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CHARLOTTE EVENTS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER
December 7, 2011 - December 14, 2011
For heights and depths no words can reach
Music is the soul's own speech
(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).
**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
**Tosco House Party Open Mic
The Evening Muse
8pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com
**Sunbears w/ All the Bright Lights
The Evening Muse
10:30pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com
**Acoustic Whiskey Sessions Open Mic w/Jimmy Brown & David Vallier
The Gin Mill
8pm
**MaxxMusic Presents: Drew Kennedy
The Evening Muse
8pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com
**MaxxMusic Presents: American Babies
The Evening Muse
10:30pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com
**MaxxMusic & Landshark Entertainment Present: Holy Ghost Tent Revival w/Josh Daniel Trio & Wylie
The Visulite Theatre
8:45pm
http://www.visulite.com * http://www.maxxmusic.com
**MaxxMusic & Landshark Entertainment Present: The Civil Wars w/Milo Greene - SOLD OUT
McGlohon Theater
8pm
http://www.maxxmusic.com
**Thistledown Tinkers
Daniel Stowe Botanical Gardens
6:30pm-8:30pm
Belmont, NC
http://www.thistledowntinkers.com/
**George Porter Jr. & The Runnin' Pardners With Donna Hopkins
The Double Door Inn
9pm
http://doubledoorinn.com/eventlist.aspx
**Jill Dineen Band
McHale's Irish Pub
Fort Mill, SC
http://www.mchalesirishpub.com/fortmill/calendar.php
**Big Octave
Blue Restaurant And Bar (at the corner of 5th and College)
8pm-11pm
http://www.myspace.com/bigoctave
**Lefty Williams Band
The Double Door Inn
10pm
http://doubledoorinn.com/eventlist.aspx
**MaxxMusic Presents: Nora Jane Struthers
The Evening Muse
8pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com
**MaxxMusic Presents: Connor Christian & Southern Gothic
The Evening Muse
10:30pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com
**The Mantras
The Visulite Theatre
10:30pm
http://www.visulite.com * http://www.maxxmusic.com
**Kevin Marshall, Mike Costa and Scott Sutton
Beantown Tavern
9:30pm
Matthews, NC
**The Honey Harlows, Chalkies, Shot Silk
Snug Harbor
10pm
http://www.snugrock.com
**Jared Allan
The Wine Vault
7pm-10pm
http://www.jaredallan.com
**The Apple Brothers
McHale's Irish Pub
Fort Mill, SC
http://www.mchalesirishpub.com/fortmill/calendar.php
**Harvard w/ Cement Stars, Lights Resolve, Birds With Teeth
Tremont Music Hall
8pm
**Gael Warning
The Blue Vine
9pm
Salisbury, NC
**Jud Block & The Final Request
The Bath Tub Gin
9pm
Mooresville, NC
**Alan Barrington
Aria Tuscan Grill
http://www.alanbarrington.com
**The Jordan Klemons Trio - Live!
The Roux (formerly The Mill)
10:30pm-midnight
**Yogopelli, Groove 8, Lucky Five and More!
The Chop Shop
8pm
**David Huberman
The Wine Room
8pm-11pm
Concord, NC
**The Songwriter's Round featuring: Steve Simpson Scott Hinkle Jeff Talmadge w/host Paul Finnican
The Sylvia Theater
9pm
York, SC
http://www.sylviatheater.com
**Malcolm Holcombe
Little Yellow Music House
Columbia, SC
http://www.malcolmholcombe.com * https://www.facebook.com/events/245240515539591/
**Lenny Federal Band (Every Friday)
The Comet Grill
9:30pm
http://www.cometgrillcharlotte.com * http://www.myspace.com/lennyfederal
Saturday December 10 - Happy Birthday DJ Barton & Scoot Pittman!
