Charlotte NC Live Music, Band News & More 03/14/12 - 03/21/12

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CHARLOTTE EVENTS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER
(compiled and  distributed by Laurie Koster since March 2003)
March 14, 2012 -  March 21, 2012

For heights and depths  no words can reach
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Wednesday March 14

**Flannel Church featuring  Duane Trucks
The Evening Muse
8pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com

**Ultraviolet Hippopotamus  With Jahman Brahman
The Double Door Inn
9pm
http://www.doubledoorinn.com

**Leslie and the LYs,  Pennyhawk, Ramona & the Swimsuits
Snug Harbor
9pm
http://www.snugrock.com

**Lindy  Dobbins
T-Bones on the Lake
6:00pm
http://www.lindydobbins.com

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Thursday March 15 - Happy Birthday Brittany  Bayer!

**My Secret Other  Girlfriend w/Stamper & HL Ruth
The Evening Muse
8pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com * https://www.facebook.com/events/222632781168133/

**Greg Lilley & Co. w/  Ivan Strunin
The Comet Grill (Dilworth)
8:30pm-11:30pm
http://cometgrillcharlotte.com/

**Stephen Warwick, Justin  Faircloth, Lindsey Horne, Jason Herring
Petra's
7pm-11:30pm
https://www.facebook.com/events/262795410465842/

**Yellow  Dubmarine
The Visulite Theatre
9:30pm
http://www.visulite.com

**The Captain Midnight  Band
The Double Door Inn
9pm
http://www.doubledoorinn.com

**Songwriter's Showcase  featuring: w/Rusty Knox, Shantell Ogden, Mike Alicke and host Rob  McHale
Summit Coffee
8pm-11pm
Davidson, NC
http://www.summitcoffee.com

**Funky Geezer Feature Show
Speakeasy Alehouse
9pm
https://www.facebook.com/events/130001603796088/

**Jill  Dineen Band
McHale's Irish Pub
Fort Mill, SC
http://www.mchalesirishpub.com/fortmill/calendar.php

**Jud Block  & Jim Garrett
Finz Raw Bar & Grill
7pm

**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 March 16 - Happy Birthday Jim  Avett!

**MaxxMusic  and Landshark Entertainment Present: An Acoustic Evening with Lyle Lovett &  John Hiatt McGlohon Theater
8pm
http://www.maxxmusic.com/concerts/lovett.htm

**Buck  Mountain Stranglers, The Royal Tinfoil, Sinners & SaintsSnug  Harbor
9pm
http://www.snugrock.com

**The  Movement w/DJ DmacckThe Visulite Theatre
10:30pm
http://www.visulite.com

**Simplified
The  Saloon @ NC Music Factory
10pm
http://www.simplifiedmusic.com

**Tremont  Music Hall's 17th Anniversary w/Antiseen, The Blind Dates, Aqualads, Babyshaker,  Chalkies and 2013 Wolves w/pecial guest: DJ Hope Nicholls
Tremont  Music Hall
8pm
http://www.tremontmusichall.com

**The  Eldorados
Puckett's Farm Equipment
9:30pm

**Greg  Lilley
Harvey’s (Huntersville)
9:30pm-12:30am
http://www.harveysinhuntersville.com

**Mandolin  Orange w/ Old Rusty Mandolin
The Evening Muse
8pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com

**Cedric Burnside  Project
The Double Door Inn
10pm
http://doubledoorinn.com/eventlist.aspx

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

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Saturday March 17 - Happy St. Patty's Day and Happy Birthday  Michael Murphy!

**Jared  Allan
Boardwalk Billy’s (UNCC)
10pm-2am
http://www.jaredallan.com

**MaxxMusic Presents: Coco  Montoya
The Double Door Inn
10pm
http://www.maxxmusic.com/concerts/montoya.htm

**Time Sawyer Band w/Boys  In The Well
The Common Market  (Plaza-Midwood)
9pm-12midnight
http://www.boysinthewell.com/

**Overmountain  Men
The Comet Grill
8pm
http://www.overmountainmen.com

**Green River Revival  featuring: Chatham County Line w/ Larry Keel and Natural Bridge
US  National Whitewater Center
1pm
http://usnwc.org/2012/02/chatham-county-line/

**The  Playroom Academy of Music Presents: Charity Case
Baxter  Village
7:30pm-9:30pm
Fort Mill, SC
https://www.facebook.com/events/162723453841027/

**Hickory  Music Factory-Presents:A "True" Irish St, Paddy's Day celebration complete with  real traditional Irish food, brew and most of all an evening with the Belfast  Boys -
Main Cellar City Club (332 1st Ave, Hickory NC 28602)
$25  "Clan Seating" includes a Traditional Irish Dinner and a Guinness.
Doors @  6:30pm
https://www.facebook.com/events/119381884851782/

**Chuck  Johnson
Big Ben British Restaurant and Pub
9pm

**South85
Puckett's  Farm Equipment
9:30pm

**Lipstick  on a Pig
The Thirsty Beaver Saloon
9:30pm

**Summit  Coffee Leprechaun Loop 8K -- featuring a post-race party with music from The New  Familiars
Summit Coffee
Davidson, NC
http://www.queencitytiming.com/search/event.aspx?event=f76a6fe1-0e16-4b12-9d6b-6a31fce9e57f.aspx

**MaxxMusic and Landshark  Entertainment Present: Martin Sexton Fall Like Rain Tour w/Matt  MacKelconThe Visulite Theatre
9pm
http://www.visulite.com

