Here are the links:
regular section: http://www.ibiblio.org/carrborocitizen/print/citizen040110.pdf
Mill: http://www.ibiblio.org/carrborocitizen/print/printedmill/mill0410.pdf
Here are the links:
regular section: http://www.ibiblio.org/carrborocitizen/print/citizen040110.pdf
Mill: http://www.ibiblio.org/carrborocitizen/print/printedmill/mill0410.pdf
As for me, I’ll be singing “Roscoe” to myself pretty much constantly until Saturday night …and, you know, everyday after that.
Mon – 3/29
Wed – 3/31
Thurs – 4/1
Fri – 4/2
Sat – 4/3
Sun – 4/4
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Nathan Tarr was a stranger in Pittsburgh. Moving there from Greensboro in 2002 had meant not only losing his comfort, but also leaving behind two bands. The uneasiness inspired him to put pen to paper, melody to guitar and churn out a string of songs that, though he kept them quiet for a while, ended up as the initial blast of Wood Ear. With a sound that tiptoes on the edges alt.country, Wood Ear nods in the direction of bands like Uncle Tupelo’s world weary nouveau traditionalism, but strays from their melancholic restraints. Combining straightforward licks, Tarr’s gnawing vocal, and lyrics obsessed with the ticking clock of time, Wood Ear’s music is a battle between apathy and ardor.
With only a 6 song EP to its record (released in 2006), it’s hard to tell where Wood Ear will go in the future, but with Tarr and his steady crew of accomplices (Nathan Golub [of Fontana, the Rosewood Bluff, etc], Frank Andolina [of Fontana], Nic Brown [Longwave, Skeleton Key, Snuzz], and Krystal Black [of Dirty Version, Killing Frost, Vireo]) to back him up, it promises to be an entertaining ride. Check in to hear how Wood Ear’s evolving on Thursday, April 8th at The Pinhook where they’ll be joined by (our friends) Butterflies and Cassis Orange.
Now just five little ole bitty questions:
1. If your band were one of The Golden Girls, which would it be?
I wish I could say Sofia, but Dorothy is probably most accurate.
2. When can listeners expect a new Wood Ear record?
Rather than releasing a proper record, I’m going to release a series of singles on the website (soon to come). I’ll have two new songs out by May and four or five more by the end of the year.
3. Describe your feelings about “alt.country.â€
I could take it or leave it. People know what sound you are describing when you use it but it seems pretty ridiculous in this day and age with the lines between genre’s being blurred as much as they are.
4. Who/what might be a few inspirations or influences that might really surprise people?
I’ve listened to a lot of Bad Brains and Born Against in my time. Lately I can’t stop listening to Converge. I also really like Carole King.
5. What did you dream of being when you were a kid? (How ’d that turn out?)
I don’t remember having strong ambitions for being anything as a kid but when asked I think I said biologist or rock star. I guess it turned out all right since I’m a biologist and I’m sure to be a rock star after this interview.
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Walk on over to The Pinhook on April 8th to hear Wood Ear for yourself and come on back around these parts next week for the newest installment of five. And by all means, be sure to give Nathan a high five when you see him!
Here’s the link:
http://www.ibiblio.org/carrborocitizen/print/citizen032510.pdf
If you aren’t confused about where you should be Thursday night (to say nothing of Friday), then you should really get your head checked.
Tues – Sat – 3/23-27
Tues – 3/23
Wed – 3/24
Thurs – 3/25
Fri – 3/26
Sat – 3/27
Sun – 3/28
Anywhere else?
“I should rent some movies / Lock myself in my room / Try to get my drinking under control / Post a new entry to a blog that no one reads / And concede / That I’m getting old,” Billy Sugarfix reasons in the first lines on the first track (“Out Like a Lamb”) of his latest record Summer Tempests. But, if you’ve caught even a whisper of any of Sugarfix’s incredibly creative output, then you know that isn’t reason, it’s madness and it’s exactly the opposite of what needs to happen. No concession, no “getting older” so-called maturity should impede the art that so seemingly nonchalantly flows through his head and out to his fingertips onto blogs and televisions and especially into speakers.
Sugarfix has made an ineffable mark on the local scene. A montage of his time might note his rambles rocking out as one third of the much beloved Evil Weiner, his jaunts busking solo, his moments crafting pop vocal gems as one half of Password to Larkspur Lane, and even his side business creating custom serenades. That foreshortened list of credits alone would be evidence enough of his energy and drive, but, ever the entertainer, it’s also not the end for Sugarfix. Just recently, he’s started a new project, Billy Sugarfix’s Carousel, a five piece chamber pop ensemble that features a few familiar faces. Curious ears can catch this chapter of the Sugarfix experience live at The Nightlight on Saturday, March 20 where the Carousel will be joined by The Houston Brothers, Anna Bullard, and John Harrison of North Elementary.
