CHARLOTTE
EVENTS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER
April 7, 2010 - April 14, 2010
"For heights and depths no words can
reach, music is the soul's own speech."
~ Unknown ~
(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
**Jared
Allan Friends and Family Night
Boardwalk Billy's (Matthews)
6:30pm – 9:30pm
1636 Sardis Road
http://www.jaredallan.com
**Tosco
House Party Open Mic (early show)
The Evening Muse
8pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com
**Mark
Kano & Chris Trapper (late show)
The Evening Muse
10:30pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com
**MaxxMusic
& Landshark
Entertainment Present: Hill Country Review & The Lee Boys
The Visulite Theatre
9pm
http://www.visulite.com
* http://www.maxxmusic.com
**Simplified
(Acoustic w/Clee & Sheridan)
Ballantyne Village-Village Bistro
9:30pm
http://www.simplifiedmusic.com
**The
Ragbirds
The Double Door Inn
9pm
http://www.doubledoorinn.com
**Live
Big
Morehead Street Tavern
http://www.moreheadsttavern.com
**Josh
Daniel
w/Peter Gray, Greg Lisi and Jason Montero
Philosophers Stone
10:30pm-2am
http://www.philosophersstonetavern.com
**Ari
Hest and
Zack Nichols
Dinkins Underground (Winthrop)
8pm
Rock Hill, SC
http://www.winthrop.edu/studentaffairs/dsu/
**Jared
Allan & Co.
Village Bistro
9:30pm
http://www.jaredallan.com
**Simplified
(Acoustic)
The Hickory Tavern - Ballantyne
12210 Copper Way Ste 212
9:30pm
http://www.thehickorytavern.com
* http://www.simplifiedmusic.com
**Alan
Barrington
The Blue Fin Grille
7pm
Spartanburg, NC
http://www.alanbarrington.com
**Soja
w/Mambo Sauce
The Visulite Theatre
9pm
http://www.visulite.com
**Lindy
Dobbins
Freeman's Pub
8pm
Gastonia, NC
http://www.lindydobbins.com
**Rachael
Sage& Danielle Howle (early
show)
The Evening Muse
8pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com
*
http://www.queencitymusic.com/theeveningmuse/print/april-10.pdf
**Pico
vs. Island
Trees w/The Bridges (late
show)
The Evening Muse
10:30pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com
**Eric
Lindell
The Double Door Inn
9pm
http://www.doubledoorinn.com
Friday April 9 -
Happy Birthday
Bruce Hazel & Neal Harper!
**Mike
Strauss
Summit Coffee
8pm-11pm
Davidson, NC
http://www.summitcoffee.com
* http://www.mikestrauss.net
**7th
annual Cash Bash The Truckstop Preachers, Jem Crossland & the
Hypertonics,
The Defilers, South 85 and The Go-Devils
Puckett's Farm Equipment
8pm
http://www.puckettsfarm.com
**Pegleg
Joe
Mooresville Artist Guild, Spring Festival
http://www.mooresvilleartistguild.com
**Jon Lindsay
Petra's Piano Bar and Cabaret
8pm
http://www.myspace.com/jonlindsaymusic
**The
Tim Clark
Band
Morehead Street Tavern
http://www.moreheadsttavern.com
**Lenny
Federal Band (Every Friday)
The Comet Grill
9:30pm
http://www.cometgrillcharlotte.com
*
http://www.myspace.com/lennyfederal
**Delta
Moon
The Double Door Inn
10pm
http://www.doubledoorinn.com
**JJ
Grey & Mofro w/Band of Heathens
The Visulite Theatre
9pm
http://www.visulite.com
**MaxxMusic
Presents: porterdavis (early
show)
The Evening Muse
8pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com
* http://www.queencitymusic.com/theeveningmuse/print/april-10.pdf
*
* http://www.maxxmusic.com
**MaxxMusic
Presents: Transmission Fields
w/The Enemy Lovers (late show)
The Evening Muse
10:30pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com
* http://www.queencitymusic.com/theeveningmuse/print/april-10.pdf
**Gigi
Dover
and The Big Love
Elwood's Music Hall
http://www.elwoodsmusichall.com
**Billy
Jones
Art on Main
Gallery
6pm
165 N Main St.
Mooresville NC
http://billyjonesandthepocket.com
**Rock
Bottom
Ricky Jays
http://www.rockbottom.datatechis.com
**Greg Lilley
Bonehead's (Stonecrest/Ballantyne) on the patio
6:30-9:30pm
http://www.eatboneheads.com
**Spiderwebs
- No Doubt Tribute Show
The Sylvia Theater
9pm
York, SC
http://www.sylviatheater.com
Saturday April 10 - Happy Birthday Jonathan Grubbs!