**Simplified
Forty Rod Roadhouse
10pm
9229-15 Lawyer Road
Mint Hill, NC
http://www.simplifiedmusic.com
**Jared Allan
McHale's Irish Pub
7:30pm-11pm
1820 Goldhill Rd.
Fort Mill, SC
http://www.jaredallan.com *http://www.mchalesirishpub.com/fortmill/calendar.php
**The Loose Lugnuts
The Comet Grill
9:30pm
https://www.facebook.com/events/153556138078402/
**Of Good Nature acoustic show
Smallbar NC
9pm
**Noam Pikelny 0f the Punch Bros. w/ Aoife O'Donovan, Gabe Witcher, Chris Eldridge, Jesse Cobb and Mark Schatz (Tickets are still available)
The Evening Muse
8pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com
**Jim Quick & Coastline w/Broken Napoleons
The Neighborhood Theatre
8pm
http://www.neighborhoodtheatre.com
**Charlotte Blues Society Christmas Party featuring Bob Margolin & friends
The Double Door Inn
10pm
http://www.doubledoorinn.com
**Kinnikinnik Records presents Moenda and LP Record Release Show with special guest and Brazilian Capoeira demonstration by Cordao do Oro Mestre Esquilo and Charlotte Capoeira. Also performing, The Eastern Seaboard
Snug Harbor
10pm
http://www.snugrock.com
**Zoe Vette & The Revolvers w/Snagglepuss
Petra's Piano Bar
8pm–2am
**WNCW-FM 88.7/100.3 FM - Local Color Show
featuring local and regional artists
7pm
http://www.wncw.org
Sunday December 11 - Happy Birthday Rhonda Thomas!
**Stamper
Growler's Pourhouse
9pm
http://www.reverbnation.com/stamper
**Sarah Lee Guthrie and Johnny Irion w/Amanda Jo Williams & Lowry/Fedor Duo
The Neighborhood Theatre
7:30pm
http://www.neighborhoodtheatre.com
**KEEP OCCUPY WARM - One Another, Hungry Girl, MIAMI/DICE, DJ Brad Pressley, with performances by Dallas, Trixie Zenyon and Bethannphetamine - Benefiting Occupy Charlotte
Snug Harbor
9pm
http://www.snugrock.com
**AFTON Showcase
The Evening Muse
6:30pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com
**J.P. Harris and the Tough Choices
The Thirsty Beaver
5pm
**The Roundtable's Sunday Edition hosted by Randy Walker (every Sunday)
WSGE 91.7FM
noon-1pm
http://www.wsge.org/program/publicaff.php
**Charlotte Folk Society Holiday Jam & Potluck
Dilworth United Methodist Church
4pm-10pm
http://www.folksociety.org
**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
**Chuck Johnson w/Tom Kuhn
Cedar Street Tavern
5:30pm-8:30pm
**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 December 13
**MaxxMusic & Landshark Entertainment Present: Rachael Yamagata w/Mike Viola
The Visulite Theatre
8pm
http://www.visulite.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
**Gideon Smith & Dear Druid
The Evening Muse
8pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com
**MaxxMusic & Landshark Entertainment Present: Shovels and Rope w/Elonzo
The Visulite Theatre
8:45pm
http://www.visulite.com * http://www.maxxmusic.com
**Mr. Gnome, Gospel Music (member of Black Kids), Homewrecker
Snug Harbor
9pm
http://www.snugrock.com
**The Broadcast
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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Misc News, Events & Announcements:
***An Oso Grande Christmas - Saturday, Dec. 17th, The Evening Muse. Join us Saturday December 17th at The Evening Muse for a rare and intimate evening with the Aqualads who are releasing their CD "An Oso Grande Christmas" in support of the Rodney Lanier Support Trust. The CD, recorded at Sioux Sioux Studios by Patrick Boyd, features the Aqualads blazing through Christmas standards as only they know how, and featuring guest vocalists Benji Hughes, Justin and Matt Faircloth (The Houstons), Mark Lynch (Chalkies), Bruce Hazel (Temperance League), Scott Weaver and Hope Nichols (Snagglepuss), Mike Hendrix (Belmont Playboys) and Bob Nelson. The CD also features additional instrumentation by Mike Hendrix, Matt and Justin Faircloth, Rodney Lanier and Chris Walldorf (The Sea of Cortez). All proceeds from admission and CD sales go to the Rodney Lanier Support Trust. The night will feature a set from the Aqualads, who will be joined onstage by the above guest vocalists performing their contribution to the CD, in addition to brief sets from their perspective bands. Expect it to be a one-of-a-kind night of impromptu jamming from some of Charlotte's finest musicians. $15 - Admission; $20 - Admission and CD; $35 - Admission, Limited Edition Deluxe Gift CD, T-shirt and Raffle Ticket for 2 Mavis Staples tickets and hundreds of dollars in prizes. BUY ADVANCED TICKETS HERE! http://www.theeveningmuse.musictoday.com.
