH BADU
BUMPIN UGLIES
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URBAN - Feb 2015
JAZZ
KURT ELLING QUARTET
Duke Baldwin Auditorium Feb 13 | 8:00
MOTOWN
MOTOWN THE MUSICAL DPAC Feb 17-22 | 8:00
NEO SOUL / FUNK / JAZZ
MESHELL NDEGEOCELLO Carolina Theater Feb 18 | 8:00
HIP HOP / DANCEHALL
THE BROKEN HEARTS CHEER-UP SHOW Pour House Feb 19 | 8:00
NEO SOUL / R&B
KINDRED THE FAMILY SOUL Pour House Feb 14 | 8:00
AFROBEAT / JAZZ
BIG MEAN SOUND MACHINE Pour House Feb 17 | 8:00
R&B
CHARLIE WILSON, KEM AND JOE PNC Arena Feb 18 | 6:00
REGGAE / DUB
SOJA
Lincoln Theatre Feb 19 | 7:00
NEW ORLEANS JAZZ
VALENTINE’S GRAS PARTY Motorco Feb 14 | 8:30
ACAPELLA / JAZZ
THE SWINGLE SINGERS
NCSU Talley Student Union Feb 17 | 8:00
REGGAE / FUNK
RESINATED
Pour House Feb 18 | 8:00
JAZZ
BRIAN BLADE AND THE FELLOWSHIP BAND UNC Memorial Hall Feb 20 | 8:00
NEW ORLEANS JAZZ
IRVIN MAYFIELD
UNC Memorial Hall Feb 15 | 7:30
NEW ORLEANS JAZZ
FAT TUESDAY DURHAM MARDI GRAS Motorco Feb 17 | 8:00
HIP HOP / DANCE ROCK
POSIFACTION Deep South Feb 19 | 7:00
HIP HOP / SHOWCASE
COAST 2 COAST LIVE Pour House Feb 22 | 9:00
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URBAN - Feb 2015
PBR&B
HIP HOP / SOUL
Lincoln Theatre Feb 22 | 9:00
The Ritz Feb 25 | 8:00
PARTYNEXTDOOR
LATIN JAZZ
AL DI MEOLA
Carolina Theater Feb 25 | 8:00
SOUL
NAPOLEON WRIGHT II Tir Na Nog Feb 26 | 9:30
K. MICHELLE
HIP HOP
HIP HOP
CAM MEEKINS Pour House Feb 25 | 7:00
HIP HOP
JAZZ
JANE MONHEIT
Carolina Theater Feb 25 | 8:00
HIP HOP
RATKING
CAPITAL CITY CYPHER
INFLOWENTIAL
JAZZ
HIP HOP / VINYL DJ
HIP HOP
Tir Na Nog Feb 28 | 10:00
Cat’s Cradle Mar 1 | 9:00
Kings Feb 26 | 8:30
ANTHONY BRAXTON QUINTET
Duke Baldwin Auditorium Feb 27 | 8:00
Deep South Feb 26 | 7:00
DJ CHAPERONE
Tir Na Nog Feb 26 | 9:30
LOGIC
EDM - Feb 2015
HIP HOP
AESOP ROCK WITH ROB SONIC Cat’s Cradle Mar 2 | 9:00
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SPOKEN WORD
CITY SOUL CAFE SPOKEN WORD
Smokin’ Grooves Wednesdays | 8:00
EDM
3DX – A 3D DANCE MUSIC XPERIENCE Southland Ballroom Feb 6 | 9:00
EDM
PULSE: ELECTRONIC DANCE PARTY Lincoln Theatre Feb 12 | 9:00
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 - Feb 2015
HOUSE / REMIXES / DANCE
CLASSIC HOUSE
DEEP HOUSE / BASS
EDM / PSYTRANCE
Mosaic Feb 19 | 10:00
Mosaic Feb 20 | 10:00
Mosaic Feb 21 | 10:00
Lincoln Theatre Feb 22 | 8:00
EDM
DEEP TECH / BASS / HOUSE
HOUSE / BREAKS / TRANCE
The Ritz Feb 27 | 9:00
Mosaic Feb 27 | 10:00
Mosaic Feb 28 | 10:00
BLOTTO
TRANCE / PROGRESSIVE
TRANCENDENTAL Mosaic Feb 26 | 10:00
SULTRY
EXCISION
SUB-CULTURE
RALEIGH LIKES IT DEEP
SHPONGLE
ANIMAL HOUSE
ROCK - Feb 2015
HOUSE / TECHNO
HOUSE / TECHNO
ROCK / JAZZ
Mosaic Mondays | 10:00
Mosaic Sundays | 10:00
Pour House Feb 3 | 8:00
BLUE-EYED SOUL
ALTERNATIVE
INDUSTRY STANDARD
JOHNNY WATERS AND COMPANY Deep South Feb 5 | 7:00
RISE!
