Friday, May 22, 2009

Charlotte NC Live Music Events Calendar, Band News & More 05/20/09 - 05/27/09

CHARLOTTE EVENTS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER
May 20, 2009 - May 27, 2009


"I've never known a musician who regretted being one. Whatever deceptions life may have in store for you,
music itself is not going to let you down."
~ Virgil Thompson ~

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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 May 20

**Jukebox The Ghost w/Jenny Owen Youngs and The Winter Sounds
Tremont Music Hall
8pm
http://www.tremontmusichall.com * http://toomuchhappiness.com/concert_review/jenny-owen-youngs-at-hotel-cafe-w-adam-stern

**Simplified (Full Band)
Ballantyne Village-Village Bistro
6:30pm Outside
http://www.simplifiedmusic.com

**The Crowntown Showdown featuring The Burning Hotels, Harvard, The Holly Days, Sandcrawler, Stump Dickens, Woody Wood
The Double Door Inn
8pm
http://www.doubledoorinn.com

**Jared Allan
Cedar Street Tavern
8pm
http://www.jaredallan.com

**Scoot Pittman (Solo)
Selwyn Pub
6:30pm
AND
D’Vine Wine (Trio)
9pm
http://www.scootmusic.com

**Doubting Thomas
The Pewter Rose
http://www.pewterose.com

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

**The Spongetones (3 week residency) (early show)
The Evening Muse
8pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com

**Justin & the Cosmics & The Afterwhiles & Love Colt (late show)
The Evening Muse
10:30pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com

Thursday May 21

**Simplified, Contagious, Otherwoods, Jason Aldean, Lifehouse, Gavin DeGraw, Bell Biv DeVoe, Rodney Atkins, Clint Black, Girls Guns & Glory & More TBA Food Lion Speed Street
Uptown Charlotte
Full schedule posted at http://600festival.com/event_schedule.aspx * http://charlotte.creativeloafing.com/gyrobase/locals_hit_speed_street/Content?oid=632657

**Sam Thacker w/Hightide Blues
The Evening Muse
8pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com

**Chris Cook
T-Bones
7pm
Lake Wylie, SC
http://www.myspace.com/chriscookmusic

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

**The Cometeers
The Comet Grill
9pm
http://www.myspace.com/thecometgrill

**Joltwagon w/M4 Messenger & Near Gravity
The Visulite Theatre
8:15pm
http://www.visulite.com

**Mike Strauss w/Bill Scott, Randolph Lewis, Jon Schigoda, Donovan Collins, Molly Brown and Beth Brown-Alrawi
The Pizza Peel
4422 Colwick Road
7pm
http://www.mikestrauss.net

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

**2nd Annual Snug 600 w/ Bob Log III, Willem Maker, 2013 Wolves, The Holy Smokes
Snug Harbor
9pm
http://www.snugrock.com

Friday May 22

**The Chad Mackey Band
Ed's Tavern
10pm-1am
http://www.edstavern.com * http://www.chadmackey.com

**Simplified, Contagious, Otherwoods, Jason Aldean, Lifehouse, Gavin DeGraw, Bell Biv DeVoe, Rodney Atkins, Clint Black, Girls Guns & Glory & More TBA Food Lion Speed Street
Uptown Charlotte
Full schedule posted at http://600festival.com/event_schedule.aspx * http://charlotte.creativeloafing.com/gyrobase/locals_hit_speed_street/Content?oid=632657

**Simplified
The EpiCentre-Wild Wing Cafe
SpeedStreet After Party
10pm
http://www.simplifiedmusic.com

**illicitizen
SK NetCafe
9pm
http://www.myspace.com/illicitizen

**Rock Bottom
Ricky J's
http://www.rockbottom.datatechis.com

**Mike Strauss
The Pewter Rose
8:30pm
http://www.mikestrauss.net

**Alan Barrington
The Wine Room - Afton Village
8pm
Concord, NC
http://www.myspace.com/alanbarrington

**MaxxMusic & Landshark Entertainment Present: Ramseur Records Showcase w/Bombadil, Paleface, Jim Avett & Friends, Frontier Ruckus & Samantha Crain & The Midnight Shivers
The Visulite Theatre
8:30pm
http://www.visulite.com * http://www.maxxmusic.com

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

**PASTE Magazine, WOXY & IMEEM present: Roman Candle & The Deep Vibration (early show)
The Evening Muse
8pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com

