oak city hustle issue #5 | jan 2015
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CONTENTSART
THE NEVER-ENDING BOXCAR ART SHOW 9
BROAD STROKES WITH SHAUN RICHARDS 16
RAPSODY GOING HOME 24
RALEIGH STATIC 32
IRON AND ART: THE WORK OF HORN & HEEL 38
BATTLE CHASERS CREATIVE WARFARE 45
INDIE 50URBAN 52EDM 54POP 54ROCK 54COUNTRY 57COMEDY 58CLASSICAL / STAGE 59FESTIVALS 60
MUSIC LIFE
texture photo: Caroline Cockrell
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THE NEVER-ENDING BOXCAR ART SHOW
WORDS: ANTHONY AFTERWIT | PHOTOS: TANE ADDINGTON
Raleigh, meet my main man Tane. He benches hard.
“Hey, what’s up – my name is Tane. I’m a North Carolina cat currently residing in Charlotte, and I’m a bencher. For those of you who are not familiar with the term benching, it originated in New York City in the ‘70s and ‘80s with the subway graffiti movement. Kids painted trains at night and then sat on benches when trains came out the next day to see and get shots of them. The concept is the same, but the trains are different these days. When regulations changed and subway graffiti was kicked out, writers moved on to freight trains and realized these travel across the US instead of staying within 1 city. So I film and shoot freight trains.”
What are your first memories of seeing or painting graffiti? “I came up in hip hop in the ‘80s and was aware of the 4 elements, including graffiti. Living in rural North Carolina, I didn’t see much graffiti firsthand until I traveled to Atlanta in the ‘90s. At the time, Atlanta was a mecca for underground hip hop and graffiti was blowing up. Artists like SEVER and
TOTEM were doing work that I couldn’t ignore. I was hooked.”
Tell us a little about your relationship with graffiti? “Realizing that NC would never be a hotbed for street graffiti, I started filming trains that rolled through my area. At first, I went out whenever I had a chance to document, but soon I couldn’t get enough. Now it has become a daily necessity. So maybe I’ll call my relationship an addiction. I have to see trains. I need to see trains. I’ve been fortunate to meet like-minded individuals from coast to coast, and I’ve been able to travel to see how they do what I do and vice versa. Everybody has different ways of benching – rolling footage, standing still, chasing cars. In a rural setting, you can catch both sides of a train. In a city, you might have one window to shoot through, and that’s it. It’s a challenge.” What makes freight train graffiti unique and different from other types of graffiti?
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“As the years went by, documenting trains, I realized there was a lot more rolling by me than just big colorful pieces. There’s a culture that was around long before graffiti artists realized the distance these trains were traveling. The moniker culture began to spark my interest, and now I enjoy catching a rare moniker as much as a whole car. There’s an underworld of people (train workers, hobos, graffiti artists) who utilize freight trains to communicate and document their daily life and travels. Graffiti on a wall stays where it is; graffiti on a train travels thousands of miles, rolling through major cities and rural areas. That’s what got me – I could find it wherever I went, wherever trains passed.” I know you make different kinds of art. Tell us a little about the work you create. “I like to think my art is evolving with my life and my experiences. I started using lights and light boxes to accentuate some of my photos and create a fantasy-like experience similar to what I feel when I see a dope piece in a train yard. Now my work is starting to be an assemblage of my adventures, incorporating photography with rail relics, skulls and other oddities I collect while walking through train yards and long lines. I hope it gives not only a visual perspective but also represents the texture of my world.”
How many photos do you estimate you’ve taken? “Based on having one DSLR that gave up at about 200,000 clicks, I would estimate that I’ve taken at least twice that many freight photos. That number is growing quickly. Right now I
probably shoot 1000 pictures a week, and I only post about 50 of them, so my archive is extensive.” Tell us a little about the freight train graffiti scene. How did it start? What were the early years like? How has it grown from its early years? “My view of the graffiti scene may be a little different from someone who actually does graffiti. I’ve gained some acceptance in this culture, but I’m also looking in from the outside. I’ve watched it go from a raw form of art, where you could watch all day and be thrilled to catch 10 pieces, to now, where it’s common to catch 30 pieces on 1 line. The biggest changes in the culture have been the growth of the internet and recent apps such as Instagram and Flickr. Don’t get me wrong – graffiti has always been about fame, but there were rules. If you were famous, it was earned and deserved. Today you just paint and post. You don’t have to work for it as much, and that’s damaged a lot of the integrity of writing. Maybe it’s just my age and seeing several generations come through since I’ve been doing this. A lot has changed, but one thing is certain: Real will always recognize real.”
Check out more from Tane on Instagram @choochooTane, Flickr at flickr.com/photos/nodcraft or Vimeo at vimeo.com/user17026082.
Tane is also contributing to a new and improved 12ozprophet.com that will be launching shortly.
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BROAD STROKES WITHSHAUN RICHARDS
INTERVIEW: SEANOFor every painting you admire there is a backstage behind a creative curtain. Pull that curtain and you will bear witness the guts and glory involved in creating any worthwhile piece of art. The gears that turn can include studio rent, supplies, training, marketing, sales and countless hours invested among many other equally unsexy artifacts. That said, as these gears grind and the artist hustles; the output can be glorious.
Artist Shaun Richards was born in Brunswick, GA and bred in rural southeast Virginia but has called Raleigh his home for the past 8 years. His work embodies the guts and glory behind the process of painting as he grinds it out as a full time professional artist. Keeping it real, being a full-time professional anything is a huge accomplishment but to make that mark as an artist is a massive win.
