CHARLOTTE
EVENTS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER
July 22, 2009 - July 29,
2009
“It's not where you
take things from - it's where you take them to."
~ Jean-Luc Godard
~
(Be sure to read/scroll to the end of the newsletter for special
announcements and band news.)
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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
**Jimmy Brown
(w/fiddle)
Connolly's on 5th
9pm
http://www.myspace.com/jimmybrownmusic
**Damon
Fowler
The Double Door Inn
9pm
http://www.doubledoorinn.com
**MaxxMusic Presents: Hoots
& Hellmouth w/Hot House Hefftones (early show)
The Evening
Muse
8pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com * http://www.maxxmusic.com
**Scoot
Pittman
The Fillmore (Solo)
11:30am
AND
D’Vine Wine
(SP3)
9pm
http://www.scootmusic.com
**Architects of
Fear
Snug Harbor
10pm
http://www.snugrock.com
**MaxxMusic Presents:
Hamell on Trial
The Evening Muse
8pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com * http://www.maxxmusic.com
**MaxxMusic Presents:
gogoPilot w/Tent Revival
The Evening Muse
10:30pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com
**Scoot Pittman
(Duo)
Fifty-1
9:30pm
http://www.scootmusic.com
**The Duhks w/The Hot Seats
(formerly Special Ed &the Shortbus)
The Neighborhood
Theatre
http://www.neighborhoodtheatre.com
**Jared Allan
(Trio)
Midtown Sundries- Harris
10pm
http://www.jaredallan.com
**Charlotte's Local Music
Showcase presents: Bums Lie w/Wiggle Wagons, Ultimate Optimist, SuperNova Ent
& Duk Tan
The Visulite Theatre
http://www.visulite.com * http://www.myspace.com/cltlocalmusic
**Bill Hanna Jazz
Jam
The Double Door Inn
9pm
http://www.doubledoorinn.com
**Simplified
The EpiCentre-Wild Wing Cafe
210 E Trade St.
10pm
http://www.simplifiedmusic.com
Friday July 24 - Happy Birthday Randy Walker!
**Lenny Federal
Band
The Comet Grill
10pm
http://www.myspace.com/thecometgrill * http://www.myspace.com/lennyfederal
**Not a Sparrow w/Chris
Kasper & Hezekiah Jones
The Evening Muse
8pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com * http://www.maxxmusic.com
**Trouble Walkers, Lamb
Handler, The Mangles
Snug Harbor
http://www.snugrock.com
**Robin Rogers Trio w/Joy
Almond
Blakeney
7pm-10pm
http://www.robinrogers.com
**York County Tropical Jam
with Anderson-Avery Tropical Band
The Sylvia
Theater
9pm
York, SC
http://sylviatheater.com
**Kevin Brawley
w/percussionist Allen Ilg
Hawthorne's (Highland Creek)
http://www.myspace.com/kevinbrawley
**Alan
Barrington
Village Bistro - Ballantyne Village
6:30pm
http://www.myspace.com/alanbarrington
**Caleb Davis
Band
Double Door Inn
10pm
http://www.doubledoorinn.com
**Wavy Space w/Rachel
Vanslyke
The Evening Muse
10:30pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com
**Songs of Water w/Jeremy
Current & Hannah
The Neighborhood Theatre
Special No Cover
Show
9pm
http://www.neighborhoodtheatre.com
**Tim Fast & Herschel
Lee Brown
The Pewter Rose
8:30pm
http://www.pewterose.com
**Low Willie w/Bill Noonan,
Tom Eure
Puckett's Farm Equipment
http://www.puckettsfarm.com
**Travis Tritt (Unplugged)
w/Randy Montana
Coyote Joe's
http://www.coyote-joes.stevewlee.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
**Rick Spreitzer w/Kevin
Edwards & JD Wilson & Angelo Melendez
Summit
Coffee
8pm-11pm
Davidson, NC
http://www.rickspreitzer.com
**Chris
Cook
Rodi
8pm-10pm
Gastonia, NC
http://www.rodiworld.com * http://www.myspace.com/chriscookmusic
