CHARLOTTE
EVENTS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER
May 27, 2009 - June 3,
2009
Early Edition This
Week
"A painting
is never finished. It simply stops in interesting places."
~ Paul Gardener
~
(Be sure to read/scroll to the end of the newsletter for special
announcements and band news. )
**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
**The Lee
Boys
The Double Door Inn
9pm
http://www.doubledoorinn.com
**Jared
Allan
Black Finn's @ EpiCentre
9pm-midnight
http://www.jaredallan.com
**Heidi
Sidelinker & Joshua Panda (early show)
The Evening Muse
8pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com
**Fernandina w/Eleisha
Eagle (late show)
The Evening Muse
10:30pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com
**Battle
Beasts, Apathy Like You Mean It, A Flash of Alchemy
Snug
Harbor
10pm
http://www.snugrock.com
**Doubting
Thomas
The Pewter Rose
http://www.pewterose.com
Thursday May 28 - Happy Birthday Rich Challen!
**Pain
Perdue and Carolina Gator Gumbo
The Thirsty Beaver
1225 Central
Avenue
7pm
http://www.myspace.com/labandepainperdu * http://www.carolinagatorgumbo.com
**Dylan
Gilbert & Brett Harris & The Tomahawks (early show)
The
Evening Muse
8pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com
**The Benjy
Davis Project (late show)
The Evening Muse
10:30pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com
**Simplified
Wild
Wing Cafe-Charlotte Northeast
711 W. Mallard Creek Church Rd.
10pm
http://www.simplifiedmusic.com
**MaxxMusic
& Landshark Entertainment Present: Larry Keel & Natural Bridge, Tony
Furtado and The Moonshine Racers
The Visulite
Theatre
8:30pm
http://www.visulite.com * http://www.maxxmusic.com
**The Omega
Cell w/Echo Code & Tattermask
Tremont Music Hall
http://www.tremontmusichall.com * http://www.myspace.com/theomegacell
**Bill
Hanna Jazz Jam
The Double Door Inn
9pm
http://www.doubledoorinn.com
**Six in
the Hole
Prevue Music Hall
9pm
http://www.prevuemusichall.com
**Stephen
Marley
Amos' Southend
http://www.amossouthend.com
**Jared
Allan
Providence Country Club
6pm-9pm
http://www.jaredallan.com
**Alan
Barrington
Glencairn Garden
5:00pm
Rock Hill, SC
http://www.myspace.com/alanbarrington
**Lindy
Dobbins & The Red Velvet Manx
T-Bones on the
Lake
8:30pm
Lake Wylie, SC
http://www.myspace.com/lindydobbinsmusic
**MaxxMusic
& Landshark Entertainment Present: Heywire, Neighbors Acres & Hot Hand
Spirits
The Visulite Theatre
9pm
http://www.visulite.com * http://www.maxxmusic.com
**Lenny
Federal Band
The Comet Grill
10pm
http://www.myspace.com/thecometgrill * http://www.myspace.com/lennyfederal
**Mike Garrigan & Mark
Kano (early show)
The Evening Muse
8pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com
**Transmission Fields
w/brotherbrother (late show)
The Evening Muse
10:30pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com
**Patrick Davis w/John
Satterfield and Chris Cook
The Sylvia Theater
9pm
York,
SC
http://www.sylviatheater.com
**Contagious Blues Band
U.S. National Whitewater Cente
6pm
http://www.myspace.com/contagiousbluesband
**Stephanie's
Id
Rodi
8pm-10pm
http://www.rodiworld.com
**Zita
Foster
The Pewter Rose
http://www.pewterose.com
**Josh Phillips Folk
Festival
The Neighborhood Theatre
9pm
http://www.neighborhoodtheatre.com
**Junior Astronomers, Death
Becomes Even the Maiden, The Lo and Beholds
Snug
Harbor
10pm
http://www.snugrock.com
**Lamb Handler w/Babyshaker
& Transient
The Milestone Club
9pm
http://www.themilestoneclub.com
**Tommy
Talton
Double Door Inn
10pm
http://www.doubledoorinn.com * http://www.carolinalivemusic.net
**Analog
Daze w/Grown Up Avenger Stuff
Prevue Music Hall
9pm
http://www.prevuemusichall.com
**WNCW-FM
88.7/100.3 FM - Local Color Show
featuring local and regional
artists
Fridays 9:00-11:00 pm
http://www.wncw.org
**FemmeFest
09 featuring: Anais Mitchell, Mieka Pauley, Adrianne, Kyler England, The
Bowmans, Devon Sproule, Volatile Baby, Reeve, The Near Misses, HuDost &
MORE!
