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CONTENTS ART

MUSIC

LIFE

THE NEVER-ENDING BOXCAR ART SHOW

BROAD STROKES WITH SHAUN RICHARDS

RAPSODY GOING HOME

RALEIGH STATIC 32 IRON AND ART: THE WORK OF HORN & HEEL

BATTLE CHASERS CREATIVE WARFARE

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THE NEVER-ENDING BOXCAR ART SHOW WORDS: ANTHONY AFTERWIT | PHOTOS: TANE ADDINGTON

Raleigh, meet my main man Tane. He benches hard.

TOTEM were doing work that I couldn’t ignore. I was hooked.”

“Hey, what’s up – my name is Tane. I’m a North Carolina cat currently residing in Charlotte, and I’m a bencher. For those of you who are not familiar with the term benching, it originated in New York City in the ‘70s and ‘80s with the subway graffiti movement. Kids painted trains at night and then sat on benches when trains came out the next day to see and get shots of them. The concept is the same, but the trains are different these days. When regulations changed and subway graffiti was kicked out, writers moved on to freight trains and realized these travel across the US instead of staying within 1 city. So I film and shoot freight trains.”

Tell us a little about relationship with graffiti?

What are your first memories of seeing or painting graffiti? “I came up in hip hop in the ‘80s and was aware of the 4 elements, including graffiti. Living in rural North Carolina, I didn’t see much graffiti firsthand until I traveled to Atlanta in the ‘90s. At the time, Atlanta was a mecca for underground hip hop and graffiti was blowing up. Artists like SEVER and

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“Realizing that NC would never be a hotbed for street graffiti, I started filming trains that rolled through my area. At first, I went out whenever I had a chance to document, but soon I couldn’t get enough. Now it has become a daily necessity. So maybe I’ll call my relationship an addiction. I have to see trains. I need to see trains. I’ve been fortunate to meet like-minded individuals from coast to coast, and I’ve been able to travel to see how they do what I do and vice versa. Everybody has different ways of benching – rolling footage, standing still, chasing cars. In a rural setting, you can catch both sides of a train. In a city, you might have one window to shoot through, and that’s it. It’s a challenge.” What makes freight train graffiti unique and different from other types of graffiti?

“As the years went by, documenting trains, I realized there was a lot more rolling by me than just big colorful pieces. There’s a culture that was around long before graffiti artists realized the distance these trains were traveling. The moniker culture began to spark my interest, and now I enjoy catching a rare moniker as much as a whole car. There’s an underworld of people (train workers, hobos, graffiti artists) who utilize freight trains to communicate and document their daily life and travels. Graffiti on a wall stays where it is; graffiti on a train travels thousands of miles, rolling through major cities and rural areas. That’s what got me – I could find it wherever I went, wherever trains passed.” I know you make different kinds of art. Tell us a little about the work you create. “I like to think my art is evolving with my life and my experiences. I started using lights and light boxes to accentuate some of my photos and create a fantasy-like experience similar to what I feel when I see a dope piece in a train yard. Now my work is starting to be an assemblage of my adventures, incorporating photography with rail relics, skulls and other oddities I collect while walking through train yards and long lines. I hope it gives not only a visual perspective but also represents the texture of my world.” How many photos do you estimate you’ve taken? “Based on having one DSLR that gave up at about 200,000 clicks, I would estimate that I’ve taken at least twice that many freight photos. That number is growing quickly. Right now I

probably shoot 1000 pictures a week, and I only post about 50 of them, so my archive is extensive.” Tell us a little about the freight train graffiti scene. How did it start? What were the early years like? How has it grown from its early years? “My view of the graffiti scene may be a little different from someone who actually does graffiti. I’ve gained some acceptance in this culture, but I’m also looking in from the outside. I’ve watched it go from a raw form of art, where you could watch all day and be thrilled to catch 10 pieces, to now, where it’s common to catch 30 pieces on 1 line. The biggest changes in the culture have been the growth of the internet and recent apps such as Instagram and Flickr. Don’t get me wrong – graffiti has always been about fame, but there were rules. If you were famous, it was earned and deserved. Today you just paint and post. You don’t have to work for it as much, and that’s damaged a lot of the integrity of writing. Maybe it’s just my age and seeing several generations come through since I’ve been doing this. A lot has changed, but one thing is certain: Real will always recognize real.”

Check out more from Tane on Instagram @choochooTane, Flickr at flickr.com/photos/ nodcraft or Vimeo at vimeo. com/user17026082. Tane is also contributing to a new and improved 12ozprophet. com that will be launching shortly.

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BROAD STROKES WITH SHAUN RICHARDS INTERVIEW: SEANO

For every painting you admire there is a backstage behind a creative curtain. Pull that curtain and you will bear witness the guts and glory involved in creating any worthwhile piece of art. The gears that turn can include studio rent, supplies, training, marketing, sales and countless hours invested among many other equally unsexy artifacts. That said, as these gears grind and the artist hustles; the output can be glorious. Artist Shaun Richards was born in Brunswick, GA and bred in rural southeast Virginia but has called Raleigh his home for the past 8 years. His work embodies the guts and glory behind the process of painting as he grinds it out as a full time professional artist. Keeping it real, being a full-time professional anything is a huge accomplishment but to make that mark as an artist is a massive win. As noted above, once the curtain is pulled we become privy to notable challenges of the life of the painter behind the painting. Shaun states, “There is the starving artist stereotype, and at some point every year I have to negotiate that but its lots of sacrifice financially. There is a lot of sacrifice in terms of relationships due to meeting deadlines. I don’t have days off. I work