**MaxxMusic Presents: An
Evening with: Two Man Gentlemen Band (early show)
The Evening
Muse
8pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com * http://www.maxxmusic.com
**All Get Out &
Parachute Musical (late show)
The Evening Muse
10:30pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com
**Scoot Pittman
(Trio)
U.S. Whitewater Center
6pm
http://www.scootmusic.com
**Thistledown Tinkers
w/Andrea Jones
The Tilted Kilt Grand Opening
8pm-11pm
http://www.thistledowntinkers.com
**Robin Rogers Trio w/Joy
Almond
Blakeney
7pm-10pm
http://www.robinrogers.com
**Plaza Midwood Shop Hop
for Crisis Assistance Ministry
Pura Vida (Century Vintage, Nova
Bakery & More)
12-3pm Spiritual Dialogue: Jackie
O'Keeffe; 4:30 pm The Corduroy Road; 8 pm Amy
Steinberg
Pura Vida
5pm
No Cover
http://www.puravidaart.com
**MoonChild Birthday Bash:
w/Case Federal, Swill, Wavy Space, The LRC, The Brandon McSwann Band and One Big
Love
The Salvador Deli
8pm
**Alan
Barrington
The Sylvia Theater
9pm
York, SC
http://www.myspace.com/alanbarrington * http://www.sylviatheater.com
**Jared
Allan
Village Bistro
7pm-9:30pm
http://www.jaredallan.com
**Tim Morrison Trio (Jazz)
The Common Market
9pm
http://www.myspace.com/thecommonmarketbands
**Bullship, Guam High,
Robby Owen Elah
Snug Harbor
http://www.snugrock.com
**Joe Firstman w/special
guest Charlie Mars
The Neighborhood Theatre
8pm
http://www.neighborhoodtheatre.com
**Trevor Hall
Double Door Inn
10pm
http://www.doubledoorinn.com
**MaxxMusic & Landshark
Entertainment Present: The Masonboro Boys w/Justin Jones
The
Visulite Theatre
http://www.visulite.com * http://www.maxxmusic.com
**Summer Concert Series @
EpiCentre w/Cowboy Mouth
5pm
http://www.pavilionatepicentre.com
**WNCW-FM 88.7/100.3 FM -
Local Color Show
featuring local and regional artists
7pm
http://www.wncw.org
Sunday July 26 - Happy Birthday Dana Koster! (& Ralph!)
**Simplified
Mac's Speed Shop - S. Blvd.
8pm
http://www.macspeedshop.com * http://www.simplifiedmusic.com
**afto|n| presents:
E&J, Bizz, N.O.R.T.H. Coalition, Prophet, 13irthMark, Xplicit, Quill, L.T,
YoUnG fReSh Tha K.I.D. WiTh Ta PeN & More TBA
The Evening
Muse
6:15pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com
**Nightmare of YOu,
Plushgun, Brian Bonz, Aushua
The Milestone Club
**Sundae w/ George Brazil
& guests
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
**Find Your Muse Open Mic
w/Featured Performer The Lesser Pauls
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
**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
**Jimmy Brown
(w/fiddle)
Connolly's on 5th
9pm
http://www.myspace.com/jimmybrownmusic
**Simplified
Ballantyne Village-Village Bistro
14815 John J. Delany Drive,
Ste 150
6:30pm
AND
Acoustic w/Clee & Sheridan
10pm
http://www.simplifiedmusic.com
**Paul Atkinson
(early show)
The Evening Muse
8pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com
**Coma League & A Lull
(late show)
The Evening Muse
10:30pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com
**Pterodactyl, Bo White
& Guests, Bob Fields
Snug Harbor
10pm
http://www.snugrock.com
Band/Artist/Media News, Features, Announcements and Upcoming Events
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*** = New Additions This Week
Misc News, Events & Announcements:
***On your way to a show in NoDa? Stop by McCreesh
Place and drop off much needed supplies (or donate or
volunteer) http://www.stpetershomesinc.org.
