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Here are our picks for live music this week in the Triangle.

Estrangers, Eston and the Outs, Gross Ghost – <a href="https://www.wral.com/Downtown-Raleigh/Music/Kings/8979513/">Kings</a>

Spiralfire, Olympic Ass Kicking Team, Erica Blinn, Dylan Michael – <a href="https://www.wral.com/Raleigh/Restaurants-Bars/Music/Deep-South-the-Bar/5794303/">Deep South</a>

Clockwork Kids, Lilac Shadows, Zack Mexico – <a href="https://www.wral.com/Durham/Restaurants-Bars/Music/The-Pinhook/5669648/">Pinhook</a>

Octopus Jones, Curtain, Dear Blanca, Small Sanctions – <a href="https://www.wral.com/Raleigh/Restaurants-Bars/Music/Slims-Downtown-Distillery/5584577/">Slim's</a>

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Futurebirds, Schooner, Virgins Family Band – <a href="https://www.wral.com/Downtown-Raleigh/Music/Kings/8979513/">Kings</a>

Tow3rs, Wool, Coy – <a href="https://www.wral.com/Raleigh/Restaurants-Bars/Music/Slims-Downtown-Distillery/5584577/">Slim's</a>

The Low Counts, Drunken Prayer – <a href="https://www.wral.com/Chapel-Hill/Restaurants-Bars/Music/Cave-The/5451760/">The Cave</a>

Wowolfol, The Bronzed Chorus, Prypyat – <a href="https://www.wral.com/Durham/Restaurants-Bars/Music/The-Pinhook/5669648/">Pinhook</a>

Future West, The Tills, Lounge Wizards – <a href="https://www.wral.com/Raleigh/Restaurants-Bars/Music/Slims-Downtown-Distillery/5584577/">Slim's</a>

The Everymen, Schooner, Outdoor Velour – <a href="https://www.wral.com/Chapel-Hill/Restaurants-Bars/Music/Cave-The/5451760/">The Cave</a>

Makayan, No Deals – <a href="https://www.wral.com/Raleigh/Restaurants-Bars/Music/Pour-House/5431728/">Pour House</a>

RAIN: A Tribute to the Beatles – <a href="https://www.wral.com/Raleigh/Attractions/Duke-Energy-Center-for-the-Performing-Arts-Meymandi-Concert-Hall/8492357/">Meymandi</a>

For more local music news, check out <a href="https://www.wral.com/entertainment/out_and_about/blog/5167729/">Hear it from Hutch.</a>

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