CHARLOTTE
EVENTS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER
April 14, 2010 - April 21, 2010
"This music crept by me upon the waters,
allaying
both their fury, and my passion, with its sweet air."
~ William Shakespeare ~
(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
Wednesday April 14 - Happy Birthday Amanda Liles & Gregg McCraw!
**Mike
Strauss
Trio
Little Robert's Place
7pm-9pm
Concord, NC
http://www.mikestrauss.net
**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
**Evans
Blue w/Rains,
Lansdowne & Echo Code
Amos' Southend
http://www.amossouthend.com
**Mike
Strauss Band
The Pizza Peel
8pm
http://www.mikestrauss.net
**Vienna
Teng
Dinkins Underground
Winthrop University
8pm
Rock Hill, SC
http://www.winthrop.edu/studentaffairs/dsu/
**Alan
Barrington
The Blue Fin Grille
7pm
Spartanburg, NC
http://www.alanbarrington.com
**MaxxMusic
& Landshark Entertainment Present: Todd Snider w/Paleface
The Visulite Theatre
8:30pm
http://www.visulite.com
* http://www.maxxmusic.com
**Lindy
Dobbins
T-Bones on the Lake
6:30pm
Lake Wylie, SC
http://www.lindydobbins.com
**MaxxMusic
Presents: John
Gorka & Sara Hickman (early
show)
The Evening Muse
8pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com
*
http://www.queencitymusic.com/theeveningmuse/print/april-10.pdf * http://www.maxxmusic.com
**The
Ravenna Colt & Roman Candle (late
show)
The Evening Muse
10:30pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com
**Greensky
Bluegrass
The Double Door Inn
9pm
http://www.doubledoorinn.com
**The
Moonshine Racers
The
Philosopher's
Stone
7:30pm - 10:30pm
http://www.philosophersstonetavern.com
**Rock
for Peace at Home w/Hunter's Travesty,The Gallery, Grown Up
Avenger Stuff and Lambhandler
The Evening Muse
A $5 suggested donation buys a silicone Rock for Peace armband and
raffle
ticket.
8pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com
* http://www.rock.charlottepeaceathome.com
**Carolina
Chocolate Drops w/special guests Pat 'Mother Blues' Cohen &
Ian
Thomas
The Neighborhood
Theatre
http://www.neighborhoodtheatre.com
**5
on 5 Challenge w/Tropic Culture
The Visulite Theatre
8pm
http://www.visulite.com
**Kevin
Brawley
Eastfield Bar and Grille
8pm
http://www.myspace.com/kevinbrawley
**Needtobreathe
w/Will Hoge and Matt Hires
Amos' Southend
http://www.amossouthend.com
**Lindy
Dobbins and the Red Velvet Manx
Moorehead Street Tavern
7:30pm
http://www.lindydobbins.com
* http://www.moreheadsttavern.com
**Lenny
Federal Band (Every Friday)
The Comet Grill
9:30pm
http://www.cometgrillcharlotte.com
*
http://www.myspace.com/lennyfederal
**Chasing
Edison CD Release Party w/Yesterday's Gravy
The Double Door Inn
10pm
http://www.doubledoorinn.com
**Jared
Allan
Therapy Cafe
8pm-11pm
http://www.jaredallan.com
**Buck
Mountain Stranglers with 25 minutes to go and Hectagons
Elwood's Music Hall
http://www.elwoodsmusichall.com
**Chad Mackey Band
Ed’s Tavern,
http://www.edstavern.com/events.html
**Red
All Over, The Alcazar Hotel, You And Your Effects
Snug Harbor
http://www.snugrock.com
Saturday April 17 - Record Store Day
**CPCC and
Tosco
Music Party Presents:
Sensoria 2010 A Celebration of the Arts
The day's festivities will include an
eclectic roster of musicians, including: 10:00am The Charlotte
Folk
Society, 11:05am Tyler Mitchell, 11:20am Criss Cross
Mangosauce, 11:45am Jessica Drake, 12:10pm The Moore Brothers Band,
12:35pm
Matthew Alexander, 1:00pm los Trabucos, 1:35pm Derek Fulton, 2:00pm
Desmond
Myers, 2:25pm Every Mother’s Dream, 2:50pm The Extraordinaires, 3:25pm
Maddie Shuler, 3:55pm Kinobe & Soul Beat Africa, 4:30pm Katherine
Fritsch,
4:50pm The Griggs, 5:15pm Headliner (TBA). ***Special Offer!
