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CHARLOTTE EVENTS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER
(11+ years of live music in Charlotte compiled and distributed by Laurie Koster)
December 24, 2014 - December 31, 2014
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(Be sure to read/scroll to the end of the newsletter for special announcements and band news. Also, dates and times could
change, so you may want to check details before you head to a show.)
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**All shows are in Charlotte, 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
**December Residency The Fat Face Band w/Andy the Doorbum, Your Fuzzy Friends
Snug Harbor
http://www.snugrock.com
Thursday December 25 - Merry Christmas!
**Ink Floyd Screen Printers and Plaza Midwood Community Radio present the 2014 PLAZA MIDWOOD XMAS PARTY at PETRA'S! featuring: Jon Lindsay, Free Clinic, Spirit System, Bless These Sounds Under The City, Toleman Randall, Perry from Sinners & Saints and Slade from Amigo
https://www.facebook.com/events/756107741125769/
**MaxxMusic Presents: Porcelain Mary
The Double Door Inn
http://www.maxxmusic.com/event/736289-porcelain-mary-charlotte/
**Lenny Federal Band (Every Friday)
The Comet Grill
9:30pm
http://www.cometgrillcharlotte.com * http://www.myspace.com/lennyfederal
**MaxxMusic Presents: Analog Daze w/The Rival Trio
The Double Door Inn
http://www.maxxmusic.com/event/725401-analog-daze-retrograff-charlotte/
**Misguided Youth w/ Poontanglers, AM/FMs, Chalkies, ThatGuySmitty
Snug Harbor
http://www.snugrock.com
**BYOG
The Visulite Theatre
http://www.visulite.com/upcomingShows.cfm
**MaxxMusic Presents: Falling Pebbles
The Double Door Inn
http://www.maxxmusic.com/event/736295-falling-pebbles-charlotte/
**The Roundtable's Sunday Edition hosted by Randy Walker (every Sunday)
WSGE 91.7FM
noon-1pm
http://www.wsge.org/?page_id=132
**1065 The End - 90 Minutes with Divakar
http://www.1065.com/onair/divakar-403/
**Find Your Muse Open Mic with Featured Performer Dru Blast w/Dollar $igns
The Evening Muse
8pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com
**Monday Night All Stars (every Monday)
The Double Door
10pm
http://doubledoorinn.com/eventlist.asp
**MaxxMusic Presents: Soul Mechanic w/New Car Caviar and Brock Butler
The Double Door Inn
http://www.maxxmusic.com/event/739715-soul-mechanic-new-car-caviar-charlotte/
**Red Rocking Chair (every Tuesday)
The Comet Grill
http://www.cometgrillcharlotte.com
Wednesday December 31 - New Year's Eve!
