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CHARLOTTE EVENTS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER
July 13, 2011 - July 20, 2011
“We are trying to get a fingerprint of the emotional landscape of the music as it is transmitted from the conductor's baton to the musicians' fingers to the hearts and minds of the audience.”
~ Daniel Levitin
(Be sure to read/scroll to the end of the newsletter for special announcements and band news.)
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(Any amount of PayPal contributions can be made to charlottemusicfan@att.net).
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
**Tim E. McNary Acoustic Duo
Boardwalk Billy's - E. Blvd.
8pm-11pm
http://mcnary.virb.com/
**Simplified
Music on Morrison
6:30pm
http://www.simplifiedmusic.com
**Tosco Music Party Open Mic
The Evening Muse
8pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com
**MaxxMusic Presents: Peter Case
The Evening Muse
10:30pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com
**Greg Lilley
Press Wine (Uptown)
6:30pm-9:30pm
http://www.presswinefood.com
**The Poison Control Center, A Fragile Tomorrow
Snug Harbor
9pm
http://snugrock.com
**Scoot Pittman
The Money
8pm
Rock Hill, SC
**Acoustic Whiskey Sessions Open Mic w/Jimmy Brown & David Vallier
The Gin Mill
8p
**Patty Griffin Tribute featuring Shana Blake, Donna Duncan, John Dungan, Reeve Coobs, Lee Neitzel, Eva Gael, Miranda Reger, The Cloers, Joy Tucker Almond, Arrie Bozeman, Rachel VanSlyke, John Tosco, Jill Dineen, justincase, Kendall Gurske, Wavy Space and house band, The Silver Bells (Jason Atkins, Arrie Bozeman, Joe Kuhlmann & Jason Perkins)
The Evening Muse
8pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com
**Cook Shack Concert Series featuring Michael Reno Harrell
Cook Shack House Concerts - Reservations Only
7:30pm
E-mail: cookshackshows@roadrunner.com and be certain to include" Cook Shack" in the subject line
Union Grove, NC
**Greg Lilley
The Liberty (Southend)
6-9pm
http://www.thelibertycharlotte.com
**Ladies Night w/Beth McKee Band (3 Thursdays in July residency)
The Double Door Inn
9pm
http://www.doubledoorinn.com
**Alan Barrington
Specialty Shops in The Park
5pm
6401 Morrison Blvd.
http://www.alanbarrington.com
**Jared Allan Duo
Ri Ra Irish Pub
9:30pm
**Whitewater River Jam featuring: Elonzo
7pm
http://usnwc.org/riverjam/band-schedule
**Big Octave
Blue Restaurant And Bar (at the corner of 5th and College)
8pm-11pm
http://www.myspace.com/bigoctave
**Taking Back Sunday w/Colour Revolt & The New Regime
The Fillmore Charlotte
**Randy Smith unplugged (with special guest Curt Busse)
Crown Station (Formerly SK NetCafe)
8pm
**Mando Saenz and Clark Patterson
Puckett's Farm Equipment
10pm
http://www.puckettsfarm.com * http://www.mandosaenz.com * http://clarkpaterson.com
**Simplied
The Rusty Rudder
11pm
http://www.simplifiedmusic.com
**Alan Barrington
Torrence Village Summer Series
9848 Gilead Rd,
7pm
Huntersville, NC
http://www.alanbarrington.com
**MaxxMusic Presents: The Farewell Drifters w/Bailey Cooke
The Evening Muse
8pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com
**Case Federal and the Agents, Avian Law, Over the Ocean
The Evening Muse
10:30pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com
**MaxxMusic & Landshark Entertainment Present: The Dirty Guv’nahs w/Connor Christian & Southern Gothic
The Visulite Theatre
8:45pm
http://www.visulite.com * http://www.maxxmusic.com
**Greg Lilley
Ice House (Southend)
8pm-11am
http://icehousesouthend.com/
**Drunken Wrong Turn tour w/ Six Gun Britt, Leigh Stenhouse, and Jud Block
The Thirsty Beaver
8pm
**Damsel Down, Beyond the Fade, and RunWith Fear
The Hickory Tavern - Northlake
8pm
**Bums Lie, Love In Arms, Motel Glory
Snug Harbor
10pm
http://snugrock.com
**The Farewell Drifters w/Bailey Cooke
The Evening Muse
8pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com
**Case Federal & The Agents w/Young Orchids
The Evening Muse
10:30pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com
**Bakalao Stars
The Double Door Inn
10pm
http://www.doubledoorinn.com
**Jared Allan Trio
Boardwalk Billy’s UNCC
10pm
**Four Hour Girl Power Rock Mini-Fest featuring: Chasing Pedestrians, Shot Silk, The Shaniqua Brown and Grown Up Avenger Stuff
Salvador Deli Outdoor Stage
8pm
**Lenny Federal Band (Every Friday)
The Comet Grill
9:30pm
http://www.cometgrillcharlotte.com * http://www.myspace.com/lennyfederal
**Ink Floyd Presents: God Save The Queen (City) featuring: -Stephen Warwick and Secondhand Stories - 4pm; -Small Talk Industries - 5:15pm; -Miles Swartz - 6:00pm; -The Houstons - 6:30pm; -Anna Bullard - 7:15pm; -Benji Hughes - 7:45pm; -Jon Lindsay -9:45pm; -The Catch Fire - 10:45pm; -Sea of Cortez -11:45pm; -Evelynn Rose -12:45pm. Brad Pressley will be holding down the DJ duties between acts.
