Oak City Hustle Issue #8 | Apr 2015 by Oak City Hustle

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Issue 8, April 2015 www.OakCityHustle.com FOUNDERS Sean Kernick Joseph Bruno PUBLISHER Oak City Productions CHIEF OF SALES / PRODUCER / HUEY Joseph Bruno CREATIVE DIRECTOR / EDITOR IN CHIEF / DEWEY Sean Kernick

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CONTENTS ART

MUSIC

LIFE

SAVIOR GUITARS

GHOSTS & BLUEGRASS 18 CICELY MITCHELL - THE ART OF COOL

WALTER RALEIGH, ASTRONAUT 32 THE WORLD RECORD YO-YO BOY

THE DIRTY ART RIDE

INDIE 48 URBAN 52 EDM 54 ROCK 55 POP 56 COUNTRY 57 COMEDY 58 CLASSICAL / STAGE 59 FESTIVALS 60 texture photo: Caroline Cockrell

MUSIC

ART

SAVIOR GUITARS

WORDS: SABRINA GALLI | PHOTOS: SPCLGST Up until this week, I couldn’t understand why my fifteen year old brother spent the past two years saving up for a $1200 Les Paul guitar. It took him months to decide on which one he wanted, and when he found the right fit, it was his. Although I was incredibly impressed by his dedication, I failed to imagine any single item that would give a sophomore in high school that much self-restraint. I realize now, upon writing this article, that a guitar is not just a tool but a piece of art in itself, too. My brother’s instrument is a craft in more ways than one.

to go for it. Aron made his start working at Mars Music, where he spent most of his time in the repair shop: “I found myself hanging out in the repair shop probably more than the tech would’ve liked. I was that annoying kid. Always asking him questions. Always killing his productivity. I was just too fascinated to leave him alone.” We all know that feeling, that kind of irrefutable and interminable curiosity. Maybe it’s some sort of switch that flips and lights the fire you knew was somehow there all along. When it happened to Aron, he was hooked.

Oakwood’s shop owner Aron Robbins says that you can tell a lot about a person by the type of guitar they play: “Whether it be the wood it’s made out of or the electronics they prefer. All of it tells a different story, and all of it has a tone and sound of its own.” This month, Oak City Hustle got to chat with the guitar craftsman about his work.

He started working on his own gear, practicing all that he had observed. Eventually, he moved to Charlotte and in 2008, after seven years of learning his trade, he opened a repair shop. It was in “ALL OF IT HAS A Charlotte that TONE AND SOUND a very crucial person was OF ITS OWN.” added to his story, his wife and (now) shop manager, Kristin. When Aron told us how they met, he explained: “The short of the story is that I got to work on this pretty young lady’s guitar, which happened to

Growing up in the Raleigh scene, Aron epitomized the rock ‘n roll persona: “Spending countless nights standing in line outside the brewery, black x’s still on both hands from the night before.” He had the dream, and he knew he had

have a huge warranty issue. Naturally, I had to give her a minute-by-minute update as to how the problem was going to be fixed.... so I married her. Problem solved!” Upon starting a new chapter in their own lives, they re-launched the business in August of 2013 in downtown Raleigh. Expanding beyond just repairs, the shop sells used, vintage, and boutique gear… and has its own music school. The business is family-run, and it doubles as their home. In response to this close work-family relationship, Aron told us that he really is a lucky guy: “One minute I may be doing a routine fret leveling, the next, I’m chopping it up with some touring band and then it’s off to snack

time with my little one! I don’t think you could ask for much more.” This tightknit feel is exactly what Aron envisioned, never wanting to compete with the big boys. He wanted “something smaller, more organic, with the community being the center of it all.” When we asked Aron if he had any last words for the article, he explained: “When people come here, I want them to feel valued and cared for. I want them to leave here feeling confident with the information that I present them, the guitar lesson they just got, the bone nut and saddle I just fabricated for them, or the vintage Les Paul they just picked up. I want them to feel solid. I want them to feel at home.”

For an extended interview go to OakCityHustle.com/Savior. More information on Savior Guitars can be found at: www.saviorguitar.com

ART

GHOSTS & BLUEGRASS: THE ART OF TIM LEE WORDS: HEATHER LEAH

From the day of his birth, Tim Lee’s penchant for the bizarre and creative was foretold: He and his two brothers were all born on the 13th day of the month. With low brow pop surreal wood paintings, he weaves stories of spectral blues musicians haunting back alleys in the 1920’s. Are they ghosts? Or are they simply lingering memories of a final, fading music note from a time almost forgotten? His art, filled with skull-people and creatures from a vintage oddities circus show, spins tales that make Tim Burton’s “Nightmare Before Christmas” mad with envy. “I just want to make something that’s cool,” Lee explains. “I want to tell a story about this guy in a black suit, and he’s dead, and he’s carrying a guitar, and what his life is all about. I want to give the viewer enough clues and visual metaphors to create their own story, too.” After attending a proper art school, graduating in fine arts, and spending years as a freelance and corporate digital illustrator, Lee finally started doing art on his own terms.

