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"I think it's important to have a place where anybody can get started, but I don't think you can do that in a venue setting," says [Catherine Edgerton], who hopes [Dain Phelan]'s can become that space. "I think it has to be a record store or bar or restaurant or something like that."
For good reason, too: Titus Andronicus ties several high points of a decade-plus of indie rock-from Bright Eyes and Frog Eyes to The Arcade Fire and Built to Spill-into punchy, passionate pop squalls. Their set in Dain's was loud but magnetic, thanks in no small part to an opening cover of "A.M. Dial," a song Edgerton sings with Midtown Dickens, and a late-set take on The Misfits' "Where Eagles Dare." Frontman Patrick Stickles even sang to the crowd outside and stood on a chair at a table, trying to expand the 32-square-foot alcove where the quintet was playing.The shows continue next week: New Durham Billy Bragg-meets-Black Flag outfit RESIST NOT plays Dain's Tuesday, Jan. 22. On Jan. 29, Dain's employees throw the bar a birthday party, as Dain's celeberate its first anniversary with two of Phelan's favorite bands, The Wigg Report and The Future Kings of Nowhere. Eberhardt plays Feb. 5, and bluegrass band The Rail Readers-who own the second Tuesday of each month at Dain's-are set for Feb. 12.See the full content of this document
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The struggling Triangle venue circuit received an unexpected boost last Tuesday from a small, unlikely spot on Ninth Street in Durham. Dain's Place-a 50-seat pub that specializes in American microbrews-welcomed New Jersey buzz band Titus Andronicus and their Chapel Hill drinking-and-touring buddies, Spider Bags, to play in its tiny window bay.
Owner Dain Phelan says he was at home asleep during the show. Though h...See the full content of this document
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