Arrogance

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Great Party!!
thanks for coming

the Birthday Bash

September 19, 2009 at the Cat's Cradle, Carrboro, NC. was a huge success. Thank you everyone for helping us celebrate the birthday of Robert Kirkland and Don Dixon’s musical collaboration. Special thanks to original arrogance guitarist Mike Greer, drummer Jim Glasgow, and, for the first time since the 1973 release ..Give Us A Break.., percussionist Ogie Shaw for joining in. ..It was quite a party!..

40 Years of GREAT music!
Was commemorated March 21, 2009
at The Carolina Theatre!
What a great night! Many thanks to everyone in attendance.

(l to r) Parthenon Huxley, Rod Abernethy, Jimmy Glasgow, Debra Demilo, Don Dixon, Mike Greer, Mitch Easter, Scott Davison, Shalini Chatterjee, Kitty Moses, Jac Cain, Robert Kirkland, John Heames
Photo courtesy of Return to Comboland

"Arrogance is the granddaddy of the NC music scene . . Also, Don Dixon and Mitch Easter and Chris Stamey / Peter Holsapple are directly responsible for the Jangle Pop era of music (mid 80’s to mid 90’s). Had it not been for these guys, there would never have been REM or Hootie and the Blowfish or Ben Folds or any of the bands in between. The show on the 21st will be an important event for NC music – and a lot of fun too."
. . . . Steven Boyle, Return to Comboland, SkidMedia, Inc.

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Rock 'n Roll Hall of Fame Benefit was great!
Thanks to all the fans, old and new, that attended.

One response to the R 'n R Hall of Fame Benefit Concert site from an attendee:

"Arrogance was great.
They were a bit before my time on the college scene, but, of course, I am familiar with Don Dixon's work with REM, The Connells, etc.
I will be checking their catalog out as a result of the show." - posted by oceanchild71

Always happy to welcome a new fan!

Arrogance

began in a dorm in Chapel Hill in 1969 when Robert Kirkland and Don Dixon, freshmen at the University of North Carolina, began playing and singing together. Years of honing their harmonies in clubs with Marty Stout, Scott Davison and Rod Abernethy led them to the edge of national fame but the legacy they left on the music scene in North Carolina still lingers. Their early DIY records and insistence on playing original songs broke ground for every band and singer that has followed them out of the Southeast. They went on to make major label records, sign big publishing deals and tour across the country, which inspired others to say "Hey, I can do that!"

To celebrate the 30th Anniversary of its inception, the original members banded together in 2000 to re-issue all of the original albums on CD and perform in conjunction with these releases. This first reunion of the band since 1983 brought back memories of places like the Pier, The Town Hall (later The Mad Hatter), The Cat's Cradle, The Bear's Den, Atlantis, Papillon, The Attic and countless other clubs across the Carolinas where this band laid it on the line for their fans every night.

In 2002, the band reunited again to celebrate the release of a new CD consisting of 12 tracks that had been recorded for release in 1983 plus 10 older tracks that had not been previously released. Perhaps their best effort to date, the 5'11" Record received rave reviews and demands from fans to keep the music alive. Since then, Arrogance has continued to perform -- but always with the same fire and originality that started in that Chapel Hill dorm in 1969.

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..arrogance is:..
Robert Kirkland
guitar, vocals

Don Dixon
bass, vocals

Rod Abernethy
guitar, vocals

Marty Stout
keyboards

Scott Davison
drums, vocals

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Influences:

Sounds Like:

Don Dixon & the Jump Rabbits

Robert Kirkland's Kick the Future

Dogbreath . . who are those guys??

GREER - ..Between Two Worlds..

Record Label:

Vanguard
Warner/Curb
Gaff Music