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CHARLOTTE EVENTS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER
August 10, 2011 - August 17, 2011

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Wednesday August 10 - Happy Birthday Alan Mearns, Eric Himko and Kate Grantham!

**BJ Barham (of American Aquarium)
The Evening Muse
8pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com

**Greg Lilley
Brixx Pizza (Uptown)
5pm-8pm
http://www.brixxpizza.com/events.html http://www.brixxpizza.com/uptown.html

**Acoustic Whiskey Sessions Open Mic w/Jimmy Brown & David Vallier featuring: One-man banjo ninja Phillip Roebuck
The Gin Mill
8pm
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U37I3P2JBgE * http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=160729747336600

Thursday August 11

**Trip Rogers
The Levine Ctr.
11am-12pm
Matthews, NC
http://www.triprogers.com

**The Loose Lugnuts
Matthews Sycamore Commons
7pm-10pm
10530 Northeast Pkwy
Matthews, NC

**L Shape Lot
The Chop shop
9:30pm
and
Charlotte Today Channel 36 - 11am-12noon
http://www.readthebeatmagazine.com/cover-story/l-shape-lot

**The Belfast Boys
Olde Hickory Tap Room
9:30pm-12:30am
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=240912405929093

**Ladies Night w/Jill Dineen Band
The Double Door Inn
9pm
http://www.doubledoorinn.com

**Jared Allan
Ri Ra Irish Pub
9pm
http://www.jaredallan.com

**Woody Pines w/John Wesley Satterfield & his Damn Fine Band & Emily Hearn
The Evening Muse
8pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com

**Big Something
The Evening Muse
10:30pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com

**Greg Lilley
The Liberty (Southend)
6pm-9pm
http://www.thelibertycharlotte.com

**Whitewater River Jam featuring: Town Mountain
7pm-10pm
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


Friday August 12 - Happy Birthday Randolph Lewis!

**Duende Mountain Duo and Bubonik Funk
Salvador Deli
http://www.reverbnation.com/venue/salvadordelievents

**Newton-Conover Auditorium & Five Head Entertainment present: Holy Ghost Tent Revival w/special guests Now You See Them
Abernethy Auditorium at Newton-Conover Auditorium
8pm
60 West 6th Street
Newton, NC
http://www.fiveheadentertainment.com/?page_id=10

**The Charlotte Folk Society Presents: Si Kahn
The Great Aunt Stella Center
7:30pm
http://www.folksociety.org * http://clclt.com/charlotte/si-kahn-stops-for-a-rare-charlotte-concert/Content?oid=2440747

**MaxxMusic & Landshark Entertainment Present: Mary Chapin Carpenter
Knight Theater
8pm
http://www.maxxmusic.com/concerts/carpenter.htm

**Mike Strauss
Summit Coffee
8pm-11pm
http://www.summitcoffee.com

**Greg Lilley & Co. w/ Ivan Strunnin
Parktowne Village Summer Concert Series (Park & Woodlawn)
7pm-10pm
http://www.theghazicompany.com/existing_projects/parktowne.html

**Lucky Five, Melissa Burgher
Snug Harbor
11pm
http://snugrock.com

**Bubonik Funk
Salvador Deli
8pm

**MaxxMusic & Landshark Entertainment Present: Chasing Edison w/Electric Soul Pandemic
The Visulite Theatre
9pm
http://www.visulite.com * http://www.maxxmusic.com

**RecessFest featuring: The Light Factory Presents: A Short Film Showcase (8pm); Junior Astronomers, Jason Ajemian & The Highlife, Bakalao Stars, Super Ape and Yardwork
The Neighborhood Theatre
8pm

**Jared Allan
Boardwalk Billy's (UNCC)
10pm

**The Packway Handle Band & The Corduroy Road
The Evening Muse
8pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com

**Evelyn Rose w/ The Nikki Barr Band
The Evening Muse
10:30pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com

**Kali Yuga w/Asleep in the Weeds
The Double Door Inn
10pm
http://www.doubledoorinn.com

**Angwish w/The DiMarcos, Public Relations and Funky Geezer
The Milestone Club
http://www.themilestoneclub.com

**Lenny Federal Band (Every Friday)
The Comet Grill
9:30pm
http://www.cometgrillcharlotte.com * http://www.myspace.com/lennyfederal


Saturday August 13 - Happy Birthday Vanessa Sicilia, Andrew Webster, Amanda Stone, Dave Ladish & Jack Daniel! and Congratulations to Molly Caldwell & David French!


