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Troika Music Festival, Nov. 5-7
If you’ve been waiting around for months to finally see that great local band that you’ve heard so much about, now’s your chance.
Troika serves as Durham’s own music festival with performances in venues all around Bull City throughout three nights. Some local event sponsors include Merge Records, Duke student-run radio station WXDU and the Durham Performing Arts Center.
This event is affordable (and college-student friendly) with a full-festival pass priced at $20 or $8 for a night. However, if you’re feeling super thrifty, there is at least one free show each night (one Thursday, two Friday and four Saturday).
Rock, Paper, Scissors, a new addition to this year’s festival, features live music, and art from local craftsmen and band merchandise for sale on Saturday from noon to 4 p.m. Check out the vendor list.[map]
There’s no lack of quality in talent whatsoever, so I’ll take the lazy, yet thorough way out and post the entire schedule:
Thursday, Nov. 7
Festival Kickoff at Durham Central Park (free) [map]
- 7 p.m. The Beast
- 7:45 Megafaun
Backstage at the DPAC [map]
- 8:30 p.m. Ghost Cats
- 9:15 p.m. Humble Tripe
- 10 p.m. The Future Kings of Nowhere
- 11 p.m. Bowerbirds
The Pinhook [map]
- 9 p.m. The Desmonds
- 9:45 p.m. House of Fools
- 10:30 p.m. Aminal
- 11:15 p.m. Max Indian
Duke Coffeehouse [map]
- 9:15 p.m. Molly Bancroft
- 10 p.m. The ExMonkeys
- 10: 45 p.m. EAR PWR
- 11: 45 p.m. Future Islands
Broad Street Cafe [map]
- 9:30 p.m. Regina Hexaphone
- 10:15 p.m. Pink Flag
- 11 p.m. The Dry Heathens
- 11:45 p.m. The Moaners
Friday Nov. 8
West End Wine Bar (free) [map]
- 7:30 p.m. Tea and Tempests
- 7:45 p.m. Liza Kate
- 8:30 p.m. Birds and Arrows
Marvell Event Center [map]
- 8:15 p.m. Ryan Gustafson
- 9 p.m. Wembley
- 9:45 p.m The Proclivities
- 10:30 p.m. Embarrassing Fruits
Trotter Building [map]
- 9 p.m. The Huguenots
- 9:45 p.m. Brett Harris
- 10: 30 p.m. Hammer No More the Fingers
- 11:30 p.m. Gentleman Jesse & His Men
- 12:30 a.m. Dex Romweber Duo
Duke Coffeehouse
- 9:30 p.m. The Ringing Cedars
- 10: 15 p.m. The Pneurotics
- 11 p.m. I Was Totally Destroying It
- midnight Birds of Avalon
Broad Street Cafe
- 9:45 p.m. Jews and Catholics
- 10:30 p.m. Whatever Brains
- 11:15 p.m. Dirty Little Heaters
- 12:15 a.m. Pipe
Bull McCabe’s (free)
- 11:30 p.m. All Your Science
- 12:15 a.m. Beloved Binge
Saturday, Nov. 9
Rock, Paper, Scissors at Trotter Building (free)
- 12:30 p.m. Three Days in Vegas
- 1:30 p.m. Tin Star
- 2:30 p.m. Mount Moriah
West End Wine Bar (free)
- 7 p.m. Sequoya
- 7:45 p.m. Jasme Kelly
- 8:30 p.m. The Tender Fruit
Marvell Even Center
- 8:15 p.m. Sea Cow
- 9 p.m. Bright Young Things
- 9:45 p.m. Lud
- 10:30 p.m. Luego
The Pinhook
- 9:30 p.m. Veronique Diabolique
- 10:15 p.m. Citified
- 11 p.m. Gray Young
Duke Coffeehouse
- 8:45 p.m. D-Town Brass
- 9:30 Veelee
- 10:15 Schooner
- 11:15 Lonnie Walker
Trotter Building
- 9 p.m. The Bronzed Chorus
- 9:45 Maple Stave
- 10:30 The Travesties
- 11:30 Red Collar
Broad Street Cafe
- 9:30 p.m. Dynamite Brothers
- 10:15 Rat Jackson
- 11 The Loners
- midnight The Love Language
Bull McCabe’s (free)
- 11:30 p.m. Butterflies
- 12:15 a.m. Pistil
Check out a map of all the venues (courtesy Troika’s Web site).
