picks
Hip Hop Peace Tour * Eve, Redman, Method Man and Black Rob lead an almost all-star cast of hip hop acts in this "tour against terrorism." Former NBA star John Salley hosts the impromptu concert collaboration, which also boasts lesser knowns like Jane Blaze, Shorty Black and Charli Baltimore. Keep your fingers crossed for a percolatin' star-spangled singalong. Sunday, Sept. 30, 7:30pm. Raleigh Entertainment and Sports Arena. $10 and up. 1400 Edwards Mill Road, Raleigh. For info: www.ticketmaster.com or call (919) 834-4000.
Defending the Caveman * In case you think Tim Allen and Ray Romano haven't done a good enough job of "demystifying" the masculine mystique over the past decade, solo performer Rob Becker is in town to hammer home the basics in his one-man Broadway smash. Club and spear not required. Friday through Sunday, 7pm, various showtimes. BTI Center--Raleigh Memorial Auditorium. 1 E. South St., Raleigh. $29.50 and up. For info: www.ticketmaster.com or call (919) 834-4000.
campus
Freewater Films
Griffith Film Theater, Bryan Center, West Campus. 7 & 9:30pm. Free to students with ID, $4 to employees, $5 to all others.
In the Mood for Love, Friday
Decline of Western Civilization II, Tuesday
Prizzi's Honor, Thursday
Quad Flix
Griffith Film Theater, Bryan Center, West Campus. 7 & 10pm Saturday, 8pm Sunday. $4 to students and employees with ID, $5 to all others.
Moulin Rouge
The Coffee House * The Coffee House, East Campus. Event times and admission prices vary. For info: E-mail kq3@duke.edu.
Alli with an I | Timothy's Weekend | Kill Devil Hills, Friday.
The Phoenix (formerly the Blue Roach) | Poetry and Open Mic, Thursday.
music
Cat's Cradle * 300 E. Main St., Carrboro. (919) 967-9053.
Richard Buckner w/ Anders Parker & Crooked Jades, Friday * Butchies, Saturday * Gillian Welch & David Rawlings, Sunday * The Waterboys, Monday * B-Sides CD Release Party, Tuesday * Burning Spear w/ Sons of Steel, Wednesday * Weekend Excursion w/ Llama, Thursday
Go! Studios * 100 F Brewer Lane, Chapel Hill. (919) 969-1400. Convocation of w/ Read Palms, Friday * Owls, Prospekt, V Sirin, Saturday * Vandermark V, Sunday * Work Clothes and David Kilgour, Monday * Handsome Family, Tuesday * Beulah, Wednesday * David Singer and the Sweet Science, Thursday
NC Gay Pride at Insomnia * Gotham plays host to one half of chart-topping remix duo Thunderpuss in a pop-techno fete that'll have Whitney Houston fiending for a blunt and a vocoder. Hey, it's not right, but it's okay. Friday, Sept. 28, 10pm. Gotham. 306-H W. Franklin St., Chapel Hill. $10. For info: Call (919) 967-2852.
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