It’s not so much that I only go to see really great songwriters where hardly no one is in the audience, it’s more that I only write Rock Reports about such evenings. Last night I ventured down to Surfside 7 because John Moreland was coming through town. I am a recent convert but I’m already fully committed. Baptized and everything. Holy Ghost fire and whatnot. It was a Wednesday night and I don’t know if John Moreland has been to Ft. Collins before, so I wasn’t expecting much of a crowd and I was right. Surfside [...]
Tuesday, April 2nd- Brett Harris , Young Rapids , and Paperhaus at Motorco Music Hall , 8pm, FREE As always, the Triangle provides us with some great concerts this week. You can check out the full round-up over at the Rock Report . The standout show for this week features local singer/songwriter Brett Harris as well as two up and coming indie pop-rock bands out of DC. Brett Harris has become something of a local master of pop. He began his career by releasing [...]
If you've read Nine Bullets at all in the last year or so there's no doubt you've heard the name McDougall. He's a favorite of several of the writers, myself included, yet because he lives in the Pacific Northwest the chances to see him live are few and far between. Or nonexistent. Last night I drove 65 miles south to Denver because McDougall was passing through on his way to SXSW. I had never heard of the bar and didn't know the area but he was playing first and it was only six dollars and I didn't have anything [...]
Thursday, February 14th- Art Lord & the Self-Potraits , GOOGOOLOO, and Lonnie Walker at Kings Barcade , 9pm While there are many great shows this week that can all be seen here at the Rock Report , there is one show that rises above all the rest. As you probably know, we here at WKNC worship the North Carolina bred synth-pop fanatics Future Islands . But what you might not know is that Future Islands [...]
Thursday, February 14th- Art Lord & the Self-Potraits , GOOGOOLOO, and Lonnie Walker at Kings Barcade , 9pm While there are many great shows this week that can all be seen here at the Rock Report , there is one show that rises above all the rest. As you probably know, we here at WKNC worship the North Carolina bred synth-pop fanatics Future Islands . But what you might not know is that Future Islands [...]
This week is going to be a great one for shows in the Triangle, but it could involve some tough decisions on certain nights. Check out some of the best shows listed below and many more listed in the Rock Report . Tuesday, January 15th- Spider Bags and Gross Ghost at The Pinhook, 9pm These bands are two of the best acts in the area both live and on the record. Gross Ghost released their Grip Tapes' debut "Brer Rabbit" in March of last year and showing [...]
New Year's Eve is always a very important night. It signifies the end of one year and the beginning of the next. It's a huge responsibility to make sure that you end 2012 on a good note and bring in 2013 in the best way possible. So how do you do this sans Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve? Well WKNC is here to help you make the best decision. This New Year's Eve seems to have something for everyone in the Triangle. From salsa to jazz, hip hop to indie rock; this New Year's Eve seems to cover all [...]
Link: www.uglykidsclub.com Category: Band For fans of: Crystal Castles, Sleigh Bells, The Kills Releases: "Ugly Kids Club" Take note: Consists of Aliegh Shields and Steve Wilson. Wilson also writes and produces for other artists. He received a Dove Award nomination and a Grammy nomination for his work on Leeland's album " Love Is on the Move ." Has [...]
I'd say the general reaction I got from people when I announced I was going to see Flobots was 50 percent "Who?" and 50 percent "The Handlebar dudes?" Yes, the dudes responsible for 2008 hit single "Handlebars" dropped into Orpheum in support of their third and most recent release, The Circle in the Square , and I was very interested in how they'd sound four years after releasing that infuriatingly catchy track. Local prog-hip hop band Samurai Shotgun hit the stage first and impressed the hell out of me. I know [...]
I am nothing, if not a rabid Dr Dog fan. Ever since seeing them at Lollapalooza a few years back I have made a point of seeing them every time they come around, so I was crushed when the Tampa Bay Area wasn’t part of the tour announcement following the release of their last album, Shame, Shame . In fact, I summed up my review of that album with the following, “ This one goes on my personal essential listening list, and if these guys come anywhere near you, don’t [...]
