Charlotte NC Live Music Calendar, Band News & More 04/11/12 - 04/18/12

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CHARLOTTE EVENTS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER
(compiled and  distributed by Laurie Koster since March 2003)
April 11, 2012 -  April 18, 2012

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Wednesday April 11 - Happy Birthday Jake Haldenwang and  Alex Shaw!

**Book Event for Osama  Wazan
The Evening Muse
7pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com

**Modern Primitives, Night  Beats, The Idle Mines
Snug Harbor
9pm
http://www.snugrock.com

**MaxxMusic & Landshark  Entertainment Present: Jacob Martin
The Visulite  Theatre
9pm
http://www.visulite.com * http://www.maxxmusic.com/concerts/jacobmartin.htm

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

**Greg  Lilley
Press Wine (Uptown)
7pm-10pm
http://www.presswinefood.com/  http://www.reverbnation.com/greglilley

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Thursday April 12

**MaxxMusic Presents: John  Eddie 
The Evening Muse
8pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com * http://www.maxxmusic.com/concerts/eddie.htm

**MaxxMusic & Landshark  Entertainment Present: Holy Ghost Tent Revival w/Sequoya Prep School & The  Josh Daniel Trio
The Visulite Theatre
8:45pm
http://www.visulite.com * http://www.maxxmusic.com/concerts/holy.htm

**MaxxMusic Presents: Tyler  Hilton With Dion Roy and Dakota & Will
The Double Door  Inn
9pm
http://www.doubledoorinn.com * http://www.maxxmusic.com/concerts/hilton.htm

**Clee and Sheridan  (Simplified Acoustic)
Ziggy's Grille House
8pm
Tega Cay, SC 
https://www.facebook.com/events/332480406816417/

**Mike Strauss  Band
US National Whitewater Center - 2012 US Olympic  Trials
7pm-10pm
http://www.mikestrauss.net * http://usnwc.org/riverjam/band-schedule/

**Mansion on the Moon  w/D.Veloped
The Neighborhood Theatre
9pm
http://www.neighborhoodtheatre.com

**Greg  Lilley
The Liberty (Southend)
6pm-9pm
http://www.reverbnation.com/greglilley

**Jared  Allan
Jack Beagle’s (NoDa)
6pm-9pm

**Jud Block, Kara Clark,  The Blessed Anamoly, Bloodroots Barter
The Milestone  Club
8pm

**An Evening of Songwriters  featuring Justin Faircloth, Stephen Warwick, and Lindsey  Ryan
Petra's Piano Bar
8pm

**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 April 13 - Happy Birthday K Ishibashi and Amy  Wright!

**Chasing  Edison With The Ends
The Double Door Inn
10pm
http://doubledoorinn.com/eventlist.aspx

**  Perpetual Groove w/The Broadcast
The Neighborhood Theatre
9pm 
http://www.neighborhoodtheatre.com

**Nathan  Angelo w/ Steve Moakler
The Evening Muse
8pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com

**Old  Milwaukee & North Elementary
The Evening Muse
10:30pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com

**Shovels  & Rope, Johnny Corndawg, Andrew CombsSnug Harbor
9pm
http://www.snugrock.com

**MaxxMusic  and Landshark Entertainment Present: Pat McGee Band w/Matt  PerroneThe Visulite Theatre
9pm
http://www.visulite.com * http://www.maxxmusic.com/concerts/mcgee.htm

**Mike Strauss  Trio
Summit Coffee
8pm-11pm
Davidson, NC
http://www.summitcoffee.com

**M4  Messenger w/Weedeater Deluxe & Tater Family Traveling Circus, Tattermask +  more
The Chop Shop
8:30pm
https://www.facebook.com/events/243524105744871/

**Shuffle Magazine &  Six Foot Kitten Present Andy the Doorbum Video Release Party w/The Houstons,  Dead Rabbits, and David Childers
The Milestone Club
9pm
http://www.themilestoneclub.com

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

**Greg  Lilley
Ice House (Southend)
8pm-11pm
http://www.reverbnation.com/greglilley

**Charlotte Folk Society  Presents:  Red June
The Great Aunt Stella Center
No Cover, but  Donations are welcome
http://www.folksociety.org

**The  Wormholes, See Through Sounds, and Exploring Uranus
Roux! at  Boudreaux's
10pm

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

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Saturday April 14 - Happy Birthday Gregg McCraw and Amanda  Liles!

