Charlotte NC Live Music, Band News & More 02/22/12 - 02/29/12

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CHARLOTTE  EVENTS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER(compiled and distributed by  Laurie Koster since March 2003)
February 22, 2012 - February 29,  2012

For heights and depths  no words can reach
Music is the soul's own speech

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**All shows are in Charlotte,  NC, unless stated otherwise** (click on the day of the week to jump to  that day)

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Wednesday February 22 - Happy Birthday Rodney Lanier  & Frank Bloom!

**Jimkata
The  Double Door Inn
9pm
http://www.doubledoorinn.com

**Matthew Paul  Butler
Snug Harbor
9pm
http://www.snugrock.com

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Thursday February 23

**Kiss 95.1 Remote:  Neighborhood House Party featuring: Brody & Choch, Shinobi Ninja, Soul Khan,  Mr. Invisible and D+D Sluggers, and more! 
Snapbacks, shirts and  other apparel giveaways by Thrillife, Seminomadic, Stoopid Fruit, Billionaires  Apparel, Xandali, ShomoLive and the bands.
The Neighborhood Theatre
8pm 
http://kiss951.radio.com/events/2012/02/23/kiss-95-1-remote-neighborhood-house-party/#ixzz1mTaPghD1 * https://www.facebook.com/events/332799583411507/

**MaxxMusic Presents: The  Ghost Wolves
The Evening Muse
10:30pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com

**MaxxMusic and Landshark  Entertainment Present: Same as it Ever Was - A Supreme Talking Heads Tribute - 2  sets
The Visulite Theatre
9:30pm
http://www.visulite.com

**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

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Friday February 24 - Happy Birthday Jesse Reaves & Eric  Leaf!

**The Hot  Gates w/HighMay
The Evening Muse
8pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com

**The Heavy  Pets
The Evening Muse
11:30pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com

**Drivin' N  Cryin'
The Saloon at NC Music Factory
http://kevnkinney.com/news.php

**Cody  Canada & The Departed w/Statesboro Revue
The Neighborhood  Theatre
http://www.neighborhoodtheatre.com

**MaxxMusic  Presents: Ryan Montbleau Band
The Double Door Inn
10pm
http://doubledoorinn.com/eventlist.aspx

**Jared  Allan
The Wine Vault
7pm - 11pm
http://www.jaredallan.com

**Dollar  Signs, @&@, Mark Crozer & The Rels
Patchwerk  Playhaus
9:30pm
https://www.facebook.com/events/173352422776652/?notif_t=event_invite

**Mike  Strauss Acoustic Trio
Mac's Speed Shop - S. Blvd.
9pm
http://www.mikestrauss.net

**Minus the  Bear w/Tristen and Harvard
Tremont Music Hall
8pm
http://www.tremontmusichall.com

**Scoot  Pittman
Smalls Bar
10pm
http://www.reverbnation.com/scootpittman

**Sean K  Preston & the Loaded Pistols, Transylvania Transport Co. and Jud  Block
The Milestone Club
9pm
http://www.themilestoneclub.com/

**A special  night of music with Reeve Coobs, Justin Fedor, Jason Atkins and Megan  McCormick
Summit Coffee
8pm-11pm
Davidson, NC
http://www.summitcoffee.com/calendar/

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

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Saturday February 25 - Happy Birthday Virginia Faircloth, Pat  Moore & Chris Waldorf!

**MaxxMusic  and Landshark Entertainment Present:  The New Familiars w/Honey Island Swamp  Band
The Visulite Theatre
9pm
http://www.visulite.com

**Rick Spreitzer  Trio
Summit Coffee
8pm-11pm
http://www.summitcoffee.com/calendar/

**Michael Tolcher w/Steve  Everett
The Evening Muse
8pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com

**Andrew X
The  Evening Muse
10:30pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com

**Lamb Handler, Modern  Primitives, Bully Pulpit
Snug Harbor
10pm
http://www.snugrock.com

**Slowhand - A Tribute To  Eric Clapton
The Double Door Inn
10pm
http://doubledoorinn.com/eventlist.aspx

**Lipbone  Redding
Rodi
8pm-10pm
Gastonia, NC
http://www.rodiworld.com/

**Lenny  Federal & John Wicker
McHale's Irish Pub
Fort Mill, SC
http://www.mchalesirishpub.com/fortmill/calendar.php

**Adam Hurt  & Beth Hartness House Concert
South Charlotte Home of Mary and  Dave Shumway
7:30 PM - $15 Admission; $10 Students
Reservations required;  contact Mary Shumway at 704-708-5351 or dmshumway@windstream.net
http://www.folksociety.org

**Nita B  & Bill Buck Jazz Duo
D'Vine Wine
8:30pm

**The  Pennydreadfuls
The Gin Mill
10pm

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

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Sunday February 26 - Happy Birthday  Kelly McQuillen!