As noted above, once the curtain is pulled we become privy to notable challenges of the life of the painter behind the painting. Shaun states, “There is the starving artist stereotype, and at some point every year I have to negotiate that but its lots of sacrifice financially. There is a lot of sacrifice in terms of relationships due to meeting deadlines. I don’t have days off. I work
everyday. There are periods during the year where for 3 months or more its 12 hour days, everyday, and absolutely no social life. I’ve been doing this since around 2001 full time and I’ve learned to let go more. I don’t get panicked or scared anymore when I have $20 in the bank and a jar of change. I can’t count how many times I’ve made a big sale and think to myself “great, I’ve got the next 3 or 4 months covered,” only to have my car break down, or have a medical emergency come up in which I would have been screwed if that money had not come in. Seems like the universe has a way of balancing out. Being an artist has stretched me spirituality and emotionally but made me a much more resilient person.”
The path an artist has carved can often be seen in the texture of his brush strokes. The path can be complicated but sometimes it can be quite simple. “ Being an artist has simplified my life but often if feels like it complicates it. I’ve made mental lists about how much easier it would be if I had a 9 to 5 working for a company or someone else: less tax liability, free weekends, not paying double what most folks have to pay to live and work. I basically have two sets of housing costs with studio rent and utilities. Maybe I’d have more social
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availability, even the ability to check out at the end of the day and leave work at work. I do appreciate the ability to make my own schedule, take an afternoon nap (I nap almost daily), and the flexibility of my career in terms of being able to do what I do from any city.”
With so many forces pulling an artist down I am always curious what forces push an artist forward toward inspiration. For Shaun he finds the motivation in switching things up from time to time. “ Inspiration is funny thing. I don’t have many “eureka!” moments. I write about what I’m making, thinking about contexts, and juxtaposing imagery with styles of making.”
Hey Shaun, you have any advice for a young painter on the ‘come-up’?
“If you’re going to be good at your craft, you have to put the time in. There are no shortcuts to learning how to paint, or write, or play an instrument. You have to put your time in. Also, early in your career when your building an audience and developing your work, style or voice, get yourself a deadline. Set up shows in restaurants, coffee shops or any other venues. Make it like it was in school when you had projects that were due. Having a deadline has this way of forcing you to make choices that one might deliberate over or waffle about.”
Shaun is part of local artist cooperative Peregrine Projects. He has a piece in the Jan VAE Contemporary South show as well as work at The Greenhill Center of NC through early
January. For more check out his website: shaunrichardsart.com
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RAPSODYGOING HOME
INTERVIEW: DASAN AHANU | PHOTOS: @CAMOVEMENT
We love lyricists. We follow their words closely and admire how they weave rhymes into beats with amazing dexterity. For many lyricists the challenge is to bring words to life. We celebrate them for how life is represented in their words. We respect them for the honesty and truth in their lyrics. I think that’s why so many folks are coming to love Rapsody. Day by day, more and more music lovers and Hip Hop heads are singing her praises. But the journey hasn’t always been sweet. She has had to grind to get that love and work to build her career to where it is. This quote from her song “Hard to Choose” speaks to some of that. In it she contrasts her experiences here in the US with her experiences in Johannesburg. These are the lyrics that came to my mind as I prepared for my conversation with one of North Carolina’s finest wordsmiths about her trip back to South Africa.
If you don’t know (and you should), Rapsody is an emcee signed to Grammy Award winning producer 9th Wonder’s Jamla Records imprint. This talented artist from Snow Hill, NC who first burst on the scene as a member of the rap group Kooley High has been capturing attention and creating space in the game since she joined forces with 9th Wonder. She has dropped a slew of dope projects on Jamla and has worked with some of the finest in the game. She has received praise from DJ Premier, Nas, MC Lyte, Jay Z, and more. She got to drop her own edition of the Gangsta Grillz series with DJ Drama. She has toured all over the world. She has appeared on MTV and BET. This Universal Zulu Nation representative has been serving notice that she is a force to be reckoned with. Yet, with all the heat in her catalog, her latest project, “Beauty and the Beast” may be her finest offering to date. This is the project she was going back to South Africa to share.
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“Humility’s a weakness, I was told differentQuietest in the room is the baddest one like DurantIt’s hard to choose Carolina ova AtlantaChicago, L.A., especially in JohannesburgYeah, cause it’s been love since beginnin’Home away from home, versus homes we get no spins in”
Rapsody - “Hard to Choose” Beauty and the Beast
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This is Rapsody’s second trip to South Africa. Her first trip brought fans the cover for her debut studio album, “The Idea of Beautiful,” songs with South African recording artists Nomsa Mazwai, and the video for “Kind of Love.” Rapsody was just starting to come into her own as an artist and culture bearer. This time she was going back as a veteran with a stronghold on her place in the game, a new project, and a growing fan base.
I was excited to have this conversation. I’ve known Rap for a while and I’ve seen the hard work, dedication, and growth. She is truly an artist who studies her craft and aspires to be the best she can be. She takes her gift seriously. Opportunities like this are the kind an artist like Rapsody relishes. She truly understands how important a trip like this can be. I didn’t want to waste any time when we got to talk. I wanted to jump right in.
You were just in South Africa and I know that was a crazy trip. Let’s talk about what the trip meant to you
and how it connects to what you got going on? Before we get into that, where specifically in South Africa did you travel to?
We flew into Johannesburg and had shows in Cape Town and Johannesburg.
What were some of the other things you got to do besides performing?
