What it means: My brother gave me that name when I was a toddler.

What a difference a year makes. At almost exactly this time in 2008, the War Memorial Auditorium was filled with the earthen tang of Bob Weir Ratdog's followers, whose utter disregard for seating decorum was only exceeded by their public taste for cannabis.

Why I play it: I've always enjoyed listening to a wide variety of music... different genres. Music is an experience! I give you a new experience every Sunday.

There's a paraphilia joke to be made here somewhere, but I don't want to spoil the thrill of the hunt. Noted undinist R. Kelly (www.r-kelly. com) and annoying pop princess Miley Cyrus (www.mileycyrus.com) will square off at the Greensboro Coliseum Complex this Sunday in separate gigs barely a hundred yards apart.

Their name evokes summer nights with big cans of cheap beer in a paper bags, but the etymology of Terrance and the Tall Boys (www.facebook.com/ tallboys) is a little more innocent than that.

Sometimes the hardest thing you can do is accept help from others, even when you need it the most. Veteran songwriter and noted sideman Snuzz knows all too well, since that's exactly what he dealt with when first informed that some friends and fellow musicians wanted to throw a benefit show on his behalf.

Considering Daltrey's eminence, only a pathetically small crowd was scattered about inside the gorgeous confines of the Durham Performing Arts Center for his Oct. 28 performance.

Of all the places to stage a religious protest, an AC/DC concert might seem like the most antiquated place to remind people that they're just whores and sinners moments away from an eternity in the lake of fire. According to a group of resolute Jesus freaks haunting the AC/ DC Black Ice.

It's not unusual for your typical musician to give away the occasional digital EP or full-length to promote themselves on a larger scale, but Mojo Nixon is by no means typical. In fact, he's nuts and always has been. He thinks everyone should go out and buy Chris Knight records, while wishing grave misfortune on Rascal Flatts.

The Rock and Roll Hall of Famers will be making their first Greensboro appearance in eight years, which oddly enough coincides with their first album in eight years, at the Greensboro Coliseum this Sunday.