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A page for DIY venue The Layabout and its sole resident, DJ Craig Layabout. Check here for info on house shows and 60's-70's soul dance parties!
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past artists to perform at Layabout include (in chronological order):

- caUSE co-MOTION!
- the fake accents/face accidents (x2)
- the besties (x2)
- reid johnson (schooner, x2)
- americans in france (x3)
- the cannanes
- the wigg report (x5)
- hacienda
- soft company (x2)
- the faintest ideas
- the young untold
- the ex-lovers
- neil halstead (mojave 3/slowdive)
- schooner (x2)
- nathan oliver (

solo)
- the lucksmiths
- averkiou
- glissade
- the beets (x2)
- air waves (x3)
- brimstone howl
- real estate
- the monument club
- polynya
- waumiss
- venice is sinking
- kurt heasley (lilys)
- sam grindstaff (titans of filth)
- charlie gansa (guv'ner)
- box elders
- midtown dickens (x2)
- thomas function (x2)
- yussuf jerusalem
- spider bags (x6)
- floating action
- the huguenots
- pi**he gr**go (x3)
- GTRS
- dan melchior und das menace (x2)
- the music tapes
- the weight
- the goddamn rattlesnake
- jason anderson (wolf colonel)
- cassis orange (x3)
- cantwell, gomez & jordan
- nodzzz
- beaters
- just friends
- so cow
- pink flag (x3)
- hiss golden messenger
- viking moses!
- golden ghost
- butterflies
- stu mclamb (the love language)
- lost in the trees
- last year's men (x4)
- wild wild geese (x3)
- church of my love
- the humms
- nobunny
- cosmonauts
- cm stain
- apache
- jeremy blair from effingham
- the dry heathens
- the goodnight loving
- nervous systems
- byrds of paradise (x2)
- eux autres
- tennis
- hammer no more the fingers
- the super vacations
- the capstan shafts
- whatever brains
- john wesley coleman III (x2)
- humble tripe
- lovers
- mount moriah
- brainbows (x3)
- the young
- prisms
- los naturales (x2)
- sundials
- white laces
- the big picture
- luego
- magik markers
- sic alps
- fan modine
- dom
- zoos of berlin
- rainbow nerd
- gold-bears
- paint fumes
- america hearts
- the whines
- beloved binge
- bad cop
- mickey
- rayon beach
- grandfather
- bridget & the squares
- antibubbles
- flower o**y
- alex bleeker and the freaks
- concern
- advance base

in addition to which, craig layabout has helped with booking and/or promoting shows elsewhere for these fine artists:

- the smittens
- the pains of being pure at heart
- americans in france
- mi***ia
- znth (x2)
- still flyin' (x2)
- air waves (x2)
- the beets (x3)
- harlem (x2)
- tv ghost
- wizzard sleeve
- liquor store
- highest power
- wild wild geese
- grave babies
- hunx & his punx
- jaill
- jeff the brotherhood
- juicebo # # #
- mickey
- natural child
- shannon & the clams
- so cow
- spider bags (x2)
- sunglasses
- teengirl fantasy
- thomas function
- white mystery
- woven bones
- rayon beach
- a giant dog
- bare wires
- the julies
- dexter romweber & the new romans
- john wesley coleman iii
- last year's men
- pi**he gr**go & the lovely sarita
- the wigg report
- state champion (x2)
- los naturales (x2)
- whatever brains
- the humms
- fan modine
- the big picture
- timmy tumble & the tumblers
- brainbows
- shepherds
- gardens

09/03/2024

Que Viva dayparty official schedule! FRIDAY AT presented by me + + FREE AND OPEN TO ALL. Biscuits at noon. Bands all day. Year 14!!!

09/03/2024

Que viva’s got a schedule! All day FRIDAY at Ruby Deluxe. Show up early and eat a FREE biscuit or two, then hang out with us all day

Churchkey Records
Craig Layabout
Dave Rodriguez
Mark Connor
Bojangles

09/02/2024

Friday is the day! Year 14 of the traditional Hopscotch Music Festival daytime rock’n’roll and biscuits. FREE! Ruby Deluxe at noon

Craig Layabout
Churchkey Records
David Rodriguez
Kyle Miller
Steve Jones
Mark Connor
Spider Bags
Tall Juan
Ducks Ltd.
Sophomore Lounge
Kitchen Island Show Print
Triangle Soul Society

08/23/2024

The 14th ¡Que Viva! is coming up soon…
Brought to you by Churchkey Records and David Rodriguez and Mark Connor and myself. All day Friday 9/6 at Ruby Deluxe

No Hopscotch Music Festival credentials necessary, free biscuits at noon. 14!!!

Spider Bags
Ducks Ltd.
Tall Juan
Ryan Davis & the roadhouse band
verity den
hex files
outer world
future fix

08/23/2024

The best and longest running rock’n’roll dayparty at is back for no.14! Brought to you by and myself and happening all day Friday 9/6 at - free biscuits at noon!

08/10/2024

James Caleb Coppola and I will be spinning 45s at Bowbarr on the 16th. I’ll also be setting up a few vintage psychedelic projectors. C’mon out and enjoy a (free!) night of multisensory delights!

