Before there was Hootie, before there was R.E.M., there was Arrogance. North Carolina’s original DIY rock band re-ignites the music. Arrogance began in a dorm in Chapel Hill in 1969 when Robert Kirkland and Don Dixon, freshmen at the university, began singing together. Years of honing their harmonies with Marty Stout, Scott Davison, and Rod Abernethy led them to the edge of national fame; the legacy they left on the music scene in North Carolina still lingers. To celebrate the 30th Anniversary of its inception, the original members banded together to re-issue all of the original albums on CD and perform in conjunction with these releases. In 2002 the band reunited once more to celebrate the release of a new CD of music that had not been previously released. Available on CD: “Give Us a Break” (1973), “Prolepsis” (1975), “Rumors” (1976), “Suddenly” (1979) and “Lively” (1981) and “The 5'11 Record” (2002).
www.arrogance.us

Barbershop at its best by Charlotte’s award-winning Sweet Adelines Quartet: Jeanne Miller, tenor; Susan Wells, lead; Carolyn Willis, bariton; and Susan Scott, bass. The group has competed 14 times in Sweet Adelines International and Regional Competitions, placing in the top five ten times, in the top four, eight times, the top three, five times, the top two, four times and have taken the top prize twice, first in 2000, then again in 2001.
www.hometown.aol.com/CCQuartet

Rock with the Triangle’s original alt-country band — “Liverpool and Nashville all rolled into one.” Herbie Saint on drums, Jeff Hart, lead vocals/guitar, Ron Bartholomew, guitar, Jim Piver and Steve Webster, bassists: “We are just who we are: four local music fans from the most ‘hick’ corners of Wake County. Rural/suburban guys who loved the Beatles, R.E.M., the Byrds, Arrogance and The Woods. I think in a way, we sort of wanted to ‘be’ those bands, but we came out sounding just like The Hanks. And that's a good thing.” Their recent release, “420 Bickett Blvd.” is currently available.
www.thehanks.us

Irresistible power pop band features singer-songwriter Django Haskins; Robert Sledge, bassist from Ben Folds Five; Snuzz Uzzell, guitarist/vocalist who was in the popular Carolina band Bus Stop; and a drummer who goes by Jason Faggolonius. Uzzell, Sledge and Haskins all sing and write songs influenced by everyone from the Beatles to Burt Bacharach. The three musicians wrote two songs apiece for “Spoon Box,” the group’s debut release in April 2004 — tunes about Bruce Lee, loneliness, losing, Prince Charming and Fayetteville, where “life is sweet and time stands still.” The group took home the BEST NEW ROCK BAND award at the INDY MUSIC AWARDS in October 2004. The Raleigh News & Observer picked Int’l Orange as one of the “Eight Great Bands of the Triangle” and the Independent Weekly lists it as one of “Twelve Bands Not To Miss.”
www.intlorange.com

Chris Stamey is a pivotal figure in the development of American alternative rock: from his groundbreaking work as founder of the Sneakers and the dB’s, to his role as producer for such artists as Whiskeytown, Caitlin Cary, and Alejandro Escovedo. Stamey’s latest release, “Travels in the South,” is musically challenging and emotionally complex, featuring guest appearances from an array of talented friends, including Ryan Adams, Ben Folds, Tift Merritt, Caitlin Cary and Thad Cockrell, as well as fellow Southern-pop kingpins Peter Holsapple and Don Dixon.
www.chrisstamey.com