CHARLOTTE
EVENTS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER
January 6, 2010 - January 13,
2010
"It
is not the destination that makes the journey worthwhile."
-
proverb.
(Be sure to read/scroll to the end of the newsletter for special
announcements and band news.)
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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
Wednesday January 6, 2010 - Happy Birthday Jeff Williams!
**Simplified Acoustic
w/Clee & Sheridan
Ballantyne Village-Village Bistro
14815
John J. Delany Drive, Ste 150
9:30pm
http://www.simplifiedmusic.com
**Grayson Capps
The Double Door Inn
9pm
http://www.doubledoorinn.com
**Scoot Pittman
Trio
D'Vine Wine
9pm
http://www.scootmusic.com
**Tosco House Party Open
Mic w/featured artist Jim Seem
The Evening Muse
8pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com
**Bubonik
Funk
The Evening Muse
No Cover Show
10:30pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com
**The Lesser Pauls, Silent
Way, Appalucia
Snug Harbor
10pm
http://www.snugrock.com
**Mike Strauss
Band
The Pizza Peel
8pm-10pm
4422 Colwick Road
http://www.mikestrauss.net
**Chris English & the
North Americans w/Jonesy & Wood (early show)
The Evening
Muse
8pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com
**The
Honeycutters & Aaron Berg & the Heavy Love (late show)
The
Evening Muse
10:30pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com
**Rusty Knox
Band
Summit Coffee
8pm-11pm
http://www.summitcoffee.com
**Alan
Barrington
The Blue Fin Grill
7pm
Spartanburg, SC
http://www.myspace.com/alanbarrington
**Baby Black
The Double Door Inn
9pm
http://www.doubledoorinn.com
Friday January 8 - Happy Birthday Brooke Edge!
**Simplified
Wild Wing Cafe-EpiCentre - One Year Anniversary
10pm
http://www.wildwingcafe.com * http://www.simplifiedmusic.com
**The Last Resort Band
The Charlotte Folk Society’s Gathering Concert at Great Aunt Stella
Center
7:30pm - No Cover Charge - Donations appreciated
http://www.folksociety.org * http://thelastresortband.com
**MaxxMusic Presents: Jill
Andrews (of the everybodyfields) w/Amelia's Mechanics
The Evening
Muse
8pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com
**Those
Darlins w/Raised by Wolves
The Evening Muse
10:30pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com * http://charlotte.creativeloafing.com/gyrobase/those_darlins_attack_music_in_their_own_way/Content?oid=819147
**Music at
the Depot: Winter Acoustic Series featuring Scoot Pittman
The Gaston
County Museum of Art & History
205 West Main
Street
6:30pm-8:30pm
Dallas, NC
This new series of live, intimate shows
will take place January through March on the second Friday of each month from
6:30 – 8:30 p.m. featuring the following performers: Jan. 8 – Scoot Pittman;
Feb. 12 – Chris Cook and Mar.12 - Rebecca Rippy. Tickets can be bought in
advance for $10 or purchased the day of the show for $13. Purchasing tickets in
advance is strongly encouraged since seating is limited. Advance ticket
information is available by contacting Jeff Pruett 704.922.7681 x 105 or
jpruett@co.gaston.nc.us.
*FIRST PERSON TO EMAIL
CHARLOTTEMUSICFAN@ATT.NET WINS A PAIR OF TICKETS TO TONIGHT'S DEPOT SHOW!
