CHARLOTTE EVENTS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER
Feb 27, 2008
- Mar 5, 2008
"It is only by introducing the young to great
literature, drama
and music, and to the excitement
of great science that we open to them the
possibilities that lie within the human spirit --
enable them to see
visions and dream dreams."
~ Eric Anderson ~
(Be
sure to read/scroll to the end of the newsletter for special announcements and
band news.)
***Due to the increasing size
and cost of this newsletter, sponsorships are now being
accepted. If you would like to help sponsor this newsletter, or
know of someone who would, please let me know. Thank you so much to those
who have contributed, sponsored, guest-listed or supported in a variety of ways,
some of whom are listed at the bottom of this newsletter.
It's all Very Much Appreciated.
Wednesday February 27 - Happy Birthday Missi Graham & Shana Blake!
**AJ Roach
Trio (early show)
The Evening Muse
8pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com * http://www.queencitymusic.com/theeveningmuse/museweek.htm
**Jukebox
the Ghost w/Silver (late show - get there early - could possibly sell
out and could be one of their last intimate venue shows)
The Evening
Muse
10pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com * http://www.queencitymusic.com/theeveningmuse/museweek.htm * http://dcist.com/2008/01/29/jukebox_the_gho_1.php
**Simplified (Acoustic w/Clee & Sheridan)
Village
Bistro
14815 John J. Delany Drive, Ste 150
9:30pm
http://www.simplifiedmusic.com
**MaxxMusic
& Landshark Entertainment Present: The Whigs w/The Spinto
Band
The Visulite Theatre
http://www.visulite.com * http://www.maxxmusic.com
**The Young
Sons w/Barton Carroll
Snug Harbor
http://www.myspace.com/snugharbor
(listen to Barton
Carroll on WNCW Thurs. 2/28 at 3pm - http://www.wncw.org/)
**Scoot
Pittman (Acoustic Duo)
Under the Grape - Ballantyne
8:30pm
http://www.scootmusic.com
**Standard
Brands
The Pewter Rose
8pm
http://www.pewterose.com
Thursday February 28
**Trip Rogers
Avondale Presbyterian
Church
Noon-1pm
http://www.triprogers.com
**Humans
Summit Coffee
8pm-11pm
http://www.summit coffee.com
**Scoot Pittman (All original music - solo)
Under the
Grape - Ballantyne
7:30pm
http://www.scootmusic.com
**Jared Allan
Boardwalk Billy's RAW Bar
9005 J M
Keynes Dr
http://www.jaredallan.com
**The Thread (featuring Jason Atkins, Grey Brewster, Flav
Mangione, Chuck Lee & friends) (every Thurs)
The Gin
Mill
9pm-midnight
http://www.ginmill.biz
**MaxxMusic & Landshark Entertainment Present: The Saw
Doctors w/Noelie McDonnell
The Visulite
Theatre
9pm
http://www.visulite.com * http://www.maxxmusic.com * http://charlotte.creativeloafing.com/gyrobase/on_the_cutting_edge/Content?oid=278370
**George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic w/Yo Mama's Big Fat
Booty Band
The Neighborhood Theatre
http://www.neighborhoodtheatre.com
**MaxxMusic Presents: Willy Porter & Brian
Vander Ark (early show)
The Evening Muse
8pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com * http://www.queencitymusic.com/theeveningmuse/museweek.htm * http://www.maxxmusic.com
**Hoots & Hellmouth & Warm in the Wake (late
show)
The Evening Muse
10:30pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com * http://www.queencitymusic.com/theeveningmuse/museweek.htm
**Simplified
51
7715 Pineville Matthews
Rd.
