Quote :

"I can say that pretty confidently because it's laughable that it would happen."

how do you figure?

1/16/2014 4:42:26 PM

Quote :

"You might have to eat your hat. For Merge XX, the 3Ds flew in, Mag Fields came for their only gig in 18 months, and Spoon played a club entirely too small for them, among other things. And Arcade Fire played the Carrboro Farmer's Market with the #1 record in the country."

Well, yeah true I should maybe not exaggerate my sureness. Definitely a historical possibility it could happen. I only say it won't because I know someone at Merge that, and while there were no specifics because no one wants to be a leak, my impression was that it wouldn't happen. But yeah, maybe they're a better liar than I think and I should hold off on the hat eating bets.

1/17/2014 12:04:18 AM

1/22/2014 10:06:22 AM

aziz ansari, 3/10 at carolina theater, just went on sale.

1/23/2014 8:05:21 PM

Alice in Chains just announced a (Wednesday) May 7th show at Memorial Hall. I'm expecting ticket prices similar to Weezer. Presale starts this Wednesday or Thursday at 10am

1/27/2014 8:37:02 PM

You should all buy tickets for Double Barrel Benefit 11.

http://wknc.org/dbb11/

1/27/2014 10:57:30 PM

I thoroughly enjoyed NMH on Saturday

2/3/2014 1:13:20 PM

Saw NMH last night as well as a few months back in Athens.

"Untitled" from last night's show was my favorite moment of both shows.

2/3/2014 1:25:53 PM

^yeah, actually gave me chills, no lie

2/3/2014 2:00:01 PM

Dead Meadow @ Snug Harbor on Saturday. fuck yeah

2/3/2014 6:32:28 PM

http://www.billboard.com/articles/columns/the-615/5901129/merle-haggard-to-headline-merlefest-2014-lineup

2/10/2014 12:12:11 PM

the first time i heard of merlefest i had to figure out why the hell merle haggard wasn't playing

2/10/2014 8:14:51 PM

congrats to Dan Deacon

2/17/2014 2:57:34 PM

Oh, I meant to mention

Future Islands on Letterman 3/3

2/17/2014 2:58:45 PM

AUDIBLE GASP

2/17/2014 3:00:01 PM

^when/where are they playing?

2/18/2014 1:37:02 PM

I saw Juicy J and Project Pat on Friday night at the Lincoln.

I might have been the oldest person there.

It was all 18(maybe)-25 white kids.

3/2/2014 10:50:55 PM

That INCREDIBLY WELL-REHEARSED St. Vincent show was great, but I'm not sure the visuals made up for the lack of chaos.

Also, stepping into cued lights for solos seems antithetical to the way her solos are constructed and how they're placed into songs. An anti-solo with all the regular rock trimmings just becomes a regular rock solo.

She was very clearly working too hard in the Actor era when trying to sing, play, and do all of the things necessary to change guitar timbres via foot control. Now that all her switching is done by a keyboardist via MIDI/Ableton control, I think she's in danger of swinging too far the other way, and letting the "show" dominant her playing and singing as the tap dance had done before.

3/5/2014 1:24:08 AM

is it too easy to blame David Byrne?

3/5/2014 1:26:17 AM

It'd be too easy to blame David Byrne, but it'd also be ridiculous to say it's not a factor.

It was still a really good show.

The visuals in "Rattlesnake" (the opener) were great, but they slowly lost their luster over the course of the show. It never got tiresome, but I got the same impression as I did seeing NIN on the Fragile tour: this is all programmed to the point that there's no escape routes. That's a bit of a shame for someone who has such fits/spasms of creativity.

She did a solo version of "Strange Mercy" in the encore that was really beautiful. I wish the rest of the show had been more like that. Not necessarily solo/quiet, but a little more organic.

3/5/2014 1:39:13 AM

3/6/2014 11:56:34 AM

if anyone comes across two tickets to The XX on Apr 2nd at lincoln and want to do me a solid lemme know...

I'm trying to get them for my fiance as a wedding present... I was quite surprised to find out they were sold the fuck out

3/10/2014 2:10:00 AM

anyone know the amex presale code for vampire weekend at red hat?