Well, the first day in Johannesburg was a lot of press. The first interview was 6am. We had 4-5 of them and a release party. We did an in-store in Cape Town. No site seeing the first 3 days, just press and show. We also had a meet and greet in Cape Town. I got to meet a lot of people. On last day they went to Soweto to kick it. The little girls from Idea of Beautiful cover live there. We went to see them. We shot “Godzilla.” We also went to South African barbecue. When you are there you really get a sense of community and solidarity.
How did the shows go? How were the responses and the feelings?
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It was incredible. It’s one of my favorite places to perform. The energy and love is crazy. Everybody just enjoys the show and the entertainment of it. Cape Town probably had 500 people at the show. Everyone was rocking the lyrics. The Johannesburg show had about 2000 people. It was insane. It’s crazy when you travel 15 hours across the water to a whole other continent and get that kind of love. The crowd looks like you. You don’t always get that in America. It’s not like you don’t appreciate the love here and everyone who likes your music because it is for everyone. It’s just that there is something special about seeing a crowd full of black people, especially as a black woman. The shows were high energy and there was a lotta love. It’s an overwhelming feeling.
Being that it was your second time there, what was the feeling of going over with this new record to present?
I was excited. One, to just go back. Two, to get to perform the new music and see how our fan base has grown there. You get to see how the music has traveled. It lived up to my excitement. It’s hard to put into words. You really have to go and be a part of it to feel that energy you get from it.
So while you were there did you get a chance to talk or interact to any artists from there?
I met some artists. I was really looking forward to meeting Nomsa Mazwai. She was featured on 3 songs on Idea of Beautiful. We had never met. We had just talked via twitter DM and email, never on phone or face to face. Now, 2 years later and we got to perform “the drums” live. She will forever be a friend. There is this artist Reason who has a big following in SA that opened up both shows. He is really dope. I had a group
of 4 young girls who came up and said I was an influence. I got to give them advice and listen to them sing. I got their CD. That’s I do it to inspire people.
Ok. Well, now that you are back and given some of the things we are dealing with nationally here, what can you take from your trip to Africa that is a lesson for this moment in the black community?
One thing I took away from the trip is just how the media likes to play on fear. We didn’t hear anything about Ebola or Isis or these stereotypes that are often played in America about black people. Radio stations talked about love. Like, you could call in on Sunday and dedicate a love song to someone. They talked about “ObamaCare” and how great a president that we have while he is getting thrown rocks at here. You learn the truth about it all. How much they know about their history and where they come from. You see the unity and solidarity. You see that we need to know about our history and who we are. We don’t need to get caught up in what media feeds us. Turn the TV off and find your own truth. Once you leave there and come back home your whole
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perspective changes. You see what’s important and what’s not. You log on to Facebook and see all this crazy stuff on your timeline and ask yourself why am I on this? Who cares about who Chris Brown’s girlfriend Karrueche Tran is cheating with? What does that have to do with us? It takes up so much of our time, these little small things we get pulled into. It shouldn’t hold that much weight in your life. Your whole focus changes.
Right! Ok, tell me which jams rocked the hardest during your performances? Which songs were they going crazy over?
They showed love on a lot of them. “The Man” was a great performance. “Believe Me,” “The Drums,” and “Kinda Love.” I shot the video for that over there. That is my biggest song over there. They showed love for everything, which was crazy dope.
You came back and recently did a short run with Common (and Jay Electronica). How would you compare this recent run with the run in South Africa?
At the shows in South Africa the majority of the folks who came to show were Rapsody fans. They knew the music. On the Common and Jay Electronica show I was being introduced to new crowds. They don’t get as hype because they’re listening to you. They are paying attention to what you say. They are taking it all in. The love was the same on both though. The fans were fans of lyrics so that was cool.
Now tell me, what were the jams they most responded to on the Common tour?
“Hard to Choose” was a favorite one on this tour. Maybe it’s because of the truth and the honesty in it. I’d say, “Believe Me” and “Thank you Very Much.”
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So when you go back to South Africa is there something that you want to make sure you do or add to the next trip?
Every time I go back I want to bring more people with me. Everybody should go to Africa, especially every black person. I want to bring more of my label mates so they can experience what I experienced. I want to continue to keep up with these kids. There are 10 kids in Soweto that I met in 2012 that I want to continue to keep up with. I got their shoe sizes and I’m going to send them some shoes.
Ok, so if you had to describe the SA trip in 3 words what would they be?
Fulfilling, humbling, and beautiful.
If you had to identify one lesson that the SA trip taught you what would it be?
It definitely taught me focus. That what I was doing was right for me. That the path we took and the direction we took is right for me. It was more confirmation that what you do as far as inspiring people is what you should be doing. You don’t have to change it.
Wow. That’s dope. Now I can’t end this interview without asking you about the new album. That’s what you went over to South Africa to showcase. What do you think about this latest project? How do you feel about the work you’ve done on it?
I can honestly say that I’m happy. I feel this is my best project in terms of growth. Even being able to experiment a little bit with sound, this is my favorite project. I’m extremely happy with it. I like the different sound that it has, different feeling and emotion. Still, I don’t stray too far away from me. I feel complete
with this project. I really found out who I am as an artist. I reached that point I’ve been working so hard to get at. This is the most complete and free I’ve felt on any project. No worries. Just Freedom.
Dasan Ahanu is a public speaker, organizer, workshop facilitator, poet, spoken word performer, songwriter, writer, and emcee born and raised in Raleigh, North Carolina. He is a proud member of the Black Jedi Chapter of the Universal Zulu Nation and loyal Hip Hop head. He is currently a resident artist at the Hayti Heritage Center in Durham, NC and an Assistant Professor at Saint Augustine’s College in Raleigh, NC. He swings a mean pen and represents the SOUTH.
