Stuff to do, week of July 31, 2010
Saturday, July 31
Corrosion of ConformityUS ChristmasBlack TuskRighteous Fool
Pour House, Raleigh
Quite a combination: one of my favorite heavy bands of my teenage years, Corrosion of Conformity, reunited in their now-considered-most-"classic" trio lineup. And one of my favorite heavy bands of right-fucking-now, U.S. Christmas, who write these amazing endless swirling psych epics that are equal parts multiple guitars, theremin/synth/violin noises, and the choked-off, paranoid-as-fuck yowls of frontman Nate Hall.
Saturday, July 31
Calico HauntsThe Deadstring BrothersWhitey MorganRachel Koontz & The Morning After
Berkeley Cafe, Raleigh
Calico Haunts put out one of my top-3 albums of 2009, "After All," which, at its best, came off as some kind of unholy collaboration between Leonard Cohen & Crazy Horse.
Saturday, July 31
The Mountain GoatsMount MoriahMidtown DickensThe Pinhook, Durham
This show is SOLD OUT, as it is a benefit for the damnfine local record label Holidays for Quince, and they sold advance tickets on their website. And the [solo, "classic edition"] Mountain Goats are playing. And it's a one-sided 12" EP release party for Mount Moriah, whose debut full-length will be one of your favorite albums of whatever year it winds up getting released in.
It appears that the Friends With Benefits folks have a limited number of passes that they're giving away on Twitter, so
follow them.
Saturday, July 31
AminalPros & Cons
WagesThe Cave, Chapel Hill
Sunday, August 1
Antibubbles
Cassis Orange
Good Kids Sprouting Horns
The Pinhook, Durham
This is an early (6:00 pm!) show. Cassis Orange are a catchy new mid-fi bedroom synth-pop outfit whose debut EP got a lot of love from WXDU DJs a few months back.