FRI, 6/17 Papa Soul
Roar Brands Theater Camel City Yacht Club up for “Best Percussionist.” “For a bloke who just beats on things, this is pretty damn awesome!” Buterin said. “If it weren’t for my amazing Mum, and The Muppets, I might not ever have learned the importance of marching to the beat of my own drum — whether banging on pots and pans or plots and plans.” Equal parts campy and creepy; and always danceable, the Malamondos are thrilled as they slink into their 20th year as a band. “We’ve always had a great audience here,” said ringleader Van Serpico. “Those that ‘get us’ really, really seem to get us; and it’s rad we have so many from our early days still coming to shows and hanging out.” With shows in the works for July, Serpico anticipates a busy Malamondo fall season. Viva la Muerte will likewise welcome the fall as part of the “Fall Equinox Fest’’ at Oden Brewing (voted runner-up for “Best Brewery”) on Sep. 24. The group itself placed runner-up for “Best Original Band,” with drummer Wes Allen voted runner-up for “Best Percussionist.” Their summer schedule includes shows on June 25 at Oden; July 2 at Bull’s Tavern (voted “Best Intimate Music Venue” and runnerup for “Most Unique Place to Hear Live Music”); and Aug 6 at SouthEnd Brewing (voted “Best Chicken Wings in Guilford County,” second-place for “Best Brewery” WWW.YESWEEKLY.COM
and “Best Patio in Guilford County” and runner-up for “Best Guys Night Out For Fun”). For Muerte’s Matt Armstong, the recognition “means the world.” “We’ve been a Greensboro band for 17 years and to have our community recognize us is everything,” he said. “Especially during the year we put out our third album, ‘Storm Country.’” Recorded with Tom Troyer at Black Rabbit Audio (who won runnerup “Best Recording Studio”) “Storm Country” continues the Muerte trend of truth-telling and a “seat-of-the-pants” tradition. Ever-moving, Armstrong is currently working with Josh Watson (of The Grand Ole Uproar). “We hustle like minor league baseball players,” Armstrong said. “We play record stores, parties and pubs. We perform for free at March for Science protests. And we’re happy to do it because we love to play for our people.” Echoing the sentiment of gratitude shared by all of the winners, “none of this happens if we don’t have people,” he added, “so I just want to thank our fans and supporting musicians.” Thanks for voting, y’all. Cheers to the latest round of “Triad’s Best” winners. ! KATEI CRANFORD is a Triad music nerd who enjoys spotlighting artists and events.
SAT, 6/18
Pride After Party
Roar Brands Theater
SUN, 6/19
Rooftop Summer Solstice Yoga
LIVE MUSIC AT ROAR Thursday 6/16
Joe Dowdy Trio | 6pm | Fords Food Hall Daniel Snipes | 6:30pm | Est! Est!! Est!!!
Friday 6/17
Camel City Blues Duo | 6pm | Fords Food Hall DJ Fish | 8pm | The Mayfair Club Papa Soul | 8pm | Roar Brands Theater DJ iKeem | 10pm | Fords Food Hall
Saturday 6/18
PhilRay | 4:30pm | The Mayfair Club The Blues Genes | 6pm | Fords Food Hall Pride WS After Party | 7pm | Roar Brands Theater DJ Snow | 8pm | The Mayfair Club DJ iKeem | 10pm | Fords Food Hall
Sunday 6/19
Yoga(mmunity) | 6:45pm | The Mayfair Club 633 North Liberty Street | Winston-Salem, NC 27101 www.roarws.com | www.roarbrandstheater.com JUNE 15-21, 2022
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