Saturday, August 14th is Gift Horse

Gift Horse are headlining the Drunken Unicorn on Saturday, August 14th



"It sweeps the listener right into the full-on, bluesy shoegaze tsunami of “Both of Me”, but then a funny thing happens: All that stony gauze suddenly dissipates like so much Slowdive-y smoke by an open window, just as the album’s early upward trajectory hits its clear high water mark: “Missionaries”, a heavily stomping, perfectly mid-tempo slacker-rock anthem of monstrous proportions, the kind of thing I’d have proudly committed to a mix tape between songs by Sebadoh and Nirvana maybe 18 years ago."
-CRAWDADDY! Magazine

Gift Horse website

Kuroma are performing second.



Kuroma is the creation of Hank Sullivant, founding bassist of The Whigs and former touring guitarist with MGMT, who, in 2007, began to record and perform his own music. Paris, his well-received debut album, is composed of songs that he began writing as early as 2005. In addition to his own music, Hank has produced albums for Gift Horse, Wages, and Colour Revolt.

Over the last two years, Kuroma has opened for and toured with Jarvis Cocker, MGMT, and Primal Scream. Kuroma was selected by Spin Magazine as a must-see band at 2009 Bonnaroo and 2010 Bamboozle Fest. British magazine NME declared the live band one of the ten best performances at the CMJ Music Marathon in 2008.

Kuroma's new album, Psychopomp, will be released this fall.

Kuroma website

Lake Inferior are the openers.



They met wearing Pokemon costumes outside a WXYC 80’s Dance Party, and it was love at first sight. Over the course of the next several months, Lake Inferior started sharing guitar riffs, vocal melodies, and an apartment living room. Perhaps it was Nasir Abbas’ Chippendale costume at a Dressed to Get Screwed Party or maybe it was Derek Torres’ ever-present “Crust-tache,” but somehow Lake Inferior was able to win the hearts and minds of the Chapel Hill/Carrboro community and ultimately find itself as the flagship band for UNC-Chapel Hill’s student record label Vinyl Records. A steady gig as the Saint Anthony’s Hall house band turned into opening slots for Deerhunter, Times New Viking, the Rosebuds, and Annuals, and the completely sold out, debut Lake Inferior EP has led to demand for a new vinyl 10”, Pegasaur, released in November 2009.

Lake Inferior website

$5, 21+
Doors @ 9 pm

Celebrate Friday The 13th and Big Chad Famous's Birthday at the Drunken Unicorn!

Big Chad Famous is having a Birthday Party on Friday, August 13th at the Drunken Unicorn



“I was in Atlanta recently for a concert and a guy was walking around passing out a thing of CDs. Honestly, I thought he was handing out the same stack of CD’s I was for another band, and denied him. He said, “No, this is MY CD” And I realized he was a guy that had added me on Myspace recently, named Big Chad Famous. Now, I will admit he added me, but I hadn’t had a chance to really sit down and listen. I talked to him for a couple minutes and was a really cool guy, and decided to look more into him when I made it home. I checked out his MySpace page.

Little did I know that he’s been doing a little work with Andy Slagle from Fishhawk. They have managed to craft some pretty finely tuned blend of rock and hip-hop that defies the normal Jay-Z/Linkin Park matchup. Big Chad’s flow never stays at the same speed or rhythm, which keeps you interested in what he has to say, when he has a hook, it’ll scream for your attention. Put it all together, you have a pretty impressive package of unsigned pop splendor.” – The Plugg

Big Chad Famous on Myspace

Dinock will be partying with Chad as well.



DINOCK is a rap duo from the Atlanta area whose main objective is to bring forth a brighter future for Hip-Hop and all it's fans. The urge to blend rap with other genres was satisfied when they were introduced into Early Morning Studios. Along with FishHawk, The Poet Miggie 9, Mar-V, and Big Chad Famous, this collection of artist should fulfill any musical needs you have. Dinock's hypnotic flows over vivrant beats is a sure-fire recipe for success. They're street-level views of real life allow them to send out a relatable message that covers various fan bases. Simply put, these are two guys who thrive on breaking molds and can't be catergorized, unlike many other rappers.