everyday. There are periods during the year where for 3 months or more its 12 hour days, everyday, and absolutely no social life. I’ve been doing this since around 2001 full time and I’ve learned to let go more. I don’t get panicked or scared anymore when I have $20 in the bank and a jar of change. I can’t count how many times I’ve made a big sale and think to myself “great, I’ve got the next 3 or 4 months covered,” only to have my car break down, or have a medical emergency come up in which I would have been screwed if that money had not come in. Seems like the universe has a way of balancing out. Being an artist has stretched me spirituality and emotionally but made me a much more resilient person.” The path an artist has carved can often be seen in the texture of his brush strokes. The path can be complicated but sometimes it can be quite simple. “ Being an artist has simplified my life but often if feels like it complicates it. I’ve made mental lists about how much easier it would be if I had a 9 to 5 working for a company or someone else: less tax liability, free weekends, not paying double what most folks have to pay to live and work. I basically have two sets of housing costs with studio rent and utilities. Maybe I’d have more social

availability, even the ability to check out at the end of the day and leave work at work. I do appreciate the ability to make my own schedule, take an afternoon nap (I nap almost daily), and the flexibility of my career in terms of being able to do what I do from any city.” With so many forces pulling an artist down I am always curious what forces push an artist forward toward inspiration. For Shaun he finds the motivation in switching things up from time to time. “ Inspiration is funny thing. I don’t have many “eureka!” moments. I write about what I’m making, thinking about contexts, and juxtaposing imagery with styles of making.” Hey Shaun, you have any advice for a young painter on the ‘come-up’? “If you’re going to be good at your craft, you have to put the time in. There are no shortcuts to learning how to paint, or write, or play an instrument. You have to put your time in. Also, early in your career when your building an audience and developing your work, style or voice, get yourself a deadline. Set up shows in restaurants, coffee shops or any other venues. Make it like it was in school when you had projects that were due. Having a deadline has this way of forcing you to make choices that one might deliberate over or waffle about.”

Shaun is part of local artist cooperative Peregrine Projects. He has a piece in the Jan VAE Contemporary South show as well as work at The Greenhill Center of NC through early January. For more check out his website: shaunrichardsart.com

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RAPSODY GOING HOME

INTERVIEW: DASAN AHANU | PHOTOS: @CAMOVEMENT “Humility’s a weakness, I was told different Quietest in the room is the baddest one like Durant It’s hard to choose Carolina ova Atlanta Chicago, L.A., especially in Johannesburg Yeah, cause it’s been love since beginnin’ Home away from home, versus homes we get no spins in” Rapsody - “Hard to Choose” Beauty and the Beast We love lyricists. We follow their words closely and admire how they weave rhymes into beats with amazing dexterity. For many lyricists the challenge is to bring words to life. We celebrate them for how life is represented in their words. We respect them for the honesty and truth in their lyrics. I think that’s why so many folks are coming to love Rapsody. Day by day, more and more music lovers and Hip Hop heads are singing her praises. But the journey hasn’t always been sweet. She has had to grind to get that love and work to build her career to where it is. This quote from her song “Hard to Choose” speaks to some of that. In it she contrasts her experiences here in the US with her experiences in Johannesburg. These are the lyrics that came to my mind as I prepared for my conversation with one of North Carolina’s finest wordsmiths about her trip back to South Africa.

If you don’t know (and you should), Rapsody is an emcee signed to Grammy Award winning producer 9th Wonder’s Jamla Records imprint. This talented artist from Snow Hill, NC who first burst on the scene as a member of the rap group Kooley High has been capturing attention and creating space in the game since she joined forces with 9th Wonder. She has dropped a slew of dope projects on Jamla and has worked with some of the finest in the game. She has received praise from DJ Premier, Nas, MC Lyte, Jay Z, and more. She got to drop her own edition of the Gangsta Grillz series with DJ Drama. She has toured all over the world. She has appeared on MTV and BET. This Universal Zulu Nation representative has been serving notice that she is a force to be reckoned with. Yet, with all the heat in her catalog, her latest project, “Beauty and the Beast” may be her finest offering to date. This is the project she was going back to South Africa to share.

This is Rapsody’s second trip to South Africa. Her first trip brought fans the cover for her debut studio album, “The Idea of Beautiful,” songs with South African recording artists Nomsa Mazwai, and the video for “Kind of Love.” Rapsody was just starting to come into her own as an artist and culture bearer. This time she was going back as a veteran with a stronghold on her place in the game, a new project, and a growing fan base. I was excited to have this conversation. I’ve known Rap for a while and I’ve seen the hard work, dedication, and growth. She is truly an artist who studies her craft and aspires to be the best she can be. She takes her gift seriously. Opportunities like this are the kind an artist like Rapsody relishes. She truly understands how important a trip like this can be. I didn’t want to waste any time when we got to talk. I wanted to jump right in. You were just in South Africa and I know that was a crazy trip. Let’s talk about what the trip meant to you

and how it connects to what you got going on? Before we get into that, where specifically in South Africa did you travel to? We flew into Johannesburg and had shows in Cape Town and Johannesburg. What were some of the other things you got to do besides performing? Well, the first day in Johannesburg was a lot of press. The first interview was 6am. We had 4-5 of them and a release party. We did an in-store in Cape Town. No site seeing the first 3 days, just press and show. We also had a meet and greet in Cape Town. I got to meet a lot of people. On last day they went to Soweto to kick it. The little girls from Idea of Beautiful cover live there. We went to see them. We shot “Godzilla.” We also went to South African barbecue. When you are there you really get a sense of community and solidarity. How did the shows go? How were the responses and the feelings?

