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We’re ringing in the beginning of summer at WUAG with TWO FREE shows in one day and a cook out. Tell yr mom, tell yr dad!

====LATE SHOW @ The Blind Tiger=====
Doors at 8 pm

∆ The Dreebs (Brooklyn, NY) ∆
No Wave jams reminiscent of early Sonic Youth or Liars. Sort of like Swans meets Rage Against The Machine. Members of PC Worship.

http://www.thedreebs.blogspot.com/

∆ HUME (Baltimore, MD) ∆
You remember these guys from the Prince Rama show in December. Trippy guitars, double drums, and good vibes. These guys just got picked up by Ground Control (home to NC faves like Love Language and Superchunk), so you’ll probably be seeing a lot o them!

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http://www.humenow.com/

∆ Jenny Besetzt (GSO) ∆

You know ‘em, you love ‘em, you don’t know what is up with their name! Seriously, this band is so good and we’re really lucky to have them in Greensboro. Word on the street is they’ve been up to some serious recording!

http://www.facebook.com/jennybesetzt

∆ Mutant League (GSO) ∆
The sweet Greensboro return of the mighty Mutant League. Recently re-formed as a four piece. Probably going to be the last time you can catch them for a while!

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http://www.facebook.com/mutantleague

====EARLY SHOW + COOKOUT @ CFBG=====
5 pm – 8 pm

Come chill out with us for an early cookout in the CFBG parking lot. Free food and stuff. Super casual chill out time. Music happening inside! I fucking dare you to BYOB!

∞ Black Santa (GSO) ∞
New local faves. So new they don’t even have a website. You’ve probably seen them before though and know they’re rad. Handsome guys from the south? GSO stupid-name darling babies.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZP3rM8P-DCQ
∞ Body Wishes (Baltimore, MD)∞
Solo guitar music from one of the members of Hume. Ultimate Eno + Fripp vibes.

http://bodywishes.bandcamp.com/

∞ Romantic Animal (GSO) ∞

Sad songs for beautiful people. Really stoked to have our dearest Janke on this bill!

http://www.facebook.com/pages/ROMANTIC-ANIMAL/348952294699

∞ DJ Lee “Fish Hat” Gunselman ∞
Lee of Casual Curious fame will be on hand to spin records all day. Mad Zappa nugs for the whole family.

FREE!

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WUAG 103.1 & Electrofunk Fridays present

AN EVENING WITH BOOTZ DURANGO

Dance party hosted by Bootz Durango featuring DJ SK and special guests, plus a special performance by the diva himself.

Nuff said? We think so. GSO freaks and allies, it’s time to dance.

$1 21+ | $3 18+

Special two album release party with Slum Village and J-Live, featuring special guest Rapper Big Pooh and a tribute to the late great J Dilla. Soulful, old-schooled, funktified hip hop for hip hop heads via Detroit, Brooklyn and just down the block.
RIYL: A Tribe Called Quest, De La Soul and the Roots

Also featuring local MCs Swayze Jones, Veteran Assassins, SkyBlew, Sir Plus, and Psyoptic’s own DJ J. Lone.

Slum Village

On March 27th Slum Village dropped Dirty Slums, a 20 track mixtape featuring a mind-blowing lineup of guest MCs, including De La Soul, Rapper Big Pooh, Phonte, Phife, Big Sean and Black Milk.

WUAG & The Blind Tiger present NO AGE with The Piedmontsmen, Jenny Bezetzt, + Matt Northrup, Tuesday March 13th. Doors at 8pm, Show at 9pm. Tickets are $10 in advance, available here or at surcharge free at CFBG Records, at 930 S Chapman St, Monday-Saturday, 1pm-8pm.

—- No Age —-

L.A. Dream-punks No Age make a whole lot of noise for just two people. The drum and guitar duo mashes up skuzzy riffage, glassy-eyed So Cal attitude, shoegaze pedal dreams and just enough pop sensibility to make you head bob while your fists pump. Tentatively dubbed Husker Du’s 21st century successor, the band makes music that’s as much for dreamers as skaters.