NoDa neighborhood - The Evening Muse, The Neighborhood Theatre, Smelly
Cat Cafe, Dolce Vita, Wine Up, Prevue and Outdoor Stage
5:30pm -
1am
$15 advance; $20 day of show
http://www.charlottefemmefest.org
**Rick Spreitzer w/Kevin Edwards, JD Wilson & Angelo Melendez
Summit Coffee
8pm-11pm
Davidson, NC
http://www.rickspreitzer.com
**The New
Dixie Pharoahs
The Comet Grill
9:30pm
http://www.myspace.com/thecometgrill
**Jared
Allan
Boardwalk Billy's RAW Bar
10pm
http://www.jaredallan.com
**Jeff
Kashiwa & Innertwyned
Utopia
**Trip
Rogers
Dilworth Coffee MInt Hill
Idlewild and Hwy
51
7:00pm-9:00pm
http://www.triprogers.com
**Greg
Lilley
Ed's Tavern
10pm-1am
http://www.edstavern.com
**Lou
Gramm
Ovens Auditorium
**Alan
Barrington
D’Vine Wine Cafe @ Ballantyne Village
9pm
http://www.myspace.com/alanbarrington
**Lindy
Dobbins & The Red Velvet Manx
T-Bones on the Lake
8pm
Lake Wylie, SC
http://www.myspace.com/lindydobbinsmusic
** Lucky
Five, The Urban Sophisticates and The Solos Unit
Tremont Music
Hall
http://www.tremontmusichall.com
**Flamingo
Tribe
Rodi
8pm-10pm
http://www.rodiworld.com
**MaxxMusic
& Landshark Entertainment Present: Bluedogs & Crowfield
The
Visulite Theatre
8:30pm
http://www.visulite.com
**The Toni
Naples Band
The Comet Grill
9:30pm
http://www.myspace.com/thecometgrill
**The
Noises 10, The Specs
Snug Harbor
10pm
http://www.snugrock.com
**Part-Time
Blues Band
The Double Door Inn
10pm
http://www.doubledoorinn.com
**The Helio
Sequence w/The Lights Fluorescent & Ultimate Optimist
The
Milestone Club
9pm
http://www.themilestoneclub.com
**Blueground Undergrass
with Rev. Jeff Mosier and Symbol
The Sylvia Theater - WNCW Ticket
Giveaway - See below
9pm
York, SC
http://www.sylviatheater.com
**WNCW-FM 88.7/100.3 FM -
Local Color Show
featuring local and regional artists
7pm
http://www.wncw.org
**Sundae
with George Brazil, with Animal Machine, Sugar High Gang, New Wave Hookers
Snug Harbor
9pm
http://www.snugrock.com
**Little
Feat
Amos' Southend
http://www.amossouthend.com
**Amy
Broome & Greg Lilley
Exit 36 Grill & Billiards on the
Lake
9pm-midnight
http://www.exit36lkn.com * http://www.amybroome.com
**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
**Find Your
Muse Open Mic w/Featured Performers Chelsea Lynn La Bate and Wakey
Wakey
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
**Jared
Allan
Uno's (Uptown) Outside Patio
5pm–9pm
College and Martin
Luther King
http://www.jaredallan.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
**Open Mic
at The Bucket Shop (every Tues)
1601 Montford Drive
http://www.myspace.com/tuesdaynightbucketshop
**Simplified
Ballantyne Village-Village Bistro
6:30pm ( Full Band)
9pm
(Acoustic w/Clee & Sheridan)
http://www.simplifiedmusic.com
**Habitual
Ritual Comedy & Music Show featuring Big Organ Trio
The Double
Door Inn
9pm
http://www.doubledoorinn.com
**Tosco
House Party Open Mic (early show)
The Evening Muse
8pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com
**On My
Honor & We Shout Goodnight (late show)
The Evening
Muse
10:30pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com
**Lollipop
Factory
Snug Harbor
http://www.snugrock.com
Band/Artist/Media News, Features, Announcements and Upcoming Events
*************************************************************************
*** = New Additions This Week
Misc News, Events & Announcements:
**WNCW welcomes Blueground Undergrass to The Sylvia Theater in York, SC Saturday, May 30th at 9pm. They will be drawing for (2) pair of tickets on Wednesday, May 27th. Entry Deadlie Tues. May 26th at Midnight. http://www.wncw.org/giveaways.html
**Charlotte Pop Fest - September 24-27, 2009 - EpiCentre - w/The Posies, The Spongetones, The Stellas, Transmission Fields, gogoPilot, Leisure McCorkle, Josh Burch, James Deem, Chris McKay & The Critical Darlings and MORE! http://www.charlottepopfest.com
**Campaign to Save Paste Magazine - donate and get rare and exclusive MP3s by The Decemberists, Neko Case, Cowboy Junkies, The Jayhawks and more! http://www.pastemagazine.com/paste/letter-to-paste-readers.html
**Therese Bartholomew is now selling her new book, "Coffee Shop God" through The Final Gift Film website for $12. 100% of the book's sales goes to complete The Final Gift documentary. OR Receive a book with a $25 tax deductible film donation made through Southern Documentary Fund our non-profit fiscal sponsor. Go to http://www.thefinalgiftfilm.com and click on donations. Donations and Investors are still needed to fund "The Final Gift" Film Documentary. Please visit http://www.thefinalgiftfilm.com to VIEW THE NEW TRAILER, see photos from the recent fundraiser, find out more and to make a donation.