"Anybody can rhyme a couple of words together, but it takes a true artist to paint a picture of how things really are"
- Dinock

Dinock on Myspace

Holly Ave will be performing second.

Young Haz opens the show.

$7, 18+
Doors @ 9 pm

Thursday, August 12th the Poison Control Center is performing.

The Poison Control Center is performing at the Drunken Unicorn on Thursday, August 12th, 2010.



The Poison Control Center have been hanging from chandeliers and doing somersaults around the country for the last six years. Releasing numerous EPs and Singles, garnering national press for their explosive live shows, been featured on NPR, played the CMJ festival twice, opened for their idols, headlined festivals, and even had Max Weinberg sit in on drums for a show. They are floored to be newest part of the Afternoon Records family.

The Poison Control Center's debut full length album, "A Collage of Impressions" came out in 2007 and found its way onto the Top 100 on the CMJ charts and was supported by over 80 tour dates, which included stints with the Apples In Stereo and Dressy Bessy. The 16-track album was put to analog tape on the banks of the Mississippi River with Patrick Stolley (Daytrotter) in the recording booth and mastered by Doug Van Sloun (Bright Eyes, Rilo Kiley, Cursive).

The Poison Control Center's songs continue being spastic psych-pop vignettes that fill minds with images and ideas, as their live shows usually end with a massive pig-pile of band members and spectators. "We want to break down the wall between crowd and band, everyone needs to feel each others' sweat to make it magical!"

The Poison Control Center on Myspace

Lacuna M are performing second.



Lacuna M bring their fun brand of pop / indie rock to the Drunken Unicorn.

Lacuna M on Myspace

The Hollow Folk are the openers.



The Hollow Folk are a very new indie rock band from Atlanta.

The Hollow Folk on Myspace

$5, 21+
Doors @ 9 pm

Wolves & Jackals live footage @ the Drunken Unicorn on June 9th, 2010

Hey everybody,

here is a live video of Wolves & Jackals from Wednesday, June 9th @ the Drunken Unicorn.



Mike Hicks of Musician's Voice filmed the footage.

On Wednesday August 11th We Listen For You Blog presents Payphone

We Listen For You Music Blog presents Payphone on Wednesday, August 11th at the Drunken Unicorn.



Payphone is Ryan Stang (of Kid Stuff) and a Bicycle.

Payphone on Myspace

The Pass from Louisville are performing second.



"It's no secret that one of our most anticipated releases of 2010 is the debut LP from Louisville electro pop outfit The Pass. With infectious hooks and synths on top of synths, The Pass makes pure dancefloor fire. Their debut album, "BURST" will be released this fall on SonaBLAST! Records." - We Listen For You

The Pass on Myspace

Brainbheats are performing second.



Brainbheats is the producer alias of pianist and composer Brian Healey. As an in-demand pianist, keyboardist, and member of a variety of projects, Brian has toured the country and performed alongside a wealth of top musicians from various genres, including: Paquito D’Rivera, Maceo Parker, Delfeayo Marsalis, Charlie Hunter, Benevento/Russo Duo, Clark Terry, Andy Narell, Johnny Neel, Bobby Lee Rodgers and the Codetalkers, Diego Urcola, Ben Sollee, and The Lee Boys. Brainbheats is a new studio project that combines Brian’s loves of all things music, sound, and technology into an organic blend of traditional instrumentation and electronic programming. Influences range from the drum and bass mayhem of Aphex Twin to the rich harmony of Debussy, from the powerful melodicism of Sigur Ros to the exotic textures of Bjork, and beyond.

Brainbheats website

$5, 21+
Doors @ 9 pm