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Issue 17, February 2016 www.OakCityHustle.com FOUNDERS Sean Kernick Joseph Bruno PUBLISHER Oak City Productions CHIEF OF SALES / PRODUCER / ROCK Joseph Bruno DIRECTOR / LAYOUT / PAPER Sean Kernick EVENTS / SALES / DESIGN / SCISSORS SPCLGST EDITOR Caitlin Russell CALENDAR ASSISTANCE Trey Ansley ADVISOR Steve Honeyman CONTRIBUTORS Caitlin Russell Rich Livingston Heather Leah c/o Candid Slice Peter Fradella Sabrina Galli PHOTOGRAPHERS Peter Fradella Chris Seward Jillian Clark Joseph Bruno COVER ART Paul Friedrich

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CONTENTS ART

MUSIC

LIFE

DEEP IN THE RALEIGH UNDERGROUND 8 LOW-BROW KING: PAUL FRIEDRICH

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CRUDE BITTERS 26 GEORGES LE CHEVALLIER 34 OH SNAP! IT’S JILLIAN CLARK

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ROCK 52 INDIE 55 URBAN 56 EDM 57 COUNTRY 59 COMEDY 60 CLASSICAL / STAGE 61

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MUSIC

LIFE

DEEP IN THE

RALEIGH

UNDERGROUND WORDS: HEATHER LEAH | PHOTOS: CHRIS SEWARD

By now, most people know there’s a large tunnel and abandoned series of stores and nightclubs beneath Cameron Village. The iconic red subway cars and vintage marquis murals on either side of the main entrance are cracked and peeling, and the terra-cotta floor tiles are all but chipped away. A fortunate few were able to venture down there when its doors were opened for one night only, but many people under the age of 30 have simply never been down there at all.

And the truth is, even if you have been down there, you still haven’t really seen it. There’s a lot more to the story than a few murals in an deserted underground music scene.

In the 1970’s, young Raleigh-ites spent their college years partying with R.E.M., Iggy Pop, Muddy Waters, and Jimmy

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Buffett in the Village Subway. Intimate clubs like The Pier, Cafe Deja Vu, and the Frog & Nightgown were small enough to allow patrons to get up-close and personal with national acts; and since all the venues were under the same roof, for only two dollars at the door, it was common to hit multiple shows a night. Visitors could see Bette Midler at the Frog & Nightgown, brown bag their beer across the hall to The Pier, and hang out with local punk gods like Th’Cigaretz.

“IF YOU HAVE BEEN DOWN THERE, YOU STILL HAVEN’T REALLY SEEN IT. ”

Just like Hopscotch Music Festival gives upstart local bands an opportunity to play alongside huge national superstars, the Subway allowed Raleigh’s local favorites like Arrogance, The Fabulous

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Knobs, and Th’Cigz a chance to brush up with The Ramones and R.E.M. This blending of local and national music heavily influenced Raleigh’s music scene, sending ripple effects even into today’s bands; meanwhile, it played a major role in the increasing popularity of certain national acts. Specifically, the Subway is credited as helping make R.E.M. the legend they are

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today. The Pier is also mentioned on one of Jimmy Buffett’s albums, as the place where he first decided to create his Coral Reefer Band.

Seriously. Imagine being able to do this today: To walk, carrying an open alcohol container, between four or five different music venues, and visit all of them in one night for under 10 dollars.

Raleigh was much smaller in the 70’s, but our music scene sent tidal waves up the East Coast and out into music history. Local musicians like The Fabulous Knobs, Supergrit Cowboy Band, and Arrogance have been monumental in preserving the history, by sitting down for interviews and sharing old photos, ticket stubs, and more for an upcoming book and historical exhibit about the Village Subway. The book, Raleigh’s Forgotten Underground, is slated to be released

by September in conjunction with an all-star classic punk-rock jam session at the COR Museum on Fayetteville Street.

It contains many never-before-seen photos by several local photographers, including John Rottet, with the popular Chris Seward being a major contributor.

Underground and abandoned for 30 years, the Village Subway does not deserve to be forgotten again. It represents a magical time when our city helped shape the face of music.

For more info on the Village Subway check out VillageSubway.com.

