CHARLOTTE EVENTS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER
June
9, 2010 - June 16, 2010
“Music
speaks what cannot be expressed, soothes the mind and gives it rest, heals the
heart and makes it whole, flows from heaven to the soul.”
~
~
(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
**Scoot Pittman
Trio
Mac’s Speed Shop Bike Night - S. Blvd
7pm
http://www.scootmusic.com
**Ben
Deignan
The Double Door Inn
9pm
http://www.doubledoorinn.com
**All Get Out, Ocean
Is Theory and Polar War
Tremont Music Hall
http://www.tremontmusichall.com
**Shearing Pinx, Nu
Sensae, Soft Parts
Snug Harbor
http://www.snugrock.com
**MaxxMusic
Presents: Richard Shindell (early show)
The Evening
Muse
8pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com
**My Radio &
MIGGS (late show)
The Evening Muse
10:30pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com
**Greg
Lilley & Co. (w/Brenda Lee),
Mix at Six (Ballantyne Village)
6-9pm
http://www.mixatsixballantyne.com
**Simplified
Easy Eddy's
12125 Statesville Rd.
Huntersville NC
http://www.easyeddiesmc.com/index.asp
**Contagious Blues
Band
Metropolitan Music on the Greenway Concert Series
5:30pm -
8:30pm
http://www.contagiousblues.com * http://www.findyourcenter.com/things-to-do/event/1468/metlive-music-on-the-greenway/
**Jared
Allan
Bad Dogs
9pm
http://www.jaredallan.com
**Greg
Lilley
Sole Spanish Grill (Dilworth)
6:30-9:30pm
http://www.solespanishgrille.com
**MaxxMusic
Presents: Jim Avett w/Andy Friedman (early show)
The Evening
Muse
8pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com * http://www.maxxmusic.com
**Gareth Asher (late show)
The Evening
Muse
10:30pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com
**Cameron Marion
The Double Door Inn
http://www.doubledoorinn.com
**Alan Barrington
The Blue Fin
Grille
7pm
Spartanburg, NC
http://www.alanbarrington.com
**Live
Big
Morehead Street Tavern (Patio)
7:30pm
http://www.moreheadsttavern.com
**John and
Sandy of the Merrows
McCormick and
Schmick's
5:30pm-7:30pm
**Charlotte Folk Society Gathering featuring The
Whippersnappers
The Great Aunt Stella Center
7:30pm
http://www.folksociety.org
**Zombies for Libraries Benefit & Video Shoot for
PLCMC
Matthews Library
5:30pm
Zombies, Make-up Artists, Signs,
Volunteers and/or Donations Needed
Contact: joey@charlottegeeks.com
http://www.www.plcmc.org
**Alan Barrington
Ballantyne Country Club
7pm
http://www.alanbarrington.com
**Billy Jones
Art on Main Gallery
165 N Main St.,
Mooresville, NC
http://billyjonesandthepocket.com
**Rock
Bottom
Hoopers Tavern
http://www.rockbottom.datatechis.com
**MaxxMusic & Landshark Entertainment Present: Dirty Dozen
Brass Band
The Visulite Theatre
10pm
http://www.visulite.com * http://www.maxxmusic.com
**Mike Strauss w/Jon Schigoda & Randolph
Lewis
Summit Coffee House
8pm-11pm
Davidson, NC
http://www.mikestrauss.net
**Papa Grows Funk
The Double Door Inn
10pm
http://www.doubledoorinn.com
**Jared Allan
Iconz
9pm
1611
Westover St.