“I sometimes burn out on assignments and freelance,” he says, summing up the struggle of every artist. “I’ve done hundreds and hundreds over the years. When I switched to doing my own stuff, I can focus on what I love. It doesn’t feel like work.” “But making art can be expensive,” he says. His day job allows the luxury of affording resins, fancy paint, large canvases, and a 3D printer for some spectacularly macabre figurines. While, like many artists, Lee dreams “I WANT TO TELL A of a time when his STORY ABOUT THIS personal art can be- GUY IN A BLACK SUIT, come a full-time job, AND HE’S DEAD” there’s no questioning the success of his freelance illustrations, which have been seen all throughout Raleigh. His work hangs in Father & Son’s, Beehive Gallery, and Amplified. “Low brow pop surrealist galleries are a small community. There’s not a central location for folk art in Raleigh. Drives me crazy.”

Perhaps most memorably, his art decorated Raleigh’s streets during the World of Bluegrass Festival in 2014. “It was weird,” he recalls, laughing, “seeing my art four stories tall on the convention center.” Bluegrass, folk music, and jazz cast heavy overtones in Lee’s paintings, who also plays mandolin in a group called The Hey Brothers. “I’ve done five paintings based on old folk songs. It’s mystical, but it’s folklore. There’s some creepy, spooky stuff, but it’s not unhappy. The music doesn’t ever go away.”

Whether on a woodblock, an oil painting, or a resin sculpture, Lee’s work keeps Raleigh’s imagination twirling in his strange worlds. With eerie, yet whimsical, folk-music spirits and odd monsters, he has many stories left to tell. “I just never stop. ‘Keep climbing my own personal mountain,’ like Neil Gaiman said. I can’t stop doing it.”

To see more of the amazing work of Tim Lee check out his website at www. timleeartwork.com or view the extended interview post here: www.OakCityHustle.com/TimLee

MUSIC

THE ART OF COOL CICELY MITCHEL WORDS: STACEY WEGER | PHOTO: CHRIS CHARLES & JOE BRUNO When one thinks of the sultry sounds of jazz and soul drifting through darkened city streets, one might be hearkened back to the origins of Dixieland music, New Orleans. Or to dimly lit Prohibition-era speakeasies, the underground cultivators of jazz. But Triangle residents can find jazz alive and well, and in their own backyard. The Art of Cool Festival, held in Durham April 24-26, will bring an array of talented musicians to multiple venues to share their love for the musical genre with aficionados and neophytes alike. The festival, a relative newcomer to the local circuit, has big plans for its second year. With five indoor venues and two outdoor stages, Durham will soon be overflowing with the sounds of jazz. Showcasing music ranging from Grammy award winning artists to regional and local acts to student bands, the festival is thriving thanks in large part to the work of Cicely Mitchell. Alongside the Art of Cool co-

founder, jazz trumpeter and educator Albert Strong IV, Mitchell has made it a goal to spread her love for the music to area residents. Jazz has been a lifelong interest of Mitchell’s. “I’m from West Tennessee so Memphis Blues and my Dad’s soul record collection were my first introductions to the music,” says Mitchell. She found the style both fascinating and intimidating. “After meeting Al Strong and checking out the scene, I became a zealot of the genre. I loved the music so much, and felt that I could help market it.” And so Mitchell set out, conducting the research that eventually led to the Art of Cool Project, a nonprofit organization with the mission to present, preserve, and promote jazzinfluenced music. “We wanted to provide a platform for independent jazz musicians to build a larger audience,” says Mitchell. This is what led to her and Strong’s idea for a photo: Chris Charles of Creative Silence

large-scale music festival. Though she is self-described as having “no musical bone in my body,” Mitchell has done her homework by studying national trends and conducting local surveys. “I’m the numbers behind AOC,” she says. Her research pays off by way of an impressive lineup for the 2015 three-day event. “We tried to focus on four areas this year: traditional jazz, soul, fusion, and international.” Mitchell notes that our area has a rich musical history, making it an appropriate locale for the festival. “The Durham Armory is a place where jazz musicians played. This area was not only strong in blues tradition, the basis of jazz, but also had a very strong soul movement.” She also stresses that jazz is not a relic of the past. “It is important because it is one

of the few purely American musical art forms. It is the basis for other Black American Music forms, including rap, hip hop, R&B, and soul.” Above all though, Mitchell hopes the Art of Cool festival will broaden and expand the local audience for jazz. With ticketed and free, day and night options, and an innovation conference to boot, she has high expectations for meeting that goal. “Expect to experience the best of Durham’s culture through music, food, and fun.”

The Art of Cool Festival 2015 will be taking place in Downtown Durham from April 24th - 26th. Tickets and info available at: www.aocfestival.org.

