Music Picks for Thursday, Nov 11

Hot Damn Blues Band - Hibernian Raleigh (Blues/Roots)
Local musicians sit down for a couple of sets of solid - but entertaining music that is heavily laced in the blues genre but also mixes in some roots/americana and utilizes some good covers to keep the crowd going and interested. This will be a great place to unwind, relax, listen to some solid music and get ready for the weekend.

The Hotwires / Accoustic Manner - Pourhouse (Bluegrass)
Local Banjo guru Hank Smith has two of his bands - The Hotwires & Accoustic Manner playing @ Pourhouse for "Cold Beer & Smoking Grass" - featuring Natty Green's Beers. Hank's been in the music scene since a child - and has served as the banjo mainstay for well known bands such as Barefoot Manner, Smokehouse Brass Band, The Morning After and a few others. His latest two projects are the best that Raleigh has to offer in the Bluegrass Genre. This is a bold statement considering that the Carolinas serve as one of the premier hotbeds in this genre....
String Machine will open the night - if you are in the mood for some great Bluegrass - this is the place...
Hotwires: www.raleighbluegrass.com
Accoustic Manner: N/A
The String Machine: www.myspace.com/thestringmachine

Bright Young Things w/ Heads on Sticks - Tir Na Nog (Indie)
Tir Na Nog's "Local Beer, Local Band" serves up some great stuff tonight... Raleigh fave - Bright Young Things will bring their popular Indie Roots Rock to the set tonight. Comfortable, solid - with a little bit of everything, the laid back approach is a winner with their crowd - Good vocals, musicians, and a contemporary yet retro feel to the music makes this band an easy listen and very likeable.... Heads on Sticks is a new group that is finding it's way - but you know, I really like the fact that they are all over the place.... It's tight no matter what they are doing and I really dig the electro component. The band is seasoned - each having been in the Raleigh and Regional music scene and they have got their stuff together with this unique, searching sound.... This promises to be a great show...... Gray Young will also be playing.
**Heads on Sticks will be opening the show @ 10pm - They are opening - despite conflicting reports that they are closing the show.... This gives you time to check these guys out before heading to Kings for arguably the best show of the night....
www.myspace.com/brightyoungmusic
www.headsonsticksmusic.blogspot.com

Javelin - Kings Barcade (ElectroPop)
One of the hottest Eletropop groups on the scene right now, this Brooklyn based Duo has taken the East Coast by storm and has really attracted a great following here in NC as this is their 5th visit to the state (and 3rd to Raleigh) in 4 months. They have played Raleigh Wide Open, Hopscotch, Moog Fest and are back for more with what will likely be a packed house....
These guys lite up a room and energize a crowd like few can do... This was evidenced by their show @ Berkeley during Hopscotch when the carryover energy kept the crowd going through the 1st half of the Future Islands show until those guys could get things going.....
Mixing old school and new school sounds with drum pad percussion - the animated duo gets things going and keeps it up with a mix of numbers that change up tempo and beat - but are contagious and pull in the crowd..... I cant thing of a group that is in this genre that does this any better - but these guys are very similar to "Swimming with Dolphins".....
Local Bands Rain in My Face & Reptar open the night. Rain in My Face is of particular note as they have a great sound that is both up and down tempo... A great lounge feel to their stuff - I look forward to hearing them...
www.myspace.com/itisraininmyface
www.myspace.com/hotjamzofjavelin