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CHARLOTTE EVENTS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER
(compiled and distributed by Laurie Koster since March
2003)
December 19, 2012 - December 26, 2012
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"I have always thought of Christmas time, when it has
come around
as a good time; a kind, forgiving, charitable time; the only
time
I know of, in the long calendar of the year, when men and women
seem
by one consent to open their shut-up hearts freely, and to
think of people
below them as if they were really fellow passengers
to the grave, and not
another race of creatures bound on other journeys."
~Charles
Dickens
(Be sure to read/scroll to the end of the newsletter for special announcements and band news.)
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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
**Off the
Record with Sequoyah Prep School & Chasing Edison
The Evening
Muse
8pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com
**Sheridan
Laster Acoustic Show
Brio Tuscany Grille
7pm
4720 Piedmont Row
Dr
http://www.simplifiedmusic.com
**Funky
Geezer
The Saloon at NC Music Factory
9pm
http://www.facebook.com/events/305304199580072/?ref=2&suggestsessionid=13866691281355924663
**Plaza
Midwood Community Radio Festivus Fund Drive w/Your Fuzzy Friends, Alex Kastanas
& Geoff White, Nicholas & The Human Race
Snug
Harbor
9pm
http://www.ticketfly.com/venue/5457
**Greg
Lilley
Blackthorne (Ballantyne)
7-10pm
http://www.youtube.com/greglilleymusic
**The Summit Coffee
Songwriters Showcase featuring: Billy Jones - Freddie Wilson - Host Rob McHale
and opening act Anna Barnett
Summit Coffee
8pm-11pm
http://www.summitcoffee.com
**Ugly Sweater Christmas
Party: A Benefit for Toys for Tots featuring Chris Nathan w/Who Rescued
Who
The Evening Muse
$20.00 - $30.00
8pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com
**The Travis Avenue
Christmas Party To Benefit The Harvest Center With Special Guests Fusion
The Double Door Inn
7:30pm
http://www.doubledoorinn.com/calendarview.aspx
**Small Bar Christmas Party
w/Chris and Clee of Simplified
Small Bar at NC Music
Factory
8pm
http://www.simplifiedmusic.com
**Jared
Allan
Tilted Kilt
8pm
http://www.jaredallan.com
**Big
Octave
lue Restaurant And Bar (at the corner of 5th and
College)
8pm-11pm
http://www.myspace.com/bigoctave
**Greg
Lilley
Heist Brewery (NoDa)
9pm-12am
http://www.youtube.com/greglilleymusic
Friday December
21
**MoRisen Records 10yr Anniversary Show featuring: 7:30
MELROSE HEIGHTS, 8:00 LEISURE MCORKLE, 8:45 THE SAMMIES, 9:30 DILLON FENCE,
11:15 ELEVATOR ACTION and 12:00 ALTERNATIVE CHAMPS
Visulite
Theatre
7:30pm
http://www.facebook.com/events/380804335345980/?ref=2 * http://cltsoundbites.blogspot.com/2012/12/friday-marks-morisen-records.html
**Natalie Royal w/Charlotte
Parrot
The Evening Muse
8pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com
**MaxxMusic Presents: Marah
Acoustic w/David Bielanko and Christine Smith
The Evening
Muse
10:30pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com * http://clclt.com/charlotte/EventSearch?feature=CL%20Recommends
**End of the World Party
with Eyes of the Elders and Nomadic
Neighborhood Theatre
10pm
http://www.facebook.com/events/469887959716910/?ref=2
**MaxxMusic Presents: Pam
Taylor Band End Of The World CD Release Party With Riyen Roots & The Family
Tree Band
The Double Door
10pm
http://doubledoorinn.com/eventlist.aspx * http://www.maxxmusic.com/concerts/pamtaylor.htm
**Lenny Federal Band
w/Wicked Powers (Every Friday)
The Comet Grill
9:30pm
http://www.cometgrillcharlotte.com * http://www.myspace.com/lennyfederal
**Snug Harbor Presents:
Benji Hughes, Andy The Doorbum, The Luciferian Agenda
Snug
Harbor
10pm
http://www.ticketfly.com/venue/5457
**2013 Wolves, Pig
Mountain, Earthling, Towering Pyre, Salted Slugs
The Milestone
Club
http://www.milestoneclub.com
**Greg
Lilley
Queen City Q (Uptown)
5pm-7pm
http://www.youtube.com/greglilleymusic
**The Amy
Broome Band
Hartigan’s Irish Pub (Cedar & Morehead)
10pm-1am
http://www.reverbnation.com/amybroome
Saturday December 22 - Happy Birthday Woody
Mitchell!
