The young performers were required to study up on the various Addams appearances over the years (including the corny TV sitcom from the 1960s, and the ’90s Raul Julia/Anjelica Houston movies).
Bill DeYoung
Bill DeYoung was Connect's Arts & Entertainment Editor from May 2009 to August 2014.
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Ami Dang’s symbiotic sitar
‘When I started playing sitar, I got more interested in instrumental classical music. That also became part of the soundscape around me.’
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Futurebirds, Dirty Bourbon among Revival Fest bands
With its three-man horn section, Dirty Bourbon is one of the most unique guitar bands to come out of the contemporary New Orleans scene.
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Goth Night Reunion & Fetish Ball @Club One
‘You don’t have to dress up, but we encourage everyone to. Wearing black would be fine! If you wear all white, you’re going to stand out.’
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Downtown Boys @Hang Fire
‘Punk as an aesthetic and individualistic lifestyle means nothing.’
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Omingnome @Ampersand
Enchanted Fetus is the aural equivalent of a Tolkein fantasy: You might not know what the hell is going on, but all you really have to do is just enjoy the ride.
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Band lineup announced for Sept. 20 Revival Fest
Names include Futurebirds, Water Liars, Packway Handle Bands and Family & Friends (from Athens), the David Wax Museum (Charlottesville, VA), the Cedric Burnside Project (Holly Springs, MS) and Roadkill Ghost Choir (Deland, FL.
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Creepoid w/Blackrune @ Hang Fire
‘We decided that it would be better for us to go somewhere new, so that we could kind of unify as a pack.’
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Drink Small, ‘a God-given man’
The 81-year-old singer and guitarist, known around the world as The Blues Doctor, still resides in Bishopville.
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Sauna Heat, Unstoppable Death Machines, Crazy Bag Lady @ The Jinx
‘We wanted to release a highly-concentrated body of work,” he tells us, “no bullshit, no filler songs, just scorchers and groovers.’
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Cut Throat Freak Show @The Jinx
Kinison’s stunts include shoving unnatural, large and very sharp things up his nose, and hanging heavy weights from his eyelids and genitals (yes kids, you read that right).
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Hot, bothered burlesque:The Downtown Delilahs
The House of Mata Hari is designed like a vintage plush speakeasy; access is gained only by a special key, or by invitation from a performer.