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March
Hi, welcome to the Night Rider's semi-monthly pinball tournament series. Every 1st and 3rd Monday of the month we'll be having a special tournament with unique rules. Examples include hidden flipper, one-handed, hidden score, and tag-team . Glorious, Night Rider-esque prizes will be awarded to the victors. Don't forget every Monday is also Country Music night, so feel free to dress appropriately.
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Come live your best life through song at The Triangle’s most irreverent karaoke @ TNR! Fun starts at 9PM. Lets get dumb & messy ya’ll!
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Now that Valentine's is over, it's time to give a little love to an under-celebrated institution. Divorce can be a wonderful thing that helps free people from undesirable situations. Someone in the Night Rider family is gaining their freedom and we're gonna throw a shindig to celebrate it! We'll have all your favorite break up songs playing, all the best divorce movies on the TVs, themed drinks/specials, a special piñata to take your frustrations out on, a special divorce cake,…
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The Night Rider presents: *** CRUNK WITCH & FRIENDS *** Tue March 10th | 7pm Doors | $8 Suggested Donation Featuring: 9:00 Crunk Witch 8:15 Smoke From All The Friction 7:30 Flood District LETS GET IT!!!
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Queen of the Scene AS ABOVE SO BELOW TOUR Cindy Cane † brooklyn dark seeking light HNRY FLWR ∆ queens light seeking dark M is We ∴ carrboro sonorous blanket 416 W South St, Raleigh, NC 27601
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Slump | ZAAT | SEANMUSTACHE | B.L.E.W
Head on down to Night Rider and drink the KOOL-AID with us as we celebrate another decade of decay. SLUMP(acid punk from RVA) https://slumpva.bandcamp.com/ ZAAT(raw spazz from RAL/GSO) https://zaatman.bandcamp.com/ SEAN MUSTACHE (your favorite eletronic dumpster wizard) https://seanmustache.bandcamp.com/releases visualizations provided by BongLoungeEntertainmentWorldwide 5 bones for the touring bands
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ICONS ONLY
STARRING ICONS: JASMYN MILAN BUDDHA SHEGO ZENSOFLY KAT COBAIN DEJA RENEE BLANCO POP UP SHOP BY AMERICAN NIGHTMARE Tickets https://www.eventbrite.com/e/icons-only-the-wicked-witch-tickets-88405688795
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QUEER* KINK PLAY PARTY (sprung edition) Saturday, March 14th Wicked Witch 9pm-2am *for queers//by queers FIESTA QUEER* FETICHE Sábado, 14 de Marzo Wicked Witch 9pm-2am *hecho para queers, por queers Details & Rules Below. PLEASE READ BEFORE attending your first party. It's TIME to shake off those cold winter vibes and get HOTTT as we bring it for an early spring kinky queer play party! Y'all have been packing OUT the last couple parties, so we encourage you to come…
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Downhill | Green Aisles | Condado
Downhaul: Heavy hitting indie from Richmond, VA. Album review: http://www.getalternative.com/interview-downhaul-on-their-new-album-before-you-fall-asleep/?fbclid=IwAR0X8CSxgEpFFGQnZ-aOcBBxg-jvgi9HXvPb69nWHXMfK29SnNVt_LW0b64 https://downhaul.bandcamp.com Green Aisles: Three stallions shredding. Noise rock. https://greenaisles.bandcamp.com Condado - Band: A band from Randolph County/Greensboro looking to take their sound around the North Carolina DIY scene and beyond. https://condado.bandcamp.com
Find out moreHi, welcome to the Night Rider's semi-monthly pinball tournament series. Every 1st and 3rd Monday of the month we'll be having a special tournament with unique rules. Examples include hidden flipper, one-handed, hidden score, and tag-team . Glorious, Night Rider-esque prizes will be awarded to the victors. Don't forget every Monday is also Country Music night, so feel free to dress appropriately.