(Please include your first and last name. Tickets will be available at Will
Call)
**MaxxMusic
& Landshark Entertainment Present: On The Run With Lucky 5 and Shannon
McArthur
The Visulite Theatre
8pm
http://www.visulite.com * http://www.maxxmusic.com
**Sylvia’s
Songwriter Round’ Featuring Desmond Myers, Maddie Shuler, Alex Boley, and Host
Paul Finnican
The Sylvia Theater
9pm
York, SC
http://www.sylviatheater.com
**Greg
Lilley
Dillworth Coffee - Ballantyne
7pm-9:30pm
http://www.coffeeballantyne.com
**The
Moderate w/Mama's Love
The Double Door Inn
10pm
http://www.doubledoorinn.com
**Eyes of
the Elders
Wild Wing Cafe - University
http://www.wildwingcafe.com
**Paul
Atkinson & The Good Life
The Gin Mill
10pm
http://www.paulatkinsonmusic.com
**The
Merrows
Rodi
8pm
Gastonia, NC
http://www.myspace.com/themerrowsband * http://www.rodiworld.com
**Lamb Handler and The
Mangles
Snug Harbor
10pm
http://www.snugrock.com
**Leon
Russell - Postponed
The Neighborhood
Theatre
http://www.neighborhoodtheatre.com
**Sea of
Cortez w/Andy the Doorbum
C.A.S.T. Theater - Stadium Style Seating
In The Round
11pm - $5 cover
1118 Clement Ave.
http://www.nccast.com * http://www.myspace.com/surandthesword
**Dylan
Sneed
The Common Market
8pm
http://www.myspace.com/thecommonmarketbands * http://www.myspace.com/dylansneed
**A Cullis
Entertainment Presentation - The Moons
The Sylvia
Theater
9pm
York, SC
http://www.sylviatheater.com
**Wit's End
House Concert Series featuring Sweet Wednesday
7:30pm -
$10
Concord NC
Contact Kristin at musicatwitsend@gmail.com or at
717-379-8395 to reserve a seat and get the exact address
http://www.sweetwednesday.com
**Lindy
Dobbins & The Red Velvet Manx
Fagan’s Creek Lounge
9pm
http://www.myspace.com/lindydobbinsmusic
**Soul
Brasil
Pura Vida
1521 Central Avenue
5pm-7pm
http://www.puravidaart.com
**Allison
Weiss & Junior Astronomers w/Sleepy Eye Giant (late show)
The
Evening Muse
10:30pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com
**The Hot
House Heftones w/Mike Strauss Band, Jason Ketchma and Ben Carr
Snug
Harbor
10pm
http://www.snugrock.com
**MaxxMusic
& Landshark Entertainment Present: Super Ape With George Brazil, DJ Scott
Weaver and Jah Sun Rising
The Visulite Theatre
9pm
http://www.visulite.com * http://www.maxxmusic.com
**Robin
Rogers Band
Double Door Inn
10pm
http://www.doubledoorinn.com
**Greg
Lilley
T-1 Tapas - Birkdale Village
8:30pm-11:30pm
http://www.t1tapas.com
**WNCW-FM 88.7/100.3 FM -
Local Color Show
featuring local and regional artists
7pm
http://www.wncw.org
**Simplified
Mac's Speed Shop
9pm
2511 South Blvd.
http://www.macspeedshop.com * http://www.simplifiedmusic.com
**Alan Barrington &
Steve Simpson - Songwriter Round
131 Yn - Cafe
8pm
1315 East
Blvd.
http://www.myspace.com/alanbarrington
**afto|n| presents HIP HOP:
The Southern Boy, Gamebreaker, MATHIAS, Breeze, D-Crisis , Jamel, Ice &
J-Vo, LORD JASTM / Blak Fya, HOLLA, FrEsHBoYz EnT, Deadly Trinity, nuna.bby, Da
Gwop Krew, Lil OG, Dueyy Luwenski and Trouble Trapp, Z-Doe, MyriKal Music,
Thomas Anthony, K.RISS & More TBA
The Evening
Muse
6:15pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com
**One Another, Candy
Hearts, L.A. Tool & Die
Snug Harbor
10pm
http://www.snugrock.com
**Greg
Lilley
The Prickly Pear
6pm-9pm
Mooresville, NC
http://www.pricklypear.net
**WNCW 88.7 Local
Color
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
http://www.wncw.org
**"90 Minutes (Local &
Regional Music) - Sundays 8:30 pm - 10 pm (Divakar) and ENDSessions 10pm
(Nate)
WEND 106.5 The End (every Sunday)
http://www.1065.com
**"No Static At
All" Radio - an eclectic mix of music by local musicians
12:00 pm -
1:00 pm
hosted by Gael Warning's Jeff Chester
http://www.myspace.com/nostaticatallfm
**MaxxMusic & Landshark
Entertainment Present: RJD2
The Visulite Theatre
10pm
http://www.visulite.com * http://www.maxxmusic.com
**Find Your Muse Open
Mic
The Evening Muse
8pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com * http://www.myspace.com/findyourmuse