**MaxxMusic Presents: The  Steel Wheels (Tickets are still available)
The Evening  Muse
8pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com * http://www.maxxmusic.com/concerts/steel.htm

**MaxxMusic Presents:  Humming House w/ The Vespers
The Evening Muse
10:30pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com * http://www.maxxmusic.com/concerts/humming.htm

**SLHC Basement Series  Presents: Sabrina w/Tony Eltora & Mac
Support Local House  Concerts
Hickory, NC
http://www.supportlocalhouseconcerts.org/

**MaxxMusic and Landshark  Entertainment Present: Unknown HinsonThe Visulite  Theatre
10pm
http://www.visulite.com * http://www.maxxmusic.com/concerts/unknown.htm

**MaxxMusic and Landshark  Entertainment Present: David Wilcox
McGlohon Theater
8pm
http://www.maxxmusic.com/concerts/wilcox.htm

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

**Dangermuffin With The  Monterreys
The Double Door Inn
10pm
http://doubledoorinn.com/eventlist.aspx

**Greg  Lilley
Ice House (Southend)
12pm-3pm
http://www.reverbnation.com/greglilley

**Jared  Allan
Corkscrew Wine Shop
8pm-11pm
Huntersville, NC
http://www.jaredallan.com

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

**Detour
Rodi
7pm
Gastonia,  NC
http://www.rodiworld.com

**Junior  Brown
The Neighborhood Theatre
9pm
http://www.neighborhoodtheatre.com

**Caltrop, Musket King,  Chump!
Snug Harbor
9pm
http://www.snugrock.com

**Donna The  Buffalo
US National Whitewater Center - 2012 US Olympic  Trials
7pm-10pm
http://www.mikestrauss.net * http://usnwc.org/riverjam/band-schedule/

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Sunday April  15

**Jared  Allan
Wine Vault
7pm-11pm

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

**Peter Case & Paul  Collins Feature The Songs Of The Plimsouls, The Nerves, The Beat & The  Breakaways - Canceled
The Double Door Inn

**Damon Moon & the  Whispering Drifters, Jon Bell, Alex Kastanas
Snug  Harbor
9pm
http://www.snugrock.com

**The Roundtable's Sunday  Edition hosted by Randy Walker (every Sunday)
WSGE  91.7FM
noon-1pm
http://www.wsge.org/program/publicaff.php

**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 April 16 - Happy Birthday Christina  Raine!

**RAIN: A Tribute to the  Beatles
Belk Theater
http://www.blumenthalarts.org/default.asp?blumenthal=59&objId=2815

**Under Fire North American  Tour:  Green River Ordinance w/Graham Colton
The Chop Shop
http://chopshopnoda.com/2012/04/green-river-ordinance-graham-colton-early/

**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

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Tuesday April 17

**Jon Vezner with Melissa  Mummert w/Maddie Shuler
The Evening Muse
7:30pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com

**MaxxMusic Presents:   Gungor - Ghosts Upon The Earth Tour w/The Brilliance
The First  United Methodist Church
7pm
http://www.maxxmusic.com/concerts/gungor.htm
**One  Night of Queen
Knight Theater
http://www.blumenthalarts.org/default.asp?blumenthal=59&objId=3008

**Shpongle presents The  Masquerade
The Neighborhood Theatre
9pm
http://www.neighborhoodtheatre.com

**Country Tuesday Presents:  Jeremiah & The Howling Owls, The Harmed Brothers
Snug  Harbor
10:30pm - No Cover
http://www.snugrock.com

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

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Wednesday April 18 - Happy Birthday JC  Honeycutt!

