Grayson Currin ·
2 Jul 2009, 3:14 PM ·
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Midtown Dickens will release its sophomore album, Lanterns, on Friday, August 28, with a show at Duke Coffeehouse. The band—now a quintet—recorded the album in Monroe, N.C., with Scott Solter (The Mountain Goats, Pattern is Movement, John Vanderslice), who also mixed. Dave Harris at Charlotte’s Studio B mastered. The band will self-release Lanterns with a one-purchase, three-format approach: The vinyl, CD and digital download will be sold together, as with last year’s Lost in the Trees album, All Alone in an Empty House. Hit the jump for the tracklist. Continue reading »
In the Studio, Live Actions: New Bills Duke Coffeehouse, Midtown Dickens
Bryan Reed ·
5 Apr 2009, 10:40 AM ·
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Viking Storm, pt. II (Hammer No More The Fingers, The Future Kings of Nowhere, The Dry Heathens, Deleted Scenes, The Beast)
Duke Coffeehouse, Durham
Saturday, April 4
Hammer No More The Fingers could have been upstaged.
Hammer No More The Fingers storms the Duke Coffeehouse (Photo: Allie Mullin)
There was the matter of the 16-foot Viking warship—resting across the Duke Coffeehouse stage, adorned with shields representing each of the nine bands that comprised the Viking Storm lineup. Then there were the Future Kings of Nowhere, resurrected as a team of lanky (Minnesota) Vikings, purple jerseys and crisp white football pants included. And, of course, a Final Four victory for the Tar Heels.
But the night, as expected, belonged to Hammer. And the standard for album releases in the Triangle, as expected, was raised.
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Live Actions: Reviews, Uncategorized Deleted Scenes, Duke Coffeehouse, Future Kings of Nowhere, Hammer No More the Fingers, Looking For Bruce, The Beast, The Dry Heathens, Viking Storm
