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CHARLOTTE EVENTS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER
July 27, 2011 - August 3, 2011
"Music that gentlier on the spirit lies,Than tired eyelids upon tired eyes."
- Alfred Lord Tennyson
(Be sure to read/scroll to the end of the newsletter for special announcements and band news.)
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See you at a show!
**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
What's New | Looking Ahead | Thank You | Links
**Tom McBride w/Flearoy
The Evening Muse
8pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com
**The Black Lips
The Neighborhood Theatre
8pm
http://www.neighborhoodtheatre.com
**Committed
The Double Door Inn
9pm
http://www.doubledoorinn.com
**Dex Romweber Duo (ex-Flat Duo Jets) CD Release, The Lesser Pauls, Erika Blatnik
Snug Harbor
9pm
http://snugrock.com
**Acoustic Whiskey Sessions Open Mic w/Jimmy Brown & David Vallier
The Gin Mill
8pm
**Ocean Is Theory, Parachute Musical, Wylie, The Local Traumatic
Tremont Music Hall
8pm
http://www.tremontmusichall.com
**Simplified Acoustic Duo
The Icehouse
9pm
http://www.simplifiedmusic.com
**Ladies Night w/Beth McKee & Friends
The Double Door Inn
9pm
http://www.doubledoorinn.com
**The And Company
The Evening Muse
8pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com
**Whitewater River Jam featuring: Lindy Dobbins & The Red Velvet Manx
7pm-10pm
http://usnwc.org/riverjam/band-schedule
**Jared Allan
Jack Beagle's
10pm
**Big Octave
Blue Restaurant And Bar (at the corner of 5th and College)
8pm-11pm
http://www.myspace.com/bigoctave
**Mike Strauss Band
Parktowne Village Fountain Plaza
7pm-10pm
http://www.mikestrauss.net
**Alan Barrington
Specialty Shops in The Park
7pm-10pm
http://www.alanbarrington.com
**MaxxMusic & Landshark Entertainment Present: Southern Culture On The Skids With Malamondos
The Visulite Theatre
9pm
http://www.visulite.com * http://www.maxxmusic.com
**Greg Lilley
Ice House (Southend)
8pm-11pm
http://icehousesouthend.com
**Transmissions Fields and The Spiveys
The Chop Shop (NoDa)
10pm
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=225083080867227
**illicitizen w/Angwish
Smokey Joe's Cafe'
9:30pm
**Halden Vang
Steve's Bar & Grill
8pm
2150 Gold Hill Rd
Fort Mill, SC
**Simplified
Bud Light Summer Jam at The NC Music Factory
9:30pm
http://www.simplifiedmusic.com
**Actual Proof w/From a Seed
The Neighborhood Theatre
9:30pm
http://www.neighborhoodtheatre.com
**Junior Astronomers, The Weeks, Tyler Brown
Snug Harbor
10pm
http://snugrock.com
**Now You See Themw/ Johnson’s Crossroad
The Evening Muse
8pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com
**Vertigo Jazz Project w/ Duende Mt. Duo
The Evening Muse
10:30pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com
**MaxxMusic Presents: New Riders Of The Purple Sage
The Double Door Inn
http://www.doubledoorinn.com
**Lenny Federal Band (Every Friday)
The Comet Grill
9:30pm
http://www.cometgrillcharlotte.com * http://www.myspace.com/lennyfederal
**Rick Spreitzer w/Angelo Melendez, Donny Fletcher & Phil Carias
The Blue Vine
9pm-11:30pm
209 S. Main Street
http://www.thebluevine.com/ * http://www.rickspreitzer.com
**Stamper w/Bums Lie
The Chop Shop
http://www.facebook.com/stampervibe
**Alan Barrington
Olde Mecklenburg Brewery
http://www.alanbarrington.com
**Frontier Ruckus With Hoots & Hellmouth
The Evening Muse
8pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com
**Greg Lilley
Cowfish (Southpark)
8pm-11pm
http://thecowfish.com/
**Seth Walker w/ Colby Dobbs Band
The Evening Muse
11pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com
**The Loose Lugnuts
Mac's Speed Shop - Steele Creek
9pm
**Shuffle Magazine Party featuring: Babyshaker, Cement Stars, Modern Primitives and Miami Dice
Tremont Music Hall
8:30pm
http://www.tremontmusichall.com
**Chow Tiger, HoodSnake, Black Water Redemption
Snug Harbor
10:00pm
http://snugrock.com
**2nd annual Rock & Roll Birthday Show for Lynn Farris featuring: The Aqualads, The Truckstop Preachers and Mike Strauss Band w/Randolph Lewis, DK and John Morris
Double Door Inn
10pm
http://www.doubledoorinn.com
**The Wax Gurus
Beantown Tavern
10pm
Matthews, NC
**DS 'The Evolution' & Leydy Bonilla
The Neighborhood Theatre
9pm
http://www.neighborhoodtheatre.com
**WNCW-FM 88.7/100.3 FM - Local Color Show
featuring local and regional artists
7pm
http://www.wncw.org
Sunday July 31 - Happy Birthday John Tosco!