St. Peter’s Homes,
Inc. owns and operates McCreesh Place, Charlotte’s first single-room-occupancy
(SRO) apartment community, designed to serve sixty-four (64) formerly homeless
disabled men with permanent housing and supportive services. We've seen it
firsthand and it's filled with a pretty special group of people who work,
volunteer, live OR perform there.
***For those who Twitter - See some candid shots and read comments from The Avett Brothers' Video Shoot @ The Neighborhood Theatre - http://twitter.com/#search?q=%23AvettsShoot
**Benefit for the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum featuring: The White Sox All-Star Band, Darryl McDaniels, (otherwise known as D.M.C. of Run-D.M.C.); Patty Smyth and Scandal; Blessid Union of Souls; Nine Days; Freddy Jones Band; Atlanta Rhythm Section; Georgia Satellites and 94 East - Sept. 6 - Booth Amphitheatre - Cary, NC http://www.pollstar.com/blogs/news/archive/2009/06/25/675604.aspx
**Rod Picott & Amanda Shires 40 Acres House Concert - July, 25 2009 - Chapel Hill, NC - $15 Tickets - email tickets@fortyacres.org - http://www.rodpicott.com
**2009 Nuthing Summer Collaborative - Aug. 15 & 16 - NC Music Factory - 6 band pre-show Aug. 14 at The Philosopher's Stone - Bands participating: artcult, beast streetwear, the bronzed chorus, bums lie, bury me a lion, deebs and dabbs, emancipated logik, evelynn rose, eyes of the elders, funk messengers, god city, habitual ritual, higher hands, hogdoggn, hodgepodge messiahs, humans, ian reid, incognito mosquito, dj justin aswell, the lights, fluorescent, mr. invisible, one big love, s. hardican, state of the art, turtle, will puckett + more TBA. http://www.emancipatedlogik.com/emancipatedlogik/2009/index.html
**ThisSongKillsCancer.org is a public charity created for Cathy Cash. Cathy has appendiceal cancer and no insurance to pay for the treatment to stay alive. Cathy's medical bills are close to $200,000 now and still coming in. It started with a small idea about selling something downloadable on line to raise some money to help. With much thanks to Matt Ranck, the producer, that little seed has grown into a wonderfully generous group of artists donating their original work to the cause, so that they can give you this incredible collection of music. You may recognize some of the artists here, you may not. But one thing for certain, you can not hear this and walk away with an untouched heart. Artists: Nanci Griffith, Fayssoux McLean, * Eric Brace, David Childers, Peter Cooper, David Ezell, Tony Giles (Cathy's brother), David Giles (Cathy's brother), Michael Reno Harrell, Todd Snider, Greg Trooper and Matt Ranck. For more information and to donate $7 for the music download, visit http://www.thissongkillscancer.org.
**W|n a Meet & Greet w/The Avett Brothers - WNCW wants to offer you the chance to w!n tickets and a Meet and Greet with The Avett Brothers on Saturday, August 8th at Bojangles Coliseum in Charlotte. One person will w!n a pair of tickets to the show that includes a Meet and Greet with the Avett Brothers and 9 other winners will receive a pair of tickets to the show. Enter by July 30th. http://secure.publicbroadcasting.net/wncw/pledge.pledgemain
**Charlotte Pop Fest Podcast 26 - Featuring: The Knack, The Posies, Jellyfish, The Spongetones, and Ed James; Between now and September 24, 2009 James Deem and Ed James will be hosting a podcast. Each episode will feature music and interviews with artists performing at Charlotte Pop Fest. You can subscribe via iTunes: http://itunes.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewPodcast?id=126288866&uo=6 Or download/stream each episode in MP3-format at: http://www.charlottepopfest.com. Charlotte Pop Fest will be held September 24-27, 2009 at The EpiCentre - FINAL LINEUP: The Posies, The Knack, Jill Sobule, Mike Viola, Roger Joseph Manning Jr., Pat DiNizio, The Singles, The Jellybricks, Barry Holdship, stratocruiser, The Stars Explode, Scott's Garage, Tony Low, The Vinyl Strangers, The Spongetones, The Stellas, Transmission Fields, gogoPilot, Leisure McCorkle, Josh Burch, James Deem, Chris McKay & The Critical Darlings and MORE! **Special Advance Sale Ticket Packages and special prices now available through http://www.charlottepopfest.com/tickets.aspx?id=51.