***The Winter issue of Shuffle Magazine is online and out at your favorite newstand now: http://www.shufflemag.com
**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!
***Matt Urmy - Whoever wins the "Name That Green Guy" contest gets a year free account at Artist Growth - a groundbreaking mobile platform that puts the business of artist development directly in the artist's hands by providing streamlined career management tools to track daily business tasks and coordinate team projects, all in one place. https://www.facebook.com/artistgrowth?sk=app_181335378572390
***Gallery Artist of the Month at The Evening Muse: December 2011 presents Hannah Holston: http://www.eveningmuse.com * https://www.facebook.com/events/284153874956426/
***Annual WNCW Top 100 Discs of 2011 - Vote for your favorite local and/or regional music! - http://www.wncw.org/Top100Contest.html
**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
Recent Reviews, Photos, Interviews, TV, Press and Current Events worth noting:
***Oso Grande Mucho Bueno! - http://chopshopnoda.com/2011/11/oso-grande-mucho-bueno/
***Mike Strauss - 5 questions with Mike Strauss - http://www.charlotteobserver.com/2011/11/30/2815747/mike-strauss.html#storylink=misearch
**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:
***Seth Glier Grammy Nomination! - Seth's recent CD, "The Next Best Thing," was nominated for a Grammy in the Best Engineered Album/Non-Classical category.
http://mpressrecords.com/PressReleases/2011/SG_TRNT_Grammy.html
***Andy Friedman portrait sketches in Rolling Stone Magazine 2011 Year In Review: https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150429420499457.362490.161599744456&type=3
***Girls Guns and Glory deemed one of the top ten in Country Music of 2011 by PopMatters: http://hearhearmusic.com/2011/12/08/from-popmatters-the-best-country-music-of-2011/
***Vote for Aunt Martha in RadioPotato’s Top 5 Fall Songs for November, 2011: http://radiopotato.com/top-5-of-the-month/radiopotatos-top-5-fall-songs-for-november-2011/
***Tommy Siegel (Jukebox the Ghost) and Ryan Little started their own label, Bad Friend Records. Help them out on Kickstarter - http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/badfriendrecords/bad-friend-records-first-single-travis-morrison
***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 and will be opening gigs in December for Duncan Sheik (World Cafe Live & More!), The Ryan Montbleau Band, Ben Sollee and Friends, Matisyahu and Carbon Leaf! https://www.facebook.com/pages/Aunt-Martha/47131316442
***Matt Urmy - Whoever wins the "Name That Green Guy" contest gets a year free account at Artist Growth - a groundbreaking mobile platform that puts the business of artist development directly in the artist's hands by providing streamlined career management tools to track daily business tasks and coordinate team projects, all in one place. https://www.facebook.com/artistgrowth?sk=app_181335378572390
**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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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
12/29 - ^Matrimony w/Public Radio - The Visulite Theatre
12/31 - ^Simplified - The Visulite Theatre
12/31 - ^John Tosco's 2nd Annual New Year's Eve Variety Show - McGlohon Theater
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
01/14 - ^Malcolm Holcombe - The Evening Muse
01/20 - MaxxMusic Presents: Travis Tritt A Very Special Solo Acoustic Performance - Knight Theatre
01/25 - Red Hot Chili Peppers - Time Warner Cable Arena
01/26 - ^Old 97s w/Those Darlins - The Visulite Theatre
01/31 - The Mountain Goats - The Visulite Theatre
02/01 - Matt Nathanson - The Neighborhood Theatre
02/02 - ^Ani DeFranco - The Orange Peel (Asheville, NC)
02/11 - Marc Broussard - The Neighborhood Theatre
02/14 - They Might Be Giants - McGlohon Theatre
02/14 - Bruce Hornsby - Carolina Theatre (Durham, NC)
02/16 - James McMurtry - The Grey Eagle (Asheville, NC)
02/17 - ^Delbert McClinton - The Neighborhood Theatre
02/22 - ^Blind Pilot - The Grey Eagle (Asheville, NC)
02/26 - Tommy Emmanuel - The Neighborhood Theatre
02/28 - ^Shearwater - The Evening Muse
02/28 - Flogging Molly - The Orange Peel (Asheville, NC)
03/01 - Jon Anderson - Carolina Theatre (Durham, NC)
03/02 - An Evening with Carrie Fisher - Carolina Theatre (Durham, NC)
03/09 - Stephen Kellogg and the Sixers - The Grey Eagle (Asheville, NC)
03/12 - Henry Rollins - The Orange Peel (Asheville, NC)
03/15 - ^Dr. Dog - The Orange Peel (Asheville, NC)
03/21 - David Benoit & Brian Culbertson - Carolina Theatre (Durham, NC)
03/24 - The Black Keys w/Artic Monkeys - Bojangles' Colisem
03/26 - ^The Moody Blues - Blumenthal Performing Arts Center
04/12 - John Eddie - The Evening Muse
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)
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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).
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