Charlotte NC Live Music, Band News & More 01/09/13 - 01/16/13

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CHARLOTTE EVENTS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER
(compiled and distributed by Laurie Koster since March 2003)
January 9, 2013 - January 16, 2013

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Wednesday January 9

**MaxxMusic Presents: Covers For A Cause Featuring The Music Of Warren Zevon For Urban Ministry Center feat.  The Turnstiles, Temperance League, Mike Strauss, The Barbed Wires, Loose Lugnuts, Chuck Johnson, Jim Garrett, & More!
The Double Door Inn
9pm
http://www.doubledoorinn.com/calendarview.asp * http://www.maxxmusic.com/concerts/covers.htm

**January Residency: Elonzo w/Elonzo/Pullman Strike, The Restoration
Snug Harbor
9pm - No cover
http://www.ticketfly.com/venue/5457

**Ladies Night with Sherman Hellville
Roux! (at Boudreaux's)
9pm

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Thursday January 10 - Happy Birthday George Terry!

**MaxxMusic Presents: The Bloodworth Project w/Josh Sanders
The Double Door Inn
9pm
http://www.doubledoorinn.com/calendarview.asp * http://www.maxxmusic.com/concerts/bloodworth.htm

**Chuck "The Charlyhorse" Johnson
Charbar No.7
9pm
http://www.facebook.com/events/311550325630702/?ref=2

**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 11 - Happy Birthday Bernie Brown and Kyli Teague!

**Charlotte Folk Society 12th Annual Young Talent Showcase
Great Aunt Stella Center
926 Elizabeth Avenue
7:30 PM
Free; donations appreciated. 29 musicians and dancers ranging in age from 7 to 17 years, representing musical interests from Celtic fiddle tunes to blues and bluegrass; Gypsy jazz to classical guitar; and American stringband tunes to contemporary folk songs. Refreshments, singing & jams follow concert.
http://www.folksociety.org

**MaxxMusic Presents:  Lucy Kaplansky
The Evening Muse
8pm
http://www.maxxmusic.com/concerts/lucy.htm

**Joe Buck Yourself, Sister Fister, Greevace
Snug Harbor
http://www.snugrock.com

**MaxxMusic Presents: The Old Ceremony w/Luz
The Double Door Inn
10pm
http://www.doubledoorinn.com/calendarview.asp * http://www.maxxmusic.com/concerts/ceremony.htm

**AMENDMENT ONE Documentary Fundraiser produced by Will Clegg and Lauren Schneider featuring: Flagship
The Visulite Theatre
7:30pm
http://www.visulite.com/showDetails.cfm?showID=1537

**Jared Allan
Wine Vault
7pm
http://www.jaredallan.com

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

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

**BKTF w/Jessica Long and the New Kind
UNC Charlotte
7pm No Cover
http://now.uncc.edu/event/91

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Saturday January 12 - Happy Birthday Rufus Smith, Jonas Cole & Jerry Klein!

**MaxxMusic & Landshark Entertaintment Present: Cosmic Charlie High Energy Grateful Dead
The Visulite Theatre
9:45pm
http://www.maxxmusic.com/concerts/cosmic.htm

**MaxxMusic Presents: Tom Principato
The Double Door
10pm
http://doubledoorinn.com/eventlist.asp * http://www.maxxmusic.com/concerts/principato.htm

**MaxxMusic Presents: Poor Old Shine
The Evening Muse
8pm
http://www.maxxmusic.com/concerts/shine.htm

**David Childers, The Misery Jackals, Jym Chapman and the Migrant Workers
Snug Harbor
http://www.snugrock.com

**The Bear Romantic
World of Beer

**Josh Daniel
Birdsong Brewing Co.
6pm

**Groove Masters
Vibrations Night Lounge
5237 Albemarle Road
8pm

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Sunday January 13 - Happy Birthday David Beckwith!

**Lindsey Ryan Horne w/Alex Dupree
The Evening Muse
8pm
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

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Monday January 14

**Find Your Music Open Mic w/Featured Performer: Andy Zipf!
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 15 - Happy Birthday Kirk Grosch!

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

**Charlotte Cooperation Circle
The Evening Muse
6:30pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com

**Richard Smith And Julie Adams
The Evening Muse
8pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com

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

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

**January Residency: Elonzo w/Ava Luna, Celestial Shore, Bo White
Snug Harbor
9pm - No cover
http://www.ticketfly.com/venue/5457

**Off the Record w/ Caleb Caudle & Pullman Strike
The Evening Muse
8pm

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

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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 and Zack Rosicka. 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 our 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 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: **Common Chord Concerts presents: Samantha Crain 01/27/13 - SOLD OUT; 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 **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, 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: ***Operation Every Band’s weekly round-up of the best of SXSW Music - Desert Noises! http://www.sxswbaby.com/2013/01/operation-every-bands-weekly-round-up-of-the-best-of-sxsw-music/#more-3269 ***"The Winter Sounds “Shoulders Above” Is The Best Animated Music Video Of The Year And We Think That’ll Hold Up Another Eleven Months" ! http://youtu.be/ktt6-BDVPtI www.the1stfive.com ***Creative Loafing critics pick their top albums of 2012.  Included in the list are Joshua James, Kishi Bashi and Spottiswoode & His Enemies. http://clclt.com/charlotte/top-10-albums-of-2012/Content?oid=2970961 ***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)
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
02/07 - 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 - ^Tame Impala - Cat's Cradle (Carrboro, NC) - SOLD OUT
02/22 - ^Tame Impala - The Orange Peel (Asheville, NC)
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)
04/07 - Diana Krall - Ovens Auditorium
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 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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