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August 17, 2011 - August 24, 2011

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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 * http://www.simplifiedmusic.com

**MaxxMusic & Landshark Entertainment Present: An Evening w/Eric Johnson
McGlohon Theatre
9pm
http://www.visulite.com * http://www.maxxmusic.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
http://www.facebook.com/theginmill

**Amy Broome
Brixx Pizza - Uptown
5pm
http://www.amybroome.com

**Evelynn Rose w/The Wiggle Wagons
Mac's Speed Shop BBQ
8pm-11pm
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=270583526292330

Thursday August 18 - Happy Birthday Leigh Ann Stevens!

**Songwriter Showcase featuring: Billy Jones, Lindy Dobbins w/host Rob McHale and opening act Mike Alicke
Summit Coffee
8pm-11pm
http://www.summitcoffee.com

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

**Rayland Baxter w/Hymn for Her
The Evening Muse
8pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com

**MaxxMusic Presents: Bikelock With Kid Is Qual
The Evening Muse
10:30pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com * http://www.maxxmusic.com

**Whitewater River Jam featuring: Overmountainmen
7pm-10pm
http://usnwc.org/riverjam/band-schedule

**Stockholm Syndrome w/Ume
The Neighborhood Theatre
9pm
http://www.neighborhoodtheatre.com

**MaxxMusic & Landshark Entertainment Present: Zoogma With Duende Duo
The Visulite Theatre
9pm
http://www.visulite.com * http://www.maxxmusic.com

**Fudd, Tommy and Steve
Philosophers Stone
4pm
AND
Shorty and Leisure
Liberty Gastropub
6pm-9pm
http://www.thelibertycharlotte.com/

**Simplified (Stoopid After-Party)
The Saloon @ NC Music Factory
10pm
http://www.simplifiedmusic.co

**Anna Bullard w/Virginia Plane
The Chop Shop
9pm
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=218949644823356

**Big Octave
Blue Restaurant And Bar (at the corner of 5th and College)
8pm-11pm
http://www.myspace.com/bigoctave


Friday August 19

**MaxxMusic & Landshark Entertainment Present: South 85 CD Release Party With John Howie Jr.
The Visulite Theatre
9pm
http://www.visulite.com * http://www.maxxmusic.com

**Greg Lilley
Intermezzo Pizzeria
Elizabeth, Plaza-Midwood
6pm-10pm
http://www.intermezzopizzeria.com

**Acoustic Syndicate w/Moonshine Racers
The Neighborhood Theatre
9pm
http://www.neighborhoodtheatre.com

**Houston Brothers CD Release, Only Robbins
Snug Harbor
11pm
http://snugrock.com

** Elonzo, The Sea Wolf Mutiny, Perry Fowler
The Gin Mill
8:30pm
No Cover
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=239856659378740

**Jared Allan
The Village Tavern
6pm-9pm
http://www.jaredallan.com

**Loose Lugnuts
Mac's Speed Shop
7pm-10pm
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=228804353828713

**14 Feet Wide, Lamb Handler, Funky Geezer
The Bathtub Gin
9:30pm
Mooresville, NC
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=234522653252350

**Dark Water Rising
The Evening Muse
8pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com

**Garrigan w/When Particles Collide
The Evening Muse
10:30pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com

**Alan Barrington
Park Towne Village Summer Series
7pm
http://www.alanbarrington.com

**Kennebec
The Double Door Inn
10pm
http://www.doubledoorinn.com

**Balazs Pandi w/Great Architect, Human Pippi Armstrong and Cheezface
The Milestone Club
http://www.themilestoneclub.com

**Nita B & The Swingin' Soiree
Birkdale Village Summer Concert Series
7pm-9pm
Huntersville, NC
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=217713781597735

**Dick and Barbara Sinclair present: Gigi Dover House Concert w/special guest Neely -
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
Co Sponsored by “Support Local House Concerts”

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


Saturday August 20


**MaxxMusic & Landshark Entertainment Present: An Evening With Gillian Welch
The Knight Theater
8pm
http://www.maxxmusic.com/concerts/gillian.htm

**Simplified
Nelson's
10pm
221 E Exmore St # A
http://www.simplifiedmusic.com

**Mike Strauss Band
The Comet Grill
9pm-midnight
http://www.facebook.com/pages/The-Mike-Strauss-Band/180299075344239

**MaxxMusic & Landshark Entertainment Present: Mama's Love
The Visulite Theatre
10:30pm
http://www.visulite.com * http://www.maxxmusic.com

**MaxxMusic Presents: Between 2 Rivers Benefit for The Wounded Warrier Project & Gaston Hospice featuring: Harvest, Truckstop Preachers, Cam-Rahn Chandler, Wiggle Wagons, Pullman Strike, David Childers, Man's Ear, The Piedmont Boys, Jeff Luckadoo and the Southern Wave and Jackson Taylor and the Sinners
Noon-10pm
Belmont, NC
http://www.maxxmusic.com/concerts/b2r.htm

