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Roman Candle
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Published: May 7, 2009
Updated: 05/06/2009 08:15 pm
Thursday, May 7
CREED IS GOOD:
In the 1960s, Creed Bratton was part of the folk rock group The Grass Roots. Now, he’s best known for playing an exaggerated, comical version of himself on NBC’s hit series The Office. Starting today, he gets his own Web miniseries at www.NBC.com. The storyline follows Creed as he blackmails people so he can get the money to buy his own helicopter. New installments will run online each Thursday evening for four weeks. Other cast members from the show include Ed Helms, Oscar Nunez and Angela Kinsey.
Friday, May 8
BURNING THE CANDLE AT BOTH ENDS:
Roman Candle has been compared to other alt-country-rock luminaries such as Wilco and Whiskeytown, but that’s too easy. It isn’t just that singer Skip Matheny waxes poetic about jukeboxes and roadside bars — he belts it, beautifully, with twang and heart, and a dash of bookish intellect. Roman Candle’s third full-length album, Oh Tall Tree in the Ear, comes out May 12. Its name comes from German poet Rainer Maria Rilke’s “Sonnets to Orpheus.” The band started playing in Chapel Hill in 1997; Skip and his band mate and brother, Logan, are from Wilkesboro. See them Friday at the Garage, 110 W. Seventh St. at 9 p.m. with The Deep Vibration. Tickets are $10. Get a little listen on Roman Candle’s MySpace page, www.myspace.com/romancandle.
Saturday, May 9
GET YOUR SCOTCH-IRISH ON:
Historic Bethabara Park hosts its 9th annual Celtic Festival and Highland Games this weekend from 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. There will be traditional music courtesy of the Fiddle and Bow Society; children’s games and crafts; demonstrations by those most industrious of dogs, border collies, and more. Musicians include fiddler Jamie Laval, based in Asheville. Everything is free, and goes on rain or shine. Bethabara Park is 2147 Bethabara Road. For more information, call 924-8191 or go to www.bethbarapark.org.
Saturday, May 9
CAN YOU MASH POTATO?
The Healing Force — a traditional African performing group made up of Gail and Joseph Anderson and two of their children — is hosting an oldies dance party at Blessings to raise money to re-build a school in Zambougou. The Healing Force won’t be performing, but a DJ will be there. The price of admission is a ticket and a donation of school supplies. Tickets are $5 and you win a chance for one of three vacation packages. The dance starts at 7 p.m. To buy tickets in advance, go to www.thehealingforce.com or call 767-2724. Blessings is at 823 Reynolda Road.
Tuesday, May 12
OUT FOR BLOOD:
The 1979 cult classic Wise Blood finally comes to DVD Tuesday as part of the Criterion Collection, a video label devoted to culturally significant films. The film, a dark, satiric comedy, is based on the novel by Southern writer Flannery O’Connor. It tells the story of a bombastic Army veteran (Brad Dourif, pictured with co-star Ned Beatty) who becomes an evangelist despite his lack of faith. Harry Dean Stanton and John Huston (who also directed the film) also star. The DVD includes new interviews, an archival recording by O’Connor, and a companion booklet.
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