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Advance Notice: The Week in Happenings 1/10-16

A few places to find yourself in the week ahead (assuming of course you aren’t lost in the snow).

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Advance Notice: The Week in Happenings 1/3-9

Places to be and what you’ll find when you get there.

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Advance Notice: The Week in Happenings 12/20-26

Don’t let frightful weather get you down, here are a few delightful places to find yourself this week when not toasting by the fire with your loved ones. Happy holidays!

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Advance Notice: The Week in Happenings 12/13-19

Here because you can’t be trusted to know where to find the good stuff every night of the week.

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Advance Notice: The Week in Happenings 12/6-12

Your guide to the week ahead (mostly because we don’t trust you to figure out this far in advance).

Tues – 12/7

  • Yonhimbe / Hunnie Bunnies / Ski Mask / Pretty Birds That Kill @ The Nightlight – $5

Wed – 12/8

  • Crooked Fingers / Cotton Jones / Mount Moriah @ Local 506 – $12

Thurs – 12/9

  • Stroke It, Noel: A Fully Orchestrated Performance of Big Star’s Third Album @ Cat’s Cradle – $17 adv / $20 day of the show

Fri – 12/10

  • Stroke It, Noel: A Fully Orchestrated Performance of Big Star’s Third Album @ Cat’s Cradle – $17 adv / $20 day of the show
  • Cantwell, Gomez and Jordan / The Mighty Contact / Jews and Catholics @ The Pinhook – $TBA

Sat – 12/11

  • Kooley High / Carlitta Durand / King Mez / HaLo @ The Pour House – $6 adv / $9 at the door
  • Carolina Chocolate Drops / The Low Anthem @ Lincoln Theatre – $18 adv / $20 day of the show
  • American Aquarium / Luego @ Motorco – $TBA

Sun – 12/12

  • Relient K (acoustic) / Sherwood / Deas Veil @ Cat’s Cradle – $15 adv / $18 day of the show

Anywhere else?

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Advance Notice: The Week in Happenings 11/29-12/5

Mon – 11/29

Tues – 11/30

  • Dan Melchior und das Menace / Fabulous Diamonds / Pigeons @ The Nightlight – $5 adv / $7 day of the show
  • An Evening with Wreckless Eric & Amy Rigby @ Motorco – $10

Wed – 12/1

Thurs – 12/2

  • 919 Noise Showcase: Weather Glover / Electric Cactus & Weather Machine / Boat Burning @ The Nightlight – $5
  • Dexter Romweber @ The Cave – $TBA (late show)
  • HearNC Music Video Festival with Billy Sugarfix / Bibia Ellison @ Cat’s Cradle – $10 adv / $12 day of the show

Fri – 12/3

  • Lost in the Trees / Veelee @ Motorco – $TBA

Sat – 12/4

  • Spider Bags / Bellafea / Whatever Brains @Local 506 – $FREE!
  • Holiday Pig Pickin’ with Southern Culture on the Skids / The Forty Fives / Pnche Gringo @ Cat’s Cradle – $12 adv / $14 day of the show (proceeds benefit the Carrboro Food Pantry)
  • American Aquarium / House of Fools / Crowfield @ The Pour House – $8 adv / $10 at the door
  • Holy Ghost Tent Revival / Cabinet / Nick and The Babes @ Lincoln Theatre – $6 adv / 8 day of the show
  • Xiu Xiu (experimental set) / DJ Skull Vomit / Cheezface / The Ex-Monkeys @ The Nightlight – $5

Sun – 12/5

  • South Carolina Broadcasters / The Blackberry Bushes @ The Pinhook – $TBA

Anywhere else?

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Advance Notice: The Week in Happenings 11/22-28

Trust me, there are more things than Turkey Day going on this week.

Mon – 11/22

  • Junip (Jose Gonzales, Elias Araya, Tobias Winterkorn) / Sharon Van Etten @ Cat’s Cradle – $15

Tues – 11/23

  • Kurt Vile and the Violators / Purling Hiss / Old Bricks @ King’s Barcade – $10 adv / $12 day of the show

Wed – 11/24

  • Tim Kasher / Darren Hanlon @ Local 506 – $10 adv / $12 day of the show
  • David Dondero / The Moaners / Salt to Bitters @ The Cave – $TBA
  • Glam Rock Dance Party @ Motorco – $FREE!

