CHARLOTTE EVENTS WEEKLY
NEWSLETTER
March 3, 2010 - March 10, 2010
"Kids: they dance before they
learn there is anything that isn't music"
~ William Stafford ~
(Be sure to read/scroll to the end of
the newsletter for special announcements and band
news.)
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(click on the day of the week to jump to that day)
WED | THU | FRI | SAT | SUN | MON | TUE | WED
**The Charlotte Folk
Society & MaxxMusic Present Dervish
Great Aunt Stella Center
http://www.folksociety.org * http://charlotte.creativeloafing.com/gyrobase/cl_previews_upcoming_concerts_march_3_9_/Content?oid=876694
**Tosco
House Party (early show)
The Evening Muse
8pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com * http://www.toscomusicparty.org
**Hoots and Hellmouth
& Flashbulb Fires (late show)
The Evening Muse
10pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com
**Thom Crumpton and
Wizdom
Morehead Street Tavern
http://www.moreheadsttavern.com/musicevents.html
**Simplified Acoustic
w/Clee & Sheridan
Ballantyne Village-Village Bistro
14815 John J.
Delany Drive, Ste 150
9:30pm
http://www.simplifiedmusic.com
**Charlotte School of
Rock Benefit “Saving Rock one kid at a time” With Crackers & Snackmeat,
Moses Cherry & the Topless Gospel Choir and The Lights,
Fluorescent
Snug Harbor
9pm
http://www.snugrock.com
**Jettison Never w/Jeremy
Hopkins
The Double Door Inn
9pm
http://www.doubledoorinn.com
**Josh Daniel w/Peter
Gray
The Philosopher's Stone
10:30pm-2am
http://www.philosophersstonetavern.com
Thursday March 4 -
Happy Birthday Shawn Lynch!
**Mike Strauss Band
Pizza Peel
8pm-10pm
http://www.mikestrauss.net
**Bill Mallonee & Joe
Rathbone (early show)
The Evening Muse
8pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com
**Dylan Gilbert &
Perry Fowler & Case Federal and the Agents (late show)
The Evening
Muse
10:30
http://www.eveningmuse.com
**Same As It Ever Was - A
Talking Heads Tribute
The Visulite Theatre
9:30pm
http://www.visulite.com
**The Shane Pruitt Band
w/Turbine
The Double Door Inn
9pm
http://www.doubledoorinn.com
**Alan
Barrington
The Blue Fin Grill
7pm
Spartanburg, SC
http://www.myspace.com/alanbarrington
Friday March 5 - Happy
Anniversary Ashley & Edward!
**MaxxMusic &
Landshark Entertainment Present: The Movement
The Visulite Theatre
http://www.visulite.com * http://www.maxxmusic.com
**MaxxMusic &
Landshark Entertainment Present: Steep Canyon Rangers
McGlohon
Theater
8pm
http://www.maxxmusic.com
**Greg
Lilley
Dilworth Coffee (Ballantyne Village)
7-9:30pm
http://www.coffeeballantyne.com
**Jared Allan
Band
Therapy Cafe
9pm
http://www.jaredallan.com
**Sea of Cortez w/Members
of the Sea, Moenda, Quiet Hooves and Bubbly Mommy Gun
The Milestone
Club
http://www.themilestoneclub.com
**Cross Canadian Ragweed
& Reckless Kelly
The Neighborhood Theatre
http://www.theneighborhoodtheatre.com
**Lindy Dobbins & The
Red Velvet Manx
Wylie Gator's
9pm
Lake Wylie, SC
http://www.myspace.com/lindydobbinsmusic
**Gallery Crawl
featuring: Alexis Worthington 7pm* Regan 8pm* Stoll Vaughan 9pm*
The
Evening Muse
7pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com
**Jenny Owen Youngs &
Bess Rogers & Allison Weiss (late show)
The Evening
Muse
10:30pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com
**Pink Floydian Slip
The Sylvia Theater
9pm
York, SC
http://www.sylviatheater.com
**Rock
Bottom
Hooper's Tavern
http://www.rockbottom.datatechis.com
**Husky, Music Hates You,
The Lesser Pauls
Snug Harbor
10pm
http://www.snugrock.com
**Zach Deputy
w/Wisebird
The Double Door Inn
10pm
http://www.doubledoorinn.com
**Cattletruck w/Hellbilly
Ronnie Hymes, Leigh Stenhouse and Christopher Scum
Tremont Music
Hall
http://www.tremontmusichall.com
Saturday March 6 - Happy 18th Birthday Desmond Myers!
