The Carrboro Citizen, Thursday, April 26, 2007 -- PAGE 10 Music Take a closer look! Calendar Your best landscape plants may already be in place WEDNESDAY April 25 FLORA By Ken Moore The Cave: Early: Pelusa. Late: Sleepsound w/ We Landed On The Moon A group of folks on the Haw River Local 506: Starting Tuesday, Baum- Assembly’s Earth Day walk along the new er, The Dark Romantics. 9pm. $8 Haw River Natural area this past Saturday were happy to discover one of those paw- paw patches described in last week’s Citizen. THURSDAY April 26 A few of the flowers had survived the re- cent cold, so the walkers got a good look at Cat’s Cradle: Corey Smith, Jason the seldom-noticed burgundy flowers, and, Adamo of Montage. 9pm. $14 sure enough, the main tree had suckered so The Cave: Early: The Fervor. Late: that numerous stems had indeed formed a Simple w/ The Green Fields patch. Local 506: John Vanderslice, St. In the woods that day we also noticed the Vincent. 9:30pm. $10 beautiful flowers of the wild azalea, some- times called wild honeysuckle because the native azalea flowers do resemble the long FRIDAY April 27 flowers of that fragrant vine that is such a weed in our gardens and natural areas. Our Cat’s Cradle: Negativland, Crystal local forests are filled with beautiful shrubs Castles, The Nein, Tomas Phillips. 9pm. $16 and small trees that make handsome land- The Cave: Elaine Tola’s Spotlight scape specimens. Two such shrubs in full Showcase featuring Sweet By & By, flower now are the Downy Arrow-wood (Viburnum rafinesquianum) and the Fringe tree PHOTO BY KEN MOORE Matthew Brookshire, Mike Garri- Frilly flowers of the Fringe tree hang like clouds. gan, Snuzz, John Svara. $8 (Chionanthus virginicus). The arrow-wood, one Local 506: SIGNALFEST. Ego Like- PHOTO COURTESY OF 8TH HOUSE RECORDS of four species of native Viburnums grow- To help you identify your native plants, ness, Angels on Acid, DJ Mouse, PROUD POP STARS — Michael Rank and John Howie Jr. have new chil- ing in our local woods, displays a profusion there are numerous good guides in local librar- Crowdkontrol. dren to tend to. Both have recently entered fatherhood and, together, of flat-top clusters of tiny white flowers. A ies and bookstores, frequent classes and walks 9:30pm. $10 they’ve just launched a new label, 8th House Records. good place to view an extensive natural popu- led by knowledgeable individuals, and you are lation is the Botanical Garden’s visitor parking welcome to take specimens for identification area. Frequently, you will notice them when by master gardeners and the staff at the Bo- SATURDAY April 28 LABEL of pressure you feel,” he said. in flower along roadsides where mowing Of course, he said, there is tanical Garden during noontimes on week- FROM PAGE 1 crews can’t get to them. A particularly nice days. Staff members at the Botanical Garden ArtsCenter: Two Dollar Pistols CD the pressure to get the records out and all the details of oper- such specimen is on West Poplar Avenue at know the merits of our native plants and they Release Show. 8:30pm. $12 ating the label. But even that the base of a power pole cable just around feature many of them from time to time at Cat’s Cradle: SIGNALFEST, Souls “When we came out with feels a lot easier. “It’s a small the corner from the Carrboro Fire Depart- the plant sales. You will most likely find the Of Mischief, Masta Ace, Word- You Ruined Everything in 2002, chain of command,” he said. ment. Dramatic specimens of the Fringe tree, Downy Arrow-wood there now, and the lo- sworth, Dj Flo Fader, Black Milk, it meant being out two or “If something’s not happen- looking like fleecy white clouds, can be seen cal nurseries in our area are offering more and Icon. 9pm. $18 three days a week for a year,” ing, it’s because either [Rank’s] in yards throughout Carrboro. Some of these The Cave: Early: Imaginary Girl- he said. That and other bits of more of our native plants as good landscape not doing it or I’m not doing may be large specimens, relocated from the lo- and garden plants. friend. Late: Mr. K & The Famous “hoop-jumping” required of it.” bands were his inspiration for cal woods by Carrboro citizens decades ago. Now the next time you walk in your woods w/ People Under the Bridge. The Two Dollar Pistols It is sad to see our forests cleared so com- Local 506: SIGNALFEST. End, Girls pushing the label idea. play a record release party at or along a forest trail, take a closer look and Now he wants to set his pletely for new residential construction and imagine the unaltered forest as a pleasing land- on Film, Taradactyl. 