Friday, March 28, 2014

Charlotte NC Live Music, Band News & More 03/26/14 - 04/02/14

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CHARLOTTE EVENTS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER
(10+ years of live music in Charlotte compiled and distributed by Laurie Koster)

March 26, 2014- April 2, 2014

VOTED the BEST MUSIC BLOG IN CHARLOTTE!
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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

Wednesday  Mar 26 - Happy Birthday Chad Lawson, Carrie Marshall, Marla Sue Helms & Greg Clarke!

**MaxxMusic Presents: Whetherman w/The Grahams & Besides Daniel
The Evening Muse
8pm
http://www.maxxmusic.com/concerts/whetherman.htm

**MaxxMusic Presents: North Of Nashville With Soldier's Heart
The Double Door Inn
http://www.maxxmusic.com/concerts/non.htm

**MaxxMusic Presents: Preservation Hall Jazz Band
McGlohon Theater at Spirit Square
http://www.maxxmusic.com/concerts/preservation.htm

**Thistledown Tinkers
The Cypress
11:00am-12:00pm
http://www.thistledowntinkers.com/

**Douglass Thompson hosts Open Mic Night at Angel's
Angel's Upscale Consignment
6pm-11pm
Bessemer City,  NC
https://www.facebook.com/events/1389402091323932/
*Sponsored Listing - Thank you!

**March Residency w/David Childers w/Sinners & Saints

Snug Harbor
10pm - No Cover
http://www.snugrock.com


Thursday Mar 27

**MaxxMusic Presents: Jillian Edwards w/Valley Young
The Evening Muse
8pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com  * http://www.maxxmusic.com/concerts/jillianedwards.htm

**Chris Cook (Every Thursday)
Sharkey's Place
8pm-11pm
Gastonia, NC
https://www.facebook.com/chriscookmusic

**NC Music Love Army featuring: Caitlin Cary, Jon Lindsay, Snuzz and Eston and the Outs
Petra's
https://www.facebook.com/events/598583406901321/


Friday Mar 28

**MaxxMusic Presents: Case Conrad With King Of Prussia
The Evening Muse
7:30pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com * http://www.maxxmusic.com/concerts/caseconrad.htm

**MaxxMusic Presents: Holy Ghost Tent Revival With The Tills
The Evening Muse
9:30pm
http://www.maxxmusic.com/concerts/hgtr.htm

**MaxxMusic Presents: Bela Fleck & Abigail Washburn
McGlohon Theatre
http://www.maxxmusic.com/concerts/belaabigail.htm

**MaxxMusic Presents: Analog Daze w/StellaRising
The Double Door Inn
http://www.doubledoorinn.com * http://www.maxxmusic.com/concerts/analog.htm

**MaxxMusic & Landshark Entertainment Present: Kristian Bush Of Sugarland With GalFriday
The Visulite Theatre
http://www.visulite.com * http://www.maxxmusic.com/concerts/bush.htm

**Simplified
Bradshaw's Social House
http://www.simiplifiedmusic.com

**Bass Church
The Neighborhood Theatre
http://www.neighborhoodtheatre.com * http://www.maxxmusic.com/concerts/basschurch.htm

**Leadville Social Club with Mike Strauss Band
Smokey Joe's Cafe
9:30pm
https://www.facebook.com/events/486333784807655/

**Chuck Johnson Duo
Big Ben British Restaurant and Pub
https://www.facebook.com/events/1400196006902940/

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


Saturday Mar 29 - Happy Birthday Lea Pritchard!

**The Electric Cartel with Queen City Dub
The Evening Muse
9:30pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com

**MaxxMusic Presents: Donna Duncan Band
The Double Door Inn
http://www.doubledoorinn.com * http://www.maxxmusic.com/concerts/duncan.htm

**MaxxMusic & Landshark Entertainment Present: Abbey Road Live!
The Visulite Theatre
http://www.visulite.com

**MaxxMusic Presents: Dave & The Strange, With Jaggermouth The Seduction & Dr. Cirkustein
The Neighborhood Theatre
http://www.maxxmusic.com/concerts/strange.htm

**Simplified
Rusty Rudder
Cornelius, NC
http://www.simiplifiedmusic.com

**Chuck Johnson Duo
Dean & DeLuca
https://www.facebook.com/events/683725914982481/

**Game Face
Angel's Upscale Consignment
6pm-11pm
Bessemer City,  NC
https://www.facebook.com/events/472465946214785/
*Sponsored Listing - Thank you!


