CHARLOTTE EVENTS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER
 (12+ years of live music in Charlotte compiled and distributed by Laurie Koster) 
  April 1, 2015 - April 8, 2015
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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 
**Tosco House Party Open Mic
 The Evening Muse  
 8pm
 http://www.eveningmuse.com
**MaxxMusic Presents: Chuck Prophet & The Mission Express w/Jeffrey Dean Foster
 Double Door Inn
 http://www.maxxmusic.com/event/760917-chuck-prophet-mission-charlotte/ 
**MaxxMusic Presents: Defeater w/Counterparts, Capsize, Hotel Books, Better Off
 The Neighborhood Theatre 
 http://www.maxxmusic.com/event/766317-defeater-charlotte/
**MaxxMusic Presents: Rhiannon Giddens w/BHI Bhiman
 McGlohon Theatre
 http://www.maxxmusic.com/event/789837-rhiannon-giddens-charlotte/
**April Residency: Andy the Doorbum
 Snug Harbor
 http://www.snugrock.com
**Charlotte Talks Live w/Jeff Hahne, Gregg McCraw, James Willamor and Sinners & Saints - SOLD OUT
 The Evening Muse
 7pm 
 http://www.eveningmuse.com
**MaxxMusic Presents: Laney Jones & The Lively Spirits w/Dust & Ashes
 The Evening Muse
 9pm
 http://www.eveningmuse.com * http://www.maxxmusic.com/event/792405-laney-jones-lively-spirits-charlotte/
**MaxxMusic Presents T Bird & The Breaks
 The Double Door Inn
 http://www.maxxmusic.com/event/799857-t-bird-breaks-charlotte/ 
**Rick Spreitzer trading songs with Douglass Thompson w/ Thomas Garlow
 Eaglespeak Coffee House
 7pm
 http://www.rickspreitzer.com
**Chris Cook (every Thursday)
 Rudi's Bar/Club
 8pm-11pm
 Belmont, NC 
 https://www.facebook.com/events/1400839013562666/
**721 Events Presents: Mike Ramsey w/Brandon Kirkley & The Firecrackers
 The Evening Muse
 8pm
 http://www.eveningmuse.com 
**The Old Ceremony
 The Evening Muse
 10:30pm
 http://www.eveningmuse.com
**MaxxMusic Presents: Simo
 The Double Door Inn
 http://www.maxxmusic.com/event/802055-simo-charlotte/
**Landshark Entertainment Presents: Delta Spirt w/ Avid Dancer 
 The Visulite Theatre
 http://www.visulite.com/
**The Emotron, Rickolus, Snoot, Bless These Sounds Under the City 
 The Milestone Club
 http://www.themilestoneclub.com
**Lenny Federal Band (Every Friday)
 The Comet Grill
 9:30pm
 http://www.cometgrillcharlotte.com * http://www.myspace.com/lennyfederal
**MaxxMusic Presents: Too Slim & The Taildraggers
 The Double Door Inn
 http://www.maxxmusic.com/event/810387-too-slim-taildraggers-charlotte/
**MaxxMusic Presents: Bakalao Stars w/One Big Love, Jahlistic and DJ Swan Mega
 Neighborhood Theatre
 http://www.maxxmusic.com/event/798685-bakalao-stars-charlotte/
**David Childers & The Serpents w/Mike Martin
 Snug Harbor
 http://www.snugrock.com
**Support Local House Concerts Basement Series Presents: 
 http://supportlocalhouseconcerts.org/ 
 *sponsored listing - thank you 
**ShomoLive Presents: Adult Easter Egg Hunt featuring Colby Dobbs Band
 Pint Central
 12pm
 https://www.facebook.com/events/1581801028761253/ * http://www.shomolive.com
**Kevin Marshall And The J-Walkers Acoustic
 Boardwalk Billy's Crown Point
 3pm
 https://www.facebook.com/events/744249412355332/
**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: Accidental Seabirds
 The Evening Muse 
 8pm
 http://www.eveningmuse.com
**Monday Night All Stars (every Monday)
 The Double Door
 10pm
 http://doubledoorinn.com/eventlist.asp
**Red Rocking Chair (every Tuesday)
 The Comet Grill
 http://www.cometgrillcharlotte.com
**MaxxMusic Presents: Todd Day Wait's Pigpen
  Double Door Inn
 http://www.maxxmusic.com/event/789831-todd-day-waits-pigpen-charlotte/ 
**Landshark Entertainment Presents: Kyle w/Biggie Whit, Nappy Tribe, Nige Hood
 The Visulite Theatre
 http://www.visulite.com/
**April Residency: Andy the Doorbum w/Ghost Trees, Jesse Clasen, Bo White 
 Snug Harbor
 http://www.snugrock.com
 
For a listing of more live music in Charlotte this week, 
 check out our friends at Shutter16.