**Carolina Gator Gumbo
The Thirsty Beaver
5pm-8pm
**Andy the DoorBum, The Emotron -
Snug Harbor
9pm
http://www.snugrock.com
**Jared Allan
Wine Vault
7pm
**The Roundtable's Sunday Edition hosted by Randy Walker (every Sunday)
WSGE 91.7FM
9am-10am
http://www.wsge.org/program/publicaff.php
**WNCW 88.7 Local Color
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
http://www.wncw.org
**Divakar Hosts the New Music and Indie Label Show 7pm-8:30pm (new music from all over the world, major and not so major labels)
AND "90 Minutes" (Local & Regional Music) - 8:30pm-10 pm
WEND 106.5 The End (every Sunday)
http://www.1065.com
**Yardwork, Blastoids, The Phophet Nathan, Religious Girls
Snug Harbor
9pm
http://snugrock.com
**Fire Control (Jason Scavone, Johnathan Erickson, Gary Deangelo, and Stacy Leazer) - (every Monday)
The Comet Grill
9:15pm
http://www.cometgrillcharlotte.com
**Find Your Muse Open Mic w/
The Evening Muse
8pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com
**The Open Mic NC
Harvey's
Huntersville, NC
http://www.reverbnation.com/theopenmicnc
**Bill Hanna Jazz Jam
The Double Door Inn
9pm
http://www.doubledoorinn.com
**Red Rocking Chair (every Tues)
The Comet Grill
http://www.cometgrillcharlotte.com
**Fair Play featuring Bobby Donaldson (guitar), Donnie Marshall (drums), Tuf (bass)
Lucky Lou's Tavern
9:30pm - 1am
5124 Park Rd
**Tosco Music House Party Open Mic
The Evening Muse
8pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com
**Not In the Face
Snug Harbor
9pm
http://snugrock.com
**Acoustic Whiskey Sessions Open Mic w/Jimmy Brown & David Vallier
The Gin Mill
8pm
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Band/Artist/Media News, Features, Announcements and Upcoming Local and Regional Events
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Misc News, Events & Announcements:
**Jeff Hahne now accepting band submissions for the Local Music Homebrew Vol. 5 CD - http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/vibes/2011/07/13/now-accepting-homebrew-submissions/
**Gallery Artist of the Month at The Evening Muse: July 2011 Art at The Evening Muse presents Sydney Leighton . http://www.eveningmuse.com
**BUSK! is a character-driven documentary in the making about how a city like Charlotte can encourage street art and performance. Your support is needed. http://www.buskmovie.com * http://www.foxcharlotte.com/news/top-stories/QC-Buskers-In-Limelight-119036714.html * http://www.facebook.com/l/97ac6AQoHJERo3nUlr4c35YMikg/IndieGoGo.com/buskmovie * http://www.indiegogo.com/buskmovie
***Cook Shack House Concert Presents: The Honeycutters and Red June; Thursday, July 28, 2011; 7:30 PM; General Admission; $16.00; Gail and Tom Watts say they have about 10 spots left for this show with two fine young groups. You can count on anything they recommend being worth the drive. To reserve your spot, reply to Cookshackshows@roadrunner.com.