The Chop Shop NODA (21+)
399. E. 35th St
4pm-1:30am
http://chopshopnoda.com
Admission is $5 in advance and at the door. 100 limited edition screen printed tickets will be available in advance at Ink Floyd Worldwide Headquarters (1030 Louise Ave., 28205), and another 100 will be available at the Chop Shop (399 E. 35th St., 28212). Food - Sub Station II; Drink Specials; Cool giveaways from the gang at Charlotte Connoisseur; Merch from Ink Floyd & the artists; Sweet Giveaway
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=102257489868613
**MaxxMusic & Landshark Entertainment Present: Tim Reynolds TR3
The Visulite Theatre
9:30pm
http://www.visulite.com * http://www.maxxmusic.com
**MaxxMusic Presents: Milkdrive w/ Rachel Platten
The Evening Muse
8pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com
**Nathan Angelow/ Steve Means
The Evening Muse
10:30pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com
**MaxxMusic & Landshark Entertainment Present: Elvis Costello & The Imposters - The Revolver Tour
Belk Theatre
8pm
http://www.visulite.com/calendar.cfm?currentMonth=07-2011&show=1178
**Alan Barrington
Torrence Village Summer Series
9848 Gilead Rd,
7pm
Huntersville, NC
http://www.alanbarrington.com
**An Evening w/Benji Hughes
Snug Harbor
10:30pm
http://snugrock.com
**Boulder Acoustic Society
Double Door Inn
10pm
http://www.doubledoorinn.com
**Greg Lilley
Harvey’s (Huntersville)
9:30pm-12:30am
http://www.harveysinhuntersville.com
** All Thee Above Rock Revival featuring: All Thee Above, s.o. stereo, Abandoned, Trizzy, Time Sawyer, Skylines Always Fill, Grindline, Burning Bright & More
The Neighborhood Theatre
5pm
http://ow.ly/5CvmX * http://www.neighborhoodtheatre.com
**Nita B & The Swingin' Soiree
The Comet Grill
9pm
**The Wax Gurus
Big Al's
9pm
**Martin Hayes House Concert July 16 - at the home of Bethli and Mark Clemens in Cornelius. The concert will begin at 8 PM. Tickets are $25 and can be purchased online at the CFS website (www.folksociety.org) or by contacting Bethli Clemens at emiescher@bellsouth. net. Seating is limited and advanced purchase is required. There will also be a potluck dinner prior to the concert at 6:30 PM. Bring a dish and beverage
**WNCW-FM 88.7/100.3 FM - Local Color Show
featuring local and regional artists
7pm
http://www.wncw.org
Sunday July 17 - Happy Birthday Jason Atkins, Benji Hughes, James Stratford, Doug Bartholomew & Keith Cooke!
**Shana & The Swizzlers
The Evening Muse
2pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com
**AFTON ROCK Showcase
The Evening Muse
6:30pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com
**Modern Primitives, The Dirty Special, The Wrong One, Junkhat
Snug Harbor
9pm
http://www.snugrock.com
**Greg Lilley
The Prickly Pear
6pm-9pm
Mooresville, NC
http://www.pricklypear.net/location
**Jared Allan
Wine Vault
7pm
** All Thee Above Rock Revival featuring: All Thee Above, s.o. stereo, Abandoned, Trizzy, Time Sawyer, Skylines Always Fill, Grindline, Burning Bright & More
The Neighborhood Theatre
5pm
http://ow.ly/5CvmX * http://www.neighborhoodtheatre.com
**The Roundtable's Sunday Edition hosted by Randy Walker (every Sunday)
WSGE 91.7FM
9am-10am
http://www.wsge.org/wsge/
**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
Monday July 18 - Happy Birthday Jeremy Davis and Lynn Farris!