It was incredible. It’s one of my favorite places to perform. The energy and love is crazy. Everybody just enjoys the show and the entertainment of it. Cape Town probably had 500 people at the show. Everyone was rocking the lyrics. The Johannesburg show had about 2000 people. It was insane. It’s crazy when you travel 15 hours across the water to a whole other continent and get that kind of love. The crowd looks like you. You don’t always get that in America. It’s not like you don’t appreciate the love here and everyone who likes your music because it is for everyone. It’s just that there is something special about seeing a crowd full of black people, especially as a black woman. The shows were high energy and there was a lotta love. It’s an overwhelming feeling. Being that it was your second time there, what was the feeling of going over with this new record to present? I was excited. One, to just go back. Two, to get to perform the new music and see how our fan base has grown there. You get to see how the music has traveled. It lived up to my excitement. It’s hard to put into words. You really have to go and be a part of it to feel that energy you get from it.

of 4 young girls who came up and said I was an influence. I got to give them advice and listen to them sing. I got their CD. That’s I do it to inspire people. Ok. Well, now that you are back and given some of the things we are dealing with nationally here, what can you take from your trip to Africa that is a lesson for this moment in the black community? One thing I took away from the trip is just how the media likes to play on fear. We didn’t hear anything about Ebola or Isis or these stereotypes that are often played in America about black people. Radio stations talked about love. Like, you could call in on Sunday and dedicate a love song to someone. They talked about “ObamaCare” and how great a president that we have while he is getting thrown rocks at here. You learn the truth about it all. How much they know about their history and where they come from. You see the unity and solidarity. You see that we need to know about our history and who we are. We don’t need to get caught up in what media feeds us. Turn the TV off and find your own truth. Once you leave there and come back home your whole

So while you were there did you get a chance to talk or interact to any artists from there? I met some artists. I was really looking forward to meeting Nomsa Mazwai. She was featured on 3 songs on Idea of Beautiful. We had never met. We had just talked via twitter DM and email, never on phone or face to face. Now, 2 years later and we got to perform “the drums” live. She will forever be a friend. There is this artist Reason who has a big following in SA that opened up both shows. He is really dope. I had a group

perspective changes. You see what’s important and what’s not. You log on to Facebook and see all this crazy stuff on your timeline and ask yourself why am I on this? Who cares about who Chris Brown’s girlfriend Karrueche Tran is cheating with? What does that have to do with us? It takes up so much of our time, these little small things we get pulled into. It shouldn’t hold that much weight in your life. Your whole focus changes. Right! Ok, tell me which jams rocked the hardest during your performances? Which songs were they going crazy over? They showed love on a lot of them. “The Man” was a great performance. “Believe Me,” “The Drums,” and “Kinda Love.” I shot the video for that over there. That is my biggest song over there. They showed love for everything, which was crazy dope.

You came back and recently did a short run with Common (and Jay Electronica). How would you compare this recent run with the run in South Africa? At the shows in South Africa the majority of the folks who came to show were Rapsody fans. They knew the music. On the Common and Jay Electronica show I was being introduced to new crowds. They don’t get as hype because they’re listening to you. They are paying attention to what you say. They are taking it all in. The love was the same on both though. The fans were fans of lyrics so that was cool. Now tell me, what were the jams they most responded to on the Common tour? “Hard to Choose” was a favorite one on this tour. Maybe it’s because of the truth and the honesty in it. I’d say, “Believe Me” and “Thank you Very Much.”

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So when you go back to South Africa is there something that you want to make sure you do or add to the next trip? Every time I go back I want to bring more people with me. Everybody should go to Africa, especially every black person. I want to bring more of my label mates so they can experience what I experienced. I want to continue to keep up with these kids. There are 10 kids in Soweto that I met in 2012 that I want to continue to keep up with. I got their shoe sizes and I’m going to send them some shoes. Ok, so if you had to describe the SA trip in 3 words what would they be? Fulfilling, humbling, and beautiful.

with this project. I really found out who I am as an artist. I reached that point I’ve been working so hard to get at. This is the most complete and free I’ve felt on any project. No worries. Just Freedom. Dasan Ahanu is a public speaker, organizer, workshop facilitator, poet, spoken word performer, songwriter, writer, and emcee born and raised in Raleigh, North Carolina. He is a proud member of the Black Jedi Chapter of the Universal Zulu Nation and loyal Hip Hop head. He is currently a resident artist at the Hayti Heritage Center in Durham, NC and an Assistant Professor at Saint Augustine’s College in Raleigh, NC. He swings a mean pen and represents the SOUTH.

If you had to identify one lesson that the SA trip taught you what would it be? It definitely taught me focus. That what I was doing was right for me. That the path we took and the direction we took is right for me. It was more confirmation that what you do as far as inspiring people is what you should be doing. You don’t have to change it. Wow. That’s dope. Now I can’t end this interview without asking you about the new album. That’s what you went over to South Africa to showcase. What do you think about this latest project? How do you feel about the work you’ve done on it? I can honestly say that I’m happy. I feel this is my best project in terms of growth. Even being able to experiment a little bit with sound, this is my favorite project. I’m extremely happy with it. I like the different sound that it has, different feeling and emotion. Still, I don’t stray too far away from me. I feel complete

Hear more from Rapsody at www.iamrapsody.com.