**Jupiter One w/Dolson & The Speedbumps (late show)
The Evening Muse
10:30pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com

**2nd Annual Snug 600 w/ Holy Liars, Trouble Walkers, Guam High, Slow Gun Shogun
Snug Harbor
9pm
http://www.snugrock.com

**Hopewell w/Foxchase & Coma League
The Milestone Club
9pm
http://www.themilestoneclub.com

**Carolina Live Music Society Presents: An Evening w/The Mantras & Vertigo Jazz Project
Double Door Inn
10pm
http://www.doubledoorinn.com * http://www.carolinalivemusic.net

**BG & ME
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

Saturday May 23

**Simplified, Contagious, Otherwoods, Jason Aldean, Girls Guns & Glory, Lifehouse, Gavin DeGraw, Bell Biv DeVoe, Rodney Atkins, Clint Black, & More TBA Food Lion Speed Street
Uptown Charlotte
Full schedule posted at http://600festival.com/event_schedule.aspx * http://charlotte.creativeloafing.com/gyrobase/locals_hit_speed_street/Content?oid=632657

**MaxxMusic & Landshark Entertainment Present: Toad the Wet Sprocket
McGlohon Theatre at Spirit Square
8pm
http://www.maxxmusic.com/concerts/toad.htm

**Tommy Ray & The Ray Guns, Chris McKay & The Critical Darlings, Chris English & The North Americans & Chad Mackey
Prevue Music Hall
8pm - 1am
http://www.prevuemusichall.com

**Tony Lucca w/Andrew Hoover & Joey Degraw (early show)
The Evening Muse
8pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com

**Audioform & Fuzz & Mac & Blount Harvey (late show)
The Evening Muse
10:30pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com

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

**Contagious Blues Band
Speed Street 600 Festival
1:45pm Coca Cola Stage
http://www.myspace.com/contagiousbluesband * http://600festival.com/event_schedule.aspx

**Jared Allan
Max's Alley - Afton Village
6:30pm-9:30pm
http://www.jaredallan.com

**Bums Lie CD Release w/Stump Dickens
The Visulite Theatre
9:15pm
http://www.visulite.com

**Sol Driven Train w/Truckstop Preachers
No Cover
The Neighborhood Theatre
9pm
http://www.neighborhoodtheatre.com

**The Toni Naples Band
The Comet Grill
9:30pm
http://www.myspace.com/thecometgrill

**2nd Annual Snug 600 w/ Two Tears, Radio Taiwan, Throttlerod, The Have and the Have Nots
Snug Harbor
9pm
http://www.snugrock.com

**The Young Ages
The Double Door Inn
10pm
http://www.doubledoorinn.com

**Antiseen w/25 Minutes to Go & Music Hates You
The Milestone Club
9pm
http://www.themilestoneclub.com

**Crawford Downs, Perry Fowler, & Dear Druid
The Common Market
No Cover
9pm-midnight
http://www.myspace.com/thecommonmarketbands

**Folsom Prison Gang - Johnny Cash Tribute
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
7pm
http://www.wncw.org

Sunday May 24

**Poprocket & More
35th Street in NoDa
7pm

**Simplified
Mac's Speed Shop
8pm
http://www.macspeedshop.com * http://www.simplifiedmusic.com

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

**afto|n| presents Indie Rock
The Evening Muse
6:15pm
http://www.maxxmusic.com

**2nd Annual Snug 600 w/ Crank County Daredevils, The Poontanglers, Appalucia, The Bitterman
Snug Harbor
9pm
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 May 25 - Memorial Day

**Simplified
The Rusty Rudder
4pm - Outdoors
http://www.therustyrudder.com * http://www.simplifiedmusic.com

**Find Your Muse Open Mic w/Featured Performer Sequoyah Prep School
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 May 26

**Chris Cook
Bentley’s
8:30pm
Belmont, NC

http://www.myspace.com/chriscookmusic

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

**Les Claypool w/O'death
The Neighborhood Theatre
8pm
http://www.neighborhoodtheatre.com

**J Wail w/Silver Machine
The Double Door Inn
9 pm
http://www.doubledoorinn.com

**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 May 27

**The Lee Boys
The Double Door Inn
9pm
http://www.doubledoorinn.com

**Jared Allan
Black Finn's @ EpiCentre
9pm-midnight
http://www.jaredallan.com

**The Spongetones (3 week residency) (early show)
The Evening Muse
8pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com

**Fernandina w/Eleisha Eagle (late show)
The Evening Muse
10:30pm
http://www.eveningmuse.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:

***FemmeFest coordinators Lea Kuhlmann & Therese Bartholomew interviewed in the May issue of Today's Charlotte Woman:
http://www.todayscharlottewoman.com/component/content/article/57-exclusive/248-femmefest-exclusive-content-may-09

***You can buy advance tickets to many of the upcoming live local shows at Manifest, CD Warehouse and/or Lunchbox Records.

