Sunday, April 12, 2009

Charlotte NC Live Music Events Calendar, Band News & More 4/8/09-4/15/09

CHARLOTTE EVENTS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER
April 8, 2009 - April 15, 2009


"Music happens to be an art form that transcends language."
~ Herbie Hancock ~

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**All shows are in Charlotte, NC, unless stated otherwise**

(click on the day of the week to jump to that day)
WED
| THU | FRI | SAT | SUN | MON | TUE | WED

Wednesday April 8

**Robin Rogers (Trio)
Providence Cafe'
6:30pm-9:30pm
http://www.providencecafe.com * http://www.robinrogers.com

**MaxxMusic & Landshark Entertainment Present: k. d. lang w/ Meaghan Smith
Oven's Auditorium
8pm
http://www.maxxmusic.com

**Milkjug Records Showcase featuring: Megan Jean & the Klay Family Band, Sandcrawler, Grey Milk, Company Cowboy (early show)
The Evening Muse
8pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com

**Scoot Pittman
Divine Wine (Trio)
9pm
http://www.scootmusic.com

**Jared Allan
Cedar St. Tavern
8pm – 11pm
http://www.jaredallan.com

**Fat Tire Release Party w/The Murray Brothers
Dolce Vita (NoDa)
http://dolcevitawines.com/home.html

Thursday April 9 - Happy Birthday Bruce Hazel!

**Uncle Mountain & Chris Wabich (early show)
The Evening Muse
8pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com

**We Landed on the Moon & Red All Over & Elsinore (late show)
The Evening Muse
10:30pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com

**Death Cab for Cutie w/Cold War Kids & Ra Ra Riot - SOLD OUT
John Belk Arena at Davidson College
http://www.deathcabforcutie.com/tours

**Daft Punk Tribute w/Immuzikation
The Neighborhood Theatre
http://www.neighborhoodtheatre.com

**MaxxMusic & Landshark Entertainment Present: Pnuma Trio w/Two Fresh and Incognito Mosquito
The Visulite Theatre
8:30pm
http://www.visulite.com * http://www.maxxmusic.com

**Scoot Pittman
Fifty-1
9pm
http://www.scootmusic.com

**Bill Hanna Jazz Jam
The Double Door Inn
9pm
http://www.doubledoorinn.com

**Amy Speace w/Doug & Telisha Williams
The Sylvia Theater
York, SC
http://www.sylviatheater.com

**Ben Dungan on the air
WSGE 91.7FM
2pm-6pm
http://www.wsge.org

Friday April 10 - Happy Birthday Jonathan Grubbs!

**Mike Strauss Band
Summit Coffee
8pm-11pm
http://www.summitcoffee.com * http://www.mikestrauss.net

**Sugar Glyder w/Vertigo
The Double Door Inn
9pm - 18+
http://www.doubledoorinn.com * http://charlotte.creativeloafing.com/gyrobase/cl_previews_upcoming_concerts_april_10_14_/Content?oid=603803

**The New Familiars w/Boulder Acoustic Society
The Neighborhood Theatre
9pm
http://www.neighborhoodtheatre.com

**Patrick Davis (early show)
The Evening Muse
8pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com

**The Stellas & Rayen Belchere (late show)
The Evening Muse
12 Midnight
http://www.eveningmuse.com

**The Stragglers
Rodi
8pm-10pm
http://www.rodiworld.com

**Lenny Federal Band
The Comet Grill
10pm
http://www.myspace.com/thecometgrill * http://www.myspace.com/lennyfederal

**Lucky Face
Murphy's Tavern
$5 cover
9:30pm

**Robin Rogers Band
Ed's Tavern
10pm-1am
http://www.edstavern.com * http://www.robinrogers.com

**MaxxMusic & Landshark Entertainment Present: The Empties w/Silver
The Visulite Theatre
10pm
http://www.visulite.com * http://www.maxxmusic.com