**MaxxMusic Presents: Bear
Left
The Evening Muse
10:30pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com
**MaxxMusic & Landshark
Entertainment Present: Acoustic Syndicate
The Visulite
Theatre
9:45pm
http://www.visulite.com * http://www.maxxmusic.com/concerts/syndicate.htm
**The 39th Double Door
Anniversary Featuring Federal Bureau Of Rock & Roll/Case Federal & The
Agents Reunion Show!
The Double Door Inn
10pm
http://www.facebook.com/events/177279285749569/?ref=2 * http://www.maxxmusic.com/concerts/federal.htm
**Chuck
Johnson
The Blue Vine
9pm
Salisbury, NC
http://www.facebook.com/events/379570178803957/?ref=2
**Sheridan, Lasster &
Friends
The Rusty Rudder
10pm
http://www.simplifiedmusic.com
**Greg
Lilley
Threes
8pm-11pm
http://www.youtube.com/greglilleymusic
**Liane
Edwards
Queen City Q (uptown),
6pm-8pm
http://us.myspace.com/lianeedwards1
Sunday December 23 - Happy Birthday Chris
McComb!
**4th Annual Charlotte
Christmas Jam w/Josh Daniel Band, Shana Blake Band, Gigi Dover & Big
Love
Philosopher's Stone Tavern
9pm
*PLEASE BRING A CANNED
GOOD or CHILDRENS TOY for local Charity*
**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
**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 "the
Charlyhorse" and Tom Kuhn
Cedar Street Tavern
5:30pm
Tuesday December 25 - Merry Christmas! - Happy Birthday Matthew
Perryman Jones & Lex Land!
**Country
Tuesday Christmas Night w/Appalucia, Modern Primitives (acoustic set), and One
Fine Damn Band and Bill Stroupe
Snug Harbor
10pm
http://www.facebook.com/events/561379753877327/?ref=2
**Red Rocking Chair (every
Tuesday)
The Comet Grill
http://www.cometgrillcharlotte.com
Wednesday December 26 - Happy Birthday Joe Kuhlmann!
