Charlotte & Area Music Events, Band News & More 10/18/07-10/23/07 (Gastonia: loft, home)

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CHARLOTTE EVENTS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER
OCT 17, 2007 - OCT 24, 2007

"If a composer could say what he had to say in words he would not bother trying to say it in music."
~ Gustav Mahler ~

(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**

Thu Oct 18

**Simplified
Tilt on Trade
127 W. Trade St.
10pm
TILT on Trade * Simplified Music - The official website of Simplfied

**Michael Reno Harrell & The Cometeers
WSGE Radio 91.7 - Live on air at 5pm
AND
The Comet Grill with the Cometeers
8:30pm
Michael Reno Harrell * WSGE Radio

**MaxxMusic Presents: ISSA (artist formerly known as Jane Siberry) w/Adrienne Pierce (early show)
The Evening Muse
8pm
the evening muse |* music, art & more * museweek |* the evening muse * Welcome to the MaxxMusic Home Page!

**Nathan Asher & the Infantry & The Loft (late show)
The Evening Muse
10:30pm
the evening muse |* music, art & more * museweek |* the evening muse

**Jared Allan
The Americana (tentative - ck. w/venue prior to going)
11:30am - 2pm
AND
The Wine Vault
8pm
--{ Jared Allan & Co. }-- * THE AMERICANA™ Celebrating American Roots Music, Food & Friends

**Volatile Baby (duo)
The Pewter Rose
8:00 pm
Pewter Rose Bistro

**Scoot Pittman (Trio)
Wild Wing Cafe
10:30 pm
Scoot Pittman :: Welcome

**The Thread (every Thursday)
The Gin Mill
10:00pm
The Gin Mill - Charlotte, NC

**Carey Sims
Rodi
Gastonia, NC
RODI * MySpace.com - Carey Sims - North Carolina - Country / Americana / Roots Music - www.myspace.com/careysims

**Open Mic hosted by CR Rollyson (every Thurs)
The Press Box (on the deck)
http://www.thepressboxcharlotte.com

Fri. Oct 19

**An intimate evening with Jim Lauderdale
Patchwerk Playhaus (Century Vintage on Central Avenue)
8pm - 11pm
$28 for Advance/Will-Call Tickets. Limited seating available. Call (704)344-1005
MySpace.com - patchwerkplayhaus - 97 - Female - CHARLOTTE, North Carolina - www.myspace.com/patchwerkplayhaus

**The Near Misses
WSGE 91.7FM
4pm
AND
Summit Coffee (Dave Fleming Book Signing)
8pm
Davidson, NC
Summit Coffee: Your Basecamp for Total Quality Coffee * www.thenearmisses.com * WSGE Radio

**MaxxMusic Presents: Mary Gauthier w/Lucy Wainwright Roche (early show)
The Evening Muse
8pm
the evening muse |* music, art & more * museweek |* the evening muse * Welcome to the MaxxMusic Home Page!

**Sweater Weather & Mona Ray (late show)
The Evening Muse
10:30pm
the evening muse |* music, art & more * museweek |* the evening muse

**Jared Allan
Village Bistro - Ballantyne Commons
8pm - 11pm
--{ Jared Allan & Co. }--

**Michael Reno Harrell - on the air
WGWG 88.3FM
2pm
WGWG FM 88.3 * Michael Reno Harrell

**Simplified
The Press Box
10pm
http://www.thepressboxcharlotte.com * Simplified Music - The official website of Simplfied

**Jay Clifford Band w/Slow Runner
The Neighborhood Theatre
Neighborhood Theatre

**Lindy Dobbins and the Red Velvet Manx
The Graduate - Pineville
10pm
MySpace.com - Lindy Dobbins & the Red Velvet Manx - Charlotte, North Carolina - Rock / Alternative / Indie - www.myspace.com/lindydobbinsmusic

**Ginny Wilder
Rodi
Note new time - 9:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Gastonia, NC
RODI

**Art of Sound Music Festival featuring: The Wilders and Frank Love Orchestra
7:30pm
Shelby, NC
The Art of Sound Foot o' the Hills Music Festival