Sunday Mar 30 - Happy Birthday Josh Daniel!

**Benefit For Project Halo featuring: With The In-Laws, The Bloodworth Project , Toleman Randall, Leadville Social CLub , Sonny Skyyz and The Rain Makers
The Double Door Inn
3pm
http://www.maxxmusic.com/concerts/halo.htm

**The Roundtable's Sunday Edition hosted by Randy Walker (every Sunday)
WSGE 91.7FM
noon-1pm
http://www.wsge.org/program/publicaff.php

**"1065 The End - 90 Minutes with Divakar"
http://www.1065.com/onair/divakar-403/


Monday Mar 31

**Find Your Muse Open Mic w/featured performer The Ends
The Evening Muse
8pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com

**MaxxMusic & Landshark Entertainment Present: American Authors w/Wild Cub and Oh Honey
The Visulite Theatre
http://www.maxxmusic.com/concerts/americanauthors.htm

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


Tuesday Apr 1 - Happy Birthday Divakar!

**MaxxMusic Presents: Dead Winter Carpenters
The Double Door
http://doubledoorinn.com/eventlist.asp * http://www.maxxmusic.com/concerts/deadwinter.htm

**Company, Elonzo, Tarlatans
Snug Harbor
No cover
http://www.snugrock.com

**Comic Ville Ent. presents JAZZ & JOKES - Network & Comedy Edition
The Neighborhood Theatre
18 and Over
http://www.neighborhoodtheatre.com

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


Wednesday  Apr 2 - Happy Birthday Phil Rossi

**Tosco Music House Party Open Mic
The Evening Muse
8pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com

**MaxxMusic Presents: The Walking Sticks
The Double Door Inn
http://www.maxxmusic.com/concerts/walkingsticks.htm

**Douglass Thompson hosts Open Mic Night at Angel's
Angel's Upscale Consignment
6pm-11pm
Bessemer City,  NC
https://www.facebook.com/events/1389402091323932/
*Sponsored Listing - Thank you!

**April Residency with Dave & the Strange w/ Boogarins

Snug Harbor
10pm - 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:

***Friday, April 4, Charlotte Folk Society presents The Teetotalers: Three Trad Irish Superstars (John Doyle, Martin Hayes & Kevin Crawford). Great Aunt Stella Center. 8 PM; doors open 7 PM. $21 advance tickets; $26 at the door. Buy tickets at www.folksociety.org.

***DRUMSTRONG 2014 Rhythm + Arts Fest May 16 + 17 + 18 - http://www.drumstrong.com/

**The 4th annual North Carolina Brewers and Music Festival featuring: Green Sky Bluegrass, Sol Driven Train, Big Daddy Love, Jessie Dee, Spirit Family Reunion and the Jon Stickley Trioand the top Brewers and Breweries in NC; Saturday May 10, 2014; Historic Rural Hill in Huntersville NC; http://ncbrewsmusic.com/Tickets.asp

**VOTED BEST AMATEUR NIGHT BY CREATIVE LOAFING BEST OF 2013 - 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 JUNE!.
***Find Your Muse Open Mic and Radio Show was chosen as the Winner of the 2013 Best Open Mic Night in Charlotte by Charlotte magazine BOB Awards!
Congratulations Team FYM: Erik Button, Ralph Jannelli, Pat Maholland and Don Koster! And of course a big thanks to all the musicians, performers and attendees who come out week after week and help make this weekly event SO successful.