**Memorial for Dik van  Meerten
The Evening Muse
2pm-4pm
https://www.facebook.com/events/113743232088067/

**Jared  Allan
Carolina Alehouse
10pm
http://www.jaredallan.com

**Tommy  Emmanuel
The Neighborhood Theatre
http://www.neighborhoodtheatre.com

**J.T. and the  Dragpipes
The Thirsty Beaver
5pm

**Superband
Growlers
9pm-11pm

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

**The Roundtable's Sunday  Edition hosted by Randy Walker (every Sunday)
WSGE  91.7FM
noon-1pm
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

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Monday Februrary 27 - Happy Birthday Shana Blake, Missi Ivie,  Dave Eatman and Eran Shaysh!

**Chuck Johnson w/Tom  Kuhn
Cedar Street Tavern
5:30pm-8:30pm
https://www.facebook.com/events/219995668091487/

**Find Your Muse Open  Mic
The Evening Muse
8pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com

**The Monday Night  All-Stars
The Double Door Inn
10pm
http://doubledoorinn.com/eventlist.aspx

**The Open Mic  NC
Harvey's
Huntersville, NC
http://www.reverbnation.com/theopenmicnc

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Tuesday February 28 - Happy Birthday Stephanie Moore and Anna  Bullard!

**MaxxMusic Presents  Shearwater (tickets are still  available)
The Evening Muse
8pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com * http://www.maxxmusic.com * http://blurt-online.com/features/view/1084/ * http://clclt.com/charlotte/grounding-shearwater-jonathan-meiburg-embodies-new-spirit-for-bands-latest-album/Content?oid=2631669