Some estaurants
are offering a 10% discount if people show their Sensoria program. More
info: http://www.toscomusicparty.org
* http://sensoria.cpcc.edu
**Tosco
Music Party w/Livingston Taylor, Alan Kaufman, Elina Lev, Every
Mother’s Dream,
Finders Keepers, Matthew Alexander, Morwenna Lasko & Jay Pun, The
Myers
Park High School Jazz Band, Katherine Fritsch, Tim Sparks, Sloan
Wainwright,
The Moore Brothers Band, The Griggs, Kinobe & Soul Beat Africa,
Songs of
Water, Lorenzo Zapata, Bill Averbach, Michaela Amato, Valerie Miller
CPCC Halton Theater
7pm-11pm
http://www.toscomusicparty.org
**Mike
Strauss Band CD Release
The Comet Grill
9pm-midnight
http://www.mikestrauss.net
**Stirling
Bridge & Thistledown Tinkers
Loch Norman Highland Games
12:00noon - 9:00pm
Huntersville, NC
http://www.stirlingbridgeband.com
* http://www.thistledowntinkers.com
**Jared
Allan
The Deck (Dilworth)
7pm-10pm
http://www.jaredallan.com
**Alan
Barrington
The Wine Room
8pm
Concord, NC
http://www.alanbarrington.com
**The
Mangles, Glen Iris, Bracing For Impact
Snug Harbor
http://www.snugrock.com
**The
second annual FIRE 2010 event w/The Rusty Knox Band
The Ada Jenkins Center
8am-2pm
Davidson, NC
http://www.myspace.com/rustyknoxmusic
**WingStock
w/Scoot Pittman, Groove 8 & U-Phonik
Wild Wing Cafe
4pm
2132 Ayrsley Town Boulevard
http://www.scootmusic.com
**Mike
Cross
The Neighborhood
Theatre
http://www.neighborhoodtheatre.com
**Super
Ape & More
The Visulite Theatre
8pm
http://www.visulite.com
**Shotgun
Lover
w/The Holy Smokes
The Milestone Club
http://www.themilestoneclub.com
**MaxxMusic
Presents:
Webb Wilder (early
show)
The Evening Muse
8pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com
* http://www.maxxmusic.com
* http://www.queencitymusic.com/theeveningmuse/print/april-10.pdf
**Bill
Noonan & The Barbed Wires w/Leadville Social Club
Elwood's Music Hall
http://www.elwoodsmusichall.com
**Junior
Astronomers w/The Specs (late
show)
The Evening Muse
10:30pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com
**Jamie
McLean CD Release Party w/Nick Howard
The Double Door Inn
10pm
http://www.doubledoorinn.com
**The
Houston
Brothers w/Andy the Door Bum
The Common
Market
http://www.myspace.com/thecommonmarketbands
**Case
Federal
Pura Vida
5pm-7pm
http://www.puravidaart.com
**Lindy
Dobbins and the Red Velvet Manx
Freeman’s Pub
Gastonia, NC
9pm
http://www.lindydobbins.com
**Jay
M. Robinson Student Council 8th Annual Band Wars
On April 17 the Jay M. Robinson Student Council is hosting the 8th
Annual Band
Wars competition. Band Wars is the only competition of its kind in
Cabarrus
County. Student bands from all over Cabarrus County will compete for
a monetary
prize and time in a recording studio. The expected audience is
500-700 people,
most of whom will be high school students from Cabarrus County
Schools. The
Council's main fundraising goal for this year is to raise enough
money to
send a child from our school to the Victory Junction Gang Camp in
Randleman,
North Carolina. Victory Junction specializes in giving the
traditional "summer
camp experience" to terminally ill children. For more information,
please
call Hanna at 704-502-9370.
