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shirlette and the dynamite brothers

Rank #52 Durham, NC Rock / Soul / hip hop

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Members: Shirlette Ammons, Robert Cantrell, Shane Hartman, Scott Nurkin, Mitch Rothrock

Label: Self-Released

Bio: With the 2008 release of their second full-length album entitled Again, The Dynamite Brothers secured their place as
soulful blenders of rock and blues. Songs from the album were
featured on the debut of HBO‟s comedy series, Eastbound and
Down. The band also made a cameo appearance during the s... See Full Bio

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"After they ordered veggie-burger sliders (his) and pimento cheese (hers), she began to explain the origins of her new album of soul, funk, hip-hop and more, And Lovers Like, which features backing by local journeymen the Dynamite Brothers and a cornucopia of guest stars. But then she broke off mid-sentence to trade slang with a tattooed passerby who may or may not have been a shaved bear. (Dude was burly.) “I’m politicking,” she said, indicating the journalist. People, this is official: Shirlette Ammons is on her grind."

— Brian Howe, Shuffle Magazine

“The EP reaches its peak when Ammons' powerful message meets equally powerful music in a seven minute version of the Justin Robinson’s “Kissin’ and Cussin’.” The added rap verses, bass, background singers and effects transform a haunting song into a spellbinding epic.”

— Triangle Music Blog

"A diverse profile of literary figures will speak at White Lecture Hall this Friday. “Out in the South: Writers in Conversation” brings Dorothy Allison, Shirlette Ammons, Jim Grimsley and Minnie Bruce Pratt together to read from their pieces and converse. Though the authors’ work runs the gamut from memoir to poetry to music, all share the commonality of being queer-identified and from North or South Carolina."

— Brian Contratto, The Duke Chronicle

““I always feel a lil under-qualified to do a ‘best of’ list,” [Shirlette] says. “So I just compiled a list of albums based on personally-selected criteria.””

— Shirlette Ammons, Shuffle Magazine

“Writer and musician Shirlette Ammons is not afraid of intimacy. Her poems and songs are like diary pages that she invites audiences to flip through at their leisure.”

— Frank Stasio, host; Lindsay Thomas, producer, NPR's The State of Things

“Preview of Shirlette and the Dynamite Brothers: "If you scared just say it"”

— Alexis Gumbs, Feminist Wire

“A new collaboration lets Shirlette Ammons finally speak on sex”

— Jordan Lawrence, The Independent Weekly

“Shirlette Ammons and the Dynamite Brothers team up”

— Cliff Bellamy, Durham Herald Sun

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2012
Sep 8

Hopscotch Music Festival
Raleigh, NC, US | 5:30pm
Hopscotch Music Festival
Raleigh, NC, US
Sat Sep 08, 2012 5:30pm
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Shirlette and the Dynamite Brothers join Escort and The Legendary Roots Crew on the Plaza Stage at the 2012 Hopscotch Music Festival. Do not miss this show!
2012
Aug 25

Kings Barcade
Raleigh, NC, US | 8:00pm
Kings Barcade
Raleigh, NC, US
Sat Aug 25, 2012 8:00pm
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Shirlette and the Dynamite Brothers join Birds and Arrows for a night of beautiful music and good times at King's Barcade!
2012
Jul 18

Busboys and Poets
Washington, DC, US | 8:00pm
Busboys and Poets
Washington, DC, US
Wed Jul 18, 2012 8:00pm
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Shirlette reads for the firs time in DC!
2012
Jul 11

Center for Environmenta…
Goldsboro, NC, US | 9:00am
Private Show: Center for Environmental F...
Goldsboro, NC, US
Wed Jul 11, 2012 9:00am
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Private Show: Shirlette reads at Center for Environmental Farming Systems, Small Farms Unit in Goldsboro, NC
2012
May 12

Beaufort Music Festival
Beaufort, NC, US | 4:00pm
Beaufort Music Festival
Beaufort, NC, US
Sat May 12, 2012 4:00pm
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