CHARLOTTE EVENTS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER
 (11+ years of live music in Charlotte compiled and distributed by Laurie Koster) 
  August 6, 2014 - August 13, 2014
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**All shows are in Charlotte, NC, unless stated otherwise** 
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 WED | THU | FRI | SAT | SUN | MON | TUE | WED
 
 What's New | Looking Ahead | Thank You | Links 
**MaxxMusic Presents: The Deslondes
 The Evening Muse
 8pm 
 http://www.maxxmusic.com/event/612687-direct-from-new-orleans-charlotte/
**MaxxMusic Presents: Wild Party
 The Double Door Inn
 http://www.maxxmusic.com/event/637833-wild-party-charlotte/ 
**Maddie Shuler, Charlotte Parrot, Josh Turner & Carson McKee
 The Evening Muse
 8pm
 http://www.eveningmuse.com
**MaxxMusic & Landshark Entertainment Present: Rich Robinson (of The Black Crowes) w/ Hollis Brown and Prophet Omega
 The Visulite Theatre
 http://www.maxxmusic.com/event/608685-rich-robinson-black-crowes-charlotte/
**MaxxMusic Presents: Richard Johnston
 The Double Door
 http://www.maxxmusic.com/event/637875-richard-johnston-charlotte/ 
**Mike Strauss Trio
 Pizza Peel (Cotswold location) 
 8-10pm
 http://www.mikestraussband.com
**Chris Cook (Every Thursday)
 Sharkey's Place
 8pm-11pm
 Gastonia, NC
 https://www.facebook.com/chriscookmusic 
**Cedric Burnside
 US National Whitewater Center
 http://usnwc.org/category/riverjam/ 
**MaxxMusic Presents: Levi Weaver w/Charlie King
 The Evening Muse
 8pm 
 http://www.maxxmusic.com/event/612683-levi-weaver-guest-charlie-charlotte/ 
**MaxxMusic Presents: The Masterons
 The Evening Muse
 10:30pm
 http://www.maxxmusic.com/event/622039-mastersons-charlotte/
**MaxxMusic Presents: Hooray for Earth w/Grooms
 The Neighborhood Theatre
 http://www.maxxmusic.com/event/617839-hooray-for-earth-charlotte/
**MaxxMusic & Landshark Entertainment Present: COSMIC CHARLIE ~ High Energy Grateful Dead
 The Visulite Theatre
 http://www.maxxmusic.com/event/608695-cosmic-charlie-high-energy-charlotte/
**MaxxMusic Presents: Amy Hart
 Double Door Inn
 http://www.maxxmusic.com/event/626865-amy-hart-charlotte/
**Peter Murphy w/ My Jerusalem
 Tremont Music Hall
 http://www.tremontmusichall.com/event/569185-peter-murphy-charlotte/
**Charlotte Folk Society Gathering & Jams featuring Master Guitar Pickers Wayne Henderson & Clay Lunsford
 Great Aunt Stella Center,
 7:30 PM. Free; donations appreciated.
 http://www.folksociety.org
 *Sponsored Event Listing - Thank You!
**Mike Strauss and Goldfish Andy
 Summit Coffee
 8pm-11pm
 Davidson, NC
 http://www.mikestraussband.com
**Lenny Federal Band (Every Friday)
 The Comet Grill
 9:30pm
 http://www.cometgrillcharlotte.com * http://www.myspace.com/lennyfederal
**MaxxMusic Presents: Christian Lee Hutson and Michaela Anne (Creative Loafing Critics Pick!)
 The Evening Muse
 http://www.maxxmusic.com/event/622097-christian-lee-hutson-charlotte/ 
 
 **God Save the Queen City at The Chop Shop featuring: Jeff the Brotherhood, Jonny Fritz, Apache Relay, Floating Action, Natural Child, Clear Plastic Masks, Promised Land Sound, Benji Hughes, Temperance league, Ancient Cities, The Loudermilks, Sinners and Saints, The Sammies, Late Bloomer, Elonzo, Toleman Randall, AM / FM’s, Batsheet and Ren Elvis - Sat. Aug. 9th. 
 http://chopshopnoda.com/calendar/icalrepeat.detail/2014/08/09/390/9/god-save-the-queen-city * http://gstqc.com/
**MaxxMusic & Landshark Entertainment Present: Jay Brannan
 The Visulite Theatre
 http://www.maxxmusic.com/event/608697-jay-brannan-charlotte/ 
**MaxxMusic Presents: CLEAN SLATE FEST featuring KEY (of TWO9)
 Neighborhood Theatre
 http://www.maxxmusic.com/event/642407-clean-slate-fest-key-two9-charlotte/
**Sazerac Bluegrass Band
 Angel's 
 Bessemer City, NC
 https://www.facebook.com/events/715782111820682/
 *Sponsored Event Listing - Thank You!