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PHOTOGRAPHY

RALEIGH STATIC INTERVIEW: SABRINA GALLI | PHOTOS: RALEIGH STATIC If you look up Raleigh Static online, you’ll find an array of subjects: fashion shows, skateboarders, musicians, and a lot of events you’ll wish you’d gone to. One thing you won’t find is the face of Raleigh Static. Our featured photographer works his magic anonymously, letting you create an uninterrupted, personal connection with the photos. You’ll still wish you’d been there, but you can tune in to see what you missed. This issue, I was fortunate enough to learn more about our covert photographer and the world that he created.

It seems like most of your pictures on your website are of musicians. What led you in that direction?

How did you get your start in photography?

Why are you an artist? What role do you think art plays, or specifically your art, in the Raleigh area?

I took a class in 1996 and I haven’t looked back since. It was a black and white photo class, and I spent days in the dark room. When I got my first camera, it wasn’t digital. I don’t have a degree in photography, it’s all self taught (mainly by taking pictures). There was a magazine in the 90s called Raygun, and I used to be a big fan of that. I started to recreate things. I do it all for myself. I don’t do it for the likes, I do it because it’d be cool for me to look at or hang on my wall. I have about 50 frames around my house. It just becomes part of the process. I’m interested in a lot of things, and I use photography as my way to get there.

It’s balanced out between musicians, fashion, skateboarding, and the city. It kind of comes in and out. Those are things that interest me. I just started going and taking pictures. I never announce that I’m going or that I’ll be there. I always want it to be a surprise. I really like the cool bands that move around a lot and wear the funkiest outfits. I’d rather do that than any big name artist.

I’m trying to recreate something that doesn’t exist anymore. This is where the Raleigh Static name came in, because people can tune in to their different interests. On old radios you could tune in and before you got the station, you’d get static. I’m a very shy person so the only thing I have is the camera. I’m always behind the scenes. The more that people create, the more it inspires me. I enjoy documenting it. Where can we see your work in the future? Is there anyone you’d really like to photograph but haven’t yet had the chance to?

If something comes across, it’s like, “I have to go photograph that; it’d be really cool.” It’s more of a feeling than a visual. Raleigh Static doesn’t have a face to it. I don’t have a self-portrait that I’d like to include in it. The pictures that it captures are of Raleigh. I used to be under another name and it used to be on Facebook and Twitter, but then it would all come around to me. “Oh that’s Jason.” I didn’t want it to be about me or my name. I wanted it to be about the feeling. I want the viewer to experience raleighstatic.com. I like to keep the curiosity there. Who is Raleigh Static and what’s it all about? I didn’t want it to be about me. A lot of people think it’s four or five photographers, and it’s just me. This is just me in the world that I created. See more photography from Raleigh Static at raleighstatic.com.

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IRON AND ART: THE WORK OF HORN & HEEL WORDS: RICHARD LIVINGSTON | PHOTOS: SPCLGST

A short science lesson… Every little spark in the night sky is working toward generating iron, and they’ll die violently for the effort. Iron – all of it – comes to us from longdead stars that spent their lives fusing hydrogen into heavier elements until producing that iron, which can’t give off enough energy to counteract the gravity of a star. Forming iron is about the last thing any star does; after that, it swiftly collapses through its own gravity well and explodes as a supernova, spectacularly seeding the universe with the iron it made. It’s somehow comforting to know that from that chaos, Duncan Stephenson forms this raw material into exquisite knives, jewelry and works of art. Duncan

is an unassuming 25-year-old, gauged and tatted. White scars – signs of his trade – criss-cross his hands. Jeb Jeb, an energetic dalmatian/chow mix, is never far from his side. With partner, Luke Rayson, Duncan runs Horn & Heel metal smiths, producing custom crafts of steel, copper, silver and gold. Horn & Heel – named for the respective ends of an anvil – specializes in knives and blades. “I saw an old trench knife at a gun and knife show,” Duncan recalls, explaining how he first became interested in blades. “I wanted one. I realized I could make it.” He presents a number of sooty knives, freshly forged and ready for wooden handles to be riveted to the hilts.

Duncan is both fiercely proud of his work and critical of the output. “I’m very conscious of the utility of the finished product. I want it used. When I make something, I always see what I can do better. Every great piece was due to lots of failures. You learn from your mistakes.” He fingers a cache of discarded rings and jewelry in a small wooden box. Duncan has learned his lessons well. The precision and craftsmanship poured into his art are unmistakable. Planning and drawing the knife is only the beginning. He spends hours heating and shaping steel bars, often evaluating and reworking a piece while still glowing hot. Duncan describes the fabrication of each knife as intuitive based on how it looks and feels, the weight and the balance. Then there’s the nervewracking quenching process, during which the blade is cooled in oil or water to harden it. If not careful, quenching

will change the shape of the tool so meticulously crafted. From there, the artist will select wood, fit handle to hilt, and drive through metal rivets, often scrawling elaborate shapes into the wood for the new owner. “I see metal differently. I see the care and craft. When I go to the art museum, I’m the one always inspecting the frame.” Duncan’s breath rises on the crisp December night. Jeb Jeb gnaws a stick in Horn & Heel’s backyard-cum-metal shop. A small shed smelling of smoke occupies one corner. Strewn across a work table are all manner of pliers, clamps and hammers. Beyond, dry leaves blow about the base of an anvil and small furnace. Duncan casually pushes a steel bar against a grinder, showering his boots in orange sparks, mimicking the distant iron factories, shining though the bare branches far above his head.

