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There are always plenty of shows to see in Durham-Raleigh-Chapel Hill, North Carolina area, commonly called "The Triangle."

Upcoming performances include shows from Eberhardt, Butane Variations, Leon Russell, Lotus, Big Head Todd and the Monsters and Yeasayer.

Despite their relative popularity right now in the 'underground' music world, Tri-Cities music critic Grayson Currin isn't expecting much from Yeasayer (who made many best indie songs of 2007 blog lists with the release of All Hour Cymbals):
Sonically, Yeasayer isn't far removed from the Technicolor melodic phases of TV on the Radio or the hard rhythm-versus-smeared sound technique of Animal Collective, but its apocalyptic images emerge from its sonic mess without much punch.
(What do you really think!?)

And if that wasn't enough, the tell-it-like-it-is (TILIS), Yeasayer-naysayer Currin also slams the venue owners of MGMT @ Local 506 for booking Yeasayer:
New York nothings with major-label moneys who fall in the same why-does-this-matter genus. Chapel Hill's Soft Company is the better band on the bill
Currin has the raw wit and unapologetic sting of a good music critic, especially considering there is so much music available nowadays.

In the same set of pre-show reviews, Currin also dismissed aging alternative 'rockers' Big Head Todd and The Monsters with a grapefruit-sized slingshot to the head, attacking the band members' lack of progress as musicians over the last two decades by reverting to "overly cared-for guitars and recycled riffs," adding that "one can only hope" that the band's upcoming release, All the Love You Need, is "more inventive." Currin, surprisingly, isn't optimistic: "Your odds would be better if you'd just learn poker

Currin's less-than-positive critiques surely piss-off some of the artists, labels and local venue managers, but if it saves a college student from wasting $20 or more on a show, he's doing his job in more ways than just one.

And so do the other writers of the staff, who also need to be recognized for keeping a pulse on the local scene. On an up note, Currin does like Butane Variations, deeming it as a "great band with a bright future."

MP3: Angels - Butane Variations
MP3: Golden Hawn - Butane Variations


Read more show announcements and reviews for "The Triangle" by checking out the "Hearing Aid Guide."

Other artists from The Triangle area:

- Pressure Boys
- Superchunk
- Flat Duo Jets
- Southern Culture on the Skids.
- Polvo
- Squirrel Nut Zippers
- Ben Folds Five
- Archers of Loaf
- Corrosion of Conformity

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