LIFE

WALTER RALEIGH, ASTRONAUT WORDS: RICHARD LIVINGSTON

“Whoso desireth to know what will be hereafter, let him think of what is past, for the world hath ever been in a circular revolution; whatsoever is now, was heretofore; and things past or present, are no other than such as shall be again: Redit orbis in orbem.” - Sir Walter Raleigh

Who was Sir Walter Raleigh? Not the statue. Not the stiff portraiture. But the man. Through the long lens of 400 years, we might be tempted see him as some Elizabethan dandypants traipsing about singing, “Hey, Nonny Nonny!” Yet, he was just a guy who put on his pantaloons one leg at a time, like the rest of us. In fact, Walter Raleigh was, by any measure, an impressive cat: adventurer, explorer, mariner, entrepreneur, politician, scholar, courtier, pirate, writer, poet, soldier, spy, astronaut. Okay, perhaps he wasn’t an astronaut. But he certainly would be if alive today. There seems to be very little this guy could not do and we should be proud to live in the city bearing his name. Oh, and that little bit of Latin at the end of his poem? It translates to, “The World Turns.” He arguably predicted a very successful soap opera!

A renaissance man who happened to be alive during the Renaissance, our city’s namesake was born in 1552 in the southwest of England – Hayes Barton, to be exact. Sound familiar? In his time, Walter Raleigh was “WALTER RALEIGH sort of a big deal WAS ALL UP IN THE on the merits of NEW WORLD.” his writing alone. A gifted poet, he pioneered the use of placing “–eth” at the end of random verbs. He was no slouch on the battlefield either, and engaged in a series of really horrible, forgotten wars fought by soldiers with lances and silly helmets. As an explorer and brimming with royal charters, Walter Raleigh was all up in The New World. In a series of expeditions

to the Americas, he founded The Lost Colony then, as the name might imply, lost it. His journeys brought new luxuries to Europeans; Raleigh introduced the potato, without which there would be no Mr. Potato Head. The indigenous people showed him how to plant tobacco and, in exchange, he shared the joys of smallpox.

living a totally awesome life was to get his head unceremoniously divorced from his body. Up to the last minute, Walter Raleigh was a badass. He egged on his executioner, “Let us dispatch. At this hour my ague comes upon me. I would not have my enemies think I quaked from fear.”

Eventually, after years of kissing up to Queen Elizabeth, he kissed up a little too much with one of her hand maidens. Something happened involving his codpiece. Next thing he knew, Walter found himself imprisoned in the Tower of London. He continued in and out of royal favor until something really pissed off King James. Raleigh’s reward for

An ague is a chill, by the way. Walter Raleigh was quite a guy. He even got a first-rate city named in his honor. Perhaps we can all take a page from Sir Walter’s book and strive to live just such an exceptional life in which every day is The New World. The thought of it sends an ague up my spine.

LIFE

THE WORLD RECORD YO-YO BOY WORDS: FRANK WALSER | PHOTOS: KIERSTEN PORTER

In late December of 1972, a young Greensboro boy made national news when he broke the world record for consecutive hours of yo-yo-ing. The boy who yo-yo-ed for 52 straight hours became an instant celebrity. His picture was featured on the front page of the Greensboro News & Record and remained a prominent story in the paper for four days running. His picture appeared in countless other newspapers far across the country. He and his family were treated to free meals at restaurants all over town. In the weeks after his incredible feat, he would get up everyday and interview with a different morning radio show before going to school. One day, a representative of the Duncan Yo-Yo Company held an exhibition at his school. Students were given free yo-yos and the day off to celebrate in his honor. He was even invited to be on the Johnny Carson show, but had to decline because his parents did not want him to miss school. Obviously, the boy’s accomplishment had a significant effect on his own life, but it also had a interesting effect on other children. From roughly 1973 to 1975, a sort of mania took hold of kids from all over the state of North Carolina. Everyone wanted to be like the “Yo-Yo Kid,” so, during that time span, hundreds of world records were set or broken by young North Carolinians. At this point, you must be wondering about a few different things like “who was this ambitious, yo-yo toting, boy

celebrity?” “How did an 11 year-old stay awake for 52 hours?” “What on earth inspired him to try to break the record?” The “Yo-Yo Kid” is none other than Slim’s owner/mastermind, Van Alston. When I asked Van why he did it, I was surprised to learn it wasn’t part of some grand scheme, rather, a product of missing a yo-yo contest held at Sears, where his friend Ken Garner took second place, winning a new bike and a giant trophy. On the other hand, I wasn’t surprised to learn Van never sought his parents approval before calling the Greensboro News & Record about his endeavor. His parents did not figure it out until they picked up the paper and saw their son on the front page. When I asked Van how he did it, he replied “a lot of coffee and a lot of enthusiasm, and my friends stayed over.” Well, it wasn’t quite that easy. He then described how he had to “yo-yo out the car window” when he left the house and what it was to “yo-yo in the bathroom”. Imagine! In the end, I believe it’s safe to say Van created quite a stir and setting a world record at age 11 is pretty impressive. It shouldn’t matter that Darby McClusky broke Van’s record a mere two weeks later, but for a fleeting moment, Van was the man, well boy, of the hour. He was and remains for us, the “Yo-Yo Kid.” Stop and say hi to Van at Slim’s located at 227 S Wilmington St.

