The Strugglers, Filthy Bird, and Vireo September 30, 2006

In honor of Guilford College Homecoming we would like to offer a free pass to any of you who show up with a ticket stub from either the Michael Ian Black show or the Wailin' Jennys show even though neither one of these shows is under our roof. How's about that for incentive?

The Strugglers
"Bickford's[voice] is strong and resonat, it attains the precarious ratio of gentleness to rawness that makes a singer memorable. It's musicians such as Bickfor – pursuing individuality while honoring the greater tradition – who distinguish themselves from the legion."
-Pitchfork Media

"Bickford's voice is essential: Cracking and persistent, surviving though stranded askance posturing elevates Bickford's personal vignettes past the point of clever And that's what The Strugglers are."
-The Independent Weekly (Raleigh-Durham, NC)

"[You Win is] an enjoyably morose album that will appeal to fans of The National as well as anyone looking for a more intelligent Smog. "
-Comes With A Smile (UK)

Filthybird
"Listen to what the band offers, and try not to love this music. It is warm and resonant and will drip inside you long after the speakers have gone quiet. Once you've been dazzled, come see them play, somewhere, anywhere."
-Patrick Egan (Go Triad)

"Filthybird are from Greensboro, and the one song I've heard is weird and modulated & ethereal, like Joni Mitchell in her Jaco Pastorius period, dropping acid with Jaco and then kinda free-associating into the mic. Or rather, like that if the end-result wound up genius, which seems unlikely, but in this case true."
-Triangle Rock

Admission: $3 or FREE

Official Website: http://www.theflyinganvil.com