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Gimme Five! Patrick Cudahy of Robes

By day, Patrick Cudahy runs The Merch in Chapel Hill, a one-stop shop for custom screenprint posters, t-shirts, embroidery and more. By evening, he and Chris Williams (of Jody’s Onion, “way back in the day”) channel their creative vision in new directions, turning out electronic, indie pop in ROBES.With a new record out July 24th and a celebration show at The Pinhook, August 18th, we decided took our five question assault to Cudahy. See if he can handle the inquest after the jump.

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SPOTLIGHT: The Zombies


The Zombies are bringing their British psychedelia to Cat’s Cradle on Sunday, July 29.

Perhaps you were obsessed with “Time of the Season,” “She’s Not There” or “Tell Her No.” Maybe this obsession was in the ’60s, or later, but chances are you can’t forget this English rock band’s chilling vocals.

Characterized by their addictive sound depth and echoing melodies, The Zombies have left a mark in the music world. Their 1968 album Odessey and Oracle ranks 80th on Rolling Stone Magazine’s list of the 500 Greatest Albums of All Time.

Rod Argent and Colin Blunstone continue to lead The Zombies forward. They received strong reviews on their latest new studio album, Breathe Out, Breathe In. This tour will mark the 50th anniversary from their beginning in St. Albans on Easter 1961.

Fellow Travelers will open the show. Don’t miss this chance to catch a legendary performance. The doors open at 7 p.m. and the show starts at 8. Get your tickets in advance for $32 or the day of the show for $35.

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Gimme Five! Marc Kuzio of Coastal Vision

“Are you anxious?” asks Coastal Vision, the dastardly catchy indie-pop outfit out of Cary. Guitarist Marc Kuzio, bassist Kevin Lawless and drummer Dale Truman may not prove any direct help, but their frenetic, summer-tinged music is sure to be a welcome distraction.

This three-piece is ready to crash onto your best beach music playlist, but can one of their own make a splash in handling our five question showdown? See for yourself after the jump!

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SPOTLIGHT: Girls Rock NC Camper Showcase


The Girls Rock NC Camper Showcase will be held at Local 506 on Friday, July 20.

If you haven’t heard of the nonprofit organization Girls Rock NC, your time has come. This group holds at its core a mission to empower women and girls through creative expression. The flagship program, NC Rock ‘n’ Roll Camp for Girls, is now in its ninth year.

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Advance Notice: The Week in Happenings 7/2-8

Celebrate Independence day with a week of musical adventure!

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SPOTLIGHT: 10 by 10 in the Triangle

J. Alphonse Nicholson and Geraud Staton in Ghost Lite, 10 By 10 in the Triangle 2011 Photo courtesy of The ArtsCenter

With topics ranging from romance to fortune cookies to perfect strangers, 10 by 10 in the Triangle is 10 plays, written by 10 different people, each performed in 10 minutes.

In its 11th year, 10 by 10 in the Triangle comes to The ArtsCenter with 10 of the best new plays written by novice and critically acclaimed playwrights from across the globe, and for the first time will also feature 10 local actors and directors.

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ART NOTES: In the Galleries

Cedars, by Jacob Cooley, on display at Eno Gallery this month

At The ArtsCenter this month, puppets from the Paperhand Puppet Intervention are on display July 2-31. A reception will be held during the 2ndFriday Artwalk on July 13 from 6 to 9 p.m.

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Gimme Five! John Neville of R. Mutt

If R. Mutt looks strangely familiar, that’s because in his other life he’s John Neville, drummer of the dastardly catchy rock outfit Embarrassing Fruits. As R. Mutt, Neville pairs spacey guitar tones with reverb soaked vocals to create waves of sound, songs that build and crash with equal languor.

Sure, Neville’s got a handle on life in front and behind the kick drum, but can he handle our five questions? See for yourself after the jump!

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ROSS’S ALMANAC For July 2012

Compiled by Kirk Ross

Having recently found myself embroiled in the legislature’s sea-level rise debate, I can tell you that it is not uncommon in North Carolina to mix the anecdotal with the empirical. Since many of you are either engaged in science or know someone who is, please do what you can to help keep our science community from boiling over by mentioning “global warming” every time the mercury gets above 90 on the Fahrenheit scale.

“Climate change” is the preferred term of art these day, but I think our local climatologists would rather you just remark on the heat and be done with it, rather than trying to draw conclusions about what it means in the long run. This is not to say that one shouldn’t be concerned about climate change; it’s just that using the amount of water the dog is lapping up as an indicator is probably off base.

As readers of this almanac are well aware, we crossed an important line in the third week in June, and, yes, winter is coming on. Feel free to get in as many runs through the sprinkler as you can. The heat and extra daylight will fade before you know it.

July 1 – Sunrise: 6:04 a.m.; Sunset: 8:37 p.m.
July 31 – Sunrise: 6:23 a.m.; Sunset: 8:21 p.m.
Full Moon – July 3 Last Quarter – July 10
New Moon – July 19 First Quarter – July 26

The full moon in July is the Hay Moon, Buck Moon and Thunder Moon.

Planets & Stars
Mercury lies low in the western evening twilight at the beginning of July but soon disappears into the Sun’s glare. Mars and Saturn shine in the southwestern evening sky in the direction of the constellation Virgo. Watch over the month as reddish Mars seems to rapidly close in on Saturn. Early risers (or extreme night owls) who look east before sunrise will be treated to a view of Jupiter, and below it, Venus. —Amy Sayle, Morehead Planetarium and Science Center

Significant dates

July is National Anti-Boredom Month, Cell Phone Courtes . . . Wait I’m getting a text . . . Month, and National Hot Dog, Blueberry and Ice Cream Month. (There; the menu’s decided.)

• July 1 is International Joke Day
• I Forgot Day and World UFO Day is July 2 (Coincidence?)
• The Fourth of July is an eponymous holiday
• July 11 is Cheer Up the Lonely Day
• Bastille Day is July 14 (Storm something)
• National Ice Cream Day and National Cow Day are July 15
• Parents’ Day is July 22 (‘cause the kids are at camp)
• July 30 is National Cheesecake Day and Father-in-Law Day
• Mutt’s Day is July 31

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Food

July is, without a doubt, the best time of the year around here for eating. Cooking at home, shopping at the market, dining out – doesn’t matter which is your preferred method of eating – July rules.

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Standing up for all of us

by Vicky Dickson

Compared with most writers, Jay Leutze seems fantastically lucky.