the dotmatrix project

Rozzi brought his entire crew that night and rocked the house.

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Clement Mallory (A.K.A. Universal Mathematics) is possessed by the mic. For real.

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Bart’s a mad genius and his collaborative project, Invisible, might be playing the DMP sometime soon.

Save the Monkeywhale, jerky.

Looks like the Durham trio has some fans over at Amie Street. Nash Roberts wrote a pretty cool review about our live recording of the guys. Here’s a taste:

[...] Live at DMP captures a show recorded at The Green Burro, in Greensboro, NC, by a collective of local music enthusiasts called the dotmatrix project. The set mostly features tracks from Hammer No More The Fingers’ upcoming album, Looking For Bruce, which is to be released in early April, as well as a few from their 2007 self-titled debut.

HNMTF’s music is stripped-down rock that’s meant to keep the kids bouncing until the onset of shin splints. Equally danceable and rockable, their energetic live shows have made them one of the most thrilling local acts to catch in the Chapel Hill/Durham area. This show does a pretty good job of translating the live experience. Duncan Webster hollers and strains over his growling bass, most likely losing his glasses in the process; Joe Hall’s chord selection and infectious riffs are the envy of 98% of the guitar community in the Triangle area of North Carolina; Jeff Stickley thrashes when it’s fitting and has the versatility to drum otherwise when it’s not. [...]

I wonder if Nash and company have seen the video yet?

The Radials were the very first band that we put on at the DMP. They stepped in at the last minute for our kick-off show in April ‘08 and proved to be quite the paradoxical pairing to Sorry About Dresden.

I love these guys.

Oh yes: save the monkeywhale.

David “Driveway” Moore harmonizes during one of Bruce’s songs.

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If you’re a fan of folk rock with a pang of protest to it, you’ve got to check out Bruce Piephoff. He’s been doing his thing for 40 years here in Greensboro and has released 17 albums to date.

Rock on, sir.

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Mark makes Jim look practically angelic in this shot; something that Jim will most likely have a good laugh about if he comes across this post.

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Jim had a ball with sons Scott and Seth backing him up on a few tunes. So did the rest of us.

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Actually, that’s Scott Manring drifting off into the darkness of the evening. Scott sat in with Jim on his performance of Signs — a tune the two first wrote, performed and recorded together over 30 years ago.

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