Past Events
February
A special Valentine's Day edition of Goth Night for the dark-hearted, featuring a gothic burlesque at midnight. JUST ADDED: Ships in the Night in a special live performance! Ethereal electronic from Charlottesville VA. DJ DIES A LOT and 20th Century Boy serve all the darkwave, goth, industrial, and EBM you can handle, old and new. And we are excited to present the Raleigh debut of Naggaroth, serving her own special blend in the bar room. Suggested dress code: red and…
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Join us in Raleigh on Sunday night! Wreath is on tour from NYC - https://open.spotify.com/artist/73fqzfcbm0EMJ1Z9wmkuCt?si=C2EWyvUvRp23z7_gVkC9Og playing with Raleigh locals Art Critic And Charlie Paso
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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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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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Spaced Angel: With influences from rock n’ roll, garage, lofi, blues, indie, and math rock, the group maintains a balance between genres. Vibrations on earth, sun rays, pleasant dreams, simultaneous feeling of nostalgia and foresight. 100 billion planets and 200 billion stars in the Milky Way? Spaced Angel has appeared. https://spacedangel.bandcamp.com Caffeine Daydream: A band of brothers making music they believe in. https://caffeinedaydream.bandcamp.com Stranded Bandits: We are a saloon punk band from Raleigh, NC and we want to blast you…
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Our February show is gonna be awesome. Our old buddy, Eddie Dunn, is in town (he’s performed for years with Upright Citizens Brigade), Drew Robertson will host and perform and Brett Williams too!
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The Night Rider is having its 1st Annual Parti-Gras! We'll have Hurricanes, Hand Grenades, jello shots and more! Take a picture on the ASS CAM 3000 and get some well deserved beads thrown at you. Best ASS CAM picture gets a special prize! Masquerade masks, King Cake and best of all, lots of booze. Come party and get weird!
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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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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.
Find out moreJoin 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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