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Bright Eyes, throughout the night, connected us and shared their passion for music. To share the emotions of loss and grief but also of happiness and love.

Filling a room on a Wednesday night for a mixed bill of bands ranging from emo to goth to electronic to hardcore (with some encompassing every combination of those genres imaginable) is no easy feat, but North Carolina showed up for the hometown scene and for our state - and in Halloween costumes, no less!

On Friday night, I fell in love with bluegrass all over again.

There are few things I love more than a mixed bill show! This gig was made up of four different but incredibly complimentary acts: Connecticut’s Montclair, a delightful mix of emo and metalcore and hardcore, Pittsburgh screamo duo Morning Dew, Greensboro North Carolina’s very own emo/screamo act Flora in Silence, and of course local 919 Hardcore heroes Fading Signal. It’s not an easy task for any band to fill a room on a Tuesday night, but the local scenesters came out to support. My bandmate and I braved an hour drive through rush hour traffic to get to Raleigh from Chapel Hill, and every second in the car was worth it.

Jersey Club is everywhere—and for good reason. Originating in New Jersey and influenced by neighboring Baltimore Club sounds, this fast-paced, innovative style of music is undoubtedly addictive. I sat down with 1-800-RAZ, a Jersey-born, North Carolina-based producer/DJ/jack-of-all-trades–and one of my personal favorite talents in the genre. We discussed his journey into Jersey Club from a young age, the music that inspires him, his opinions on whip cracks and gun clicks, and where he sees his music going in the future.

DJ and local organizer Anna-Marie Bartova (AMB) shared some insight into Prague's electric Lunchmeat Festival, the community-driven club scene, and the struggle to break into Western media.