**MaxxMusic & Landshark Entertainment Present: Cherryholmes
McGlohon Theatre
8pm
http://www.maxxmusic.com

**Andy the Door Bum CD Release w/Lisa's Sons & Kpsoloman5000
The Milestone Club
http://www.themilestoneclub.com * http://charlotte.creativeloafing.com/gyrobase/cl_previews_upcoming_concerts_april_10_14_/Content?oid=603803

**Ceol Leinn w/Jimmy Brown
The Sylvia Theater
9pm
York, SC
http://www.sylviatheater.com

**Boney James w/Matt Marshak - SOLD OUT
The 2009 Carolina Smooth Jazz Friends Concert Series
CPCC Halton Theatre
8pm
http://tix.cpcc.edu/featured-performances/Carolina-Jazz-Friends

**Greg Lilley
The Tavern on Park
9pm-12am
http://www.thetavernonpark.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

**Ben Dungan on the air
WSGE 91.7FM
7am-10am
http://www.wsge.org

Saturday April 11

**Joshua Panda
Summit Coffee
8pm-11pm
http://www.summitcoffee.com * http://www.myspace.com/joshuapanda

**Eyes of the Elders CD Release w/Hogdoggn
Snug Harbor
http://www.snugrock.com * http://charlotte.creativeloafing.com/gyrobase/cl_previews_upcoming_concerts_april_10_14_/Content?oid=603803

**Actual Proof w/Kid Monsterz
The Double Door Inn
No Cover Charge
10pm
http://www.myspace.com/actualproof3 * http://www.doubledoorinn.com

**Abe Reid
Rodi
8pm-10pm
http://www.rodiworld.com

**Mark Mathis of Public Radio & The War (early show)
The Evening Muse
8pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com

**Matt Mackelcan & The Enigmatic Foe & Eric Vinson (late show)
The Evening Muse
10:30pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com

**Charlotte's Local Music Showcase featuring: Transmission Fields, Junior Astronomers, The Omega Cell, Crossfire, Order of Chaos, and The Not Likelys
A Charity Event for Muzak's Heart & Soul Foundation
The Visulite Theatre
7:30pm
http://www.visulite.com
* http://heart.muzak.com

**Earl Scruggs
Ovens Auditorium
http://www.ovensauditorium.com * http://charlotte.creativeloafing.com/gyrobase/cl_previews_upcoming_concerts_april_10_14_/Content?oid=603803

**Dubconscious w/Collective Efforts
The Neighborhood Theatre
9pm
http://www.neighborhoodtheatre.com

**Wicked Jones w/Crackers and Snackmeat & A Little Ugly
The Milestone Club
http://www.themilestoneclub.com

**Jared Allan
Village Bistro - Ballantyne Commons
9pm
http://www.jaredallan.com

**Scoot Pittman
Selwyn Pub (Duo)
7pm
AND
The Grad (Trio)
10pm
http://www.scootmusic.com

**Greg Lilley
The Blue Vine
9pm-12am
Salisbury, NC
http://www.thebluevine.com/Calendar.html

**WNCW-FM 88.7/100.3 FM - Local Color Show
featuring local and regional artists
7pm
http://www.wncw.org

Sunday April 12 - Happy Easter

**Jared Allan
The Wine Vault
7pm–10pm
http://www.jaredallan.com

**Junior Astronomers w/O'Brother and Harvard
The Milestone Club
http://www.themilestoneclub.com

**Oblio and Erika Blatnik
Snug Harbor
http://www.snugrock.com

**WNCW 88.7 Local Color
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
http://www.wncw.org

**"90 Minutes (Local & Regional Music) - Sundays 8:30 pm - 10 pm (Divakar)
and ENDSessions 10pm (Nate)
WEND 106.5 The End
(every Sunday)
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 April 13

**Crooked X In Store Performance
Manifest - 7pm
http://www.manifestdisc.com

**Find Your Muse Open Mic w/Feature Performers Danielle Miraglia & Joshua Panda
The Evening Muse
8pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com * http://www.myspace.com/findyourmuse

**Service Industry Night w/The Monday Night Allstars
The Double Door Inn
10pm
http://www.doubledoorinn.com

Tuesday April 14 - Happy Birthday Gregg McCraw!