**Rockstock '09 featuring The Romantics, Paula Cole, Paul Young, T-Rex, Slade, Lifehouse & More - Heritage Park Amphitheater in Simpsonville, SC on September 12th and 13th 2009. RockStock ’09 is celebrating the 40th anniversary of Woodstock. If you have a band suggestion for RockStock, tell them who you want by emailing them at getthisgroup@rockstock09.com. They have a lot of bands in negotiations and your input can help decide who's next. http://www.rockstock09.com/index.htm
**Therese Bartholomew is selling her 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, her 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 trailer, see photos from the recent fundraiser, find out more and to make a donation.
**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/
**Join the The Carolina Smooth Jazz Friends Meetup Group and see live jazz and meet new friends - http://www.meetup.com/carolinasmoothjazzfriends
**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
**You can buy advance tickets to many of the upcoming local shows at Manifest, CD Warehouse and/or Lunchbox Records.
**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.
THANK YOU BILL!
"Folks, if you want to know what's
going on in Charlotte relating to live music, you should check out Laurie
Koster's site at www.carolinamusicconnection.com or
www.lauriekoster.com/happenings.htm . Laurie keeps an updated list of local
music second to none and is a music fan of the first order. If you are hunting
something to do on any given day and only have time to look at one site, This Is
The One."
Bill Stroupe
http://www.myspace.com/bluestringsmusic
***Looking Ahead: (new additions or
updates)
^Potential sell
out - recommend getting advance tickets
***************
07/31
- Sam Bush Band - The Neighborhood Theatre
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
08/12 - Kasey
Chambers & Shane Nicholson - The Neighborhood Theatre
08/13-15 - Transfigurations - Five Years of Harvest Records -
w/Bonnie Prince Billy, Akron/Family, Mount Eerie & More -
Asheville, NC
08/14 -
The New Riders of the Purple Sage - The Visulite Theatre
08/14-15 - Charlotte Irish Summer Festival - Uptown Charlotte
08/19 - ^Miggs w/Gareth Asher & Ernie
Halter - The Evening Muse
08/19 - Kings
X - Amos' Southend
08/20 - Sister
Hazel - Amos' Southend
08/24 - Adrian Belew
Power Trio - The Orange Peel - Asheville, NC
08/26 - ^The Honorary Title w/Cory
Branan - The Milestone Club
08/27 -
^Ellis
Paul - The Evening Muse
08/28-29 - Drive By Truckers - The Visulite
Theatre
08/28 - ^The Rescues & AM -
The Evening Muse
08/29 -
Bobby Blue Bland - CPCC Halton Theater
08/30 - Motley
Crue - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
09/04 - Ozric Tentacles - The Visulite
Theatre
09/04 - Little Anthony & The
Imperials - Ovens Auditorium
09/06 - Heart
w/Tonic - Uptown Amphitheatre
09/08 - The
Cult - Amos' Southend
09/11 - ^Simplified - The
Visulite Theatre
09/11-12 - Brews, Blues &
BBQ - Uptown Charlotte
09/12-13 - Rockstock 09 w/The Romantics, Paula
Cole, Paul Young, T-Rex, Slade, Lifehouse & More - Heritage Park
Amphitheater - Simpsonville, SC
09/12 - ^Son Volt - The Visulite
Theatre
09/12 - ^Tosco
Music Party - Halton Theatre - Tickets on sale NOW
09/13 - J.J. Grey & Mofro
w/The Derek Trucks Band - Belk Theatre
09/15 -
James McMurtry - The Visulite Theatre
09/18 - Charlie Robinson - The Visulite
Theatre
09/18 - The Indigo Girls -
Charlotte Fillmore
09/24 - Ten out of Tenn -
The Visulite Theatre
09/24-26 - Charlotte PopFest w/The Posies,
The Knack, Jill Sobule, Pat DiNizio, The Spongetones, The Stellas, Transmission
Fields, gogoPilot, Leisure McCorkle, Josh Burch, James Deem, Chris McKay &
The Critical Darlings & More - EpiCentre - Special Advance Sale Ticket Packages and special
prices now available through http://www.charlottepopfest.com/tickets.aspx?id=51.
