CHARLOTTE EVENTS WEEKLY
NEWSLETTER
December 31, 2008 - January 7, 2009
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
"We will open the book. Its pages are blank. We are going to
put words on them ourselves. The book is called Opportunity and its first
chapter is New Year's Day."
~Edith Lovejoy
Pierce~
**All shows are in Charlotte, NC, unless stated otherwise**
WED | THU | FRI | SAT | SUN | MON | TUE | WED
**Simplified w/Chad Mackey Band and High Tide Blues
Band
The Visulite Theatre
10pm
http://www.visulite.com * http://www.simplifiedmusic.com
**The Sammies w/the Hugenots and DJ
Animate
Snug Harbor
10pm
http://www.snugrock.com * http://www.myspace.com/thesammies
**Paul Thorn Band w/Patrick Davis
The Neighborhood
Theatre
8pm
http://www.neighborhoodtheatre.com
**Liesure McCorkle
The Comet Grill
9:30pm
2224
Park Rd
http://www.myspace.com/thecometgrill.com
**Jamie McLean Band
The Double Door Inn
9pm
http://www.doubledoorinn.com
**U-Phonik and DJ Tech Support
Alley Cat
10pm
http://www.thealleycat.com
**MaxxMusic and Landshark
Entertainment Present: The Avett Brothers w/Jason Webly,
Jessica Lea Mayfield and Paleface (Sold
Out)
Belk Theatre (16+ / all ages with parent)
130 North
Tryon
9pm
http://www.maxxmusic.com
**First Night Charlotte featuring Jake Haldenwang & Hwy 61
Blues Band
Uptown Charlotte
3pm-midnight - bands begin at
8pm
entertainment includes an ice maze, interactive clay building
demonstration, hands-on science exhibit, the Charlotte Symphony Brass Ensemble,
Jake Haldenwang, an opera performance, aerial dancers from the Charlotte Dance
Festival, the Fettucini Brothers comic jugglers, African dancers, Tai Chi
demonstrations, and much more!
http://www.firstnightcharlotte.com
**Angie
Aparo
BuckWild
10008 University City Blvd.
8pm
http://www.buckwild.net
**Part Time
Blues Band
Northcross Lanes At The Lake
16317 Statesville Road.
Huntersville, NC
**4th
Annual New Year's Eve Extreme featuring: Emotron w/Randy Burke, Sonic Death
Rabbit and Harry Egypt Extreme Karaoke
The Milestone Club
http://www.themilestoneclub.com
**Tommy Ray
& the Ray Guns & Hick'ry Hawkins
Pucketts Farm
Equipment
http://www.puckettsfarm.com
Thursday January 1, 2009 - HAPPY NEW YEAR!
**Scoot
Pittman Duo
Fifty-1
7715 Pineville-Matthews Rd.
9pm
http://www.scootmusic.com
**Gallery Crawl w/Stephanie Fagan 7pm* Adam Wilson 8pm* Sallie
Mosely 9pm* Through Porchlight 10pm* Bubonik Funk 11pm*
No cover
charge but sure to tip performers & buy merch if you like what you hear!
And check out those fine photographs ;-).
The Evening Muse
7pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com
**Attila's Honey
w/The Lesser Pauls and Burke
The Milestone Club
http://www.themilestoneclub.com
**Rock Bottom
The Roadhouse
Lake Wylie SC
http://www.rockbottom.datatechis.com
**Robin Rogers Band
The Double Door
Inn
10pm
http://www.doubledoorinn.com
**Lenny Federal Band
The Comet
Grill
9:30pm
http://www.myspace.com/thecometgrill * http://www.myspace.com/lennyfederal
**Songwriters Round w/Herschel Lee Browne, Bentz Kirby, Desmond
Myers & Paul Finnican
The Sylvia Theater
9pm
York,
SC
http://www.sylviatheater.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
**The Hot
House Hefftones & Nicolette Emmanuelle (early show)
The Evening
Muse
8pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com
**s.o.stereo & Thief w/Andrew Hoover (late
show)
The Evening Muse
10:30pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com
**Scoot
Pittman Duo
Hickory Tavern (Steelcroft Commons)
13545 Steelcroft
Parkway
10pm
http://www.scootmusic.com
**Rock
Bottom
The Roadhouse
Lake Wylie SC
http://www.rockbottom.datatechis.com
**"The
Naked Truth" TV show featuring highlights of 2008 with performances by Hershel
Lee Brown, Angelo Melendez, Lee Sinclair, David Huberman, Ashley Chambliss and
many others.
Time Warner Channel 21 - 8:30 PM
**Part Time Blues Band
The Double Door
Inn
10pm
http://www.doubledoorinn.com
**WNCW-FM 88.7/100.3 FM - Local Color
Show
7:00 pm
http://www.wncw.org
Sunday January 4 - Happy Birthday Gig Michaels!