Lowell, NC
http://www.jaredallan.com
**Pocket Full of Strange
Morehead Street Tavern
(Patio)
7:30pm
http://www.moreheadsttavern.com
**The Gal Friday Band w/Rebecca Rippy
The Sylvia
Theater
9pm
http://www.sylviatheater.com
**Jason Boland & The Straggler w/John D. Hale
The
Neighborhood Theatre
8pm
http://www.neighborhoodtheatre.com
**MaxxMusic Presents: Carrie Rodriguez w/Megan McCormick
(early)
The Evening Muse
8pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com * http://www.maxxmusic.com
**Cary Ann Hearst w/Sy Arden (late show)
The Evening
Muse
http://www.eveningmuse.com
**Lenny Federal
Band (Every Friday)
The Comet Grill
9:30pm
http://www.cometgrillcharlotte.com * http://www.myspace.com/lennyfederal
**The Atherton
Market's Grand Opening Celebration featuring Mike Strauss w/Randolph Lewis, Beth
Brown Al-Rawi & Ron Brendle
2104 South Blvd. (near Tremont
& South in the old Trolly Barn)
10am-12noon
AND
**Mike
Strauss Band
The Comet Grill
9pm
http://www.mikestrauss.net
**Easter Seals
Benefit featuring Simplified
Tyber Creek
http://
www.nc.eastersealsucp.com/events
**MaxxMusic
Presents: Tom Russell
The Evening Muse
8pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com * http://www.maxxmusic.com
**Young
Orchids& Adam Middleton of the Stellas
The Evening
Muse
10:30pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com
*Billy Jones
Art on Main Gallery
165 N Main St.,
Mooresville, NC
http://billyjonesandthepocket.com
**Alan
Barrington
The Blue Fin Grille
7pm
Spartanburg, NC
http://www.alanbarrington.com
**Amy
Broome Band
Parktowne Village
7pm-10pm
http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/AmyBroome
**Greg
Lilley
The Burger Co. - Wesley Heights
7pm-10pm
http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/eatmycharlotte/2010/04/05/photos-the-burger-company
**Temperance League,
Trouble Walkers, Saint Solitude
Snug Harbor
http://www.snugrock.com
**Night of the Blues
featuring Mac Arnold Plate Full O' Blues, Blonde Blues &
WSNB
The Neighborhood Theatre
8:30pm
http://www.neighborhoodtheatre.com
**Evelynn Rose
w/Soulgrass Rebellion
The Double Door Inn
10pm
http://www.doubledoorinn.com
**Phoenix
Uptown Amphitheatre
**WNCW-FM 88.7/100.3 FM -
Local Color Show
featuring local and regional artists
7pm
http://www.wncw.org
Sunday June 13 - Happy Birthday Jason Hausman!
**M4 Messenger CD Release Party / Rich Parris Tribute
featuring: Eric Lovell, Kevin Gill, Andy Seets, Dustin Hofsess, Jes Seda
& Jay Fernandez on guitars and Jason Atkins on Keyboards
The
Visulite Theatre
7:45pm
http://www.visulite.com
**The Birdsnest and Rusty Knox present: "Pickin' for Nashville"
Nashville Flood Victims Benefit Relief Show featuring: Angelo Melendez, The
Davidson Express, Billy Jones and the Pocket and The Rusty Knox
Band
Town Green - Main Street
1pm-7pm
All proceeds go to The
Community Foundation of Middle Tennessee and 100% of the proceeds stay in
Nashville
Davidson, NC
**Jared Allan
The Wine Vault
7pm-10pm
http://www.jaredallan.com
**The Band of Gold
Morehead Street Tavern
(Patio)
7:30pm
http://www.moreheadsttavern.com
**Greg
Lilley
The Prickly Pear (Downtown Historic
Mooresville)
6-9pm
http://www.pricklypear.net
**Blitzen
Trapper w/The Moondoggies
Tremont Music Hall
9pm
http://www.tremontmusichall.com
**The
Lights Fluorescent, Astronomers, Death Becomes Even the Maiden
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
Monday June 14 - Happy Birthday Jeff Whitworth!
**Find Your Muse
Open Mic
The Evening Muse
8pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com * http://www.myspace.com/findyourmuse