**Bill Hanna Jazz Jam
The Double Door Inn
9pm
http://www.doubledoorinn.com

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Wednesday February 29

**Rebecca  Loebe
The Evening Muse
8pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com

**Adrian  Crutchfield
The Evening Muse
10:30pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com

**Black  Gypsies
The Double Door Inn
9pm
http://www.doubledoorinn.com

**Secret Hospital, The  Fishing Journal, Moenda, Jack Toft
Snug Harbor
9pm
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 ************************************************************************* ****************** *** = New Additions This Week Misc News, Events & Announcements: ***Jersey Boys - Belk Theater - February 22-March  11 - http://www.blumenthalarts.org/default.asp?blumenthal=59&objId=2709 **Uncle Sam Jam Benefit for  The Footsteps Program funded by The Echo Foundation, featuring: Dead  Confederate, The Houston Brothers, T. Hardy Morris and the Outfit and DJ Brad  Pressley - The Chop Shop - Saturday, March 10, 2012 - 7:30pm until  1:30am - Raffles - echoING members no cover; Otherwise, $10.  https://www.facebook.com/events/324820300893320/ **North Carolina Brewers  & Music Festival - May 12, 2012 - Rural Hill, Huntersville, NC -  featuring: Steep Canyon Rangers, Ryan Montbleau Band, Larry Keel and  Natural Bridge, The Black Lillies, Sol Driven Train, Old Man Markley and BIG  Something - http://www.ncbrewsmusic.com/ **February 2012 Art at The  Evening Muse presents the Screen Printings of Rodney Lanier. https://www.facebook.com/events/285109124885692/ **Charlotte's 1st VH1 Save  The Music benefit. Music on 2 stages inside and outside at The Chop  Shop in NODA.  Bands confirmed to play inside so far include:  Radio  Dial, Stephen Warwick and Seconhand Stories, Hectorina, Jon Lindsay and  Solo acts confirmed to play outside so far include: Guns and The Open  Sea, Dylan Gilbert, Stephen Warwick. Saturday May 12, 2012, 5pm-2am -  https://www.facebook.com/events/113765902077401/?ref=notif&notif_t=event_invite **Music at the Depot (The  Depot at Gaston County Museum, Dallas, NC) upcoming events : 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 Upcoming House  Concerts: **SLHC  Basement Series Presents A special evening with Alan Mearns and Jamie Kay.  Special preview appearance by the Belfast Boys - March. 3, 2012.  cdcdx@embarqmail.com.  Limited  seating to 25 by invitation only:  https://www.facebook.com/events/250734178335080/?notif_t=event_invite **2012  Little Yellow Music House Concerts (Columbia, SC) 3/9: Eric Brace and Peter  cooper w/Fayssoux McLean; 5/12: Adam Klein; 6/08: Rod Picott; 6/30:Carter Sampson; 8/25 or 8/26: Will Kimbrough  w/Vince McKinley - https://www.facebook.com/LittleYellowMusicHouse **Elizabeth  Teagarden and Carter Mills will host a concert with Kirk Sutphin and Bertram  Levy on March 11th. http://www.folksociety.org **SLHC  Basement Series Presents: Sabrina.  April 14, 20102.   Reserve seats now cdcdx@embarqmail.com.  https://www.facebook.com/groups/312153572664/ Recent Reviews, Photos,  Interviews, TV, Press and Current Events worth  noting: ***Tosco Music Party - January show Live Podcast & Backstage  Interviews - http://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/tosco-music-party-podcast/id502413244 **Music  Videos of Bands You Should (and may eventually) Get To Know:  http://charlottemusic.typepad.com/unknown_greats_you_should/ **Happy Trails - Rodney  Lanier - http://vimeo.com/33930867 * **Rodney Lanier Memorial  Service and New Orleans style processional down N. Davidson - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZjdovdIkzU&sns=fb *  **Goodbye Rodney - John Schacht/Shuffle Magazine - http://www.shufflemag.com/charlotte-bids-adieu-in-style-to-local-musician-rodney-lanier/ 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 have graced the Rock & Roll Motel: 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 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

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***Looking Ahead: (new additions or updates)

(^=Potential sell out - recommend getting advance  tickets)

