Kings on Martin Street!

According to NewRaleigh.com , Raleigh's now defunct and sorely missed rock club Kings Barcade is reopening this summer where the Martin Street Music Hall (and a few other short lived venues) once stood. This is wonderful news for anyone who ever saw a show at Kings. Let's hope the resurrection of Raleigh's finest rock venue is a huge success and we can cut down on trips to Carborro. Full story here.

Wilco, Ween, King Kahn, Midlake and more...

If you want to see one of the most important bands of our time, get to the DPAC Saturday night for Wilco - even if they say it's sold out.

On a another similar note, a very different but equally important and much more mesmerizing act is coming to Winston Salem April 7th. If you know what Ween is and who they are then by all means stop reading, because you know what I'm about to say.

From a small town in Pennsylvania, friends Aaron Freeman and Mickey Melchiondo formed a bond in middle school which still stands strong today, iron-clad even. They adopted the monikers Dean and Gene Ween and have since been on a journey together creating and performing their acid soaked all genre encompassing brand of rock and roll. Bang your head, slow dance with the one you love, laugh your ass off, and feast your eyes and ears on the musical oddity that is Ween.

Coming up at the Cat's Cradle:

King Kahn and the Shines with The Fresh and Only's -Monday March 29th

Midlake with John Grant - Saturday April 3rd

Ted Leo and the Pharmacists - with Screaming Females and Pink Flag - Monday April 5th

Rogue Wave @ Cat's Cradle Saturday March 6th

Rogue Wave came splashing onto the indie rock scene back in 2002 when front man Zack Rogue put his day job behind him and started recording music with fellow bay area musicians Pat Spurgeon, Sonya Scott, and Gram Lebron. Rogue Wave quickly gained popularity and fans all over the country, sweating it out in tiny rock clubs and eventually appearing on movie soundtracks and teen angst driven televisi0n shows such as The O.C. and One Tree Hill. Fortunately their music was above the mindless indie rock craze of the early 200o's which ended up putting a stain on plenty of solid bands a la Death Cab for Cutie. Since their formation, Rogue Wave has released three strong albums, all likable and distinctly their own including 2004's Out of the Shadow, 2005's Descended Like Vultures, and 2007's critically adored Asleep at Heavens Gate. Rogue Wave is performing Saturday March 6th at the Cat's Cradle in support of their latest studio effort Permalight.

recommended listening:

Eyes

California

Chicago