**Carolina
Gator
Gumbo
Morehead Street
Tavern
http://www.moreheadsttavern.com
**MaxxMusic
Presents: Farewell Drifters w/The Honeycutters (early
show)
The Evening Muse
8pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com
* http://www.maxxmusic.com
* http://www.queencitymusic.com/theeveningmuse/print/april-10.pdf
**Milwaukee
featuring Sam Quinn (Sam Quinn & Japan Ten), Justin Fedor &
Pat Maholland
(The New Familiars), Rodney Lanier (Sea of Cortez) & The Hardy
Boys (late
show)
The Evening Muse
10:30pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com
**Yarn
w/ The Trainwreks
The Double Door Inn
10pm
http://www.doubledoorinn.com
**7th
annual Cash Bash John Howie Jr & the Rosewood Bluff, The
Straight-8's,
The Bo-Stevens, Sean K Preston and The Tremors
Puckett's Farm Equipment
8pm
http://www.puckettsfarm.com
**Babyshaker
Release
Party w/The Choke and 2013 Wolves
The Milestone Club
http://www.themilestoneclub.com
**Music
and Mud: A Heritage, Music, and Pottery Festival w/Jeff Hartman
& friends
including Michael Reno Harrell, Rotarian Idol winner Carol Anne
Hartman,
Forrest Brown, Jeremy Shaw and Lauren DeLeary.
Newton-Conover Auditorium
1:30pm
60 West 6th Street
Newton, NC 28658
http://newton-conoverauditorium.org
* http://jshartman.com
**Contagious
Blues Band
Exit 36 Grill and Billiards
10pm
Mooresville NC
http://www.contagiousblues.com
**Grown
Up Avenger Stuff,
Kaitlyn Kennedy (of Electric Coma), Denny Denham and Sara Scott
Common Market South End (CM2)
an intimate acoustic extravangaza and
April Birthday Party Celebration
http://www.myspace.com/thecommonmarketbands
**Kevin
Brawley
Pippa's Cafe
9pm-12midnight
10040 Edison Square Drive
Concord, NC
http://www.myspace.com/kevinbrawley
**Charlotte
Music Awards Blues Showcase w/Jo Gore & The Alternative
from Durham,
Big Ron Hunter from Winston-Salem,
The Lovepipes from Greensboro,
The Janet Barnes Blues Band from Charlotte
Elwood's Music Hall
http://www.elwoodsmusichall.com
**Strikeout
Cancer Save A Life: Patrick Snider Benefit Concert w/2:00pm - Garage
Shop,
2:55pm - Climbing Horizon,
4:10pm - 4th and Liberty,
5:25pm - Chaos,
6:25pm - Jeffrey Allen Edwards Band,
7:40pm - A Course of Action,
8:55pm - Chase Rice,
10:10pm- In His Name,
11:25pm- Scenic Roots
The Neighborhood Theatre
http://www.neighborhoodtheatre.com
**Rusty
Knox Band
Corkscrew
Huntersville, NC
http://www.myspace.com/rustyknoxmusic
**Gigi
Dover
Rodi
8pm-10pm
Gastonia, NC
http://www.rodiworld.com
**Marcie
Hernandez
Pura Vida
5pm-7pm
http://www.puravidaart.com
**WNCW-FM
88.7/100.3 FM - Local Color Show
featuring local and regional artists
7pm
http://www.wncw.org
**afto|n|
presents HIP HOP:
Infamous A.C.E, young z, Doughboy, Yung Envy, Mobb Money
Entertainment, HOLLA,
Jamel, HILLZ ENT, JINJER: THE GLAMAZON, Jay Reid, Due2e Down,
Southern Grind,
MickY A, MR. JAAG & More TBA
The Evening Muse
7pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com
* http://www.myspace.com/findyourmuse
**Charlotte
Blues
Society 17th Anniversary Party
Featuring Peggy Ratusz
The Double Door
Inn
8pm
http://www.doubledoorinn.com
**Jared
Allan
The Wine Vault
4:30pm – 8:30pm
http://www.jaredallan.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
**MaxxMusic
Presents: Cedric Burnside& Lightnin' Malcolm
The Evening Muse
8pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com
**The
Ruse w/Luna Halo and Honor by August
The Milestone Club
http://www.themilestoneclub.com
**Simplified
(Acoustic)
The Rusty Rudder
9pm
Cornelius, NC
http://www.simplifiedmusic.com
*
http://www.therustyrudder.com/
**Bill
Hanna Jazz Jam
The Double Door Inn
9pm
http://www.doubledoorinn.com
**Fair
Play featuring Bobby Donaldson (guitar), Donnie Marshall (drums),
Tuf (bass),
Robin Rogers
9:30pm - 1am
5124 Park Rd.
http://www.fairviewgrill.com
**Red
Rocking Chair (every Tues)
The Comet Grill
http://www.cometgrillcharlotte.com
Wednesday April 14 - Happy Birthday Amanda Liles & Gregg McCraw!