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02/24 -  Other Lives w/WIM - Local 506 (Chapel Hill, NC)
02/28  - Matrimony - UNCC
02/28 - Flogging Molly -  The Orange Peel (Asheville, NC) - SOLD  OUT
02/29 - The Lemonheads performing It's A Shame  About Ray in its entirety - The Handlebar (Greenville, SC)
03/01 -  North Mississippi Allstars - The Neighborhood Theatre
03/01  - Jon Anderson - Carolina Theatre (Durham, NC)
03/02 -  An Evening with Carrie Fisher - Carolina Theatre (Durham,  NC)
03/02 - The Apache Relay and Moon Taxi - The Visulite  Theatre
03/03 - Aunt Martha - The Evening Muse
03/04 -  The Lemonheads performing It's A Shame About Ray in its  entirety - The Orange Peel (Asheville, NC)
03/07 - Elton  John - North Charleston Coliseum (Charleston, SC)
03/07 -  Langhorne Slim - The Visulite Theatre
03/08 - Seth  Glier - The Evening Muse
03/09 - Stephen Kellogg and the  Sixers - The Grey Eagle (Asheville, NC)
03/12 - Henry  Rollins - The Orange Peel (Asheville, NC)
03/14 - Big Head  Todd & The Monsters - The Handlebar (Greenville, SC)
03/15 -  ^Dr. Dog - The Orange Peel  (Asheville, NC)
03/16 - ^An Acoustic  Evening with Lyle Lovett & John Hiatt - McGlohon Theater
03/17  - Martin Sexton - The Visulite Theatre
03/17 -  Green River Revival featuring: Chatham County Line w/Larry Keel and  Natural Bridge - U.S. National Whitewater Center
03/18 -  Bruce Springsteen & The East Street Band - Philips Arena  (Atlanta, GA) – (on sale Feb 4)
03/19 - Bruce Springsteen & The  East Street Band – Greensboro Coliseum (Greensboro, NC) – (on sale Feb  3)
03/21 - ^Jukebox the Ghost w/The  Elwins & SPEAK - Snug Harbor
03/21 - Thomas  Dolby - The Handlebar (Greenville, SC)
03/21 - David Benoit  & Brian Culbertson - Carolina Theatre (Durham, NC)
03/21 -  ^Jukebox the Ghost w/The Elwins &  SPEAK - Snug Harbor
03/22 - Roger McGuinn, McGee Theatre,  George A. Batte Jr. Fine Arts Ctr., Wingate University (Rock Hill,  SC)
03/23 - Frankenstein Brothers featuring Buckethead & That 1  Guy - Neighborhood Theatre
03/24 - A Mighty Raucous  Evening with John Mark McMillian & Friends with special guests Songs of  Water - McGlohon Theater
03/24 - Frontier Ruckus - The Evening Muse
03/24 - The English Beat - The  Neighborhood Theatre
03/24 - The Black Keys w/Artic Monkeys - Bojangles' Coliseum
03/25 - Kurt Vile - The Grey  Eagle
03/25 - George Benson - Knight Theater
03/26 -  ^The Moody Blues - Blumenthal  Performing Arts Center
03/28 - The Dirty Guv'nahs - The  Visulite Theatre
03/30 - MaxxMusic Presents: Dan Baird & Homemade  Sin - The Evening Muse
03/30 - Acoustic Syndicate w/Sons of  Bill - The Neighborhood Theatre
03/30 - Mavis  Staples - McGlohon Theatre
03/31 - John Wesley Harding  with Rick Moody & Joe Pernice - Stage Door Theater
04/01 - An Evening  with the Darrell Scott Band - McGlohon Theater
04/04 - Delta  Spirit - The Grey Eagle (Asheville, NC)
04/05 - of Montreal  w/Loney Dear & Kishi Bashi - The Orange Peel (Asheville,  NC)
04/10 - Joan Osborne - Visulite Theatre
04/12 -  John Eddie - The Evening Muse
04/13 - Perpetual  Groove - The Neighborhood Theatre
04/14 - Junior  Brown - The Neighborhood Theatre
04/16 - RAIN: A Tribute to the  Beatles - Belk Theater
04/17 - One Night of Queen - Knight  Theater
04/19 - The Boxer Rebellion - The Grey Eagle (Asheville,  NC)
04/20 - Trace Adkins - Ovens  Auditorium
04/20-21 - Charlotte Cash Bash - Puckett's Farm  Equipment
04/20 - Henson Alternative Stuffed and Unstrung -  Carolina Theatre (Durham, NC)
04/21 - Chris Knight - The  Double Door Inn
04/21 - Tosco Music Party - CPCC Halton  Theatre
04/21 - A.W.O.L. Charlotte 2012 - Symphony  Park
04/25 - Trampled by Turtles - The Neighborhood  Theatre
04/27 - Lucero w/J Roddy Walston and The Business - The Orange Peel (Asheville, NC)
04/28 - Alison Krauss & Union  Station featuring Jerry Douglas - Township Auditorium (Columbia, SC) 
04/29 - The Beach Boys - Raleigh  Amphitheater (Raleigh, NC)
04/29 - Dave  Barnes - McGlohon Theater
05/1-6 -  Come Fly Away - Belk Theater
05/10 - Archers of  Loaf - The Grey Eagle (Asheville, NC)
05/12 - VH1 Save the  Music - The Chop Shop
05/16 - MaxxMusic Presents:  Madeleine  Peyroux - McGlohon Theatre
05/17 - Dar Williams -  The Handlebar (Greenville, SC)
05/23 - Justin Townes Earle with  Tristen - The Grey Eagle (Asheville, NC)
05/26 - ^The Great Lake Swimmers w/ Cold Specks - The Grey  Eagle (Asheville, NC)
06/05 - Tower of Power - The Handlebar  (Greenville, SC)
06/07 - Blind Pilot - The Neighborhood  Theatre
06/16 - TMP Beatles Tribute - Knight  Theater
06/17 - A Bluegrass Evening with  Vince Gill with special guest Sarah Jarosz - Knight  Theater
06/24 - Kenny Chesney and Tim McGraw - Bank of America Stadium
06/28 - Yarn - U.S.  National Whitewater Center
07/03 - Coldplay - Time Warner  Cable Arena
07/10 - Roger Water's The Wall Tour - Time  Warner Cable Arena
07/26-29 - FloydFest - Floyd, VA
08/18 - George  Jones - Durham PAC (Durham, NC)

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