**Rock Bottom
The Road House
Lake Wylie, SC
Home of Rock Bottom Band

**Lamb Handler w/ Up With The Jonses, The Noise, Nicolette Emanuelle, Sick Electric
The Milestone Club
The World Famous Milestone Club, Charlotte NC

**Allan Kaplon & the Non-Prophets
The Pewter Rose
8pm - 11pm
http://www.thepewterrose.com (broken link)

**Robin Rogers Band
Under the Grape
9pm - midnight
http://www.underthegrape.com * http://www.robinrogers.com

**Will Hoge w/The Alternate Routes
The Visulite Theatre
Welcome to The Visulite Theatre!

**The Lenny Federal Band (every Friday)
The Comet Grill - 11th Anniversary!
MySpace.com - The Comet Grill - 40 - Female - CHARLOTTE, North Carolina - www.myspace.com/thecometgrill * MySpace.com - Lenny Federal - CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA - Americana / Acoustic / Folk Rock - www.myspace.com/lennyfederal

**"No Static At All" Radio - an eclectic mix of music by local musicians
12pm - 1pm - Fri, Sat, Sun
hosted by Gael Warning's Jeff Chester
MySpace.com - No Static At All Radio Show - 42 - Male - CHARLOTTE, North Carolina - www.myspace.com/nostaticatallfm

**WNCW-FM 88.7/100.3 FM - Local Color Show featuring local and regional artists
Fridays 9:00-11:00 pm
WNCW FM 88.7 - A Broadcast Service of Isothermal Community College

Sat. Oct 20

**Art of Sound Music Festival featuring: Bob Sinclair Trio, Calvin Edwards, Darin Aldridge and Brooke Justice, David Childers & the Modern Don Juans, Fayssoux McLean & Brandon Turner, Flint Hill, Frank Love Orchestra, Mama Said, Menage, Michael Reno Harrell, One Leg Up, Rick Spreitzer, Robin Rogers Band, Tater, The Carpenter Ants, The Circuit Riders, The Harris Brothers, The Near Misses, Audioform, Dom Casual, Dorian Gris, Carolina Gator Gumbo, Jack Lawrence, James Leva & Purgatory Mountain , Megan Peeler Band, Ned Lucas Band, No Alibi, Two Dollar Pistols and Jim Lauderdale.
11am - 11pm
Shelby, NC
The Art of Sound Foot o' the Hills Music Festival

**Rick Spreitzer Early Bird Songwriter Round with Michael Reno Harrell, Jack Lawrence and James Leva
Art of Sound Music Festival
Early Bird Cafe (Corner Stage)
12noon - 1pm
and
Rick Spreitzer Band
at the Corner Stage
8pm - 9pm
Shelby, NC
The Art of Sound Foot o' the Hills Music Festival * Rick Spreitzer - Americana Singer-Songwriter

**Element w/Lindy Dobbins and the Red Velvet Manx and The Lights, Flourescent
The Money
7pm
Rock Hill, SC
MySpace.com - Lindy Dobbins & the Red Velvet Manx - Charlotte, North Carolina - Rock / Alternative / Indie - www.myspace.com/lindydobbinsmusic

**Rock Bottom
The Road House
Lake Wylie, SC
Home of Rock Bottom Band

**MaxxMusic & Landshark Entertainment Present: Over the Rhine w/Rosie Thomas
The Visulite Theatre
Welcome to The Visulite Theatre! * Welcome to the MaxxMusic Home Page!