**Simplified
Music  at Morrison
6pm-9pm
https://www.facebook.com/events/308122395927140/

**Off The Record w/ Jeff  Hahne feat. HuDost w/James Brown of Matrimony
The Evening  Muse
8pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com

**MaxxMusic and Landshark  Entertainment Present: Leftover Salmon (No Support Act)The Visulite  Theatre
9pm
http://www.visulite.com

**Greg  Lilley
Queen City Q (Uptown)
7-10pm
http://www.reverbnation.com/greglilley

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******************************************************************************************* Band/Artist/Media News, Features,  Announcements and Upcoming Local and Regional Events ************************************************************************* ****************** *** = New Additions This Week Misc News, Events & Announcements: ***A.W.O.L.  The Benefit  returns for its 2nd exciting year!  April 21, 2012 at Symphony Park, featuring:   Robert Randolph & The Family Band, Outasight, iPhonic, Lucky Five, Sammy  Bananas, Cornelius Jackson, J. Aims & The Fever, and the Monday Night All  Stars (from Double Door Inn).  Purchase advance single, group or Party Tent  tickets and receive a $5 discount using code LKoster here.  http://www.awolcharlotte.com/#!vstc1=tickets.  With over 4,000  attendees from 22 different states in 2011, this year's edition is sure to be  even bigger and better than the inaugural event. Don't forget, AWOL is a  BYOB event. Grab your friends, your coolers, and join us at Symphony  Park on April 21, 2012! And keep your eyes open for special deals and shows  leading up to the main event! https://www.facebook.com/AWOLCharlotte ***Congratulations to  VESS, who advanced to the next round in the 1065 The End Miller Lite Great Taste  Music Series! **The 4:20  featuring Eyes of the Elders w/One Big Love, Mr. Invisible, Tribal X-ing &  DJ Dolphin Sound -  (Co-Sponsored by ShomoLive  Charlotte) The Neighborhood Theatre - April 20, 2012 **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_invit **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 **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: Kristy Jackson w/Casey Clark 6/9; Barbara Lamb  8/25 http://www.supportlocalhouseconcerts.org Recent Reviews, Photos,  Interviews, TV, Press and Current Events worth  noting: ***"THIS IS...SIMPLIFIED"! The band talks  about the "Simplified" sound, about themselves and the other members, and about  the live show and the fans! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=clqwJm0MLgI&feature=share ***Daniel Coston walks us through several years of amazing  photography of legendary musicians on display at Gallery Twenty Two - 360 Kogeto video courtesy of ShomoLive Charlotte  http://www.danielcostonphotography.com * http://www.kogeto.com/dotspots/RYNDNY12A2W **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: ***Some of you may remember the heartfelt and emotional  tribute song called "Milwaukee" our now mutual friend, Eliot Bronson recorded in  honor of dearly departed Rodney Lanier. Well, now Eliot  could use our help in getting his next CD project out there to the masses. Would  you take a few minutes to watch the video and perhaps send a few $ his way? He's  worth it! :-) http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1085691704/eliot-bronson-and-yonder-orphans ***Kishi Bashi to open  for Dr. Dog and Delta Spirit in Central Park's SummerStage Concert Series this  summer! **Recent  (2012) guests of the R&R Motel - Sons of  Bill, The Wheeler Brothers, Mando Saenz,  Clark Paterson Band, Firework Show, Breaking Laces, The Ghost Wolves, Seth Glier  & Ryan Hommel, The Winter Sounds, Andy D., Lefty Williams Band, Miniature  Tigers, Jukebox the Ghost, The Elwins and Frontier Ruckus! https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.1188419795773.29121.1386669128&type=3 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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04/19 -  Stanley Jordan - Halton Theater
04/19 - The Boxer  Rebellion - The Grey Eagle (Asheville, NC)
04/20 - ^Sons of Bill - The Double Door Inn
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 - Olde Mecklenburg Brewery Crawfish Boil featuring  Cajun Music & The ToneBlazers - Olde Mecklenburg Brewery
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 - ^Aer - The Evening  Muse
04/25 - Trampled by Turtles - The Neighborhood  Theatre
04/27 - Bob Schneider Solo Acoustic - The Visulite  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 - Bombadil With  Justin Robinson & The Mary Annettes - The Visulite Theatre
05/05  - Feist - Thomas Wolfe Auditorium (Asheville, NC)
05/05 - Beach House - Cat's Cradle (Carrboro, NC)
05/09  - Desert Noises - The Evening Muse
05/10 -  Archers of Loaf - The Grey Eagle (Asheville, NC)
05/12 -  NC Brewers & Music Festival - Huntersville, NC
05/12 -  VH1 Save the Music - The Chop Shop
05/15 - Greg  Laswell w/ Elizabeth Ziman - Tremont Music Hall
05/16-18 - FemmeFest - The Evening Muse
05/16 - Horse Feathers - The Grey Eagle (Asheville, NC)
05/16 - MaxxMusic Presents:   Madeleine Peyroux - McGlohon Theatre
05/17 - Dar Williams  w/The Milk Carton Kids- The  Handlebar (Greenville, SC)
05/23 - St. Vincent w/Shearwater - Cat’s Cradle (Carrboro, NC)
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
June -   ^Cast Iron  Filter - TBA
06/01 -^Alejandro Escovedo - The Grey Eagle (Asheville, NC)
06/05  - ^Joe Pug w/ David Wax Museum - The Evening  Muse
06/05 - Tower of Power - The Handlebar (Greenville,  SC)
06/07 - Paul Thorn - McGlohon Theater
06/07 - Blind Pilot - The Neighborhood  Theatre
06/09 - ^Stephen Kellogg & The  Sixers - The Evening Muse
06/13 - Dawes - The  Orange Peel (Asheville, NC)
06/14 - CAST IRON  FILTER - The Visulite Theatre
06/15 - Jonathan  Richman feat. Tommy Larkins - The Grey Eagle (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 - Joe Purdy w/The Giving Tree Band -  The Grey Eagle (Asheville, NC)
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
07/08 - Crosby Stills & Nash - Durham, NC -  Durham Performing Arts Center
07/10 - Roger Water's The Wall  Tour - Time Warner Cable Arena
07/26-29 - FloydFest - Floyd, VA
08/17 - Jay Brannan  - The Visulite Theatre08/18 - George  Jones - Durham PAC (Durham, NC)
09/25 - Mark Kozelek (of Sun  Kil Moon & Red House Painters) - The Grey Eagle (Asheville,  NC)
10/20 - Tim  O'Brien with Mollie O'Brien & Rich Moore - The Grey Eagle  (Asheville, NC)