10pm.
http://www.simplifiedmusic.com
**Volatile Baby Duo
The Pewter Rose
8:00pm
http://www.pewterose.com
**The Working Title w/Leslie
Amos'
Southend
Charlotte, NC
http://www.amossouthend.com
** Kev Rowe
Rodi
Gastonia, NC
http://www.rodiworld.com * http://www.michaelrenoharrell.com
**Carolina Live Music Society Presents:
Seepeoples
The Double Door Inn
http://www.carolinalivemusic.com
**Open Mic hosted by CR Rollyson (every Thurs)
The
Press Box (on the deck)
http://www.thepressboxcharlotte.com
Friday February 29
**Dead End Parking In Store Performance
Manifest
Discs
S. Blvd.
6:00 pm
http://www.myspace.com/deadendparking
**The Refugees (early show)
The Evening Muse
8pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com * http://www.queencitymusic.com/theeveningmuse/museweek.htm
**Brett Harris CD Release & Café Accordion (late
show)
The Evening Muse
10:30pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com * http://www.queencitymusic.com/theeveningmuse/museweek.htm
(listen to Cafe
Accordion Orchestra on WNCW at 5:00 pm - http://www.wncw.org/)
**SwampdaWamp w/Contagious Blues Band
Long Branch
Saloon
761 Riverview Rd.
Rock Hill, SC
http://www.myspace.com/swampdawamp * http://www.myspace.com/contagiousbluesband
**Pop
Fest Preview featuring Lindy Dobbins and the Red Velvet Manx, James Deem, Ed
James and Jerry Chapman
SK NetCafe
9pm
http://www.sknetcafe.com
**Danielle
Howle & The Bowmans
The Sylvia Theater
York, SC
http://www.sylviatheater.com
**Les Claypool w/Secret Chiefs 3
The Neighborhood
Theatre
http://www.neighborhoodtheatre.com
**MaxxMusic & Landshark Entertainment Present:
RAQ
The Visulite Theatre
http://www.visulite.com * http://www.maxxmusic.com
**G. Love & Special Sauce w/ Tristan
Prettyman
Amos' Southend
Charlotte, NC
http://www.amossouthend.com
**Jared
Allan
The Wine Vault
7pm
http://www.jaredallan.com
**Rock
Bottom
Hooper's Tavern
http://www.rockbottom.datatechis.com
**Gigi
Dover and Big Love
Under the Grape
http://www.gigidover.com
**Hannah Miller
Rodi
Gastonia, NC
http://www.rodiworld.com
**Dalton Highway
The Pewter Rose
8:00pm
http://www.pewterose.com
**WNCW-FM
88.7/100.3 FM - Local Color Show
featuring local and regional
artists
Fridays 9:00-11:00 pm
http://www.wncw.org * http://www.myspace.com/thenewfamiliars
Saturday March 1 - Happy Birthday Michele Luge!
**Trip
Rogers
Julia's Coffee
1pm - 4pm
http://www.myspace.com/habitatcoffee
* http://www.triprogers.com
**Dave
Blanton w/Trip Rogers
Skinnyz
9:30pm-12:30am
Matthews NC
http://www.triprogers.com
**The
Turnstiles
Smokey Joe's
http://www.theturnstiles.net
**Miles
Apart & Benyaro (early show)
The Evening Muse
8pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com * http://www.queencitymusic.com/theeveningmuse/museweek.htm
**The Near
Misses & Volatile Baby (Adrianne is postponed) (late show)
The
Evening Muse
Join them after The Kristen Foundation Benefit to Rock, Roll and
Remember the Missing at the Muse!
