Music

• Heard The Gravy Boys? You Should

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  Discovered March 5, 2010 at 10:28 am

  Carrying on the Piedmont tradition of Americana music, The Gravy Boys‘ rootsy tunes resonate long after hearing them. And with the band’s sophomore effort, 2009’s Dust Bowl Lover, The Gravy Boys have come into their own blending elements of “depression-era folk … high-lonesome duos … honky-tonk country and modern rootsy alt-country.”

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• New LiLa Music Video Showcases Durham

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  Discovered March 2, 2010 at 9:40 am

  I’m not enough of a music fan to know where Durham-based “hip-rock” band LiLa will end up ranking in the world of music, but a BCR reader sent along this, their new video, which does a nice job featuring haunts around Trinity Park and downtown Durham. And it certainly left me, well, slackjawed enough to want to share it here.

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• DJ Uncle Paul Keeps It Real At WKNC

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  Discovered December 21, 2009 at 9:52 am

  Now the station plays a lot of music directly from a computer or some kids bring up their ipods. I primarily use CDs, but also some vinyl. Most of the time I have to turn the CD players on when I’m preparing to start my shift because no one has been using them, that makes me feel like an old guy.

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• Holiday Shows Listing in the Triangle

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  Discovered December 9, 2009 at 2:47 pm

  This is a great list of Holiday Shows that are happening in the Triangle.

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• What’s Up This Weekend in, and around, Raleigh?

  Result 5

  Discovered November 19, 2009 at 11:34 am

  Check out my calendar of events for what’s going on in Raleigh and surrounding areas this weekend.

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• a cappella doo-wop group called “MKM” performs today at 12pm

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  Discovered November 18, 2009 at 11:44 am

  3 gentlemen will be performing at the Express Library in Downtown Raleigh today at 12pm. Sounds really great!

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• Deep South – Open Mic on Tuesdays

  Result 7

  Discovered November 10, 2009 at 2:20 pm

  Thanks Goodnight Raleigh for the story about Open Mic Night at Deep South.

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• Indie Pop meets Hip-Hop in battle of the bands

  Result 8

  Discovered November 5, 2009 at 5:19 pm

  This one came out of left field today. The Love Language will take on The Foreign Exchange in a battle of the bands sponsored by Red Bull at Hibernian off Glenwood. The two bands will compete in four battles, including a covers face-off.

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• The Beast bridges racial divides

  Result 9

  Discovered October 16, 2009 at 3:48 pm

  The original concept of hip-hop as the voice of a progressive culture has been largely lost, but The Beast is a band that is giving the genre back its voice. Frontman Pierce Freelon explains the significance of The Beast’s promotional materials, artwork and composition.

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• Things get hairy (and sweaty) at The Pour House

  Result 10

  Discovered October 16, 2009 at 1:12 pm

  I missed Monotonix at The Pour House Thursday night. And while it may have been a truly face-melting experience, I really feel like I dodged the bullet that is sweaty, chest hair crowd surfing. Perhaps next time …

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