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Thursday, December 15, 2011

Duende Mountain Duo's spacey vibes - Tonight (12/15/11) @ Double Door Inn

Posted By on Thu, Dec 15, 2011 at 4:00 AM

Adventurous Asheville combo stirs up funky electronica, dub and jazzy electro that beckons immediate head bobbing. Sound manipulation, beats and breaks mark their improvised percussion and keyboards, recently further enhanced via computer-assisted reforming, and driving the spacey vibes to further reaches of disparate musical regions. $8. Double Door Inn.

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Chatham County Line's amped up, NC folk - Tonight (12/15/11) @ Neighborhood Theatre

Posted By on Thu, Dec 15, 2011 at 4:00 AM

Raleigh’s Chatham County Line, a band that loves the traditional conventions of bluegrass but doesn’t mind getting a little adventurous, has hosted an annual holiday show in its hometown for the past handful of years. This year, CCL is taking the show on the road, stopping in Charlotte on Dec. 15. If you’ve never seen these guys, give yourself a holiday gift and check them out. After all, the Avett Brothers aren’t the only ones in these parts doing intelligent, heartfelt, amped-up N.C. folk. $15. Neighborhood Theatre.

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Wednesday, December 14, 2011

Music Menu Mr. Gnome brings Madness in Miniature - Tonight (12/14/11) @ Snug Harbor

Posted By on Wed, Dec 14, 2011 at 10:14 AM

One of the finest duos currently playing, singer/guitarist Nicole Barille and drummer Sam Meister can deliver the textural delights and dynamics of Wye Oak, the epic guitar psych of Viva Voce or the punk-and-blues-based rawk-fuzz of Quasi.

Hailing from the rust-belt (Cleveland) adds grit and melancholy to the duo’s attack, but there’s something grand and sweeping to Mr. Gnome, too, especially on the band’s excellent new disc, Madness in Miniature. The duo’s most striking feature may be Barille’s ability to go from whisper to full throat-le in nothing flat, and for both poles to simmer and burn with the same intensity conjured by compelling female singers like Shannon Wright and Scout Niblett. Hot stuff.

$7
With Gospel Music and Homewrecker.
Snug Harbor.

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Music Menu Shovels & Rope's honest junkyard folk - Tonight (12/14/11) @ Visulite Theatre

Posted By on Wed, Dec 14, 2011 at 10:10 AM

I’d call it junkyard folk, but not with a bad connotation. With a pieced-together drum kit and plenty of down South attitude, Shovels & Rope keep things raw, simple and honest. The duo’s brand of folk is driven by the strong vocals of Cary Ann Hearst, who could sing the phone book and still entertain the masses.

$7-$10.
With Elonzo.
Visulite Theatre. (Jeff Hahne)

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Tuesday, December 13, 2011

New Releases This week's new releases (12/13/2011)

Posted By on Tue, Dec 13, 2011 at 4:17 PM

Here's a quick rundown on some of this week's new releases:

Anthony Hamilton Back to Love — Helping to put Charlotte on the map one soul song at a time.

Rammstein Made In Germany — They're big in Germany... but so is David Hasselhoff.

Snoop Dogg and Wiz Khalifa Mac And Devin Go To High School Soundtrack — Since they star in the movie, I guess it makes sense that they're on the soundtrack. Were you expecting Ludacris and 50 Cent instead?

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Music Menu Rachel Yamagata's soulful solo sounds - Tonight (12/13/11) @ Visulite Theatre

Posted By on Tue, Dec 13, 2011 at 12:17 PM

The comely Virginia pianist may have begun her solo career as the logical heir to the piano gals of the late-’90s/early 2000s (a little Tori Amos, a little Fiona Apple, a major label deal), but she soon added brasher R&B compositions to her portfolio. (PJ Harvey comparisons were over the top, though, as she lacks the Brit’s inherent angst and fury).

Guest spots on Ray LaMontagne, Rhett Miller and Ryan Adams & The Cardinal LPs boosted her brand even as she lost her label deal and had to fund her latest, the subdued and introspective Chesapeake, via PledgeMusic.

$17-$20.
With Mike Viola
Visulite Theatre

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Videos Trent Reznor, Karen O team up for 'Immigrant Song'

Posted By on Tue, Dec 13, 2011 at 10:11 AM

I've heard plenty of hype about the movie The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo, but I'm more interested in it because of the Trent Reznor/Atticus Ross combination responsible for the soundtrack. Ross and Reznor won a Grammy for their work on The Social Network.

If the release of their collaboration with Karen O is any indication, there could be another Grammy in their future. The trio released a video for their cover of Led Zeppelin's "Immigrant Song." If you're going to cover Plant, Page and Co., you'd better do it well.

Not as industrial as you'd might expect, the song fuses an electronic backbeat to Karen O's sweet-yet-spooky vocal style and tinges of keyboard lightning strike at the right moments. Check it out:

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Sunday, December 11, 2011

Music Menu The Royal Tinfoil's "soulful drug-laced Americana" - Tonight (12/11/11) @ The Milestone

Posted By on Sun, Dec 11, 2011 at 4:59 PM

This Charleston quintet plays a rowdy, earthy style of country-folk that they liken to “drunken gypsy sex” and “soulful drug-laced Americana.” What’s most promising — if not fully fleshed out yet — about the Tinfoil are the girl-boy vocals of Lily Slay and Mackie Bones.

Slay, in particular, has a husky-sexy voice well-suited to the band’s chosen style, which taps into that low-country sweat-boogie thing. They’re still rough around the edges, though, in that some songs are clearly inferior to others. But it’s early days and the promise feels legit.

$6.
With locals Old Milwaukee (celebrating an EP release), Sinners & Saints and Buck Mountain Stranglers.
The Milestone.

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Music Menu Sarah Lee Guthrie & Johnny Irion's sweet, psychedelic country-rock - Tonight (12/11/11) @ Neighborhood Theatre

Posted By on Sun, Dec 11, 2011 at 4:44 PM

The husband-wife duo has been making sweet folk and country-rock, laden with acoustic guitars and harmony, since their debut in 2005.

Their newest recording, Bright Examples, is hewn with psychedelic flourishes where the songs flow into atmospheric moods.

Both are astute songwriters, and, with talents combined, the results are wonderfully coherent and listenable.

With Amanda Jo Williams, Lowry & Fedor Duo. $10-$12. Neighborhood Theatre.

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Music Menu Native Pride! Anybody Killa - Tonight (12/11/11) @ Tremont Music Hall

Posted By on Sun, Dec 11, 2011 at 4:30 PM

Hailing from Detroit, ABK has serious N.C. ties and has carved out his own lane as a Native American hip-hop artist.

The son of Lumbee Indians from eastern North Carolina, he’s blended elements of that upbringing with gangsta rap and horror themes made famous by the Insane Clown Posse into a career well into its second decade.

$13-$15. Tremont Music Hall.

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