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CHARLOTTE EVENTS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER
November 23, 2011 - November 30, 2011
Happy Thanksgiving! I'm thankful for those who support us and call us friends!
(Be sure to read/scroll to the end of the newsletter for special announcements and band news.)
If you feel this newsletter has been beneficial to you as a fan or musician, please consider making a donation to help keep it going.
(Any amount of PayPal contributions can be made to charlottemusicfan@att.net).
**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
Wednesday November 23 - Happy Birthday Greg Levin & Chris Edwards!
**Simplified (Acoustic Duo)
Icehouse Southend
7pm-10pm
http://www.simplifiedmusic.com
**Skinny Velvet
The Double Door Inn
9pm
http://www.doubledoorinn.com
**8th Annual Plaza-Midwood Suit Night, benefiting the Shelter for Battered Women with Modern Primitives + DJ Shawn Lynch -
Canned/Non-Perishible food donations accepted for admission (more than 1 please!)
Snug Harbor
10pm
http://www.snugrock.com
**Acoustic Whiskey Sessions Open Mic w/Jimmy Brown & David Vallier
The Gin Mill
8pm
**Pre-Thanksgiving Jam w/Josh Daniel, Daniel Flynn, Peter Gray, Justin Powell and friends
Philosopher's Stone Tavern
10:30pm-2am
**Shorty and Carl McIntyre
MACS South Blvd
2pm-6pm
**Moonshine Racers
Smokey Joes
9pm
**The Wax Gurus
Boardwalk Billy's Crown Point
8pm
Thursday November 24 - HAPPY THANKSGIVING!
**Mark Wilson and Friends
The Thirsty Beaver
7pm
https://www.facebook.com/events/247748298612319/
**Big Octave
Blue Restaurant And Bar (at the corner of 5th and College)
8pm-11pm
http://www.myspace.com/bigoctave
Friday November 25 - Happy Birthday Ellen Stone and Lee Neitzel!
**Yo Mama's Big Fat Booty Band & Simplfied (Co-Bill)
The Neighborhood Theatre
9:30pm
http://www.neighborhoodtheatre.com
**Hipshack
Ed's Tavern
10pm
**The Mighty QC5
The Double Door Inn
10pm
http://doubledoorinn.com/eventlist.aspx
**MaxxMusic & Landshark Entertainment Present: Other People w/Moonshine Racers
The Visulite Theatre
9pm
http://www.visulite.com * http://www.maxxmusic.com
**Aqualads, Snagglepuss, Scowl Brow
Snug Harbor
10pm
http://www.snugrock.com
**Hunter's Travesty
McHale's Irish Pub
Fort Mill, SC
http://www.mchalesirishpub.com/fortmill/calendar.php
**Songwriter's Round w/Magdalena Daley, Herschel Lee Brown, Amy Ramsey Lawton, Special Guest Host: Bo Youngblood
The Sylvia Theater
9pm
York, SC
http://www.sylviatheater.com
**Lenny Federal Band (Every Friday)
The Comet Grill
9:30pm
http://www.cometgrillcharlotte.com * http://www.myspace.com/lennyfederal
Saturday November 26 - Happy Birthday Jason Maner!
**Jim Brock & Reinaldo Brahn
The Evening Muse
8pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com
**Rick Spreitzer & The Antique Babies
Summit Coffee
8pm-11pm
http://www.rickspreitzer.com
**The Mike Strauss Band w/ Nita B and the Swinging Soiree
The Double Door Inn
10pm
http://www.doubledoorinn.com
**500 Miles to Memphis w/Evelynn Rose and Pullman Strike
Tremont Music Hall
8pm
https://www.facebook.com/events/263346557050265/
**Adrian Crutchfield w/Lucky Five
The Evening Muse
10:30pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com
**Simplified
The Rusty Rudder
10pm
http://www.simplifiedmusic.com
**Kevin Brawley
McHale's Irish Pub
Fort Mill, SC
http://www.mchalesirishpub.com/fortmill/calendar.php
**The Belmont Playboys, Shot Silk, Chow Tiger + secret TBA
The Chop Shop in NoDa
9pm
**Little King Records Showcase featuring Moonshine Racers, Evergreen, The Toneblazers, Jack Lawrence and David Via
The Neighborhood Theatre
8pm
http://www.neighborhoodtheatre.com
**Kill Your Mules, The Wiggle Wagons
Snug Harbor
10pm
http://www.snugrock.com
**WNCW-FM 88.7/100.3 FM - Local Color Show
featuring local and regional artists
7pm
http://www.wncw.org
**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
AND "90 Minutes" (Local & Regional Music) - 8:30pm-10 pm
WEND 106.5 The End (every Sunday)
http://www.1065.com
**Find Your Muse Open Mic
The Evening Muse
8pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com
**Fire Control (Jason Scavone, Johnathan Erickson, Gary Deangelo, and Stacy Leazer) - (every Monday)
The Comet Grill
9:15pm
http://www.cometgrillcharlotte.com
**The Monday Nite All-Stars
Double Door Inn
10pm
http://www.doubledoorinn.com
**The Open Mic NC
Harvey's
Huntersville, NC
http://www.reverbnation.com/theopenmicnc
Tuesday November 29 - Happy Birthday Donna Duncan!