ART

LIFE

NEW BELGIUM X OAKS & SPOKES

DIRTY ART RIDE

WORDS: ANFERNEY AFTERWIT | PHOTOS: SEANO Remember that time Oak City Hustle linked up with New Belgium and Oaks & Spokes to put on a pop-up art show deep in the trails of the woods? That was kind of awesome. I have always felt that captivating art can be shaped in exploring unique juxtapositions. To pair seemingly disconnected elements is a little trick of mine when fast tracking a path to interesting ideas. Speaking of fast tracking, why not put an art show up on a single track dirt bike trail a few miles into the woods and watch as bikers approach in bewilderment as they trek along. We approached some of these bikers as they unexpectedly engaged with the art. They had questions like, “Did you guys do this?”, “How did you get this stuff so far out here?”, and my favorite, “Are you guys trying to sell these out here?” Yes sir. We couldn’t get a proper booth at the Fairgrounds so we decided the next best place to sell large pieces of art was out in the middle of the woods to mountain bikers who carry no money and will

be completely incapable of carrying anything back to civilization. The real reason we did it was simply to do it. Working with local artists to add a bit of incredulity to an otherwise predictable, albeit beautiful Sunday afternoon is reason enough. The more we explore, the more insight we will draw on ourselves and our place on this planet. A little too metaphysical for hanging a few pieces of artwork on branches? Maybe, but so what?! I encourage all of you to look at the world as a place to explore uncommon pairings and share them with the rest of us. As we continue to define our unique and burgeoning Raleigh culture it will hinge on all of us adding anomalous ingredients, stirring the pot and serving it up wherever we least expect it.

For more Raleigh events from New Belgium Brewing check out www.newbelgium.com/events/ RDU.aspx

Artists from top left going clockwise: Zone, CJ Calvin, Bart Cusick, Eric Dixon, Greg Carter. Following spread: Seano & Gage

