by Andrew Hibbard on September 21, 2009
Chapel Hill favorite Trekky Records will be hosting a label showcase at Carrboro’s Milltown this coming Sunday, Sept. 27 with quieter sets from members of five Trekky bands:
Butterflies
Embarrassing Fruits
Lost in the Trees
The Never
Vibrant Green
Quoth the press release: “Many will be playing new songs that aren’t quite ready for the full band, some will be playing [...]
by Andrew Hibbard on August 5, 2009
Hometapes artists Megafaun and Slaraffenland, along with Trekky Record’s the Physics of Meaning and a slew of other bands (Stars Like Fleas, Balmorhea and Murder) all made their way into a recent Vincent Moon-filmed Takeaway Show. Shot at SXSW 2009, the 25-minute video is a gorgeous flow of music to both listen to and watch. [...]
by Andrew Hibbard on May 15, 2009
New York-based blog The Music Slut just debuted a new track from Trekky Records‘ the Physics of Meanings. The local band covered “The Boy With the Thorn In His Side” from the Smiths’ 1986 classic The Queen Is Dead. The cover is part of a month-long tribute, entitled TMS Hearts Moz, the music blog has curated to [...]
by Andrew Hibbard on April 21, 2009
Two bits of news we are a day late in posting. Bad news first, then good.
After the announcement of a contract on the band’s MySpace less than a month ago, Neckbeard Record’s has terminated their contract with I Was Totally Destroying It “Citing irreconcilable differences” according to a press release from the label. IWTDI was [...]
by Andrew Hibbard on January 5, 2009
I was just browsing the Local 506 schedule and noticed that tomorrow night, Jan. 6, Trekky Records bands Butterflies and Embarrassing Fruits are playing a free show at the Chapel Hill venue starting at 9 p.m.
I also noticed that Sunfold is playing a show Jan. 11 at 506. Sunfold is not quite a household name [...]
by Andrew Hibbard on December 20, 2008
The Triangle played host to plenty of great music events in 2008, drawing names like the Silver Jews, Wilco, Bon Iver, Fleet Foxes and Spoon. But there was also a rich local music scene. Unranked but in chronological order, here are some of 2008’s best moments in the Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill area.
The Dodos & Megafaun at [...]
