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THE NEVER-ENDING BOXCAR ART SHOW 9

BROAD STROKES WITH SHAUN RICHARDS 16

RAPSODY GOING HOME 24

RALEIGH STATIC 32

IRON AND ART: THE WORK OF HORN & HEEL 38

BATTLE CHASERS CREATIVE WARFARE 45

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THE NEVER-ENDING BOXCAR ART SHOW

WORDS: ANTHONY AFTERWIT | PHOTOS: TANE ADDINGTON

Raleigh, meet my main man Tane. He benches hard.

“Hey, what’s up – my name is Tane. I’m a North Carolina cat currently residing in Charlotte, and I’m a bencher. For those of you who are not familiar with the term benching, it originated in New York City in the ‘70s and ‘80s with the subway graffiti movement. Kids painted trains at night and then sat on benches when trains came out the next day to see and get shots of them. The concept is the same, but the trains are different these days. When regulations changed and subway graffiti was kicked out, writers moved on to freight trains and realized these travel across the US instead of staying within 1 city. So I film and shoot freight trains.”

What are your first memories of seeing or painting graffiti? “I came up in hip hop in the ‘80s and was aware of the 4 elements, including graffiti. Living in rural North Carolina, I didn’t see much graffiti firsthand until I traveled to Atlanta in the ‘90s. At the time, Atlanta was a mecca for underground hip hop and graffiti was blowing up. Artists like SEVER and

TOTEM were doing work that I couldn’t ignore. I was hooked.”

Tell us a little about your relationship with graffiti? “Realizing that NC would never be a hotbed for street graffiti, I started filming trains that rolled through my area. At first, I went out whenever I had a chance to document, but soon I couldn’t get enough. Now it has become a daily necessity. So maybe I’ll call my relationship an addiction. I have to see trains. I need to see trains. I’ve been fortunate to meet like-minded individuals from coast to coast, and I’ve been able to travel to see how they do what I do and vice versa. Everybody has different ways of benching – rolling footage, standing still, chasing cars. In a rural setting, you can catch both sides of a train. In a city, you might have one window to shoot through, and that’s it. It’s a challenge.” What makes freight train graffiti unique and different from other types of graffiti?

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“As the years went by, documenting trains, I realized there was a lot more rolling by me than just big colorful pieces. There’s a culture that was around long before graffiti artists realized the distance these trains were traveling. The moniker culture began to spark my interest, and now I enjoy catching a rare moniker as much as a whole car. There’s an underworld of people (train workers, hobos, graffiti artists) who utilize freight trains to communicate and document their daily life and travels. Graffiti on a wall stays where it is; graffiti on a train travels thousands of miles, rolling through major cities and rural areas. That’s what got me – I could find it wherever I went, wherever trains passed.” I know you make different kinds of art. Tell us a little about the work you create. “I like to think my art is evolving with my life and my experiences. I started using lights and light boxes to accentuate some of my photos and create a fantasy-like experience similar to what I feel when I see a dope piece in a train yard. Now my work is starting to be an assemblage of my adventures, incorporating photography with rail relics, skulls and other oddities I collect while walking through train yards and long lines. I hope it gives not only a visual perspective but also represents the texture of my world.”

How many photos do you estimate you’ve taken? “Based on having one DSLR that gave up at about 200,000 clicks, I would estimate that I’ve taken at least twice that many freight photos. That number is growing quickly. Right now I

probably shoot 1000 pictures a week, and I only post about 50 of them, so my archive is extensive.” Tell us a little about the freight train graffiti scene. How did it start? What were the early years like? How has it grown from its early years? “My view of the graffiti scene may be a little different from someone who actually does graffiti. I’ve gained some acceptance in this culture, but I’m also looking in from the outside. I’ve watched it go from a raw form of art, where you could watch all day and be thrilled to catch 10 pieces, to now, where it’s common to catch 30 pieces on 1 line. The biggest changes in the culture have been the growth of the internet and recent apps such as Instagram and Flickr. Don’t get me wrong – graffiti has always been about fame, but there were rules. If you were famous, it was earned and deserved. Today you just paint and post. You don’t have to work for it as much, and that’s damaged a lot of the integrity of writing. Maybe it’s just my age and seeing several generations come through since I’ve been doing this. A lot has changed, but one thing is certain: Real will always recognize real.”

Check out more from Tane on Instagram @choochooTane, Flickr at flickr.com/photos/nodcraft or Vimeo at vimeo.com/user17026082.

Tane is also contributing to a new and improved 12ozprophet.com that will be launching shortly.

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BROAD STROKES WITHSHAUN RICHARDS

INTERVIEW: SEANOFor every painting you admire there is a backstage behind a creative curtain. Pull that curtain and you will bear witness the guts and glory involved in creating any worthwhile piece of art. The gears that turn can include studio rent, supplies, training, marketing, sales and countless hours invested among many other equally unsexy artifacts. That said, as these gears grind and the artist hustles; the output can be glorious.

Artist Shaun Richards was born in Brunswick, GA and bred in rural southeast Virginia but has called Raleigh his home for the past 8 years. His work embodies the guts and glory behind the process of painting as he grinds it out as a full time professional artist. Keeping it real, being a full-time professional anything is a huge accomplishment but to make that mark as an artist is a massive win.