T H E

O F F I C I A L

LIVE MUSIC

POCKET

GUIDE C H O I C E

C U T S

INDIE / ROCK

INDIE

LAS ROSAS

Slims Apr 18 | 9:00PM

HIP HOP

URBAN

TALIB KWELI & IMMORTAL TECHNIQUE Cat’s Cradle Apr 9 | 8:00

BASS / HOUSE / TECH

EDM

SUB CULTURE

POP

THE DELTA SAINTS

Mosaic Apr 18 | 10:00

POP / ROCK Local 506 Apr 1 | 9:00

ROCK / JAZZ FUSION

ROCK

AN EVENING WITH TERRY BOZZIO Pour House Apr 16 | 8:00

SOUTHERN BLUEGRASS

COUNTRY

BLACKBERRY SMOKE The Ritz Apr 16 | 8:00

COMEDY / STAND UP

COMEDY

DANGLING LOAFER Kings Apr 17 | 7:30

STAGE / SCIENCE

CLASSICAL / STAGE

MYTHBUSTERS: JAMIE AND ADAM UNLEASHED

FESTIVALS

A DRAG QUEEN PROM

Duke Energy Center Apr 29 | 8:00

BINGO FUNDRAISER Koka Booth Apr 10 | 7:00

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

INDIE . FOLK . ALTERNATIVE - APR 2015

INDIE / DISCO DUST

INDIE / DREAM POP

REPTAR

ELECTRONIC / POP

Motorco Apr 1 | 8:00PM

Motorco Apr 2 | 8:00PM

Kings Apr 1 | 9:00PM

Cat’s Cradle Apr 1 | 8:00PM

SHADOW OF THE GIANT

INDIE / ALT ROCK

INDIE / CELTIC FOLK

INDIE / ELECTRONIC POP

Cat’s Cradle Apr 3 | 8:00PM

Red Hat Amphitheater Apr 3 | 7:00PM

DPAC Apr 3 | 7:30PM

Cat’s Cradle Apr 3 | 6:00PM

JONAS SEES IN COLOR

FUNK / ROCK

THE FRITZ

Pour House Apr 3 | 8:00PM

BEER & BANJOS

ACCIDENTAL SEABIRDS Tir Na Nog Apr 7 | 8:00PM

INDIE / SKATE PUNK

PROM

ALT-J

INDIE

JIM WHITEVSTHE PACKWAY HANDLE BAND Southland Ballroom Apr 4 | 8:00PM

CELTIC WOMAN

INDIE /FOLK

ISKA DHAAF

Motorco Apr 5 | 8:00PM

INDIE / FOLK

INDIE / NOISE ROCK

Cat’s Cradle Apr 7 | 7:00PM

Slims Apr 7 | 9:00PM

THE MOUNTAIN GOATS

SO STRESSED

ANAMANAGUCHI

SYLVAN ESSO

AVANT POP

FRIEND ROULETTE Local 506 Apr 6 | 9:00PM

SIDE STAGE

CHRISTIANE & THE STRAYS

Proof Apr 8 | 8:00PM

OA K C I T Y H UST L E L I V E M US I C P O C K E T GU I D E

INDIE . FOLK . ALTERNATIVE - APR 2015

PSYCHEDLIC

THE BRIGHT LIGHT SOCIAL HOUR Cat’s Cradle Apr 8 | 7:30PM

LOCAL BEER LOCAL BAND

DAD & DAD

Tir Na Nog Apr 9 | 8:00PM

INDIE /ROCK

Kings Apr 10 | 8:00PM

Motorco Apr 10 | 9:00PM

MATT POND

SINGER / SONGWRITER

PHIL COOK

INDIE / ROCK

CHRISTA WELLS & FRIENDS

NEUTRAL MILK HOTEL

FOLK / ALT SOUL

INDIE / ROCK

Slims Apr 14 | 9:00PM

Cat’s Cradle Apr 14 | 7:00PM

Pour House Apr 12 | 9:00PM

AZORES

Cat’s Cradle Apr 13 | 7:00PM

BROKEBACK

BEER & BANJOS

INDIE / AUDIBLE

Tir Na Nog Apr 10 | 8:00PM

Cat’s Cradle Apr 10 | 8:00PM

HANK & LINDSAY

ART FOLK

WAXAHATCHEE Cat’s Cradle Apr 11 | 8:00PM

BEER & BANJOS

FRONT COUNTRY Tir Na Nog Apr 14 | 9:00PM

SOME ARMY

INDIE / ROCK

THE COLOR EXCHANGE Local 506 Apr 11 | 9:00PM

INDIE / ALT ROCK

THE JON SPENCER BLUES EXPLOSION Cat’s Cradle Apr 14 | 8:00PM

INDIE / ROCK

SINGER / SONGWRITER

Local 506 Apr 14 | 7:30PM

Lincoln Theatre Apr 14 | 8:00PM

FROM INDIAN LAKES

SOMO

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 - APR 2015

INDIE / FOLK ROCK

INDIE / SIDE STAGE

INDUSTRIAL SURF GAZE

DPAC Apr 15 | 7:30PM

Proof Apr 15 | 9:00PM

Cat’s Cradle Apr 17 | 8:00PM

The Pour House Apr 15 | 9:00PM

INDIE / AMERICANA

INDIE / ELECTRONIC

INDIE / FOLK

INDIE / FOLK / PUNK

Kings Apr 16 | 9:00PM

Cat’s Cradle Apr 16 | 8:00PM

Kings Apr 16 | 8:00PM

Pour House Apr 16 | 7:00PM

LOCAL BAND LOCAL BEER

INDIE / FOLK / BLUES

INDIGO GIRLS

WAREHOUSE

JON SEBASTIAN Tir Na Nog Apr 16 | 9:00PM

INDIE / ALT ROCK

CIVIL TWILIGHT WITH FLAGSHIP Kings Apr 18 | 8:00PM

WALL-EYED

DAN DEACON

ODONIS ODONIS

MIPSO

INDIE / ROCK

HOWLIN RAIN

TIM BARRY

INDIE / ROOTS ROCK

NIGHT MOVES

BRONZE RADIO RETURN

INDIE / ROCK

INDIE / ROCK / POP

Deep South Apr 18 | 6:00PM

Slims Apr 18 | 9:00PM

Cat’s Cradle Apr 18 | 8:00PM

HISS GOLDEN MESSENGER

Haw River Ballroom Apr 17 | 8:30PM

THE CHOIR

The Ritz Apr 17 | 8:00PM

LAS ROSAS

Cat’s Cradle Apr 17 | 7:30PM

AER

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 - APR 2015

INDIE / ROCK FUSION

INDIE / FOLK ROCK

Lincoln Theatre Apr 18 | 9:00PM

INDIE

FOLK / FINGERSTYLE

Local 506 Apr 19 | 9:00PM

Local 506 Apr 22 | 9:00PM

Pour House Apr 22 | 9:00PM

INDIE /SIDE STAGE

INDIE / ROCK

LOCAL BAND LOCAL BEER