**Greg Lilley
Harvey’s (Huntersville)
9pm-midnight
http://www.harveysinhuntersville.com

**Chuck Johnson
Press Wine
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=156705271075339

**Leisure and Shorty
The Lodge (Rea and Colony Road)
6pm-9pm
http://moonshineracers.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f85ce85da665f6062eda22fc9&id=25da2cd964&e=d408ef041c

**Amy Broome
Pavillion at Epicenter
6pm
http://www.amybroome.com

**Congratulations to Skinny Velvet, who placed in the top 3 bands in the 2nd round of the "Ziggy's - Battle of the Bands" and moves them into the Finals
Ziggy's
Winston-Salem, NC
http://www.skinnyvelvet.com * http://www.ziggyrock.net

**Alan Barrington
Park Towne Village Summer Series
7pm
http://www.alanbarrington.com

**Wes Robinson & Phil Carius w/The Cloers
The Evening Muse
8pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com

**Honor by August w/Russell Howard
The Evening Muse
10:30pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com

**Jared Allan
Boardwalk Billy's
9pm-midnight
Matthews, NC
http://www.jaredallan.com

**Lamb Handler, Chalkies, AM/FM’s
Snug Harbor
http://snugrock.com

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

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

Sunday August 21 - Happy Birthday Bo Koster!

**My Morning Jacket w/Neko Case
Time Warner Cable Amphitheatre
NC Music Factory
8pm
http://www.mymorningjacket.com

**Zoe w/Dorian Gris
The Neighborhood Theatre
9pm
http://www.neighborhoodtheatre.com

**Junkomoto, Music For Money
Snug Harbor
9pm
http://www.snugrock.com

**Jared Allan
Wine Vault
7pm
http://www.jaredallan.com

**Avett & Garrett
The Thirsty Beaver
5pm
http://www.facebook.com/groups/118948254802010/

**Chuck Johnson and Friends
Philosopher's Stone Tavern
5pm
http://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=137186396371486

**AFTON Showcase
The Evening Muse
6:30pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com

**Rusty Knox
Concert on the Green
6pm
Main St. & Concord Road
Davidson, NC
http://www.reverbnation.com/artist/fb_share/431134

**The Roundtable's Sunday Edition hosted by Randy Walker (every Sunday) this week featuring
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 22 - Happy Birthday Mark Campbell!

**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 23 - Happy Birthday Shelley Atkins!

**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 24 - Happy Birthday Malcolm Zapata!

**Shorty and Leisure
Providence Road Sundries
7pm-10pm
http://moonshineracers.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f85ce85da665f6062eda22fc9&id=c74b4cc04e&e=d408ef041c

**AJ Roach & Robby Hecht
The Evening Muse
8pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com

**Ari Herstand
The Evening Muse
10:30pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com

**Yellow Light Maybe w/Stella Rising
The Double Door Inn
9pm
http://www.doubledoorinn.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:


***BOBI-PALOOZA featuring Mego, gogoPilot, Bums Lie, Stamper, Shot Silk and Skow Brow
- Sun. Aug. 28 - The Neighborhood Theatre - http://www.neighborhoodtheatre.com

***Concert 4 Kids featuring Dustin Edge and former members of Cast Iron Filter - Sept. 2 - The Chop Shop in NoDa. Benefiting Communities in Schools http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?fbid=10150284355068164&set=o.150894689076&type=1&theater

***Live out Loud Benefit Concert for Samaritan's Feet and The Free Store featuring: Paper Tongues, Campbell the Band, Holy Ghost Tent Revival, Sequoyah Prep School, The Hot Gates, The Jupiter Tide, My Epic, Transmission Fields, The Local Traumatic, Pinata Protest and s.o.stereo - Sept. 17th - NC Music Factory http://www.facebook.com/Liveoutloudclt?sk=app_163538337002366

**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

**Concert for Cora Tucker is a benefit concert for the 2 year old daughter of the Situationals' singer, Candice. Little Cora 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.

**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 D*mn 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

**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

**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:

***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:

***Evelynn Rose w/The Wiggle Wagons - The Evening Muse - Aug. 12, 2011 - Review & photos by Jeff Hahne/Creative Loafing: http://clclt.com/vibes/archives/2011/08/15/live-review-evelynn-rose-the-wiggle-wagons


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:

*Desert Noises Video Interview and Live Show Footage - http://www.ssgmusic.com/video-interview-with-desert-noises/
*Christie Lenee Live Video Webcast: The Lunchtime Music Series - Aug. 19th, 10am - http://www.TheNextGreatSinger.com

*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 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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08/27 - 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 - Okkervil River w/Wye Oak - Lincoln Theatre (Raleigh, NC)
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 - Two Gallants - Duke Coffeehouse (Durham, NC)
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/560f1a5e07/0c8be8e5f2/3de1b5bf24/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:

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