Thursday Aug 13

Blue Bayou: Half Baked Beans. 9:30pm. Free
Caffe Driade: Mark Dauman
Cats Cradle: Kasey Chambers, Shane Nicholson, Kim Tayor. 8:30pm. $20/23
The Cave: LATE: The Barefoot Movement, Keep Off The Grass. $5
General Store Cafe: J. Freeman. 7-9pm
Local 506: The Low Anthem. 8:45pm. $8/10
Nightlight: Embarrassing Fruits, Jason Dove. 9:30pm. $5
Weaver Street Market: The Tim Stambaugh Band. 6-8pm
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Thursday Aug 6

Blue Bayou: Jaafar. 9:30pm. Free
The Cave: LATE: The Mumbles, Doc Aquatic. $5
General Store Cafe: JazzBeau. 7-9pm
Local 506: The Duke and The King, Ryan Gustafson. 9:30pm. $8/10
Weaver Street Market: The Guilty Pleasures. 6pm
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Thursday July 23
ArtsCenter: 300 East Main Summer Concert Series with Embarrassing Fruits, Free Electric State. 4:30pm
Blue Bayou: Strangelets. 9pm, Free
Cats Cradle: XX Merge. Sold Out
The Cave: LATE: Stars Explode, The Magic Babies
General Store Cafe: Marie Vanderbeck Trio. 7-9pm
Local 506: Benji Hughes, Simeon. 10pm, $8
Nightlight: MEEBS, War Hands, Yohimbe
Southern Village: Tres Chicas. (Rain location Christ Church) 7pm, $5
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Thursday July 16
Blue Bayou: David Russell. 9pm. Free
The Cave: EARLY: Wannamaker LATE: Futurebirds, The Interns
General Store Cafe: Tony Gailani Band. 7pm
Local 506: Reeves Gabrels, Benjomatic. 9pm. $10/12
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Thursday July 9

Blue Bayou: Skeedaddle. 9pm. Free
The Cave: LATE: Aminal, The Dry Heathens, On The Beach. $5
General Store Cafe: JazzBeau. 7-9pm
Local 506: Modern Day Escape, Steryle, Cast The First Stone. 9pm. $7
Nighlight: Harmute, Israel Darling. 10pm
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Thursday June 25

Arts Center: Summer Concert Series with Steve Jack Band. 300 East Main. 4:30pm
Blue Bayou: Andy Coats. 9pm
The Cave: EARLY: Davis Stillson. LATE: Salt To Bitters, Twilighter
General Store Cafe: Marie Vanderbeck Trio. 7-9pm
Local 506: Black Hollies, Violet Vector and The Lovely Lovelies, The Huguenots. 9pm. $6
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Thursday June 18
Blue Bayou: Jaafar. 9pm
Captain John’s Dockside: Chris Reynolds Swing “n” Jazz Trio
The Cave: EARLY: Both LATE: Eric Sommer
General Store Cafe: Tony Galiani Band. 7-9pm
Local 506: Telekinesis, An Horse. 9:30pm. $8/10
Nightlight: Impossible Arms, Quasar Abode, Insepctor 22. 9:30pm
Wallace Plaza: Will McFarlane, Big Mama E and The Cool. 7-9:30pm. Free
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Thursday June 11
Blue Bayou: Jo Gore and the Alternative. 9:30pm
Cat’s Cradle: Grizzly Bear, Here We Go Magic. 9pm. Sold out.
The Cave: EARLY: Greg Koons. LATE: The Shakedown, Ailyne. $5
General Store Cafe: Funkuponya. 7-9pm
Local 506: Hey Euphony, Vega Under Fire, Seven Story Fall. 9pm. $5
Nightlight: Swan Quarter, Due Panic, Sleep Control. 10pm
Weaver Street Market: Charles Pettee and Friends. 6-8pm
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Thursday June 4

