Thursday, May 10, 2012

Charlotte NC Live Music, Band News & More 05/09/12 - 05/16/12



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CHARLOTTE EVENTS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER(compiled and distributed by Laurie Koster since March  2003)
May 9, 2012 - May 16, 2012

NEW  PROMOTION TO RAISE FUNDS TO HELP SUPPORT ME AND THE CHARLOTTE EVENTS  CALENDAR!!

For all  those who donate $25 or more (including any who have previously  donated this year), I will include their name in a drawing to win this
Pono MB Baritone  ukulele and case (valued over $400) to help raise money for the support of the  Charlotte Live Music Weekly Events Calendar!

(Donate $50 and get 2  entries, $75/3, etc.) If won locally, we can make arrangements for pickup,  delivery or a mutually agreed upon meeting place. If outside of the area, we can  ship anywhere in the U.S.
(Please make your donation using the PayPal Button  below.) Winner will be chosen Sunday July 1, 2012, using the Random Generator at  Random.org.
Good Luck!!
Thank you to local  singer/songwriter, and dear friend, Rick Spreitzer, for this generous donation!

(sample  photo - more views at http://www.koolauukulele.com/p-mbthumbs.html.  Full details  can be found at http://www.lauriekoster.com/pono_ukulele.htm)



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Wednesday May 9

**MaxxMusic Presents:  Matthew Santos
The Evening Muse
8pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com * http://www.maxxmusic.com/concerts/santos.htm

**Koster Promotions  Presents: DESERT NOISES w/The Bear Romantic!
The Evening Muse  -
10:30pm - $5
http://www.eveningmuse.com
"Taken under the patriarchal  wing of musician/producer Joshua James, the young group has thrived in the  burgeoning indie folk scene with a blend of harmony, picked guitar reverb and  just a hint of twang. Adoring fans of the nostalgic sounds produced by Fleet  Foxes and Band of Horses or the percussive experimentation of Local Natives will  find a sense of familiarity in the evocative, ethereal sounds of Desert Noises’  latest LP, Mountain Sea."  Soundmagonline.com

**2013 Wolves  RESIDENCY
Snug Harbor
9pm
No Cover
http://www.snugrock.com



Thursday May 10

**MaxxMusic Presents:  Vandaveer
The Evening Muse
8pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com

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

**Sera's Alibi, OCie Three,  Hardcore Lounge, Amy Broome, The New Sheets
The Chop Shop  NoDa
http://chopshopnoda.com/

**Mike Strauss  Band
Summit Coffee
8pm-11pm
Davidson, NC
http://www.mikestrauss.net

**School of Rock  presents Women who Rock
The Visulite Theatre
6pm
http://www.visulite.com

**Shane Pruitt  Band
The Double Door Inn
9pm
http://doubledoorinn.com/eventlist.aspx

**Packway  Handle
US National Whitewater Center
7pm-10pm
http://usnwc.org/riverjam/band-schedule/

**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





Friday May 11


**Rick  Spreitzer Trio
Foskoskies On Shamrock
7pm-10pm
http://www.foskoskies.com * http://www.rickspreitzer.com


**Simplified
The  Icehouse
10pm
http://www.simplifiedmusic.com


**MaxxMusic  and Landshark Entertainment Present: BloodkinThe Visulite  Theatre
9pm
http://www.visulite.com * http://www.maxxmusic.com/concerts/bloodkin.htm


**Time  Sawyer CD Release Party w/Boys In The Well
The Double Door  Inn
10pm
http://doubledoorinn.com/eventlist.aspx


**MaxxMusic  Presents: Pierre Bensusan
The Evening Muse
8pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com * http://www.maxxmusic.com/concerts/bensusan.htm


**The Catch  Fire w/ Mark Crozer and the Rels
The Evening Muse
10:30pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com


**Charlotte  Folk Society Members' Showcase w/The Cloers, Too Wet to Plow, Eddie Ferrell,  Blue Ridge Xpress, Sally Higgins & Ray Owens, Leland Haywood, Boys of the  Bog, Marilyn Meacham Price, Rick Bouley & Jon Singleton, Susan Sherlock, The  Dog Walkers, Mark Larson, Hem and Haw, Carol Raedy, Forrest Lee Arnold, Davy  Fee, Avery McGuirt, David Fee, David McGuirt & Scott Wise
The  Great Aunt Stella Center
7:30pm
http://www.folksociety.org


**Abe Reid  - 14th Annual “Blues out Back” summer concert series
Gaston County  Museum
6:30pm-8pm
http://www.facebook.com/GastonAlive


**The Chop  Shop One Year Anniversary w/Funky Geezer & More
http://chopshopnoda.com/2012/05/the-chop-shops-1-year-anniversary-party/