Thurs – 11/25

  • Thanksgiving Open Jam and Potluck @ The Cave – $FREE!
  • Punksgiving Feast @ Motorco – $TBA

Fri – 11/26

  • 10th Annual Post-Turkey Day Jam with Jon Shain, Will McFarlane, Sally Spring and Peter Holsapple / Birds and Arrows / New Town Drunks @ Cat’s Cradle – $10
  • Morning Stars / Pinche Gringo @ The Cave – $TBA
  • River City Ransom / Space Ghost Cowboys / Ramona Cordova @ Motorco – $FREE!

Sat – 11/27

  • L in Japanese Dance Party (21 and under) @ Local 506 – $8
  • Give Thanks Reggae Fest with Da Gullah Rootz / Jah Creation / dub Addis / Anchants @ Cat’s Cradle – $8 adv / $12 day of the show

Sun – 11/28

Anywhere else?

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Advance Notice: The Week in Happenings 11/15-21

Mon – 11/15

  • Spelling Bee (as in an actual bee, not a band) @ Motorco – $FREE!

Tues – 11/16

  • Horse Feathers / Anais Mitchell @ Local 506 – $9 adv / $11 at the door
  • John Lindsay / Wesley Wolfe / Bright Young Things @ Motorco – $7
  • The Weepies / Carsie Blanton @ Lincoln Theatre – $18 adv / $20 day of the show
  • The Autumn Defense / Sarah Guthrie / Johnny Irion @ The Casbah – 12 adv / $15 day of the show

Wed – 11/17

Thurs – 11/18

  • Dark Water Rising / Samantha Crain / Shawn Lubby @ The Pinhook – $TBA
  • Doug Keith / Anna Bullard / Patrick Phelan (of Luego) @ The Cave – $TBA (early show)
  • Brendan Benson (of the Raconteurs) / The Posies / Aquaduct @ Cat’s Cradle – $18 adv / $20 day of the show
  • The Spinns @ The Cave – $5 (late show)
  • Calico Haunts / Jessica Hernandez and the Deltas / Aaron Berg and the Heavy Love @ The Nightlight – $6

Fri – 11/19

  • Future Islands / Lonnie Walker / Veelee / NAPS @ King’s Barcade – $8 adv / $10 day of the show
  • Puritan Rodeo CD Release Party! with New Town Drunks / Twilighter / Gasoline Stove @ Local 506 – $5
  • North Elementary / Gray Young / Jews and Catholics @ The Pinhook – $TBA
  • Gmish @ Jessee’s – $FREE!
  • Luego / John Howie and the Sweethearts / Honored Guests @ Motorco – $5

Sat – 11/20

  • Felix Obelix / Velvet Umbrella Orchestra and Chorus perform selections from Seamus Kennedy’s “All Hail the Comet – A Sci-Fi Pop Opera” @ The Nightlight – $TBA
  • Butterflies CD Release Show! with The Strugglers / Erie Choir / Cassis Orange / Wes Phillips @ Cat’s Cradle – $FREE!
  • I Was Totally Destroying It / Today the Moon, Tomorrow the Sun / Fan-Tan @ Local 506 – $FREE!
  • Schooner / The Huguenots / Wages @ The Pinhook – $TBA
  • The Old Ceremony / The Tomahawks @ Motorco – $6

Sun – 11/21

  • Doomtree ft. P.O.S. and Dessa @ Local 506 – $10 adv / $12 at the door

Anywhere else?

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Advance Notice: The Week in Happenings 11/8-14

Tues – 11/9

  • Land of Talk / Suuns @ Local 506 – $8 adv / $10 at the door
  • Bright Young Things / Boy Without God / Pinkerton Raid @ The Nightlight – $TBA

Wed – 11/10

  • Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti / Diva / Toddlers @ Cat’s Cradle – $12 adv / $14 at the door

Thurs – 11/11

  • Javelin / Reptar / Rain in My Face @ King’s Barcade – $10 adv / $12 day of the show
  • Solar Powered Sun Destroyer @ Motorco – $FREE!

Fri – 11/12

  • Amy Ray / Mount Moriah – Benefit for Urban Ministries of Durham and Strings Attached Productions @ Cat’s Cradle – $12 adv / $15 day of the show
  • Maps & Atlases / Tera Melos @ Local 506 – $10 adv / $12 at the door
  • Monsonia CD Release Show! with Minor Stars and Make @ The Nightlight – $5

Sat – 11/13

  • Sonar Benefit: Lud / Titanium Rex @ The Cave – $TBA
  • Alcazar Hotel / Katherine Whalen & Her Fascinators / Those Eno River Boys @ Local 506 – $7
  • Los Naturales / It’s Raining In My Face / Jacquelin Lee @ The Pinhook – $TBA
  • Burlesque Dance party @ Motorco – $TBA
  • Carrboro / Chapel Hill Anarchist Book Fair @ The Nightlight (early) – $FREE!