GOLDRUSH
Slims Feb 6 | 9:00
MARBIN
AMERICANA
PORCH LIGHT APOTHECARY Deep South Feb 6 | 7:00
ROCK
WAYLAND
Pour House Feb 4 | 8:00
ROCK / DANCE
THE SHAKEDOWN Tir Na Nog Feb 6 | 10:30
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ROCK - Feb 2015
EAGLES TRIBUTE
EUROPEAN DANCE
The Ritz Feb 6 | 9:00
Mosaic Feb 6 | 10:00
ON THE BORDER
ACCOUSTIC FUNK
APPLES AND AIRPLANES Deep South Feb 7 | 7:00
BLUES / AMERICANA
SOUTHSIDE JOHNNY AND THE ASBURY JUKES Carolina Theater Feb 7 | 8:00
GUNS N ROSES TRIBUTE
APPETITE FOR DESTRUCTION
Lincoln Theatre Feb 6 | 9:00
IRISH TRADITIONAL
THE BELFAST BOYS Tir Na Nog Feb 6 | 7:30
ROCK / DANCE
HARDCORE , METAL
Tir Na Nog Feb 7 | 10:30
Cat’s Cradle Back Room Feb 7 | 8:00
SCARLET
SIBANNÄC
IRISH TRADITIONAL
PHISH TRIBUTE
METAL / ALTERNATIVE
PUNK / BLUES
Tir Na Nog Feb 7 | 7:30
Southland Ballroom Feb 17 | 8:00
Cat’s Cradle Feb 9 | 7:00
Pour House Feb 9 | 8:00
7TH EWES TREE
ROCK / REGGAE
PASADENA
Pour House Feb 10 | 8:00
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RUSSIAN PARTY
RUNAWAY GIN
80’S TRIBUTE
THE BREAKFAST CLUB Lincoln Theatre Feb 12 | 9:00
LIVING COLOUR
JAM BAND
THE EVERYONE ORCHESTRA
Southland Ballroom Feb 12 | 9:00
INCIRCLES
AMERICANA / SOUL
DARK WATER RISING Pour House Feb 13 | 8:00
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 - Feb 2015
LATIN ROCK
BLACK SABBATH TRIBUTE
The Ritz Feb 13 | 9:00
Deep South Feb 13 | 7:00
LOS ACOSTA
GRUNGE
UPON THE WAKE Deep South Feb 14 | 7:00
MIDWEST BLUES
THE MANESS BROTHERS Slims Feb 16 | 9:00
IRISH
BARROWBURN Tir Na Nog Feb 20 | 7:00
BLOODY SABBATH
JAM / FUSION
UMPHREY’S MCGEE The Ritz Feb 14 | 8:00
GRINDCORE / METAL
RETOX
Cat’s Cradle Back Room Feb 18 | 8:00
90’s COVERS
VALENTINES DAY DANCE PARTY Tir Na Nog Feb 14 | 10:30
ROCK / BLUES
Southland Ballroom Feb 14 | 8:30
ROCK / BLUES
BIG HEAD TODD AND THE MONSTERS
THE FREEWAY REVIVAL
AMERICANA
ROCK / GLAM / THEATER
Lincoln Theatre Feb 15 | 7:30
LORD NELSON Deep South Feb 20 | 7:00
IRISH
HEAVY ROCK / POP NOIR
Tir Na Nog Feb 20 | 10:00
Pour House Feb 20 | 8:00
DAVID DIXON TRIO
AC/DC TRIBUTE
BLOODY VALENTINE ZOMBIE PARTY
CHELYDRA
Deep South Feb 15 | 7:00
KAT ROBICHAUD AND THE DARLING MISFITS Lincoln Theatre Feb 21 | 7:00
ROCK / DANCE
THE BRITISH INVADERS DANCE PARTY Tir Na Nog Feb 21 | 8:00