**Jared Allan
Uno's (Uptown) Outside Patio
5pm – 9pm
College and Martin Luther King
http://www.jaredallan.com

**MaxxMusic Presents: Hoots & Hellmouth & Holy Ghost Tent Revival
The Evening Muse
8pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com * http://www.maxxmusic.com * http://charlotte.creativeloafing.com/gyrobase/cl_previews_upcoming_concerts_april_10_14_/Content?oid=603803

**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

Wednesday April 15

**Crown Town Showdown w/Aaron Burdett, The Hot House Hefftones, Jeremy Current, Jocelyn Ellis & The Alpha Theory, Joshua Panda and the Murder Ballads, Robby Hale (early show)
The Evening Muse
8pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com

**Simplified - Acoustic show with Clee and Sheridan
Ballantyne Village-Village Bistro
9pm
http://www.simplifiedmusic.com

**Lindy Dobbins & The Red Velvet Manx
Apr 15 2009 9:00P
McKoy’s Smokehouse and Saloon Charlotte, North Carolina
9pm
http://www.myspace.com/lindydobbinsmusic

**MaxxMusic & Landshark Entertainment Present: Big John Bates & The Voodoo Dollz
The Visulite Theatre
http://www.maxxmusic.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:

***The Paintings of Gary Rogers on Display for April at The Evening Muse - Premiering at the Friday April 3rd NoDa Gallery Crawl, The Evening Muse is pleased to present the paintings of Gary Rogers, whose work has been displayed in Chicago, L.A. and New York, as well as the National Gallery in Washington, D.C. http://www.rogerspaintings.com/

**"Home Of The Blues: 35 Years of the Double Door Inn," the eagerly awaited book on Charlotte, NC's legendary Double Door Inn music venue, will have its world premiere at the Double Door Inn on Friday, April 17th, 2009 at 5pm. Come down to the Double Door at happy hour, and be one of the first to own the first-ever book on his historic landmark. Authors Debby Wallace and Daniel Coston will be on hand to sign copies, as will be several of the venue's longtime patrons and employees.  The event will take place from 5pm to 7:30pm, and the book will be available afterwards at locations throughout the Southeast, as well as through the book's website, http://www.myspace.com/ddithebook. Contact Daniel Coston at (704) 578-1748, or danielcoston@aol.com for any questions or media inquiries. We hope to see you at the Double Door on April 17th at 5pm.  Those who ordered during the presale can pick up their books at the DDI Anniversary Party on April 5th.

***Tosco Music Party - April 25, 2009 - featuring: Adrianne, Chuck Brodsky, Joint Heir, Jon Michaels, Justice Michael, Justin Taylor, justincase, Kate Campbell, Kinobe & Soul Beat Africa, Kyler England, Marcie Horne, Natalie Royal, Rolly Brown, Ronnda Cadle & The String Poets, The WBT Briarhoppers, The JUPUSA Peruvian Choir and Tim Lemmond - CPCC Halton Theatre - Tickets on Sale NOW and going fast at http://www.toscomusicparty.org.

**The 5th Annual Music Camp June 19 & 20 - w/Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Donna the Buffalo, The Belleville Outfit, The Blue Dogs, The Duhks, The Infamous Stringdusters, Boombox, Casey Driessen and The Color Fools, The Shane Pruitt Band, Matthew Knights Williams, The Piedmont Boys, The DAM Combo, On the Corner Band - Spartanburg, SC - http://www.themusiccamp.com