**Jared Allan
Rock Bottom Brewery
11:30am-2:30pm
--{ Jared Allan & Co. }--

**Fudd, Shorty, & Brandon
The Comet Grill
9:30pm
The Moonshine Racers * MySpace.com - The Comet Grill - 40 - Female - CHARLOTTE, North Carolina - www.myspace.com/thecometgrill

**Volatile Baby
The Pewter Rose
8:30pm
Pewter Rose Bistro

**Queen City Meltdown w/Brimstone Howl, Flat Tires, Hot Rods, Kings of Hell, Malamondos and The Bo Stevens
The Milestone Club
http://www.milestoneclub.com (broken link)

**Scoot Pittman (Trio)
Under the Grape...Ballantyne Village
9pm
Scoot Pittman :: Welcome

**Too Human
Rodi
9pm
Gastonia, NC
RODI

**MaxxMusic Presents: Greg Trooper w/ DAM Combo
The Evening Muse
8pm
the evening muse |* music, art & more * museweek |* the evening muse

**Justin Kyle Hasty & John Earle & Sean Lee
The Evening Muse
10:30pm
the evening muse |* music, art & more * museweek |* the evening muse

**"No Static At All" Radio - an eclectic mix of music by local musicians
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm - Fri, Sat, Sun
hosted by Gael Warning's Jeff Chester
MySpace.com - No Static At All Radio Show - 42 - Male - CHARLOTTE, North Carolina - www.myspace.com/nostaticatallfm

**WNCW-FM 88.7/100.3 FM - Local Color Show
7:00 pm
WNCW FM 88.7 - A Broadcast Service of Isothermal Community College

Sun. Oct 21

**Wild Wing Wingstock featuring: Simplified, Parallel, U-Phonik and Crashbox
Wild Wing Cafe
2132 Ayrsley Town Boulevard
2pm
Wild Wing Cafe

**Simplified
Mac's Speed Shop
2511 South Blvd.
9pm
Mac's Speedshop - Beer Bikes BBQ in Charlotte NC * Simplified Music - The official website of Simplfied

**"New Music & Indie Label" Show 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm and "90 Minutes" (Local Music Show)
WEND 106.5 The End (every Sunday) Host: Divakar (divakar@1065.com) http://www.1065.com

**"No Static At All" Radio - an eclectic mix of music by local musicians
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm - Fri, Sat, Sun
hosted by Gael Warning's Jeff Chester
MySpace.com - No Static At All Radio Show - 42 - Male - CHARLOTTE, North Carolina - www.myspace.com/nostaticatallfm

**WNCW 88.7 Local Color
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
WNCW FM 88.7 - A Broadcast Service of Isothermal Community College

Mon. Oct 22

**Guster w/Brett Dennen
The Neighborhood Theatre
Neighborhood Theatre

**Find Your Muse Open Mic
The Evening Muse
8:00 pm
the evening muse |* music, art & more * MySpace.com - FIND YOUR MUSE Open Mic - CHARLOTTE, North Carolina - Acoustic / Folk / Roots Music - www.myspace.com/findyourmuse

Tues. Oct 23

**Mike Strauss (solo - tentative)
5-7pm
AND
**Mike Strauss band w/Randolph Lewis, Jason Atkins, Jon Schigoda & DK (tentative)
8-9:15pm & 9:45-11pm
The Americana (not sure if it will be opened yet)
391 Towne Centre Blvd.
Pineville, NC
M I K E S T R A U S S * THE AMERICANA™ Celebrating American Roots Music, Food & Friends

**Scoot Pittman (solo)
Brick Tops...Specialty Shops on the Green
6:30 pm - 9:30 pm
Scoot Pittman :: Welcome

**Jared Allan
The Graduate - Uptown Jam
10pm - midnight
--{ Jared Allan & Co. }--

**Carolina Live Music Society presents: Audioform
The Double Door Inn
Carolina Live Music Society

**Red Rocking Chair (every Tues)
The Comet Grill
MySpace.com - The Comet Grill - 40 - Female - CHARLOTTE, North Carolina - www.myspace.com/thecometgrill

**Open Mic at Smokey Joe's (every Tues)
w/house band - 10:00 pm - 2:00 am


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Band/Artist/Media News, Features, Announcements and Upcoming Events
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Misc News and Events:

***Premiere Issue of SHUFFLE hits online! - Shuffle is a brand new glossy Carolinas' music magazine (soon to be on newstands) brought to you by Chuck Morrison and John Schacht. This issue features: Band of Horses, alt-ctrl-sleep, The Houstons, The Avett Brothers, The Hellsayers, Nevada, A Decent Animal, Calabai Yau and a WHOLE lot more! http://www.shufflezine.com/Shuffle.pdf