 http://shutter16.com
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 ************************************************* *** = New Additions This Week **5th Annual North Carolina Brewers and Music Festival - Historic Rural Hill in Huntersville NC May 8 and 9 - http://ncbrewsmusic.com/ **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. **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: Jann Klose April 25th - David Childers & Bruce Piephoff May 30th – *Special appearance by ‘Yes The Raven” June - Woody Russell Sept - http://supportlocalhouseconcerts.org/ ***Acoustic Stage Hickory NC presents: Ari Hest April. 17th – David Lindley with Marshall Ballew April. 18th - http://www.acousticstage.co/ Recent Reviews, Photos, Interviews, TV, Press and Current Events worth noting: **New Census Data Reveals Charlotte Is The #2 Fastest Growing City in America! http://globalflare.com/new-census-data-reveals-charlotte-2-fastest-growing-city-america/ **Charlotte featured in American Airlines Travel Magazine - one of the Main Attractions? The Evening Muse! http://hub.aa.com/en/aw/charlotte-north-carolina-metropolis **NoDa Is Charlotte’s Island of Interesting - Our State Magazine - https://www.ourstate.com/noda/ **CharlotteFive's Top 11 Venues in Charlotte: http://www.charlottefive.com/as-music-scene-grows-so-do-venues-breakdown-of-charlottes-top-11-venues/ (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   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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 04/10 - ^Kasim Sulton (Todd Rundgren) - The Evening Muse
 04/11 - ^Nick Howard - The Evening Muse 
 04/11 - ^Tosco Music Party - Knight Theater
 04/11 - James McMurtry - The Visulite Theatre
 04/15 - Jon Spencer Blues Explosion - The Grey Eagle (Asheville, NC)
 04/17 - Tuckfest w/Jason Isbell and Strand of Oaks - US National Whitewater Center 
 04/18 - Futurebirds - The Visulite Theatre
 04/19 - Blitzen Trapper - The Visulite Theatre
 04/20 - Leftover Salmon - The Visulite Theatre
 04/20 - David Sedaris - Blumenthal Performing Arts
 04/23 - Will Hoge - The Grey Eagle (Asheville, NC)
 04/25 - Joe Pug - The Grey Eagle
 05/01 - Houndmouth - The Visulite Theatre
 05/03 - The Donkeys - The Grey Eagle (Asheville, NC)
 05/03 - Mandolin Orange - The Neighborhood Theatre
 05/05 - An Evening with The Doobie Brothers - Belk Theater
 05/09 - ^Stu Larsen - The Evening Muse
 05/09 - Great Lake Swimmers - The Grey Eagle (Asheville, NC)
 05/11 - The Both (Aimee Mann & Ted Leo) - Cat’s Cradle (Carrboro, NC)
 05/13 - Toro y Moi - Music Farm (Columbia, SC)
 05/19 -  ^Lake Street Dive - The Neighborhood Theatre
 05/26 - Dr. John & The Nite Trippers w/Dirty Dozen Brass Band - Knight Theater
 05/29 - Delbert McClinton - Neighborhood Theatre
 06/06 - William Fitzsimmons - The Neighborhood Theatre
 06/09 - Train w/ The Fray and Matt Nathanson - PNC Music Pavilion Charlotte
 06/10 - Temples - The Visulite Theatre
 06/11 - Lake Street Dive - The Neighborhood Theatre
 06/18 - Snarky Puppy - The Neighborhood Theatre
 06/19 - "Weird Al" Yankovic - Ovens Auditorium
 06/20 - The Weepies - Neighborhood Theatre 
 07/29 - ^My Morning Jacket w/Lucius - Uptown Ampitheatre. 
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
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