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.

The universe seemed to smile upon Raleigh as Khruangbin harnessed the power of simplicity and mellow jams for their set on June 11 at Red Hat Amphitheater. Promoting their fifth studio album “A LA SALA,” the tour marked their 10th anniversary as a band.

DJ IMANAMAMA covers a performance by Erika de Casier at Amsterdam's Melkweg.