CALABASH AT THE CARRACK
Posters and Illustrations by Jamie B. Wolcott
Four Day Opening Celebration: May 17-20
The Carrack Modern Art
111 W. Parrish St.
Durham, NC
Full Schedule:
Thursday, May 17th, music starts 8pm
Steph Stewart
Crystal Bright
Django Haskins
Friday, May 18th, music starts 8pm
Magic Michael Casey
The Wigg Report
Curtis Eller
Saturday, May 19th, music starts 9pm
New Town Drunks
Beloved Binge
Sunday, May 20th, music starts 8pm
Drowning Lovers
Theater performance by Little Green Pig Theatrical Concern
Flim screening of “When Walt Whitman was a Little Girl”
Join us to bring awareness to the Bull City Connector bus. A free bus that runs through Downtown Durham. We use it often!
The Show starts at 5:30 and goes to 8:30 Beloved Binge, Ellertronic and The Wigg Report will be playing. Bring anything that makes noise so you can play along….let’s turn it into a bit of a block party!
Then Stick around to see Cantwell Gomez and Jordan and Phil Cook an His Feat celbrating their split casette tape release with Chaz’s records…Hell of a F*cing day….
Saturday we will be playing the Motorco garage with Saint Solitude from Asheville.
Before the show we are meeting folks on Bike at Bull McCabes to fuel up and ride to Motorco….bike parade!
Meet at Bull McCabes at 8:30 ride to Motorco at 9:30ish show starts at 10 we go on at 10:45.
Seven Stars cycles is sponsoring the ride.
Thanks Samarella, a reader and fan! for sending us this link. Some of these folks look like Durhamites…..not saying who
http://motherfuckingbike.com/
March 31st before our show @ Motorco we will meet at Bull McCabes 8:30. Fuel up on your beverage of choice and ride your mother f%$king bike with us to the show.
Seven Stars Cycles are sponsoring this with us.
Coffee bike will be on hand at the club!
Can we get any other people in on this?
March 31 motorco
Saint Solitude and The Wigg Report
We (Christine and Stephen) went out on our “Bike Friday Family Tandem” Friday night. It was a trip! Christine was the “captain” or in the front and Stephen had the pleasure of holding on for dear life in the back. Needless to say, the night got more and more interesting as it got later. First stop, Broad Street Cafe. Just don’t take that corner too quick! Whoops, Stephen just fell off! Are you OK? Yes, apparently he is as he is doubled over crying laughing. So back to the Pizza, Hoppyum beer and Calamari…..yum…but we also enjoyed two guitar players up on stage…one who may have been visiting another planet that night.. oh well. that was kind of our plan too…so Second stop, The Green Room….more local beer thanks to Duck Rabbit Stout! The place was packed, all pool tables and shuffle board tables full but we were content people watching from the bar and chatting with the friendly bar tender. But cant stay because we have to ride that bike! So third stop, La Salamandra for a Craig Powell house show….in the restaurant. Here tonight are 2 out of town bands. We saw Total Slacker from Brooklyn -which they were not…total slackers that is. We still have one song “you have to love yourself” stuck in our minds. One look at these skinny 3 some and you would not believe the heavy wall of sound they could produce ! My neck still hurts from rocking out! We totally dug this band….hope they come back. It’s late and our balance is starting to come into question……time to go.
Back on the bike, up and down hills, crashing into the yard and another night done!
Stay tuned because we are coming up with a way to let others experience a Wigg ride.
Since Saturday we have been seeing folks walking around in a daze! The show at Pinhook left behind some carnage (hangovers).
Special thanks to those who shouted out lyrics, requested songs and shared something with the crowd.
Brainbows ripped The Pinhook up. They have an amazing energy that really knocks people back on their heels. I saw some heads shaking which is suprinsingly enough, a hard task to accomplish. We hope to play with them again soon…real soon! What a great band.
Free Electric State also got some hips swiveling in the crowd and a light show that added to the swirly, groove they had going on. I heard one person state they may have had an out of body experience.
We ate at Salamandra last night. One of my favorite spots to eat in all of Durham! Manuel, the owner was saying how much he loves having The Layabout shows at the restaurant. He was super happy while talking about the shows. When I asked him how everything else was going he told us his wife almost died and she now has to receive dialysis twice a week. Obviously this is bad news for him and it will cost him a Sh*t load of money. So, I was thinking if you have gone to see a show there but not visited on another night or day, you should go. If you are vegetarian he has food for you, if you eat meat he has food for you. I do not think he has any vegan plates……buy a beer, or paleta (Popsicle) then.
Manuel is a great guy that seems to understand and embrace the Durham music community…….let’s pay him a visit and welcome him to the scene.
Hillsborough road in Durham….go check it out eat and drink!
Salamandra explodes with Minor Stars, Maple Stave, and Des Ark nobody hurt everyone leaves with a smile! Salamandra is like a Durham time machine to the past. Alternative location for a show, lot’s of locals and good vibes. Woke up Sunday morning tired and we went to 9th street to watch the bike races! Want to help plan a September Bike/music fest in Durham? I already have quite a few people interested.
After the dust has settled from last weekend think about coming out to The Pinhook to see Brainbows, Free Electric State and Us (TWR). Bring cowbells, shakers and anything that can make noise! The Pinhook Saturday March 3rd!
Where to begin? Last Friday nights show at the Carrack Gallery in downtown Durham had so many highlights its hard to know what to mention first. Thank you so much to Mellisa Smith for showing her creative artwork, if you missed it her pieces are still on display at the Carrack on Parrish street. Curtis Eller and his energetic banjo playing. Who knows how many vegan cupcakes he’d chowed down on before getting up and running around the room! Dave Z’s band Elertronic got everyone bouncing to the beats while connecting a digital and organic feel. Beloved Binge added a bass player (AKA Tofu Mama) and more texture, which only added to their addictive songs. Seeing old friends as well as new faces coming to join in the fun. Warm weather so the windows of the 2nd floor gallery were left wide open during the show. Loaf bakery for providing the still hot chocolate croissants.
When we stepped outside during Beloved Binges set the sound was bouncing off the walls and when the song ended the street filled with warm applause.
As we were approaching our set time I became worried that folks would leave since the beer had run dry (the fans of the bands and the members can drink)! People stayed, they were there for the art on the walls and the music filling the space.
Carrack is an amazing spot to see art hanging and to see and hear bands. There is a great warmth to the space that captured the emotion of the night.
Thanks to Melissa for inviting us, all the bands, Rob for running sound and bringing the equipment, Curtis for playing with us on the spot and Durham for being able to give birth to more interesting spaces and art.
I fixed my bike since my operator error malfunction. The trailer has been pieced back together….so we are ready for the Friday nigh rumble at The Carrack Art Gallery on Parrish Street….above Loaf Bakery.
Prepare for the carnage between Curtis Eller, Ellertronic (vicious rivalry!) the Wigg Report VS Beloved Binge and all the Bands take on the art of Mellisa! MIND BENDING MAYHEM!
Please come in droves by bike, spacecraft, banjo, vegan donkey or however you see fit!
This is guaranteed to be an interesting evening with possibility of band swap and addition of Members.
Hopefully I make it home safer than the other night!
