Mann's World Blog - Bands on tour

• Cool shows this week: Rockin' the Park and more!

  Thursday, June 19: Greg Rice and Stephen Gardner, Sadlack'sGreg plays keys for The Cartridge Family; Stephen drums for The Cartridge Family and sings and plays guitar for The T's. Not sure what they'll be doing, but it'll be early and free so check it out. 7 p.m.Friday, June 20: Double...(read full post)

  Artists mentioned:
  • The Avett Brothers ON TOUR (US)
  • Double
  • Here ON TOUR (UK)
• Video of Shake It Like a Caveman

  Well, I can't say many of you heeded my advice to go see Shake It Like a Caveman last week because I was one of three people who showed up at the Double Down last Thursday. Saturday's show at Sadlack's was slightly better attended. Blake (akak Shake It) is a...(read full post)

  Artists mentioned:
  • Double
• Cool shows this week!

  SHOW OF THE WEEK!Thursday, June 12: Shake It Like a Caveman, Double DownRaw one-man blues machine. Check out the video from April. If you miss him on Thursday, you can always catch him at Sadlack's on Saturday, June 14. Either one will be the Show of the Week!Friday, June 13:...(read full post)

  Artists mentioned:
  • The Avett Brothers ON TOUR (US)
  • The Teenage Prayers
• This week's cool shows: Duofest, Richard Bacchus and more!

  The Curtains of Night, Saturday, BCHQFriday, June 6: Plastic CameraWorks, Rebus WorksThis is non-musical, but looks cool anyway: Please join us this Friday for the opening reception of Plastic CameraWorks on Friday, June 6 from 6-10 p.m. The exhibition continues through July 26. Plastic Camera Works features the work of...(read full post)

  Artists mentioned:
  • Birds Of Avalon
  • Mudhoney ON TOUR (US)
  • Night ON TOUR (UK)
  • Swervedriver
  • The Teenage Prayers
• Cool shows this week: Trekky Record Music Fest, The Trousers and more!

  (The Never -- at Trekky Music Fest on Saturday)Thursday, May 29: The Trousers at Tir na nOgI love this band so much, and they hardly ever play out, maybe because drummer Stephen Gardner is mighty busy with his duties as singer/guitarist with The T's. This band is fine British blues...(read full post)

  Artists mentioned:
  • Birds Of Avalon
  • Mudhoney ON TOUR (US)
  • Swervedriver
  • The Teenage Prayers
• More from Caltrop, plus Colossus

  A few years ago, some folks covered the early chiffon-era Judas Priest (pre-British Steel, maybe even pre-Hell Bent for Leather) at the Kings Great Cover-up. That was seriously one of the most awesome things I ever saw at the Cover-up. This morning I realized that Colossus, whose updated NWOBHM-style metal...(read full post)

  Artists mentioned:
  • Judas Priest ON TOUR (US/UK)
  • Valient Thorr ON TOUR (US)
• This week's can't miss shows: Dropsonic, Caltrop and more!

  Thursday, May 22: Kylesa with Black Skies, Volume 11 Tavern:Kylesa is experimental thrash metal from Savannah with a bad-ass girl guitar player. Black Skies is straight-up heaviness from Chapel Hill with a bad-ass girl bass player. Go see this show.Friday, May 23: Caltrop at ReservoirI enjoyed Caltrop so much when...(read full post)

  Artists mentioned:
  • Kylesa ON TOUR (US)
  • X ON TOUR (US/UK)
• OK, this was a first

  Until last night, I've never been asked to stop taking photos or shooting video in a club. I'm not sure if it was a directive from Lincoln Theatre (I got video of The Hold Steady when they were there) or The Sword. I'm inclined to think the former because the...(read full post)

  Artists mentioned:
  • The Hold Steady ON TOUR (UK)