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ART

LOW-BROW KING PAUL FRIEDRICH WORDS: RICHARD LIVINGSTON

Onion Head Monster’s motivations are uncomplicated. In the tradition of Rodan and the Stay Puft Marshmallow Man, he simply wishes to crush the city underfoot.

It’s not a lot to ask. The scientists of the Ant People have other ideas and send their weapons against him.

“What?,” calls Onion Head Monster. “Why can I not destroy in peace?”

The comics are the brainchild of artist and writer, Paul Friedrich. The monster’s incredulous query is representative of the plotlines dreamt up by Friedrich, an unassuming and deadpan Raleigh native.

Many of his creations derive from left field notions followed on the heels by a quite logical set of dilemmas. In the case of Onion Head Monster, he pondered Godzilla’s point of view. “Onion Head Monster is just doing what he’s doing,” explains Friedrich. “To him it’s just a game and he can’t understand why these people are trying to ruin his day as he demolishes their homes.”

Onion Head Monster, while the most successful property to date, is only one

of a pantheon of characters and projects from Paul’s prolific pen. Hubie the Dead Cow and Sleepwalking Batman explore further absurdities along with Awesome McAwesome (the world’s greatest stuntwoman) and Sloppy Joe (a kid who takes the simplest tasks and makes them impossible). He pitches a recent endeavor. “’Sloth on the Run’ is the slowest chase ever. So what’s slower than a sloth? It’s a sloth pursued by a snail being chased by a turtle being chased by zombies being followed by a glacier...”

The work emanating from Paul’s slipstream of consciousness is the product of a lifetime’s worth of artistic exertion. “I was always drawing. I would fill spiral notebooks with these ideas.

And I grew up on comics. I remember looking at Peanuts and at Popeye. I wanted to tell those stories.”

Just as Paul was ready to begin telling those stories, print publication withered, replaced by the burgeoning of online and social media outlets. At the same time graphic novels enjoyed

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a surge of pop culture veneration, offering a vehicle for Friedrich’s early successes, Hubie the Dead Cow and Onion Head Monster. Those selfpublished titles garnered attention from commercial publishers and an accelerated opportunity to create.

“Each project inspires new concepts,” Paul says. “I probably write too much.

It’s a great problem to have – to have too many projects.” He still transcribes his ideas into a spiral notebook, jotting and sketching for later inspiration.

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He’ll need that inspiration. Friedrich is experiencing a degree of success few artists enjoy. His books receive critical acclaim. His characters grace merchandise ranging from cocktail napkins to tee shirts to pint glasses. And then there’s ‘Man vs. Liver,’ the shortform comics penned with his partner and collaborator, Neil Hinson. As the creator of the pet rock can attest, some of the best ideas have emerged from hours spent on a bar stool. Man vs.

Liver is no exception. Paul pitches the concept. “Everyone has a tequila story.

Everyone has a wine story. They’re one liners. It’s the stuff we say at the bar after 5:00 and before 11:00. Neil and I try to one-up each other. We practice ‘the five minute rule.’ Whatever we say, we write down. No editing. I sketch it, scan it, load it and done in five minutes.”

Neil and Paul’s five minute rule seems to be working. At present, they’re negotiating a Man vs. Liver web series. Paul has anticipated taking his characters to the small screen. “We’re

coming up with fifty ideas. The studio will edit that down to ten excellent episodes for the first season. I can see the comic strips move and I can’t wait to storyboard them.”

If, for Friedrich, each new project does indeed inspire a fresh concept, his recent circumstances will yield a creative geyser. Life is good for Paul Friedrich these days and, as Man vs.

Liver reminds us, “Life is a rat race. As with any race, stay hydrated.”

Look for Paul Friedrich merchandise around the Triangle and check out his work on Instagram @paulfriedrichdotnet or on Facebook @PaulFriedrich

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LIFE

CRUDE

BITTERS WORDS & PHOTOS: PETER FRADELLA

Alcohol has many friends. Gin has tonic, rum has cola, vodka has orange juice, and most of them are my close friends too. But then there is that one friend who drops in from time to time and lights up the whole party. Don’t be fooled by his name, Mr. Bitters is here, and he is ready to mix it up with the best of them. The man responsible for bringing Bitters on the scene is Craig Rudewicz at Crude Bitters. But what are bitters and what can you do with them?

