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I Don’t Give A Damn ‘Bout My Bad Reputation: Joan Jett Rocks Raleigh

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Downtown Raleigh got a taste of New York City this weekend. The crowd who poured in to see Joan Jett and the Blackhearts was testy and fractious, and security had their work cut out for them escorting the faint, drunk, injured, and belligerent out of the mad crush in front of the stage. I don’t [...]

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I Was a Punk Before You Were

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I was a punk before you were a punk You want some action? I’ll put your ass in traction baby Just that one song, even just that one lyric, made Raleigh’s Downtown Live a huge success. How could anyone raised in the 70′s not love The Tubes? Punk was what was happening, even if it [...]

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How I Accidentally Saw Elvis Dead

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It was hot as hell on August 17th, 1977, the day I accidentally saw Elvis dead. It was the year that Star Wars and Close Encounters of the Third Kind hit movie theaters like a neutron bomb, the year that Rocky won an Academy Award for best picture.  I had my first kiss that year [...]

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Tristan Clopet and the Juice Packs Out Slim’s Downtown

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On Wilmington Street, just between Martin and Hargett, there’s a skinny shotgun bar which during the day will fool you into thinking it’s nothing special. If you go in you can order your vodka Red Bull and carry it through the emergency exit at the back onto a concrete pad tucked between two tall downtown [...]

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Rock Boys

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Saturday Aftershock played Connolly’s in Cary, NC, and since it was an early (7 to 11) outdoor show I took all the boys to see their dad’s gig. This is a fairly rare occurrence for them since most of the Husband’s gigs are very late at night in smoky bars and not ideal for the [...]

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Because it’s Easier to NAME the Band than BE the Band

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I recently came across a much folded, notated, starred, scratched out, and circled sheet of notebook paper with the Ice’s name at the top. I left all the spellings exactly as they are. List of some cool made up band names (circled and starred) rage at sunset – nine stars, and signed “by Katie” college [...]

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The Twisted Sister Guide to Life (or, Dad’s in a Rock Band)

Dad to The Maker: What do you want to do with your life? The Maker: I wanna be a bow guy. (moment of silent confusion) Dad: “Huh?” The Maker: You know, one of those guys who shoots a bow. Dad: Oh. (pause, while getting back on track) Dad: Honey, next time I ask you what [...]

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