**Service Industry Night
w/The Monday Night Allstars
The Double Door Inn
10pm
http://www.doubledoorinn.com
**Dweezil Zappa Plays
Zappa
The Neighborhood Theatre
8:30pm
http://www.theneighborhoodtheatre.com
**Bill Hanna Jazz
Jam
The Double Door Inn
9pm
http://www.doubledoorinn.com
**Fair Play featuring Bobby
Donaldson (guitar), Donnie Marshall (drums), Tuf (bass) & Robin
Rogers
The Fairview Grill
9:30pm - 1am
5124 Park Rd.
http://www.fairviewgrill.com
**Red Rocking Chair
(every Tues)
The Comet Grill
http://www.myspace.com/thecometgrill
Wednesday January 13 - Happy Birthday Jonathan Spottiswoode!
**MaxxMusic & Landshark
Entertainment Present: "The Machine" America's Top Pink Floyd
Show
The Visulite Theatre
9:15pm
http://www.visulite.com * http://www.maxxmusic.com
**Simplified Acoustic
w/Clee & Sheridan
Ballantyne Village-Village Bistro
14815
John J. Delany Drive, Ste 150
9:30pm
http://www.simplifiedmusic.com
**Future w/Eyes of the
Elder
The Double Door Inn
9pm
http://www.doubledoorinn.com
**Anna Bullard &
Christopher Bell
The Evening Muse
8pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com
**The Bereznak Brothers
Band
The Evening Muse
10:30pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com
**The Diamond Center, La
Panza, Adam Whiting
Snug Harbor
10pm
http://www.snugrock.com
Band/Artist/Media News, Features, Announcements and Upcoming Events
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*** = New Additions This Week
Misc News, Events & Announcements:
***Breaking Laces TV now airing Episode 1 "Cash Van"- the game show which was filmed in the NoDa area. http://www.breakinglaces.com/bltv/
***Music at the Depot: Winter Acoustic Series - The Gaston County Museum of Art & History - 205 West Main Street - Dallas, NC. This new series of live, intimate shows will take place January through March on the second Friday of each month from 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. featuring the following performers: Jan. 8 – Scoot Pittman; Feb. 12 – Chris Cook and Mar.12 - Rebecca Rippy. Tickets can be bought in advance for $10 or purchased the day of the show for $13. Purchasing tickets in advance is strongly encouraged since seating is limited. Advance ticket information is available by contacting Jeff Pruett 704.922.7681 x 105 or jpruett@co.gaston.nc.us
The Depot, built in 1903, was originally the Carolina and Northwestern Train Depot located in Dallas on Main Street, a few blocks south of the museum. It was moved to its current location at 205 West Main Street in 1977 where it was used as an art center. Later, it became the museum’s exhibit design shop and has recently been renovated and renamed the Anne Biggers Furr Learning Station with support from Rennie and Anne Bradley Biggers, the Community Foundation of Gaston County, and the Carrie E. and Lena V. Glenn Foundation. In addition to music events, The Depot will also host art exhibits, programs, and other museum functions.
