The first annual Hopscotch Music Festival is going down this weekend in downtown celebrating Raleigh’s long budding music scene in a 3-day showcase of the Triangle’s finest bands - plus a heavy handful of nationally and internationally known acts. The Independent Weekly’s Grayson Currin and a team of devoted employees and volunteers have put their blood sweat and tears into the formation of what will be a home-grown version of Austin’s South By Southwest for a whole new region.
Local acts such as Max Indian and Schooner are sharing the bill with bands of the same stature from as far away as Iceland, hoping to get a chance to play together and possibly be heard by an attending record company. The sheer magnitude of this gathering of musical artists is staggering. Over 120 bands are scheduled to perform offering nearly every genre of music. The Pour House, Tir Na Nog, The Lincoln Theater, Slim’s, Deep South, The Berkley Cafe, King’s Barcade, and The HIve at Busy Bee will host the majority of the smaller acts. The bigger draws, such as Broken Social Scene, Public Enemy and Panda Bear are slated to play on the big stage at city plaza. Get a wristband for the entire weekend or do your best to make it to as many shows as you can.
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
Thursday, September 2, 2010
Chris Boerner & The Hot At Nights @ Marsh Woodwinds Tonight
Come out and see guitar virtuoso Chris Boerner and his latest collaboration, The Hot at Nights, at Marsh Woodwinds on Person Street tonight. We all know Chris from his work with The Proclivities, Mosadi Music, Who's Bad, Small Ponds and several other musical projects around the triangle. Everything Boerner involves himself with is usually terrific by all accounts. I'm quite sure The Hot at Nights will deliver.
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