**Jared  Allan
Press Wine
6:30pm-9:30pm


**School of  Rock presents Women who Rock
The Visulite Theatre
6pm
http://www.visulite.com


**Yo Mamas  Big Fat Booty Band w/Cherry Royale
The Neighborhood Theatre 
9:30pm
http://www.neighborhoodtheatre.com


**PMCR  Presents: Modern Primitives, Blossoms, The Orchidales, The Idle  Mines
Snug Harbor
9pm
No Cover - but Donations  appreciated
http://www.snugrock.com


**Josh  Daniel
NoDa Brewing
6pm

**Chuck  Johnson
Big Ben's
8pm

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

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




Saturday May 12

**North Carolina Brewers  & Music Festival featuring: 12:00 - 12:45:Big Something, 1:00 - 2:00: Old  Man Markley, 2:15 - 3:30: Larry Keel, 3:45 - 5:00: Sol Driven Train, 5:15 -  6:30: The Black Lillies, 6:45 - 8:15: Steep Canyon Rangers, 8:30 - 10:00: Ryan  Montbleau Band
Rural Hill, Huntersville, NC
http://www.ncbrewsmusic.com/


**May Bash w/David  Childers, The Loudermilks, Leadville Social Club, Bill Noonan and the Barbwires  and The Loose Lugnuts
The Thirsty Beaver
No cover, but all  donations received, a portion of beverage sales, and all of the food sales will  go to Kickin' For Kids, a non-profit that provides funding for research and  treatment of pediatric cancer.  It's cash only for the food, outside drinks, and  raffle tickets
6pm-2am
http://www.facebook.com/events/113765902077401/


**VH1 Save The Music  Benefit featuring: School of Rock 6:30pm, Ancient Cities (Stephen Warwicks new  band) 7:15pm, Hectorina (Dylan Gilberts new band) 8:00pm, North Elementary  8:45pm, The Houstons 9:30pm, Rusted Radio Dial 10:15pm (quick raffle  announcement after our set), The Ethnographers 11:00pm, Future Ghosts 12:00am,  Outside the Chop Shop on the patio:(solo acoustic), The Cloers @7:00pm, Eli  Parker @7:50pm, Stephen Warwick @8:40,
Guns & The Open Sea @9:20, Dylan  Gilbert @10:10, TBA @10:50

The Chop Shop
6:30pm
http://www.facebook.com/events/113765902077401/


**Mayer Hawthorne & The  County w/The Stepkids
The Neighborhood Theatre
9pm
http://www.neighborhoodtheatre.com


**Sandy  Herrault
Nook Coffee and Eatery
9525 Birkdale Crossing  Dr
Huntersville, NC
6pm-8pm


**The Loudermilks,  Temperance League, Your Fuzzy Friends, DJ Shawn Lynch
Snug  Harbor
9pm
http://www.snugrock.com


**MaxxMusic Presents:  Matthew Mayfield w/David Ramirez
The Evening Muse
8pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com * http://www.maxxmusic.com/concerts/mmayfield.htm
**Mayer  Hawthorne & The County: How Do You Do World Tour
The  Neighborhood Theatre
8pm
http://www.neighborhoodtheatre.com


**Snarky  Puppy
The Evening Muse
10:30pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com


**Jared  Allan
Corkscrew
8pm-11pm


**Stamper With See Thru  Sound(s) & Matter Of Fact
The Double Door Inn
9:30pm
http://doubledoorinn.com/eventlist.aspx


**MaxxMusic and Landshark  Entertainment Present: Lukas Nelson & The Promise Of The Real w/Indian  RodeoThe Visulite Theatre
8:30pm
http://www.visulite.com * http://www.maxxmusic.com/concerts/lukas.htm

**Mike Strauss  Band
Kickstand
7pm-10pm
http://www.mikestrauss.net





Sunday May 13 - Happy Mother's  Day!

**Sandy  Herrault
McGill Rose Garden
940 N. Davidson St.
noon till  2pm


**Candyrat  Guitar Night
The Evening Muse
8pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com


**Jared  Allan
Wine Vault
7pm-11pm


**Dirty Bourbon River Show,  Bart Lattimore
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



Monday May 14

**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



Tuesday May 15


**MaxxMusic and Landshark  Entertainment Present: Jonathan Wilson With Benji Hughes & Jenny  O.The Visulite Theatre
9pm
http://www.visulite.com * http://www.maxxmusic.com/concerts/wilson.htm

**Man on Earth and Son of a  Bad Man
The Evening Muse
8pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com

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




Wednesday May 16

**MaxxMusic & Landshark  Entertainment Present Madeleine Peyroux w/Nellie McKay
McGlohon  Theater
7:30pm
http://www.maxxmusic.com/concerts/peyroux.htm * http://www.blumenthalarts.org/default.asp?blumenthal=59&objId=3031

**MaxxMusic and Landshark  Entertainment Present: ALOThe Visulite Theatre
9pm
http://www.visulite.com * http://www.maxxmusic.com/concerts/alo.htm