**“Goin’
Back to Memphis” Send-off Party & Concert featuring Competition Winners
Blazin' Blues Bob, Contagious Blues Band and Jake Haldenwang's Blues
Brew
Double Door Inn
8pm
http://www.charlottebluessociety.org * http://www.doubledoorinn.com
**Simplified
Mac's
Speed Shop
9pm
2511 South Blvd.
http://www.macspeedshop.com * http://www.simplifiedmusic.com
**WNCW 88.7 Local Color
7:00 pm - 9:00
pm
http://www.wncw.org
**"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
Monday January 5 - Happy 70th Birthday Mom!
**The Monday Night Allstars
The Double
Door Inn
10pm
http://www.doubledoorinn.com
**Find Your Muse Open Mic w/feature
performer Hunter Flint
The Evening Muse
8pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com * http://www.myspace.com/findyourmuse
Tuesday January 6 - Happy Birthday Jeff "Coach" Williams!
**Chris
Cook
Bentley’s
8:30pm
16 N. Main Street
Belmont, NC
http://www.myspace.com/chriscookmusic
**Fair Play featuring Bobby
Donaldson (guitar), Donnie Marshall (drums), Tuf (bass) & Robin
Rogers
The Fairview Grill
9:30pm - 1am
5124 Park Rd.
http://www.fairviewgrill.com
**Red Rocking Chair (every Tues)
The
Comet Grill
http://www.myspace.com/thecometgrill
**Open Mic at The Bucket Shop (every
Tues)
1601 Montford Drive
http://www.myspace.com/tuesdaynightbucketshop
**Simplified (Acoustic w/Clee &
Sheridan)
Ballantyne Village-Village Bistro
14815 John J. Delany
Drive, Ste 150
9pm
http://www.simplifiedmusic.com
**Tosco House Party Open Mic w/featured artists: Timbre &
Porter
The Evening Muse
8pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com
**Timbre
The Evening Muse
10:30pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com
**American Aquarium w/Red Collar
Snug
Harbor
10pm
http://www.snugrock.com
**Seeking Through Silence and The Champagne Charade
The Double Door Inn
9pm
http://www.doubledoorinn.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:
***Steve Snow, a former columnist, reporter and editor with The Charlotte News and the Observer, founder of Charlotte's Web, a community computer network that offered Internet access to low-income people and others who didn't have home computers, and a board member and webmaster of the Charlotte Folk Society passed away from a sudden heart attack in Asheville, NC. Gone too soon. http://www.charlotteobserver.com/breaking/story/443841.html
***Congratulations to Robin Rogers on being nominated for "Best Contemporary Female Artist of 2009" by the Blues Music Awards sponsored by the Blues Foundation in Memphis. Official voting is now underway until March 1st for members of the Blues Foundation at http://www.blues.org. http://www.robinrogers.com
**Check out the photo gallery at the Evening Muse. Photos will be on display and for sale throughout December AND January. http://www.eveningmuse.com
**Donations and Investors are still needed to fund Therese Bartholomew's "The Final Gift" Film Documentary featuring music by Rick Spreitzer and The Near Misses. Please see The Charlotte Observer Feature Story: http://www.charlotteobserver.com:80/464/story/287179.html and visit http://www.thefinalgiftfilm.com to VIEW THE TRAILER, find out more and to make a donation. For every "From the Bottom" CD (FEATURING "NO IDEA" FROM THE FILM) sold from Rick Spreitzer's website, $5 will be donated towards this project. Just mention the film or Therese when ordering. http://www.rickspreitzer.com
Year End Vote Results:
***WNCW reveals the Top 100 as voted by the listeners http://www.wncw.org/Top100_2008.html
Recent Show Reviews, Photos and/or Videos:
***The Avett Brothers - Tues. Dec. 30th - Belk Theatre - http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/vibes/2008/12/31/live-review-the-avett-brothers/
Radio:
**Listen online to our local and regional bands at Complex Radio - WNCW 88.7FM , CharlotteMusician.com, WGWG 88.3FM (Boiling Springs, NC) and WSGE 91.7FM, as well as those weekly specialty programs mentioned above.
Job Opening:
***Contemporary Worship Leader (Part-Time) - Covenant Presbyterian Church / 1000 East Morehead Street / Charlotte, NC 28204 - Coordinate, plan, and lead music for the 9:30 worship service - Contact: WorshipSearch@covenantpresby.org
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Please visit my long-time friend, mentor and newest website client - Maureen Ryan Griffin's website, WordPlay. I took "The Artist's Way" class from Maureen many years back and it was one of the most rewarding and inspirational things I've ever done for myself. Maureen has many writing classes, retreats and books from which you can choose to be inspired. Select one or more, and/or give a gift certificate to someone you love. You will not be disappointed and will definitely be the richer for it.