Horn & Heel forges all manner of custom knives, jewelry and crafts. See their work at www.hornandheel.com.

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BATTLE CHASERS CREATIVE WARFARE WORDS: SEANO | PHOTOS: JOE BRUNO

Downtown Raleigh was ground zero for the art battle of the year pitting our cutting edge creative class against one another to win cash, prizes and the coveted Oak City Hustle “Golden Boy” trophy! Stag’s Head Beer Garden was host to the first art show of its kind in Raleigh as 25 artists created pieces under the theme, “The Bad Guys Won”. Spectators were able to vote via text message for their favorite pieces in two categories, the Art Show Battle and the Live Painting Battle. Once the dust settled and the paint fumes cleared we had two clear winners.

Matt Scofield won the Art Show Battle with his “Burn in Helms” piece and Eric Dixon took home the Golden Boy for his win in the Live Paint Battle. The 2nd and 3rd place winners in the Art Show Battle were Gemynii and Caroline Cockrell respectively. We couldn’t have been happier with how everything came together and we are incredibly thankful and honored to be part of such a vibrant and thriving cultural community in Raleigh. Thank you to everyone who attended the first annual Battle Chasers Art Show! It was a huge success thanks to all of you.

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O F F I C I A L

LIVE MUSIC

POCKET

GUIDE C H O I C E

C U T S

ELECTRONIC / ART-POP

INDIE

ZOLA JESUS

Motorco Jan 30 | 8:00

HIP HOP / SOUL / FUNK

URBAN

9TH WONDER Mosaic Jan 7 | 10:00

DEEP TECH BASS HOUSE

EDM

SHE LIKES IT DEEP Mosaic Jan 10 | 10:00

POP / ROCK

POP

KATE VOEGELE Local 506 Jan 21 | 8:00

METAL

ROCK

COLOSSUS

Cat’s Cradle - Back Room Jan 17 | 8:00

COUNTRY

WYNONNA JUDD

COMEDY

JOHN LEGUIZAMO

Carolina Theatre Jan 14 | 8:00

COMEDY

Goodnight’s Jan 15 | 7:30 / 10:00

SYMPHONY

CLASSICAL / STAGE

RHAPSODY IN BLUE

Meymandi Concert Hall Jan 10 | 8:00

CULTURAL

FESTIVALS

CHINESE NEW YEAR CELEBRATION Dorton Arena Jan 31

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 - JAN 2015

INDIE / DANCE

INDIE / ROCK

ALT-ROCK / POST-GRUNGE

INDIE / ROCK / JAZZ

Kings Jan 2 | 7:30PM

Cat’s Cradle Jan 2 | 8:30PM

The Pour House Jan 2 | 8:00PM

INDIE / FOLK

INDIE / FOLK / SOUL

INDIE / ROCK

The Pour House Jan 3 | 8:30PM

Local 506 Jan 3 | 8:00PM

Kings Jan 3 | 8:00PM

DJ PANCAKE’S FIRST FRIDAY DANCE PARTY

SONFATHER WITH SWINE

Neptunes Jan 2 | 10:00PM

BIRDS WITH FLEAS

INDIE / ROCK

THE GREAT COVER UP NIGHT

Kings Jan 8-10 | 8:00PM

INDIE / LO-FI / ROCK

HONEY WILD

Slims Jan 12 | 9:00PM

FOLK SOUL REVIVAL

CRACKER

EX HEX

LES RACQUET

INDIE / FOLK

ELLIS DYSON & THE SHAMBLES

Cat’s Cradle - Back Room Jan 9 | 8:30PM

INDIE /FOLK / ROCK

INDIE / FOLK / ROCK

Local 506 Jan 10 | 8:00PM

Slims Jan 11 | 9:00PM

INDIE / ALT-ROCK

INDIE / PROGRESSIVE

FOLK / ALTERNATIVE

Cat’s Cradle Jan 13 | 6:00PM

The Pour House Jan 13 | 8:00PM

Local 506 Jan 13 | 8:00PM

INDIE /FOLK / ROCK

DONNA THE BUFFALO

THE AFFECTIONATES

Lincoln Theatre Jan 10 | 7:00PM

FOUR YEAR STRONG

TRIPLICITY

THE TOOTHE

CAMERON STENGER

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 - JAN 2015

POP / ELECTRONIC

INDIE / ELECTRONIC

INDIE / ROCK / ALT

INDIE / ELECTRONIC

Motorco Jan 14 | 8:00PM

Motorco Jan 15 | 9:00PM

Slims Jan 15 | 9:00PM

Lincoln Theatre Jan 15 | 8:00PM

POP / ELECTRONIC

INDIE / POP / ELECTRONIC

The Pour House Jan 16 | 8:00PM

Kings Jan 17 | 7:30PM

FOLK / ACCOUSTIC

INDIE / ELECTRONIC

Local 506 Jan 20 | 8:00PM