**Spring Shakori Hills Grassroots Festival of Music and Dance - Thursday, April 16 through Sunday April 19, 2009 - Silk Hope, NC - featuring: - The Old Ceremony, Hobex, Orquesta GarDel, Midtown Dickens, Lost in the Tree, Birds and Arrow, Sweet By and By, Josh Kimbrough, Aimee Argote of Des Ark, Lafcadio, Big Fat Gap, Colors of Flying, Howie DeWitt Band, Lonesome Heart, Old 86, Sarah Shook, Randy Whitt and Jamie Sneeringer, Rootzie, The Beast, Woodwork Roadshow, The Firehouse Rhythm Kings, Jim Lauderdale, Mamadou Diabate, Steep Canyon Rangers, Shannon Whitworth, stephaniesid, The New Familiars, Town Mountain, Apple Chill Cloggers Cane Creek Cloggers, Elikem African Dance, Eric Ginsburg, Firehouse Rhythm Kings, Holy Ghost Tent Revival, Kelley & The Cowboys, Music Maker Review, Paperhand Puppet Intervention, Pura Fe and The Deer Clan Singers, and Songs of Water. http://www.shakorihills.org

**Groverfest Presents: 2nd Annual Save Darfur Benefit - The Millstone Farm/Mooresville - April 24 & April 25 - $15 includes BBQ or Veggie Plate, Camping.  Bands include Yesterday’s Gravy, The Mantras, Duk Tan, Mark T. Evans, The Gift, Matter Of Fact, From A Seed, BlackJack, Cold Bait Live Beer, Sticky Rhythm, Near Gravity, Kurupt City, Steel Caravan, plus more TBA. More info at: http://www.groverfest.com/

**DrumsForCures presents drumSTRONG™ ‘’09 :: rhythm : from : the : heart - What :: 27 hour Drum•A•Thon showcasing cancer health resources, supporting survivorship, raising $ & awareness for local and national cancer initiatives :: through rhythm When :: May 16th & 17th (12:00 pm Saturday non-stop thru Sunday 5:00 pm)  Where :: Misty Meadows Farm   455 Providence Rd. S (corner of Providence Rd. S. and Ennis Rd.)  Weddington, NC 28173 Who :: Cancer survivors and those that love them Groups/individuals passionate about making the #1 cause of death a thing of history anyBODY who has a heartbeat  http://www.drumstrong.org

**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.  Visit http://www.thefinalgiftfilm.com to VIEW THE TRAILER, see photos from the recent fundraiser, 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.comThe film was accepted by Southern Documentary Fund for fiscal sponsorship, which means donors will be able to get a tax deduction for their contribution.  Therese's Book Release Party will be Sunday, April 26th @ The Evening Muse with musical entertainment by Rick Spreitzer & The Near Misses.

**Join the The Charlotte Live Alt/Rock/Indie Music Meetup Group and see live, original music with new friends - http://livemusic.meetup.com/136/

**Post and read reviews about anything and everywhere in Charlotte at Yelp.com - http://www.yelp.com/charlotte-nc


Volunteers Needed:

***drumSTRONG - May 16th & 17th - Sponsors, Volunteers AND Food and Product Vendors are still needed.  Contact Scott Swimmer at scott@drumstrong.org.  More information at http://www.drumstrong.org

**FemmeFest 2009, this year taking place in various venues in the NoDa neighborhood on May 30th, is looking for volunteers.   If anyone has in interest in helping with the planning and/or working the day of the event, assisting with the greenroom in collecting food donations in advance or helping during that day, or can sponsor or donate food, please contact Therese at tlshrew@carolina.rr.com.  She will find something that fits your schedule and your talents! In other words, if you have 5 hours a month to donate to the cause, or if you have 10 hours month, or if you have limited time but lots of connections - i.e. sponsors, food donors,etc., she'll work with you.  Each volunteer receives a t-shirt and a ticket to the event.  http://www.charlottefemmefest.org 


Recent Show Reviews, Photos and/or Videos:

***Simplified, From A Seed, The Whigs, The Sammies, Gomez and more from the Visulite Theatre - Photos by Adam Schultz - http://adamschultz.smugmug.com/Visulite%20Theatre

***Elonzo CD "All My Life" reviewed in the April issue of Southeast Performer http://viewer.zmags.com/publication/3ae698e8#/3ae698e8/1.

***CL Cash Bash VI Puckett’s Farm Equipment April 3-4, 2009 Review & Photos http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/vibes/2009/04/06/live-review-cash-bash-vi/

**And more brief reviews can be found at http://blogs.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=blog.ListAll&friendID=4811551


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.


