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Wednesday December 11 Demon Eye, Sinister Haze, Corpse Mountain Slim's, Raleigh Demon Eye do Sabbathy boogie-metal better than just about anyone else I can think of. Rock solid. permalink

Wednesday December 11 Love and War, Monika Jaymes, Ben Millhouse The Pinhook, Durham

Wednesday December 11 Machinegun Earl, Sunshine Riot, Dragmatic, Goodbye Providence Deep South (The Bar), Raleigh

Thursday December 12 Jessica Hernandez and the Deltas, New Town Drunks Local 506, Chapel Hill music in the groovo.org player: New Town Drunks

Thursday December 12 Ashrae Fax, The Human Eyes, Secret Boyfriend The Pinhook, Durham Weirdo psychedelic synthpop throwbacks Ashrae Fax are one of the more improbable NC success stories of the past decade (particularly since they spent pretty much the entirety of the past decade broken up until the reissue of their debut earlier this year). music in the groovo.org player: Secret Boyfriend permalink

Thursday December 12 Beneath the Arise, Spirit Crusher The Maywood, Raleigh I almost never post tribute-band shows, but this one's just weird enough to rate. Beneath the Arise are a Sepultura tribute, and Spirit Crusher are a tribute to Orlando's finest, Death. permalink

Thursday December 12 Corpse Mountain, Demon Eye, Sinister Haze Nightlight, Chapel Hill This trio's mini-tour of the Triangle continues. permalink

Thursday December 12 Small Town Gossip, Johnathan Loos, Shake it Like a Caveman The Cave, Chapel Hill

Thursday December 12 Black Zinfandel, The Ar-Kaics, The Davidians, Thickmodine Slim's, Raleigh photo: Black Zinfandel, Hopscotch Music Festival 2013

Thursday December 12 Iselia, Lost Boy Chapel Hill Underground, Chapel Hill

Friday December 13 The Infamous Stringdusters, Paper Bird Cat's Cradle, Carrboro

Friday December 13 Texoma, The Magnolia Collective, Kenny Roby Local 506, Chapel Hill

Friday December 13 The Johnny Folsom 4, Canady Thomas Band Southland Ballroom, Raleigh This is billed as a Christmas Tribute to Cash and Cline. permalink

Friday December 13 Zen Frisbee, Shark Quest The Cave, Chapel Hill It has lately become necessary to confront the reality that both of these bands appear to be fully back in circulation & playing regular shows. This is important primarily due to the reshuffling it necessitates -- the rules state that Zen Frisbee are the Greatest Band in Chapel Hill in any calendar year in which they manage to play 4 or more shows. Ladies & Gentlemen, therefore, I give you: The Greatest Band in Chapel Hill. photo: Zen Frisbee reunited - Kings, Raleigh, June 2011 permalink

Friday December 13 Town Mountain, Charlie Parr Pour House, Raleigh

Friday December 13 Automag, Motorbilly The Maywood, Raleigh music in the groovo.org player: Motorbilly

Friday December 13 Borrowed Beams of Light, Naked Naps, Typefighter Slim's, Raleigh

Friday December 13 The Old Ceremony, Peter Holsapple, Sea Cow Motorco Music Hall, Durham This is a benefit for the Chordoma Foundation. photo: Django Haskins of The Old Ceremony - Hopscotch Music Festival - September 11, 2010 music in the groovo.org player: The Old Ceremony permalink

Saturday December 14 Orquesta GarDel Haw River Ballroom, Saxapahaw

Saturday December 14 Goblin, Zombi Cat's Cradle, Carrboro There have been some pretty wildly mixed reviews of this Goblin tour; you may (or may not) want to do some Googling before committing yourself. music in the groovo.org player: Zombi permalink

Saturday December 14 Knurr and Spell, Ruscha, Lakes & Woods, Robes Nightlight, Chapel Hill This is the debut show by Knurr and Spell, a new band fronted by former Pleasant frontman Sean Parker. They're joined by the heavy instrumental outfit Ruscha, chilly minimal 80s synthpop revivalists Robes, and Lakes & Woods, the new one from former Mayflies USA frontman Matt McMichaels. permalink

Saturday December 14 Brazos, Ski Lodge Local 506, Chapel Hill

Saturday December 14 Matthew E. White, Howard Ivans Kings, Raleigh Howard Ivans is Rosebuds frontman Ivan Howard's new even-more-soulful alter-ego; he recently released a 7" backed by Richmond soul savant Matthew E. White & his large band. permalink

Saturday December 14 Backsliders, Erin Nenni Band, Michael Rank Pour House, Raleigh The return of the Backsliders is one of the best things to happen to local roots/country/honkytonk/rocknroll since I don't even know when. permalink

Saturday December 14 Nannerhead, Pop Rockits The Cave, Chapel Hill

Saturday December 14 Greaver, Foreverends, Heavy Mind, Kindler Chapel Hill Underground, Chapel Hill

Saturday December 14 Kiff, Horseskull, Raw Dog The Maywood, Raleigh

Sunday December 15 Whitey Morgan, Jonathan Parker and the Bel-Airs, Eric Strickland & the B-Sides Lincoln Theater, Raleigh

Sunday December 15 Daytona, Butterflies, Ryan Gustafson The Pinhook, Durham Two of the triangle's most interesting rock/pop songwriters, Ryan Gustafson and Josh Kimbrough (Butterflies), along with high-energy Brooklyn party-garagers Daytona, makes for a weird & weirdly compelling combination. permalink

Sunday December 15 Aaron Lee Tasjan, Joe Fletcher Pour House, Raleigh

Monday December 16 Max Bemis, Matt Pryor, Sherri Dupree, Perma, Merriment Local 506, Chapel Hill

Tuesday December 17 John Howie, Jr. & The Rosewood Bluff, B-Side Project, Chip Robinson Southland Ballroom, Raleigh This is a holiday party thrown by longtime local roots-music booker Marianne Taylor, who used to book the Berkeley sometimes, and has now landed (on her feet) at the Southland Ballroom. photo: John Howie, Jr, and the Rosewood Bluff - The Casbah, Durham, Dec 18, 2010 permalink

Tuesday December 17 Midnight Ghost Train, The Purchase Chapel Hill Underground, Chapel Hill

Tuesday December 17 Crude Morgan, Sam Brown, Leia Sadiku Motorco Music Hall, Durham

Tuesday December 17 Dinosaur Bones, The Sweets, Less Western Slim's, Raleigh

Wednesday December 18 Greg Brown Cat's Cradle, Carrboro

Wednesday December 18 Survay Says, Sibannac, Corporate Fandango Motorco Music Hall, Durham I hate all three of these bands without knowing anything about them apart from their names. permalink

Wednesday December 18 Tauk, Star Studies Local 506, Chapel Hill

Wednesday December 18 Dax Riggs, Stella Lively The Maywood, Raleigh

Wednesday December 18 Beautiful Distraction, Adam Pitts and the Pseudo Cowboys, Grown Up Avenger Stuff Pour House, Raleigh

Not enough for you? There are fun interactive maps to the clubs via the Google Maps API. Other ways to get this info: 1) The handheld-optimized version of the site, or a new simplified text version of this page, for you lo-fi fans. 2) An RSS feed. AND! A weekly oggcast! (OK, it's just my WXDU radio show.) 3) An iCal feed of all the listed shows, updated nightly. 4) This listing is posted once or twice a week to ch-scene, the mailing list which is itself a mirror of alt.music.chapel-hill. 5) For you web 2.0 fans, we have a facebook app *and* a Twitter account. 6) This amuses me:

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