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Retrad Music
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Retrad Music is a saucy little thing, 'bout music, drinking, life, maybe some politics. CDs: reviewed. Shows: watched. Mothers: turned out, heat put under. Jokes: made. Mission: accomplished.
Recent Posts
Elephant 6 Holiday Surprise Tour Hits Chapel Hill
So this post is a little late. I went to the Local 506 when the Elephant 6 Holiday Surprise Tour was going down in Chapel Hill. No Holiday Surprises here though – Neutral Milk Hotel's Jeff Mangum decided not to make his appearance until the tour hi...
Blitzen Trapper - Furr - Album Review
Blitzen Trapper’s newest album, Furr, is out on Sub Pop - and damn am I excited. I have had the opportunity to see them live 3 times in the past year - and got to help them pack up and load after their last show in Chapel Hill. These guys are defin...
The Take-Away Shows
I been digging on these Take Away Shows business. Check 'em out, lots of artists just doing sidewalk shows and shit. It doesn't sound interesting, and I had been avoiding them for sometime, but give them a chance. ...
Review: Thieves and Villains- Movement
Okay, so since somebody from Thieves and Villains took the time to send me a kind email and set up a streaming site, I will start with something constructive. There were guitar-things that I didn't hate.Now, for the cruel reality of the thing. You kn...
Damn Sorry Friends
It has been an absurd amount of time since I posted anything here. I done moved to Austin, and have been very busy (by which I mean that I am still unemployed and am finding new spots to drink and play music).I did hit ACL, though only because I was ...
Show Review: Sgt. Dunbar and the Hobo Banned
So Paul the Saw and I are sitting in the dingy, dungeon-like backroom of the Cave – a small, tucked away little dive of a bar on West Franklin St. in Chapel Hill. I had stopped by to meet Paul for a beer and a rousing game of pool before retiring t...