As noted above, once the curtain is pulled we become privy to notable challenges of the life of the painter behind the painting. Shaun states, “There is the starving artist stereotype, and at some point every year I have to negotiate that but its lots of sacrifice financially. There is a lot of sacrifice in terms of relationships due to meeting deadlines. I don’t have days off. I work

everyday. There are periods during the year where for 3 months or more its 12 hour days, everyday, and absolutely no social life. I’ve been doing this since around 2001 full time and I’ve learned to let go more. I don’t get panicked or scared anymore when I have $20 in the bank and a jar of change. I can’t count how many times I’ve made a big sale and think to myself “great, I’ve got the next 3 or 4 months covered,” only to have my car break down, or have a medical emergency come up in which I would have been screwed if that money had not come in. Seems like the universe has a way of balancing out. Being an artist has stretched me spirituality and emotionally but made me a much more resilient person.”

The path an artist has carved can often be seen in the texture of his brush strokes. The path can be complicated but sometimes it can be quite simple. “ Being an artist has simplified my life but often if feels like it complicates it. I’ve made mental lists about how much easier it would be if I had a 9 to 5 working for a company or someone else: less tax liability, free weekends, not paying double what most folks have to pay to live and work. I basically have two sets of housing costs with studio rent and utilities. Maybe I’d have more social

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availability, even the ability to check out at the end of the day and leave work at work. I do appreciate the ability to make my own schedule, take an afternoon nap (I nap almost daily), and the flexibility of my career in terms of being able to do what I do from any city.”

With so many forces pulling an artist down I am always curious what forces push an artist forward toward inspiration. For Shaun he finds the motivation in switching things up from time to time. “ Inspiration is funny thing. I don’t have many “eureka!” moments. I write about what I’m making, thinking about contexts, and juxtaposing imagery with styles of making.”

Hey Shaun, you have any advice for a young painter on the ‘come-up’?

“If you’re going to be good at your craft, you have to put the time in. There are no shortcuts to learning how to paint, or write, or play an instrument. You have to put your time in. Also, early in your career when your building an audience and developing your work, style or voice, get yourself a deadline. Set up shows in restaurants, coffee shops or any other venues. Make it like it was in school when you had projects that were due. Having a deadline has this way of forcing you to make choices that one might deliberate over or waffle about.”

Shaun is part of local artist cooperative Peregrine Projects. He has a piece in the Jan VAE Contemporary South show as well as work at The Greenhill Center of NC through early

January. For more check out his website: shaunrichardsart.com

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RAPSODYGOING HOME

INTERVIEW: DASAN AHANU | PHOTOS: @CAMOVEMENT

We love lyricists. We follow their words closely and admire how they weave rhymes into beats with amazing dexterity. For many lyricists the challenge is to bring words to life. We celebrate them for how life is represented in their words. We respect them for the honesty and truth in their lyrics. I think that’s why so many folks are coming to love Rapsody. Day by day, more and more music lovers and Hip Hop heads are singing her praises. But the journey hasn’t always been sweet. She has had to grind to get that love and work to build her career to where it is. This quote from her song “Hard to Choose” speaks to some of that. In it she contrasts her experiences here in the US with her experiences in Johannesburg. These are the lyrics that came to my mind as I prepared for my conversation with one of North Carolina’s finest wordsmiths about her trip back to South Africa.

If you don’t know (and you should), Rapsody is an emcee signed to Grammy Award winning producer 9th Wonder’s Jamla Records imprint. This talented artist from Snow Hill, NC who first burst on the scene as a member of the rap group Kooley High has been capturing attention and creating space in the game since she joined forces with 9th Wonder. She has dropped a slew of dope projects on Jamla and has worked with some of the finest in the game. She has received praise from DJ Premier, Nas, MC Lyte, Jay Z, and more. She got to drop her own edition of the Gangsta Grillz series with DJ Drama. She has toured all over the world. She has appeared on MTV and BET. This Universal Zulu Nation representative has been serving notice that she is a force to be reckoned with. Yet, with all the heat in her catalog, her latest project, “Beauty and the Beast” may be her finest offering to date. This is the project she was going back to South Africa to share.

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“Humility’s a weakness, I was told differentQuietest in the room is the baddest one like DurantIt’s hard to choose Carolina ova AtlantaChicago, L.A., especially in JohannesburgYeah, cause it’s been love since beginnin’Home away from home, versus homes we get no spins in”

Rapsody - “Hard to Choose” Beauty and the Beast

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This is Rapsody’s second trip to South Africa. Her first trip brought fans the cover for her debut studio album, “The Idea of Beautiful,” songs with South African recording artists Nomsa Mazwai, and the video for “Kind of Love.” Rapsody was just starting to come into her own as an artist and culture bearer. This time she was going back as a veteran with a stronghold on her place in the game, a new project, and a growing fan base.

I was excited to have this conversation. I’ve known Rap for a while and I’ve seen the hard work, dedication, and growth. She is truly an artist who studies her craft and aspires to be the best she can be. She takes her gift seriously. Opportunities like this are the kind an artist like Rapsody relishes. She truly understands how important a trip like this can be. I didn’t want to waste any time when we got to talk. I wanted to jump right in.

You were just in South Africa and I know that was a crazy trip. Let’s talk about what the trip meant to you

and how it connects to what you got going on? Before we get into that, where specifically in South Africa did you travel to?

We flew into Johannesburg and had shows in Cape Town and Johannesburg.

What were some of the other things you got to do besides performing?