***Please visit these businesses & friends who kindly sponsor and support this newsletter***


***Jay Garrigan Writes “Yuri’s Night” Anthem for April 12th, 2009***
Asked by a friend to write a song to celebrate Yuri’s Night, Jay penned "We Are Not Alone" (recorded by Poprocket) which is not only the featured track
on http://yurisnight.net, the song was also chosen as the Anthem for the annual party. 
Listen and read more at http://jaygarrigan.com/wp/

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THANK YOU ALL SO MUCH !!! <3

***Looking Ahead: (new additions or updates)
^Potential sell out - recommend getting advance tickets

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04/17 - Susan Tedeschi - The Neighborhood Theatre
04/18 - Victor Borge - Booth Playhouse
04/18 - Todd Snider - The Visulite Theatre
04/18 - ^Tower of Power - The Neighborhood Theatre
04/19 - Dave Brubek Quartet - McGlohon Theatre
04/21 - Wilco - Thomas Wolfe Auditorium - Asheville, NC
04/21 - Jimmy Buffett - Verizon Amphitheatre
04/23 -
^Will Hoge - The Evening Muse
04/23 - Jeff Black Acoustic - The Sylvia Theater
04/23-26- MerleFest
04/24 -
^Scott Miller & The Commonwealth - The Grey Eagle - Asheville, NC
04/24 -
^Molly Hatchet w/Tater - The Neighborhood Theatre
04/24 - Ray LaMontagne - Thomas Wolfe Auditorium - Asheville, NC
04/25 - Livingston Taylor - Hayes Performing Arts Center
04/25 -
^Old School Freight Train - The Evening Muse
04/25 - ^Tosco Music Party featuring: Adrianne, Chuck Brodsky, Jon Michaels, Kinobe & Soul Beat Africa, Kyler England, Marcie Horne, Natalie Royal, Ronnda Cadle & The String Poets and more TBA - Halton Theatre - Tickets on Sale NOW
04/25 - Blue October - Amos' Southend
04/25 - Fleetwood Mac - TW Cable Arena
04/26 - Josh Kelley & Ryan Cabrera - The Visulite Theatre
04/29 - Dinosaur, Jr. - The Neighborhood Theatre
04/30 - David Allan Coe - Buckhead Saloon
04/30 -
^Arizona - The Milestone Club
04/30 - Buddy Guy - CPCC Halton Theater
04/30 - South Memphis String Band featuring Alvin Youngblood Hart, Jimbo Mathus, Luther Dickinson - The Evening Muse
04/30 - Kings of Leon w/The Walkmen - Bojangles Coliseum
05/01 - Annual Fools Brigade Benefit featuring the music of the Rolling Stones - The Neighborhood Theatre
05/02 - Man Man - Cat's Cradle - Carrboro, NC
05/02 - ^Big Head Todd and the Monsters - The Neighborhood Theatre
05/02 - ^Bruce Springsteen - Greensboro Coliseum - Greensboro NC
05/03 - Gavin DeGraw (Full Band Acoustic) - The Neighborhood Theatre
05/04-05 - 311 - The Orange Peel - Asheville, NC
05/05 -
^Amos Lee - The Neighborhood Theatre - Tickets March 27
05/06 - Yarn w/Girls, Guns & Glory - The Double Door Inn
05/06 -
^India Arie - Amos' Southend
05/07 - Gordon Lightfoot - Ovens Auditorium
05/07 - Iris Dement - The Neighborhood Theatre
05/09 - Benji Hughes w/Wayne Robbins & The Hellsayers - The Grey Eagle
05/09 - The Belleville Outfit - The Double Door
05/10 - ^Vienna Teng - The Evening Muse
05/12 -
^Eilen Jewell - The Evening Muse
05/13 - O.A.R. w/Simplified - NASCAR Rev'd Up
05/14 -
^Snoop Dog - Amos' Southend
05/14 -
^Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit w/Red Cortez - The Visulite Theatre
05/15 - Buckwheat Zydeco - The Visulite Theatre
05/15 - John Cowan Band - The Sylvia Theater
05/16 - Brandi Carlile Intimate Acoustic Evening - McGlohon Theatre
