MASK AND PROOF OF VAXXX REQUIRED As YES! Weekly wrote, "THIRSTY CURSES make rock’n’roll, with a boisterous beer-swilling edge to it. Many of these songs are about living it up while things fall apart at the seams, or at least trying to find some glory in chaos and meaninglessness." Thirsty Curses has a unique and distinct sound that blends across numerous rock subgenres. As Music Mecca noted in its write-up on Thirsty Curses' newest single, "Nothing Really Matters", "This head-banging…

Phantom Handshakes is a lo-fi, dream pop collaboration between Federica Tassano and Matt Sklar. https://phantomhandshakes.bandcamp.com/album/no-more-summer-songs https://www.facebook.com/phantomhandshakes/ https://www.instagram.com/phantomhandshakes/ Pinky Verde is sounds and recordings by Heather. New single "velour" out now. https://pinkyverde.bandcamp.com https://www.facebook.com/pinkyverdeband/ https://www.instagram.com/pinky_verde/ Doors at 8, show at 8:30, $10 and 21+. Masks and proof of vaxxx required.

***PROOF OF VACCINATION REQUIRED at Ruby Deluxe*** Ed Schrader's Music Beat / Jenny Besetzt / HNDCLW presented by I Hate the Weekend 21+ $15 advance tickets $19 day of show Ed Schrader’s Music Beat is a Baltimore-based post-punk band consisting of Ed Schrader and Devlin Rice. Ed and Devlin first met nearly a decade ago while performing in separate acts on the legendary 2008 Baltimore Round Robin tour (curated by Dan Deacon and also including Beach House and Future Islands);…

If you are ready for live music like we are, one of our biggest Hopscotch shows is back! Max Gowan brings the full band for an exciting night of bops! Infinity Crush is "American Bedroom Pop" from Raleigh, NC and is stealing the heck out of our hearts. Come see. It is a Monday show, so arrive at 8pm to see the whole show!

Math rock, Prog rock, Galaxy Rock! A whole lot of weirdo this Thursday. We’re excited.

YOUTH LEAGUE post-pop trio with the sounds of tapping guitar acrobats, lush post-rock with a live looping approach https://youthleagueband.bandcamp.com TOOTHSOME https://toothsome.bandcamp.com/ Influenced by music of the 80’s and 90’s this Greensboro, NC band concocts a new mixture of Cure sounds ladled with indie rock and post-punk sensibilities. LIONER https://lioner.bandcamp.com/ An adroit bard-rock band from sunny Raleigh, NC with ties to music jumbos such as The Weather, Colossus, Noncanon & Uncomfortable. They aim to delight & confound with their oddly catchy…

Live music at Ruby continues this Friday with Indianapolis band Moon Goons and Raleigh's very own Bottom Shelf. This DIY show is starting at 8:30 sharp. Tickets can be found Here!

Left and Right is a monthly electronic variety showcase at Ruby Deluxe in which musicians are given two outputs: left and right. That's it. Performers vary from month to month but the details stay the same. Doors at 8, show at 8:30, free to enter and 21+. Come get weird with us and experience the expanse of sound.

N I G H T B L O O M S (Greensboro) Nightblooms filters lyrical themes of climate anxiety, loss, and melancholy through the prism of synthesizers, acoustic guitars, and melodic earworms. It's sad but pretty fun, too. RIYL Weyes Blood, George Harrison, The War on Drugs, Elliott Smith. G O L D • L I G H T (Asheville) Tracking through cinematic tales of heartache, love and loss while bouncing between genres from 50’s rock and roll to post-punk…

Left and Right is a monthly electronic variety showcase at Ruby Deluxe in which musicians are given two outputs: left and right. That's it. Performers vary from month to month but the details stay the same. Doors at 8, show at 8:30, free to enter and 21+. Come get weird with us and experience the expanse of sound.