Upcoming Shows

Friday June 8 - THE MR. BALLOON HANDS ACOUSTIC EXPERIENCE  @ WHITE COLLAR CRIME  





White Collar Crime in Raleigh welcomes  acoustic trio  Mr. Balloon Hands to the stage .  Hailing from the Queen City, Clint Dowell (guitar/ backing vocals), Matt Cameron (guitar / vocals) and David Krusch (drums) are highly influenced by the  improvisational exploration of bands like Phish, The Grateful Dead, Widespread Panic and the like.  The acoustic aspect ads a  welcome challenge to the trio and a new experience for listeners used to the allure of effect heavy instrumentation.  A cover band they may be, but the covers are strong.  Warren Zevon's Lawyers Guns and Money can easily be followed by Billy Joel's Movin' Out with precision and grace.  Also, have you heard an acoustic version of Rage Against the Machine's raw and rowdy "In the Name of"?  Well,  The Mr. Balloon Hands boys deliver that one on a silver platter.    All songs are danceable and in many cases noodle friendly. Plus, expect surprises left and right as they change the set list on the fly.  



Saturday June 9th  THE FRITZ with OUTSIDE SOUL  @ SOUTHLAND BALLROOM       



Asheville, NC based The Fritz is making a quite a name for themselves around the southeast for their jazz infused, funky brand of rock and roll.  Doses of electronica propel their sound powerfully  through the sizzling riffs of guitarist Jamie Hendrickson and raucous beats of  drummer Michael Tillis while   percussionist Mike Evans provides an exotic blend of infectious rhythms.  Now working on their second studio album, The Fritz tours extensively and will soon be playing bigger rooms. So, catch them while you can at an intimate venue like Southland Ballroom.

Horn heavy soul funksters  Outside Soul opens.