05/16 - The Wailers - Amos' Southend
05/17 - Queensryche - House of Blues - Myrtle Beach, SC
05/20 - Jukebox the Ghost w/The Winter Sounds - Tremont Music Hall
05/21 - Zac Brown Band - Coyote Joe's
05/22 - Roman Candle w/The Deep Vibration - The Evening Muse
05/23 - Tony Lucca w/Andrew Hoover & Joey DeGraw - The Evening Muse
05/26 - Les Claypool - The Neighborhood Theatre
05/26 -
^Hopewell - The Milestone Club
05/27 - Bonnie "Prince" Billy w/Lichens - The Grey Eagle - Asheville, NC
05/29 - Bill Noonan And His Fallen Gentlemen (CD Release!) and David Childers and the Modern Don Juans
05/30 - FemmeFest in NoDa (Volunteers Needed - see Above) featuring Jocelyn Ellis & the Alpha Theory, Liz Durrett, Donna Duncan, The Near Misses, Lindsey Horne, The Bowmans, Volatile Baby, Soul Survivor, Mosadi, Cary Ann Hearst, Adrianne, Mieka Pauley, Kyler, HuDost, Reeve, Shirlette Ammons, Ashley Chambliss, Christabel & the Jons, Stephanie's Id, Miss Tess & the Bon Ton Parade, Sarah DeShields, We Landed on the Moon, Eva Gael, and Natalie Royal and more!
05/30 - Lou Gramm - Ovens Auditorium
05/31 - Little Feat - Amos' Southend
06/04 - The Decemberists w/Blind Pilot - Memorial Auditorium - Raleigh, NC
06/05 - Rusted Root - Amos' Southend
06/06 - Gaelic Storm - The Neighborhood Theatre
06/06 - No Doubt - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
06/07 - ARC Angels - The Neighborhood Theatre
06/09 - Chicago & Earth, Wind & Fire - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
06/09 - ^Phish Reunion - Asheville Civic Center - SOLD OUT
06/10 - Steve Earle - The Art Center - Carrboro, NC
06/10 - Ted Leo and the Pharmacists - The Neighborhood Theatre
06/11 - TV On The Radio w/Dirty Projectors - Amos' Southend
06/12 - Jane's Addiction & Nine Inch Nails - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
06/13 - The Fray w/Jack’s Mannequin and Richard Swift - The Uptown Amphitheatre at the Music Factory
06/14 - Elvis Costello - Cary's Koka Booth Amphitheatre
06/17 - ^Band of Horses - The Neighborhood Theatre
06/18 - Taking Back Sunday - Amos' Southend
06/20 - Bad Company w/The Doobie Brothers - Verizon Wireless Amphithestre
06/27 -
^Angie Aparo w/Mark Kano & Mike Garrigan - The Visulite Theatre
07/14 - The Offspring - Boutique Amphitheatre At The Music Factory
07/17 - The Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players - The Milestone Club
07/22-26 - ^XX Merge Fest - Superchunk, Spoon, Conor Oberst, Spent, M. Ward, The Rosebuds, Destroyer, Guv'ner, Polvo, Piple, The Broken West & More - Cat's Cradle - Carrboro, NC
07/23-26 - FloydFest - Blue Ridge Parkway
08/08 -
^Carolina Smooth Jazz Friends Series w/Peter White, Nick Colionne & Maysa - CPCC Halton Theatre
08/08 - Def Leppard with Poison and Cheap Trick - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre

08/30 - Motley Crue - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
10/03 -
^U2 - Carter Finley Stadium - Raleigh, NC
10/03-04 - Widespread Panic w/The Allman Brothers - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
10/11 - War - The Neighborhood Theatre
10/13 - Bonnie Raitt - Thomas Wolfe Auditorium - Asheville, NC
10/18 - Metallica - TWC Arena
11/07 -
^Gerald Albright with Special Guest Rick Braun - CPCC Halton Theater

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