9:30pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com * http://www.queencitymusic.com/theeveningmuse/museweek.htm
**Dead End
Parking w/ Mac & Juice
(No Cover with handbill)
The Double
Door Inn
http://www.doubledoorinn.com * http://www.myspace.com/deadendparking
**Simplified
Mac's at the Lake
Lake
Norman
10:30pm
Cornelius NC
http://www.simplifiedmusic.com
**Rock
Bottom
Hooper's Tavern
http://www.rockbottom.datatechis.com
**Don Dixon
& The Jump Rabbits, Shalini
Snug Harbor
http://www.myspace.com/snugharbor
**Scoot Pittman (Trio)
The Gin Mill
10:30pm
http://www.scootmusic.com
**Jared Allan
Village Bistro
9:30pm
http://www.jaredallan.com
**MaxxMusic and Landshark Entertainment Present:
Toubab Krewe
The Visulite Theatre
http://www.visulite.com * http://www.maxxmusic.com
**Backyard
Band
The Neighborhood Theatre
http://www.neighborhoodtheatre.com
**Detour
featuring Donna Duncan
The Pewter Rose
8:00pm
http://www.pewterose.com
**Robin
Rogers
Rodi
Gastonia, NC
http://www.rodiworld.com
**"No
Static At All" Radio - an eclectic mix of music by local
musicians
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm -Sat, Sun
hosted by Gael Warning's
Jeff Chester
http://www.myspace.com/nostaticatallfm
**WNCW-FM
88.7/100.3 FM - Local Color Show
7:00 pm
http://www.wncw.org
Sunday March 2
**MaxxMusic
Presents: Lucy Kaplansky w/Craig Cardiff
The Evening Muse
8pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com * http://www.queencitymusic.com/theeveningmuse/museweek.htm * http://www.maxxmusic.com
**Simplified
Macs Speed Shop
9pm
http://www.simplifiedmusic.com * http://www.macspeedshop.com
**Hunter's Travesty
(Acoustic)
Ed's Tavern
http://www.myspace.com/hunterstravesty
**Kinky w/
special guests BoomBox & Eva Fina
The Neighborhood Theatre
http://www.neighborhoodtheatre.com
**"New
Music & Indie Label" Show 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm and "90
Minutes" (Local Music Show)
WEND 106.5 The End
(every Sunday) Host: Divakar (divakar@1065.com) http://www.1065.com
**"No
Static At All" Radio - an eclectic mix of music by local
musicians
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
hosted by Gael Warning's Jeff
Chester
http://www.myspace.com/nostaticatallfm
**WNCW
88.7 Local Color (featuring a rebroadcast of The New
Familiars in the studio)
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
http://www.wncw.org
Monday March 3
**The James
Deem & Ed James "Popcast" - w/featured artist Jerry
Chapman
Subscribe via iTunes at: http://www.itunes.com/podcast?id=126288866 or Download/stream
MP3 at: http://www.charlottepopfest.com
**Find Your
Muse Open Mic
The Evening Muse
8pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com * http://www.myspace.com/findyourmuse
**Fair Play
featuring Bobby Donaldson (guitar), Donnie Marshall (drums) and "Tough"
(bass)
The Fairview Grill
9:30pm - 1am
5124 Park
Rd.
**Scoot
Pittman (Solo)
City Tavern - Rivergate Shopping Center
Hwy 49
& 160 near Lake Wylie
8pm
http://www.scootmusic.com
Tuesday March 4 - Happy Birthday Shawn Lynch!
**Sarah
Borges & the Broken Singles (early show)
The Evening Muse
8pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com * http://charlotte.creativeloafing.com/gyrobase/diverse_influences_unite_for_broken_sound/Content?oid=278368
**Bryan
Scary & the Shredding Tears (late show)
The Evening
Muse
10pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com
**Carolina
Live Music Society Presents: Jared Allan & Josh Albright
The
Double Door Inn
http://www.doubledoorinn.com
**Red
Rocking Chair (every Tues)
The Comet Grill
http://www.myspace.com/thecometgrill
**Open Mic
at Smokey Joe's (every Tues)
w/house band - 10pm-2am
**Open Mic
at The Bucket Shop (every Tues)
1601 Montford Drive
http://www.myspace.com/tuesdaynightbucketshop
Wednesday March 5
**Tosco
House Party Open Mic (early show)
The Evening Muse
8pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com * http://www.queencitymusic.com/theeveningmuse/museweek.htm
**Bob
Malone (late show)
The Evening Muse
10:30pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com * http://www.queencitymusic.com/theeveningmuse/museweek.htm
**Simplified (Acoustic w/Clee & Sheridan)
Village
Bistro
14815 John J. Delany Drive, Ste 150
9:30pm
http://www.simplifiedmusic.com
**The
English Beat w/RX Bandits
The Neighborhood Theatre
http://www.neighborhoodtheatre.com
**Scoot
Pittman (Acoustic Duo)
Under the Grape - Ballantyne
8:30pm
http://www.scootmusic.com
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Band/Artist/Media News, Features,
Announcements and Upcoming Events
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*** = New Additions This Week
Misc News, Events & Announcements:
***First Annual Charlotte FemmeFest - May 31, 2008 - The Visulite Theatre (and possibly expanding to included The Double Door and SK NetCafe) - Charlotte FemmeFest brings together local, regional and national acts featuring an amazing array of talented women, benefiting Shelter Health Services, a non-profit serving the homeless and predominantly women and children.