**Rick
Spreitzer w/Kevin Edwards
Pura Vida
5pm - 7pm
http://www.rickspreitzer.com * http://www.puravidaart.com
**Trip
Rogers Band
Mac's Speed Shop Steele Creek
8:00pm - 11:00pm
http://www.triprogers.com
**The
Spalding Grays, Bridges and Powerlines and Raised by Wolves
The Milestone
Club
http://www.themilestoneclub.com
**Lindy
Dobbins & The Red Velvet Manx
Wylie Gator's
2pm
Lake Wylie,
SC
http://www.myspace.com/lindydobbinsmusic
**The Amy Broome Trio (w/
Scot Caviness & Greg Lilley)
The Rainbow Room
10pm-1am
Lake
Wylie, SC
Info:(803) 831-0093
**Mad Tea Party w/Pinche
Gringo
The Double Door Inn
10pm
http://www.doubledoorinn.com
**Jared
Allan
Boardwalk Billy's
10pm
http://www.jaredallan.com
**MaxxMusic Presents:
Peter Mulvey w/Dylan Sneed (early show)
The Evening Muse
8pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com
**One Big Love
w/PyInfamous & Foul Mouth Jerk (late show)
The Evening
Muse
10:30pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com
**Case Federal
The
Common Market (Southend)
8pm
http://www.myspace.com/thecommonmarketbands
**Clean Hip Hop Night
w/Cat Daddy, TL.E.LOW, L. Man, Mal T
The Sylvia Theater
9pm
York,
SC
http://www.sylviatheater.com
**HECTAGONS!, Radio
Taiwan, Arsonists vs. Arborists
Snug Harbor
10pm
http://www.snugrock.com
**WNCW-FM 88.7/100.3 FM -
Local Color Show
featuring local and regional artists
7pm
http://www.wncw.org
**Shelia Carlisle Benefit Concert featuring: Bob Margolin, Robin
Rogers, WSNB, Part Time Blues Band, with guest artists Angie White Rikard, Mark
Bumgardner, John Oxford, Max Drake, and others.
VFW Post 1957
2:00pm -
10:00pm
1623 12th Street Drive NW
North Hickory, NC
http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/event.php?eid=333523205169
**BLUESunday featuring
Jeff Norwood
The Double Door Inn
10pm
http://www.doubledoorinn.com
**Scout Niblett,
Temperance League, Hobo Nephews of Uncle Frank
Snug Harbor
9pm
http://www.snugrock.com
**Greg Lilley
The
Prickly Pear
6pm-9pm
Mooresville, NC
http://www.pricklypear.net
**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
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
**Bill Hanna Jazz
Jam
The Double Door Inn
9pm
http://www.doubledoorinn.com
**Jared Allan
Rock Bottom Brewery
Tapping Party
5pm-8pm
http://www.jaredallan.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
Wednesday March 10-
Happy Birthday Ben Jackson!
**Troubador Showcase
featuring: Kevin Brawley & Tom O'Connor & Jerry Leger (early
show)
The Evening Muse
8pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com
**Scoot Pittman
(Solo)
Black Finn
10pm
http://www.scootmusic.com
**MaxxMusic &
Landshark Entertainment Present: They Might Be Giants
The Visulite
Theatre
http://www.visulite.com * http://www.maxxmusic.com
**All Get Out, Weatherbox
and Junior Astronomers
Tremont Music Hall
http://www.tremontmusichall.com
**Now You See Them w/
Uncle Mountain
The Double Door Inn
9pm
http://www.doubledoorinn.com
Band/Artist/Media News, Features, Announcements and Upcoming Local and Regional Events
************************************************************************* ******************
*** = New Additions This Week
Misc News, Events & Announcements:
***Rick Spreitzer Band Winter Warehouse House Concert - Sarah's Warehouse - Downtown, Hickory, NC - Saturday March 13, 2010 - http://www.rickspreitzer.com/images/Winter_Warehouse_House_Concert.pdf - "Sarah Frisbey's 10,000 sq. ft. home sits alongside an abandoned and aged spur of rusty railroad track near downtown Hickory. Built in the late 1800s or early 1900s, it contains the original hardwood, exposed beams and skylights. The original brick walls display ever-changing art from area artists, bringing the arts and music community together. BYOB and Covered Dish. Donation $15. http://www.rickspreitzer.com
***drumSTRONG 2010 - Saturday & Sunday, May 15th & 16th, 2010 - Misty Meadows Farm. Festivities start at noon EST, Saturday, May 15th and drumming will continue (non-stop) through Sunday, May 16th till 5:00 pm (28 non-stop hours later!). Come out and play; drum, learn, dance, eat, camp and show your support. rain or SHINE! Drum in honor of or in memory of and support survivorship. http://www.drumstrong.org