Local 506 Jan 22 | 8:00PM

INDIE / ALT-ROCK

EXPERIMENTAL / POP-ROCK

Motorco Jan 23 | 9:00PM

Cat’s Cradle - Back Room Jan 23 | 8:00PM

WILD CHILD

INDIE / FOLK

AOIFE ODONOVAN

LOUIS LANDRY

INDIE /FOLK

JONATHAN BYRD

Fletcher Opera Theater Jan 16 | 8:00PM

Cat’s Cradle - Back Room Jan 16 | 8:00PM

INDIE / ELECTRO-POP

INDIE / SYNTH-POP

Lincoln Theatre Jan 19-20 | 7:30PM

Slims Jan 19 | 9:00PM

INDIE / FOLK

INDIE / ART-POP

Kings Jan 22 | 7:30PM

Slims Jan 22 | 9:00PM

CHERUB

BACON & WINE

RAINDEER

DAD & DAD

BISHOPS

HANK AND CUPCAKES

ADAM EZRA GROUP

SPACESHIP DAYS

CRYWOLF

KAWEHI

SLOWRITER

WILD FUR

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 - JAN 2015

INDIE / ELECTRONIC

INDIE / ROCK

INDIE / PUNK / GARAGE

Kings Jan 23 | 9:00

Lincoln Theatre Jan 23 | 8:00

Kings Jan 24 | 8:00

INDIE / FOLK

INDIE / WORLD WAVE

Cat’s Cradle Jan 24 | 7:00

Kings Jan 25 | 7:30

HANZ

GREGORY ALAN ISAKOV

MOON TAXI

VACATIONER

NAKED NAPS

INDIE / ROCK

PARQUET COURTS Kings Jan 26 | 7:30

INDIE / ROCK

THE ROCKETBOYS Local 506 Jan 24 | 8:00

INDIE / ROCK

CHAMOMILE AND WHISKEY The Pour House Jan 27 | 8:00

URBAN - JAN 2015

ELECTRONIC / ART-POP

GOSPEL

FUNK / BRASS

WHITE VIOLET

THE LEE BOYS

TRIO OF JUSTICE

HIP HOP

HIP HOP / SOUL / FUNK

FUNK / SOUL / DISCO

HIP HOP / SOUL / ROCK

Local 506 Jan 7 | 8:00

Mosaic Jan 7 | 10:00

Mosaic Jan 8 | 10:00

The Pour House Jan 8 | 8:00

Motorco Jan 30 | 8:00

CAYSO & ROWDY

INDIE / ROCK

ZOLA JESUS

Kings Jan 31 | 9:00

9TH WONDER

Slims Jan 3 | 8:00

THROWBACK

Local 506 Jan 4 | 6:00

FRANKIE GOODRICH

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 - JAN 2015

JAZZ / EXPERIMENTAL

The Pour House Jan 10 | 8:00

Neptunes Jan 13 | 7:30

THE HOT AT NIGHTS

JAZZ

LOUIS AND ELLA, ALL THAT JAZZ

Meymandi Concert Hall Jan 16-17 | 8:00

HIP HOP

G-EAZY

The Ritz Jan 22 | 9:00

LATIN ALTERNATIVE

LOS MASTER PLUS The Pour House Jan 24 | 8:00

HIP HOP

Local 506 Jan 15 | 8:00

FUNK / HIP HOP / BRASS

FUNK / ELECTRONIC

FUNK / JAZZ

Cat’s Cradle Jan 18 | 8:00

Neptunes Jan 22 | 8:00

The Pour House Jan 22 | 8:00

SOUL

BLUES, ROOTS

MEXICAN NORTEÑO

Neptunes Jan 22 | 8:00

Local 506 Jan 23 | 8:00

KEN VANDERMARK

PROFESSOR TOON

PAPER DIAMOND

NAPOLEON WRIGHT II

JAZZ

CALEFAX REED QUINTET

Duke Baldwin Auditoreum Jan 30-31 | 8:00

BOULEVARDS

WOODY PINES

REGGAE ROCK

REBELUTION The Ritz Jan 31 | 8:30

WELL$

THAT 1 GUY

LOS HURACANES DEL NORTE The Ritz Jan 23 | 9:00

SPOKEN WORD

CITY SOUL CAFE SPOKEN WORD

Smokin Grooves Wednesdays | 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

EDM - JAN 2015

EDM

BALTIC BEATS / SOVIET POP

Lincoln Theatre Jan 2 | 10:00

Mosaic Jan 2 | 10:00

HOUSE / TECHNO

EDM / TRANCE

BUMP F . CHRIS CORSELLO

DEEP WINTER 2

HOUSE / REMIXES / DANCE

DEP HOUSE BASS

EDM /METAL / HIP HOP

Mosaic Jan 10 | 10:00

Mosaic Jan 15 | 10:00

Mosaic Jan 17 | 10:00

Lincoln Theatre Jan 22 | 8:00

TRANCE / PROGRESSIVE

LATIN / ARABIC / TECH

TECH BASS ELECTRO

EDM / CLASSIC HOUSE

Mosaic Jan 22 | 10:00

Mosaic Jan 23 | 10:00

Mosaic Jan 24 | 10:00

Mosaic Jan 30 | 10:00

PULSE: KYLE BIDDY

DEEP TECH BASS HOUSE

SHE LIKES IT DEEP

TRANCENDENTAL

RUSSIAN PARTY

BLOTTO

DISCOTEQUE

Mosaic Jan 3 | 10:00

SUB-CULTURE

FAKE

Mosaic Jan 9 | 10:00

BORGORE

SULTRY

ROCK - JAN 2015

HOUSE / BREAKS / ELECTRO

ANIMAL HOUSE Mosaic Jan 31 | 10:00

HOUSE / TECHNO

INDUSTRY STANDARD Mosaic Mondays | 10:00

METAL

WINTER METAL FEST Lincoln Theatre Jan 3 | 6:00

POP PUNK

ALMOST PEOPLE Motorco Jan 4 | 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 - JAN 2015