Well, the first day in Johannesburg was a lot of press. The first interview was 6am. We had 4-5 of them and a release party. We did an in-store in Cape Town. No site seeing the first 3 days, just press and show. We also had a meet and greet in Cape Town. I got to meet a lot of people. On last day they went to Soweto to kick it. The little girls from Idea of Beautiful cover live there. We went to see them. We shot “Godzilla.” We also went to South African barbecue. When you are there you really get a sense of community and solidarity.

How did the shows go? How were the responses and the feelings?

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It was incredible. It’s one of my favorite places to perform. The energy and love is crazy. Everybody just enjoys the show and the entertainment of it. Cape Town probably had 500 people at the show. Everyone was rocking the lyrics. The Johannesburg show had about 2000 people. It was insane. It’s crazy when you travel 15 hours across the water to a whole other continent and get that kind of love. The crowd looks like you. You don’t always get that in America. It’s not like you don’t appreciate the love here and everyone who likes your music because it is for everyone. It’s just that there is something special about seeing a crowd full of black people, especially as a black woman. The shows were high energy and there was a lotta love. It’s an overwhelming feeling.

Being that it was your second time there, what was the feeling of going over with this new record to present?

I was excited. One, to just go back. Two, to get to perform the new music and see how our fan base has grown there. You get to see how the music has traveled. It lived up to my excitement. It’s hard to put into words. You really have to go and be a part of it to feel that energy you get from it.

So while you were there did you get a chance to talk or interact to any artists from there?

I met some artists. I was really looking forward to meeting Nomsa Mazwai. She was featured on 3 songs on Idea of Beautiful. We had never met. We had just talked via twitter DM and email, never on phone or face to face. Now, 2 years later and we got to perform “the drums” live. She will forever be a friend. There is this artist Reason who has a big following in SA that opened up both shows. He is really dope. I had a group

of 4 young girls who came up and said I was an influence. I got to give them advice and listen to them sing. I got their CD. That’s I do it to inspire people.

Ok. Well, now that you are back and given some of the things we are dealing with nationally here, what can you take from your trip to Africa that is a lesson for this moment in the black community?

One thing I took away from the trip is just how the media likes to play on fear. We didn’t hear anything about Ebola or Isis or these stereotypes that are often played in America about black people. Radio stations talked about love. Like, you could call in on Sunday and dedicate a love song to someone. They talked about “ObamaCare” and how great a president that we have while he is getting thrown rocks at here. You learn the truth about it all. How much they know about their history and where they come from. You see the unity and solidarity. You see that we need to know about our history and who we are. We don’t need to get caught up in what media feeds us. Turn the TV off and find your own truth. Once you leave there and come back home your whole

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perspective changes. You see what’s important and what’s not. You log on to Facebook and see all this crazy stuff on your timeline and ask yourself why am I on this? Who cares about who Chris Brown’s girlfriend Karrueche Tran is cheating with? What does that have to do with us? It takes up so much of our time, these little small things we get pulled into. It shouldn’t hold that much weight in your life. Your whole focus changes.

Right! Ok, tell me which jams rocked the hardest during your performances? Which songs were they going crazy over?

They showed love on a lot of them. “The Man” was a great performance. “Believe Me,” “The Drums,” and “Kinda Love.” I shot the video for that over there. That is my biggest song over there. They showed love for everything, which was crazy dope.

You came back and recently did a short run with Common (and Jay Electronica). How would you compare this recent run with the run in South Africa?

At the shows in South Africa the majority of the folks who came to show were Rapsody fans. They knew the music. On the Common and Jay Electronica show I was being introduced to new crowds. They don’t get as hype because they’re listening to you. They are paying attention to what you say. They are taking it all in. The love was the same on both though. The fans were fans of lyrics so that was cool.

Now tell me, what were the jams they most responded to on the Common tour?

“Hard to Choose” was a favorite one on this tour. Maybe it’s because of the truth and the honesty in it. I’d say, “Believe Me” and “Thank you Very Much.”

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So when you go back to South Africa is there something that you want to make sure you do or add to the next trip?

Every time I go back I want to bring more people with me. Everybody should go to Africa, especially every black person. I want to bring more of my label mates so they can experience what I experienced. I want to continue to keep up with these kids. There are 10 kids in Soweto that I met in 2012 that I want to continue to keep up with. I got their shoe sizes and I’m going to send them some shoes.

Ok, so if you had to describe the SA trip in 3 words what would they be?

Fulfilling, humbling, and beautiful.

If you had to identify one lesson that the SA trip taught you what would it be?

It definitely taught me focus. That what I was doing was right for me. That the path we took and the direction we took is right for me. It was more confirmation that what you do as far as inspiring people is what you should be doing. You don’t have to change it.

Wow. That’s dope. Now I can’t end this interview without asking you about the new album. That’s what you went over to South Africa to showcase. What do you think about this latest project? How do you feel about the work you’ve done on it?

I can honestly say that I’m happy. I feel this is my best project in terms of growth. Even being able to experiment a little bit with sound, this is my favorite project. I’m extremely happy with it. I like the different sound that it has, different feeling and emotion. Still, I don’t stray too far away from me. I feel complete

with this project. I really found out who I am as an artist. I reached that point I’ve been working so hard to get at. This is the most complete and free I’ve felt on any project. No worries. Just Freedom.

