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Monthly Archives: September 2011
Van Down By The River
I can’t shake it. It’s all I can think about this week. I have a new life plan, and includes the following: Airstream trailer. Place by the river. A teeny tiny writer’s retreat. I’ve been fantasizing about the Airstream for … Continue reading
A Respectable Effort
September has been Music Month. I didn’t plan it that way, and it’s an accomplishment I doubt I’ll be able to repeat, but the final count is: 43 bands, in 30 days. That’s practically a band and a half per … Continue reading
Wilco
Last night was Wilco at the amphitheater. It was album release day for the band. It was a gorgeous early autumn night in Raleigh. It was a happy crowd. There is much that I should write about Wilco: the evolution … Continue reading
Boots and Beer
Saturday was perfect mountain weather. Not here in soggy Raleigh, mind you. But once we cleared the front of dismal weather moving across the state, things took a turn for the marvelous. We’re talking about 72 degree weather, a hint … Continue reading
Haw River Ballroom
I’m getting married, y’all. Don’t anyone panic. I have no idea when, or more to the point, to whom. But as of Friday night, I have a Where: The Haw River Ballroom. Have you been yet? Saxapahaw is a cool … Continue reading
Posted in Out and About
Tagged Haw River Ballroom, Saxapahaw, Saxapahaw General Store, The Monti
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Mission Accomplished, and Catch 22
One of my goals for starting a blog was to hold myself accountable for going out and investigating all the great things the Axis of Cool has to offer. There is no shortage, people, of things to do around here. … Continue reading
Aging in Reverse
In the last month, I have seen a ridiculous number of bands. (Final assessment of Music Month: forthcoming.) This month, accidentally, I have let music take over. In a good way. It’s been a process. Long about April, when I … Continue reading
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Hopscotch 3
It was a pretty typical night in downtown Raleigh. And by “pretty typical,” I mean “unlike anything I’ve ever seen before.” Day 3 of Hopscotch. Flaming Lips. Good heavens. The show started with a fatherly introduction from Wayne Coyne about … Continue reading
Posted in Happenings, Music
Tagged All Tiny Creatures, Bombadil, City Plaza, Deep South, downtown Raleigh, Fayetteville Street, Flaming Lips, Hammer No More The Fingers, Hopscotch Festival, Jack The Radio, John Vanderslice, Lincoln Theater, Lost in the Trees, Onward, Rosebuds, Slims, Soldiers, Superchunk, Tir Na Nog, Wayne Coyne
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Hopscotch 1
The Axis of Cool got cooler this weekend. Happy Hopscotch, all. (Or, if you’ve been drinking since noon at Fox while playing hooky at work, Hoppy Hapscotch. Whatever. It’s cool no matter how it comes out.) Hopscotch, for the … Continue reading