INDIE / ACCOUSTIC

Proof Apr 22 | 9:00PM

Deep South Apr 23 | 8:30PM

Tir Na Nog Apr 23 | 9:00PM

Cat’s Cradle Apr 24 | 8:00PM

INDIE / POP

INDIE / ROCK

TAUK

CLAYBROOK MUSIC

SMALLPOOLS

Haw River Ballroom Apr 24 | 7:00PM

BEER & BANJOS

CURTIS ELLER

Tir Na Nog Apr 28 | 8:00PM

LOWLAND HUM

BEAR GIRL

MAJOR & THE MONBACKS

WILD CHILD

BRONZED CHORUS

INDIE / FOLK / POP

TYRONE WELLS

ANTOINE DUFOUR

JOE PUG

STONER POP

THE ANTLERS

Cat’s Cradle Apr 25 | 7:00PM

Cat’s Cradle Apr 26 | 7:00PM

INDIE / ROCK

INDIE / DENTON ROCK

INDIE / SIDE STAGE

Neptunes Apr 28 | 9:00PM

Cat’s Cradle Apr 28 | 7:30PM

Proof Apr 29 | 8:00PM

Tir Na Nog Apr 24 | 8:00PM

WATER LIARS

SERYN

THE UMPHS

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 . ALT - APR 2015

INDIE / EXPERIMENTAL

LOCAL BAND LOCAL BEER

Neptunes Apr 30 | 9:30PM

Tir Na Nog Apr 30 | 8:00PM

HEADS ON STICKS

ELECTRO HIP HOP

ARCHNEMESIS Pour House Apr 2 | 9:30

FUNK / SOUL

THROWBACK Mosaic Apr 8 | 10:00

HIP HOP

MASS APPEAL Mosaic Apr 10 | 10:00

ZACK MEXICO

JAZZ VOCALIST

CASSANDRA WILSON Duke Performances Apr 4 | 8:00

PSYCHEDILIC FUNK

PIGEONS PLAYING PING PONG Pour House Apr 8 | 9:00

HIP HOP DANCE

MOONLIGHT HIP HOP DANCE CREW Local 506 Apr 10 | 10:00

URBAN - APR 2015

AFRICAN FOLK

HIP HOP / SOUL / FUNK

Duke Performances Apr 1 | 9:00

Mosaic Apr 1 | 10:00

VUSI MAHLASELA

HIP HOP

THE INFINITE FAMILY TAKEOVER Deep South Apr 5 | 9:30

AFRO-CARIBBEAN

TAINA ASILI Y LA BANDA REBELDE Pour House Apr 9 | 9:00

BIG BAND JAZZ

JEREMY DAVIS & THE EQUINOX ORCHESTRA Clayton Center Apr 11 | 8:00

9TH WONDER: THUMP

ELECTRO SOUL

EXMAG

Lincoln Theatre Apr 7 | 9:00

HIP HOP

TALIB KWELI & IMMORTAL TECHNIQUE Cat’s Cradle Apr 9 | 8:00

FUNK

FUNK SANDWICH Pour House Apr 11 | 3:00

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

URBAN - APR 2015

ALT HIP HOP

SKIZZY MARS Local 506 Apr 12 | 9:00

NEW ORLEANS JAZZ

DIRTY BOURBON RIVER SHOW Local 506 Apr 17 | 9:00

ALT HIP HOP

YOUNG FATHERS Kings Apr 14 | 8:00

HIP HOP

AFTON SHOWCASE Pour House Apr 19 | 6:00

AFROBEAT / SOUL

HIP HOP

PIMPS OF JOYTIME

CAPITAL CITY CYPHER

HIP HOP

BOSSA NOVA / JAZZ

Loval 506 Apr 21 | 9:00

Duke Energy Center Apr 24 | 8:00

Southland Ballroom Apr 15 | 9:30

THORNBRO

Deep South Apr 16 | 8:00

DIANA KRALL

EDM - APR 2015

HIP HOP

EARL SWEATSHIRT The RItz Apr 26 | 8:00

REGGAE ROCK

THE MOVEMENT Pour House Apr 30 | 9:00

HOUSE / PROGRESSIVE

EDM / DANCE

Mosaic Apr 4 | 10:00

Mosaic Apr 9 | 10:00

DISCOTEQUE

JUST DANCE

HOUSE / BASS

EDM

DEEP & DIRTY HOUSE MUSIC

PULSE: ELECTRONIC DANCE PARTY

DUBSTEP / HOUSE

HOUSE / MIDTEMPO

Mosaic Apr 2 | 10:00

DATSIK NINJA NATION TOUR The Ritz Apr 9 | 9:00

Lincoln Theatre Apr 3 | 9:00

INTRO

Mosaic Apr 15 | 10:00

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 - APR 2015

HOUSE / BREAKS / REMIX

BLOTTO

Mosaic Apr 16 | 9:00

TRANCE

TRANCENDENTAL Mosaic Apr 23 | 10:00

HOUSE

BASS / HOUSE / TECH

HOUSE / SOUL / FUNK

Mosaic Apr 16 | 10:00

Mosaic Apr 18 | 10:00

Mosaic Apr 22 | 10:00

DEEP / TECH / HOUSE

HOUSE / PROGRESSIVE

Mosaic Apr 24 | 10:00

SULTRY

EDM / BASS

TERRAVITA POWDER TOUR

Southland Ballroom Apr 24 | 9:00

SUB CULTURE

RALEIGH LIKES IT DEEP

SANCTUARY

ANIMAL HOUSE

ROCK - APR 2015

EDM / HOUSE / TRANCE

EDM / HOUSE / TECHNO

Mosaic Mondays | 10:00

Mosaic Sundays | 10:00

INDUSTRY STANDARD

ANARCHO PUNK

ERIK PETERSEN OF MISCHIEF BREW Local 506 Apr 2 | 9:00

ROCK / POP

RISE!

UH HUH BABY YEAH

THE DELTA SAINTS

METALCORE

EUROPEAN DANCE

ELECTRONIC ROCK

Lincoln Theatre Apr 2 | 7:00

Mosaic Apr 3 | 10:00

Local 506 Apr 3 | 9:00

THE GHOST INSIDE

Pour House Apr 1 | 9:00

RUSSIAN PARTY

Local 506 Apr 1 | 9:00

MAGIC MAN

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 - APR 2015

ROCK & ROLL

GARAGE ROCK

Southland Ballroom Apr 3 | 9:30

Slims Apr 3 | 9:00

CHRISTIAN METAL

GRATEFUL DEAD TRIBUTE

HEAVY MEATL

Pour House Apr 4 | 9:00

Deep South Apr 4 | 10:00

SUNNY LEDFURD

THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA Lincoln Theatre Apr 4 | 7:00