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ROCK - Feb 2015
DOOM METAL
MICHAELJACKSON TRIBUTE
DARK STAR ORCHESTRA
ROCK
Slims Feb 21 | 8:30
THE WAILERS AND RUSTED ROOT
Southland Ballroom Feb 22 | 7:00
METAL / BLACK THRASH
SKYFOOT
Pour House Feb 26 | 9:00
JUDAS PRIEST TRIBUTE
BREAKIN THE LAW Deep South Feb 27 | 7:00
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JAM BAND
NC DOOM SHOWCASE
ROCK POP
The Ritz Feb 21 | 8:00
WHO’S BAD
Lincoln Theatre Feb 21 | 8:30
BENJI HUGHES
ALT-METAL
HARDCORE / POST METAL
HARDCORE / PUNK
Motorco Feb 26 | 8:00
Slims Feb 26 | 9:00
Kings Feb 26 | 8:30
HELMET
ROCK
STURGILL SIMPSON Lincoln Theatre Feb 26 | 8:00
ROCK
THE MANTRAS
Southland Ballroom Feb 27-28 | 8:00 & 9:00
AUTARCH
ROCK COVERS
FOUR FOUNDERS Tir Na Nog Feb 27 | 10:00
Pour House Feb 21 | 9:00
TRASH TALK
IRISH
TAN AND SOBER GENTLEMEN Tir Na Nog Feb 27 | 7:00
ROCK
JOHNNY CASH TRIBUTE
Cat’s Cradle Back Room Feb 28 | 7:00
Haw River Ballroom Feb 28 | 7:00
MARSHALL CRENSHAW
JOHNNY FOLSOM 4
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ROCK - Feb 2015
METAL
BEDOWYN
Kings Feb 28 | 9:00
POP - Feb 2015
METAL
POP ACCOUSTIC
Deep South Feb 28 | 7:00
Cat’s Cradle Feb 2 | 7:00
A MIDWINTER ROCKFEST
KINA GRANNIS
POP
INGRID MICHAELSON Carolina Theater Feb 4 | 7:30
COUNTRY / BLUEGRASS - Feb 2015
POP / HIP HOP
POP / ROCK
Cat’s Cradle Feb 19 | 7:30
Cat’s Cradle Feb 28 | 7:00
COUNTRY / FOLK / ROCK
CLASSIC COUNTRY
AARON CARTER
SUNDY BEST
Southland Ballroom Feb 5 | 8:00
COUNTRY / FOLK / BLUES
EILEN JEWELL
Southland Ballroom Feb 11 | 7:00
LIGHTS
BEER & BANJOS
CROOKED COUSINS W. HOST HANK SMITH Tir Na Nog Feb 3 | 9:00
COUNTRY / ALT
THE MALPASS BROTHERS
SHOVELS & ROPE
HONKY TONK
BLUEGRASS / FOLK
Motorco Feb 11 | 8:00
Cat’s Cradle Feb 12 | 7:00
The Clayton Center Feb 7 | 8:00
LYDIA LOVELESS
Cat’s Cradle Feb 7-8 | 8:00
DAVID BROMBERG
COUNTRY / ALT / FOLK
FEEDING LEROY Slims Feb 4 | 9:00
BEER & BANJOS
OMAR RUIZ-LOPEZ AND MARIO ARNEZ Tir Na Nog Feb 10 | 7:30
COUNTRY / ALT
KACEY MUSGRAVES Carolina Theater Feb 13 | 8:00
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COUNTRY / BLUEGRASS - Feb 2015
COUNTRY / ROCK
OLD QUARTER Kings Feb 13 | 9:30
COUNTRY
PHIL VASSAR
BEER & BANJOS
REBEKAH TODD AND MATT PHILLIPS Tir Na Nog Feb 15 | 7:30