Blue Bayou: Steve Jack, David Burke. 9pm. Free
Cat’s Cradle: Bill Kreutzmann, James “Hutch” Hutchinson, Scott Murawski with Tara Nevins, The Brew. 9pm $18 in advance/$21 day of show
The Cave: EARLY: Brandon Herndon and John Pardue’s Songslingers Showcase LATE: Instant Jones, Alcazar Hotel
General Store Cafe: Bernie Petteway. 7pm
Memorial Auditorium/Raleigh: The Decemberists
Nightlight: Death to the Details, Lonely are the Brave, Resist Not. 9:30pm. Free
Open Eye Cafe: Jeff Crawford
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Chapel Hill label Holidays for Quince Records will be throwing down this weekend, celebrating its second anniversary with a three-night block party of shows at Nightlight.

Friday night’s festivities will also serve as a release party for Liza Kate. Joining her will be the Embarrassing Fruits, Mount Moriah and Max Indian. Saturday night’s lineup is the Wizzerds of Rhyme, the Moaners, the Curtains of Night and In the Year of the Pig. On Sunday night, it’ll be Bellafea, Caltrop and the Screaming Females. More »

Thursday Jan 15
Blue Bayou: Souless Dogs. 8:30pm
Capt John’s Dockside: Chris Reynolds Swing ‘N’ Jazz Trio Featuring John Simonetti. 6-8:30pm
Cat’s Cradle: Virginia Coalition. 9:30pm, $10-12
The Cave: EARLY: TBA. LATE:Dead To Society with Have Nots. $5
General Store Cafe: Jazz with the Tony Galiani Band. 7-9pm
Local 506: God’s Pottery. 9pm, $8-10
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THURSDAY JAN 8

Blue Bayou: Butter (JazzFunk). 8:30pm
The Cave: EARLY: Johnny Cook. LATE: Waumiss with Tin Star
General Store Cafe: Jazz with Bernie Petteway. 7-9pm
Local 506: Christabel & The Jons, The Jackets. 9:30pm, $7
Nightlight: Box Elders, Whatever Brains. 9:30pm
Resevoir: Social Memory Complex, Studio Gangsters, Most High
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THURSDAY DEC 18

Blue Bayou: Fever and the Falling Rain. 9pm
The Cave: EARLY: Last Watch. LATE: Cool Ethan with The Sibling Project, Hey Euphony
General Store Cafe: Tony Galiani Band. 7pm
Local 506: O’Brother, Sleep Control. 9:30pm, Free
Nightlight: Jack Rose/Horseback. 9:30pm, $7
Open Eye Cafe: Rising Appalachia, Leah and Chloe Smith. 8pm
Reservoir: IRATA, Battle Rockets, Goodbye Titan. 10pm, Free
The Station: The Sundowners
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Thursday, Dec. 4

Blue Bayou: AC Bushnell and the Happy Joy Band, opening act:Andrew Marlin. 8:30pm
The Cave: EARLY: Brandon Herndon & John Pardue’s Songslingers Showcase LATE: Chemical Green
Local 506: Junior Revolution, Clothing & Shoes, Geoff Register (of Sleepsound). 9pm, Free
Nightlight: Le Weekend CD Release Party!!! with Crash/Actual Persons(Living or Dead) and DJ Nasty Boots. 9:30pm
Resevoir: The Travesties, Teh Vodak, The Fad
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The ArtsCenter
The Savoy-Doucet Cajun Band, Caitlin Cary (12/6) 2nd Friday Open Jazz Jam (12/12)

Blue Bayou Club
Open Blues Jamm (12/2) AC Bushnell & HappyJoy Band (12/5) The Fusticks (12/5) Contagious Blues Band (12/6) Open Mic Night (12/9) Too Much Fun (12/13) Open Blues Jam (12/16) Fever & The Falling Raid (12/18) Cyril Lance & Outskirts of Infinity (12/19) Matt Hill & the Buzzkills (12/20) Open Mic Night (12/23) Open Blues Jam (12/30) Armand & Bluesology w/ Will McFarlane (12/31)
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