Think of it as making a tea that steeps for a long time. It starts with macerating botanicals in an alcohol base. But unlike making tea, steeping can take one to two months for all the ingredients to infuse properly. You end up with a high proof tea that will make you think you’ve gone down the rabbit hole. After some processing and Craigs trade secrets, a bitter is born.

As a seasoned bartender, Craig had experience with making his own syrups and mixers at the various bars and

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restaurants he worked at. “Making a drink is what I’m good at. I can’t cook a meal. If I had to cook a meal to save my life, I’d probably die. But I can make a drink.”, exclaims Craig. It was that passion that led him down the path of experimenting with various bitters and finding new flavor profiles.

A recent transplant from “IF I HAD TO the New England area, COOK A MEAL TO Craig noticed that most bitter companies were SAVE MY LIFE, I’D either in the North East or PROBABLY DIE. out on the West Coast, so BUT I CAN MAKE he wanted to bring his love A DRINK” of bitters down south. This initially started out with making small batches, 2 oz or so, for his friends and family as presents. As what usually happens with great products, everyone told him he should sell this stuff!

It was time to make it official and become a certified real business.

Starting a small business in North Carolina is not too complicated. A couple of forms and a small fee and

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you’re on your way. “Because you are working with alcohol, you have to get into the State’s laws and regulations.

North Carolina is a controlled state. I had learn how to navigate those laws.”, says Craig. Fortunately for us, he was able to wade through all the red tape.

Production started at his home which he quickly outgrew due to demand. Craig’s next laboratory for experimentations were the kitchens of different restaurants that would let him in on the weekends or days they were closed. Not all flavor combinations worked out as planned though. What sounded like a good idea at the time did not always execute as intended. “Some batches came out so thick you couldn’t even get it out the bottle. Some were so strong, I’d open it up and they would burn your nose hairs off”, Craig jokingly reminisces. “I learned some flavors steep quicker than others.”

Now located downtown on West Cabarrus St, he has a large enough production space and a retail storefront, something he never

intended to have. “The front was an office and conference area. I was never going work in an office!”. Rather than sitting behind a desk, he is on a mission to educate everyone on the many uses of bitters. He regularly holds classes on how to make drinks featuring a bitter and even shows non alcoholic uses for them.

If you are curious about where to start, Craig says his two most popular flavors are Orange/Fig and Rosemary/ Grapefruit/Peppercorn. His advice for the beginner bitter reflects their motto which is on every bottle,“ For cocktails with or without suspenders”. Meaning you can use bitters in complicated drinks or put in a couple drops in a gin and tonic to add a hint of flavor and aroma. Once you get hooked, the drink combinations are limitless.

Only a couple years in, Crude Bitters is being distributed across the U.S and even received the coveted Good Food Award in 2015. Needless to say, it’s time to invite a bitter to the party. Introduce them to your favorite drinks. A few drops now and you’ll become lifetime friends.

Crude Bitters is located at 517-A West Cabarrus Street.

Find out more at CrudeBitters.com.

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ART

SIMPLICITY IN CONSTRUCTION

GEORGES LE CHEVALLIER WORDS: CAITLIN RUSSELL | PHOTOS: SEANO

The youngest son of a French father and Puerto Rican mother, Georges Le Chevallier was born in Paris, but raised in San Juan and Los Angeles.

He’s worked in Hungary, Chile, Spain — as a painter, a sculptor, designer and artist. And while you might expect someone with multi-cultural experience to currently live in New York or abroad, you’d be wrong. It’s people like Le Chevallier who remind us that we have such magnificent artists in our own backyard here in the Oak City.

“YOU HAVE TO KNOW WHERE TO STOP”

If you haven’t heard his name in a while, it’s because he’s taken some time off — and with good reason. After many years of traveling and working all around the world, Le Chevallier has spent the last few years focused on his family, and his five adopted children.

But for the last five months, Le Chevallier has been back in the studio, ready to once again discover his artistic passions. “I took a few years off, because we were going through the adoption process, and I wanted to be with them,” he said. “But you know, maybe it’s how I’ll know if I’m great or not — if I can walk away and come back. Miles Davis took five years off. Michael Jordan took time off, so it happens.”

His latest series, which is still in the works, is inspired by his time in the hospitality industry. “There are some really big chefs, like Mossimo Borutta and Chef Grant Achatz, who go to the museums and see artists like Ai Weiwei, and they build food based on art,” he said. “So I want to do the opposite. I want to take their food and get inspired to do my art.”