**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
Tuesday July 19 - Happy Birthday Don Koster ! and John Schacht!
**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
**Jared Allan
Cedar Street Tavern
8pm
**Skinny Velvet
Mac's Speed Shop- S. Blvd
http://www.skinnyvelvet.com
**Off the Record w/Jeff Hahne featuring Matrimony & Katharine Whalen (Squirrel Nut Zippers)
The Evening Muse
8pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com
**illicitizen, The True Jacqueline, Friends of Yours and Woodhead
The Milestone Club
9pm
http://www.themilestoneclub.com
**DivideDivideDivide, Freaky J & the Bears, Jabroni, Oddczar
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’s Homebrew Vol. 5 CD now accepting band submissions - 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
Recent Reviews, Photos, Interviews, TV, Press and Current Events worth noting:
***Shutter 16 Magazine Reviews and/or Interviews Stamper, The Bear Romantic, Yardwork, Emotron, Andy the Doorbum, The Feral and more - http://shutter16.com/wp/
***The Chop Shop opens in NoDa - http://charlotte.creativeloafing.com/gyrobase/some_assembly_required_the_chop_shop/Content?oid=1343365
***Desert Noises w/Sunshone Still - The Evening Muse - July 8, 2011 - Review & Photos by Jeff Hahne/Creative Loafing - http://blogs.creativeloafing.com/vibes/2011/07/11/live-review-desert-noises/
This and That:
News from the R&R Motel:
*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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07/15 - Boz Scaggs & Michael McDonald - Koka Booth Amphitheatre (Cary, NC)
07/15 - Night Of The Blues featuring Robben Ford & Blonde Blues - The Orange Peel (Asheville, NC)
07/15 - The Gourds - The Grey Eagle (Asheville, NC)
07/15 - Toro y Moi - Emerald Lounge (Asheville, NC)
07/17 - ^An Evening with Iris Dement - The Grey Eagle (Asheville, NC)
07/21 - Reckless Kelly - The Visulite Theatre
07/22 - Kevin Gordon w/Leadville Social Club - The Double Door Inn
07/23 - MaxxMusic Presents: Amy LaVere - Stage Door
07/23 - ^Eliot Bronson & Band (Bret Hartley(Sugarland), Kevin Leahy, Will Robertson) - Eddie's Attic (Decatur, GA)
07/24 - T-Model Ford w/Amy Lavere - The Grey Eagle (Asheville, NC)
07/27 - The Black Lips - The Neighborhood Theatre (Win Tickets from Creative Loafing - http://charlotte.creativeloafing.com/funandfreestuff/register.php)
07/29 - Jolie Holland - The Grey Eagle (Asheville, NC)
07/29 - Bon Iver w/The Rosebuds - Raleigh Ampitheatre- Raleigh, NC
07/31 - Sade w/John Legend - Time Warner Cable Arena
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 - MaxxMusic Presents: Mary Chapin Carpenter - The Knight Theater
08/17 - MaxxMusic Presents: An Evening with Eric Johnson - The Visulite Theatre
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)
09/04 - Kosterpalooza - TBD
09/07 - MaxxMusic Presents: An Acoustic Evening with The Weepies - McGlohon Theater at Spirit Square
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 - 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 - Steve Earle Band w/Allison Moorer - Durham Performing Arts Center (Durham, NC)
09/18 - The Low Anthem - Local 506 (Chapel Hill, NC)
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
09/27 - Wilco w/Nick Lowe - Raleigh, N.C. @ Raleigh Ampitheater
09/28 - They Might Be Giants - The Orange Peel (Asheville, NC)
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 - Lemonheads - The Neighborhood Theatre
10/05 - Framptom Comes Alive 35! (In its entirety) - Durham Performing Arts Center (Durham, NC)
10/08 - MaxxMusic Presents: Blind Boys of Alabama w/Eileen Jewell - McGlohon Theatre
10/11 - Adele (Rescheduled) - Thomas Wolfe Auditorium (Asheville, NC)
10/16 - B.B. King - Greensboro War Memorial Auditorium (Greensboro, NC)
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)
10/28-30 - 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
12/15 - George Winston - Carolina Theatre (Durham, NC)
12/16 - Gallagher - The Neighborhood Theatre
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)
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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).
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