**Rebirth
Brass Band
Neighborhood Theatre
8pm
http://www.neighborhoodtheatre.com/theatre/events/current.asp
**Clee and
Sheridan Live
Heist Brewery
9pm
http://www.simplifiedmusic.com
**Plaza
Midwood Community Radio Festivus Fund Drive w/Temperance League, Scowl Brow
& Little Bull Lee; Jason Herring DJ'n between sets
Snug
Harbor
10pm
http://www.ticketfly.com/venue/5457
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**Art collection by Zack Cooke at TastyYo in NoDa - now 1/2 price! - http://sphotos-a.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-snc7/418752_423179914394218_446183795_n.jpg **The Evening Muse Monday Night Find Your Muse Open Mic and Radio Show is looking for weekly and featured talent. If you are an original artist (local or touring) who would like to play the 30 minute featured performer slot on one of the Monday nights, please email us at fymbooking@gmail.com with the date you'll be in town or interested in, your EPK or links to your music and/or a good, decent quality video. Special perks for being featured! ALSO - Each Monday a Bada$$ of the week will be selected. The winner receives a $15 beverage card to use anytime at The Evening Muse, the opportunity to pick their preferred performance time for the following Monday, AND their set will be played on Plaza Midwood Community Radio. ***The Featured Performer Slots are filled through JANUARY. Please keep this in mind when requesting dates. Find us on FB - http://www.facebook.com/pages/Find-Your-Muse-Open-Mic-and-Radio-Show/213629105349332 and Follow us On Twitter - http://www.twitter.com/FindYourMuseClt. **Thank you for your support of the SHOMOLIVE Indiegogo fundraising campaign! We raised almost $10,000! Visit http://www.indiegogo.com/shomo?c=activity&a=1434608 to read all the great press from The Examiner, The Impaler Speaks, CLTBuzz, Historic SouthEnd, CltBlog and More! Upcoming House Concerts: **SLHC Basement Series Presents: Tori Sparks (Barcelona, Spain) 01/05/13 http://www.supportlocalhouseconcerts.org * http://www.facebook.com/events/102770896540225/ **2012 Teagarden House Concerts (South Charlotte, NC) 02/09: The Cloers CD Release Party; teagardensound@gmail.com. Recent Reviews, Photos, Interviews, TV, Press and Current Events worth noting: **Watch the Chevy Malibu Commercial featuring Matrimony's song "Obey Your Guns" here - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kmWRkLZqwn4&feature=player_embedded **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/ R&R Motel Guests Latest News: ***Look for Desert Noises at SXSW 2013! (and a possible return to The Evening Muse in March, as well as a return visit from Joshua James!) ***The top 10 picks in music for the week of Dec. 9, 2012 #1 Joshua James “From the Top of Willamette Mountain” http://www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/music-arts/top-10-music-picks-week-dec-9-2012-article-1.1214031#ixzz2FLJlGQIn ***Both NPR All Songs and Paste Magazine named Kishi Bashi one of the best new artists of 2012! **The
Rocketboys are up for a contest with Red Bull Soundstage! With enough
votes they can win recording time at the Red Bull Studio in LA. You can vote
once a day until December 13!
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 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/ **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 |
***Looking Ahead: (new additions or
updates)
(^=Potential sell out - recommend getting
advance tickets)
***************
12/28 -
Keller Williams w/That 1 Guy - The Neighborhood Theatre
12/31 - Simplified - The Saloon at NC Music
Factory
12/31 - The New Familiars w/Ian Thomas &
his Band of Drifters - Concord,
NC
12/31 - ^John Tosco's 3rd Annual New Year's Eve Variety Show
- McGlohon Theater
01/17 - Jon Spencer
Blues Explosion - The Grey Eagle (Asheville,
NC)
01/26 -
^Tosco
Music Party featuring: Rebecca Loebe, Natalie Royal, Mark Kroos, Peter Mulvey,
Sarah Morgan, Seth Glier, 10 String Symphony - Halton Theater
01/26
- Calexico - Cat's Cradle - (Carrboro, NC)
01/31 -
Jeff Mangum (Neutral Milk Hotel) - The Neighborhood
Theatre
02/01 - A Silent Film - The Fillmore
Charlotte
02/01 - Travis Tritt solo
acoustic - Knight Theater
02/05 - Zappa plays Zappa
- The Neighborhood Theatre
02/09 - Sixpence None The
Richer - The Neighborhood Theatre
02/15 -
Delbert McClinton - The Neighborhood Theatre
02/26 - RaRa Riot - The Grey Eagle
(Asheville, NC)
03/01 -
^George
Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic - The Neighborhood Theatre
03/30 - The Apache Relay - The Visulite
Theatre
03/30 - An Evening with Iris Dement
- The Grey Eagle (Asheville, NC)
04/07 -
Diana Krall - Ovens Auditorium
04/22 - David
Sedaris - Belk Theater
04/26 - Kim Richey - The
Evening Muse
THANK YOU!
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.|
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http://charlotteeventscalendar.blogspot.com/ and http://twitter.com/charlottemusic
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