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Along with his culinary inspiration and use of food materials (he paints with coffee and wine among other things), another driving force of his work is simplicity. Le Chevallier believes that we’ve become too dependent on technology, and our learned excellence at multi-tasking is causing a constant state of mental stress.

So his art aims to bring a calm to the mental storm. “It’s based on the

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Japanese term, shibui, where it’s simplicity in the construction,” he described. “These painting have the parts deconstructed, all the way to a point where you only have one thing to look at, which is hard for me — you have to know where to stop.”

One thing we hope never stops? Le Chevallier’s drive and passion for his art.

Keep up with Georges on his website at glcart.com.

Follow him on facebook.com/GeorgesLeChevallierArt, on Twitter @ glcART or on Instagram @eat_art_travel.

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ART

OH SNAP!

IT’S JILLIAN CLARK WORDS: SABRINA GALLI | PHOTOS: JILLIAN CLARK “Before making someone appear to be beautiful, I’d like them to be interesting.”

Whether we choose to accept it or not, our bodies often unwillingly give away our deepest hopes, fears, and desires. It’s a betrayal of sorts - though the purity of a facial expression can evoke more honesty than words. Jillian Clark’s photography emphasizes the importance of the story behind a portrait. The photograph “OUR BODIES OFTEN is an opportunity to UNWILLINGLY GIVE eternally capture that AWAY OUR DEEPEST moment and Clark uses HOPES, FEARS, that to her advantage: AND DESIRES “I’m a really nostalgic person, sometimes to a fault. I like to collect old things, advertisements, postcards, tintypes, letters, anything. When I’m taking portraits, I feel like I’m adding to a really important collection.” She’s not just adding other people’s stories but her own, too.

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Jillian Clark is an advocate for people with Trichotillomania - a disorder that causes a person to pull his/her own hair out. According to the National Institutes of Health, the disorder affects about four percent of the American population (6-8 million people) and is linked to anxiety and depression.

Clark’s advocacy stems from her own experience: “I’ve been pulling since I was 11, and when I turned 18, I decided to shave my head to try and prove that I didn’t need hair to feel like I was pretty or worthwhile. When I did that, I didn’t know how life changing a haircut could be. It ended up being a really powerful thing in my life.” After about a year, Jillian grew her hair back out and began making YouTube videos about Trich.

MTV approached her about being on one of their new shows, but she turned them down.

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Agency: Modelogic

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She was trying to find a way to reach other people with the disorder and began posting self portraits on closed Trich support groups. Jillian explained: “For some reason, something was different about it this time around, and the self portraits turned into an entirely different thing altogether. I ended up linking up with the Trichotillomania Learning Center and now I’m their photographer at their yearly conference.” This April, the conference is in Dallas. She continued on

to say: “It’s my favorite gig of the year. It’s really challenging and it feels like home at the same time.”

Jillian has made her mark in the Raleigh photography scene and abroad with compelling portrait work and courageous compositions.

Her next portrait series will feature North Carolina musicians and will be guaranteed to strike the right chord.

You can see Jillian’s latest work on Instagram @itsjillianclark or on her website, www.jillianclarkphoto.com.

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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

