Friday night Diversions and our friends at Local 506 will play host to three of the area's best bands in our seventh semiannual Dive Party. Transcendently anthemic indie rockers Aminal will hit the stage first, followed by the powerful pop rock of I Was Totally Destroying It. Both lead up to a headlining set by the propulsive, tongue-twisting fun of Raleigh folk-rock band Lonnie Walker. The show starts at 10 p.m. and will cost you the low, low price of FREE.
To get everyone excited, we filmed each band performing a stripped back version of one of their songs. Aminal performed "Hopeless to Ignore," an excellent bit of defiance set for release on the band's forthcoming full length, in the living room of drummer Cameron Weeks. IWTDI gave us a slow burning take on their "Beneath You All The Way" in Chapel Hill's Patterson's Mill Country Store — owned by singer John Booker's parents. And Lonnie Walker lead-singer Brian Corum let us invade his bedroom as he rendered a quirky guitar-only version of "Back Home Inside With You." Enjoy the videos, download the accompanying mp3s of the performances, and make sure you come out Friday to see the bands up close and personal.
Lonnie Walker - "Back Home Inside With You"
Download the live cut of "Back Home Inside With You" here.
I Was Totally Destroying It - "Beneath You All The Way"
Download the live cut of "Beneath You All The Way" here.
Aminal - "Hopeless to Ignore"
Download the live cut of "Hopeless to Ignore" here.
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