Hear more from Rapsody at www.iamrapsody.com.
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RALEIGH STATICINTERVIEW: SABRINA GALLI | PHOTOS: RALEIGH STATIC
If you look up Raleigh Static online, you’ll find an array of subjects: fashion shows, skateboarders, musicians, and a lot of events you’ll wish you’d gone to. One thing you won’t find is the face of Raleigh Static. Our featured photographer works his magic anonymously, letting you create an uninterrupted, personal connection with the photos. You’ll still wish you’d been there, but you can tune in to see what you missed. This issue, I was fortunate enough to learn more about our covert photographer and the world that he created.
How did you get your start in photography?
I took a class in 1996 and I haven’t looked back since. It was a black and white photo class, and I spent days in the dark room. When I got my first camera, it wasn’t digital. I don’t have a degree in photography, it’s all self taught (mainly by taking pictures). There was a magazine in the 90s called Raygun, and I used to be a big fan of that. I started to recreate things. I do it all for myself. I don’t do it for the likes, I do it because it’d be cool for me to look at or hang on my wall. I have about 50 frames around my house. It just becomes part of the process. I’m interested in a lot of things, and I use photography as my way to get there.
It seems like most of your pictures on your website are of musicians. What led you in that direction?
It’s balanced out between musicians, fashion, skateboarding, and the city. It kind of comes in and out. Those are things that interest me. I just started going and taking pictures. I never announce that I’m going or that I’ll be there. I always want it to be a surprise. I really like the cool bands that move around a lot and wear the funkiest outfits. I’d rather do that than any big name artist.
Why are you an artist? What role do you think art plays, or specifically your art, in the Raleigh area?
I’m trying to recreate something that doesn’t exist anymore. This is where the Raleigh Static name came in, because people can tune in to their different interests. On old radios you could tune in and before you got the station, you’d get static. I’m a very shy person so the only thing I have is the camera. I’m always behind the scenes. The more that people create, the more it inspires me. I enjoy documenting it.
Where can we see your work in the future? Is there anyone you’d really like to photograph but haven’t yet had the chance to?
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If something comes across, it’s like, “I have to go photograph that; it’d be really cool.” It’s more of a feeling than a visual. Raleigh Static doesn’t have a face to it. I don’t have a self-portrait that I’d like to include in it. The pictures that it captures are of Raleigh. I used to be under another name and it used to be on Facebook and Twitter, but then it would all come around to me. “Oh that’s Jason.” I didn’t want it to be about me or my name. I wanted it to be about the feeling. I want the viewer to experience raleighstatic.com. I like to keep the curiosity there. Who is Raleigh Static and what’s it all about? I didn’t want it to be about me. A lot of people think it’s four or five photographers, and it’s just me. This is just me in the world that I created.
See more photography from Raleigh Static at raleighstatic.com.
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IRON AND ART: THE WORK OF HORN & HEEL
WORDS: RICHARD LIVINGSTON | PHOTOS: SPCLGSTA short science lesson…
Every little spark in the night sky is working toward generating iron, and they’ll die violently for the effort. Iron – all of it – comes to us from long-dead stars that spent their lives fusing hydrogen into heavier elements until producing that iron, which can’t give off enough energy to counteract the gravity of a star. Forming iron is about the last thing any star does; after that, it swiftly collapses through its own gravity well and explodes as a supernova, spectacularly seeding the universe with the iron it made.
It’s somehow comforting to know that from that chaos, Duncan Stephenson forms this raw material into exquisite knives, jewelry and works of art. Duncan
is an unassuming 25-year-old, gauged and tatted. White scars – signs of his trade – criss-cross his hands. Jeb Jeb, an energetic dalmatian/chow mix, is never far from his side. With partner, Luke Rayson, Duncan runs Horn & Heel metal smiths, producing custom crafts of steel, copper, silver and gold. Horn & Heel – named for the respective ends of an anvil – specializes in knives and blades.
“I saw an old trench knife at a gun and knife show,” Duncan recalls, explaining how he first became interested in blades. “I wanted one. I realized I could make it.”
He presents a number of sooty knives, freshly forged and ready for wooden handles to be riveted to the hilts.
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Horn & Heel forges all manner of custom knives, jewelry and crafts. See their work at www.hornandheel.com.
Duncan is both fiercely proud of his work and critical of the output. “I’m very conscious of the utility of the finished product. I want it used. When I make something, I always see what I can do better. Every great piece was due to lots of failures. You learn from your mistakes.” He fingers a cache of discarded rings and jewelry in a small wooden box.
Duncan has learned his lessons well. The precision and craftsmanship poured into his art are unmistakable. Planning and drawing the knife is only the beginning. He spends hours heating and shaping steel bars, often evaluating and reworking a piece while still glowing hot. Duncan describes the fabrication of each knife as intuitive based on how it looks and feels, the weight and the balance. Then there’s the nerve-wracking quenching process, during which the blade is cooled in oil or water to harden it. If not careful, quenching
will change the shape of the tool so meticulously crafted. From there, the artist will select wood, fit handle to hilt, and drive through metal rivets, often scrawling elaborate shapes into the wood for the new owner. “I see metal differently. I see the care and craft. When I go to the art museum, I’m the one always inspecting the frame.” Duncan’s breath rises on the crisp December night. Jeb Jeb gnaws a stick in Horn & Heel’s backyard-cum-metal shop. A small shed smelling of smoke occupies one corner. Strewn across a work table are all manner of pliers, clamps and hammers. Beyond, dry leaves blow about the base of an anvil and small furnace. Duncan casually pushes a steel bar against a grinder, showering his boots in orange sparks, mimicking the distant iron factories, shining though the bare branches far above his head.