Dasan Ahanu is a public speaker, organizer, workshop facilitator, poet, spoken word performer, songwriter, writer, and emcee born and raised in Raleigh, North Carolina. He is a proud member of the Black Jedi Chapter of the Universal Zulu Nation and loyal Hip Hop head. He is currently a resident artist at the Hayti Heritage Center in Durham, NC and an Assistant Professor at Saint Augustine’s College in Raleigh, NC. He swings a mean pen and represents the SOUTH.

Hear more from Rapsody at www.iamrapsody.com.

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RALEIGH STATICINTERVIEW: SABRINA GALLI | PHOTOS: RALEIGH STATIC

If you look up Raleigh Static online, you’ll find an array of subjects: fashion shows, skateboarders, musicians, and a lot of events you’ll wish you’d gone to. One thing you won’t find is the face of Raleigh Static. Our featured photographer works his magic anonymously, letting you create an uninterrupted, personal connection with the photos. You’ll still wish you’d been there, but you can tune in to see what you missed. This issue, I was fortunate enough to learn more about our covert photographer and the world that he created.

How did you get your start in photography?

I took a class in 1996 and I haven’t looked back since. It was a black and white photo class, and I spent days in the dark room. When I got my first camera, it wasn’t digital. I don’t have a degree in photography, it’s all self taught (mainly by taking pictures). There was a magazine in the 90s called Raygun, and I used to be a big fan of that. I started to recreate things. I do it all for myself. I don’t do it for the likes, I do it because it’d be cool for me to look at or hang on my wall. I have about 50 frames around my house. It just becomes part of the process. I’m interested in a lot of things, and I use photography as my way to get there.

It seems like most of your pictures on your website are of musicians. What led you in that direction?

It’s balanced out between musicians, fashion, skateboarding, and the city. It kind of comes in and out. Those are things that interest me. I just started going and taking pictures. I never announce that I’m going or that I’ll be there. I always want it to be a surprise. I really like the cool bands that move around a lot and wear the funkiest outfits. I’d rather do that than any big name artist.

Why are you an artist? What role do you think art plays, or specifically your art, in the Raleigh area?

I’m trying to recreate something that doesn’t exist anymore. This is where the Raleigh Static name came in, because people can tune in to their different interests. On old radios you could tune in and before you got the station, you’d get static. I’m a very shy person so the only thing I have is the camera. I’m always behind the scenes. The more that people create, the more it inspires me. I enjoy documenting it.

Where can we see your work in the future? Is there anyone you’d really like to photograph but haven’t yet had the chance to?

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If something comes across, it’s like, “I have to go photograph that; it’d be really cool.” It’s more of a feeling than a visual. Raleigh Static doesn’t have a face to it. I don’t have a self-portrait that I’d like to include in it. The pictures that it captures are of Raleigh. I used to be under another name and it used to be on Facebook and Twitter, but then it would all come around to me. “Oh that’s Jason.” I didn’t want it to be about me or my name. I wanted it to be about the feeling. I want the viewer to experience raleighstatic.com. I like to keep the curiosity there. Who is Raleigh Static and what’s it all about? I didn’t want it to be about me. A lot of people think it’s four or five photographers, and it’s just me. This is just me in the world that I created.

See more photography from Raleigh Static at raleighstatic.com.

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IRON AND ART: THE WORK OF HORN & HEEL

WORDS: RICHARD LIVINGSTON | PHOTOS: SPCLGSTA short science lesson…

Every little spark in the night sky is working toward generating iron, and they’ll die violently for the effort. Iron – all of it – comes to us from long-dead stars that spent their lives fusing hydrogen into heavier elements until producing that iron, which can’t give off enough energy to counteract the gravity of a star. Forming iron is about the last thing any star does; after that, it swiftly collapses through its own gravity well and explodes as a supernova, spectacularly seeding the universe with the iron it made.

It’s somehow comforting to know that from that chaos, Duncan Stephenson forms this raw material into exquisite knives, jewelry and works of art. Duncan

is an unassuming 25-year-old, gauged and tatted. White scars – signs of his trade – criss-cross his hands. Jeb Jeb, an energetic dalmatian/chow mix, is never far from his side. With partner, Luke Rayson, Duncan runs Horn & Heel metal smiths, producing custom crafts of steel, copper, silver and gold. Horn & Heel – named for the respective ends of an anvil – specializes in knives and blades.

“I saw an old trench knife at a gun and knife show,” Duncan recalls, explaining how he first became interested in blades. “I wanted one. I realized I could make it.”

He presents a number of sooty knives, freshly forged and ready for wooden handles to be riveted to the hilts.

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Horn & Heel forges all manner of custom knives, jewelry and crafts. See their work at www.hornandheel.com.

Duncan is both fiercely proud of his work and critical of the output. “I’m very conscious of the utility of the finished product. I want it used. When I make something, I always see what I can do better. Every great piece was due to lots of failures. You learn from your mistakes.” He fingers a cache of discarded rings and jewelry in a small wooden box.