**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:

**Charlotte's Other Concert Venue - Your Living Room (Jody Mace/Common Chords House Concerts talks to WFAE) http://www.wfae.org/post/charlottes-other-concert-venue-your-living-room

**Support Local House Concerts Basement Series Presents: Shannon Lee & Tony Rogers April 18th, Flagship Romance May 10th, Nikki Tilley Summer 2014 ! http://supportlocalhouseconcerts.org/

**Common Chord Concerts Present: http://www.commonchordconcerts.com


Recent Reviews, Photos, Interviews, TV, Press and Current Events worth noting:

***Matrimony has a new video for their new song "Lucky Man"! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNlfLG1HaeI&feature=youtu.be

***Grown Up Avenger Stuff Band of the Week at Beneath the Grid - http://www.beneaththegrid.com/2014/03/artist-of-week-grown-up-avenger-stuff.html

(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
http://cts.vresp.com/c/?CharlotteEventsCalen/d712c292b9/0c8be8e5f2/f5de0b9002

**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:

***Lake Street Dive on The Ellen Degeneres Show, Eliot Bronson's next album to be produced by Jason Isbell's "Southeastern" Producer, Jukebox the Ghost picked by BuzzFeed: Spotify as #5 of 15 Of The Best Bands To Come From College Campuses , Desert Noises heading to Lollapalooza and voted one of the best bands to see at SXSW by NPR Music, and iTunes Music gives props to their new 27 Ways Album - "Power Poppers Desert Noises are on the verge of a major breakout."

***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/


Misc. Organizations and Links:

**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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03/29 - ^Joshua James - Eddie's Attic (Decatur, GA)
04/05 - Rhett Miller - Cat's Cradle (Carrboro, NC)
04/09 - Todd Rundgren - The Neighborhood Theatre
04/12 - Levi vs. Clay - The Evening Muse - SOLD OUT
04/12 -^Desert Noises and Roadkill Ghost Choir - The Evening Muse
04/12 - ^The Tosco Music Party - Knight Theater
04/15 - The Zombies - The Orange Peel (Asheville, NC)
04/16 - Ben Sollee - Stage Door Theatre
04/19 - Milk Carton Kids - The Grey Eagle (Asheville, NC)
04/19 - ^Bruce Springsteen & The E. Street Band - Time Warner Cable Arena
04/19 - Chick Corea - Knight Theater
04/21 - Local Natives - The Orange Peel (Asheville, NC)
04/25 - Delta Rae w/Joshua James- The Visulite Theatre
04/29 - Alejandro Escovedo & The Sensitive Boys - The Grey Eagle (Asheville, NC)
05/02 - Wake Owl - The Mill Room (Asheville, NC)
05/01 - Rob Thomas - DPAC (Durham, NC)
05/02 - Arcade Fire -Aaron's Amphitheatre at Lakewood (Atlanta, GA)
05/03 - The Whigs - The Visulite Theatre
05/08 - Jenny Lewis - The Orange Peel (Asheville, NC)
05/09 - johnnyswim - The Neighborhood Theatre
05/09 - Modest Mouse - The Fillmore Charlotte - SOLD OUT
05/09 - Conor Oberst with Dawes - The Orange Peel (Asheville, NC)
05/10 - Willie Nelson & Family and Alison Krausse & Union Station w/Kacey Musgraves and Jason Isbell - Greensboro, NC
05/10 - North Carolina Brewers and Music Festival feat. Greensky Bluegrass, Big Daddy Love, Sol Driven Train, Jesse Dee, Spirit Family Reunion, John Stickley, The Reckoning and Hit Or Miss - Rural Hill (Huntersville)
05/11 - Portugal. The Man - The Orange Peel (Asheville, NC)
05/13 - Blitzen Trapper - The Visulite Theatre
05/16 - The Apache Relay w/The Weeks - The Visulite Theatre
05/21 - Jack Johnson - Booth Amphitheatre - Cary, NC
05/22 - Neon Trees - The Fillmore Charlotte
05/22 - Eddie Izzard - Belk Theater
05/25 - Justin Hayward - The Neighborhood Theatre
05/30 - Old 97's - The Grey Eagle (Asheville, NC)
06/02 - Patty Griffin - The Neighborhood Theatre
06/12 - Andrew Bird Band w/Tift Merritt - The Orange Peel (Asheville, NC)
06/15 - ^The Parlor Sessions featuring Dean Fields, Jason Myles Goss, Eliot Bronson and Andy Zipf - The Evening Muse
06/24 - Counting Crows - Uptown Amphitheatre
06/27 - ^Lindsey Stirling - Fillmore Charlotte
07/19 - KISS w/Def Leppard - PNC Music Pavilion
07/01 - SWANS - The Neighborhood Theatre (Only Southeast Performance)
07/29 - Phish -  PNC Music Pavilion
08/03 - James Taylor - PNC Music Pavilion
08/07 - Nine Inch Nails, Soundgarden - PNC Music Pavilion
08/19 - Motley Crue w/Alice Cooper - PNC Music Pavilion