**Paul
Sprawl, Members of the Sea,
Uncle Mountain,
Now You See Them (early
show)
The Evening Muse
8pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com
**Simplified
(Acoustic w/Clee & Sheridan)
Ballantyne Village-Village Bistro
9:30pm
http://www.simplifiedmusic.com
**The
Werks & EP3
The Double Door Inn
9pm
http://www.doubledoorinn.com
**Thom
Crumpton and Wizdom
Morehead Street Tavern
http://www.moreheadsttavern.com
Band/Artist/Media News, Features, Announcements and Upcoming Local and Regional Events
************************************************************************* ******************
*** = New Additions This Week
Misc News, Events & Announcements:
***"Laurie Koster
- Number One Music Fan" Charlotte Folk Society Newsletter Article (pg.
14) - http://www.lauriekoster.com/images/CFS_Article.jpg
*
http://www.folksociety.org.
Thank you Wanda, Charlotte Folk Society and Rick Spreitzer for your
kindness
and support, and Don Koster & John Tosco for adding their own
sweet comments
too!
**April Art at The Evening Muse - Beth Jackson - http://www.facebook.com/dragonflyjackson
**Vote for Contagious to play at Eric Clapton's "Crossroads Festival" in Chicago on Saturday, June 26th. http://www.playcrossroads.com/
**GroverFest 2010 lineup featuring: The Mantras, The New Familiars,Yesterday's Gravy, Chasing Edison,Walrus & the Carpenter, Actual Proof, From A Seed, Matter Of Fact, Dük Tan, Near Gravity, Sticky Rhythm, Case Federal & The Agents, and Set in Stone - June 4th, 5th, 6th. Carolina countryside near Mooresville, NC. Tickets $35 (Early Bird) and $45 (Regular Price after 5/4) which includes tent camping or day parking, a plate at the Groverfamily breakfast, and a GroverFest 2010 commemorative bracelet. http://groverfest.com
**Plaza Midwood Mania - http://plazamidwood.org/maynia.html
**Special Artist Opportunity: A Chance to Sell Work and Perform Across N.C. The N.C. Department of Cultural Resources is launching a new program this summer called 2nd Saturdays: History, Heritage, Arts & Fun. These 2nd Saturday events in June, July and August are an opportunity for artists to showcase their work at more than 30 state historic sites and museums across the state. The dates of the Saturday events are June 12, July 10 and August 14. The event time varies at each site but is generally 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Several sites would also like to include musicians, performing artists, authors and storytellers in these events. For more information, visit http://www.ncarts.org/2ndsaturdays
**8th Annual Spring Shakori Hills GrassRoots Festival of Music & Dance - Apr 22 - Apr 25 - Silk Hope, NC featuring: Béla Fleck, Chiwoniso, Rusted Root, Bassekou Kouyate, Donna the Buffalo, Abigail Washburn, Preston Frank, Vince Herman & Great American Taxi, Rosie Ledet & The Zydeco Playboys, Eilen Jewell, Crooked Still, Scythian, Asylum Street Spankers, Sim Redmond Band, The Hackensaw Boys, Bowerbirds, Hobex, The Beast, Orquesta GarDel, Des Ark (solo), The Bluegrass Experience, Saludos Compay, Big Fat Gap, Midtown Dickens, Hammer No More the Fingers, Mandolin Orange, The Gravy Boys, Greg Humphreys, Inflowential, Club Boheme, and The Music Maker Revue featuring: Cool John Ferguson, Pat "Mother Blues" Cohen, Captain Luke, Ron Hunter, & Lightnin' Wells AND Elikem African Dance, The Grady Girls, stephaniesid, Holy Ghost Tent Revival, Dark Water Rising, David Gans, Kelley & The Cowboys, Ralph Roddenbery Band, Sol Driven Train, Possum Jenkins, The Smart Brothers, The Honeycutters, Sol & Funk Root, The TalkToMes, The Side Effects, Scatterbones, Spirit Family Reunion, Jack Maverick & His Wild Rebels, Big Al Hall & The Marching Rams, Hee Haw Nightmare, The Steamrollers, Cole Park, Acroentertainment, Northwood Jazz Band, Daygot Leeyos Edwards, The Minglewood Ramblers, Louise Kessell, Cane Creek Cloggers, Emerson Waldorf String Band, Apple Chill Cloggers, and Red Herring Puppets. Day passes $22/$30/$37/$26. http://www.shakorihills.org.
**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
**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.
**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.
**Essential Charlotte - The People & Places That Make Us Unique - http://www.essentialcharlotte.com
Contests:
***From The Charlotte Folk Society: They've received only one application for the Spencer-Bryant Adult Scholarship to the Swannanoa Gathering AND no applications for the 2010 Marilyn Meacham Price Youth Scholarship to the Swannanoa Gathering. Please visit http://www.folksociety.org for forms and information.
