Charlotte NC Live Music, Band News & More 01/16/13 - 01/23/13

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CHARLOTTE EVENTS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER
(compiled and distributed by Laurie Koster since March 2003)
January 16, 2013 - January 23, 2013

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Wednesday January 16 - Happy Birthday Steve Hardican and Rick Ballew!

**Off the Record w/ Caleb Caudle & Pullman Strike
The Evening Muse
8pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com

**MaxxMusic Presents: Dan Abraham
The Double Door Inn
9pm
http://www.maxxmusic.com/concerts/danabraham.htm

**Clee and Sheridan
Mellow Mushroom (Ballantyne Village)
7pm
http://www.simplifiedmusic.com

**Sherman Hellville
Roux! (at Boudreaux's) NoDa
8pm-2am
http://www.facebook.com/events/500596659963330/

**January Residency: Elonzo w/Ava Luna, Celestial Shore, Bo White
Snug Harbor
10pm
http://www.ticketfly.com/venue/5457

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Thursday January 17

**MaxxMusic Presents: Gina Sicilia
The Double Door Inn
9pm
http://www.doubledoorinn.com/calendarview.asp * http://www.maxxmusic.com/concerts/sicilia.htm

**MaxxMusic & Landshark Entertaintment Present: Tea Leaf Green w/The Broadcast
The Visulite Theatre
9:45pm
http://www.maxxmusic.com/concerts/tealeafgreen.htm

**Jared Allan
Tilted Kilt
8pm
http://www.jaredallan.com

**Songwriters' Showcase at Summit Coffeehouse Featuring: Jackie Moseley, Jamie Kay w/Host Rob McHale and opener Amy Echstenkamper
Summit Coffee
8pm-11pm
http://www.summitcoffee.com

**Chuck Johnson "The Charlyhose" w/Tom Kuhn
Beantown Tavern
Matthews, NC

**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 January 18

**MaxxMusic & Landshark Entertaintment Present: Brave Baby w/Heyrocco
The Visulite Theatre
10pm
http://www.maxxmusic.com/concerts/brave.htm

**MaxxMusic Presents: The Loose Lugnuts with Bill Noonan & Barbed Wires
The Double Door Inn
10pm
http://www.doubledoorinn.com/calendarview.asp * http://www.maxxmusic.com/concerts/barbed.htm

**Antje Duvekot w/Michael McDermott
The Evening Muse
8pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com

**Clee and Sheridan
The Hickory Tavern (Birkdale)
9pm
Huntersville, NC
http://www.simplifiedmusic.com

**Time Sawyer
NoDa Brewing Company
6:30pm

**Chuck Johnson
Big Ben British Restaurant and Pub
8pm

**Blackwater Redemption w/The Turnstiles
Puckett's Farm Equip
9pm

**Shaus w/Grown Up Avenger Stuff, It Looks Sad and Jphono1
The Shaus
9pm

**2013 Wolves, Babyshaker, Velvet Elvis
Snug Harbor
http://www.snugrock.com

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

**The Belfast Boys
The Birdsnest
9pm
Davidson, NC
http://sphotos-b.xx.fbcdn.net/hphotos-prn1/14683_514459781918218_2132314583_n.jpg

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Saturday January 19

**MaxxMusic & Landshark Entertaintment Present: Pat McGee Band w/Matt Perrone
The Visulite Theatre
8:30pm
http://www.maxxmusic.com/concerts/mcgee.htm

**MaxxMusic Presents: Groove 8 w/Dark Water Rising
The Double Door
10pm
http://doubledoorinn.com/eventlist.asp * http://www.maxxmusic.com/concerts/groove8.htm

**Lucky Five w/Bubonik Funk, TWIN and Lo Ultimo
Tremont Music Hall
http://www.tremontmusichall.com

**Clee and Sheridan
The Rusty Rudder
10pm
Cornelius NC
http://www.simplifiedmusic.com

**The Thirsty Beaver's 5th year anniversary party featuring: the Loose Lugnuts and friends
9:00pm
http://www.facebook.com/events/495443377165504/