***Levine Museum of the New South presents a special series of images by local photographer Daniel Coston featuring musicians from across North Carolina, September 16-December 17, 2007. The exhibit Music In Your Backyard: Photos of NC Musicians features 25 photos of North Carolina artists ranging from the legendary Doc Watson and Earl Scruggs to the groundbreaking Avett Brothers. Daniel Coston Photography
Congratulations and best wishes to Daniel & Sandra as they just tied the knot...quite beautifully. We wish them a lifetime of happiness.

***Lloyd Dobler Effect - Stolen Equipment - While on tour in Chicago, the trailor containing all of their equipment was stolen, leaving them without anything (instruments, computers, merchandise, equipment, mics, cables, pedals, etc.). They are asking for our help by voting for them in a Best Band contest, where the winner gets $10,000 worth of musical equipment. Please take a minute and visit Defend the Bar Band. You can vote once a day and be entered to win $5,000 as well. To read their story, see a list of their gear (for those who visit ebay, craigslist and pawn shops), see the NBC Channel 4 news segment or make a donation, go to LLOYD DOBLER EFFECT.com. Thanks for your help.

Upcoming Benefits & Rallies:

***CarnEvil Annual Halloween Party - Saturday, October 27, 2007 from 8 pm until - Amos’ Southend
supporting drumSTRONG™ with proceeds going to the Hematology/Oncology Center at Levine Children’s Hospital of Carolinas Medical Center.
Tickets are available at Common Market (2007 Commonwealth Ave, 704.334.6209) and Jeff’s Bucket Shop (1601 Montford Dr. 704.525.0425). $20 in advance and $35 at the door. Get yours ASAP since there is a limited amount.
drumSTRONG * MySpace.com - CarnEvil is Back! 10/27/07 - 48 - Female - CHARLOTTE, North Carolina - www.myspace.com/charlottecarnevil

***Charlotte Torch Rally to raise awareness about Darfur. Saturday, December 1, Uptown Charlotte - Independence Square (Trade & Tryon, Uptown). MySpace.com - Charlotte Torch Rally - 32 - Male - CHARLOTTE, North Carolina - www.myspace.com/charlottetorchrally

Radio:

***Listen online to our local and regional bands at Complex Radio - WNCW 88.7FM , CharlotteMusician.com, WGWG 88.3FM (Boiling Springs, NC), WSGE 91.7FM, AND Cotswold Community Radio/No Static At All, as well as those weekly specialty programs mentioned above.

***Please visit these businesses***

***The Americana - a live Roots music and American Heritage food experience, offering the acoustics of a great listening room, food good enough to share with friends, the friendliness of a favorite bar, and the fun of a neighborhood block party. THE AMERICANA™ Celebrating American Roots Music, Food & Friends. Sign up for the mailing list and stay up to date with The Americana Newsletter. - (Grand Opening is still unscheduled as far as I know)***

***Our good friend and licensed Massage Therapist Russ Shumate is offering a special deal for readers of this newsletter. Regular price for an hour massage is $75.00, but if you mention my name or you saw it advertised in this newsletter, you will get $15 off the hour! A lot of readers have have already been repeat visitors! You should try it out yourself. Email Russ at russdai2@hotmail.com to schedule your appointment. (30 minute sessions are also available without a discount).***

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***Looking Ahead:

10/27 - Sun Domingo - The Evening Muse
11/04 - Jukebox the Ghost - The Milestone Club
11/06 - Chris Cornell - Ovens Auditorium
11/13 - Tori Amos - Ovens Auditorium
11/17 - Scott Miller w/Jeff Black - The Evening Muse
12/31 - The Avett Brothers - North Carolina Blumenthal Performing Arts Center – Belk Theater
12/30-31 - Perpetual Groove - The Neighborhood Theatre
01/19 - Richard Thompson - McGlohan Theatre
06/16 - The Cure - Bobcats Arena
06/21 - Local Fest - Memorial Stadium