05.30 HAMMER NO MORE/ CAVERNS @ NIGHTLIGHT
Local trio Hammer No More the Fingers and D.C. instrumentalists Caverns share a producer in J. Robbins (Jawbox), who's helming both bands' forthcoming full-lengths. But that's not a namedrop: Both bands give the listener just a moment's notice before diving in headlong, Hammer with its staggering riffs lunging into ferocious rhythms, and Caverns with its classically inclined piano lead, which pulls prettiness out of unsuspecting noise squalls. 10 p.m. —Bryan Reed
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5.31 TRKFEST @ PIEDMONT BIOFUELS
Piedmont Biofuels, a biodiesel plant in Pittsboro, seems a dubious locale for an all-day music festival. But the industrial site will indeed host TRKfest, a dozen-band bill presented by Chapel Hill label Trekky Records. After all, Piedmont Biofuels says its facility has become a place marked by "lots of activity, enterprise, and like-minded individuals working in their own ways toward a different way of being." Could any description be better suited to Trekky, too?
According to Trekky co-founder Will Hackney, the festival is not only a fundraiser for the label itself but also a chance to bring several non-Trekky bands together for one event. Aside from the usual Trekky-affiliated suspects—The Never, Endless Mic, Embarrassing Fruits, Barghest, Butterflies, Wil Donegan & the Apologies—the bill includes Raleigh's Bowerbirds and Durham bands Megafaun, Hammer No More The Fingers, Sweet By & By and The Future Kings of Nowhere.
"We are hoping with this event to raise money so we can release all of the great records we have recorded, so it will be supporting our artist collective and our endeavor," says Hackney. "Our first allegiance is to Trekky, but a close second is to the Triangle music scene and the Triangle in general."
To that end, TRKfest will also offer goods from local artists and vendors, heightening the festival ambience. Whether it grows into an annual event remains to be seen. One thing is for certain though: Just as Piedmont Biofuels strives for sustainable energy, Trekky aims to continue fueling the Triangle music scene. Get your fill at 2 p.m. Piedmont Biofuels is located at 547 Industrial Park Dr. in Pittsboro. A $10 donation is suggested. For more, see www.biofuels.coop. —Bryan Reed
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