And now just your standard nonstandard five question interrogation:
1. If your band were a movie, what would it be?
Ed Wood, and by that I mean the biographic film directed by Tim Burton. When you boil it all down this film is about a bunch of oddly skilled misfits who pool their resources to make something really unique, which is what I hope to do with Billy Sugarfix’s Carousel.
2. When did you start collecting Busby style hats?
Evil Wiener has a song called Marching Band. When it first came out Ron Liberti and Groves Willer got me this really nice red one to wear when we played the song. I ended up wearing it until it was all but destroyed.  When it became absolutely un-wearable I began looking for a replacement. I couldn’t find one exactly like it so I just began collecting every one that I came across.  Ever since I started this collection I have been given constant positive reinforcement in the form of questions such as this one, so as long as you all keep asking me about it I’ll keep collecting them. I currently have 17.
3. Describe your feelings about performing. (Why do you often wear a mask, costumes, etc?)
I use the mask to represent a devil may care attitude and an absolute commitment to entertain. I will admit though, that I’ve felt my guitar style is so simplistic that it isn’t enough to carry a performance and I therefore wear the mask to compensate for the lack of finger-picking and lead lines.  I’ve recently started being a lot more serious about guitar playing and have decided to temporarily discontinue the use of masks, and to compensate for my developing skill by surrounding myself with brilliant musicians such as those in the Carousel (Justin Blatt-Viola, Sara Zaleta-vocals, Doug Vuncannon-Double Bass, Wendy Spitzer-Oboe)
4. Who/what might be a few inspirations or influences that might really surprise people?
Enya. I like Enya. Yes that’s right…the Celtic New Age “Sail Away†lady. I think Orinoco Flow is a brilliant piece of music. So there.
Another huge influence that deserves mentioning is the Trekky Yuletide Orchestra. Seeing all those strings, brass, and woodwinds work in a rock club setting really kind of set me on the path to writing for and incorporating classical instrumentation into what I’m doing.
5. What did you dream of being when you were a kid? (How ’d that turn out?)
I was dead set on being a fighter pilot until I discovered that the Air Force no longer used bi-planes.
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Take a ride on Billy Sugarfix’s Carousel this Saturday, March 20 at The Nightlight. And by all means, when you see him give Billy a high five!
Here are the links:
Citizen regular section: http://www.ibiblio.org/carrborocitizen/print/citizen031810.pdf
2010 Gardening Guide special section: http://www.ibiblio.org/carrborocitizen/print/specsections/GardenGuide2010.pdf
Mid-week you are advised to be more creative than to stumble into the nearest crappy Irish themed bar. I mean, really.
Mon – 3/15
Tues – 3/16
Wed – 3/17
Thurs – 3/18
Fri – 3/19
Sat – 3/20
Sun – 3/21
Where else?
A gutturally honest new addition to the local scene, the music of Old Bricks combines splintered narratives, fragile vocals, and a cobweb-cluttered aural-field of effects and drum bursts. Centered on the confessionally-tinged songs of Stuart Edwards and filled out with the help of Andy Holmes, the music is a bewitching blend of art and ache. Though the project initially cut teeth in Nashville, it’s found its legs here nearer to their homesteads in Rocky Mount.
Thus far, they’ve released one EP and now, to our great luck, a debut LP collection of tunes, Farmers (available for preview over at IndyWeek).  If you really want to see what these guys are up to, you can catch them live (along with The Daredevil Christopher Wright and The Tender Fruit) at Slim’s in Raleigh on Friday, March 12th.
And now, five questions and five answers:
1. If your band were a president, who would it be?
Teddy Roosevelt
2. When did you decide it was time to share this music?
Never planned on not sharing it
3. Describe the perfect midnight snack.
cereal
4. Who/what might be a few inspirations or influences that might really surprise people?
tv on the radio
5. What did you dream of being when you were a kid? (how ’d that turn out?)
NBA star-dream died in sixth grade
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Even if that was a abbreviated, be sure to toss a high five at the Old Bricks when you catch ’em out. And check back next week!
Break into the spring with a show or four.
Mon – 3/8
Tues – 3/9
Wed – 3/10
Thurs – 3/11
Fri – 3/12
Sat – 3/13
Sun – 3/14
Anywhere else?