**PunkRock&ScissorsFest - July 25th, all ages all day outdoor concert benefit for The Milestone Club. - http://myspace.com/prsfest
**Win 2 tickets to see Nine Inch Nails and Jane's Addition w/Street Sweeper - Fri June 12th - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre - Contest ends Sun June 7th @ Midnight - http://www.1065.com/cc-common/radiobase/contest.html?id=6325
**The 5th Annual Music Camp June 19 & 20 - w/Dirty Dozen Brass Band, Donna the Buffalo, The Belleville Outfit, The Blue Dogs, The Duhks, The Infamous Stringdusters, Boombox, Casey Driessen and The Color Fools, The Shane Pruitt Band, Matthew Knights Williams, The Piedmont Boys, The DAM Combo, On the Corner Band - Spartanburg, SC - http://www.themusiccamp.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/
**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
**You can
buy advance tickets to many of the upcoming live local shows at
Manifest, CD Warehouse and/or Lunchbox Records.
Recent Show Reviews, Photos and/or Videos:
***Speed Street w/Simplified & Contagious Blues - Photos & Review by Monty Chandler - http://www.examiner.com/x-3774-Charlotte-Music-Examiner~y2009m5d24-Charlottes-2009-Speed-Street-comes-to-a-close?cid=examiner-email
**The Stellas check in from their Southwest Asia tour http://blogs.myspace.com/thestellasband
Misc:
**1st Annual Mountain Aid Festival to Fight against Mountaintop Removal and Promote Clean Energy in NC - June 19-20, 2009 at Shakori Hills Farm in Chatham County, NC - w/Kathy Mattea, Ben Sollee, and Donna the Buffalo. The Mountain Aid concert benefits Pennies of Promise, a grassroots campaign to construct a new building for Marsh Fork Elementary School in West Virginia. Advance tickets for Mountain Aid are on sale now for $22.50 ($30 at the gate). On-site camping, food and craft vendors will be available. For more details, visit http://www.mtnaid.com and http://www.shakorihills.org.
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 SO MUCH !!! <3
***Looking Ahead: (new additions or
updates)
^Potential sell
out - recommend getting advance tickets
***************
06/04
- The Decemberists w/Blind Pilot - Memorial Auditorium -
Raleigh, NC
06/04 - The English Beat - The Neighborhood
Theatre
06/05/06/07 - Annual Taste of Charlotte Festival -
Uptown Charlotte
06/05-06 - ^Beatles Tribute Nights -
McGlohon Theatre - Tickets on Sale Now
06/05 - Rusted Root - Amos'
Southend
06/06 - Hillside House Concert w/Rick
Spreitzer - Bethlehem NC - Reservations at cdcdx@embarqmail.com
06/06 - Gaelic Storm - The Neighborhood Theatre
06/06 -
No Doubt - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
06/07 - ARC
Angels - The Neighborhood Theatre
06/08 - Jessica Lea
Mayfield - The Visulite Theatre
06/09 - ^X - The Cat's Cradle -
Carrboro, NC
06/09 - Cowboy Mouth - The Visulite
Theatre
06/09 - ^Steely
Dan - Durham Performing Arts Center - Durham, NC
06/09 -
Chicago & Earth, Wind & Fire - Verizon Wireless
Amphitheatre
06/09 - ^Phish
Reunion - Asheville Civic Center - SOLD
OUT
06/10 - Steve Earle - The Arts Center -
Carrboro, NC
06/10 - Ted Leo and the Pharmacists
- The Neighborhood Theatre
06/11 - Grizzly
Bear - Cat's Cradle - Carrboro, NC
06/11 -
Ryan Montbleau Band - The Double Door
06/11 - TV On The Radio w/Dirty Projectors
- Amos' Southend
06/12 - Jane's Addiction & Nine