**Bums Lie, Selah Dubb
Snug Harbor
http://www.snugrock.com

**Amy Broome w/Marvin Duke
The Rodi
8pm-10pm
Gastonia, NC
http://www.cdbaby.com/cd/AmyBroome

**Rusty Knox CD Release Party
Summit Coffee
Davidson, NC
http://www.summitcoffee.com

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Sunday January 20

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

**Christopher Cross
The Neighborhood Theatre
7:30pm
http://www.neighborhoodtheatre.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/pages/divakar.html?_show

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Monday January 21

**Find Your Music Open Mic w/Featured Performer: Colby Dobbs Band
The Evening Muse
8pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com

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

**Chuck Johnson "the Charlyhorse" and Tom Kuhn
Cedar Street Tavern
5:30pm-8:30pm
http://www.facebook.com/events/229477493853947/

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Tuesday January 22

**Trip Rogers
The Stewart Center
3:30pm-4:30pm
http://www.triprogers.com

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

**MaxxMusic & Landshark Entertaintment Present: Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo
McGlohon Theater
7:30pm
http://www.maxxmusic.com/concerts/benatar.htm

**Red Rocking Chair (every Tuesday)
The Comet Grill
http://www.cometgrillcharlotte.com

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Wednesday January 23 - Happy Birthday Angel Schoeck!

**January Residency: Elonzo w/Blossoms, Can't Kids
Snug Harbor
10pm
http://www.ticketfly.com/venue/5457

**MaxxMusic Presents: Three Legged Fox
The Evening Muse
10:30pm
http://www.maxxmusic.com/concerts/threelegged.htm

**MaxxMusic Presents: Ryan Montbleau Band w/Jeff Conley
The Double Door Inn
9pm
http://www.maxxmusic.com/concerts/montbleau.htm

**Jared Allan
Tilted Kilt
8pm
http://www.jaredallan.com

**Clee and Sheridan
Mellow Mushroom (Ballantyne Village)
7pm
http://www.simplifiedmusic.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:   ***Vote!  Some of our friends are trying to play Madison Square Garden! It only takes your name and email address to vote. So far I've seen Chris Cook, Jake Haldenwang, Zack Rosicka and now Lefty Williams! http://www.playcrossroads.com/browse/bands **The Final Gift Restorative Justice Initiative is going live! looking for seed money to get this non profit off the ground. This is an extension putting their film into action. Check out their indiegogo site, give a dollar and then get ten of your friends to do the same! be a part of a grassroots movement for change! http://www.indiegogo.com/projects/288828?c=home * http://www.thefinalgiftfilm.com **January art at the Evening Muse featuring artist: Tim Sheaffer - http://www.sheafferdesign.com **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 ofthe Monday nights, please email us at findyourmuse@eveningmuse.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 FEBRUARY.  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: **Common Chord Concerts presents: Samantha Crain 01/27/13 - TICKETS MAY BE AVAILABLE; Bombadil 03/16/13 - SOLD OUT - SIGN UP FOR THE COMMON CHORD CONCERTS FACEBOOK PAGE TO GET ADVANCE NOTICE OF THESE SHOWS!  https://www.facebook.com/groups/CommonChordConcerts ***Time Sawyer house concert (North Charlotte) 2/23/13 http://www.facebook.com/events/489394254432301 **Support Local House Concerts Basement Series Presents: Steafan Hanvey (Dublin) 03/23/13  http://www.supportlocalhouseconcerts.org * http://www.facebook.com/events/102770896540225/ **2012 Teagarden House Concerts (South Charlotte) 02/09/13: The Cloers CD Release Party; teagardensound@gmail.com http://www.facebook.com/events/348298668524091/?ref=2 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: ***CHAPPO and A Silent Film are up for SiriusXM Radio Alt Awards 2012 - Alt Nation - http://www.siriusxm.com/altawards ***Kishi Bashi in Grammy Awards promo ad: http://www.etonline.com/music/129095_Taylor_Swift_Grammy_Promo/index.html ***Miniature Tigers #24 and Jukebox the Ghost #12 in Indie Lunchbox 50 Favorite Albums of 2012: http://indielunchbox.wordpress.com/2013/01/10/50-best-albums-of-2012/ ***Beacon Audio | Band of the Week: Joshua James - http://listen.beaconaudio.com/2013/01/band-of-the-week-joshua-james/ ***These United States - Favorite Albums of 2012 - http://www.dirtyimpound.com/2013/01/favorite-albums-of-2012/ ***4: Sons Of Bill – "Sirens" - Best of 2012 – Chip’s Picks - Twangville - http://twangville.com/13258/best-of-2012-chips-picks/ ***10. Joshua James "From The Top Of Willamette Mountain" - Best of 2012, Tom ’s Picks - Twangville - http://twangville.com/13209/best-of-2012-toms-picks/ ***Matthew Perryman Jones "Waking up the Dead" and Ben Kyle "Mercy" - Mayer ’s Picks: Best Songs of 2012 - Twangville - http://twangville.com/12930/mayers-picks-best-songs-of-2012/ ***Matthew Perryman Jones & Mindy Smith co-wrote a song which appeared in ABC Family's new series, Switched at Birth!   This and That: ***Hashtags To Follow: #MAKEYOURMARK #charlottemusic #project365 #26actsofkindness  **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/ 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

