GIG OF THE WEEK

Nov. 2-3

FREE TIMES MUSIC CRAWL @ VARIOUS VENUES, COLUMBIA

The Music Crawl, hosted by the Columbia alt-weekly Free Times (which, full disclosure, is a publication to which I contribute), usually functions as a sort of State of the Scene report for the Palmetto State capital. This year, it seems, the scene is particularly strong. Even without the boost of two regional headliners —Floating Action and Bombadil — the two-day festival’s remaining 34 offer an impressive showing. The bills range from the spazzy post-hardcore of Burnt Books to the scrappy Southern rock of Say Brother; from the sharp, thoughtful hip-hop of Analog or Fat Rat da Czar to the scuzzy post-punk of Chemical Peel or Modern Man; and from the elegant folk of Sunshone Still to the driving dance-rock of Parlour Tricks. The schedule brims with local talent soon to make waves beyond the city limits, like Can’t Kids or Those Lavender Whales, kemp ridley or Pan. Yeah, Floating Action’s polyglot rock and Bombadil’s thematically nuanced folk-pop are good gets, but the locals make the Music Crawl what it is. More info, including a complete schedule of performances, is available here. —Bryan C. Reed

CALENDAR

Nov. 1

• Patty Hurst Shifter w/ Grant Hart @ Slim’s, Raleigh
• White Denim w/ Maps & Atlases, Tiny Victories @ Lincoln Theatre, Raleigh
• Wale @ Reynolds Coliseum (NCSU), Raleigh
• Electric Six @ Cat’s Cradle, Carrboro
• River Whyless w/ Birds and Arrows, Sourwood Sweet @ Blind Tiger, Greensboro
• Oddczar @ Lunchbox Records, Charlotte
• Six Feet Under @ Tremont Music Hall, Charlotte

Nov. 2

• Southern Culture on the Skids @ Jack of the Wood, Asheville
• Pipe w/ Shark Quest @ The Pinhook, Durham
• Future Islands w/ Talk Normal, Airstrip @ Lincoln Theatre, Raleigh
• Electric Six @ New Brookland Tavern, Columbia
• Tiny Boxes w/ A Ghost Like Me @ Emerald Lounge, Asheville
• Joshua Bell @ Memorial Hall, Chapel Hill
• Toubab Krewe w/ The Broadcast @ Ziggy’s, Winston-Salem
• The Whigs @ The Grey Eagle, Asheville
• R. Mutt @ Nightlight, Chapel Hill
• Transit @ Local 506, Chapel Hill
• River Whyless @ Motorco, Durham

Nov. 3

• Man or Astro-Man? @ Ziggy’s, Winston-Salem
• Tres Chicas w/ Dave Wilson @ Berkeley Cafe, Raleigh
• Southern Culture on the Skids @ Jack of the Wood, Asheville
• The Whigs @ Visulite Theatre, Charlotte
• White Denim w/ Maps and Atlases @ The Orange Peel, Asheville
• Floating Action @ Emerald Lounge, Asheville
• Sugar Glyder w/ HRVRD, The Business People @ Amos’ Southend, Charlotte
• Hectorina w/ North Elementary, Natural Science @ Nightlight, Chapel Hill
• Bombadil @ The Soapbox, Wilmington
• Center of the Sun w/ Scowl Brow, One Another, Late Bloomer @ The Milestone, Charlotte
• Maserati w/ The Bronzed Chorus @ Local 506, Chapel Hill
• Sex Church w/ Paint Fumes @ Lunchbox Records, Charlotte
• TOW3RS w/ The Caribbean, Alpha Cop, Zack Mexico @ Kings Barcade, Raleigh
• The Honeycutters @ Grey Eagle, Asheville
• The Features @ House of Blues, Myrtle Beach
• Motion City Soundtrack w/ Jukebox The Ghost @ Tremont Music Hall, Charlotte
• Birds and Arrows w/ River Whyless @ Slim’s, Raleigh
• Secret Boyfriend w/ SHV, Lack @ ArtsCenter, Carrboro

Nov. 4

• Man or Astro-Man? @ Grey Eagle, Asheville
• Paint Fumes w/ Black Zinfandel @ Slim’s, Raleigh
• Secret Boyfriend w/ SHV, lack @ Apothecary, Asheville
• Sugar Glyder w/ HRVRD, Junior Astronomers @ The Soapbox, Wilmington
• Kishi Bashi w/ Tall Tall Trees @ The Evening Muse, Charlotte

Nov. 5

• The Soft Moon w/ Group Rhoda, Soft Opening @ Broadway’s, Asheville
• Dr. Dog @ Haw River Ballroom, Saxapahaw

Nov. 6

• The Fresh & Onlys w/ Quilt @ Kings, Raleigh
• The Bronzed Chorus w/ Man Ray, Self-Evident @ Blind Tiger, Greensboro

Nov. 7

• Del the Funky Homosapien @ Tremont Music Hall, Charlotte
• Against Me! @ Brooklyn Arts Center, Wilmington
• Anamanaguchi w/ Fang Island @ Local 506, Chapel Hill
• The Bronzed Chorus w/ Black Pope, Man Ray, Self-Evident @ The Milestone, Charlotte
• Trixie Whitley w/ Matrimony @ The Casbah, Durham
• Hectagons @ Snug Harbor, Charlotte