3/12/2014 5:35:46 PM

NOCONTRATRACKS

3/12/2014 6:25:43 PM

^well played, sir.

3/12/2014 6:28:49 PM

Really digging the new Heene Boyz, hope they tour soon.

[Edited on March 12, 2014 at 7:39 PM. Reason : foo]

3/12/2014 7:38:41 PM

Just got my Vampire Weekend tickets from their website.

Scroll to the bottom and click live and look for Raleigh.

Will Sky Ferreira open?

3/13/2014 10:41:02 AM

i got pit tickets this morning. excited to finally see them.

3/13/2014 5:28:50 PM

Sylvan Esso announced a May 9th show at the Cats Cradle.

3/18/2014 2:48:03 PM

[Edited on March 19, 2014 at 4:37 PM. Reason : nm]

3/19/2014 4:36:37 PM

Pizza Underground tonight! I'm so excited!

3/20/2014 4:26:40 PM

Are they still playing 8 minute sets?

3/20/2014 6:10:16 PM

I can't imagine they're not. A surprisingly large number of friends have paid to go to this so I'm anxious for the reports. A Beverly Hills Cop poster is on their rider.

3/20/2014 6:52:12 PM

The Sylvan Esso show's the album release party

3/20/2014 8:50:55 PM

My wife (mahhhhhhwiiiiife) saw The Pizza Underground a few weeks ago. They played for longer than 8 minutes, but they were the worst band she's ever seen. Ever.

3/21/2014 1:51:59 AM

Deafheaven was great again on Sunday. Doesn't touch the first time I saw them at Kings immediately after Sunbather came out but still solid.

3/25/2014 12:59:20 PM

man or astroman and acid mothers temple are bothing playing on April 26

this is the hardest decision of my life

3/31/2014 3:54:57 PM

MOAM? are always good, but less crazy than in past years

i'd only opt for that over AMT if you've never seen MOAM? before

3/31/2014 4:08:48 PM

yeah i already bought tickets for MoAM. also chose kraftwerk over AMT in VA beach on friday. they'll be back.

either way that weekend is gonna rule. i might round it off with future islands on sunday

[Edited on March 31, 2014 at 5:12 PM. Reason : .]

3/31/2014 5:12:11 PM

Duke Gardens is holding some good shows this summer, including King Khan and Spiderbags.

4/19/2014 12:06:53 PM

man or astroman were fucking incredible last night. at one point coco's theramin was on the whack, so he smacked it until it started working, then lit it on fire and pointed it at the crowd.

charlotte blows. weren't enough people there to appreciate it

[Edited on April 27, 2014 at 10:54 AM. Reason : .]

4/27/2014 10:49:16 AM

Anyone here go to Chvrches last night?

4/29/2014 11:12:49 AM

Hurray for the Riff Raff, tonight 4/29 on Conan.

4/29/2014 11:35:00 PM

Just got NMH tickets for Hollywood Bowl in September.

5/1/2014 11:13:27 PM

Beck to Red Hat Awesome.

5/5/2014 11:30:39 AM

Stoked for HAIM tomorrow.

Future Islands on Kimmel tonight.

5/5/2014 11:45:21 AM

Avett Brothers PNC Arena NYE show presale tickets are available at TM. Password is kickdrum.

http://tinyurl.com/okc7bcc

[Edited on May 7, 2014 at 10:36 AM. Reason : Beck presale is going on now too. Password: MORNING]

5/7/2014 10:17:47 AM

The Black Keys just announced they will be in Raleigh (PNC arena) on December 5th, with St. Vincent as their opening act

5/8/2014 8:20:19 AM

Swans in Charlotte July 1. my birthday. oh man

5/8/2014 8:47:51 AM

^^ I appreciate it when big acts take really good acts on as support, but why would you book someone who writes and plays circles around you on tour as an opener?

Same problem happened with Future Islands and Titus Andronicus blowing Okkervil River off the stage every night.

5/9/2014 3:55:05 AM