Duncan has learned his lessons well. The precision and craftsmanship poured into his art are unmistakable. Planning and drawing the knife is only the beginning. He spends hours heating and shaping steel bars, often evaluating and reworking a piece while still glowing hot. Duncan describes the fabrication of each knife as intuitive based on how it looks and feels, the weight and the balance. Then there’s the nerve-wracking quenching process, during which the blade is cooled in oil or water to harden it. If not careful, quenching

will change the shape of the tool so meticulously crafted. From there, the artist will select wood, fit handle to hilt, and drive through metal rivets, often scrawling elaborate shapes into the wood for the new owner. “I see metal differently. I see the care and craft. When I go to the art museum, I’m the one always inspecting the frame.” Duncan’s breath rises on the crisp December night. Jeb Jeb gnaws a stick in Horn & Heel’s backyard-cum-metal shop. A small shed smelling of smoke occupies one corner. Strewn across a work table are all manner of pliers, clamps and hammers. Beyond, dry leaves blow about the base of an anvil and small furnace. Duncan casually pushes a steel bar against a grinder, showering his boots in orange sparks, mimicking the distant iron factories, shining though the bare branches far above his head.

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BATTLE CHASERSCREATIVE WARFARE

WORDS: SEANO | PHOTOS: JOE BRUNO

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Downtown Raleigh was ground zero for the art battle of the year pitting our cutting edge creative class against one another to win cash, prizes and the coveted Oak City Hustle “Golden Boy” trophy! Stag’s Head Beer Garden was host to the first art show of its kind in Raleigh as 25 artists created pieces under the theme, “The Bad Guys Won”. Spectators were able to vote via text message for their favorite pieces in two categories, the Art Show Battle and the Live Painting Battle. Once the dust settled and the paint fumes cleared we had two clear winners.

Matt Scofield won the Art Show Battle with his “Burn in Helms” piece and Eric Dixon took home the Golden Boy for his win in the Live Paint Battle. The 2nd and 3rd place winners in the Art Show Battle were Gemynii and Caroline Cockrell respectively. We couldn’t have been happier with how everything came together and we are incredibly thankful and honored to be part of such a vibrant and thriving cultural community in Raleigh. Thank you to everyone who attended the first annual Battle Chasers Art Show! It was a huge success thanks to all of you.