**Roger
McGuinn
Don Gibson Theatre
Shelby, NC
**WNCW-FM
88.7/100.3 FM - Local Color Show
featuring local and regional artists
7pm
http://www.wncw.org
**Hot Hand
Spirits
The Philosopher's Stone
5pm-9pm
http://www.myspace.com/hothandspirits
*
http://www.philosophersstonetavern.com
**The
Plaza
Family Band
Spring Fling
Kilgo Church 2101 Belvedere Ave
12:30pm - 2:30pm
http://www.plazafamilyband.com
**Stirling
Bridge & Thistledown Tinkers
Loch Norman Highland Game
12:00noon - 5:00pm
Huntersville, NC
http://www.stirlingbridgeband.com
* http://www.thistledowntinkers.com
**The
Wailin' Jennys w/e-s Guthrie
The Neighborhood Theatre
http://www.neighborhoodtheatre.com
**Caves,
Van
Edward, Matthew Paul Butler
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
**MaxxMusic
&
Landshark Entertainment Present: Loud & Rich Show (Loudon
Wainwright III &
Richard Thompson)
The Knight Theater
8pm
http://www.maxxmusic.com
**Find
Your Muse Open Mic w/featured performer Momentary Prophets
The Evening Muse
8pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com
* http://www.myspace.com/findyourmuse
**Daniel
Francis
Doyle, Bo White
Snug Harbor
http://www.snugrock.com
**The
Monday Nite All-Stars
The Double Door Inn
10pm
http://www.doubledoorinn.com
**MaxxMusic
Presents: Steve Poltz
The Evening Muse
8pm
http://www.eveningmuse.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
**MaxxMusic
Presents: Joshua James & Matthew Perryman Jones (early
show)
The Evening Muse
8pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com
**
MaxxMusic
presents: Enter The Haggis
The Double Door Inn
9pm
http://www.doubledoorinn.com
**Cornmeal
The Milestone Club
http://www.themilestoneclub.com
**The
Activity, Marco Pollo, Romanenko
Snug Harbor
http://www.snugrock.com
Band/Artist/Media News, Features, Announcements and Upcoming Local and Regional Events
************************************************************************* ******************
*** = New Additions This Week
Misc News, Events & Announcements:
***Charlotte Web Awards 2010 - http://charlottewebawards.technomile.com - If you'd like to extend a little vote or two my way, that would be greatly appreciated, and really would serve to extend the reach of this newsletter to gain even more music fans and supporters, yes? :-) Categories might be: Charlotte’s Best E-Newsletter and/or Charlotte’s Best Event-Oriented Site. Deadline April 21st. URL TO SUBMIT: http://www.lauriekoster.com/happenings.htm. Thank you so much!
***Shuffle Magazine #7 has arrived it is is filled with articles and reviews on many, many local and regional talents! http://ow.ly/1wgfO
***Wed. April 14-18: UNCC Theater presents the dark musical comedy “Assassins” by Stephen Sondheim & John Weidman. **unadvertised matinee: Wed. April 14, 10am. Showtimes and info: http://www.charlottecultureguide.com/event.php?id=6885
***Plaza Midwood Mania - http://plazamidwood.org/maynia.html Saturday, May 1 Chris Holder, Greg Lilley and Company: Brenda Gambill of Doubting Thomas and Volatile Baby, Loose Lug Nuts, Broken Napoleans, Truckstop Preachers
**"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
**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
**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:
***Cash Bash VII - http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/vibes/2010/04/12/live-review-cash-bash-vii/#more-6954
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)
***************
04/23 - Firefall - Newberry Opera House - (Newberry, SC )
04/25 - Frightened Rabbit - Cat's Cradle (Carrboro, NC)
04/28 - ^My
Morning Jacket - Family
Circle - (Charleston, SC)
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
05/18 - ^David
Bazan (Pedro the Lion) House Show at The Kingston Castle/Jonathan
Grubbs
- Charlotte, NC - 24
hr. Ticket Pre-Sale Info
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
06/07 - Rhett Miller - The Pour
House - (Raleigh,
NC)
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 WIN TICKETS FROM
106.5FM
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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