09/26 -
Railroad Earth - The Neighborhood Theatre
09/28 -
Dr. Dog - The Orange Peel - Asheville, NC
09/29 -
Rob Thomas w/Carolina Liar and One Republic - Uptown
Amphitheatre
09/30 - ^RaRa Riot - Cat's Cradle
- Carrboro, NC
10/01 - blink 182 - Verizon
Wireless Amphitheatre
10/02 - Colin Hay (Men At
Work) - The Neighborhood Theatre
10/03 -
Psychedelic Furs w/Happy Mondays - Amos'
Southend
10/03 - ^U2 - Carter Finley
Stadium - Raleigh, NC
10/03-04 - Widespread Panic
w/The Allman Brothers - Verizon Wireless
Amphitheatre
10/08 - The Dodos w/ The Ruby
Suns - The Grey Eagle - Asheville, NC
10/08 -
Robin Trower - Amos' Southend
10/09 - ^Citizen Cope - The
Neighborhood Theatre
10/09 - Andrew Bird + St.
Vincent - The Orange Peel - Asheville, NC
10/09 -
Will Hoge w/Roman
Candle- The Visulite Theatre
10/11 -
War - The Neighborhood Theatre
10/13 -
Insane Clown Posse - Amos' Southend
10/13 -
Bonnie Raitt - Thomas Wolfe Auditorium - Asheville,
NC
10/15 - Marianne Faithfull - The Orange
Peel - Asheville, NC
10/15 - ^Richard Thompson & Loudon
Wainwright III - Carolina Theatre - Greensboro, NC
10/16 - Dan Auerbach + Justin Townes Earle & Jessica Lea
Mayfield - The Orange Peel - Asheville, NC
10/16 -
Chris Smither - Stage Door
10/18 -
Metallica - TWC Arena
10/20 - Queensryche -
The Fillmore
10/20 - Susan Cowsill - The Evening
Muse
10/28 - Guster - The Neighborhood Theatre
10/31 -
^Willy Porter - The
Evening Muse
11/01 -
^Leonard Cohen - Thomas Wolfe Auditorium - Asheville,
NC
11/03 - ^Bruce Springsteen & The E.
Street Band - TW Cable Arena
11/03 - ^Ingrid Michaelson - The
Grey Eagle - Asheville, NC
11/05 - ^Captured! By Robots -
The Milestone Club
11/06 - Al Stewart - The Sylvia
Theater
11/07 - MUTEMATH - Amos' Southend
11/07 - ^Gerald Albright with Special
Guest Rick Braun - CPCC Halton Theater
11/14 - Shawn
Mullins - The Sylvia Theater
11/17 -
^Lyle Lovett - Belk
Theater
11/21 -
^The Subdudes - The Visulite
Theatre
11/21 - Doc Watson with Richard Watson
& Jack Lawrence - The Neighborhood Theatre
The
Charlotte Weekly Happenings Newsletter, Updates and latest news can be found
at:
http://www.carolinamusicconnection.com * http://www.myspace.com/charlottemusic * http://charlottemusic.typepad.com/charlotte_events_calendar/ *
http://charlotteeventscalendar.blogspot.com/ and
http://twitter.com/charlottemusic
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