DETROIT NOISE ROCK

INDIE

PROTOMARTYR

Cat’s Cradle - Back Room February 16 | 9:00PM

ART OF COOL / KING

URBAN

CARAMEL CITY FEAT: KING

ELECTRONIC

INPUT ELECTRONIC MUSIC SERIES

Poiur House February 27 | 9:00PM ELECTRONIC

Mosaic

February 10 | 9:30PM POP/VOCALS

POP

VOCALOSITY

Carolina Theatre February 26 | 8:00PM

METAL

ROCK

SLAYER

Ritz February 27 | 8:00PM

OUTLAW COUNTRY

COUNTRY

DAVID ALLAN COE

Lincoln Theatre February 27 | 8:00PM

STAND UP

COMEDY

MARGARET CHO

Goodnights February 4-6 | Misc

ORCHESTRA/MOVIE

CLASSICAL / STAGE

STAR TREK: THE ULTIMATE VOYAGE DPAC

February 4 | 7:30PM

CULTURE

FESTIVALS

BODY MIND SPIRIT EXPO Fairgrounds Scott Building

February 26-28 | 10:00AM

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ROCK - February 2016

METAL

EPICA-THE NORTH AMERICAN ENIGMA

Lincoln Theatre February 1 | 6:30PM

IRISH ROCK

GAELIC STORM

Lincoln Theatre February 3 |8:00PM

ALT COUNTRY

AMERICAN AQUARIUM Lincoln Tearte February 5-6 | 9:00PM

ALTERNAIVE ARENA

THE FIRE TONIGHT

Deep South The Bar February 5 | 9:00PM

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GROUP CHORUS

FLASH CHORUS

Motorco February 1 | 8:00PM

ROCK

THE LOZ BAND

Pour House February 8-9 | 9:00PM

BATTLE

2016 BATTLE OF THE BANDS Cat’s Cradle February 5 | 7:00PM

LED ZEP TRIBUTE

LED ZEPPELIN II

Ritz February 6 | 9:00PM

JAM BAND

CBDB W/ BACKUP PLANET

Pour House February 2 | 9:00PM

BLUES/GOSPEL

JONNY LANG

Carolina Theatre February 2 | 8:00PM

FUNK/ROOTS

POST-HARDCORE

Cat’s Cradle - Back Room February 4 | 9:00PM

Deep South The Bar February 4 | 8:30PM

AMERICANA

HARDCORE/HONKY TONK

FAT CHEEK KAT

MARADEEN

Soutland Ballroom February 5 | 9:00PM

ALT BLUES

ARC & STONES

Pour House February 7 | 9:00PM

VALLEYS

THE BACKSLIDERS

Cat’s Cradle - Back RoomFebruary 5 | 9:00PM

GROUP CHORUS

FLASH CHORUS Motorco

February 8 | 9:00PM

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

ROCK - February 2016

CHRISTIAN METAL

AMERICAN ROOTS

POP/EXPERIMENTAL

DRONE METAL

AN EVENING W/ TODD RUNDGREN

Lincoln Theatre February 8 | 6:30PM

SWAMP CANDY

Pour House February 8 | 8:00PM

Carolina Theatre February 9 |

Slims February 9 | 9:00PM

ACTIVIST/SONGWRITER

POP/NEW WAVE

POP/OPERA

SOUTHERN/BLUE

Carolina Theatre February 11 | 8:00PM

Cats Cradle - Back Room February 12 | 8:00PM

Southland Ballroom February 12 | 9:30PM

FOR TODAY W/ LIKE MOTHSTO FLAMES

AN EVENING WITH GRAHAM NASH

Carolina Theatre February 10 | 8:00PM

ROCK FEST

KINGS V-DAY BASH

Kings February 12 | 9:00PM

ROCK/JAM BAND

PERPETUAL GROOVE

Cat’s Cradle February 13 | 9:00PM

COLIN HAY

ROCKABILLY/SWAMP

LEGENDARY SHACK SHAKERS

Pour House February 12 | 9:00PM

ROCK/MICHAEL J ACKSON TRIBUTE

WHO’S BAD

Lincoln Theatre February 13 | 8:30PM

ARALEIGH

ROCK AND ROLL

THE STEPPIN STONES

PRIMITIVE WAYS PRESENTS: ZVI

IDLEWILD SOUTH

POP

CARLY RAE JEPSEN

February 12 | 7:30PM

Ritz February 12 | 8:30PM

ROCK/BENEFIT

ROCKBLUES/FUNK

Deep South The Bar

WKNC’S DOUBLE BARREL BENEFIT XIII Kings February 13 | 9:00PM

BOOMBOX

Lincoln Theatre February 15 | 9:00PM

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ROCK - February 2016

HEAVY METAL

VOIVOD

Kings February 16 | 8:30PM

FUNK/METAL

MOTHER’S FINEST

THE MACHINE PERFORMS PINK FLOYD Lincoln Theatre February 18 |8:00PM

ROCK

SOUTHERN

BIG HEAD TODD & THE MONSTERS

Ritz February 18 | 7:30PM

INDIE/JAM BAND

ROCK

GRAY YOUNG

Slims February 19 | 9:00PM

POP

Lincoln Theatre February 19 | 9:30PM

NANCE LIVE!