**MaxxMusic Presents: Boom Chick
The Evening Muse
8pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com * http://www.maxxmusic.com
**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), Tuff Blanton (bass) & Carey Sims
Lucky Lou's Tavern
8:30pm - 1am
5124 Park Rd
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Lucky-Lous-Tavern/179714368708534
Wednesday November 30 - Happy Birthday Daniel Coston!
**MaxxMusic Presents: An Evening With John Gorka
The Evening Muse
8pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com * http://www.maxxmusic.com
**Jared Allan
Mac's Speed Shop - South Blvd.
7pm-10pm
http://www.jaredallan.com
**Side by Side w/ The Spiveys and Hello Handshake
The Saloon at NC Music Factory
9pm
https://www.facebook.com/events/259008107483647/
**Joint Damage, Secret Hospital, t.b.a.
Snug Harbor
10pm
http://www.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:
**Volunteer to drop off meals for Rodney! http://www.takethemameal.com/meals.php?t=FBVQ6148&fb_source=message. The First Benefit for Rodney Lanier may be behind us, but donations are still very much welcomed and needed. Donations can be made directly to: The Rodney Lanier Support Trust * 4242 Folkston Drive * Charlotte, NC 28205 OR donate directly via PayPal: https://www.paypal.com/cgi-bin/webscr?cmd=_s-xclick&hosted_button_id=4Y3Z5RJN9JKWE. The next Charlotte benefit will be held Friday Nov. 25, 2011 at The Evening Muse. We thank you and Rodney thanks you!
**Charlotte Folk Society Holiday Jam & Potluck - Sunday, December 11th - Dilworth United Methodist Church - 4-10 PM http://www.folksociety.org
**Gallery Artist of the Month at The Evening Muse: November 2011 presents the photography of Steve Moore: http://www.eveningmuse.com * https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=243140299072907
**The Final Gift - "Her brother's murder nearly destroyed her. The journey to meet his killer saved her." Make a tax deductable donation (and get bonus perks!) to help fund the post-production of this film for our friend Therese Bartholomew: .http://www.indiegogo.com/The-Final-Gift
**Music at the Depot (The Depot at Gaston County Museum, Dallas, NC) upcoming events : 2/10/12: Michael Reno Harrell and 3/9/12: David Childers - http://www.brownpapertickets.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
**Jon Shain at "Support Local House Concerts Winter Basement Series" House Concert- Friday December 2nd - Hickory NC - https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=184367024975337¬if_t=event_invite
**Robin Bullock Christmas Concert, Cornelius, NC. Saturday, December 3, 7:30 PM, $16. Call Bethli at 704-892-4914. http://www.folksociety.org
**Malcolm Holcombe - Little Yellow Music House - Columbia, SC - December 9, 2011 - http://www.malcolmholcombe.com
Recent Reviews, Photos, Interviews, TV, Press and Current Events worth noting:
***Music Videos of Bands You Should (and may eventually) Get To Know: http://charlottemusic.typepad.com/unknown_greats_you_should/
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 our friends who grace the R&R Motel:
***Girls Guns and Glory took home the award for Americana Artist of the Year at the Boston Music Awards and moved up to #18 on the AMA Radio Charts! - http://blog.thephoenix.com/BLOGS/onthedownload/archive/2011/11/21/boston-music-awards-dropkick-murphys-steal-the-scene-at-the-2011-bmas-viva-viva-mean-creek-moufy-also-honored.aspx
***Relix Magazine (Oct-Nov) featured Aunt Martha in their On The Verge column. http://www.relix.com/on-the-verge/2011/11/18/aunt-martha
***Dylan Sneed - Background music for Garden and Gun Magazine's fresh weekly stories about goings on in the South- http://gardenandgun.com/galleries/videos/gg-50-best-southern-foods
***David Heilman (Regina Spektor) & Zac Colwell (back in the day they were Jupiter One/Van