ROCK

SUPERHEAVEN Cat’s Cradle Apr 5 | 7:00

ROCK

LAST BAND STANDING Lincoln Theatre Apr 10 | 9:00

COUSINS

BETTER OFF DEAD

ROCK

BIG BUSINESS WITH BIRDS OF AVALON Neptunes Apr 6 | 7:00

ROCK

THE DUETS & THE DUNE DOGS Pour House Apr 10 | 10:00

PUNK

NEW FOUND GLORY Cat’s Cradle Apr 3 | 7:00

SAMSON

PUNK CABERET

AN EVENING W/ AMANDA FUCKING PALMER Duke Energy Center Apr 6 | 7:00

BECK TRIBUTE

BECK TO THE FUTURE Southland Ballroom Apr 10 | 10:00

BLACK METAL

LITURGY WITH SANNHET AND HORSE LORDS Kings Apr 4 | 9:00

ROCKABILLY

DEX ROMWEBER & JENNIFER CURTIS Cat’s Cradle Apr 4 | 9:00

METAL

SLEEPWALKERS Local 506 Apr 9 | 9:00

ROCK / BLUES

CC MULLINS & RUDE MOOD Deep South Apr 10 | 8:30

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 - APR 2015

ROCK FILM SCREENING

R.E.M. BY MTV Cat’s Cradle Apr 10 | 6:30

PINK FLOYD TRIBUTE

DARK SIDE OF THE DEAD Lincoln Theatre Apr 11 | 8:30

EXLECTRIC PIANO

KYLE HOLLINGSWORTH BAND Southland Apr 16 | 9:00

EMO PUNK

RUNAWAY CAB

Southland Ballroom Apr 18 | 9:00

BEATLES TRIBUTE

LIVERPOOL: CAROLINA’S BEATLES EXPERIENCE The Ritz Apr 11 | 9:00

ALABAMA ROCK & ROLL

LEE BAINS III & THE GLORY FIRES Slims Apr 12 | 8:00

ROCK / JAZZ FUSION

AN EVENING WITH TERRY BOZZIO Pour House Apr 16 | 8:00

POP / PUNK

ALL TIME LOW The Ritz Apr 22 | 8:00

NASHVILLE ROCK

DIARRHEA PLANET WITH LEFT & RIGHT Kings Apr 11 | 9:00

AMERICANA

RYAN ADAMS TRIBUTE

LOSERING 2

Deep South Apr 11 | 9:00

GROOVE METAL

JAMES MCMURTRY

CAVALERA CONSPIRACY

BLUES / AMERICANA

TOOL TRIBUTE

Southland Apr 14 | 8:00

TORNADO BLUES BAND Deep South Apr 7 | 8:30

SKA / PUNK

JEFF ROSENSTOCK Cat’s Cradle Apr 23 | 7:30

Lincoln Theatre Apr 15 | 7:30

THIRD EYE: A TRIBUTE TO TOOL Pour House Apr 7 | 9:00

ROCK / SOUL

THE BROADCAST Pour House Apr 24 | 10:00

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 - APR 2015

ROCK / POP

AN EVENING WITH ADAM PITTS! Deep South Apr 24 | 9:00

ROCK / FUNK

AMERICAN GONZOS Deep South Apr 25 | 10:00

ROCKABILLY

DICK DALE (KING OF SURF GUITAR) Lincoln Theatre Apr 26 | 8:00

POP / PUNK

YELLOWCARD

Lincoln Theatre Apr 24 | 9:00

ROCK FEST

COLLEGE MUSIC FEST Pour House Apr 25 | 9:00

ROCK FEST

TUNES FOR THE TISCH CENTER

Southland Ballroom Apr 25 | 8:00

JAM BAND

POST GRUNGE

ROCK / PUNK

Lincoln Theatre Apr 25 | 9:00

The Ritz Apr 25 | 7:30

Local 506 Apr 25 | 9:00

BIG SOMETHING

ROOTS ROCK

THE RAGBIRDS Local 506 Apr 27 | 9:00

SEETHER

PUNK

ELEVENEVEN Local 506 Apr 27 | 9:00

THE FLATS

ALT / ROCK

MO LOWDA & THE HUMBLE Local 506 Apr 28 | 9:00

COUNTRY / BLUEGRASS - APR 2015

FINGERSTYLE METAL

ROCK / POP

ALT / COUNTRY

Pour House Apr 28 | 8:00

Deep South Apr 30 | 9:00

Deep South Apr 2 | 9:00

EWAN DOBSON

COLORWAY

CARINA POINT

COUNTRY / ROCK

DIRTY GRASS SOUL Southland Ballroom Apr 9 | 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