**Vote for The Verge (Desmond Myers, Adam Eddy, and Brent Bilyeu) in the Young Guns 2008 Nationwide Teen Battle of the Bands & Songwriting Contest. You may recall the band won the Muzak Battle of the Bands Competition last year. This competition is a project of the Catawba College Music Business Students Association. Your votes will help Desmond get recognized by Catawba College, where he hopes to get a scholarship. No registration required. http://www.youngguns2008.com/bands/north_carolina/the_verge.php
**Vote for Bruce Hazel & Some Volunteers on Goldie's and Little Steven's Underground Garage Best Unsigned Band @ www.goldiesgarage.us from Fri Feb 15th thru Fri Feb 29th. All you need to do is send a blank email to: brucehazel@studio1443.com. http://wheelerstmusic.com
**Vote for Robin Rogers Band - in the International Songwriting Competition "People's Choice Award." http://www.robinrogers.com.
**Visit http://www.youtube.com/profile?user=tvdirector38 and Fox News Charlotte's website at http://www.myfoxcharlotte.com/myfox/pages/InsideFox/Index;jsessionid=33B851CF51E0625ED2B564E2BB8323D1?pageId=5.2.2 to see some of our local and regional bands recorded live in the "Fox News Rising" television Studio.
NEW - Recent Live Reviews and Photos:
***KimNiption and Homebrew CD Release Parties: http://charlotte.creativeloafing.com/gyrobase/a_local_look/Content?oid=278375
***Richard Buckner/Rick Spreitzer, Michael Reno Harrell and more - http://theeveningmusephotos.blogspot.com and http://doubledoorinn.blogspot.com/ and http://www.montychandler.com/Musicians.htm.
***Paul Thorn w/Chris Cook - http://blog.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.view&friendID=114621562&blogID=361082765
***Julia's Coffee
Habitat for Humanity Benefit - http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=67183691
Opportunities:
***Tosco Music Party for Kids Show Needs Volunteers - Saturday, March 8 - Volunteer for only a few hours: 10:00 to 12:30 (the show is from 11:00 to 12:15) - ImaginOn at 300 East 7th Street. You'll get an admittance ticket for a little one, too. Contact Therese at tlshrew@carolina.rr.com.
***Fingerstyle Guitar Workshop w/Stevie Coyle (of the Waybacks) - Sat. Mar. 8 - 1pm-4pm - The Evening Muse - $25/person or no charge for NSAI Members. For more information and to sign up, please visit http://www.nsaicharlotte.com
***drumSTRONG - May 3 & 4, 2008, - Misty
Meadows Farms, Weddington, NC - DrumsForCures, Inc. presents :: drumSTRONG
rhythm : from : the : heart
drumSTRONG™ is a unique, musical charity event
showcasing the local and national resources available to address cancer concerns
:: produced annually by DrumsForCures, Inc., a 501 (c)(3) non-profit charity
organization. For More Information, to volunteer or to perform, visit: http://drumstrong.org
**Ace & TJ's "Give The Band A Break" - If you're a local band looking to get played on the radio, send them a CD of your best original song and they'll pick one to play every day on their morning Ace & TJ Show (95.1FM). The song must be clean and your band may not be signed with or in discussions with a record company. Send the CD to: Ace & TJ’s Give The Band A Break, 4015 Stuart Andrew Boulevard, Charlotte NC 28217. No e-mails or mp3 files will be accepted. The songs featured so far have been "Destiny" by Angwish; "Say You Love The Lord" by Greg Conley; and "Bent But Not Broken" by Contagious Blues Band. http://www.acetj.com/Newsline/index.html
Get Involved:
**Autism Speaks - The band, Five for Fighting, is generously donating $0.49 to Autism Speaks for *each time* the video on this site is viewed. The funding goes toward research studies to help find a cure. When you have a moment, please visit the link below to watch the video and pass it along to your friends and family. They are aiming for 10,000 hits. http://www.whatkindofworlddoyouwant.com/videos/view/id/408214
Bands or Musicians Needed:
***Jeff Williams (gogoPilot) is coordinating a fundraiser for the Barack Obama campaign and needs a few more bands (hip hop and/or country preferably). The event will take place on April 16th at The Evening Muse. Space is limited. If you're interested, please contact Jeff ASAP at gogopilot9@mindspring.com.