9:30pm. $8 the ArtsCenter on Saturday, the all-too-frequent “tidying up” of wooded own rhythms and he’s got a April 28. Joe Romeo opens. scape and focus on the interest and beauty big reason for doing so as well. The show starts at 8:30 p.m. properties throughout our neighborhoods. of individual elements from a little clump of SUNDAY April 29 His son Dario Ingrahm Howie Tickets are $12, $10 for friends Unknowingly, homeowners are eradicating wood rush or wild sedge to the dramatic bark was born a little over a week of the ArtsCenter. The new fine landscape plants already set in place by textures of the big trees. Begin now to learn ago. Cat’s Cradle: Kristin Hersh, The record, Here Tomorrow, Gone nature. One should never “tidy up” one’s the local plants; knowing them and the stories Howie said he’s enjoyed Today, will be in stores in late property without first making an inventory of McCarricks, Dolorean. 8:30pm. working on the new record they tell is like making new friends. $12 June, but will be available at what plants are growing there. In addition to Here Tomorrow, Gone Today The Cave: The Trolleyvox. 9:30pm the show. the obvious dogwoods and redbuds, you may not just because of the free- Longtime resident Ken Moore retired as assistant di- Local 506: Sol-Iillaquist of Sound, dom of having his own label, Snatches of Pink play their discover Fringe trees, wild azaleas, some of DJ J. Storm, Grey Matter, Summer- but because that freedom has record release party on Fri- the four arrow-woods, strawberry bush, blue- rector of the North Carolina Botanical Garden in birds in The Cellar. 9pm. $8 day, April 27 at Resevoir. The berry and deerberry already in place, and nu- made him able to enjoy playing 2003 and now enjoys part-time working and volun- music more. Dexter Romweber Duo opens. merous other potentially fine shrubs and trees “There’s just not that ton The show is free. plus a variety of ferns and wild perennials. teering in and around Carrboro and Chapel Hill. MONDAY April 30 Local 506: Deerhunter, Six Parts WE 6/13**($12/$14) LOS Seven, A is Jump. 9pm. $10 STRAITJACKETS Southern Village music series set to begin FEATURING BIG SANDY AND THE IGUANAS Market Street in Southern swing Beat Dixieland Band TH 6/14 STATE RADIO**($10/$12) TUESDAY May 1 WE 6/20**($10/$12) Village kicks off its 5th Annu- 6/03 – Bollywood Masti New Orleans Jazz LEZ ZEPPELIN Cat’s Cradle: Nekromantix, Time al Sunday Music Series on May – “Passage to India Night” 7/29 – The Durham Savo- (ALL FEMALE LED ZEPPELIN TRIBUTE) 13th on the Village Green. Ethnic fusion of hip-hop, yards FR 6/22 THE NEVER Again, The Heart Attacks, Orange. TH 4/26 COREY SMITH**($12/$14) W/CARY ANN HEARST AND 7:30pm. $10 Performances are every Sun- funk and bhangra. Gilbert and Sullivan meet W/JASON ADAMO OF MONTAGE PHYSICS OF MEANING**($7) The Cave: Songwriters Open-Mic day evening at 7 p.m. May 13 6/10 – The Long Leaf Op- Broadway FR 4/27 & SA 4/28 2 NIGHTS: TU 7/24 DETROIT COBRAS w/ John Saylor. through August 26. All con- era One-Act Vocal Competi- 8/05 – Laura Ridgeway SIGNALFEST W/DAN SARTAIN AND WILLOWZ**($8) certs are open to the public. tion Pop, blues and standards SOUTHEAST ELECTRONIC FR 7/20 AN EVENING WITH Local 506: Spider Bags, Selmanaires MUSIC FESTIVAL ARROGANCE**($16/$18) The opening concert, co- 6/13 – June Southern Vil- 8/08 – August Southern FRIDAY: NEGATIVLAND, SA 7/21 GRAVY TRAIN!!!! sponsored by the ArtsCenter lage Talent Show hosted by La Village Talent Show hosted by CRYSTAL CASTLES, W/VIP**($8) WEDNESDAY May 2 and Southern Village, features Petite Fromage the Bull City Six Shooters THE NEIN, TOMAS PHILLIPS FR 7/27 HOT TUNA** Irish vocalist and Grammy 6/17 – Three Great Gui- 8/12 – The Ramblers SATURDAY: SOULS W/OTEIL & THE PEACEMAKERS OF MICHIEF, WE 8/8 (NEW DATE) **($17/$20) Cat’s Cradle: Hot Rod Circuit, nominee, Maura O’Connell. tarists Legendary NC String Band MASTA ACE, WORDSWORTH, GURU’S JAZZMATAZZ Limbeck, The Forecast, The Keep. O’Connell, who performed Will McFarlane, Armand ($5) DJ FLO FADER, FEATURING SUPERPRODUCER SOLAR, 7:30pm. $13 a stellar show last year at the Lencchek and Danny Gotham 8/19 – Susan Reeves BLACK MILK, ICON DJ DOO WOP AND THE 7 GRAND BAND The Cave: Early: Hoppie’s Church ArtsCenter, shifts styles from 6/24 – Two Dollar Pistols Jazz with one of the Trian- SU 4/29 KRISTIN HERSH WE ARE ALSO PRESENTING: of Poetry.