Inch Nails - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
06/13 - TRKFest w/Megafaun, Lost in the
Trees, Ivan Howard (of The Rosebuds), Embarrassing Fruits, Hammer No More the
Fingers, The Never and more - Piedmont Biofuels - Pittsboro, NC
06/14 - Elvis Costello - Cary's Koka Booth
Amphitheatre
06/15 - New York Dolls w/ Black
Joe Lewis - Amos' Southend
06/17 - ^Band of Horses - The Neighborhood Theatre - SOLD OUT soon
06/18 - Taking Back
Sunday - Amos' Southend
06/19 - Superdrag - The
Milestone Club
06/20 - Camera Obscura - Cat's Cradle -
Carrboro, NC
06/20 - Bad Company w/The Doobie Brothers -
Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
06/20 - Lucero - The Grey
Eagle - Asheville, NC
06/26 - Marah - The Milestone
Club
06/26 - Patrick Wolf - Cat's Cradle - Carrboro,
NC
06/27 - Dexter Romweber Duo - The Milestone Club
06/27
- ^Angie Aparo w/Mark Kano
& Mike Garrigan - The Visulite Theatre
07/04 - Hank
III - Amos' Southend
07/08 - Kiss 95.1 Presents Thriving
Ivory - The Neighborhood Theatre - Tickets on sale 5/26/09
07/09
- ^moe - The
Neighborhood Theatre
07/09 - Aerosmith & ZZ Top -
Bobcats Arena
07/11 - Bill Noonan And the Fallen Gentlemen (CD
Release!) and Overmountain Men (David Childers, Randy Saxon & Rob
Childers) - Snug Harbor
07/14 - The Offspring -
Boutique Amphitheatre At The Music Factory
07/17 -
Simplified - The Sylvia Theater
07/17 - ^Zack Rosicka Band - The
Double Door Inn
07/17 - The Trachtenburg Family Slideshow
Players - The Milestone Club
07/18 - Paul Thorn
Band - The Neighborhood Theatre
07/22-26 - ^XX Merge Fest -
Superchunk, Spoon, Conor Oberst, Spent, M. Ward, The Rosebuds, Destroyer,
Guv'ner, Polvo, Piple, The Broken West & More - Cat's Cradle - Carrboro, NC
- SOLD OUT
07/23-26 - FloydFest - Blue Ridge Parkway
07/24 - Gov’t
Mule - Charlotte Fillmore
07/31 -
Sam Bush Band - The Neighborhood Theatre - Tickets on sale
5/26/09
08/08 - Avett Brothers with Brett Dennen
- Bojangles Coliseum
08/08 - ^Carolina Smooth Jazz Friends
Series w/Peter White, Nick Colionne & Maysa - CPCC Halton
Theatre
08/08 - Def Leppard with Poison and Cheap Trick -
Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
08/11 - Sugar
Ray - Amos' South End
08/14-15 - Charlotte Irish Summer Festival - Uptown Charlotte
08/20 - Sister Hazel - Amos'
Southend
08/30 - Motley Crue - Verizon
Wireless Amphitheatre
09/04 - Little Anthony &
The Imperials - Ovens Auditorium
09/08 -
The Cult - Amos' Southend
09/13 -
J.J. Grey & Mofro w/The Derek Trucks Band - Belk
Theater
09/17 - The Indigo Girls - The
Orange Peel - Asheville, NC
10/01 - blink
182 - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
10/03 - ^U2 - Carter Finley
Stadium - Raleigh, NC
10/03-04 - Widespread Panic
w/The Allman Brothers - Verizon Wireless
Amphitheatre
10/08 - Robin Trower - Amos'
Southend
10/11 - War - The Neighborhood
Theatre
10/13 - Bonnie Raitt - Thomas Wolfe
Auditorium - Asheville, NC
10/15 - Chris Smither
- The Grey Eagle - Asheville, NC
10/18 -
Metallica - TWC Arena
11/07 - ^Gerald Albright with Special
Guest Rick Braun - CPCC Halton Theater
The
Charlotte Weekly Happenings Newsletter and Updates can 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
RSS
(Also, please 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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