COUNTRY
COUNTRY / FOLK / ROCK
GORDON LIGHTFOOT Carolina Theater Feb 17 | 8:00
COUNTRY / ALT
COUSINS, DEBONZO BROTHERS
6 STRING DRAG ALBUM RELEASE SHOW
BLUEGRASS / FOLK
BEER & BANJOS
MEMPHIS HONKY TONK
Cat’s Cradle Back Room Feb 21 | 7:00
Tir Na Nog Feb 24 | 7:30
Pour House Feb 24 | 8:00
Carolina Theater Feb 19 | 8:00
SEAN WATKINS
Tir Na Nog Feb 19 | 7:30
SWIFT CREEK
Kings Feb 19 | 7:30
DEAD SOLDIERS
COUNTRY / ALT / ROCK
LUCERO & RYAN BINGHAM Cat’s Cradle Feb 18 | 8:00
COUNTRY
CAROLINA COALMINE Deep South Feb 21 | 7:00
SWAMP BOOGIE
THE DESLONDES
Cat’s Cradle Back Room Feb 26 | 8:00
COMEDY - Feb 2015
OUTLAW COUNTRY ROCK
COMEDY / STAND UP
Lincoln Theatre Feb 28 | 8:00
Goodnight’s Feb 4 | 8:00
DAVID ALLAN COE
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COMEDY ROULETTE!
COMEDY / STAND UP
ALL-STAR STANDUP SHOWCASE
Cat’s Cradle Back Room Feb 5 | 7 & 9:00
COMEDY / STAND UP
SEAN PATTON Goodnight’s Feb 5-7 | 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
COMEDY - Feb 2015
COMEDY / STAND UP
JOHN WATERS
COMEDY / STAND UP
GAME SHOW
COMEDY / STAND UP
Kings Feb 12 | 9:00
Goodnight’s Feb 12-13 | Misc
NICK THUNE F. BEN KRONBERG & KATE BERLANT
THE DATING GAME
COMEDY / STAND UP
COMEDY / STAND UP
COMEDY / STAND UP
Carolina Theater Feb 14 | 8:00
Goodnight’s Feb 19-21 | Misc
Goodnight’s Feb 26-29 | Misc
Carolina Theater Feb 6 | 8:00
MARIA BAMFORD
Kings Feb 11 | 8:00
GARY GULMAN
COMEDY
COMEDY / STAND UP
ADAM DEVINE
Meymandi Concert Hall Feb 15 | 8:00
CLASSICAL SINGER
AUDRA MCDONALD UNC Memorial Hall Feb 6 | 8:00
DAVID KOECHNER
JUSTIN WILLMAN
COMEDY / PERFORMANCE
THE FLYING KARAMAZOV BROTHERS Carolina Theater Feb 28 | 2:00 / 8:00
CLASSICAL / STAGE - Feb 2015
BASS VIOLIN
STAGE / THEATRE
FILM SCREENING
Duke Baldwin Auditorium Feb 1 | 3:00
Gaddy-Goodwin Teaching Theatre Feb 1 | 3:00
Carolina Theater Feb 2 | 11:00
SYMPHONY
STAGE / MUSICAL
Duke Baldwin Auditorium Feb 7 | 8:00
Memorial Auditorium Feb 10-15 | 7:30
JORDI SAVALL
HIP HOP DANCE
BLACK IRISH PRESENTS: ORGAN Motorco Feb 6-7 | 8:00
VENUS IN FUR
CIOMPI CONCERT NO. 3
FEBRUARY ONE
BILLY ELLIOT
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CLASSICAL / STAGE - Feb 2015
RALEIGH LITTLE THEATRE
STAGE / TALK
Misc Feb 7 & 14 & 21 | 2:00
UNC Memorial Hall Feb 7 | 12:00
OH DEER!