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BATTLE CHASERSCREATIVE WARFARE
WORDS: SEANO | PHOTOS: JOE BRUNO
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Downtown Raleigh was ground zero for the art battle of the year pitting our cutting edge creative class against one another to win cash, prizes and the coveted Oak City Hustle “Golden Boy” trophy! Stag’s Head Beer Garden was host to the first art show of its kind in Raleigh as 25 artists created pieces under the theme, “The Bad Guys Won”. Spectators were able to vote via text message for their favorite pieces in two categories, the Art Show Battle and the Live Painting Battle. Once the dust settled and the paint fumes cleared we had two clear winners.
Matt Scofield won the Art Show Battle with his “Burn in Helms” piece and Eric Dixon took home the Golden Boy for his win in the Live Paint Battle. The 2nd and 3rd place winners in the Art Show Battle were Gemynii and Caroline Cockrell respectively. We couldn’t have been happier with how everything came together and we are incredibly thankful and honored to be part of such a vibrant and thriving cultural community in Raleigh. Thank you to everyone who attended the first annual Battle Chasers Art Show! It was a huge success thanks to all of you.
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Jan 21 | 8:00
COMEDY
JOHN LEGUIZAMOGoodnight’s
Jan 15 | 7:30 / 10:00
HIP HOP / SOUL / FUNK
9TH WONDERMosaic
Jan 7 | 10:00
METAL
COLOSSUSCat’s Cradle - Back Room
Jan 17 | 8:00
SYMPHONY
RHAPSODY IN BLUEMeymandi Concert Hall
Jan 10 | 8:00
DEEP TECH BASS HOUSE
SHE LIKES IT DEEPMosaic
Jan 10 | 10:00
COUNTRY
WYNONNA JUDDCarolina Theatre
Jan 14 | 8:00
CULTURAL
CHINESE NEW YEAR CELEBRATION Dorton Arena
Jan 31
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INDIE / ROCK
SONFATHER WITH SWINEKings
Jan 2 | 7:30PM
INDIE / LO-FI / ROCK
HONEY WILDSlims
Jan 12 | 9:00PM
INDIE / FOLK / SOUL
FOLK SOUL REVIVALLocal 506
Jan 3 | 8:00PM
INDIE / ROCK
EX HEX Kings
Jan 3 | 8:00PM
INDIE / PROGRESSIVE
TRIPLICITYThe Pour HouseJan 13 | 8:00PM
INDIE /FOLK / ROCK
THE AFFECTIONATESLocal 506
Jan 10 | 8:00PM
INDIE /FOLK / ROCK
DONNA THE BUFFALOLincoln TheatreJan 10 | 7:00PM
ALT-ROCK / POST-GRUNGE
CRACKERCat’s Cradle
Jan 2 | 8:30PM
INDIE / ALT-ROCK
FOUR YEAR STRONGCat’s Cradle
Jan 13 | 6:00PM
INDIE / FOLK
BIRDS WITH FLEASThe Pour HouseJan 3 | 8:30PM
INDIE / FOLK
ELLIS DYSON & THE SHAMBLES
Cat’s Cradle - Back RoomJan 9 | 8:30PM
INDIE / ROCK / JAZZ
LES RACQUET The Pour HouseJan 2 | 8:00PM
FOLK / ALTERNATIVE
CAMERON STENGERLocal 506
Jan 13 | 8:00PM
INDIE / FOLK / ROCK
THE TOOTHESlims
Jan 11 | 9:00PM
INDIE . FOLK . ALTERNATIVE - JAN 2015
INDIE / DANCE
DJ PANCAKE’S FIRST FRIDAY DANCE PARTY
NeptunesJan 2 | 10:00PM
INDIE / ROCK
THE GREAT COVER UP NIGHT
KingsJan 8-10 | 8:00PM
O A K C I T Y H U S T L E L I V E M U S I C P O C K E T G U I D E
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INDIE / ELECTRONIC
LOUIS LANDRYMotorco
Jan 15 | 9:00PM
INDIE / FOLK
BACON & WINE Kings
Jan 22 | 7:30PM
INDIE /FOLK
JONATHAN BYRDCat’s Cradle - Back Room
Jan 16 | 8:00PM
POP / ELECTRONIC
HANK AND CUPCAKESThe Pour HouseJan 16 | 8:00PM
INDIE / ALT-ROCK
SPACESHIP DAYSMotorco
Jan 23 | 9:00PM
FOLK / ACCOUSTIC
ADAM EZRA GROUPLocal 506
Jan 20 | 8:00PM
INDIE / SYNTH-POP
RAINDEERSlims
Jan 19 | 9:00PM
INDIE / ROCK / ALT
BISHOPSSlims
Jan 15 | 9:00PM
INDIE / ART-POP
DAD & DADSlims