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.

Best of Charlotte Awards & Press

http://cts.vresp.com/c/?CharlotteEventsCalen/d712c292b9/0c8be8e5f2/c7c17316eb/Award=oid:229366 Creative Loafing Critics PIck - Best Supporter of Local Music
Patrons of the Arts • by Courtney Devores - The Charlotte Observer • March, 2012
http://cts.vresp.com/c/?CharlotteEventsCalen/d712c292b9/0c8be8e5f2/4765c0df05

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)

**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).

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Thursday, March 20, 2014

Charlotte NC Live Music, Band News & More 03/19/14 - 03/26/14

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MOBILE VERSION

CHARLOTTE EVENTS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER
(10+ years of live music in Charlotte compiled and distributed by Laurie Koster)

March 19, 2014 - March 26, 2014

VOTED the BEST MUSIC BLOG IN CHARLOTTE!
and
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(http://www.twitter.com/charlottemusic)
(Charlotte Music) by CBS Charlotte
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(Be sure to read/scroll to the end of the newsletter for special announcements and band news.)

ShomoLive! Charlotte's newest social network platform and booking tool, connecting fans, bands and venues in one location. Contact me if you'd like to set up a meeting to find out what it's all about.

**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

Wednesday  Mar 19

**MaxxMusic Presents: Chris Duarte
The Double Door Inn
http://www.maxxmusic.com/concerts/duarte.htm

**MaxxMusic & Landshark Entertainment Present: Tribal Seeds With New Kingston & Inna Vision
The Visulite Theatre
http://www.maxxmusic.com/concerts/tribal.htm

**Douglass Thompson hosts Open Mic Night at Angel's
Angel's Upscale Consignment
6pm-11pm
Bessemer City,  NC
https://www.facebook.com/events/1389402091323932/
*Sponsored Listing - Thank you!

**March Residency w/David Childers w/Modern Primitives, Lily Maase & the High Life Band

Snug Harbor
10pm - No Cover
http://www.snugrock.com


Thursday Mar 20 - Happy Birthday Kathy Hendrix!

**MaxxMusic Presents: Noah Gundersen With Armon Jay - SOLD OUT
The Evening Muse
8pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com * http://www.maxxmusic.com/concerts/gundersen.htm

**MaxxMusic Presents: The Grand Ole Uproar
The Double Door Inn
http://www.maxxmusic.com/concerts/uproar.htm

**MaxxMusic & Landshark Entertainment present: AER Word Of Mouth Tour With RDGLDGRN & New Beat Fund
The Visulite Theatre
http://www.visulite.com * http://www.maxxmusic.com/concerts/aer.htm

**Mike Strauss Trio
The Comet Grill
http://www.mikestraussband.com

**Chris Cook (Every Thursday)
Sharkey's Place
8pm-11pm
Gastonia, NC
https://www.facebook.com/chriscookmusic

**Summit Coffee Songwriters Showcase featuring: Mike Vial, Todd Hoke Host Rob McHale
Summit Coffee
8pm
Davidson, NC
http://www.summitcoffee.com


Friday Mar 21

**MaxxMusic Presents: Pigpen Theatre Co. With Spring Standards
The Evening Muse
8pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com * http://www.maxxmusic.com/concerts/pigpen.htm