Reviews, Previews, Photos and/or Videos:
***Plaza Family Band on Charlotte Today - http://www.wcnc.com/charlotte-today/Plaza-Family-Band-performs-on-Charlotte-Today-89691472.html
***Josh Daniel & Justin Fedor (The New Familiars) chat with Leigh-Anne Brown from LAB Austin and perform on the CLEAR Mobile Studio. - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jCBntQcob0M
***Wavy Space on The Jerry Springer Show - http://www.facebook.com/home.php#!/video/video.php?v=542389814596
Radio:
**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.
Thank you for your support!
***Looking
Ahead: (new
additions or updates)
(^=Potential sell out - recommend
getting advance
tickets)
***************
04/15
- Todd Snider w/Paleface - The Visulite Theatre
04/15 - John Gorka w/Sara Hickman - The Evening Muse
04/16 - Carolina Chocolate Drops - The Neighborhood
Theatre
04/16 - Needtobreathe w/Will Hoge and Matt Hires - Amos'
Southend
04/16 - David Sedaris - Thomas Wolfe Auditorium (Asheville, NC)
04/17 - Roger McGuinn - Don Gibson Theatre
(Shelby, NC)
04/17 - Webb Wilder - The Evening Muse
04/17 - ^Tosco Music Party -
Halton
Theater @ CPCC - SOLD OUT
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
04/29 - Dead Confederate - The Neighborhood Theatre
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)
04/30 - The Church - McGlohon Theatre - It's a 30th
anniversary tour. Gonna
play one song from each album-in reverse.
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 Evening Muse
05/05 - Widespread Panic w/Band of Horses - Bi-Lo Center
(Greenville,
SC)
05/06 - Captured! by Robots - The Milestone Club
05/07 - ^Levon
Helm Band - Knight Theater
05/07
- ^Tom
Petty & The Heartbreakers w/Joe Cocker - Charlotte Verizon
Wireless
Amphitheatre
05/08 - ^Old
Crow Medicine Show - The Neighborhood Theatre - Tickets on
Sale 3/23
05/09 - John Hiatt & The Combo w/Matthew
Ryan - Knight Theater
05/12 - ^OK
Go - The Visulite Theatre
05/12 -^Josh Ritter & The
Royal
City Band - McGlohon Theatre
05/12 - Norah Jonesw/Elvis Perkins - Ovens Auditorium
05/13 - The Brilliant Inventions - The Evening Muse
05/15 - Dave Koz, Marc Antoine and Brian
Simpson - Halton Theatre at CPCC
05/20 - ^Howe
Gelb - The Evening Muse
05/20 - The Swell Season - The Orange Peel
- (Asheville, NC)
05/21 - Lou Ford w/Leadville Social Club - The
Double Door Inn
05/22 - FemmeFest 2010 - NoDa - featuring: Jill
Andrews, Wavy Space, Amelias Mechanics, Sy Arden, Jocelyn Ellis
& the
Alpha Theory, The Near Misses &
More
TBA
05/23 - ^Railroad Earth - The
Visulite Theatre
05/24 - Michael Franti & Spearhead - The
Orange Peel - (Asheville, NC)
05/27-29 - Food Lion Speed Street - Uptown
Charlotte
06/01 - Patty Griffin w/Buddy Miller - Knight
Theater
06/02 - James Taylor and Carole King - TW Cable Arena
06/03 - Camera Obscura - The Orange Peel -
(Asheville,
NC)
06/05 - ^Beatles Tribute -
Knight
Theater
06/10 - Jim Avett & Andy Friedman - The Evening
Muse
06/11 - ^Phoenix
- Koka Booth Amphitheater - (Cary, NC)
- Win
Tickets from WKNC
06/12 - ^Phoenix - CLT
Uptown Amphitheatre
06/13 - Blitzen Trapper - Tremont Music Hall -
Tickets on Sale 3/24
06/19 - Iris Dement - The Grey Eagle (Asheville,
NC)
06/25 - Matthew Ryan - The Evening Muse
06/26 - DudeFest Charlotte 2010 - NoDa
- featuring: Leslie, Lucky 5, Transmission Fields, gogoPilot, &
Breaking
Laces http://www.dudefestcharlotte.com
07/02 - Phish - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
07/09
- Chatham County Line - The Neighborhood Theatre
08/22 - Jack Johnson - Verizon Wireless
Amphitheatre
09/9-11 - Hopscotch Music Festival w/Public
Enemy, Panda Bear, Broken Social Scene & 120 Local, Regional &
National
Acts - Raleigh, NC - http://hopscotchmusicfest.com/
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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