***Houston Brothers "Wasted Youth" Featured on Utne January Music Sampler - http://www.chocolatelabrecords.com/2010/houston-brothers-featured-on-utne-january-music-sampler/
**Charlotte Performing Artist Association - is a new networking group for artists in the Greater Charlotte area who actively perform out live (or who want to actively perform out live). Whereas the base is comprised of musicians, CPAA is open to all types of performers – actors, comedians, spoken word poets, etc. The basic premise is that there is power in numbers and that artists (and consequently, the community at large) benefit from getting to know each other, sharing “war” stories, exchanging leads, discovering the talents of other artists, and brainstorming on ways to further work together. They will meet the First Thursday of each month at the Common House Restaurant from 7:30-9:30pm. It is *not* an organized meeting…just a relaxed place to meet, have a drink (and/or dinner), and network with each other. At the same time, Paul Atkinson will host an *open mic* – which gives an opportunity to not only talk about what they do, but if they so choose, to show each other (and other listeners/fans as well). The inaugural CPAA meeting will be Thursday, February 4th, 2010. Common House Restaurant is located: 1101 Central Avenue, Charlotte, NC -- Paul Atkinson http://www.paulatkinsonmusic.com
**Join the The Charlotte Live Alt/Rock/Indie Music Meetup Group and see live, original music and meet new friends - http://livemusic.meetup.com/136/
**Join the The Carolina Smooth Jazz Friends Meetup Group and see live jazz and meet new friends - http://www.meetup.com/carolinasmoothjazzfriends
**Post and read reviews about anything and everywhere in Charlotte at Yelp.com - http://www.yelp.com/charlotte-nc
**Share and read reviews of local restaurants and bars & nightlife on MySpace - http://local.myspace.com
**Advance tickets to many of the upcoming local shows available at Manifest, CD Warehouse and/or Lunchbox Records.
Reviews, Photos and/or Videos:
***Transmission Fields CD Review - Jeff Hahne/Creative Loafing: http://charlotte.creativeloafing.com/gyrobase/cd_review_transmission_fields/Content?oid=819149
***Michael Burks - The Double Door Inn & Tosco Music Party Preview - Monty Chandler/Charlotte Music Examiner - http://www.examiner.com/x-3774-Charlotte-Music-Examiner
Radio:
**Listen online to our local and regional bands at Complex Radio - WNCW 88.7FM , CharlotteMusician.com, WGWG 88.3FM (Boiling Springs, NC) and WSGE 91.7FM, as well as those weekly specialty programs mentioned above.
THANK YOU!
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Tosco Music Party
20 Years and
growing!
Saturday, January 30, 2010 • 7:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Featuring: Caleb Hawley,
Danielle Howle, Ellis Paul, Every Mother’s Dream,
Jocelyn Ellis and the Alpha Theory,
Laura Blackley, Lee & Sarah
Atkinson, Matthew Alexander, Miss Tess and the Bon Ton Parade,
Rebecca
Loebe, Reed Waddle, Songs of Water, The Brilliant Inventions, The Griggs and
Valorie Miller
http://www.examiner.com/x-3774-Charlotte-Music-Examiner~y2010m1d4-Winter-edition-of-the-Tosco-Music-Party--coming-January-30th-2010?cid=examiner-email
Overcash Academic and Performing
Arts Center at Dale F. Halton Theater
Central Piedmont Community College •
1206 Elizabeth Ave • Charlotte, NC
Links to the artists' websites and advance tickets can be found at the ToscoMusicParty.org Website
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***Looking Ahead: (new additions or
updates)
^Potential sell
out - recommend getting advance tickets
***************
01/15
- Alejandro Escovedo w/Roman Candle- The Orange Peel -
Asheville, NC
01/22 - ^Matt Hires w/Jason
Castro - The Evening Muse (few ticket
remaining)
01/26 - Over Mountain Men CD Release
- Snug Harbor
01/28 - Kris Kristofferson - Newberry