STAGE / COOKING
STAGE / DANCE
CHEF ROBERT IRVINE LIVE
DANCING PROS: LIVE!
ISRAELI STRING QUARTET
IRISH DANCE
Carolina Theater Feb 12 | 8:00
JERUSALEM QUARTET
Duke Baldwin Auditorium Feb 14 | 8:00
S. INDIAN KUCHIPUDI DANCE
SHANTALA SHIVALINGAPPA
UNC Memorial Hall Feb 18 | 7:30
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TEDX UNC
DPAC Feb 12 | 7:30
FILM SCREENING
HEROES OF THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD Carolina Theater Feb 10 | 11:00
IRISH DANCE
WINTER CEILI W WAKE & DISTRICT PIPES & DRUMS Tir Na Nog Feb 13 | 7:00
ORCHESTRA
CLASSICAL
KRONOS QUARTET
UNC Memorial Hall Feb 12 | 7:30
RALEIGH LITTLE THEATRE
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING
Cantey V. Sutton Theatre Feb 13-28 | 3:00 / 7:00
BURLESQUE
THE VALERIE WOOD BAND
THE CHAMBER ORCHESTRA OF THE TRIANGLE
MASON DIXIE BURLESQUE
PERFORMANCE
PERFORMANCE / JAZZ
CHAMBER CHOIR
Carolina Theater Feb 19 | 11:00
Duke Reynolds Theatre Feb 20-21 | 8:00
Tir Na Nog Feb 14 | 7:00
THE RAINBOW FISH
Carolina Theater Feb 15 | 3:00
RONALD K. BROWN
Motorco Feb 15 | 8:00
STILE ANTICO Duke Chapel Feb 21 | 8:00
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 - Feb 2015
FILM / MUSIC
DANCE
FILM ACOUSTIC WITH NEKO CASE
ALVIN AILEY AMERICAN DANCE THEATER
STAGE / THEATRE
STAGE / THEATRE
Carolina Theater Feb 23 | 7:00
ANATOMY OF GRAY The Clayton Center Feb 26-28 | 7:30
UNC Memorial Hall Feb 24-25 | 7:30
THE TEMPEST
NCSU Titmus Theatre Feb 27 | 8:00
CLASSICAL
LANG LANG
Meymandi Concert Hall Feb 25 | 7:30
FLAMENCO DANCE
THE PASSION OF FLAMENCO
Duke Baldwin Auditorium Feb 27-28 | 8:00
CELLO / WORLD MUSIC
YO-YO & THE SILK ROAD ENSEMBLE
UNC Memorial Hall Feb 26 | 7:30
STAGE / THEATRE
WUTHERING HEIGHTS NCSU Titmus Theatre Feb 28 | 8:00
FESTIVALS / SHOWCASES - Feb 2015
CIRCUS
RINGLING BROTHERS AND BARNUM & BAILEY PNC Arena Feb 4-8 | Misc
GROUP CHORUS
POP UP CHORUS Cat’s Cradle Feb 16 | 6:00
WRESTLING
CREATIVE SHOWCASE
Motorco Feb 8 | 9:00
Lincoln Theatre Feb 12 | 7:00
GOUGE PRESENTS THE REDNECK RUMBLE
MARDI GRAS
FAT TUESDAY ON FAYETTEVILLE ST. Fayetteville St Feb 17 | 12:00
RAW NATURAL BORN ARTISTS
HOLISTIC LIVING
BODY MIND SPIRIT EXPO NC State Fairgrounds Scott Building Feb 21-22 | 11:00AM
CARNIVAL
BRAZILIAN CARNAVAL Motorco Feb 13 | 10:00
FOOD
TRIANGLE RESTAURANT WEEK Various Locations Jan 26 - Feb 1
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