**MaxxMusic & Landshark Entertainment Present: Band Of Heathens w/Shovels & Rope
The Visulite Theatre
9pm
http://www.visulite.com

**Ammo & Camo II Benefit to raise money for the Marine Semper Fi fund featuring: The Rival Trio, All Thumbs & Two Left Feet, Beer N' Black, Grown Up Avenger Stuff, The Chelsea Daggers
Dixie's Tavern
8pm
$15 donation
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=213196212051212

**Leadville Social Club
The Thirsty Beaver
9:30pm

**Alan Barrington
Tropical Escape
Rock Hill, SC
http://www.alanbarrington.com

**Greg Lilley & Co. w/ Ivan Strunnin
Parktowne Village Summer Concert Series (Park & Woodlawn)
7pm-10pm
http://www.theghazicompany.com/existing_projects/parktowne.html

**Lindy Dobbins & The Red Velvet Manx
City Tavern
10pm

**Songs of Water w/ troubel
The Evening Muse
8pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com

**Honey Island Swamp Band
The Evening Muse
10:30pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com

**One Big Love w/Jah Fisherman, Xav Proj and K Baz
Salvador Deli
http://www.reverbnation.com/venue/salvadordelievents

**Young And In The Way, Calormen, Mon Frere, Richard Parker, Gore Gore Luchadores
Snug Harbor
3pm
http://snugrock.com

**Tinsley Ellis
Double Door Inn
10pm
http://www.doubledoorinn.com

**Adam Pope Band (with Jud Block & The Evangelical Agnostics)
Puckett's Farm Equipment
8pm-11pm
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=198794686840753&notif_t=event_invite

**Whitewater River Jam Uncorked featuring: Time Sawyer and Boys in the Well
4pm
http://usnwc.org/riverjam/band-schedule

**WNCW-FM 88.7/100.3 FM - Local Color Show
featuring local and regional artists
7pm
http://www.wncw.org

Sunday August 14 - Happy Birthday David Childers, Jason Perkins, David French, George Mandrapilias, Emily Benton and Tony Schaffer!

**The Wiggle Wagons and Barry
Snug Harbor
9pm
http://www.snugrock.com

**Jared Allan
Wine Vault
7pm

**Bo-Stevens
The Thirsty Beaver
5pm

**Charity Case w/50 Watt Freight Train benefit for Grin Kids
Iron Thunder
10pm
Concord, NC

**The Roundtable's Sunday Edition hosted by Randy Walker (every Sunday) this week featuring Grown Up Avenger Stuff
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

Monday August 15

**Andy Zipf Band w/Jimmy Brown (Matrimony)
The Common Market
Plaza Midwood
8pm
http://www.andyzipf.com

**Pearl and the Beard, e-s guthrie
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

Tuesday August 16 - Happy Birthday Kevin Edwards, Cameron Gi Won Lee, Roger Cullis and Shannon Hinson!

**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

Wednesday August 17 - Happy Birthday Anna Dugan & Douglas Young!

**Off the Record w/Jeff Hahne featuring Simplified & Jared Allan
The Evening Muse
8pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com

**MaxxMusic & Landshark Entertainment Present: An Evening w/Eric Johnson
The Visulite Theatre
9pm
http://www.visulite.com

**Viva Le Vox, Buck Mountain Stranglers
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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*** = New Additions This Week

Misc News, Events & Announcements:

***Neuro Drinks is giving one (1) lucky winner a $5,000 cash prize and (1) runner up a Judges Prize of $2,500. Joe Diaco (Alt-Ctrl-Sleep/Manifest Discs) entered a song/video into the contest on YouTube. Check it out! It only takes a few minutes and sounds really nice. And you could be helping one of our own who put a lot of time and effort into this http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p2jBTxR3SXs

***BBQ and Blues - TWC Uptown Amphitheatre - NC Music Factory - Fri & Sat. Sept. 9th & 10th, 2011 featuring: Harvey Dalton Arnold Blues Band, Swingin' Richards Rhythm and Blues Band, Jimmie Vaughan and Tilt-A-Whirl featuring Lou Ann Barton, Nita B & The Swingin' Soiree, The Contagious Blues Band, Halden Vang, Lucky Five, John Wesley Satterfield & His Damn Fine Band, Aaron Woody Wood, Yo Mama's Big Fat Booty Band, Buddy Guy - http://clclt.com/vibes/archives/2011/08/05/bbq-and-blues-announces-lineup

**Concert for Cora Tucker is a benefit concert for the 2 year old daughter of the Situationals' singer, Candice. She is in the process of treatment for neuroblastoma, a rare form of childhood cancer. She is doing well, but they need your help. Saturday, August 27, 2011 at Snug Harbor. Bands performing: 5:30 South 85; 6:30 Old Milwaukee; 7:30 Garrigan; 8:30 The Situationals; 9:30 Hard Core Lounge; 10:30 Transmission Fields; 11:30 Jon Lindsay; 12:30 Aqualads

***2nd Annual NC Stars In the Round: A Shakori Hills Community Arts Center Fundraiser to Buy the Land - Sat. Aug. 27th featuring: Mipso Trio and a singer-songwriter circle featuring Andrew Marlin (of Mandolin Orange), Charly Lowry (of Dark Water Rising), Justin Robinson (from the Carolina Chocolate Drops), Laurelyn Dossett, Randy Whitt, Music Maker Relief Foundation's Ron Hunter, Christy Smith (of The Tender Fruit), and Jeanne Jolly. The Old Ceremony will finish out the night http://www.shakorihills.org.