Jan 22 | 9:00PM
INDIE / FOLK
AOIFE ODONOVANFletcher Opera Theater
Jan 16 | 8:00PM
INDIE / POP / ELECTRONIC
KAWEHI Kings
Jan 17 | 7:30PM
INDIE / ELECTRONIC
CRYWOLFLincoln TheatreJan 15 | 8:00PM
EXPERIMENTAL / POP-ROCK
WILD FURCat’s Cradle - Back Room
Jan 23 | 8:00PM
INDIE / ELECTRONIC
SLOWRITERLocal 506
Jan 22 | 8:00PM
INDIE . FOLK . ALTERNATIVE - JAN 2015
POP / ELECTRONIC
WILD CHILDMotorco
Jan 14 | 8:00PM
INDIE / ELECTRO-POP
CHERUBLincoln Theatre
Jan 19-20 | 7:30PM
O A K C I T Y H U S T L E L I V E M U S I C P O C K E T G U I D E
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INDIE / ROCK
MOON TAXILincoln Theatre
Jan 23 | 8:00
HIP HOP
CAYSO & ROWDYLocal 506
Jan 7 | 8:00
INDIE / ROCK
PARQUET COURTS Kings
Jan 26 | 7:30
INDIE / ROCK
CHAMOMILE AND WHISKEY
The Pour HouseJan 27 | 8:00
FUNK / SOUL / DISCO
THROWBACKMosaic
Jan 8 | 10:00
FUNK / BRASS
TRIO OF JUSTICELocal 506
Jan 4 | 6:00
GOSPEL
THE LEE BOYSSlims
Jan 3 | 8:00
INDIE / PUNK / GARAGE
NAKED NAPSKings
Jan 24 | 8:00
HIP HOP / SOUL / FUNK
9TH WONDERMosaic
Jan 7 | 10:00
INDIE / FOLK
GREGORY ALAN ISAKOVCat’s CradleJan 24 | 7:00
INDIE / WORLD WAVE
VACATIONER Kings
Jan 25 | 7:30
ELECTRONIC / ART-POP
ZOLA JESUSMotorco
Jan 30 | 8:00
INDIE / ROCK
THE ROCKETBOYSLocal 506
Jan 24 | 8:00
HIP HOP / SOUL / ROCK
FRANKIE GOODRICHThe Pour House
Jan 8 | 8:00
INDIE . FOLK . ALTERNATIVE - JAN 2015
INDIE / ELECTRONIC
HANZKings
Jan 23 | 9:00
INDIE / ROCK
WHITE VIOLETKings
Jan 31 | 9:00
O A K C I T Y H U S T L E L I V E M U S I C P O C K E T G U I D E
URBAN - JAN 2015
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URBAN - JAN 2015
JAZZ / EXPERIMENTAL
KEN VANDERMARKNeptunes
Jan 13 | 7:30
REGGAE ROCK
REBELUTIONThe Ritz
Jan 31 | 8:30
FUNK / HIP HOP / BRASS
PAPER DIAMONDCat’s CradleJan 18 | 8:00
JAZZ
CALEFAX REED QUINTETDuke Baldwin Auditoreum
Jan 30-31 | 8:00
BLUES, ROOTS
WOODY PINESLocal 506
Jan 23 | 8:00
FUNK / JAZZ
THAT 1 GUYThe Pour House
Jan 22 | 8:00
SOUL
NAPOLEON WRIGHT II Neptunes
Jan 22 | 8:00
HIP HOP
PROFESSOR TOONLocal 506
Jan 15 | 8:00
LATIN ALTERNATIVE
LOS MASTER PLUSThe Pour House
Jan 24 | 8:00
SPOKEN WORD
CITY SOUL CAFE SPOKEN WORDSmokin Grooves
Wednesdays | 8:00
JAZZ
LOUIS AND ELLA, ALL THAT JAZZ
Meymandi Concert HallJan 16-17 | 8:00
HIP HOP
G-EAZYThe Ritz
Jan 22 | 9:00
FUNK / ELECTRONIC
BOULEVARDSNeptunes
Jan 22 | 8:00
HIP HOP
WELL$Local 506
Jan 15 | 8:00
JAZZ / EXPERIMENTAL
THE HOT AT NIGHTSThe Pour House
Jan 10 | 8:00
O A K C I T Y H U S T L E L I V E M U S I C P O C K E T G U I D E
MEXICAN NORTEÑO
LOS HURACANES DEL NORTE
The RitzJan 23 | 9:00
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EDM / TRANCE
DEEP WINTER 2Mosaic
Jan 9 | 10:00
DEEP TECH BASS HOUSE
SHE LIKES IT DEEPMosaic
Jan 10 | 10:00
HOUSE / BREAKS / ELECTRO
ANIMAL HOUSEMosaic
Jan 31 | 10:00
TRANCE / PROGRESSIVE
TRANCENDENTALMosaic
Jan 22 | 10:00
TECH BASS ELECTRO
FAKEMosaic
Jan 24 | 10:00
HOUSE / TECHNO
INDUSTRY STANDARDMosaic
Mondays | 10:00
LATIN / ARABIC / TECH
DISCOTEQUEMosaic
Jan 23 | 10:00
HOUSE / TECHNO
BUMP F . CHRIS CORSELLO
MosaicJan 3 | 10:00
EDM / CLASSIC HOUSE
SULTRYMosaic
Jan 30 | 10:00
EDM /METAL / HIP HOP
BORGORELincoln Theatre
Jan 22 | 8:00
O A K C I T Y H U S T L E L I V E M U S I C P O C K E T G U I D E
METAL
WINTER METAL FESTLincoln Theatre
Jan 3 | 6:00
POP PUNK
ALMOST PEOPLEMotorco
Jan 4 | 8:00
EDM
PULSE: KYLE BIDDYLincoln Theatre
Jan 2 | 10:00
BALTIC BEATS / SOVIET POP
RUSSIAN PARTYMosaic