Special thanks this week to Heather  Perry, Grown Up Avenger Stuff, Monty Chandler
and my special friends &  family who listen to me, advise me and are always there for moral, and wise,  support.

"it's nice you get recognized  once in a while for all you do for the music scene, local & otherwise. i've  always been proud of you and have always appreciated the fact that you were ever  an encouraging presence like all those times the beatdukes played the east bd.  starbux. those were fine times, my friends, not soon forgotten!!"
JD Wilson  (2012)

"Laurie, As I go to check my  e-mail, 9 out of 10 times Ihave an e-mail from you informing me about the events  in the surrounding area. I must say that I appreciate and respect your work as a  promoter, simply for the love of music, with my fullest capability. The Avett  Brothers work everyday from the time we wake until the time we sleep. I never  stop and doubt I will ever be able to. Musicians and artist can go  months without paychecks and never even consider another line of work. I know  this because it is how I live as an artist and musician. My point is  this.....THANK YOU. You are the kind of force that musicians and artist need.  One who loves it regardless and does everything that they can to keep it alive.  That is how we feel.  Thanks, Sincerely - The Avett Brothers Scott Avett"  (2003)

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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.  As many  have shared with me, it's both a valuable resource, and a treasured promotional  tool. 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 Patrons of the Arts by Courtney  Devores - The Charlotte Observer March, 2012 #1  Music Fan (Charlotte Folk Society) First  Couple of Charlotte Music (Uptown Magazine) skirt! Magazine -  #1 Fan - February 2006 Passion Issue 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).