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JOHN LEGUIZAMOGoodnight’s

Jan 15 | 7:30 / 10:00

HIP HOP / SOUL / FUNK

9TH WONDERMosaic

Jan 7 | 10:00

METAL

COLOSSUSCat’s Cradle - Back Room

Jan 17 | 8:00

SYMPHONY

RHAPSODY IN BLUEMeymandi Concert Hall

Jan 10 | 8:00

DEEP TECH BASS HOUSE

SHE LIKES IT DEEPMosaic

Jan 10 | 10:00

COUNTRY

WYNONNA JUDDCarolina Theatre

Jan 14 | 8:00

CULTURAL

CHINESE NEW YEAR CELEBRATION Dorton Arena

Jan 31

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INDIE / ROCK

SONFATHER WITH SWINEKings

Jan 2 | 7:30PM

INDIE / LO-FI / ROCK

HONEY WILDSlims

Jan 12 | 9:00PM

INDIE / FOLK / SOUL

FOLK SOUL REVIVALLocal 506

Jan 3 | 8:00PM

INDIE / ROCK

EX HEX Kings

Jan 3 | 8:00PM

INDIE / PROGRESSIVE

TRIPLICITYThe Pour HouseJan 13 | 8:00PM

INDIE /FOLK / ROCK

THE AFFECTIONATESLocal 506

Jan 10 | 8:00PM

INDIE /FOLK / ROCK

DONNA THE BUFFALOLincoln TheatreJan 10 | 7:00PM

ALT-ROCK / POST-GRUNGE

CRACKERCat’s Cradle

Jan 2 | 8:30PM

INDIE / ALT-ROCK

FOUR YEAR STRONGCat’s Cradle

Jan 13 | 6:00PM

INDIE / FOLK

BIRDS WITH FLEASThe Pour HouseJan 3 | 8:30PM

INDIE / FOLK

ELLIS DYSON & THE SHAMBLES

Cat’s Cradle - Back RoomJan 9 | 8:30PM

INDIE / ROCK / JAZZ

LES RACQUET The Pour HouseJan 2 | 8:00PM

FOLK / ALTERNATIVE

CAMERON STENGERLocal 506

Jan 13 | 8:00PM

INDIE / FOLK / ROCK

THE TOOTHESlims

Jan 11 | 9:00PM

INDIE . FOLK . ALTERNATIVE - JAN 2015

INDIE / DANCE

DJ PANCAKE’S FIRST FRIDAY DANCE PARTY

NeptunesJan 2 | 10:00PM

INDIE / ROCK

THE GREAT COVER UP NIGHT

KingsJan 8-10 | 8:00PM

O A K C I T Y H U S T L E L I V E M U S I C P O C K E T G U I D E

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INDIE / ELECTRONIC

LOUIS LANDRYMotorco

Jan 15 | 9:00PM

INDIE / FOLK

BACON & WINE Kings

Jan 22 | 7:30PM

INDIE /FOLK

JONATHAN BYRDCat’s Cradle - Back Room

Jan 16 | 8:00PM

POP / ELECTRONIC

HANK AND CUPCAKESThe Pour HouseJan 16 | 8:00PM

INDIE / ALT-ROCK

SPACESHIP DAYSMotorco

Jan 23 | 9:00PM

FOLK / ACCOUSTIC

ADAM EZRA GROUPLocal 506

Jan 20 | 8:00PM

INDIE / SYNTH-POP

RAINDEERSlims

Jan 19 | 9:00PM

INDIE / ROCK / ALT

BISHOPSSlims

Jan 15 | 9:00PM

INDIE / ART-POP

DAD & DADSlims

Jan 22 | 9:00PM

INDIE / FOLK

AOIFE ODONOVANFletcher Opera Theater

Jan 16 | 8:00PM

INDIE / POP / ELECTRONIC

KAWEHI Kings

Jan 17 | 7:30PM

INDIE / ELECTRONIC

CRYWOLFLincoln TheatreJan 15 | 8:00PM

EXPERIMENTAL / POP-ROCK

WILD FURCat’s Cradle - Back Room

Jan 23 | 8:00PM

INDIE / ELECTRONIC

SLOWRITERLocal 506

Jan 22 | 8:00PM


POP / ELECTRONIC

WILD CHILDMotorco

Jan 14 | 8:00PM

INDIE / ELECTRO-POP

CHERUBLincoln Theatre

Jan 19-20 | 7:30PM


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INDIE / ROCK

MOON TAXILincoln Theatre

Jan 23 | 8:00

HIP HOP

CAYSO & ROWDYLocal 506

Jan 7 | 8:00

INDIE / ROCK

PARQUET COURTS Kings

Jan 26 | 7:30

INDIE / ROCK

CHAMOMILE AND WHISKEY

The Pour HouseJan 27 | 8:00

FUNK / SOUL / DISCO

THROWBACKMosaic

Jan 8 | 10:00

FUNK / BRASS

TRIO OF JUSTICELocal 506

Jan 4 | 6:00

GOSPEL

THE LEE BOYSSlims

Jan 3 | 8:00

INDIE / PUNK / GARAGE

NAKED NAPSKings

Jan 24 | 8:00

HIP HOP / SOUL / FUNK

9TH WONDERMosaic

Jan 7 | 10:00

INDIE / FOLK

GREGORY ALAN ISAKOVCat’s CradleJan 24 | 7:00

INDIE / WORLD WAVE

VACATIONER Kings

Jan 25 | 7:30

ELECTRONIC / ART-POP

ZOLA JESUSMotorco

Jan 30 | 8:00

INDIE / ROCK

THE ROCKETBOYSLocal 506

Jan 24 | 8:00

HIP HOP / SOUL / ROCK

FRANKIE GOODRICHThe Pour House

Jan 8 | 8:00


INDIE / ELECTRONIC

HANZKings

Jan 23 | 9:00

INDIE / ROCK

WHITE VIOLETKings

Jan 31 | 9:00


URBAN - JAN 2015

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URBAN - JAN 2015

JAZZ / EXPERIMENTAL

KEN VANDERMARKNeptunes

Jan 13 | 7:30

REGGAE ROCK

REBELUTIONThe Ritz

Jan 31 | 8:30

FUNK / HIP HOP / BRASS

PAPER DIAMONDCat’s CradleJan 18 | 8:00

JAZZ

CALEFAX REED QUINTETDuke Baldwin Auditoreum

Jan 30-31 | 8:00

BLUES, ROOTS

WOODY PINESLocal 506

Jan 23 | 8:00

FUNK / JAZZ

THAT 1 GUYThe Pour House

Jan 22 | 8:00

SOUL

NAPOLEON WRIGHT II Neptunes

Jan 22 | 8:00

HIP HOP

PROFESSOR TOONLocal 506

Jan 15 | 8:00

LATIN ALTERNATIVE

LOS MASTER PLUSThe Pour House

Jan 24 | 8:00

SPOKEN WORD

CITY SOUL CAFE SPOKEN WORDSmokin Grooves

Wednesdays | 8:00

JAZZ

LOUIS AND ELLA, ALL THAT JAZZ

Meymandi Concert HallJan 16-17 | 8:00

HIP HOP

G-EAZYThe Ritz

Jan 22 | 9:00

FUNK / ELECTRONIC

BOULEVARDSNeptunes

Jan 22 | 8:00

HIP HOP

WELL$Local 506

Jan 15 | 8:00

