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
Spencer Griffith ·
16 Mar 2009, 12:57 AM ·
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Road work? One year's worth, in this case
The silver spraypainted Red Collar sign outside Triangle Brewing Company’s Durham warehouse space Saturday night read, “Road Work Ahead.” Maybe it was the only large piece of reflective orange metal they had lying around on Pearl Street, but it was entirely appropriate. Following the hometown release show for Pilgrim, Red Collar, finally, was hitting the road full-time. Or, as frontman Jason Kutchma referred to it during the album’s title cut, going home.
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Live Actions: Reviews Red Collar, Reese McHenry, The Bones Royal, The Dry Heathens, Triangle Brewing Company