***Campaign to Save Paste Magazine - donate and get rare and exclusive MP3s by The Decemberists, Neko Case, Cowboy Junkies, The Jayhawks and more!  http://www.pastemagazine.com/paste/letter-to-paste-readers.html

**New Homebrew CD. If you’re a band within 30 miles of Charlotte that independently released music in the last seven months — since roughly September of last year — send in your CD or mp3.  Submissions are due by the end of the month. We’re looking for any and all genres. Contact jeff.hahne@creativeloafing.com or visit http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/vibes/2009/05/06/mixing-up-some-homebrew/ for more information and the mailing address.

**Therese Bartholomew is now selling her new book, "Coffee Shop God" through The Final Gift Film website for $12.  100% of the book's sales goes to complete The Final Gift documentary.  OR Receive a book with a $25 tax deductible film donation made through Southern Documentary Fund our non-profit fiscal sponsor. Go to http://www.thefinalgiftfilm.com and click on donations.  Donations and Investors are still needed to fund "The Final Gift" Film Documentary.  Please visit http://www.thefinalgiftfilm.com to VIEW THE NEW TRAILER, see photos from the recent fundraiser, find out more and to make a donation. 

**The new Shuffle Magazine #6 now at your favorite music shops and stops...and online at http://www.shufflezine.tv.

**PunkRock&ScissorsFest - July 25th, all ages all day outdoor concert benefit for The Milestone Club. - http://myspace.com/prsfest

**Win 2 tickets to see Nine Inch Nails and Jane's Addition w/Street Sweeper - Fri June 12th - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre - Contest ends Sun June 7th @ Midnight - http://www.1065.com/cc-common/radiobase/contest.html?id=6325

**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

**Join the The Charlotte Live Alt/Rock/Indie Music Meetup Group and see live, original music and meet 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

**Share and read reviews of local restaurants and bars & nightlife on MySpace - http://local.myspace.com


Recent Show Reviews, Photos and/or Videos:

***O.A.R. w/Simplified - Nascar Rev'd Up - Photos by Adam Schultz - http://adamschultz.smugmug.com/gallery/8210457_8ouvh#536601384_azVUP

***Not So Solemn & The Houstons - The Evening Muse - Photos & Reviews by Monty Chandler - http://www.examiner.com/x-3774-Charlotte-Music-Examiner

***The Stellas check in from their Southwest Asia tour http://blogs.myspace.com/thestellasband


Misc:

**1st Annual Mountain Aid Festival to Fight against Mountaintop Removal and Promote Clean Energy in NC - June 19-20, 2009 at Shakori Hills Farm in Chatham County, NC - w/Kathy Mattea, Ben Sollee, and Donna the Buffalo.  The Mountain Aid concert benefits Pennies of Promise, a grassroots campaign to construct a new building for Marsh Fork Elementary School in West Virginia.  Advance tickets for Mountain Aid are on sale now for $22.50 ($30 at the gate). On-site camping, food and craft vendors will be available. For more details, visit http://www.mtnaid.com and http://www.shakorihills.org.

**Charlotte Pop Fest 2009 - the last weekend in September - proceeds to benefit the Richard Dawkins Foundation.  Details TBA. http://richarddawkins.net/article,3792,Charlotte-Pop-Fest-2009,Power-Pop-Music-Festival-in-Charlotte-NC


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***

"thank you laurie for the great work you do promoting music!"
Tammy Brackett - Moonstruck Promotions - http://www.moonstruckpromotions.com

