by Andrew Hibbard on September 24, 2009
The Coffeehouse has just updated its schedule online. No big surprises: we already knew about Lovely Feathers, Troika, the Beast’s CD release and Islands.
New, however, are It’s Just Vanity playing with Antarctic and Greensboro’s the Bronzed Chorus and Princeton (which I believe has been advertised on the door for some time so not quite new) [...]
by Andrew Hibbard on August 31, 2009
Three nights. Nine venues. A ton of bands. The schedule for the 2009 Troika Music Festival has been released over at the festival’s Web site. You can check it out here, and make sure to buy your passes too (only $20).
by Andrew Hibbard on August 25, 2009
This year’s Troika Music Festival just got a lot better and there are 15 reasons why. The lineup now includes 15 more bands, among them Megafaun, the Love Language, Red Collar, Pipe (!) and Butterflies. The schedule for this year’s festival will be released later this week. Ticket sales for Durham’s November 5-7 music festival [...]
by Andrew Hibbard on August 2, 2009
Two major updates in the local music scene we’re a bit late on:
1. The bands for Troika 2009, set for November 5-7, have been announced and the list is amazing, including Bowerbirds, Hammer No More the Fingers, Embarrassing Fruits, Bellafea, Pink Flag, the Future Kings of Nowhere and many many more. Check out the full [...]
by Andrew Hibbard on December 21, 2008
Here is the second part of our celebration of the Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill music scene. Again, the list is not ranked. For part one, check here.
The Eye-Opener at BCHQ – August 2, 2008
A few of BCHQ’s board members work on a project to promote transgender awareness across the globe, specifically focusing on the Hijra communities in [...]
by Andrew Hibbard on November 7, 2008
Phosphorescent (aka Matthew Houck) kicked off his November tour last night at Chapel Hill’s Local 506. The show marks Phosphorescent’s first true Chapel Hill show, though he did play a show at Durham’s Bull City Headquarters as part of last year’s Troika festival. Additionally, the show featured Houck with a full backing band.
The band’s 15-city tour [...]