**The Turnstiles
 The Comet Grill
 https://www.facebook.com/events/741343159237131/
**MaxxMusic Presents: Analog Daze, Kevin Marshall and the J-Walkers and The Menders
 Double Door Inn
 http://www.maxxmusic.com/event/620839-analog-daze-kevin-marshall-charlotte/ 
**The Ballroom Thieves
 US National Whitewater Center
 http://usnwc.org/category/riverjam/ 
**Support Local House Concerts Basement Series Presents: 
 http://supportlocalhouseconcerts.org/
**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/ 
**Find Your Muse Open Mic with featured performer Adam Burrows
 The Evening Muse 
 8pm
 http://www.eveningmuse.com
**Monday Night All Stars (every Monday)
 The Double Door
 10pm
 http://doubledoorinn.com/eventlist.asp
**BJ Barham (American Aquarium) w/Ross Adams
 The Evening Muse
 8pm 
 http://www.eveningmuse.com 
**The Bohannons, Elonzo
 Snug Harbor
 http://www.snugrock.com
**Jared Allan
 Olde Mecklenburg Brewery
 http://www.jaredallan.com
**Red Rocking Chair (every Tuesday)
 The Comet Grill
 http://www.cometgrillcharlotte.com
**Tosco House Party
 The Evening Muse
 8pm 
 http://www.eveningmuse.com
**August Residency: Blossoms w/ Secret Hospital, Van Huskins
 Snug Harbor 
 http://www.snugrock.com
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 ************************************************* *** = New Additions This Week ***Ann Hampton Callaway Guest Stars in Sing for the Cure at Halton Theater - August 23rd - Nationally acclaimed songstress Ann Hampton Callaway joins a 100-voice chorus and orchestra to present Sing for the Cure, A Gala Concert. This one-of-a-kind program raises funds for Komen Charlotte and honors Carolina Breast Friends, Buddy Kemp Cancer Support Center and the GoJenGo Foundation. http://tix.cpcc.edu/events/ann-hampton-callaway-guests-stars-in-sing-for-the-cure **2nd Annual ZANEbash to Benefit Camp Care - August 24th 4pm at Jack Beagles - featuring: Reeve Coobs & The Band of Men, Stress Test, Maya Beth Atkins and John Dungan. http://www.zanebash.com/ **VOTED BEST AMATEUR NIGHT BY CREATIVE LOAFING - 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 OCTOBER! **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: Gigi Dover & Big Love Sept. 13th (Special outside show @ the Shop), Katey Laurel Oct. 18th, Nikki Taley Nov 15th, Michael Reno Harrell Dec. 13th special holiday show. http://supportlocalhouseconcerts.org/ **Common Chord Concerts Present: Mipso August 23rd http://www.commonchordconcerts.com 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  **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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 08/07 - Nine Inch Nails, Soundgarden - PNC Music Pavilion
 08/08 - David Gray - Uptown Amphitheatre at NC Music Factory
 08/09 - Booker T. Jones w/Shana Blake Band - McGlohon Theater
 08/13 - Miniature Tigers with The Griswolds - Cat's Cradle
 08/14 - ^Kishi Bashi - The Visulite Theatre 
 08/16 - Clap Your Hands Say Yeah - The Grey Eagle (Asheville, NC)
 08/19 - Motley Crue w/Alice Cooper - PNC Music Pavilion
 09/03 - Grouplove, Portugal the Man and Typhoon - Uptown Amphitheatre
 09/05 - Diarrhea Planet - Snug Harbor 
 09/09 -^Levi Lowrey & Angie Aparo - The Evening Muse
 09/11 -^An Evening with David Mayfield Parade - Evening Muse
 09/11 - Steve Forbert - Stage Door Theater
 09/17 - Keb' Mo' - Knight Theater 
 09/19 - Real Estate - Cat's Cradle (Carrboro, NC)
 09/20 - ^Tosco Music Party - Knight Theater
 09/21 - Joshua James - Stage Door Theater 
 09/24 - OK Go - The Grey Eagle (Asheville, NC) 
 09/24 - Snarky Puppy - Neighborhood Theatre
 09/27 - Ben Folds - Belk Theater 
 10/01 - Of Montreal - The Grey Eagle (Asheville, NC) 
 10/03 - Ian Anderson - Blumenthal Performing Arts
 10/05 - Chris Thile - Knight Theater 
 10/09 - JJ Grey & Mofro - Neighborhood Theatre
 10/10 - Chatham County Line & Mandolin Orange - The Neighborhood Theatre 
 10/11 - Desert Noises - US National Whitewater Center
 10/14 - St. Paul and the Broken Bones - Neighborhood Theatre
 10/18 - Sons of Bill - Visulite Theatre
 10/19 - ^Shakey Graves - The Visulite Theatre 
 10/21 - Sharon Van Etten - The Grey Eagle
 10/25 - Capital Cities - The Ritz (Raleigh, NC)
 10/25 - Todd Snider - The Neighborhood Theare
 10/26 - Los Lobos - Knight Theater
 10/28 - ^Lake Street Dive - Neighborhood Theatre 
 10/29 - The Milk Carton Kids & Sarah Jarosz featuring Alex Hargreaves, Paul Kowert, and Nathaniel Smith- Knight Theater
 11/01 - James McMurtry - The Grey Eagle (Asheville, NC) 
 11/07 - Rachael Yamagata - The Visulite Theatre
 11/08 - ^Noah Gunderson - Visulite Theatre
 11/14 - Dave Mason's Traffic Jam - McGlohon Theater 
 11/15 - Guided by Voices w/Bobby Bare, Jr. - Cat's Cradle (Carrboro, NC)
 12/12 - The Black Keys w/St. Vincent - TWCA
 02/06 - Southside Johnny & The Asbury Jukes at McGlohon Theater
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  | 
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 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
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