08/10/2024

Throwing a funky 45 RPM party at the Bowbarr! Come to dance, come to chill, just make sure you’re in attendance! Also will be setting up some psychedelic, analog/liquid light projectors. Let’s get weird! (the good, non-Trumpy variety of weird)

07/09/2024

Excited for another Thrift-a-Bull market this Saturday 4-9pm at Surf Club! I’ll be spinning soul and funk 45s from the 60’s and early 70’s, and DJ HALO is gonna do a guest vinyl set! These markets have been a lot of fun, plus Viceroy is delicious, Surf makes great drinks and has a killer beer menu, plus you can bring the kids and/or dogs. Make an evening of it!

Triangle Soul Society
Craig Layabout
Grassroots Vinyl Lounge

07/09/2024

Excited for another soulful summer evening at with the and some rare heat courtesy of yours truly (DJ Craig Layabout) along one or two of my DJ friends from and other funky corners of the Triangle. Expect lots of from 1964-1974ish. No cover, kids and dogs welcome!

06/21/2024

Gonna set up some projectors and spin some records at the rock’n’roll show tonight. Let’s get weird!

06/21/2024

Heyyy goddamnit I’ve been pretty under the weather, but finally on the upswing so come out to and help celebrate me not dying from this lame (non-COVID) flu that just kicked my ass, and pick up some vintage clothes. Gonna spin some old for y’all

06/09/2024

Really fun gig! Been loving the vibes at Thrift-a-Bull!

06/07/2024

DJing an evening edition of Thrift-a-Bull at Surf!
All vintage soul and funk 45s, as per usual.

Triangle Soul Society
Craig Layabout
Grassroots Vinyl Lounge

06/01/2024

is having a NIGHT MARKET at and I’ll be selecting the tunes! All from 1964-74ish. FREE. Food and drinks available, kids and dogs welcome!

05/20/2024

Excited to be DJing at for again on Saturday! All and sets, serving as the soundtrack for all of your sweet scores!

05/12/2024

Triangle Soul Society is back at it this Friday! DJing from up on the fire truck at Surf Club With guest selector Khaleeb aka Caleb Coppola (Grassroots Vinyl Lounge) and yours truly, DJ Craig Layabout. No cover!

05/12/2024

Back at it for another evening of 60’s-early 70’s selections! + some rare courtesy of special guest ( vinyl lounge) Enjoy a beverage & do some dancing while we spin 🔥 from atop the fire truck! The quintessential patio party.

05/08/2024

DJing at for again this Saturday 5/11. I’ll be up on the fire truck! 🚒🔥😎 and as per usual I’ll be spinning rare soul&funk 45s from 1964-74ish. Great vintage market vibes!

04/20/2024

Meet me on the (Motorco) veranda!

Perfect weather, all 45 RPM soul & funk, food and drinks… plus you’ll be supporting Ellerbe Creek Watershed Association.

1-5 PM (needle drops 1:30). See you soon!

Triangle Soul Society
Craig Layabout
Grassroots Vinyl Lounge

04/13/2024

A patio party for the earth…on 4/20! I’ll be playing some of the funkiest soul and the most soulful funk ever to be pressed onto 45s - come hang! #420

03/29/2024

Come browse the Thrift-a-Bull Market while I play old soul and funk 45s from up on the fire truck! Saturday at Kotuku Surf Club, out on the patio.

03/25/2024

This Saturday I’ll be providing the soundtrack to from atop the vintage fire truck at ! The best springtime shopping in all the Bull City. Surely. Expect all 1960’s and early 70’s selections! Gonna mix in some groovy and instrumentals to complement the usual mix of rare and early

03/19/2024

A daytime party for the planet that invented soul and funk music. Can’t think of a better way to celebrate than with food and drinks, and listening to some old school 45s selected by yours truly? On the veranda! #420

03/13/2024

Warm weather = earlier start time!
Needle drops at 7 PM at Kotuku Surf Club!

AND we’ll be setting up outdoors on the FIRE TRUCK!

Gonna bring a few Optikinetics liquid light projectors and LOTS of 🔥 45s!

It’s FREE, so come hang out! Dancing is encouraged but not required! 🚒🪩

Triangle Soul Society
Craig Layabout
Jack Bonney

03/13/2024

Warm weather means we’re DJing OUTSIDE on the FIRE TRUCK! And starting EARLIER! Still FREE, still all 🔥🔥🔥

03/05/2024

ONE TRACK MIND
The little soul night that could!
Craig Layabout / Bonney the Kid / special guest
repping Triangle Soul Society

Surf Club, no cover!

03/04/2024

Guess who’s back? 😎

12/29/2023

12/27/2023

2023 was weird. 2024 is gonna be weirder. Let’s party? Let’s party! NYE at . No cover!

12/19/2023

Gonna spin some 60’s and early 70’s funk 45s at this sweet holiday party, hosted and taking place at Welcome Tattoo! DJ HALO (fresh off his tour with Kool Keith) will also be there to spin some hiphop. Last minute shopping plus good vibes/music, minus stress! 🤯

Address

2702 Lawndale Avenue
Durham, NC
27705

Website

http://thelayabout.com/

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Gonna turn a few 45s this SATURDAY at @durtybull and the crew from @sherlocksonbroadway will be there too, doing live glass blowing and helping me continue my hot streak of fire-themed DJ gigs! 🔥🔥🚒🚒 #northernsoul #funk #45rpm #glassblowing #craftbeer #durham #durhamnc