Southland Ballroom February 19 | 9:00PM

DARK STAR ORCHESTRA

HARDCORE

RADIATION ROCK

ROCK AND ROLL

Slims February 20 | 9:00PM

Cat’s Cradle - Back Room February 20 | 9:00PM

Ritz February 20 | 9:00PM

TRASH METAL

ALT SOUTHERN

Pour House February 21 | 8:30PM

Lincoln Theatre February 23 | 7:30PM

MODENA

Southland Ballroom February 20 | 8:00PM

ROCK

3RD ANNUAL KELLY HOLLAND MEMORIAL

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PINK FLOYD TRIBUTE

Lincoln Theatre February 21 | 4:15PM

MICROWAVES

ROCK

CHIMES AT MIDNIGHT Neptunes February 21 | 9:00PM

Ritz February 19 | 8:00PM

SERATONES

WARBRINGER

LEEWARD FATE

Pour House February 20 | 9:00PM

ROCK / RETRO

SLIPERY WHEN WET

SISTER HAZEL

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 - February 2016

DOOM METAL

BELL WITCH

Kings February 25 | 8:30PM

GROUP CHORUS

POPUP CHORUS

Motorco February 26 |

METAL

SLAYER

Ritz February 27 | 8:00PM

GUITAR

ROCK

HEAVY METAL

TERRY ANDERSON & THE OLYMPIC ASS KICKING TEAM

GEOFF TATE’S OPERATION: MINDCRIME

Deep South The Bar February 25 | 9:00PM

Lincoln Theatre February 26 | 8:00PM

POP/VOCALS

FOO FIGHTERS TRIBUTE

Southland Ballroom February 26 | 8:00PM

Carolina Theatre February 26 | 8:00PM

Deep South The Bar February 27 | 9:30PM

BENEFIT

AMERICAN SONGWRITER

JOSH RITTER

Carolina Theatre February 25 | 8:00PM

AMERICANA

THE BLUE DOGS

THE MIKE GARDNER BENEFIT FOR PARKINSONS Lincoln Theatre February 28 | 7:00PM

VOCALOSITY

JOE HERO

PATTY GRIFFIN, SARA WATKINS & ANAIS Page Auditorium February 26 | 8:00PM

INDIE - February 2016

RETRO ROCK

EXPERIMENTAL

SLOWCORE

Motorco February 2 | 8:00PM

Neptunes February 2 | 9:30PM

Cats Cradle February 3 | 9:30PM

ADRIEN REJU

NEST EGG

LOW

POST PUNK

BROTHER BEAST

Slims February 4 | 9:30PM

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INDIE - February 2016

ALT ROCK

TRANSCENDENTAL FOLK

Deep South February 6 | 9:00PM

Cat’s Cradle - Back Room February 7 | 8:00PM

ALT ROCK

PHISH TRIBUTE

EXPERIMENTAL SOUL

Slims February 11 | 9:00PM

Southland Ballroom February 11 | 9:00PM

Cat’s Cradle - Back Room February 11 | 9:00PM

Deep South February 11 | 9:00PM

INDIE ROCK

DETROIT NOISE ROCK

THE WATER BETWEEN

FLAGSHIP ROMANCE

INDIE ROCK

MUTEMATH

Cat’s Cradle February 12 | 9:00PM

FOLK / NEW WAVE

VANESSA BRISCOE-HAY

Cat’s Cradle - Back Room February 18 | 8:30PM

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THE PINES

JAZZ IS PHISH

FOLK

HEY MARSEILLES

Cat’s Cradle - Back Room February 13 | 8:30PM

EXPERIMENTAL

SAM BROWN SEVEN

Deep South February 18 | 9:00PM

BLUES / FOLK

PUNK ROCK

Lincoln Theatre February 10 | 8:00PM

Neptunes February 11 | 9:30PM

JOHN KADLECIK BAND

PELL

WAVVES AND BEST COAST

Cat’s Cradle February 15 | 7:30PM

ALT ROCK

BOBBY BRYSON & THE COMPANY

Deep South February 19 | 9:00PM

BIG EYES

POP PUNK

SUMMER WARS

PROTOMARTYR

Cat’s Cradle - Back Room February 16 | 9:00PM

ALT ROCK

NEVER SHOUT NEVER Lincoln Theatre February 20 | 9:00PM