Happy New Year! Thank you from the bottom of my heart for supporting my work here, with you and/or for you. I'm glad so many of our paths have crossed, whether online or in person, and we've shared some very special times. You've enriched my life in many ways, and I look forward to meeting even more of you (at a live show, of course! :-)). Blessings to you and yours and may peace, good health, prosperity and comfort find you in the coming year and beyond.
THANK YOU!! <3
***Looking Ahead: (new additions or
updates)
^Potential sell
out - recommend getting advance tickets
***************
01/14 - David
Bromberg - The Neighborhood Theatre
01/14 - ^The Eagles - Time Warner Cable Arena
01/15
- Girlyman - The Evening Muse
01/17 - ^The Explorer's Club
w/Poprocket - The Evening
Muse
01/17 - Two Man Gentlemen Band - The Evening
Muse
01/21 - Hamell on Trial - The Evening Muse
01/22 -
The Gourds - The Visulite Theatre
01/22 - ^Keller Williams - The Neighborhood
Theatre
01/23 - ^The Rosebuds -
The Visulite Theatre
01/23 - The Duhks - The Neighborhood
Theatre
01/24 - ^Alejandro
Escovedo - The Neighborhood Theatre
01/28 - ^John Eddie - The Evening Muse
01/29 - Scott Miller & The Commonwealth - The Grey
Eagle
01/30 - Leon Russell - The
Neighborhood Theatre
01/31 - Citizen Cope w/Alice Smith -
The Neighborhood Theatre
01/31 - ^Tosco
Music Party - CPCC Halton Theatre - Tickets on Sale NOW - featuring Alan
Black, Jeanette Leardi, Bill Averbach, Ethan Uslan, Reinaldo Brahn, Desmond
Myers, The Snyder Family Band, Vinx, Patrick Landeza, The Polka Dots, La Nueva
Jerusalem, Contagious Blues Band, Tim Fast, Soul Survivor, The Lemmings, The
Stereofidelics, and More!
02/03 - Brett
Dennen - The Orange Peel - Asheville, NC
02/04 - Elf Power
w/Vic Chesnutt - The Grey Eagle - Asheville,
NC
02/06 - Annuals w/Jessica Lea Mayfield
and What Laura Says - The Visulite Theatre
02/06 - Chatham County Line - The
Neighborhood Theatre
02/08 - Cowboy Junkies - The Orange
Peel - Asheville, NC
02/10 - Slipnot - Cricket (Bojangles)
Arena
02/11
-^Mark Olson & Gary Louris - Arts Center, Carrboro,
NC
02/12 - Reckless Kelly - The
Neighborhood Theatre
02/14 - The Del McCoury Band w/Belleville
Outfit - The Neighborhood Theatre
02/15 - Lucy
Kaplansky - The Evening Muse
02/18 -
Fred Eaglesmith - The Grey Eagle - Asheville, NC
02/19 -
Son Volt - The Neighborhood Theatre
02/20 - Michael
Franti & Spearhead - The Neighborhood Theatre
02/21 -
Ryan Montbleau Band - The Double Door Inn
02/22 -
Umphrey's McGee - The Neighborhood Theatre
02/23 -
^Kathleen Edwards - McGlohon
Theatre
02/25 - Dr. John and The Neville Brothers - NC
Blumenthal Performing Arts Center
02/28 - ^Charlie Louvin - The Evening Muse
02/28 -
George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic - The Neighborhood
Theatre
02/28 - ^Loudon Wainwright III
w/Lucy Roche - The Grey Eagle - Asheville, NC
03/02 - Joan
Baez - McGlohon Theatre
03/14 - David Sanborn -
McGlohon Theatre
03/05 - Blitzen Trapper -
The Orange Peel - Asheville, NC
03/05 - The
Marshall Tucker Band - The Neighborhood Theatre
03/07 -
Elton John & Billy Joel - TW Cable Arena
03/09 - ^Morrissey - The Orange Peel - Asheville, NC -
SOLD OUT
03/10 -
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - The Neighborhood Theatre
03/11 -
^Ani DeFranco - The Neighborhood
Theatre
03/27 - John Prine - Ovens Auditorium
04/08 -
k.d. lang - Ovens Auditorium
04/23-26-
MerleFest
(If you go to a show in Asheville - be sure to
let the band know you came from Charlotte)
RSS(Also, please consider a link back to my website to encourage people to sign up for this newsletter. And finally, as always, it's a good idea to check with the artist or venue prior to driving to a show).
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