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Join us for the hottest open mic in downtown Raleigh. On the third Wednesday of every month, come out to see some of the Triangle's best comics work through their newest material. Join Reid Pegram as he hosts the hottest comedy open mic in downtown Raleigh. Think you got what it takes to bring the funny? Then we'll give you time behind the mic to do your thing. Register in advance for a booked spot here: https://bit.ly/2WAt2bt. Or show up…
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An evening of electronic and ambient stick-to-it-iveness. VAXXERS: noisy and almost dance-able electropop from al Riggs vaxxersispunx.bandcamp.com HORSE CHILD BREAKFAST: ambient storytelling and lovely guitar noises from Owen Fitzgerald https://horsechildbreakfast.bandcamp.com/releases TESCON POL: some of the best digital and analog electronica this side of the damn triangle https://tesconpol.bandcamp.com/ 7pm doors, 7:30 show $5 suggested donation All shows at Night Rider are 21+
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SATURDAY 3/21 !!EARLY SHOW!! 8pm - 10pm $5 SEVERED FINGERS https://severedfingers.bandcamp.com/ https://www.facebook.com/severedfingersnc/ BOB FLEMING & THE CAMBRIA IRON CO bobfleming1.bandcamp.com https://www.facebook.com/bobflemingmusic But You Can Call Me John https://butyoucancallmejohn.bandcamp.com https://www.facebook.com/butyoucancallmejohnmusic
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Goth Night
The Wicked Witch goes full goth for your dancing pleasure. DJ DIES A LOT and special guest DJ Deflowered spin in the main room, while Twentieth Century Boy spins in the back room. doors at 9:00 21+ $10 18+ $15
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sweet night at night rider, featuring: Via Intercom (NYC) https://viaintercom.bandcamp.com/ Rodes (Durham) https://rodes.bandcamp.com/ Ins Kino https://www.instagram.com/ins_kino_/ 7:00 doors $5 suggested donation 21+
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Minimal, experimental, and industrial dark-techno, featuring DJ DIES A LOT and Dark Core Truth. Inspired by some of Europe's best sounds, join us for an electric evening of dark and sensual energy. Wicked Witch Bar Room - Enter through The Night Rider
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The Falsies - Charlottesville, VA's very own theatrical punk/rock outfit, putting the art in artifice and the she in shenanigans. Gown - An all femme punk metallic hardcare band made up of blood sucking druids. "Led by a surprisingly sinister triple cello attack, Gown’s menacing metal broods and bewitches, filled with a foreboding feminist fury." Pie Face Girls - Rowdy & witty queer Raleigh punx, chock full o' catchy tunes. 18+ // $10 for 21+ Patrons, $15 for Under 21…
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Come live your best life through song at The Triangle’s most irreverent karaoke @ TNR! Fun starts at 9PM. Lets get dumb & messy ya’ll!
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� Jaguardini treats music like a science project, combining the sounds of old video games and synthesizers to create a live blend of lofi synthpop and energetic dark wave. Christo manipulates a gameboy, a vocoder, an array of synths, a megaphone, and an electric guitar with a CRT TV set on his head and 90s workout videos in the background. Bandcamp: https://jaguardini.bandcamp.com/album/skin-bones Video: https://vimeo.com/164034419 � Cold Choir launched from the sheer desire to create dark wave, dance music, with irreverent…
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Pathfinder Booking USA presents... Wednesday, April 8th @ The Night Rider BREWSTER https://www.pathfinderbookingusa.com/brewster THREE WAYS TO SUNDAY facebook.com/threewaystosundaync/ GHOST GRL https://ghostgrlmusic.bandcamp.com/ Doors at 7, music at 7:30 Show over at 10pm! Admission - $5 suggested donation *respect the venue, people, music, & art* *no hate or harassment will be tolerated* *THIS IS A SAFE SPACE*
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Gnawing (Richmond, VA) https://gnawinggg.bandcamp.com/releases A punk band that wishes they were a country band Max Gowan and the (Raleigh, NC) https://maxgowan.bandcamp.com/ Incredibly infectious bedroom pop jams with a little more indie rock bleeding through. Charlie Paso (Raleigh, NC) https://charliepaso.bandcamp.com/ Reverb drenched garage rock that totally rips with an occasional softer side.
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Join us for an enchanting evening at The Night Rider with live music presented by singer-songwriters Pippa Hoover, Rebecca Zimmerman (PA), and Arianna! Pippa Hoover https://open.spotify.com/artist/1Z7Qs2TAekHLIZ3D02XT35?si=AvgE9onDR6ONK1fJqKE73g Rebecca Zimmerman https://open.spotify.com/artist/0yiti2RQR3LUG4ZIIRLYmH?si=c1MjGVPfTO-BuiI9C0lDyA Arianna https://www.instagram.com/arianna.pge/ 4.21.2020 The Night Rider 416 W South St, Raleigh 7pm doors, 7:30pm show $5 suggested donation 21+
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Join The League of Extraordinary Bellydancers for a spellbinding evening that blends D&D with belly dance, burlesque, and more. Whether you're looking to enjoy a unique and captivating performance or participating in the entire Tassels & Tabletop weekend, this show is sure to be a critical hit! Doors: 7pm Show Start: 7:30pm Ticket Info: The show venue has space for both seated and standing audience members. If you’d like to make sure that you have a seat throughout the entire…
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Saturday May 9 Raleigh, NC at Wicked Witch (416 W South St, 27601) Jeffrey Lewis & The Voltage (NYC) w/ Stray Owls and Empty Disco! $10 adv / $12 day of 18+ only (but anybody under-21 will be charged $5 venue-surcharge)
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Can we say how grateful we are to have live music again? http://loamlandsmusic.com Loamlands is a distorted country music outfit based in North Carolina that places queer storytelling at the forefront. Their music intimately grapples with identity, pronouns and experiencing a queer existence in both modern-day and historical southern culture. LOAMLANDS IS A PROJECT BUILT OUT OF A LOVE OF SOUTHERN QUEER CULTURE AND A DESIRE TO LISTEN TO AND TELL STORIES OF QUEER COMMUNITY USING ASPECTS OF STORY TELLING…
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