If you can’t make it to Durham, head over to the Indy and download some free tracks from festival performers. (If you love free stuff check out Free-cession in the Triangle for all kinds of free activities!)
Can’t get enough Troika here? Follow the festival’s Bullbot and check out his blog.
Halloween all over the Triangle
in Chapel Hill
- Local 506: Cover bands Some Girls (Rolling Stones), The Julies (60s psyche) and Southern Girls (Cheap Trick) should make for a rocking good time. Doors at 9:30 p.m., show at 10 p.m., $5 at the door. Note that this show is non-smoking. [map]
- Mansion 462: Eccentrik Festival VI: The Mariner’s Revenge, an annual steampunk/gothic fest hosted by Mistee Kantrip with Unwoman (San Francisco-based cellist/singer), Veronique Diabolique (Durham-based French goth)and Vernian Process (San Francisco-based dark/whimsical post-punk). Show starts at 9 p.m. [map]
in Durham
- The Pinhook: Halloween Bash with cover bands Girl Ramonas (female Ramones), Heart of Glass (Blondie) and Amps Do Furnish a Room (Television). Show starts at 10 p.m. [map]
- The Broad Street Cafe: Halloween party with Once and Future Kings (Raleigh-based dystopian indie rock). Show at 10 p.m. with a costume contest and prizes at 11 p.m. [map]
in Raleigh
- Berkeley Cafe: Halloween show with UNTOLD, (Raleigh-based alternative rock) ReAlign, Facedown, Melville Toast (Melville-based blues rock). All ages show, $5 with a costume, $8 without. [map]
- The Pour House Music Hall: 15th annual Phat Smashing Pumpkin Jam. Doors and show at 9 p.m. $5 and must wear a costume for entry. [map]
The Beast album release at Duke Coffeehouse, Oct. 16
Durham-based hip-hop group The Beast will kick off the release of its debut album “Silence Fiction” Friday, Oct. 16, at Duke Coffeehouse. The self-produced CD marks its first full length, but the group has practiced its blend of jazz, soul and hip-hop on EPs “Belly” in 2008 and “Catalyst” in July.
But don’t take P. Diddy’s word for it, download “Catalyst” for free here to check out their sound and see the band and Nnenna Freelon (who’s a Grammy award winner, mother of the band’s emcee Pierce Freelon and song “A Prelude to a Kiss” played during the closing credit’s of Oct. 10′s “Mad Men”) lay down the EP’s track “Once Again” in the studio.
Carlitta Durand, Kooley High and Freebass 808 open. The show starts at 8 p.m. and costs $10 at the door. [map]
For more info on The Beast visit its Web site.
Where in Durham can I go see free music…
…and eat?
- Anotherthyme Restaurant & Bar Jazz Thursdays with Al Strong and friends [map]
- Papa Mojo’s Roadhouse with jazz guitarist Scott Sawyer during Sunday brunch noon-4 p.m. [map]
…and have a drink?
- Alivia’s Durham Bistro with Superfunk featuring DJ Chocolate Thunder and Kid Dyn-O-Mite Wednesdays 10 p.m.-2 a.m. [map]
- Sirens Lounge DJ events Saturdays 10 p.m.-2 a.m. [map]
- Uptown Club on various dates [map]
…at open mics?
- All Blues Jam at All People’s Grill, first Thursday of every month at 7 p.m. [map]
- City Beverage Wednesdays from 8:30-11:30 p.m. [map]
- Ideas! Coffee House second Thursday of every month at 7:30 p.m. [map]
…and sing karaoke?
- The Tavern Thursdays at 10 p.m. [map]
Max Indian at The Pinhook, Oct. 1
Experience one of Chapel Hill’s infant bands at Durham venue The Pinhook this Thursday, Oct. 1. However, don’t expect novice musicianship as members, like so many in the incestuous local music scene, dip their toes in multiple projects like Luego, Roman Candle, The Tomahawks and Mount Moriah, to name a select few.
Recent music fixture Max Indian (Nick Jarger, Carter Gaj, Jeff Crawford, James Wallace, Jamie McFarlane) combines the retro with current indie rock and catchy, not kitschy elements of pop-rock. OK and maybe a little bit of folk rock.
Check out a video of the band performing “Free as the Wind” from their “You Can Go Anywhere, Do Anything” release show at Local 506 last year.
Floridians Lighthouse Music open at 9 p.m. with the headliner at 10 p.m. Check out The Pinhook’s music calendar and blog. [map]