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 - February 2016

ROCK BENEFIT

WKNC DOUBLE BARREL BENEFIT 13 Cat’s Cradle February 20 | 9:00PM

MANDOLIN ROCK

SIERRA HULL

Southland Ballroom February 25 | 7:30PM

INDIE ROCK

CYBERPUNK

Cat’s Cradle - Back Room February 22 | 9:00PM

Slims February 13 | 8:30PM

Cat’s Cradle - Back Room February 22 | 9:00PM

FOLK POP

EXPLORATORY POP

PERFORMS BRAMBLE ROSE

Slims February 27 | 9:00PM

HONEYHONEY

FOLK POP

GRIFFIN HOUSE

Cat’s Cradle - Back Room February 26 | 8:00PM

POP. 1280

TIFT MERRITT

Cat’s Cradle February 26 | 8:00PM

NOISE ROCK

THE SOFT MOON

OTHER COLORS

URBAN - February 2016

FUNK/JAZZ/HIP HOP

HIP HOP / SOUL

Deep South February 2 | 9:00PM

Mosaic February 3 | 10:00PM

THE UPWARD DOGS

FUNK / SOUL

SWIFT TECHNIQUE

Pour House February 5 | 8:00PM

9TH WONDER

NEW ORLEANS BRASS

FAT SATURDAY MARDI GRAS KICKOFF Motorco February 6 | 8:00PM

AFRO-BRAZIILIAN FUNK

CAIQUE VIDAL & BATUQUE

Motorco February 5 | 9:00PM

SWING JAZZ

JOHN PIZZARELLI

NC State Stewart Theatre February 6 | 8:00PM

60S/70S PYCH SOUL

LORD REDBYRD

Slims February 5 | 10:00PM

STEEL DRUM REGGAE

MICKEY MILLS AND STEEL

Cat’s Cradle February 6 | 8:00PM

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URBAN - February 2016

JAZZ

MACK AVENUE SUPERBAND

Carolina Theatre February 8 | 8:00PM

BLUES

ROBERT CRAY BAND

Motorco February 11 | 8:00PM

HIP HOP

BRYSON TILLER

Carolina Theatre February 15 | 8:00PM

Ritz February 15 | 9:00PM

JAPANESE DRUMS

SOUL / JAZZ FUSION

THE DRUMMERS OF JAPAN

Carolina Theatre February 23 | 8:00PM

FUNK / SOUL

PHILLY R&B

Mosaic February 27 | 10:00PM

Cat’s Cradle - Back Room February 29 | 8:00PM

YAMATO

NC State - Stewart Theatre February 20 | 8:00PM

FLAVOUR

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GHANAIAN HIP HOP

BLITZ THE AMBASSADOR

BETH HART

SON LITTLE

AFROBEAT DANCE

BIG MEAN SOUND MACHINE

Pour House February 13 | 9:00PM

NEW ORLEANS BRASS

DIRTY BOURBON RIVER SHOW

Cat’s Cradle February 19 | 8:00PM

FUNK / JAZZ

BIG SAM’S FUNKY NATION

Mosaic February 28 | 10:00PM

HIP HOP

TERMINATOR X

Hero’s Pub Saturdays | 9:00PM

HIP HOP

KID CUDI

Ritz February 13 | 9:00PM

HIP HOP

KOOLEY HIGH HEIGHTS RELEASE SHOW Kings February 19 | 10:00PM

ART OF COOL / KING

CARAMEL CITY FEAT: KING Poiur House February 27 | 9:00PM

REGGAE

ROCK & REGGAE

Hero’s Pub Wednesdays | 9:00PM

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ELECTRONIC - February 2016

HOUSE

DEEP & DIRTY Mosaic

February 4 | 10:00PM

LIQUID LIGHTS

MUST BE THE HOLY GHOST Mosaic

EURO ELECTRONIC

RUSSIAN EURO PARTY Mosaic

HOUSE / BOUNCE

GROOVE Mosaic

February 5 | 10:00PM

February 6 | 10:00PM

ELECTRO-INDIE

BREAKS / TECH

February 17 | 8:00PM

ELECTRONIC

INPUT ELECTRONIC MUSIC SERIES Mosaic

TRANCE / BREAKS

THROWBACK Mosaic

CHERUB Ritz

2000 & LATE Mosaic

February 10 | 10:00PM

February 11 | 8:00PM

February 12 | 10:00PM

LATINHOUSE

BASS / HOUSE

HOUSE/SOUL/FUNK

