Spencer Griffith ·
6 Apr 2009, 12:32 PM ·
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Manchild 4 Release (Double Negative, Des Ark, The Loners, Goner)
Tir Na Nog, Raleigh
Saturday, April 4
To celebrate the release of Brian Walsby’s fourth comic book, Manchild 4, Bifocal Media one-upped their Manchild 3 party—a doubleheader of Double Negative and The Loners at Tir Na Nog—by adding Goner and Des Ark to a stacked line-up, again at the downtown Irish pub. Though the event was competing directly with the second night of Viking Storm and a UNC/Villanova Final Four showdown, well over 200 local music backers, Raleigh barflies, and yes, Tar Heel faithful, passed through the green double doors for Saturday night’s rock sampler.
Kicking off the progressively heavier bill was Goner, whose fist-pumping synth anthems for grown-up sots in denial peaked during a mid-set spree that featured the pop spazz of Rock ‘N’ Roll Always Forgets‘ opening triumvirate: “Better Than Blue”, “Hella Jean” and the title track. Check video of that and each of the other bands after the jump.
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Hammer No More the Fingers: Tour Diary, Live Actions: Reviews Brian Walsby, Des Ark, Double Negative, Goner, The Loners, Tir Na Nog
Spencer Griffith ·
15 Mar 2009, 3:51 PM ·
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Pick Your Battles/Manchild 4 cover art
As reported last month, Raleigh drummer/illustrator extraordinaire Brian Walsby will soon deliver the fourth book in his Manchild series, Manchild 4: Riding Them Coat Tails, along with Pick Your Battles, a disc of live Melvins tracks. Thanks to an e-mail from Goner’s Scott Phillips, we’ve got the line-up for the April 4 release party at Tir Na Nog, which puts Goner on the bill alongside The Loners and Walsby’s Double Negative, both of which played the Manchild 3 release in October 2007. Doors are at 9 p.m., with Double Negative set to start things off around 10:30. Admission is $10 with a copy of the book/CD combo or $6 without. Walsby will also have artwork on display, which will be for sale. Jedidiah over at New Raleigh has a mighty fine preview, including the tracklist for Pick Your Battles.
UPDATE: Des Ark has just been added to this great, great bill.
Live Actions: New Bills Brian Walsby, Double Negative, Goner, The Loners, Tir Na Nog
Grayson Currin ·
20 Feb 2009, 3:09 PM ·
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—N.C. Symphony releases a record; Menconi on the downtown amphitheater; Odessa and Hot Releases; Manchild 4 Continue reading »
Briefly Branford Marsalis, Brian Walsby, Hot Releases, N.C. Symphony, New Raleigh, Odessa Records, The Kingsbury Manx
