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Smaller subgroups, from 5 to 8 in number play for weddings,bar-bat mitzvahs, parties, benefits, <br /> and other celebrations. <br /> Viva la Venus! —RBC Bank; 3:00- Viva la Venus is a four-piece touring and recording act. The <br /> live show combines powerful vocal harmonies with the gritty chug of guitars along with a sexy <br /> stage presence, taking the audience on a musical rollercoaster ride. Along with being featured on <br /> The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and Raleigh's Live and Local TV, the track "Mystery" was <br /> featured in two episodes of the cable television series, Strong Medicine, on the Lifetime <br /> Network. The debut CD release, The Never Ending Mending Story(Shiny Pants Records), has <br /> received wide critical acclaim. The second release, Forget the Fairy Tale was released in 2005 <br /> and was selected as one of the Top 25 CD's of 2006 by indiemusic.com. <br /> Barrowburn-Looking Glass Cafe; 6:00-Barrowburn is a Raleigh,NC based band presenting <br /> traditional Celtic music on acoustic instruments for dances,public performances, group <br /> meetings, and private engagements throughout North Carolina. Barrowburn prides itself in its <br /> versatility. They are equally at home ripping through a set of jigs or reels as they are rendering <br /> the simple beauty of a slow air or lament. They perform both legacy and contemporary ballads <br /> from the tradition as well as comical pub songs that are best accompanied by a swinging pint of <br /> Guinness. In concert, they demonstrate their love for Celtic music,but do so from an American <br /> perspective. <br /> Skeedaddle- Century Center; 7:00- Skeedaddle is a six piece acoustic string band that plays 20s <br /> and 30s swing, Hawaiian,jump blues,jug band and other roots Americana music with the <br /> intensity of a vaudevillian volleyball troupe. They perform all manner of Americana roots music, <br /> including pre-war swing,jug band music,jump blues, Dixieland,rockabilly, old time, Hawaiian <br /> and hokum. It is music to help you snatch wigs, hit jugs,bang gongs,vipe, flip, vout and orootie. <br /> Off The Road Band- RBC Bank; 1:00-The Off the Road Band is exactly that, traveling the side <br /> tracks and byways of American music-a unique blend of many styles, including blues,bluegrass, <br /> jug band and good old rock and roll. And though you might occasionally hear an unusual <br /> arrangement of a classic tune, most of the band's offerings are its own original compositions. <br /> Based in Chapel Hill/Pittsboro, NC, the sextet is made up of Don Johnson on rhythm guitar, <br /> Dave Haynes on drums, Bill Joyner on banjo, Betsy Clarke on fiddle and percussion, Mike <br /> Chandler on electric and upright bass and Mitch Renkow on accordion and electric lead guitar. <br /> All members contribute vocally and help write songs. <br />