**MaxxMusic Presents: Russell Howard With Charlie Oxford & JD Eicher & Melodine
The Evening Muse
10:30pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com * http://www.maxxmusic.com/concerts/russellhoward.htm

**MaxxMusic Presents: Blues Divas To Benefit National Women In Blues Amy Hart, Pam Taylor, Nita B & Jill Dineen
The Double Door Inn
http://www.doubledoorinn.com * http://www.maxxmusic.com/concerts/divas.htm

**MaxxMusic & Landshark Entertainment Present: David Mayfield Parade With Truckstop Preachers, Loose Lugnuts & Alex Kastanas Carolina BAM Event
The Visulite Theatre
http://www.visulite.com * http://www.maxxmusic.com/concerts/bam.htm

**MaxxMusic Presents: The Duhks
The Neighborhood Theatre
http://www.neighborhoodtheatre.com * http://www.maxxmusic.com/concerts/duhks.htm

**Ink Floyd Presents: St Paul and The Broken Bones
The Chop Shop
https://www.facebook.com/events/454502761317535/

**Singer Songwriter Round w/Hannah Miller, Alan Barrington, Tom Aggeles and Paul Finnican
The Sylvia Theater
York, SC
https://www.facebook.com/events/400945930040625/

**Jem Crossland
Puckett's Farm Equipment
https://www.facebook.com/events/289853171170469/

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


Saturday Mar 22

**MaxxMusic Presents: Antje Duvekot
The Evening Muse
8pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com * http://www.maxxmusic.com/concerts/duvekot.htm

**MaxxMusic Presents: Folk Soul Revival
The Evening Muse
10:30pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com * http://www.maxxmusic.com/concerts/folksoul.htm

**MaxxMusic Presents: Donna Hopkins Band With BJ Wilbanks
The Double Door Inn
http://www.doubledoorinn.com * http://www.maxxmusic.com/concerts/donnahopkins.htm

**Rick Spreitzer & The Antique Babies
Summit Coffee
8pm-11pm
Davidson, NC
http://www.rickspreitzer.com

**"Halden Vang"
Malones PourHouse
5033 South Blvd
https://www.facebook.com/events/584317878310388/

**DTCV (x-Guided By Voices), Spaceships, Avers
Snug Harbor
10pm
https://www.facebook.com/events/1410571629189114/

**Common Chord Concerts Present: Caleb Caudle
http://www.commonchordconcerts.com

**The Players
Angel's Upscale Consignment
6pm-11pm
Bessemer City,  NC
https://www.facebook.com/events/348225378651905/
*Sponsored Listing - Thank you!


Sunday Mar 23

**The Roundtable's Sunday Edition hosted by Randy Walker (every Sunday)
WSGE 91.7FM
noon-1pm
http://www.wsge.org/program/publicaff.php

**"1065 The End - 90 Minutes with Divakar"
http://www.1065.com/onair/divakar-403/


Monday Mar 24  - Happy Birthday FuManchu Jackson!

**Find Your Muse Open Mic w/featured performer The Stray Birds
The Evening Muse
8pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com

**MaxxMusic & Landshark Entertainment Present: Three Of Clubs Tour With Terraplane Sun, Little Daylight & Flagship
The Visulite Theatre
http://www.maxxmusic.com/concerts/clubs.htm

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


Tuesday Mar 25 - Happy Birthday Grant Funderburk, Angelo Melendez, Justin Faircloth & Betsy Ewing!

**MaxxMusic Presents: Nicole Atkins With Arc Iris and Ancient Cities
The Evening Muse
8pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com * http://www.maxxmusic.com/concerts/nicoleatkins.htm

**MaxxMusic & Landshark Entertainment Present: Daley
The Visulite Theatre
http://www.maxxmusic.com/concerts/daley.htm

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


Wednesday  Mar 26 - Happy Birthday Chad Lawson, Carrie Marshall, Marla Sue Helms & Greg Clarke!