***Barnaby Bright at The Dellinger's - Hickory, NC - Saturday, November 5, 2011 6pm-9pm. $10 donation. 70 max. RSVP required. http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=189863014400217 * http://barnabybright.com/
***Dick and Barbara Sinclair present: Gigi Dover w/special guest Neely - August 19, 2011 - Meet & greet 7:00 P.M - Eat & 7:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. - $15 donation. Seating is limited to the first 50 responses. E-mail blsinclair1@bellsouth.net
Rain or shine. Co Sponsored by “Support Local House Concerts”
Recent Reviews, Photos, Interviews, TV, Press and Current Events worth noting:
***Blurt Online reviews Stephen Warwick's "Talking Machine" - http://blurt-online.com/reviews/view/3213/
This and That:
**Randy Walker, host of WSGE 91.7FM's The Roundtable's Sunday Edition, is looking for bands/musicians who would like to be a featured guest on his weekly radio program. If interested, please contact Randy at lowwillie@aol.com for more information. http://www.wsge.org/program/publicaff.php
News from the R&R Motel:
*Record of the Week: Girls, Guns and Glory - Sweet Nothings - Flyinshoes Review - http://flyinshoes.ning.com/profiles/blogs/record-of-the-week-girls-guns- and Show of the Week at the Lizard Lounge - http://www.livemusicnewsandreview.com/group.cfm?g=271
*Breaking Laces - The fast rising band Breaking Laces appear ready for their Monster moment - http://www.theaquarian.com/2011/07/27/local-noise-breaking-laces/
*K & Dave Heilman (Jupiter One) just finished touring with Sondre Lerche and Of Montreal (K)
*Seth Glier will open for Toad the Wet Sprocket
*Jukebox the Ghost are gearing up for a European tour supporting James Blunt
*Breaking Laces - "When You Find Out" CD Review - http://www.absolutepunk.net/showthread.php?t=2356662
Radio:
** The Roundtable's Sunday Edition hosted by Randy Walker (every Sunday) - WSGE 91.7FM - 9am-10am -http://www.wsge.org/wsge/
**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.
**Plaza Midwood Community Radio - http://pmcradio.org/
**The Charlotte Live Alt/Rock/Indie Music Meetup - http://www.meetup.com/LiveMusicMeetup/
**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
***Looking Ahead: (new additions or updates)
(^=Potential sell out - recommend getting advance tickets)
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07/29 - Jolie Holland - The Grey Eagle (Asheville, NC)
07/29 - Bon Iver w/The Rosebuds - Raleigh Ampitheatre- Raleigh, NC
08/05 - Snarky Puppy - The Evening Muse
08/06 - Tom Petty Tribute - Benefit for Crisis Assistance Ministry - The Evening Muse
08/09 - Goo Goo Dolls w/Michelle Branch and Parachute - Uptown Amphitheatre
08/11 - Drivin' n' Cryin' - The Grey Eagle
08/11 - Johnny Winter - The Orange Peel (Asheville, NC)
08/11 - Alison Krauss & Union Station featuring Jerry Douglas - Koka Booth Amphitheatre (Cary, NC)
08/12 - The Charlotte Folk Society presents: Si Kahn - The Great Aunt Stella Center
08/12 - MaxxMusic Presents: Mary Chapin Carpenter - The Knight Theater
08/17- Off the Record w/Simplified & Jared Allan - The Evening Muse
08/17 - MaxxMusic Presents: An Evening with Eric Johnson - McGlohon Theater
08/20 - MaxxMusic Presents: An Evening with Gillian Welch - Knight Theater (Tickets going quickly!)