JAZZ / EXPERIMENTAL

THE HOT AT NIGHTSThe Pour House

Jan 10 | 8:00


MEXICAN NORTEÑO

LOS HURACANES DEL NORTE

The RitzJan 23 | 9:00

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EDM / TRANCE

DEEP WINTER 2Mosaic

Jan 9 | 10:00

DEEP TECH BASS HOUSE

SHE LIKES IT DEEPMosaic

Jan 10 | 10:00

HOUSE / BREAKS / ELECTRO

ANIMAL HOUSEMosaic

Jan 31 | 10:00

TRANCE / PROGRESSIVE

TRANCENDENTALMosaic

Jan 22 | 10:00

TECH BASS ELECTRO

FAKEMosaic

Jan 24 | 10:00

HOUSE / TECHNO

INDUSTRY STANDARDMosaic

Mondays | 10:00

LATIN / ARABIC / TECH

DISCOTEQUEMosaic

Jan 23 | 10:00

HOUSE / TECHNO

BUMP F . CHRIS CORSELLO

MosaicJan 3 | 10:00

EDM / CLASSIC HOUSE

SULTRYMosaic

Jan 30 | 10:00

EDM /METAL / HIP HOP

BORGORELincoln Theatre

Jan 22 | 8:00


METAL

WINTER METAL FESTLincoln Theatre

Jan 3 | 6:00

POP PUNK

ALMOST PEOPLEMotorco

Jan 4 | 8:00

EDM

PULSE: KYLE BIDDYLincoln Theatre

Jan 2 | 10:00

BALTIC BEATS / SOVIET POP

RUSSIAN PARTYMosaic

Jan 2 | 10:00

EDM - JAN 2015

ROCK - JAN 2015

DEP HOUSE BASS

SUB-CULTUREMosaic

Jan 17 | 10:00

HOUSE / REMIXES / DANCE

BLOTTOMosaic

Jan 15 | 10:00

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METAL

VEIL OF MAYALincoln Theatre

Jan 9 | 6:00

BLUES / SOUL

THICK MODINELocal 506

Jan 11 | 8:00

ALT ROCK

STAMMERINGSThe Pour House

Jan 12 | 8:00

PUNK / PROGRESSIVE

RED MOUTHSlims

Jan 14 | 9:00

PUNK

ASKULTURAThe Pour House

Jan 14 | 8:00

TRIBUTE

A WILD NIGHT VAN MORRISON TRIBUTE

The Pour House Jan 9 | 8:00

TOOL TRIBUTE

THIRD EYESlims

Jan 10 | 8:00

PROGRESSIVE METAL

PERIPHERYCat’s Cradle Jan 10 | 6:00

POST METAL

KAYO DOTLocal 506

Jan 12 | 8:00

AMERICANA

MICHAEL MCDERMOTTLocal 506

Jan 8 | 8:00

ROOTS / ROCK

THE IGUANASCat’s Cradle - Back Room

Jan 14 | 7:30

HARD ROCK

ROAR THE ENGINESSlims

Jan 9 | 9:00

ROCK ECLECTIC

ROBERT KIRKLAND & ROD ABERNETHY

NeptunesJan 14 | 7:00


ROCK - JAN 2015

METAL

NVCLEAR HELLFROSTSlims

Jan 6 | 9:00

SWAMP ROCK

SWAMPBIRDLocal 506

Jan 6 | 8:00

THRASH METAL

OCCULTISTThe Pour House

Jan 7 | 8:00

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STONER ROCK

KARMA TO BURNThe Pour House

Jan 20 | 8:00

MICHAEL JACKSON TRIBUTE

WHO’S BADThe Pour House

Jan 30 | 8:30

HARDCORE PUNK

CRUEL HANDLocal 506

Jan 28 | 7:00

BEATLES TRIBUTE

ABBEY ROAD LIVE!Cat’s Cradle

Jan 17 | 3:00 & 7:30

DOOM METAL

SOLAR HALOSLocal 506

Jan 17 | 8:00

PUNK

THE IDLE GOSSIPMotorco

Jan 17 | 9:00

POP ROCK

KATE VOEGELELocal 506

Jan 21 | 8:00

METAL

COLOSSUSCat’s Cradle - Back Room

Jan 17 | 8:00

POST HARDCORE

ISELIALocal 506

Jan 16 | 8:00

AMERICANA

THE STEEL WHEELS - PINECONE

Fletcher Opera TheaterJan 23 | 8:00

PINK FLOYD TRIBUTE

BREATHEThe Pour House

Jan 16 | 8:00

ORCHESTRAL ROCK

MOTHER FALCONKings

Jan 15 | 7:30

ROCK

MSRPSlims

Jan 16 | 9:00

GARAGE ROCK

THE WHIGSSouthland BallroomSlims-

Jan 16 | 8:00

ROCKABILLY

MOTORBILLYThe Pour House

Jan 15 | 8:00

LED ZEPPELIN TRIBUTE

ZOSOLincoln Theatre

Jan 16 & 17 | 8:00

ROCK - JAN 2015


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COUNTRY

WYNONNA JUDDCarolina Theatre

Jan 14 | 8:00

BLUEGRASS

YONDER MOUNTAIN STRING BAND

Local 506Jan 21 | 7:00

BLUEGRASS

STEEP CANYON RANGERS

Lincoln TheatreJan 24 | 9:00

WESTERN SWING

WAYNE HANCOCKLocal 506

Jan 29 | 8:00

BLUEGRASS

RHONDA VINCENTFletcher Opera Theater

Jan 3 | 8:00

BLUEGRASS

SUNNY LEDFURDLincoln Theatre

Jan 2 | 9:00

BLUEGRASS / ROCK

THE HOWLIN’ BROTHERSLocal 506

Jan 14 | 8:00

BLUEGRASS / ROOTS

DARIN & BROOKE ALDRIDGE


BLUEGRASS / ALT COUNTRY

GRACE & TONYThe Pour House

Jan 19 | 8:00

COUNTRY / ROOTS ROCK

THE MARSHALL TUCKER BAND

The RitzJan 21 | 8:00

BLUEGRASS

THE INFAMOUS STRINGDUSTERS


COUNTRY ROCK

DIRTY GRASS SOULSlims

Jan 9 | 8:00

ROCK

MAC & JUICE QUARTETThe Pour House

Jan 31 | 9:00

ROCK - JAN 2015

BLUEGRASS / ROCK

CAMPFIRES AND CONSTELLATIONS

Local 506Jan 9 | 8:00

ALT COUNTRY

SARAH BORGESThe Pour House

Jan 23 | 8:00


DOORS TRIBUTE

MOJO RISINGThe Pour House

Jan 30 | 8:00

COUNTRY / BLUEGRASS - JAN 2015

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COMEDY / STAND UP

FAIZON LOVEGoodnight’s

Jan 29-31 | 7:30 / 10:00

COMEDY / STAND UP

PAUL REISERGoodnight’sJan 31 | 8:00

COMEDY

JOHN LEGUIZAMOGoodnight’s

Jan 15 | 7:30 / 10:00

COMEDY

MIRANDA SINGSCarolina Theatre

Jan 16 | 7:00

COMEDY

50 SHADES! THE MUSICAL PARODY

DPACJan 30 | 8:00

BLACK & BROWN COMEDY GET DOWN

CEDRIC ‘THE ENTERTAINER’