**MaxxMusic Presents: Whetherman w/The Grahams & Besides Daniel
The Evening Muse
8pm
http://www.maxxmusic.com/concerts/whetherman.htm

**MaxxMusic Presents: North Of Nashville With Soldier's Heart
The Double Door Inn
http://www.maxxmusic.com/concerts/non.htm

**MaxxMusic Presents: Preservation Hall Jazz Band
McGlohon Theater at Spirit Square
http://www.maxxmusic.com/concerts/preservation.htm

**Thistledown Tinkers
The Cypress
11:00am-12:00pm
http://www.thistledowntinkers.com/

**Douglass Thompson hosts Open Mic Night at Angel's
Angel's Upscale Consignment
6pm-11pm
Bessemer City,  NC
https://www.facebook.com/events/1389402091323932/
*Sponsored Listing - Thank you!

**March Residency w/David Childers w/Sinners & Saints

Snug Harbor
10pm - 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:
***We were so very saddened to hear the news that our friend Missi Ivie lost her long battle with cancer. Missi & her husband Bob Graham (Leadville Social Club) put on the hugely successful Spread Your Wings Benefits to fight Breast Cancer for many years, bringing into to town world-renowned acts, as well as supporting many smaller local bands (The Avett Brothers), helping them get their start in front of larger audiences. Missi's presence and influence in our lives and theirs will never be forgotten.
There will be a memorial service on Saturday, March 22 at 4pm at Cleveland Funeral Services in Shelby, NC. Then on Saturday May 17, there will be a Celebration of Life Ceremony held in Charlotte (more details on that to follow). In lieu of flowers, we encourage a donation to either Project HALO or Wind River Cancer Wellness Retreats, just two of the causes that were close to her heart.

***Friday, April 4, Charlotte Folk Society presents The Teetotalers: Three Trad Irish Superstars (John Doyle, Martin Hayes & Kevin Crawford). Great Aunt Stella Center. 8 PM; doors open 7 PM. $21 advance tickets; $26 at the door. Buy tickets at www.folksociety.org.

***DRUMSTRONG 2014 Rhythm + Arts Fest May 16 + 17 + 18 - http://www.drumstrong.com/

**The 4th annual North Carolina Brewers and Music Festival featuring: Green Sky Bluegrass, Sol Driven Train, Big Daddy Love, Jessie Dee, Spirit Family Reunion and the Jon Stickley Trioand the top Brewers and Breweries in NC; Saturday May 10, 2014; Historic Rural Hill in Huntersville NC; http://ncbrewsmusic.com/Tickets.asp

**VOTED BEST AMATEUR NIGHT BY CREATIVE LOAFING BEST OF 2013 - 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 JUNE!.
***Find Your Muse Open Mic and Radio Show was chosen as the Winner of the 2013 Best Open Mic Night in Charlotte by Charlotte magazine BOB Awards!
Congratulations Team FYM: Erik Button, Ralph Jannelli, Pat Maholland and Don Koster! And of course a big thanks to all the musicians, performers and attendees who come out week after week and help make this weekly event SO successful.

**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:

**Charlotte's Other Concert Venue - Your Living Room (Jody Mace/Common Chords House Concerts talks to WFAE) http://www.wfae.org/post/charlottes-other-concert-venue-your-living-room

**Support Local House Concerts Basement Series Presents: Shannon Lee & Tony Rogers April 18th, Flagship Romance May 10th, Nikki Tilley Summer 2014 ! http://supportlocalhouseconcerts.org/

**Common Chord Concerts Present: Caleb Caudle March 22nd. http://www.commonchordconcerts.com


Recent Reviews, Photos, Interviews, TV, Press and Current Events worth noting:

***Matrimony has a new video for their new song "Lucky Man"! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WNlfLG1HaeI&feature=youtu.be

***Grown Up Avenger Stuff Band of the Week at Beneath the Grid - http://www.beneaththegrid.com/2014/03/artist-of-week-grown-up-avenger-stuff.html

(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
http://cts.vresp.com/c/?CharlotteEventsCalen/e77fdc70fd/0c8be8e5f2/d935ea1dc6

**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:

***Stream Desert Noises new 27 Ways album at Paste Magazine - http://www.pastemagazine.com/blogs/av/2014/03/album-stream-desert-noises---27-ways.html