08/21 - ^MY MORNING JACKET w/Neko Case - Time Warner Cable Uptown Amphitheatre
08/26-27 - Music on the Mountaintop featuring Sam Bush; Railroad Earth; Greensky Bluegrass; Acoustic Syndicate; Yo Mama's Big Fat Booty Band; Frontier Ruckus; Town Mountain; Do It To Julia; Naked Gods; the Mantras; the New Familiars; the Lazybirds; the Native Sway; Bafoodus; Simplified; Uncle Mountain and Secret B-Sides (Boone, NC)
08/31 - The Hold Steady - Cat's Cradle (Carrboro, NC)
09/01 - An Evening with The Monkees – Durham Performing Arts Center (Durham, NC)
09/02 - Matrimony w/The Modern Skirts - The Visulite Theatre
09/02 - MaxxMusic Presents: Ben Sollee - McGlohon Theatre
09/04 - Kosterpalooza - TBD
09/07 - MaxxMusic Presents: An Acoustic Evening with The Weepies - McGlohon Theater at Spirit Square
09/08 - MaxxMusic Presents: J Roddy Walston & The Business - The Visulite Theatre
09/08-10 - Hopscotch Music Festival (Raleigh, NC)
09/09 - The Apache Relay w/River City Extension - The Evening Muse
09/09 - MaxxMusic Presents: An Evening With Bruce Cockburn - McGlohon Theatre
09/10 - Tosco Music Party w/Sweet Potato Pie, Stephanie Nilles, Catie Curtis, Kira Small, Funky Geezer, Ranford Almond, Sands of Tyme & More TBA - Halton Theater
09/11 - Live Out Loud! Charlotte's Benefit Concert - featuring: Paper Tongues, Campbell the Band, Holy Ghost Tent Revival, s.o. stereo, Sequoyah Prep School, The Hot Gates, The Jupiter Tide, My Epic, Transmission Fields, The Local Traumatic and Pinata Protest - NC Music Factory
09/13 - Los Lonely Boys - The Orange Peel (Asheville, NC)
09/14 - MaxxMusic Presents: Kim Richey and Girls Guns & Glory - The Evening Muse
09/14 - Buckethead - The Neighborhood Theatre
09/14 - Joseph Arthur - The Grey Eagle (Asheville, NC)
09/14 - ^MaxxMusic Presents: Kim Richey - The Evening Muse
09/16 - Paul Thorn Band w/Rayland Baxter - The Neighborhood Theatre
09/16 - Loudon Wainwright III - Back Porch Music on the Lawn concert series at the American Tobacco Campus (Durham, NC)
09/17 - Los Lonely Boys - The Neighborhood Theatre
09/17 - Steve Earle Band w/Allison Moorer - Durham Performing Arts Center (Durham, NC)
09/19 - The Low Anthem - The Visulite Theatre
09/20 - blink-182 w/My Chemical Romance, Manchester Orchestra, Rancid and Matt & Kim - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
09/21 - Blondie - Durham Performing Arts Center (Durham, NC)
09/21 - Miniature Tigers - Snug Harbor
09/21 - Fleet Foxes - Raleigh Amphitheater (Raleigh, NC)
09/21 - MaxxMusic Presents: The Meat Puppets - The Visulite Theatre
09/24 - Langhorne Slim - The Visulite Theatre
09/27 - Wilco w/Nick Lowe - Raleigh, N.C. @ Raleigh Ampitheater
09/28 - Psychedelic Furs & Tom Tom Club - Knight Theater
09/28 - They Might Be Giants - The Orange Peel (Asheville, NC)
09/29 - MaxxMusic Presents: Will Hoge - The Visulite Theatre
09/30 - Ten out of Tenn w/Matthew Perryman Jones, Katie Herzig, Jeremy Lister, Trent Dabbs, Butterfly Boucher, Tyler James, Andrew Belle, Amy Stroup, Gabe Dixon & K.S. Rhodes - The Neighborhood Theatre
09/30 - MaxxMusic Presents: Orla Fallon - McGlohon Theatre
09/30 - Stephen Kellogg and the Sixers w/Jon McLaughlin - The Visulite Theatre
09/30 - Explosions in the Sky w/Wye Oak - The Orange Peel (Asheville, NC)
10/01 - Lindsey Buckingham - Carolina Theatre (Durham, NC)
10/04 - The Lemonheads - The Neighborhood Theatre
10/05 - Framptom Comes Alive 35! (In its entirety) - Durham Performing Arts Center (Durham, NC)
10/07 - MaxxMusic Presents: The Spin Doctors performing "Pocket Full of Kryptonite" - The Visulite Theatre
10/08 - Weird Al Yankovic - Ovens Auditorium