COUNTRY / BLUEGRASS - APR 2015

BLUEGRASS / AMERICANA

SOUTHERN BLUEGRASS

Pour House Apr 13 | 9:00

The Ritz Apr 16 | 8:00

URBAN PIONEERS

BLACKBERRY SMOKE

BLUEGRASS

THE STEELDRIVERS Southland Ballroom Apr 17 | 9:00

ALT COUNTRY

LANGHORNE SLIM & THE LAW Haw River Ballroom Apr 29 | 8:00

COMEDY - APR 2015

COUNTRY / FOLK

COMEDY / STAND UP

Cat’s Cradle Apr 1 | 7:30

Goodnight’s Apr 2-4 | Misc

HOUNDMOUTH

COMEDY / STAND UP

DANGLING LOAFER Kings Apr 17 | 7:30

NIKKI GLASER

COMEDY / STAND UP

THE GCA GRADUATION SHOWCASE

RORY SCOVEL

Goodnight’s Apr 9-11 | Misc

Goodnight’s Apr 8 | 8:00

COMEDY / STAND UP

Goodnight’s Apr 17-19 | Misc

Goodnight’s Apr 23-25 | Misc

BRUCE BRUCE

COMEDY / STAND UP

MITCH FATEL

COMEDY / STAND UP

KENNY ZIMLINGHAUS Kings Apr 24 | 9:00

CLASSICAL / STAGE - APR 2015

COMEDY /GAME SHOW

STAGE / BURLESQUE

Goodnight’s Apr 29 | 8:00

Goodnight’s Apr 1 | 8:00

JAY STADLER GAME SHOW SHOW SHOW

BURLESQUE AND COMEDY!

CLASSICAL PIANO

PAUL LEWIS

Duke Performances Apr 3 | 8:00

STAGE / PLAY

SLEEPING BEAUTY

Raleigh Little Theatre Apr 3-12 | 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

CLASSICAL / STAGE - APR 2015

INDO-APPALACHIAN FUSION

STAGE / MUSICAL

Motorco Apr 4 | 7:00

DPAC Apr 7 | 7:30

HINDUGRASS

CLASSICAL

CIOMPI CONCERT NO. 4 Duke Performances Apr 11 | 8:00

JERSEY BOYS

STAGE / SHOWTUNES

AN EVENING OF GENDERSWAPPED SHOWTUNES Local 506 Apr 13 | 8:00

STAGE / SCIENCE

CLASSICAL / PIANO

Motorco Apr 16 | 7:00

Carolina Performing Arts Apr 17 | 8:00

PERIODIC TABLES

CLASSICAL

CHAMBER MUSIC OF CAROLINE SHAW Duke Performances Apr 17 | 8:00

MITSUKO UCHIDA

OPERA

MOZART’S DON GIOVANNI

Duke Energy Center Apr 18-26 | Misc

CLASSICAL / SYMPHONY

SYMPHONIE FANTASTIQUE

Duke Energy Center Apr 10-11 | Misc

STAGE / DANCE

MARTHA GRAHAM DANCE COMPANY

Carolina Performing Arts Apr 14 | 7:30

STRING QUARTET

ARTEMIS QUARTET Duke Performances Apr 17 | 8:00

DANCE

WENDY WHELAN RESTLESS CREATURE

Carolina Performing Arts Apr 21 | 7:30

STAGE / PUPPETEERING

TEATRO HUGO & INES NCSU Center Stage Apr 10 | 8:00

BALLET

SWAN LAKE

Duke Energy Center Apr 16-19 | Misc

SYMPHONY

NORTH CAROLINA SYMPHONY POPS Duke Energy Apr 17-18 | Misc

STAGE / FUNDRAISER

DIVAS!

Raleigh Little Theatre Apr 25 | 7:00

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 - APR 2015

CLASSICAL

TRIANGLE YOUTH PHILHARMONIC

Duke Energy Center Apr 26 | 3:00

FESTIVAL

WORLD HEALTH DAY! Kings Apr 7 | 7:00

FUNDRAISER

THE CARY ROAD RACE Koka Booth Apr 11 | 7:00

FOOD AND WINE

GREAT GRAPES! WINE AND FOOD FESTIVAL Koka Booth Apr 18 | 11:00AM

STAGE / SCIENCE

MYTHBUSTERS: JAMIE AND ADAM UNLEASHED Duke Energy Center Apr 29 | 8:00

PARTY

FESTIVALS / SHOWCASES - APR 2015

SPORTS

HURRICANES VS. FLYERS PNC Arena Apr 4 | 3:00

BINGO FUNDRAISER

TWIN PEAKS 25TH ANNIVERSARY PARTY

A DRAG QUEEN PROM

SPORTS

ART SHOWCASE

PNC Arena Apr 11 | 7:00

Lincoln Theatre Apr 16 | 7:00

Motorco Apr 8 | 8:00

HURRICANES VS. RED WINGS

GATHERING

SWITCHPOINT CONFERENCE/CONCERT Haw River Ballroom Apr 23 | 8:00

Koka Booth Apr 10 | 7:00

RAW NATURAL BORN ARTISTS

SPORTS

NC PERSIAN FESTIVAL

Scott Bldg / Fairgrounds Apr 25 | 11:00AM

SHORT WAVE RADIO

HAM RADIO SHOWCASE

Graham Bldg / Fairgrounds Apr 4 | 8:00AM

CULTURE

NC INDIA FEST

Dorton Arena Apr 11-12 | 11:00AM

FESTIVAL

WOMEN’S EMPOWERMENT 2015 PNC Arena Apr 18 | 11:00AM

MARTKETPLACE

NC STATE FAIRGROUNDS FLEA MARKET NC State Fairgrounds Sat & Sun | 9:00AM

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