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THANK YOU SO MUCH !!! <3

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

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05/28 - Stephen Marley - Amos' Southend
05/29 - Josh Phillips Folk Festival - The Neighborhood Theatre
05/30 - Jeff Kashiwa & Innertwyned - Utopia 5.30.09
05/30 -
^Josh Ritter - Cat's Cradle - Carrboro, NC
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
06/04 - The English Beat - The Neighborhood Theatre
06/05/06/07 - Annual Taste of Charlotte Festival - Uptown Charlotte
06/05-06 -
^Beatles Tribute Nights - McGlohon Theatre - Tickets on Sale Now
06/05 - Rusted Root - Amos' Southend
06/06 - Hillside House Concert w/Rick Spreitzer - Bethlehem NC - Reservations at cdcdx@embarqmail.com
06/06 - Gaelic Storm - The Neighborhood Theatre
06/06 - No Doubt - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
06/07 - ARC Angels - The Neighborhood Theatre
06/08 - Jessica Lea Mayfield - The Visulite Theatre
06/09 -
^X - The Cat's Cradle - Carrboro, NC
06/09 - Cowboy Mouth - The Visulite Theatre
06/09 -
^Steely Dan - Durham Performing Arts Center - Durham, NC
06/09 - Chicago & Earth, Wind & Fire - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
06/09 - ^Phish Reunion - Asheville Civic Center - SOLD OUT
06/10 - Steve Earle - The Arts Center - Carrboro, NC
06/10 - Ted Leo and the Pharmacists - The Neighborhood Theatre
06/11 - Grizzly Bear - Cat's Cradle - Carrboro, NC
06/11 - Ryan Montbleau Band - The Double Door
06/11 - TV On The Radio w/Dirty Projectors - Amos' Southend
06/12 - Jane's Addiction & Nine Inch Nails - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
06/13 - TRKFest w/Megafaun, Lost in the Trees, Ivan Howard (of The Rosebuds), Embarrassing Fruits, Hammer No More the Fingers, The Never and more - Piedmont Biofuels - Pittsboro, NC
06/14 - Elvis Costello - Cary's Koka Booth Amphitheatre
06/17 - ^Band of Horses - The Neighborhood Theatre
06/18 - Taking Back Sunday - Amos' Southend
06/19 - Superdrag - The Milestone Club
06/20 - Camera Obscura - Cat's Cradle - Carrboro, NC
06/20 - Bad Company w/The Doobie Brothers - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
06/20 - Lucero - The Grey Eagle - Asheville, NC
06/26 - Marah - The Milestone Club
06/26 - Patrick Wolf - Cat's Cradle - Carrboro, NC
06/27 - Dexter Romweber Duo - The Milestone Club
06/27 -
^Angie Aparo w/Mark Kano & Mike Garrigan - The Visulite Theatre
07/04 - Hank III - Amos' Southend
07/08 - Kiss 95.1 Presents Thriving Ivory - The Neighborhood Theatre
07/09 -
^moe - The Neighborhood Theatre
07/09 - Aerosmith & ZZ Top - Bobcats Arena
07/11 - Bill Noonan And the Fallen Gentlemen (CD Release!) and Overmountain Men (David Childers, Randy Saxon & Rob Childers) - Snug Harbor
07/14 - The Offspring - Boutique Amphitheatre At The Music Factory
07/17 - Simplified - The Sylvia Theater
07/17 -
^Zack Rosicka Band - The Double Door Inn
07/17 - The Trachtenburg Family Slideshow Players - The Milestone Club
07/18 - Paul Thorn Band - The Neighborhood Theatre
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 - SOLD OUT
07/23-26 - FloydFest - Blue Ridge Parkway
07/24 - Gov’t Mule - Charlotte Fillmore
08/08 - Avett Brothers with Brett Dennen - Bojangles Coliseum
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

08/11 - Sugar Ray - Amos' South End
08/14-15 - Charlotte Irish Summer Festival - Uptown Charlotte
08/30 - Motley Crue - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
09/04 - Little Anthony & The Imperials - Ovens Auditorium
09/08 - The Cult - Amos' Southend
09/13 - J.J. Grey & Mofro will perform at Belk Theater on Sept. 13 with The Derek Trucks Band.
09/17 - The Indigo Girls - The Orange Peel - Asheville, NC
10/01 - Blink 182 - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
10/03 -
^U2 - Carter Finley Stadium - Raleigh, NC
10/03-04 - Widespread Panic w/The Allman Brothers - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
10/08 - Robin Trower - Amos' Southend
10/11 - War - The Neighborhood Theatre
10/13 - Bonnie Raitt - Thomas Wolfe Auditorium - Asheville, NC
10/15 - Chris Smither - The Grey Eagle - Asheville, NC
10/18 - Metallica - TWC Arena
11/07 -
^Gerald Albright with Special Guest Rick Braun - CPCC Halton Theater


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