Chapel Hill’s North Elementary releases new album

Indie rock group North Elementary dropped Not for Everyone Just for You this past week and some southeast shows to back it up. Last time I saw North Elementary they made fun of the crowd as most of them turned a deaf ear. Then I picked up the 7″ which is a good time of elongated jam songs. Not For Everyone… features stand out tracks in “Tumbleweed Stars” and “Medical Sunset” and they’ve found a place somewhere between the Foo Fighters, Nada Surf and The Flaming Lips, with soft choruses and nice melodic distortion (is that possible?) for filling. Definitely worth checking out from Eskimo Kiss. Video of new album track “Golden Tigers” also below.

Dates:
April 23 Chapel Hill, NC Local 506 w/ Pistolero, Wembley, The Popular Kids, DJ Steve

April 24 Charlotte, NC Snug Harbor w/ Pistolero and Transmission Fields

April 25 Atlanta, GA Star Bar w/ Pistolero and Thee Crucials

April 29 Chapel Hill, NC The Cave

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What the HNMTF!-New album out by Hammer No More The Fingers

Everyone’s fav. trio Hammer No More The Fingers is hitting up the east coast of the NC in support of their new release, Looking for Bruce just released on Church Key Records. If you’ve never caught a HNMTF show, you will not believe the transformation of Duncan, Joe and Jeff from the mild-mannered nice guys they are into the total thrashers once on the stage. Their uproarious new 90s-esque alt-math-rock totally blows the mind of those minds previously unblown. Upcoming dates (includ show with Superchunk) are below and a live vid is after the jump:

Apr 10 2009 8:00P Soapbox WILMINGTON, North Carolina
Apr 11 2009 8:00P Spazz Benefit NEW BERN, North Carolina
Apr 15 2009 8:00P Cat’s Cradle w/ SUPERCHUNK CARRBORO, NC
Apr 24 2009 8:00P New French ASHEVILLE, North Carolina
Apr 25 2009 8:00P Annual Daniel PULASKI, Virginia
Apr 30 2009 8:00P Tir Na Nog RALEIGH, North Carolina
May 1 2009 8:00P Speakertree LYNCHBURG, Virginia