Sun – 11/14

Anywhere else?

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Advance Notice: The Week in Happenings 11/1-7

The week’s chock full of places to be and if that weren’t enough, it’s also National Novel Writing Month (or NaNoWriMo if you’re too busy spitting out dozens of pages to say whole words).  So get out there!  (And then go home and write about it!)

Mon – 11/1

  • Vetiver / Twelve Thousand Armies @ Local 506 – $10 adv / $12 at the door

Tues – 11/2

  • Strong City / Hands Like Feet @ Motorco – $FREE!
  • White Rabbits / U. S. Royalty @ Local 506 – $9 adv / $11 at the door

Wed – 11/3

  • Nightsound Musical Chairs CD Release Party with Luego / Puritan Rodeo / Lizzy Ross Band / New Town Drunks / North Elementary / Pecosa / Wylie Hunter and the Cazadores @ Cat’s Cradle – $FREE!
  • The Legendary Pink Dots @ Local 506 – $12 adv/ $14 at the door
  • Bullbot Troika All-Star Revue with Jason Kutchma (of Red Collar) / Phil Cook (of Megafaun) / Reid Johnson (of Schooner) / Greg Humphreys @ Broad Street Cafe – $FREE!

Thurs – 11/4

  • 919 Noise Showcase ft: Beniot Pioulard / Nik Woondt / CJ Boyd / Treeclimber @ The Nightlight – $6
  • The Felice Brothers / Adam Haworth Stevens @ King’s Barcade – $13 adv / $15 day of the show

Fri – 11/5

  • John Howie Jr. & The Rosewood Bluff / The Tremors @ The Cave – $TBA

Sat – 11/6

  • Future Islands / Lonnie Walker / Motor Skills @ Local 506 – $7 adv / $9 at the door
  • The World Home Brew Festival with music by Lizzy Ross & Gambling the Muse @ The Nightlight – $10 suggested donation
  • Wolf Parade / Ogre You Asshole @ Lincoln Theatre – $18 adv / $20 day of the show

Sun – 11/7

  • Shearwater / Damien Jurado @ Local 506 – $10 adv / $12 at the door
  • Robert Earl Keen’s Texas Uprising / Randy Rogers Band / Reckless Kelly @ Lincoln Theatre – $24 adv / $27 day of the show

Anywhere else?

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Advance Notice: The Week in Happenings 10/25-31

Mon – 10/25

  • Red Collar / The Riot Before / Red City Radio / Ascetic Parade @ Motorco – $TBA

Tues – 10/26

  • Ghostface Killah / Sheek Louch (of the Lox) / Frank Dukes @ Cat’s Cradle – $16 adv / $18 day of the show
  • Rocky Votolato / Ha Ha Tonka @ Local 506 – $9 adv / $11 at the door

Wed – 10/27

  • Johnny Flynn / These United States / Adam Arcuragi / Cheyenne Marie Mize @ Local 506 – $10 adv / $12 at the door
  • Gentleman Jesse / The Barrercudas / Last Year’s Men @ King’s Barcade – $8

Thurs – 10/28

  • Halloween Clothing Swap followed by FrequeNC Records Night with J+JJ Gourdon @ The Nightlight – $FREE!
  • The Dirty Little Heaters / Come Hell or High Water / Pinche Gringo @ The Pinhook – $TBA

Fri – 10/29

  • The Beast / Mosadi Music / Greg Humphreys @ Motorco – $TBA
  • Le Weekend CD Release Party! with Zeke Graves / @ The Nightlight – $5
  • Passion Pit / K Flay / Black Joe Lewis and the Honeybears @ UNC’s Carmichael Auditorium – $Various

Sat – 10/30

  • Apollo Run / Luego / Delta Rae @ Local 506 – $7
  • The Tomahawks / Lonnie Walker / The Houston Brothers @ Motorco – $TBA
  • Halloween Party and Nightlight Benefit Show: Auxiliary House / Shithorse / King Kingfisher and His Royal White Pages @ The Nightlight – $5
  • D-Town Brass / The Brand New Life @ The Pinhook – $TBA
  • Bright Young Things / The Tomahawks / The Spring Collection / Brett Harris / Luego + more @ Slim’s Downtown – $TBA

Sun – 10/31

  • Halloween Party! Gasoline Stove / Radar’s Clowns of Sedation / Taz Halloween’s  Kittybox & The Johnnys @ The Cave – $TBA
  • Foothills Brewing Halloween Costume Ball with Big Daddy Love @ The Pour House – $7

Anywhere else?