***Congratulations to Nick Tosco (justincase) who just got accepted to law School at UNC CHapel Hill!
**Daniel Coston - "The Unbroken Circle: Johnny Cash photographs, summer 2003," will be on display at Dish Restaurant in Charlotte, NC from March 15th to the end of April. Mounted to coincide with the release of Cash's final recordings from this period, these remarkable photograph by Daniel Coston document Cash's final public appearances, and the only shows he performed after the death of his wife, June Carter Cash. This shows included an emotional tribute show to June, at the Carter family's venue in rural Virginia. http://www.danielcostonphotography.com.
**Beatles insider to
lecture - Grammy Award-winning producer, author and Beatles insider Ken
Mansfield will launch a new lecture series at the Don Gibson Theatre in Shelby
on March 6. For information, call 704-487-8114 or go to DGshelby.com. http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2010/02/24/1269643/beatles-insider-to-lecture.html
**Call for Performers: Lake Wylie - Sunset Celebrations in 2010, “Flicks and Tunes in the Cow Cove” - an evening featuring a local artist/group and a music-oriented movie showing held the Second Saturdays of June, July, and August in Boyd’s Cove. More information at http://www.lakewyliemusicfest.com.
**Music at the Depot: Winter Acoustic Series - The Gaston County Museum of Art & History - 205 West Main Street - Dallas, NC. This new series of live, intimate shows will take place January through March on the second Friday of each month from 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. featuring the following performers: Mar.12 - Rebecca Rippy. Tickets can be bought in advance for $10 or purchased the day of the show for $13. Purchasing tickets in advance is strongly encouraged since seating is limited. Advance ticket information is available by contacting Jeff Pruett 704.922.7681 x 105 or jpruett@co.gaston.nc.us
The Depot, built in 1903, was originally the Carolina and Northwestern Train Depot located in Dallas on Main Street, a few blocks south of the museum. It was moved to its current location at 205 West Main Street in 1977 where it was used as an art center. Later, it became the museum’s exhibit design shop and has recently been renovated and renamed the Anne Biggers Furr Learning Station with support from Rennie and Anne Bradley Biggers, the Community Foundation of Gaston County, and the Carrie E. and Lena V. Glenn Foundation. In addition to music events, The Depot will also host art exhibits, programs, and other museum functions.
**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
**Advance tickets to many of the upcoming local shows available at Manifest, CD Warehouse and/or Lunchbox Records.
Reviews, Previews, Photos and/or Videos:
***Congratulations to The Cloers, winners of the Charlotte Music Awards - 2010 Singer-Songwriter Showcase! - http://www.examiner.com/x-3774-Charlotte-Music-Examiner~y2010m2d26-Charlotte-Music-Awards--2010-SingerSongwriter-Showcase-winners-are--The-Cloers
***Stereofidelics & Amelia's Mechanics @ the Evening Muse Feb 26th 2010 - Photos & Reviews by Monty Chandler - Charlotte Examiner - http://www.examiner.com/x-3774-Charlotte-Music-Examiner
**Listen online to our local and regional bands at Complex Radio - WNCW 88.7FM , "90 Minutes", CharlotteMusician.com, WGWG 88.3FM (Boiling Springs, NC) and WSGE 91.7FM, as well as those weekly specialty programs mentioned above.
***Looking Ahead: (new additions or
updates)
(^=Potential
sell out - recommend getting advance tickets)
***************
03/11 - ^Landon Pigg - The Evening
Muse
03/11 - Robert Earl Keen - The Neighborhood
Theatre
03/11 - STS9 - Amos' Southend
03/11 - Over the Rhine
- The Grey Eagle - Asheville, NC
03/12 - Girls Guns & Glory - The
Evening Muse
03/12 - Ani DiFranco - The Neighborhood Theatre
03/13
- Southern Culture on the Skids w/The Aqualads - The Visulite Theatre
03/14 - The Wood Brothers - The Visulite Theatre
03/17 - G.
