
THIS WEEK'S SHOWS Thursday, Jan. 29: Lollipop Factory , The Virgo 9 , Animal , The Reservoir Friday, Jan. 30: Scott Miller & The Commonwealth with Dave Wilson (of Chatham County Line) , Berkeley Cafe Former V-Roys guitarist Miller is touring has a new album coming out next Tuesday, but you can buy it from him this Friday at the show. Saturday, Jan. 31: The Annuals , Cat's [...]

THIS WEEK'S SHOWS SHOW OF THE WEEK! Thursday, Jan. 8: The Ex-Monkeys with Sonic Death Rabbit The Pour House The Ex-Monkeys are Ian and Eddie from Friend Side Monkey. I know almost nothing about Sonic Death Rabbit, but judging from their myspace, they're a Charlotte-Los Angeles duo that likes to dress up in costumes and make really funny, catchy music with Game Boys. This one will definitely be worth checking out. Thursday, Jan. [...]

THIS WEEK'S SHOWS Wednesday, Dec. 31: Urban Sophisticates , The Pour House Check out the footage my former colleague Rob Roberts got of Urban Sophisticates a couple of years ago. SHOW OF THE WEEK! Wednesday, Dec. 31: Unknown Hinson with Rebel Son , Lincoln Theatre Unknown Hinson is known mostly for his Squidbillies character and his crazy Nudie-suit vampire look, but he is also a phenomenal guitarist [...]

(Colossus, photo by Betsy Harris) THIS WEEK'S SHOWS Thursday, Dec. 25: Terry Anderson's 9th Annual Christmas Throwdown, The Pour House SHOW OF THE WEEK! Saturday, Dec. 27: Colossus with Hellrazor , Slim's Colossus is a must-see for Judas Priest fans. Hellrazor describes themselves as "breakneck heavy metal" on their myspace page, and that pretty much describes the music I've heard by them. [...]
THIS WEEK'S SHOWS Thursday, Dec. 18: The Left Outlet with Dirty Little Heaters and Savage Knights , The Pour House I don't think you can get a show that's more all-over-the-map than this one. Dirty Little Heaters, featuring Reese McHenry's powerful, Joplin-esque voice and raging mad lyrics, are the reason you should go to this show. I can handle swirly prog rockers Left Outlet in small doses if I don't have to watch them. Savage Knights is a collection of local improv stars, including [...]