METAL

SWAMP ROCK

THRASH METAL

Slims Jan 6 | 9:00

Local 506 Jan 6 | 8:00

The Pour House Jan 7 | 8:00

NVCLEAR HELLFROST

HARD ROCK

ROAR THE ENGINES Slims Jan 9 | 9:00

TOOL TRIBUTE

THIRD EYE

Slims Jan 10 | 8:00

ROCK ECLECTIC

ROBERT KIRKLAND & ROD ABERNETHY Neptunes Jan 14 | 7:00

SWAMPBIRD

METAL

VEIL OF MAYA

Lincoln Theatre Jan 9 | 6:00

BLUES / SOUL

AMERICANA

OCCULTIST

MICHAEL MCDERMOTT

TRIBUTE

PROGRESSIVE METAL

A WILD NIGHT VAN MORRISON TRIBUTE The Pour House Jan 9 | 8:00

Local 506 Jan 8 | 8:00

PERIPHERY

Cat’s Cradle Jan 10 | 6:00

ALT ROCK

POST METAL

Local 506 Jan 11 | 8:00

The Pour House Jan 12 | 8:00

Local 506 Jan 12 | 8:00

PUNK

PUNK / PROGRESSIVE

The Pour House Jan 14 | 8:00

Slims Jan 14 | 9:00

THICK MODINE

ASKULTURA

STAMMERINGS

RED MOUTH

KAYO DOT

ROOTS / ROCK

THE IGUANAS

Cat’s Cradle - Back Room Jan 14 | 7:30

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 - JAN 2015

ORCHESTRAL ROCK

MOTHER FALCON

ROCK

GARAGE ROCK Southland BallroomSlimsJan 16 | 8:00

MSRP

Kings Jan 15 | 7:30

The Pour House Jan 15 | 8:00

Slims Jan 16 | 9:00

LED ZEPPELIN TRIBUTE

PINK FLOYD TRIBUTE

POST HARDCORE

Lincoln Theatre Jan 16 & 17 | 8:00

The Pour House Jan 16 | 8:00

Local 506 Jan 16 | 8:00

ZOSO

DOOM METAL

SOLAR HALOS Local 506 Jan 17 | 8:00

POP ROCK

KATE VOEGELE Local 506 Jan 21 | 8:00

ROCKABILLY

MOTORBILLY

BREATHE

METAL

ISELIA

PUNK

THE WHIGS

BEATLES TRIBUTE

ABBEY ROAD LIVE!

Cat’s Cradle Jan 17 | 3:00 & 7:30

STONER ROCK

COLOSSUS

THE IDLE GOSSIP

KARMA TO BURN

AMERICANA

HARDCORE PUNK

MICHAEL JACKSON TRIBUTE

Local 506 Jan 28 | 7:00

The Pour House Jan 30 | 8:30

Cat’s Cradle - Back Room Jan 17 | 8:00

THE STEEL WHEELS PINECONE

Fletcher Opera Theater Jan 23 | 8:00

Motorco Jan 17 | 9:00

CRUEL HAND

The Pour House Jan 20 | 8:00

WHO’S BAD

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 - JAN 2015

DOORS TRIBUTE

MOJO RISING

The Pour House Jan 30 | 8:00

BLUEGRASS

RHONDA VINCENT

Fletcher Opera Theater Jan 3 | 8:00

BLUEGRASS / ROCK

THE HOWLIN’ BROTHERS Local 506 Jan 14 | 8:00

COUNTRY / ROOTS ROCK

THE MARSHALL TUCKER BAND The Ritz Jan 21 | 8:00

ROCK

MAC & JUICE QUARTET The Pour House Jan 31 | 9:00

COUNTRY ROCK

DIRTY GRASS SOUL Slims Jan 9 | 8:00

BLUEGRASS

THE INFAMOUS STRINGDUSTERS Lincoln Theatre Jan 18 | 8:00

ALT COUNTRY

SARAH BORGES The Pour House Jan 23 | 8:00

COUNTRY / BLUEGRASS - JAN 2015

BLUEGRASS / ROOTS

DARIN & BROOKE ALDRIDGE Lincoln Theatre Jan 1 | 7:00

BLUEGRASS / ROCK

CAMPFIRES AND CONSTELLATIONS Local 506 Jan 9 | 8:00

BLUEGRASS / ALT COUNTRY

GRACE & TONY

The Pour House Jan 19 | 8:00

BLUEGRASS

STEEP CANYON RANGERS Lincoln Theatre Jan 24 | 9:00

BLUEGRASS

SUNNY LEDFURD Lincoln Theatre Jan 2 | 9:00

COUNTRY

WYNONNA JUDD Carolina Theatre Jan 14 | 8:00

BLUEGRASS

YONDER MOUNTAIN STRING BAND Local 506 Jan 21 | 7:00

WESTERN SWING

WAYNE HANCOCK Local 506 Jan 29 | 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