10/08 - MaxxMusic Presents: Blind Boys of Alabamaw/Eileen Jewell - McGlohon Theatre
10/09 - Big Head Todd and The Mosters & John Hiatt and The Combo - Ovens Auditorium
10/11 - Adele - Thomas Wolfe Auditorium (Asheville, NC) - SOLD OUT
10/16 - Aretha Franklin - The Durham Performing Arts Center (Durham, NC)
10/16 - B.B. King - Greensboro War Memorial Auditorium (Greensboro, NC)
10/22 - Sam Bush w/Justin Townes Earle - U.S. National Whitewater Center
10/23 - ^MaxxMusic Presents: Bela Fleck & The Flecktones The Original Line-Up - McGlohon Theatre
10/23 - ^MaxxMusic Presents: Slaid Cleaves - The Evening Muse
10/25 - Mike Doughty - Cat's Cradle (Carrboro, NC)
10/27 - Portugal. The Man - The Neighborhood Theatre
10/28 - Ra Ra Riot - Cat's Cradle (Carrboro, NC)
10/28-30 - Moogfest featuring: Tangerine Dream, Hans-Joachim Roedelius, Suicide, The Flaming Lips, Passion Pit, STS9, Ghostland Observatory, Crystal Castles, Chromeo, Battles, Umphrey’s McGee, M83, Mayer Hawthorne & The County, Adrian Belew Power Trio, Holy F***, Matthew Dear, Toro Y Moi, Twin Shadow, Oneohtrix Point Never, The Naked And Famous, Tim Hecker, Brandt Bauer Frick, Cant, Gold Panda, Austra, Little Dragon, Anika, Causing A Tiger, and Ford & Lopatin - Asheville, NC
11/05 - Boney James - Carolina Theatre (Durham, NC)
11/08 - Foo Fighters w/Social Distortion - Time Warner Cable Arena
11/08 - Pixies - War Memorial Auditorium (Greensboro, NC)
11/11 - Pixies - North Charleston Performing Arts Center (North Charleston, SC)
11/13 - Chris Thile - Carolina Theatre (Durham, NC)
11/18 - ^Jorma Kaukonen - The Grey Eagle (Asheville, NC)
11/19 - Joan Baez - Batte Fine Arts Center - Wingate, NC
11/20 - MaxxMusic Presents: Willy Porter - The Evening Muse
11/25 - David Wilcox's Annual Thanksgiving Homecoming Show - The Grey Eagle (Asheville, NC)
11/29 - Christmas with Aaron Neville - Carolina Theatre (Durham, NC)
11/30 - MaxxMusic Presents: John Gorka - The Evening Muse
12/13 - MaxxMusic Presents: Rachel Yamagota - The Visulite Theatre
12/15 - George Winston - Carolina Theatre (Durham, NC)
12/16 - Gallagher - The Neighborhood Theatre
12/31 - ^Simplified - The Visulite Theatre
12/31 - The V-Roys Reunion Show - The Bijou Theatre - Knoxville, TN
12/31 - ^Widespread Panic - Time Warner Cable Arena
02/14 - Bruce Hornsby - Carolina Theatre (Durham, NC)
03/01 - Jon Anderson - Carolina Theatre (Durham, NC)
03/02 - An Evening with Carrie Fisher - Carolina Theatre (Durham, NC)
03/21 - David Benoit & Brian Culbertson - Carolina Theatre (Durham, NC)
04/20 - Henson Alternative Stuffed and Unstrung - Carolina Theatre (Durham, NC)
"If you're interested in getting your gigs promoted in Charlotte, you should consider contacting Laurie Koster (www.lauriekoster.com). She publishes THE BEST local music guide for the region (from Asheville to Columbia, SC). I'd suggest that if you do that, consider making a contribution to her (can be done online, PayPal or good old fashioned check in the mail)."
Rick Spreitzer - http://www.rickspreitzer.com
THANKS RICK!
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Best of Charlotte Awards
#1 Music Fan (Charlotte Folk Society) & First Couple of Charlotte Music (Uptown Magazine)
Living it up at the 'Rock & Roll Motel'
Charlotte couple shares their home with touring rock bands.
by April Denée/The Charlotte Observer
http://aprildenee.com/2011/05/01/livin-it-up-at-the-rock-roll-motel/
http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2011/05/01/2256244/living-it-up-at-the-rock-roll.html
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).