**Warsong, Broadcast Safe, Jeremiah Wilde, Solis, Drake Margolnik and Joel Khouri
The Evening Muse
http://www.eveningmuse.com
**John Tosco's New Year's Eve Show
McGlohon Theater
http://www.toscomusicparty.org
**Junior Astronomers, Dreamy D, MIAMI DICE, Hungry Girl, MTHR, DJ Ahuf, DJ Strtr
The Neighborhood Theatre
https://www.facebook.com/events/837182296333684
**Simplified
The Visulite Theatre
http://www.visulite.com
**Angel's New Year's Eve Party with Wink Keziah's "Hillbilly Mafia" featuring Jack Lawrence and Daryn Owen
Angel's
Bessemer City, NC
https://www.facebook.com/events/301512239972532/
**Sponsored listing - Thank you!
**New Years Eve w/ The Fat Face Band, Benji Hughes, Alternative Champs, Sinners & Saints
Snug Harbor
http://www.snugrock.com
**MaxxMusic Presents: Chuck Johnson & Charlyhorse with Gigi Dover & the Big Love
The Double Door Inn
http://doubledoorinn.com/eventlist.asp
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************************************************* *** = New Additions This Week **Acoustic Stage Hickory NC John Cowan 1-24 - Rev Billy Wirtz Benefit for Mark Bumgarner 1-31 http://www.acousticstage.com ***Reverb Fest Presents: ESKIMO KISSES Benefitting Chronic Illness Relief Fund (CIRF) at The Neighborhood Theatre Fri. Jan. 30th at 7:30pm featuring: Diarrhea Planet, Junior Astronomers, Museum Mouth, Serfs, Southern Femisphere and Patois Counselorshttps://www.facebook.com/events/411324082349471/ **VOTED BEST AMATEUR NIGHT/OPEN MIC BY CREATIVE LOAFING 3 YEARS IN A ROW! 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.***The Featured Performer Slots are filled through JANUARY! **Thank you for your support of the SHOMOLIVE Indiegogo fundraising campaign! 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: **Support Local House Concerts Basement Series Presents: 2015 Natasha Borzilova Mar. 21st, Jann Klose April 25th - David Childers & Bruce Piephoff May 30th - http://supportlocalhouseconcerts.org/ Recent Reviews, Photos, Interviews, TV, Press and Current Events worth noting: (KEEP UP WITH THE LATEST BREAKING NEWS OF THE CHARLOTTE MUSIC SCENE ALONG WITH OUR TOURING FRIENDS and EXCLUSIVE VIDEOS AT http://www.CarolinaMusicConnection.com **Creative Loafing: Behind the Music - The Music Issue: 13 people who help keep Charlotte's scene alive and well By Jeff Hahne @jhahne - featuring: Beth Rennie, Don and Laurie Koster, Bill Hanna, Charles Holloman, Jermaine Spencer, Giovanni Gonzalez, Nathan Smalls, Dane Abernathy, Shamus Coneys, Wyley Buck Boswell, Scott Blackwood and Tammy Greene- http://clclt.com/charlotte/Content?feature=2182902 **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 R&R Motel Guests Latest News: ***Visit http://www.CarolinaMusicConnection.com for updates on local and touring artists we are pleased to call friends -- extremely talented and on-the-way-up friends! Radio:
**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 (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", 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/ **ROCKS! Entertainment is a Community-Based online source for music entertainment in the Piedmont area of North Carolina. https://www.facebook.com/ROCKSMagazine **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 italicized in blue
^=potential sell out - recommend getting advance tickets
* = promotional sponsor - thank you!
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01/05 - The Whigs - The Visulite Theatre
01/11 - Roadkill Ghost Choir - The Visulite Theatre
01/17 - ^Tosco Music Party - Knight Theater
01/23 - ^Gregory Alan Isakov - The Neighborhood Theatre
02/06 - ^Shovels & Rope - The Neighborhood Theatre
02/06 - Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes at McGlohon Theater
02/09 - Glen Hansard - Knight Theater
02/19 - ^Ryan Bingham & Lucero w/Twin Forks - The Visulite Theatre
02/20 - Jim White vs The Packway Handle Band - The Visulite Theatre
02/21 - Mavis Staples - Batte Center at Wingate
03/20 - The Apache Relay - The Visulite Theatre
03/29 - Martin Sexton - The Visulite Theatre
04/11 - ^Nick Howard - The Evening Muse
04/17 - Tuckfest w/Jason Isbell and Strand of Oaks - US National Whitewater Center
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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Best of Charlotte Awards & Press
Living it up at the 'Rock & Roll Motel'• Charlotte couple shares their home with touring rock bands. #1 Music Fan (Charlotte Folk Society) **2014 Charlotte Live Concert Wishlist - Creative Loafing - http://clclt.com/charlotte/2014-concert-wish-list/Content?oid=3284969 |
The Charlotte Weekly Happenings Newsletter, Updates and latest news can also be found at:
TRENDING CHARLOTTE MUSIC - http://www.twylah.com/charlottemusic
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 mywebsite 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).