Opera House - Newberry, SC
01/29 - ^Justin Townes Earle w/Dawn Landes
- The Grey Eagle - Asheville, NC
01/30 - ^Tosco Music Party - Dale
F. Halton Theater @ CPCC
01/30 - ^American Aquarium, The Brilliant
Inventions & Rebecca Loebe - The Evening Muse
01/31 - ^Scott Miller w/John
Dungan- The Evening Muse
02/05 - The
Houston Brothers CD Release w/The Old Ceremony & Jon Lindsay - The Visulite
Theatre
02/05 - Donna the Buffalo - The
Neighborhood Theatre
02/09 - Steve Winwood - Durham
Performing Arts Center - Durham, NC
02/09 - Evan Dando (The
Lemonheads) - Tremont Music Hall
02/12 - Joseph
Arthur - The Grey Eagle
02/12 - The Marshall Tucker
Band - The Neighborhood Theatre
02/13 - Ellis Paul
- The Evening Muse
02/15 - Brandi Carlile w/Amy Ray
- McGlohon Theatre
02/19-20 - Dark Star Orchestra - The
Neighborhood Theatre
02/20 - Howie Day & Serena Ryder -
The Visulite Theatre
02/20 - The English Beat, Fishbone &
More - Tremont Music Hall
02/25 - Drive By Truckers
- The Neighborhood Theatre
02/26 - Pat Green - Coyote
Joe's
02/26 - "Monterey Jazz Festival On Tour" w/Johnathan Blake,
Kenny Barron, Kiyoshi Kitagawa, Kurt Elling, Regina Carter, Russell
Malone - Knight Theater
02/26 - Dave Alvin - Stage
Door
02/26 - Perpetual Groove - The Neighborhood
Theatre
02/27 - George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic -
The Neighborhood Theatre
02/27 - Wayne Robbins & The Hellsayers
CD Release w/Nevada - The Grey Eagle - Asheville, NC
03/02 -
Alice in Chains - The Fillmore
03/03-04 - Guthrie
Family Rides Again - Diana Wortham Theatre - Asheville, NC
03/04 -
Al Stewart - Newberry Opera House - Newberry, SC
03/05
- Jenny Owen Youngs w/Allison Weiss & Bess Rogers - The
Evening Muse
03/06 - Peter Mulvey - The Evening
Muse
03/06 - Henry Rollins Spoken Word Tour - The Orange
Peel - Asheville,NC
03/08 - Eric Clapton w/Roger Daltrey -
RBC Center - Raleigh, NC
03/11 - STS9 - Amos'
Southend
03/11 - Over the Rhine - The Grey Eagle -
Asheville, NC
03/12 - Ani DiFranco - The Neighborhood
Theatre
03/17 - G. Love & Special Sauce & Giant Panda
Guerilla Dub Squad - The Orange Peel - Asheville, NC
03/18 -
David Bazan - The Grey Eagle - Asheville, NC
03/18 -
George Thorogood & The Destroyers & Damon Fowler - The
Orange Peel - Asheville, NC
03/20 - G. Love & Special Sauce
w/Giant Panda Dub Squad - Amos' Southend
03/22 - ^The Moody Blues -
Blumenthal Performing Arts Center
03/27 -
Wilco - Durham Performing Arts Center - Tickets on Sale Jan. 8, at 10
a.m.
04/02 - Fool's
Brigade Benefit - Replacements Tribute - Snug Harbor
04/03 - Fool's Brigade
Benefit - Big Star Tribute - Snug Harbor
04/05 -
Yeasayer - The Orange Peel - Asheville, NC
04/06 - Vampire Weekend - The Orange Peel - Asheville,
NC
04/07 - Pat Metheny - UCH Hall -
Chapel Hill, NC
04/08 - Aaron Neville Quintet Featuring Charles
Neville - Newberry Opera House - Newberry, SC
04/09 - David
Gray - Durham Performing Arts Center - Durham, NC
04/15 -
John Gorka w/Sara Hickman - The Evening Muse
04/16 -
Needtobreathe w/Will Hoge and Matt Hires - Amos'
Southend
04/16 - David Sedaris - Thomas Wolfe Auditorium -
Asheville, NC
04/23 - Firefall - Newberry Opera House -
Newberry, SC
05/01 - Carolina Wine & Jazz Fest w/Jeff Lorber,
Peter White - Riddle Stadium - Fayetteville, NC
05/12 -
Norah Jones - Ovens Auditorium
05/15 - Dave Koz,
Marc Antoine and Brian Simpson - Halton
Theatre at CPCC
07/25 - Era 2 Era Fest
- Metrolina Expo - http://www.myspace.com/era2erafest
09/24 - Loudon
Wainwright III - Reynolds Theatre - Durham, NC
The
Charlotte Weekly Happenings Newsletter, Updates and latest news can also be
found at:
http://www.carolinamusicconnection.com * http://www.myspace.com/charlottemusic * 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 my website 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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