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

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

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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 & More! - Halton Theater
01/26 - Calexico w/Bahamas & Kingsbury Manx - Cat's Cradle - (Carrboro, NC)
01/30 - ^The xx - The Orange Peel (Asheville, NC) - SOLD OUT
01/31 - Jeff Mangum (Neutral Milk Hotel) - The Neighborhood Theatre
02/01 - A Silent Film w/Matrimony - The Fillmore Charlotte
02/01 - Travis Tritt solo acoustic - Knight Theater
02/05 - Zappa plays Zappa - The Neighborhood Theatre
02/07 - Soul Aslyum - The Visulite Theatre
02/09 - Sixpence None The Richer - The Neighborhood Theatre
02/12 - Sister Sparrow & the Dirty Birds w/Wheeler Brothers - The Visulite Theatre
02/13 - Old 97's - The Orange Peel (Asheville, NC)
02/14 - Joe Pug - The Visulite Theatre
02/15 - Delbert McClinton - The Neighborhood Theatre
02/16 - Imagine Dragons - The Orange Peel (Asheville, NC) - SOLD OUT
02/21 - ^Mary Chapin Carpenter w/Shawn Colvin - Knight Theater
02/21 - ^Tame Impala - Cat's Cradle (Carrboro, NC) - SOLD OUT
02/22 - ^Tame Impala - The Orange Peel (Asheville, NC) - SOLD OUT
02/26 - RaRa Riot - The Grey Eagle (Asheville, NC)
03/01 - ^George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic - The Neighborhood Theatre
03/15 - Jill Andrews - The Grey Eagle (Asheville, NC)
03/17- ^Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds w/Sharon Van Etten - SOLD OUT
03/19 - Local Natives - The Orange Peel (Asheville, NC)
03/30 - The Apache Relay - The Visulite Theatre
03/30 - An Evening with Iris Dement - The Grey Eagle (Asheville, NC)
04/01 - ^ Emmylou Harris, Rodney Crowell and Richard Thompson - Belk Theater at Blumenthal Performing Arts Center
04/07 - Diana Krall - Ovens Auditorium
04/11 - ^Son Volt - The Orange Peel
04/13 - Son Volt - Cat's Cradle (Carrboro, NC)
04/22 - David Sedaris - Belk Theater
04/26 - Kim Richey - The Evening Muse
05/13 - Josh Ritter and the Royal City Band w/The Felice Brothers - The Orange Peel (Asheville, NC)

THANK YOU!

Thank you to Si Kahn and Annette Overbeck for your donations and support!
And thank you Will Davis (Yellow Arrow Film) for the very sweet and considerate note!
http://yellowarrowfilm.com/

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Best of Charlotte Awards & Press Patrons of the Arts • by Courtney Devores - The Charlotte Observer • March, 2012 First Couple of Charlotte Music (Uptown Magazine) 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 #1 Music Fan (Charlotte Folk Society)

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