Jan 2 | 10:00
EDM - JAN 2015
ROCK - JAN 2015
DEP HOUSE BASS
SUB-CULTUREMosaic
Jan 17 | 10:00
HOUSE / REMIXES / DANCE
BLOTTOMosaic
Jan 15 | 10:00
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METAL
VEIL OF MAYALincoln Theatre
Jan 9 | 6:00
BLUES / SOUL
THICK MODINELocal 506
Jan 11 | 8:00
ALT ROCK
STAMMERINGSThe Pour House
Jan 12 | 8:00
PUNK / PROGRESSIVE
RED MOUTHSlims
Jan 14 | 9:00
PUNK
ASKULTURAThe Pour House
Jan 14 | 8:00
TRIBUTE
A WILD NIGHT VAN MORRISON TRIBUTE
The Pour House Jan 9 | 8:00
TOOL TRIBUTE
THIRD EYESlims
Jan 10 | 8:00
PROGRESSIVE METAL
PERIPHERYCat’s Cradle Jan 10 | 6:00
POST METAL
KAYO DOTLocal 506
Jan 12 | 8:00
AMERICANA
MICHAEL MCDERMOTTLocal 506
Jan 8 | 8:00
ROOTS / ROCK
THE IGUANASCat’s Cradle - Back Room
Jan 14 | 7:30
HARD ROCK
ROAR THE ENGINESSlims
Jan 9 | 9:00
ROCK ECLECTIC
ROBERT KIRKLAND & ROD ABERNETHY
NeptunesJan 14 | 7:00
O A K C I T Y H U S T L E L I V E M U S I C P O C K E T G U I D E
ROCK - JAN 2015
METAL
NVCLEAR HELLFROSTSlims
Jan 6 | 9:00
SWAMP ROCK
SWAMPBIRDLocal 506
Jan 6 | 8:00
THRASH METAL
OCCULTISTThe Pour House
Jan 7 | 8:00
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STONER ROCK
KARMA TO BURNThe Pour House
Jan 20 | 8:00
MICHAEL JACKSON TRIBUTE
WHO’S BADThe Pour House
Jan 30 | 8:30
HARDCORE PUNK
CRUEL HANDLocal 506
Jan 28 | 7:00
BEATLES TRIBUTE
ABBEY ROAD LIVE!Cat’s Cradle
Jan 17 | 3:00 & 7:30
DOOM METAL
SOLAR HALOSLocal 506
Jan 17 | 8:00
PUNK
THE IDLE GOSSIPMotorco
Jan 17 | 9:00
POP ROCK
KATE VOEGELELocal 506
Jan 21 | 8:00
METAL
COLOSSUSCat’s Cradle - Back Room
Jan 17 | 8:00
POST HARDCORE
ISELIALocal 506
Jan 16 | 8:00
AMERICANA
THE STEEL WHEELS - PINECONE
Fletcher Opera TheaterJan 23 | 8:00
PINK FLOYD TRIBUTE
BREATHEThe Pour House
Jan 16 | 8:00
ORCHESTRAL ROCK
MOTHER FALCONKings
Jan 15 | 7:30
ROCK
MSRPSlims
Jan 16 | 9:00
GARAGE ROCK
THE WHIGSSouthland BallroomSlims-
Jan 16 | 8:00
ROCKABILLY
MOTORBILLYThe Pour House
Jan 15 | 8:00
LED ZEPPELIN TRIBUTE
ZOSOLincoln Theatre
Jan 16 & 17 | 8:00
ROCK - JAN 2015
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COUNTRY
WYNONNA JUDDCarolina Theatre
Jan 14 | 8:00
BLUEGRASS
YONDER MOUNTAIN STRING BAND
Local 506Jan 21 | 7:00
BLUEGRASS
STEEP CANYON RANGERS
Lincoln TheatreJan 24 | 9:00
WESTERN SWING
WAYNE HANCOCKLocal 506
Jan 29 | 8:00
BLUEGRASS
RHONDA VINCENTFletcher Opera Theater
Jan 3 | 8:00
BLUEGRASS
SUNNY LEDFURDLincoln Theatre
Jan 2 | 9:00
BLUEGRASS / ROCK
THE HOWLIN’ BROTHERSLocal 506
Jan 14 | 8:00
BLUEGRASS / ROOTS
DARIN & BROOKE ALDRIDGE
Lincoln TheatreJan 1 | 7:00
BLUEGRASS / ALT COUNTRY
GRACE & TONYThe Pour House
Jan 19 | 8:00
COUNTRY / ROOTS ROCK
THE MARSHALL TUCKER BAND
The RitzJan 21 | 8:00
BLUEGRASS
THE INFAMOUS STRINGDUSTERS
Lincoln TheatreJan 18 | 8:00
COUNTRY ROCK
DIRTY GRASS SOULSlims
Jan 9 | 8:00
ROCK
MAC & JUICE QUARTETThe Pour House
Jan 31 | 9:00
ROCK - JAN 2015
BLUEGRASS / ROCK
CAMPFIRES AND CONSTELLATIONS
Local 506Jan 9 | 8:00
ALT COUNTRY
SARAH BORGESThe Pour House
Jan 23 | 8:00
O A K C I T Y H U S T L E L I V E M U S I C P O C K E T G U I D E
DOORS TRIBUTE
MOJO RISINGThe Pour House
Jan 30 | 8:00
COUNTRY / BLUEGRASS - JAN 2015
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COMEDY / STAND UP
FAIZON LOVEGoodnight’s
Jan 29-31 | 7:30 / 10:00
COMEDY / STAND UP
PAUL REISERGoodnight’sJan 31 | 8:00
COMEDY
JOHN LEGUIZAMOGoodnight’s
Jan 15 | 7:30 / 10:00
COMEDY
MIRANDA SINGSCarolina Theatre
Jan 16 | 7:00
COMEDY