February 10 | 9:30PM

HOUSE / TECHNO

INTRO

Mosaic

February 17 | 10:00PM

MELODIC EURO PSY

SULTRY

SANCTUARY

Mosaic

Mosaic

February 19 | 10:00PM

February 20 | 10:00PM

February 24 | 10:00PM

DEEP TECH BASS

TECHNO / HOUSE

HOUSE / TECHNO

Mosaic

TRANCEDENTAL

RALEIGH LIKES IT DEEP

February 26 | 10:00PM

February 10 | 10:00PM

Mosaic

SUB CULTURE

Mosaic

NUBREED

RISE

Mosaic

Mosaic

Mondays | 10:00PM

Sundays | 10:00PM

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COUNTRY - February 2016

COUNTRY / POP

BOB SCHNEIDER

The ArtsCenter February 4 | 8:00PM

SOUTHERN ROCK

DAN BAIRD AND HOMEMADE SIN

Pour House February 17 | 9:00PM

COUNTRY

CMT PRESENTS JENNIFER NETTLES

COUNTRY / ROCK

SUTTER’S GOLD STREAK BAND

PIEDMONT BLUES

ZINC KINGS

Deep South February 13 | 9:00PM

DPAC February 5 | 7:30PM

Southland February 6 | 8:00PM

COUNTRY / ALT FOLK

COUNTRY / AMERICANA

OUTLAW COUNTRY

Slims February 26 | 9:00PM

Lincoln Theatre February 27 | 8:00PM

JOSH RITTER & THE ROYAL CITY BAND

Carolina Theatre February 25 | 8:00PM

CALEB CAUDLE

DAVID ALLAN COE

COMEDY - February 2016

PROGRESSIVE BLUEGRASS

THE BLACK LILLIES

Cat’s Cradle - Back Room February 27 | 8:30PM

STAND UP

BEST OF RALEIGH ROUND-UP!

Goodnights February 10 | 8:00PM

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HONKY TONK

JITTERY JACK

Pour House February 29 | 9:00PM

STAND UP

KRISH MOHAN

Slims February 12 | 9:00PM

STAND UP

ESCAPE FROM NEW YORK

Goodnights February 3 | 8:00PM

STAND UP

GARY GULMAN

Goodnights February 12-14 | Misc

STAND UP

MARGARET CHO

Goodnights February 4-6 | Misc

STAND UP

THE GSA GRADUATION SHOWCASE Goodnights February 17 | 8:00PM

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COMEDY - February 2016

STAND UP

DREW LYNCH

Goodnights February 18-20 | Misc

STAND UP

MATT BRAUNGER

Motorco February 18 | 9:00PM

STAND UP

DANGLING LOAFER

Kings February 19 | 9:00PM

RADIO SHOW

SCHARPLING & WURSTER Motorco

February 27 | 9:00PM

CLASSICAL/STAGE - February 2016

CLASSICAL/STRING

2CELLOS DPAC

February 1 | 7:30PM

ORCHESTRA/MOVIE

STAR TREK: THE ULTIMATE VOYAGE DPAC

STAGE/THEATER

AMERICAN FAIRY TALE Raleigh Little Theatre

February 6-27 | Misc

February 4 | 7:30PM

STAGE/THEATER

SWEENEY TODD

Raleigh Little Theatre

February 12-28 | Misc

STRING QUARTET

DANISH STRING QUARTET

Baldwin Auditorium

STAGE/DANCE

THE PASSION OF FLAMENCO Motorco

February 12-14 | Misc

MUSICAL

CLASSICAL/PIANO

DPAC

Baldwin Auditorium

February 16 | Misc

February 19 | 8:00PM

DISNEY’S THE LION KING

IGOR LEVIT

February 13 | 8:00PM

STAGE/DANCE

ORCHESTRA

OPERA

Reynolds Industries Theater

THE TRIPLETS OF BELLEVILLE

Reynolds Industries Theater

METROPOLITAN OPERA RISING STARS

February 19-20 | 8:00PM

February 25 | 8:00PM

February 26-27 | 8:00PM

KYLE ABRAHAM / ABRAHAM.IN.MOTION

Carolina Theatre

PIANO

FAZIL SAY

Nasher Museum Auditorium

February 29 | 7:00PM

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