***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/


Misc. Organizations and Links:

**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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03/20 - The Pizza Underground - Kings Barcade (Raleigh, NC)
03/23 - Between The Buried And Me - Tremont Music Hall
03/29 - ^Joshua James - Eddie's Attic (Decatur, GA)
03/31 - American Authors - The Visulite Theatre
04/05 - Rhett Miller - Cat's Cradle (Carrboro, NC)
04/09 - Todd Rundgren - The Neighborhood Theatre
04/12 - Levi vs. Clay - The Evening Muse - SOLD OUT
04/12 -^Desert Noises and Roadkill Ghost Choir - The Evening Muse
04/12 - ^The Tosco Music Party - Knight Theater
04/15 - The Zombies - The Orange Peel (Asheville, NC)
04/16 - Ben Sollee - Stage Door Theatre
04/19 - Milk Carton Kids - The Grey Eagle (Asheville, NC)
04/19 - ^Bruce Springsteen & The E. Street Band - Time Warner Cable Arena
04/19 - Chick Corea - Knight Theater
04/21 - Local Natives - The Orange Peel (Asheville, NC)
04/25 - Delta Rae w/Joshua James- The Visulite Theatre
04/29 - Alejandro Escovedo & The Sensitive Boys - The Grey Eagle (Asheville, NC)
05/02 - Wake Owl - The Mill Room (Asheville, NC)
05/01 - Rob Thomas - DPAC (Durham, NC)
05/02 - Arcade Fire -Aaron's Amphitheatre at Lakewood (Atlanta, GA)
05/03 - The Whigs - The Visulite Theatre
05/08 - Jenny Lewis - The Orange Peel (Asheville, NC)
05/09 - johnnyswim - The Neighborhood Theatre
05/09 - Modest Mouse - The Fillmore Charlotte - SOLD OUT
05/09 - Conor Oberst with Dawes - The Orange Peel (Asheville, NC)
05/10 - Willie Nelson & Family and Alison Krausse & Union Station w/Kacey Musgraves and Jason Isbell - Greensboro, NC
05/10 - North Carolina Brewers and Music Festival feat. Greensky Bluegrass, Big Daddy Love, Sol Driven Train, Jesse Dee, Spirit Family Reunion, John Stickley, The Reckoning and Hit Or Miss - Rural Hill (Huntersville)
05/11 - Portugal. The Man - The Orange Peel (Asheville, NC)
05/16 - The Apache Relay w/The Weeks - The Visulite Theatre
05/21 - Jack Johnson - Booth Amphitheatre - Cary, NC
05/22 - Neon Trees - The Fillmore Charlotte
05/22 - Eddie Izzard - Belk Theater
05/25 - Justin Hayward - The Neighborhood Theatre
05/30 - Old 97's - The Grey Eagle (Asheville, NC)
06/02 - Patty Griffin - The Neighborhood Theatre
06/12 - Andrew Bird Band w/Tift Merritt - The Orange Peel (Asheville, NC)
06/15 - ^The Parlor Sessions featuring Dean Fields, Jason Myles Goss, Eliot Bronson and Andy Zipf - The Evening Muse
06/24 - Counting Crows - Uptown Amphitheatre
06/27 - ^Lindsey Stirling - Fillmore Charlotte
07/19 - KISS w/Def Leppard - PNC Music Pavilion
07/29 - Phish -  PNC Music Pavilion
08/03 - James Taylor - PNC Music Pavilion
08/07 - Nine Inch Nails, Soundgarden - PNC Music Pavilion
08/19 - Motley Crue w/Alice Cooper - PNC Music Pavilion

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.

Best of Charlotte Awards & Press

http://cts.vresp.com/c/?CharlotteEventsCalen/e77fdc70fd/0c8be8e5f2/9fe676f0fa/Award=oid:229366 Creative Loafing Critics PIck - Best Supporter of Local Music
Patrons of the Arts • by Courtney Devores - The Charlotte Observer • March, 2012
http://cts.vresp.com/c/?CharlotteEventsCalen/e77fdc70fd/0c8be8e5f2/61965144a3

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)

**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).