COUNTRY / BLUEGRASS - JAN 2015

ALT COUNTRY ROCK

WESTERN SWING

Lincoln Theatre Jan 30 & 31 | 8:00

Local 506 Jan 30 | 7:00

AMERICAN AQUARIUM

FARRO

BLUEGRASS / ROCK

ACOUSTIC SYNDICATE Slims Jan 31 | 8:30

SOUTHERN ROCK

DRIVE-BY TRUCKERS Cat’s Cradle Jan 31 | 8:00

COMEDY - JAN 2015

COMEDY / STAND UP

Goodnights Jan 2-3 | 7:30 / 10:00

Goodnights Jan 8-10 | 7:30 / 10:00

COMEDY / IMPROV

COMEDY / STAND UP

TAYLOR WILLIAMSON

THE SECOND CITY

COMEDY

JOHN LEGUIZAMO

MIRANDA SINGS

COMEDY

COMEDY / STAND UP

Goodnight’s Jan 15 | 7:30 / 10:00

Carolina Theatre Jan 16 | 7:00

Carolina Theatre Jan 17 | 8:30 PM

JESSIMAE PELUSO

Goodnight’s Jan 22-24 | 7:30 / 10:00

GARRISON KEILLOR DPAC Jan 29 | 7:30

Goodnight’s Jan 29-31 | 7:30 / 10:00

COMEDY

COMEDY / STAND UP

BLACK & BROWN COMEDY GET DOWN

50 SHADES! THE MUSICAL PARODY DPAC Jan 30 | 8:00

JOHN CAPARULO

PAUL REISER Goodnight’s Jan 31 | 8:00

CEDRIC ‘THE ENTERTAINER’ PNC Arena Jan 31 | 8:00

FAIZON LOVE

MIKE EPPS

PNC Arena Jan 31 | 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

COMEDY - JAN 2015

BLACK & BROWN COMEDY GET DOWN

PNC Arena Jan 31 | 8:00

EDDIE GRIFFIN

DL HUGHLEY

GEORGE LOPEZ

CHARLIE MURPHY

CLASSICAL / STAGE - JAN 2015

SYMPHONY

STAGE / PLAY

Meymandi Concert Hall Jan 3 | 1:00 / 4:00

DPAC Jan 7-25 | 2:00 / 7:30

PETER AND THE WOLF

STAGE

VENUS IN FUR

Raleigh Little Theater Jan 16-Feb 1 | 3:00 & 8:00

SOUTH INDIAN DANCE

NRITYAGRAM DANCE ENSEMBLE

Duke Reynolds Theater Jan 22 | 8:00

WICKED

CLASSICAL

CHAMBER ORCHESTRA OF THE TRIANGLE Carolina Theatre Jan 18 | 3:00

PIANO

JEREMY DENK

Duke Baldwin Auditoreum Jan 23 | 8:00

SYMPHONY

RHAPSODY IN BLUE

Meymandi Concert Hall Jan 10 | 8:00

CLASSICAL

I.C.E CHAMBER MUSIC CONCERT

CLASSICAL

DAVID LANG & I.C.E.

Duke Baldwin Auditoreum Jan 16-17 | 1:00 / 9:00

CLASSICAL

MARTIN LUTHER KING CELEBRATION

Duke Nelson Music Room Jan 18 | 7:00

Meymandi Concert Hall Jan 19 | 5:30

SYMPHONY

CHINESE DANCE

NEW WORLD SYMPHONY Meymandi Concert Hall Jan 23-24 | 8:00

SHEN YUN PERFORMING ARTS

Memorial Auditorium Jan 27-28 | 7:30

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 - JAN 2015

MUSICAL / STAGE

STAGE / PERFORMANCE

Carolina Theatre Jan 29 | 7:30

Memorial Auditorium Jan 29-31 | 4:00 / 8:00

APPROACHING ALI

BLUE MAN GROUP

SYMPHONY

ALL TCHAIKOVSKY

Meymandi Concert Hall Jan 30 | 2:00

CLASSICAL

THE MARIINSKY ORCHESTRA

Memorial Auditorium Jan 31 | 8:00

FESTIVALS / SHOWCASES - JAN 2015

WINTER

IPREO WINTERFEST ICE SKATING RINK City Plaza Weekly | misc

ANIMAL SHOW

REPTICON REPTILE & EXOTIC ANIMAL SHOW Scott Building Jan 17-18 | 9:00AM

CULTURAL

AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURAL CELEBRATION

NC Museum of History Jan 31 | 10:00AM

CATS

“MEOWING IN THE NEW YEAR” TICA CAT SHOW Holshouser Building Jan 2-4

COLLECTIBLES

TOY TRAIN SALE AND SWAP MEET Scott Building Jan 24| 10:00AM

COLLECTIBLES

SPORTS MEMORABILIA 3-DAY SHOW Scott Building Jan 30-31 | 9:00AM

KARATE

STATE KARATE CHAMPIONSHIP Dorton Arena Jan 10

SPORT

FLYBALL DOG RACING Holshouser Building Jan 24-25 | 9:00AM

CULTURAL

CHINESE NEW YEAR CELEBRATION Dorton Arena Jan 31

EQUESTRIAN

HUNTER JUMPER HORSE SHOW

Hunt Horse Complex Jan 16-18 | 8:00AM

FOOD

TRIANGLE RESTAURANT WEEK Various Locations Jan 26 - Feb 1

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