**Jim Avett & Funky  Geezer
The Evening Muse
8pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com

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

**David Choi w/Russell  Howard and Robert Morrison
Tremont Music Hall
8pm
http://www.tremontmusichall.com

**Ketch & Critter (of  Old Crow Medicine Show)
The Neighborhood Theatre
8:30pm
http://www.neighborhoodtheatre.com

**Freaky Wack! 10 yr  anniversary
Snug Harbor
10pm
http://www.snugrock.com

**Rusty Knox  Band
Summit Coffee
8pm-11pm
Davidsson, NC
http://www.summitcoffee.com

**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 March  18

**The  Eldorados
The Thirsty Beaver Saloon
5:30pm-8:30pm
https://www.facebook.com/events/293859010663673/

**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 March 19

**Greg Lilley & Co. w/  Ivan Strunin (Violin)
Amelie’s French Bakery (NoDa) 
8pm-10pm
http://www.ameliesfrenchbakery.com/

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

**Zed's Dead - The Living  Dead Tour presented by Insomniac & Sugar Society w/Cmnrlinx, XI,  Styles&Complete and Rob Banks
The Neighborhood  Theatre
9pm
http://www.neighborhoodtheatre.com

**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 March 20 - Happy Birthday Kathy  Hendrix!

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

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Wednesday March 21

**Off the Record w/The New  Familiars and Megan McCormick
The Evening Muse
8pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com

**Jukebox the Ghost, SPEAK,  The Elwins
Snug Harbor
9pm
http://www.snugrock.com

**Yarn CD Release  Show
The Evening Muse
10:30pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com

**Big Leg  Emma
The Double Door Inn
9pm
http://www.doubledoorinn.com

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******************************************************************************************* Band/Artist/Media News, Features,  Announcements and Upcoming Local and Regional Events ************************************************************************* ****************** *** = New Additions This Week Misc News, Events & Announcements: ***Cast Iron Filter returns!  Look for shows around town  coming in June! https://www.facebook.com/castironfilter ***TreasureFestII - May 18 - May 20 at Plaza  Midwood in Various Venues with a LOT of bands from  Charlotte and around the country - http://www.treasurefest.blogspot.com * https://www.facebook.com/events/182416738537789/ ***Drumstrong 2012 - May 19 & 20,  2012 featuring: Keller Williams w/Jeff Sipe and friends,  George Porter, Jr., w/The Runnin' Pardners, Hannah Ford, Keving "KalimbaMan"  Spears, Consider The Source, Sci Fi, Dead End Parking, Sol Driven Train, The  Reckoning, The Lamping Shades, Alien Funk Patrol, Eyes of the Elders, The  Brubakers, Inner Visions, Roots Reggae, djesben, Bubonik Funk, Pseudo Blue &  The Majestics, Jordon Klemons Trio ww/Ron Brendle & Curtis Wingfield, Remy  St. Claire, Terrence Houston, Brint Anderson, Michael Lemmler, Khris Royal and  more.  http://www.drumstrong.org **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/ **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 Secondhand 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 **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: **2012  Little Yellow Music House Concerts (Columbia, SC) 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 ***SLHC Basement Series  Presents: Sabrina w/Tony Eltora & Mac 4/14; Kristy Jackson 6/9;  Barbara Lamb 8/25 http://www.supportlocalhouseconcerts.org 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/ **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: **Kishi  Bashi is back on tour opening for and playing with Of Montreal.  He was chosen  by NPR as one of FOUR (out of hundreds) top picks at SXSW! 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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03/15 -  ^Dr. Dog - The Orange Peel  (Asheville, NC)
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 - Thomas  Dolby - The Handlebar (Greenville, SC)
03/21 - David Benoit  & Brian Culbertson - Carolina Theatre (Durham, NC)
03/22 -  Roger McGuinn, McGee Theatre, George A. Batte Jr. Fine Arts  Ctr., (Wingate NC)
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
04/18  - Leftover Salmon - The Visulite Theatre
04/19 -  Stanley Jordan - Halton 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 featuring: Michael Chapdelaine, Danny Ellis, Jon Vezner, Chris  Trapper, Hans York, Hope Waits, Adrianne, Natalia Zukerman, A Fragile Tomorrow,  Haley Dreis and more. - CPCC Halton Theatre
04/21 -  A.W.O.L. Charlotte 2012 featuring: Robert Randolph & The Family  Band, Outasight, iPhonic, Lucky Five, Sammy Bananas, Cornelius Jackson, J. Aims  & The Fever, The Monday Night All Stars - 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
04/30 -  Gomez - The Visulite Theatre
05/1-6 - Come Fly Away - Belk Theater
05/02 - Nick Lowe  Band - Fletcher Opera House (Raleigh, NC)
05/02 - Steve Earle  and The Dukes (and Duchesses) featuring/Allison Moorer- The  Neighborhood Theatre
05/03 - Nick Lowe  Band - Variety Playhouse (Atlanta, GA)
05/05 - Beach House - Cat's Cradle (Carrboro, NC)
05/10 - Archers of Loaf - The Grey Eagle (Asheville, NC)
05/12 - VH1 Save the Music - The Chop Shop
05/16 - Horse Feathers - The Grey  Eagle (Asheville, NC)
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)
05/28 - The Polyphonic Spree  -  McGlohon Theatre
06/05 - ^Joe Pug w/ David  Wax Museum
06/05 - Tower of Power -  The Handlebar (Greenville, SC)
06/07 - Blind Pilot - The  Neighborhood Theatre
06/09 - ^Stephen Kellogg  & The Sixers - The Evening Muse
06/13 -  Dawes - The Orange Peel (Asheville, NC)
06/16 - TMP  Beatles Tribute - Knight Theater
06/17 - A Bluegrass Evening  with Vince Gill with special guest Sarah Jarosz - Knight  Theater
06/22 - Todd Snider - The Visulite  Theatre
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
07/07 - The Soul Food Festival  featuring WAR - Uptown Charlotte
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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