**Help Charlotte's own Simplified have a possible opportunity to perform live as the opening act at the Finale of the Samsung AT&T Summer Krush Concert Series and have their performance aired on Jimmy Kimmel Live. Voting points accumulate by viewing the video, clicking the promotional 'like' button (heart), and re-tweeting. http://openingact.samsungs?ummerkrush2011.com/playVid?eo/7595

**Gallery Artist of the Month at The Evening Muse: August 2011 Art at The Evening Muse presents Thorin Medford . http://www.eveningmuse.com * http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=212893482094038

**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/

**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


Upcoming House Concerts:

***Little Yellow Music House featuring: Stephen Simmons w/Mando Saenz - Friday, August 12th - 304 Tall Shadows Lane, Columbia, SC - 6:00pm - 11:00pm
http://stephensimmonsmusic.com * http://www.mandosaenz.com For more information please call: 803-309-0214

**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”

***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/


Recent Reviews, Photos, Interviews, TV, Press and Current Events worth noting:

***Simplified is now a "featured" artist on iHeartradio NEW! Discover and Uncover! - http://www.iheartradio.com/new2/discover/index.html?format=169

***Donnie Marple (Simplified - and Winner of the 2007 Guitar Center Drum Off) Exclusive OnlineDrummer.com Interview - http://www.onlinedrummer.com/article.php?Id=436

***Field Mouse, Lost In a World of Color, Avian Law, Les Wright - The Milestone Club - Aug. 8 - Review by Jenny Lou Bement - http://clclt.com/vibes/archives/2011/08/09/live-review-field-mouse


This and That:

***Mitch Easter stolen guitars - Please keep your eyes open for any of these guitars: 1. G&L L-2000 bass, natural, 1980-1 version (Fender headstock) (USA), 2. Jerry Jones Longhorn Bass, aquaburst, ser. no. 046706 recent (USA), 3. Fender pink paisley Stratocaster, 2004 (Japan), 4. Fender rosewood- body Telecaster, rosewood fretboard, 2003 (Mexico), 5. Fender Electric XII, Olympic White w/tortoise pickguard, 1966 (USA), 6. Kay 6-string acoustic, 1962, rebuilt by Scott Baxendale, red sunburst (USA), 7. Guild S-60, black, 1979 (USA) http://blurt-online.com/news/view/5322/

**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:

*Breaking Laces - Spotlight on Breaking Laces - Osiris Magazine - http://osirismagazine.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=130

*Mark Kroos - Guitar Player Magazine's 2011 Guitar Superstar! - http://www.guitarplayer.com/article/mark-kroos-wins-guitar-players-guitar-superstar-crown/5434

*Chris Castle - Members of The Band and The Ramones Join recorded with Chris on his next release.
*Girls, Guns & Glory - Record of the Week - Sweet Nothings - Flyinshoes (UK)
*K & Dave Heilman (Jupiter One) toured and played with Sondre Lerche and Of Montreal (K)
*Seth Glier opened for Toad the Wet Sprocket
*Jukebox the Ghost touring the UK with James Blunt


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/


Misc. Organizations and Links:

**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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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)
08/20 - 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
08/27 - Concert for Cora featuring: Aqualads, Jon Lindsay, Hardcore Lounge, Garrigan, South 85, Transmission Fields, Old Milwaukee and The Situationals - Snug Harbor. #See details above.
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 - Maxxmusic Presents: Matrimony w/The Modern Skirts & Levi Weaver - 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
09/15 - Robert Randolph and the Family Band - The Neighborhood Theatre
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 w/Modern Primitives - 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
10/13 - G. Love & Special Sauce - The Orange Peel
10/16 - Aretha Franklin - The Durham Performing Arts Center (Durham, NC)
10/16 - B.B. King - Greensboro War Memorial Auditorium (Greensboro, NC)
10/19 - ^MaxxMusic Presents: The Civil Wars - McGlohon Theatre
10/19 - The Infamous Stringdusters w/Toubab Krewe - The Neighborhood Theatre
10/19 - Trampled by Turtles w/ These United States - The Grey Eagle (Asheville, NC)
10/20 - Jason Boland & The Stragglers w/American Aquarium - The Neighborhood Theatre
10/21 - Blitzen Trapper w/Dawes - The Orange Peel (Asheville, 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
10/29 - ^MaxxMusic Presents: The Jayhawks w/Tift Merritt - McGlohon Theatre
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)
11/10 - Ted Leo & The Pharmicists - The Grey Eagle (Asheville, 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 - Hayes Carll w/Caitlin Rose - The Grey Eagle (Asheville, NC)
11/19 - Lykke Li - The Orange Peel (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)
04/21 - A.W.O.L. Charlotte 2012 - Symphony Park

Best of Charlotte Awards & Press

http://cts.vresp.com/c/?CharlotteEventsCalen/de4372b60a/0c8be8e5f2/baf6927ce6/Award=oid:229366 Creative Loafing Critics PIck - Best Supporter of Local Music

#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://charlottemusic.typepad.com/charlotte_events_calendar/ * http://charlotteeventscalendar.blogspot.com/ and http://twitter.com/charlottemusic

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