For fans of: Sonic Youth, Dinosaur Jr., Black Lips

—- The Piedmontsmen, Jenny Bezetzt, and Matt Northrup —-

Three of Greensboro’s finest noodlers and noisemakers. For fans of Deer Tick, The Drums, Dustin Wong

San Francisco’s Royal Baths churn out paranoid 60s-era psych like they were there. Spawned by the same Bay Area garage scene that gave us Ty Segall and Thee Oh Sees, heavy-lidded tempos, pounding tribal rhythm, apathetic punk humor, and a woozy sense of pop melody keeps their brand of sludge sounding fresh. This isn’t a simple ode to Velvet Underground, though it is a fitting one; it’s the shock-waves of 60s underground hooked up to modern-day amps.

The band is set to release its second LP, Better Luck Next Life, February 7th.

Slowdance offers up bouncing indie pop with a slightly brighter outlook and its own nostalgic tendencies. Think 70s synthwave and a francophone Debbie Harry.

Charlotte-based Paint Fumes has already made their name as some of the loudest, noisiest and best garage punks in the state. Imagine Greensboro’s own Pinche Gringo as a three-piece band. Cuz that’s what it is.

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WUAG & WQFS present what could very well be one of the greatest live music shows in the history of Greensboro!

Future Islands and Twin Sister will co-headline this unique show with opening performances by Ava Luna and Ed Schrader’s Music Beat. This is the only show Future Islands and Twin sister will play together on their respective headlining tours (take that New York, LA, Raleigh/Durham/Chapel Hill!) and best of all, this incredible show is only 8 bucks!

Tickets are available at CFBG record co-op from 1pm-8pm M-S, at the Blind Tiger between 6pm and midnight, and online here

Future Islands

The last time Future Islands performed a show at Artistika Nightclub, the result was a full-blown dance riot. Many people described it as the best live show in the history of the city. So with expectations held high, the band’s epic return to the Gate City is sure to blow minds

The North Carolina-bred, Baltimore-based post-wave trio conveys the human struggle to connect in this isolating digital age by contrasting electronic music and throbbing bass guitar with Sam Herring’s passionate vocals and engaging stage presence. Feet will shuffle, booties will shake, and you’ll remember what it’s like to feel part of something bigger.

Twin Sister

Brooklyn-based Twin Sister makes the sonic equivalent of a lucid dream. Drawing comparisons to Deerhoof, Stereolab and Portishead, the band’s debut LP, In Heaven, filters everything from liquid electro shimmer, galloping spaghetti-Western, stuttering 80s pomp and funked-out space disco into bright, playful tunes with subdued lyrics about “the legend, the man, the hero,” Gene Ciampi and whether Saturday is more fun than Sunday.

Ava Luna:

Fellow Brooklynites Ava Luna somehow manage to cram doo-wop harmonies, industrial drum beats, soulful wails and seven members into a sound that could be called sparse. It’s wildly inventive, eclectic, totally groovy and above all, it has doo-wop harmonies.

Ed Schrader’s Music Beat:

The “music beat” Ed Schrader claims to have might be better described as a music beat down. For three years, Ed’s only accompaniment was an internally-lit floor tom that doubles as an alarming bottom light. The rave he played in Baltimore is infamous. Along with bassist Devlin Rice, he’s the no-wave to Future Islands’ post-wave.

♢PRINCE RAMA♢

Brooklyn/Boston-based three piece Prince Rama make psych music. Deep psych music. This isn’t folk with a few tribal drums, or plain old rock with some flanged triangle thrown in for no reason. There’s sanskrit chants. Zonked synths. And, yes, more than a few tribal drums. Their freak-outs were convincing enough for members of Animal Collective, who recently signed them to their Paw Tracks label and helped record their fourth album, Shadow Temple.

-Pitchfork

♢HUME♢

Incredible prog-rock from our nation’s capitol. Two drummers + dreamy vocals and guitar. Currently on a massive U.S. tour. Not to be missed.

♢MATT NORTHRUP♢

Trippy guitar loops + a recently acquired synthesizer. GSOhh

♢$8 advance, $10 day of ♢

Buy your tickets at the Blind Tiger in advance, and you can avoid etix service charges.