Radio:
***Job Opening Available at WSGE 91.7FM - Gaston College, Dallas, NC - Assistant Program/Music Director- Go to http://www.wsge.org for more information.
**Listen online to our local and regional bands at Complex Radio - WNCW 88.7FM , CharlotteMusician.com, WGWG 88.3FM (Boiling Springs, NC), WSGE 91.7FM, AND Cotswold Community Radio/No Static At All, as well as those weekly specialty programs mentioned above.
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***Looking Ahead: (new
additions)
^Potential sell
out - recommend getting advance tickets
03/07 - Blind Melon - Tremont Music
Hall
03/10 - ^Built to Spill w/The Meat
Puppets - The Neighborhood Theatre
03/20 - Greg
Brown w/Sarah Lee Guthrie & Johnny
Irion- McGlohon Theatre
03/20 -
Ski Club w/The Stellas and
Kirkley - Tremont Music Hall
03/20 - ^Nicole Atkins and the Sea
w/The Houstons - Snug Harbor
03/20 -
Spottiswoode & His Enemies - The Evening Muse
03/21 - ^Nicole Atkins and
the Sea w/Secondhand Stories - Snug Harbor
03/22 -
Blind Boys of Alabama - The Neighborhood Theatre
03/24 - Pere Ubu - The Neighborhood
Theatre
03/27 - ^Griffin House
w/Sons of William - The Evening Muse
03/27 - ^The
BoDeans - McGlohon Theatre
03/30 - Robert Earl
Keen - The Neighborhood Theatre
03/31 -
B.B. King - NC Blumenthal Performing Arts Ctr.
04/01
- Def Leppard, REO Speedwagon & Styx - BiLo
Center/Greenville
04/04 - Loving the Alien... A Night of David Bowie
- Annual Fool's Brigade - The Visulite Theatre
04/03-5 -
^moe. - The Neighborhood
Theatre
04/08 - Lifehouse W/ Matt
Nathanson - Amos' Southend
04/09 - ^Shelby Lynn - The Neighborhood Theatre
04/12 - ^The Tosco Music Party -
CPCC Halton Theatre (featuring Romantica & More)
04/12 - ^Simplified CD
Release Party - The Visulite
Theatre
04/17 - ^Romantica - The Evening Muse
04/18 -
Susan Tedeschi - The Neighborhood Theatre
04/19 - ^Steve Earle
& Allison Moorer - McGlohon Theatre
04/20 -
The Moody Blues - Peace Center - Greenville, SC
04/22 - ^Black Rebel
Motorcycle Club (MaxxMusic/Landshark Entertainment)
04/23 - Son Volt w/Bobby Bare, Jr. - The
Visulite Theatre
04/24 - Robert Cray Band - The Neighborhood
Theatre
04/27 - Bruce Springsteen and the E Street
Band - Charlotte Bobcats Arena
04/29 - Rachael
Yamagata - The Neighborhood Theatre
05/01
- ^Josh Ritter - The Visulite
Theatre
05/03-04 - drumSTRONG -
Misty Meadows Farms, Weddington, NC
05/06 -^ Little Feat - The
Neighborhood Theatre
05/07 -
^Mark Olson - The Evening
Muse
05/09 - ^Radiohead - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
06/5-14 - Charlotte Squawks - McGlohon Theatre - (check this out for something different and completely
entertaining!)
06/16 - The Cure - Bobcats
Arena
06/20 - My Morning Jacket - Radio City Music Hall - New York
City - SOLD OUT
07/04-05 -
Charlotte Pop Fest - The Alley
Cat
07/11 - Tom Petty
& The Heartbreakers w/Steve Winwood - Verizon
Amphitheatre
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