50 SHADES! THE MUSICAL PARODY
DPACJan 30 | 8:00
BLACK & BROWN COMEDY GET DOWN
CEDRIC ‘THE ENTERTAINER’
PNC ArenaJan 31 | 8:00
COMEDY / IMPROV
THE SECOND CITYCarolina TheatreJan 17 | 8:30 PM
COMEDY
GARRISON KEILLORDPAC
Jan 29 | 7:30
COMEDY / STAND UP
JOHN CAPARULOGoodnights
Jan 8-10 | 7:30 / 10:00
COMEDY / STAND UP
JESSIMAE PELUSOGoodnight’s
Jan 22-24 | 7:30 / 10:00
SOUTHERN ROCK
DRIVE-BY TRUCKERSCat’s CradleJan 31 | 8:00
COMEDY / STAND UP
TAYLOR WILLIAMSONGoodnights
Jan 2-3 | 7:30 / 10:00
WESTERN SWING
FARROLocal 506
Jan 30 | 7:00
BLUEGRASS / ROCK
ACOUSTIC SYNDICATESlims
Jan 31 | 8:30
O A K C I T Y H U S T L E L I V E M U S I C P O C K E T G U I D E
ALT COUNTRY ROCK
AMERICAN AQUARIUMLincoln Theatre
Jan 30 & 31 | 8:00
BLACK & BROWN COMEDY GET DOWN
MIKE EPPSPNC Arena
Jan 31 | 8:00
COUNTRY / BLUEGRASS - JAN 2015
COMEDY - JAN 2015
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BLACK & BROWN COMEDY GET DOWN
GEORGE LOPEZPNC Arena
Jan 31 | 8:00
COMEDY - JAN 2015
SYMPHONY
NEW WORLD SYMPHONYMeymandi Concert Hall
Jan 23-24 | 8:00
CLASSICAL
MARTIN LUTHER KING CELEBRATION
Meymandi Concert HallJan 19 | 5:30
CLASSICAL
I.C.E CHAMBER MUSIC CONCERT
Duke Nelson Music RoomJan 18 | 7:00
STAGE / PLAY
WICKEDDPAC
Jan 7-25 | 2:00 / 7:30
SYMPHONY
RHAPSODY IN BLUEMeymandi Concert Hall
Jan 10 | 8:00
PIANO
JEREMY DENKDuke Baldwin Auditoreum
Jan 23 | 8:00
CHINESE DANCE
SHEN YUN PERFORMING ARTS
Memorial AuditoriumJan 27-28 | 7:30
STAGE
VENUS IN FURRaleigh Little Theater
Jan 16-Feb 1 | 3:00 & 8:00
CLASSICAL
DAVID LANG & I.C.E.Duke Baldwin Auditoreum
Jan 16-17 | 1:00 / 9:00
SOUTH INDIAN DANCE
NRITYAGRAM DANCE ENSEMBLE
Duke Reynolds Theater Jan 22 | 8:00
SYMPHONY
PETER AND THE WOLFMeymandi Concert Hall
Jan 3 | 1:00 / 4:00
CLASSICAL
CHAMBER ORCHESTRA OF THE TRIANGLECarolina Theatre
Jan 18 | 3:00
BLACK & BROWN COMEDY GET DOWN
DL HUGHLEYPNC Arena
Jan 31 | 8:00
BLACK & BROWN COMEDY GET DOWN
CHARLIE MURPHYPNC Arena
Jan 31 | 8:00
BLACK & BROWN COMEDY GET DOWN
EDDIE GRIFFINPNC Arena
Jan 31 | 8:00
O A K C I T Y H U S T L E L I V E M U S I C P O C K E T G U I D E
CLASSICAL / STAGE - JAN 2015
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CATS
“MEOWING IN THE NEW YEAR” TICA CAT SHOW
Holshouser BuildingJan 2-4
CULTURAL
CHINESE NEW YEAR CELEBRATION Dorton Arena
Jan 31
MUSICAL / STAGE
APPROACHING ALICarolina Theatre
Jan 29 | 7:30
CLASSICAL
THE MARIINSKY ORCHESTRA
Memorial AuditoriumJan 31 | 8:00
KARATE
STATE KARATE CHAMPIONSHIP
Dorton ArenaJan 10
STAGE / PERFORMANCE
BLUE MAN GROUPMemorial Auditorium
Jan 29-31 | 4:00 / 8:00
SPORT
FLYBALL DOG RACINGHolshouser BuildingJan 24-25 | 9:00AM
ANIMAL SHOW
REPTICON REPTILE & EXOTIC ANIMAL SHOW
Scott BuildingJan 17-18 | 9:00AM
WINTER
IPREO WINTERFEST ICE SKATING RINK
City PlazaWeekly | misc
COLLECTIBLES
TOY TRAIN SALE AND SWAP MEET
Scott BuildingJan 24| 10:00AM
FOOD
TRIANGLE RESTAURANT WEEK
Various LocationsJan 26 - Feb 1
SYMPHONY
ALL TCHAIKOVSKYMeymandi Concert Hall
Jan 30 | 2:00
CLASSICAL / STAGE - JAN 2015
EQUESTRIAN
HUNTER JUMPER HORSE SHOW
Hunt Horse ComplexJan 16-18 | 8:00AM
CULTURAL
AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURAL CELEBRATION
NC Museum of HistoryJan 31 | 10:00AM
COLLECTIBLES
SPORTS MEMORABILIA 3-DAY SHOWScott Building
Jan 30-31 | 9:00AM
O A K C I T Y H U S T L E L I V E M U S I C P O C K E T G U I D E
FESTIVALS / SHOWCASES - JAN 2015
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