Love & Special Sauce & Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad - The Orange
Peel - (Asheville, NC)
03/18 - David Ford - Helios Six String
Cafe
03/18 - David Bazan - The Grey Eagle - Asheville, NC
03/18 -
George Thorogood & The Destroyers & Damon Fowler - The Orange
Peel - (Asheville, NC)
03/19 - Ben Folds - Fillmore Charlotte
03/19
- The Rosebuds - UNCA Alumni Hall (Asheville, NC)
03/20 - G. Love
& Special Sauce w/Giant Panda Dub Squad - Amos' Southend
03/22 -
^The Moody Blues - Blumenthal
Performing Arts Center
03/23 - Mat Kearney w/Ingrid Michaelson - Amos'
Southend
03/25 - Shearwater w/Wye Oka & Hospital Ships -
Local 506 (Chapel Hill, NC)
03/26 - David Wilcox - McGlohon
Theatre
03/27 - ^Wilco - Durham
Performing Arts Center - SOLD OUT
03/30 - ^Amos Lee - The Visulite Theatre
04/02 - Fool's
Brigade Benefit - Replacements Tribute - Snug Harbor
04/03 - Fool's
Brigade Benefit - Big Star Tribute - Snug Harbor
04/05 - Yeasayer
- The Orange Peel - Asheville, NC
04/06 - ^Vampire Weekend - The Orange Peel
(Asheville, NC) - SOLD OUT
04/07 - Pat
Metheny - UCH Hall - Chapel Hill, NC
04/08 - Aaron Neville Quintet
Featuring Charles Neville - Newberry Opera House - Newberry, SC
04/09 -
Lewis Black - Ovens Auditorium
04/09 -
JJ Grey & Mofro - The Visulite Theatre
04/09 - David Gray -
Durham Performing Arts Center - Durham, NC
04/10 - Farewell Drifters w/The
Honeycutters - The Evening Muse
04/13 - The Ruse w/Luna Halo and Honor
By August - The Milestone Club
04/15 - Todd Snider - The
Visulite Theatre
04/15 - John Gorka w/Sara Hickman - The
Evening Muse
04/16 - Needtobreathe w/Will Hoge and Matt Hires - Amos'
Southend
04/16 - David Sedaris - Thomas Wolfe Auditorium (Asheville,
NC)
04/17 - Webb Wilder - The Evening Muse
04/17 - ^Tosco Music Party - Halton Theater @
CPCC
04/19 - ^Richard Thompson & Loudon
Wainwright III - Knight Theater
04/21 - ^Joshua James & Matthew
Perryman Jones - The Evening Muse
04/23 - Firefall -
Newberry Opera House - Newberry, SC
04/25 - Frightened Rabbit - Cat's
Cradle (Carrboro, NC)
04/28 - ^My
Morning Jacket - Family Circle - Charleston, NC
04/28 - Porcupine
Tree - Amos' Southend
04/30 - Dave Barnes - The
Neighborhood Theatre
04/30 - ^My Morning Jacket - Koka Booth Amphitheatre
- Cary, NC
04/30 - Beach House - The Grey Eagle (Asheville,
NC)
05/01 - 2010 Benefit Concert for the Rock &
Roll Hall of Fame Featuring Cheap Trick, Georgia Satellites, Atlanta Rhythm
Section & White Sox All- Star Band - Koka Booth Amphitheater (Cary,
NC)
05/01 - Carolina Wine & Jazz Fest w/Jeff Lorber,
Peter White - Riddle Stadium - Fayetteville, NC
05/04 - ^Local Natives - Local 506 - (Chapel Hill, NC)
05/05 - The Album Leaf w/Sea Wolf - Cat's
Cradle (Carrboro, NC)
05/05 - Fred Eaglesmith - The Visulite
Theatre
05/05 - Widespread Panic w/Band of Horses - Bi-Lo Center
(Greenville, SC)
05/06 - Captured! by Robots - The Milestone
Club
05/07 - ^Tom Petty
& The Heartbreakers w/Joe Cocker - Charlotte Verizon Wireless
Amphitheatre
05/12 - ^OK Go - The Visulite Theatre
05/12 -^Josh Ritter & The Royal City Band -
McGlohon Theatre
05/12 - Norah Jones - Ovens Auditorium
05/15 -
Dave Koz, Marc Antoine and Brian Simpson - Halton Theatre at
CPCC
05/22 - FemmeFest 2010 - NoDa
05/23 - ^Railroad Earth - The Visulite Theatre
06/02 -
James Taylor and Carole King - TW Cable Arena
06/05 - ^Beatles Tribute - Knight Theater
06/11 - ^Phoenix - Koka Booth Amphitheater -
(Cary, NC) - Win Tickets from WKNC
06/12 - ^Phoenix - CLT Uptown Amphitheatre
06/26 - DudeFest Charlotte 2010 -
NoDa
The Charlotte Weekly Happenings Newsletter, Updates and latest news can also 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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