http://www.yesweekly.com/triad/articles.sec-260-1-triad-music-scene.html What it means: My brother gave me that name when I was a toddler. ]]> 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. ]]> Full name: Trevor A. Bethel. DJ Handle: DJ BIG CUTTZ What it means: I'm a full time barber, so it works for both trades. Get it? Big Cuttz? ]]> Not to be confused with that dreadful country duo Big & Rich, Loud & Rich came through the Carolina Theatre with a little less fanfare and a little more talent. Allow me rephrase that: a lot more talent. Loud is Loudon Wainwright III, the quirky and unconventional Americana songwriter who is in the midst of celebrating the career of the Eden-born old time legend Charlie Poole. ]]> No one ever said that the life of a new working mother is an easy one. Amidst all the inopportune diaper-changing and on-demand feedings, there has to be time for songwriting, tour scheduling, band meetings and just a few moments to simply get better at your instrument. ]]> I%uFFFDd like to add: KEEP IT LOCKED to WUAG 103.1 on the FM dial!. ]]> It%uFFFDs nearly impossible to quantify the success of songwriter and multiinstrumentalist Andrew Bird in conventional terms like %uFFFDchart success%uFFFD and %uFFFDalbum sales.%uFFFD ]]> There are countless inspirational narratives about some ne'er-dowell hitting a rough patch in life, which in turn plants the embryo of spirituality, setting them on the course to personal salvation. The very notion has become a Made-for-TV cliche fit for a primetime slot on ABC Family. ]]> Some of the filthiest grime imaginable inundated the 940-acre Deerfields retreat outside Asheville for three days, only no one seemed to mind. More than 2,000 freakers descended upon the scenic natural reserve this past weekend to worship at the Temple of Boom as the Trinumeral Music Arts Festival put in its ninth successful turn. ]]>