8 Days A Week: Thursday, 4/16

Raleigh
Magic Babies, The Huguenots

Tir Na Nog—Together, Raleigh's Magic Babies and Chapel Hill's Huguenots thoroughly mine the fertile grounds of British Invasion pop. Clean, guitar-led melodies and swoon-n-croon vocal harmonies drive the mod-ish pop of both bands. Where The Magic Babies add organ for a fuller sound, though, The Huguenots rely on wide-eyed earnestness, usually falling just on the right side of twee. But brandishing star-crossed love letters in the form of smooth, hooky three-minute gems without detachment or reluctance has long been the charm of these Merseybeat-disciple types, right? The free show starts at 10 p.m. —Bryan Reed

Independent Weekly, 4/15/09