Ra Ra Riot has been on my radar since their eponymous 2007 EP but I honestly never expected them to come to Tampa. When the show was announced, I was surprised that not only were they coming to my town, but the show would be in the cozy confines of the Crowbar. Would Tampa show up for this must see show on a weeknight? In the rain? Yes and yes, even the double whammy of a wet weeknight didn’t stop the show from selling out and the place from being filled wall to wall. The full six [...]
We have a few giveaways for this first week of February: You can see Monotonix at King's in Raleigh on Feb. 3. This Israeli garage rock band on Drag City Records has toured in the past with Dinosaur Jr . and Silver Jews . Deerhoof is playing at King's in downtown Raleigh on Feb. 6. They have been noted as influencing bands like Sleigh Bells , Dirty Projectors , Of Montreal , St. Vincent , and Sufjan [...]
I’ve been hard on the Drive-By Truckers the past few years here on ninebullets, I know. Truth is, I’ve been even harder on them in my own mind, so when they posted Florida tour dates that made it to Tampa for only the second time since Isbell left the band, my excitement was about that of an eight year old with Brussels sprouts on his dinner plate. Ultimately, I decided I was gonna miss the show here in Tampa in favor of attending a local band’s show and figured that would be that. But, as fate would have [...]
Autopsy IV is on his annual pilgrimage to strap a board to the bottom of his feet and slide down mountains. While he is away 9B will feature a collection of guest posts. Today’s post comes from our good buddy Shawn Kellogg who reviews a show I hope to make it out to one year...the annual Slim Cessna's Auto Club New Years Eve show. To those of you that are lucky enough to live and be apart of the wonderful Denver music [...]
I’ll be honest, I’ve never heard a single song from The Goddamn Gallows outside of last Friday’s show at The Local here in St. Pete. I’d probably never have heard of them if it weren't for the fact that Jayke Orvis joined them (something confirmed by the internets but he wasn’t at the show), and I definitely wouldn’t have gone out to see them that night had they not been opening for the evil muthafucker from Tennessee, Joe Buck . So there I sat at a table in the back of [...]
I caught Tornado Rider at Tropical Heatwave last year under the advise of many a friend. They’d tried to describe what the band was like but much like I am about to here, they fell woefully short. It’s not their fault. Trying to describe their live show is a lot like trying to describe a Legendary Shackshakers live show. You can put the spectacle in words, but the experience is beyond description. Visually, Tornado Rider is a three-piece featuring drums, bass and an electric cello being played by some fellows in fantasyish costumes. Sonically, they’re pure [...]
For the last two weeks I have been six feet under at work. I mean I have been there between nine and eleven hours a day and not able to take lunch, save eating at my desk, much less find time to post about the cool shit I have found. In the middle of all this I got a text from Jeremy Steding that he was playing a free show at the The Armadillo Palace with Mike Kelly. As far as shows go it was an early show so I wrapped up what I could and bailed out of work [...]
The Yeasayer show was the first of many for me in the month of Rocktober, and the first show I’d been to at the State Theater since I saw the Breeders open for Green Day, which was a long ass time ago. As anyone who read my Yeasayer post a couple weeks ago knows, I’ve been pretty damned excited about this show for a long time and it was finally here, their first ever show in Florida. The first band up was Washed Out, which is technically not so much a [...]
I wasn't going to cover this show because Two Cow Garage is playing tonight in Florida and I know AIV will be writing up his own review but after seeing them for my first time I realized that there can't be too many reviews on any given site so this is my take. Let me start by simply saying OH MY GOD! These boys can rock! Without any competition at all this show came in second to only to Slobberbone for the best show I have seen in years. Loud, fast, and frankly fucking punk rock is the easiest way [...]
All three of these bands are near and dear to 9b’s collective heart, so to have them all on the same bill is a pretty damned fine thing. Autopsy is the one who first convinced me that I could not miss an LSS show, and after seeing my first a couple years back, I couldn’t do anything but agree with him. Have Gun Will Travel have an incredibly fun chemistry to their sound that not only translates seamlessly to digital media in a way not many other bands can match, but is even [...]
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