PNC ArenaJan 31 | 8:00

COMEDY / IMPROV

THE SECOND CITYCarolina TheatreJan 17 | 8:30 PM

COMEDY

GARRISON KEILLORDPAC

Jan 29 | 7:30

COMEDY / STAND UP

JOHN CAPARULOGoodnights

Jan 8-10 | 7:30 / 10:00

COMEDY / STAND UP

JESSIMAE PELUSOGoodnight’s

Jan 22-24 | 7:30 / 10:00

SOUTHERN ROCK

DRIVE-BY TRUCKERSCat’s CradleJan 31 | 8:00

COMEDY / STAND UP

TAYLOR WILLIAMSONGoodnights

Jan 2-3 | 7:30 / 10:00

WESTERN SWING

FARROLocal 506

Jan 30 | 7:00

BLUEGRASS / ROCK

ACOUSTIC SYNDICATESlims

Jan 31 | 8:30


ALT COUNTRY ROCK

AMERICAN AQUARIUMLincoln Theatre

Jan 30 & 31 | 8:00


MIKE EPPSPNC Arena

Jan 31 | 8:00

COUNTRY / BLUEGRASS - JAN 2015

COMEDY - JAN 2015

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GEORGE LOPEZPNC Arena

Jan 31 | 8:00

COMEDY - JAN 2015

SYMPHONY

NEW WORLD SYMPHONYMeymandi Concert Hall

Jan 23-24 | 8:00

CLASSICAL

MARTIN LUTHER KING CELEBRATION

Meymandi Concert HallJan 19 | 5:30

CLASSICAL

I.C.E CHAMBER MUSIC CONCERT

Duke Nelson Music RoomJan 18 | 7:00

STAGE / PLAY

WICKEDDPAC

Jan 7-25 | 2:00 / 7:30

SYMPHONY

RHAPSODY IN BLUEMeymandi Concert Hall

Jan 10 | 8:00

PIANO

JEREMY DENKDuke Baldwin Auditoreum

Jan 23 | 8:00

CHINESE DANCE

SHEN YUN PERFORMING ARTS

Memorial AuditoriumJan 27-28 | 7:30

STAGE

VENUS IN FURRaleigh Little Theater

Jan 16-Feb 1 | 3:00 & 8:00

CLASSICAL

DAVID LANG & I.C.E.Duke Baldwin Auditoreum

Jan 16-17 | 1:00 / 9:00

SOUTH INDIAN DANCE

NRITYAGRAM DANCE ENSEMBLE

Duke Reynolds Theater Jan 22 | 8:00

SYMPHONY

PETER AND THE WOLFMeymandi Concert Hall

Jan 3 | 1:00 / 4:00

CLASSICAL

CHAMBER ORCHESTRA OF THE TRIANGLECarolina Theatre

Jan 18 | 3:00


DL HUGHLEYPNC Arena

Jan 31 | 8:00


CHARLIE MURPHYPNC Arena

Jan 31 | 8:00


EDDIE GRIFFINPNC Arena

Jan 31 | 8:00


CLASSICAL / STAGE - JAN 2015

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CATS

“MEOWING IN THE NEW YEAR” TICA CAT SHOW

Holshouser BuildingJan 2-4

CULTURAL

CHINESE NEW YEAR CELEBRATION Dorton Arena

Jan 31

MUSICAL / STAGE

APPROACHING ALICarolina Theatre

Jan 29 | 7:30

CLASSICAL

THE MARIINSKY ORCHESTRA

Memorial AuditoriumJan 31 | 8:00

KARATE

STATE KARATE CHAMPIONSHIP

Dorton ArenaJan 10

STAGE / PERFORMANCE

BLUE MAN GROUPMemorial Auditorium

Jan 29-31 | 4:00 / 8:00

SPORT

FLYBALL DOG RACINGHolshouser BuildingJan 24-25 | 9:00AM

ANIMAL SHOW

REPTICON REPTILE & EXOTIC ANIMAL SHOW

Scott BuildingJan 17-18 | 9:00AM

WINTER

IPREO WINTERFEST ICE SKATING RINK

City PlazaWeekly | misc

COLLECTIBLES

TOY TRAIN SALE AND SWAP MEET

Scott BuildingJan 24| 10:00AM

FOOD

TRIANGLE RESTAURANT WEEK

Various LocationsJan 26 - Feb 1

SYMPHONY

ALL TCHAIKOVSKYMeymandi Concert Hall

Jan 30 | 2:00

CLASSICAL / STAGE - JAN 2015

EQUESTRIAN

HUNTER JUMPER HORSE SHOW

Hunt Horse ComplexJan 16-18 | 8:00AM

CULTURAL

AFRICAN AMERICAN CULTURAL CELEBRATION

NC Museum of HistoryJan 31 | 10:00AM

COLLECTIBLES

SPORTS MEMORABILIA 3-DAY SHOWScott Building

Jan 30-31 | 9:00AM


FESTIVALS / SHOWCASES - JAN 2015

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