**Jared  Allan
Press Wine
6:30pm-9:30pm

**Off The Record w/ Jeff  Hahne feat. Natalie Royal and Side by Side (a part of FemmeFest)
The  Evening Muse
8pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com * http://www.maxxmusic.com/concerts/santos.htm

**Reckless Kelly w/Gabriel  Kelly
The Neighborhood Theatre
8:30pm
http://www.neighborhoodtheatre.com

**2013 Wolves  Residency
Snug Harbor
9pm
No Cover
http://www.snugrock.com











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Band/Artist/Media News, Features,  Announcements and Upcoming Local and Regional Events
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*** = New Additions This Week

Misc News, Events & Announcements:

**Matheson Bridge  Unveiling! - http://www.facebook.com/events/293381607409419/http://www.facebook.com/events/293381607409419/
The  Matheson Bridge is finally finished and it's now time to celebrate!  Saturday, May 19th from 4-6PM - The Matheson Bridge Unveiling!  The street will be shut down to celebrate the completion of our first official  gateway into NoDa. The May 20th Society's reenactors will be onsite firing their  cannons and muskets - we will have live bluegrass music on the stage - and the  Olde Mecklenburg Brewery will be featuring their limited  edition Captain Jack Pilsner with a label featuring the Capt. Jack from the  bridge. Come celebrate all that NoDa has accomplished and the history of  Mecklenburg County! See you Saturday, May 19th from 4-6PM at the Matheson Bridge  Mural (N. Davidson St. / Charles Ave.).


**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



Upcoming House  Concerts:

**2012  Little Yellow Music House Concerts (Columbia, SC) 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 6/099; Barbara Lamb  8/25 http://www.supportlocalhouseconcerts.org

**2012  Teagarden House Concerts (South Charlotte, NC); 6/24: Nora Jane Struthers &  P. J. George; 6/14: Joe Newberry & Mike Compton; 10/20: The Cloers CD  Release Party. teagardensound@gmail.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/

**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:

***Help Eliot Bronson get the last funds needed for his next  CD Project!  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 SO CLOSE! :-) http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1085691704/eliot-bronson-and-yonder-orphans




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



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

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

***************
05/09 - Desert Noises - The Evening Muse
05/10 - Archers of Loaf - The Grey  Eagle (Asheville, NC)
05/16 - Horse Feathers - The Grey  Eagle (Asheville, NC)
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
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 - Man Man - The Grey Eagle  (Asheville, NC)
06/09 - ^Stephen Kellogg & The Sixers - The Evening  Muse
06/12 - Of Montreal - The Neighborhood Theatre 
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 w/Kevin Gordon-  The Visulite Theatre
06/24 - Kenny Chesney and Tim McGraw -  Bank of America Stadium
06/28 - Lost in the Trees - The  Visulite Theatre
06/28 - Yarn - U.S. National Whitewater  Center
07/03 - Tab Benoit w/Sol Driven Train & Eric Lindell - US National Whitewater Center
07/03 - Coldplay -  Time Warner Cable Arena
07/04 - Moreland & Arbuckle w/These  United States, Have Gun, Will Travel - US National Whitewater  Center
07/07 - Sons of Bill - The Rusty  Rudder
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
07/14 - ^Jackson Browne w/Sara Watkins - The Belk  Theater
07/26-29 - FloydFest - Floyd, VA
08/17 - Jay  Brannan - The Visulite Theatre
08/18 - Malcolm  Holcombe - The Evening Muse
08/18 - George  Jones - Durham PAC (Durham, NC)
09/25 -  Mark Kozelek (of Sun Kil Moon & Red House Painters) - The  Grey Eagle (Asheville, NC)
10/24 - An Evening  With Chris Smither - The Grey Eagle (Asheville, NC)
10/20 - Tim O'Brien  with Mollie O'Brien & Rich Moore - The Grey Eagle (Asheville,  NC)


SPECIAL  THANKS!

"Thank you for all the hard  work putting the newsletter together. I really appreciate all of your  efforts."
Regards, Will (Dempsey)

"...I want to thank you for  all the work you have done over the years to benefit live music in the Charlotte  area!
I wish my donation could be more and hopefully down the road I can help  again." David (Beasley)

"Thank you for all you do  to get ou the word about the rich musical offerings in our region.  No  matter
how great the music, there won't be an audience for it without  communication!"
Wanda Hubicki - The Charlotte Folk  Society

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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

http://cts.vresp.com/c/?CharlotteEventsCalen/04f6412871/0c8be8e5f2/93a30eaa12http://cts.vresp.com/c/?CharlotteEventsCalen/04f6412871/0c8be8e5f2/a111a32426/Award=oid:229366 Creative Loafing Critics PIck - Best Supporter of Local Music
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: 

NEW:  TRENDING CHARLOTTE  MUSIC - http://www.twylah.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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