Pilates ;-)) w/ K Ishibashi (Kishibashi/Of Montreal/Regina Spektor/Sondre Lerche) and Patrick Dougherty) were on David Letterman w/ Sondre Lerche's band on Tues. night! - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zd5koXNnFbQ
***Seth Glier will begin his West Coast tour opening for Ani DeFranco in March, 2012. https://www.facebook.com/events/142650585838821/
***Jukebox the Ghost new music video to "Half Crazy" (featuring 2,500 hand-drawn cartoon mouths) - http://www.aheartisaspade.com/2011/11/23/jukebox-the-ghost-debuts-new-video/
**Matt Urmy (Nashville) is starting a new company aimed at changing the way musicians handle their business and development. Check out Artist Growth at http://www.artistgrowth.com/
**Eran Shaysh (Sarah Blacker) co-started Big Old Big One, an underground Music Video Blog, derived from the desire to support hard working musicians. Their goal is to promote high quality acoustic videos to the ever-growing online family of music lovers. BOBO is starting an online street team called "Spread The Word"and they're looking for real music lovers that enjoy the videos and want to help us support these musicians! Visit http://www.bigoldbigone.com for more information.
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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11/25 - David Wilcox's Annual Thanksgiving Homecoming Show - The Grey Eagle (Asheville, NC)
11/29 - Christmas with Aaron Neville - Carolina Theatre (Durham, NC)
12/03 - Carolina Chocolate Drops w/Frazey Ford - The Neighborhood Theatre
12/05 - ^Beirut - The Orange Peel (Asheville, NC)
12/06 - Roseanne Cash - McGlohon Theater
12/07 - Hall & Oates - DPAC (Durham, NC)
12/08 - The Civil Wars - McGlohon Theater - SOLD OUT
12/10 - ^Noam Pikelny - The Evening Muse - Tickets going quickly
12/11 - Sarah Lee Guthrie & Johnny Irion - The Neighborhood Theatre
12/13 - Alice Cooper - Cobb Energy Center - (Atlanta, GA)
12/15 - Chatham County Line Electric Holiday Tour - The Neighborhood 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 Tennessee Theatre (Knoxville, TN)
12/31 - ^Widespread Panic - Time Warner Cable Arena
01/12/13 - BB King - Knight Theatre
01/20 - MaxxMusic Presents: Travis Tritt A Very Special Solo Acoustic Performance - Knight Theatre
01/26 - ^Old 97s w/Those Darlins - The Visulite Theatre
02/14 - They Might Be Giants - McGlohon Theatre
02/14 - Bruce Hornsby - Carolina Theatre (Durham, NC)
02/17 - Delbert McClinton - The Neighborhood Theatre
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
07/10 - Roger Water's The Wall Tour - Time Warner Cable Arena
08/18 - George Jones - Durham PAC (Durham, NC)
"The newsletter is the first thing I turn to when wanting to know what shows are this week and for looking ahead...and I know i'm not the only one. ;)"
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Thank you to those who have reciprocated links or shown appreciation or have supported me in some way throughout the years. This weekly newsletter not only takes many, many hours to compile, distribute, blog and promote, but also costs a monthly fee. It's become a valuable resource for many, and a treasured promotional tool for others. I started it, (in 2003), as a service to my musician clients and friends who, at the time, had few ways of promoting their shows, or a publication that would have an interest in writing about, or even listing their independent shows. It has grown since then to include much more, but its purpose remains the same - not to be a comprehensive list, but a way to help promote and advertise those artists and venues I'm familiar enough with to personally recommend, and whom I feel may need, and appreciate, what I do.
Best of Charlotte Awards & Press
#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
(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).