**The Monday Nite
All-Stars
The Double Door Inn
10pm
http://www.doubledoorinn.com
**Yardwork, The
Selmanaires, Carnivores
Snug Harbor
http://www.snugrock.com/snugharbor
**Bill Hanna Jazz
Jam
The Double Door Inn
9pm
http://www.doubledoorinn.com
**Lockstarr w/Lizh
& Brody & Choch
The Evening Muse
8pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com
**Fair Play featuring
Bobby Donaldson (guitar), Donnie Marshall (drums), Tuf (bass), Robin
Rogers
Fairview Grille
9:30pm - 1am
5124 Park Rd.
http://www.fairviewgrill.com
**Red Rocking Chair
(every Tues)
The Comet Grill
http://www.cometgrillcharlotte.com
**MaxxMusic
Presents: Otis Taylor
McGlohon Theater
8:30pm
http://www.maxxmusic.com
**Scoot Pittman
(Acoustic)
Fifty-1
9:30pm
http://www.scootmusic.com
**Aslyn w/ Toby
Lightman
The Double Door Inn
9pm
http://www.doubledoorinn.com
**Kevin
Brawley
The Deck in Dilworth
6:30pm
http://www.myspace.com/kevinbrawley
**Milkjug Records
presents: Sandcrawler, Betsy Badwater, Perry Fowler
Snug Harbor
http://www.snugrock.com
**Mark Mathis &
David Lutes (early show)
The Evening Muse
8pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com
Band/Artist/Media News, Features, Announcements and Upcoming Local and Regional Events
************************************************************************* ******************
*** = New Additions This Week
Misc News, Events & Announcements:
***We were saddened to hear the news about the passing of an old friend, Alexander "Zan" Copeland (Myers Park-Trinity Little League Coach & Mentor, and original owner of Alexander Michael's restaurant). Our thoughts are with his family and friends.
**The Annual
Creative Loafing Best Of Voting now underway - http://charlotte.creativeloafing.com/gyrobase/index
**The Evening Muse
Gallery Artist of the month - the Photographs of Jeff Hahne, Music
Editor for Creative Loafing. http://www.eveningmuse.com
**Post and read reviews about anything and everywhere in Charlotte at Yelp.com - http://www.yelp.com/charlotte-nc
**Essential Charlotte - The People & Places That Make Us Unique - http://www.essentialcharlotte.com
Reviews, Previews, Photos and/or Videos:
***Beatles Tribute Show - http://www.examiner.com/x-3774-Charlotte-Music-Examiner~y2010m6d7-Tosco-Music-Party--Beatles-Tribute-Night--a-smashing-good-time?cid=examiner-email
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!
***Looking Ahead: (new
additions or updates)
(^=Potential sell out - recommend getting advance
tickets)
***************
06/19 -
Iris Dement - The Grey Eagle (Asheville, NC)
06/20 -
Silversun Pickups - The Disco Rodeo (Raleigh, NC)
06/24 -
Eilen Jewell & Mando Saenz - The Evening Muse
06/25 -
Matthew Ryan - The Evening Muse
06/25 - Drivin' N'
Cryin' - Amos' Southend
06/26 - DudeFest Charlotte
2010 - NoDa - featuring: Truckstop
Preachers, Breaking Laces, gogoPilot, Transmission Fields, Lucky 5, M4
Messenger, LESLIE, Jeremy Current Band, Loose Lugnuts, Deadstar Blues and more!
http://www.dudefestcharlotte.com
06/28 - Dar
Williams w/Sara Watkins - McGlohon Theatre
07/02 - Phish
- Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
07/08 -
Victor Wooten Band - The Neighborhood Theatre
07/09 - Chatham County Line - The
Neighborhood Theatre
07/13 - Mates of
State - The Orange Peel (Asheville, NC)
07/19 - Modest Mouse - The Orange Peel
(Asheville, NC)
SOLD OUT
07/21 - Cowboy
Junkies - McGlohon Theatre
07/22 -
Melissa Etheridge - Ovens Auditorium
07/23 - Joan Armatrading - McGlohon
Theatre
07/24 - ^Chuck Prophet - The
Evening Muse
07/25 -
^Deer Tick
w/Dead Confederate - The Visulite Theatre
08/05 - The Peter Case Band - The
Evening Muse
08/06 - Lilith Fair
- Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
08/22 - Jack
Johnson - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
08/24 - Maroon 5
w/Kris Allen and VV Brown - Davidson College
08/31 - ^Michael Franti & Spearhead -
The Neighborhood Theatre
08/31 - Natalie Merchant - Ovens
Auditorium
09/09 - Broken Social Scene - The Orange Peel -
(Asheville, NC)
09/10 - Kings Of Leon w/The Black Keys and The
Whigs - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
09/9-11 - Hopscotch
Music Festival w/Public Enemy, Panda Bear, Broken Social Scene, Richard Buckner,
Lucero, Tortoise, & 120 Local, Regional & National Acts -
Raleigh, NC - http://hopscotchmusicfest.com/
09/14 - The Black
Keys w/The Whigs - The Orange Peel - (Asheville, NC) - SOLD OUT
09/24 - ^Marshall Crenshaw -
The Evening Muse
09/24 - ^The Paul Thorn Band - The
Neighborhood Theatre
12/03 - The Blind Boys
Of Alabama - Wingate University (Wingate)
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
(Please forward this newsletter to your friends, and also consider a link back to my website to encourage people to sign up for this newsletter. And finally, as always, it's a good idea to check with the artist or venue prior to driving to a show).
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