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Sunday, September 11, 2011
Monday, January 10, 2011
Organos Brings Complex Pop To Kings
It was a frigid night on Friday, but that didn't keep people from coming out to a great local bill happening at Kings.
Starting off the night were Soft Company. A local supergroup of sorts, with Missy Thangs of The Love Language serving as bandleader, backed by members of such defunct local acts as Lake Inferior and Violet Vector & The Lovely Lovelies, the band made their way through a set of mid-tempo songs that brought to mind 70's AM radio and classic pop. The highlight of the set was a song midway through (that I didn't catch the name of) that slowly built to an epic couple minutes of wailing guitars and prolonged "oh"s from Thangs.
Taking a break between sets to play some pinball down in Neptunes, I came back up to find a curiously less full Kings. Josh Carpenter, who plays drums in Asheville band Floating Action, brought along his own set of original songs that brought to mind The Old Ceremony on a sugar rush. With a full album recorded and (hopefully) due out soon, he's definitely one to keep an eye on in the coming year.
Organos finally came on around midnight to perform one of the best sets by a local band I've seen in recent memory. Maria Albani, her bass, and a couple pals encircled a table covered in various percussive instruments and a glockenspiel, while Reid Johnson from Schooner and Nathan White from Nathan Oliver played intertwining guitar runs and Ginger Wagg, of Veelee, provided the back beat. The set ran through all of Organos' debut, The Limbs EP, as well as several new songs. One of the best aspects of the show was how well the band played together. It'd be easy for the ramshackle songs on the EP to come across messy live, but the band performed them with an effortless grace that further revealed the subtleties and intricacies in the music. As a bonus, Albani's between-song banter rivaled that of Bradford Cox's in hilarity, making quips such as "this is our guitarist, Justin Bieber"(referring to White).
Overall, the warm tones found in the night's music served as the perfect counter to the icy winds blowing outside.
Starting off the night were Soft Company. A local supergroup of sorts, with Missy Thangs of The Love Language serving as bandleader, backed by members of such defunct local acts as Lake Inferior and Violet Vector & The Lovely Lovelies, the band made their way through a set of mid-tempo songs that brought to mind 70's AM radio and classic pop. The highlight of the set was a song midway through (that I didn't catch the name of) that slowly built to an epic couple minutes of wailing guitars and prolonged "oh"s from Thangs.
Taking a break between sets to play some pinball down in Neptunes, I came back up to find a curiously less full Kings. Josh Carpenter, who plays drums in Asheville band Floating Action, brought along his own set of original songs that brought to mind The Old Ceremony on a sugar rush. With a full album recorded and (hopefully) due out soon, he's definitely one to keep an eye on in the coming year.
Organos finally came on around midnight to perform one of the best sets by a local band I've seen in recent memory. Maria Albani, her bass, and a couple pals encircled a table covered in various percussive instruments and a glockenspiel, while Reid Johnson from Schooner and Nathan White from Nathan Oliver played intertwining guitar runs and Ginger Wagg, of Veelee, provided the back beat. The set ran through all of Organos' debut, The Limbs EP, as well as several new songs. One of the best aspects of the show was how well the band played together. It'd be easy for the ramshackle songs on the EP to come across messy live, but the band performed them with an effortless grace that further revealed the subtleties and intricacies in the music. As a bonus, Albani's between-song banter rivaled that of Bradford Cox's in hilarity, making quips such as "this is our guitarist, Justin Bieber"(referring to White).
Overall, the warm tones found in the night's music served as the perfect counter to the icy winds blowing outside.
Monday, November 1, 2010
Superb Giveaways: Start off November Right!
It finally feels like fall in the Triangle, and we're keeping you warm with some HOT giveaways (okay, so, they won't actually keep you warm...)
11/2: Zane Lamprey (comedian) at Cat's Cradle
11/4: Ra Ra Riot at Cat's Cradle
11/5: Schooner at Slim's
11/5: Soft Company at King's
11/6: Wolf Parade at Lincoln Theatre
11/7: Punch Brothers at Cat's Cradle
11/7: Robert Earl Keen at Lincoln Theatre
Remember you have to listen to win! Also, check out the rock report for the latest updates on local shows—remember Troika is this weekend!
11/2: Zane Lamprey (comedian) at Cat's Cradle
11/4: Ra Ra Riot at Cat's Cradle
11/5: Schooner at Slim's
11/5: Soft Company at King's
11/6: Wolf Parade at Lincoln Theatre
11/7: Punch Brothers at Cat's Cradle
11/7: Robert Earl Keen at Lincoln Theatre
Remember you have to listen to win! Also, check out the rock report for the latest updates on local shows—remember Troika is this weekend!
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
Local Musical Chairs Compilation
If 2009 was the year of Hear Here, then 2010 could very well be the year of Musical Chairs. Carrboro based recording studio Nightsound Studios is releasing a compilation album in a similar vein that Flying Tiger Sound pulled off at this same time last year. The project is to be titled The Musical Chairs Compilation. The kicker is that the bands are covering other local bands and have to choose the band they are covering at random. The compilation is being released for free with all donations going to the production of the free CDs and a local concert, and all concert proceeds will benefit a charity. You can read more about it here.
Bands on the project include:
Birds and Arrows
Butterflies
Erie Choir
I Was Totally Destroying It
Lizzy Ross Band
Luego
New Town Drunks
North Elementary
Pneurotics
Puritan Rodeo
Soft Company
Swaso
Wylie Hunter and the Cazadores and Pecosa
IWTDI has already announced that they are covering a North Elementary track while Puritan Rodeo is covering one of their's. I will post more information as I know it.
Bands on the project include:
Birds and Arrows
Butterflies
Erie Choir
I Was Totally Destroying It
Lizzy Ross Band
Luego
New Town Drunks
North Elementary
Pneurotics
Puritan Rodeo
Soft Company
Swaso
Wylie Hunter and the Cazadores and Pecosa
IWTDI has already announced that they are covering a North Elementary track while Puritan Rodeo is covering one of their's. I will post more information as I know it.
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