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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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ART

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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ART

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

POCKET

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

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 - 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

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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

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

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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