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CHARLOTTE EVENTS WEEKLY NEWSLETTER
February 8, 2012 - February 15, 2012

For heights and depths no words can reach
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Wednesday February 8 - Happy Birthday Rick Basdeo and GeeGee!

**Greg Lilley
Press Wine (Uptown)
7pm-10pm
http://www.presswinefood.com/

**Samantha Crain w/American Aquarium
The Evening Muse
8pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com

**Joe Buck Yourself, Viva Le Vox, The Honey Harlows
Snug Harbor
http://www.snugrock.com

**Acoustic Whiskey Sessions Open Mic w/Jimmy Brown & David Vallier
The Gin Mill
8pm

Thursday February 9 - Happy Birthday Jeff Chester & Beth Brown!

**Simplified (Acoustic Duo)
Smalls
9pm
http://www.smallscharlotte.com *http://www.simplifiedmusic.com

**Greg Lilley
The Liberty (Southend)
6-9pm
http://www.thelibertycharlotte.com

**Rusty Knox Band
Summit Coffee
8pm-11pm
Davidson, NC
http://www.summitcoffee.com/calendar/

**Nick Moss & The Flip Tops
The Double Door Inn
9pm
http://www.doubledoorinn.com

**XVSK
The Evening Muse
8pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com

**Luke Cunningham Band w/ Bobby Houck (Blue Dogs) & Sadler Vaden (LESLIE/Drivn 'n' Cryin)
The Evening Muse
10:30pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com

**Jill Dineen Band
McHale's Irish Pub
Fort Mill, SC
http://www.mchalesirishpub.com/fortmill/calendar.ph

**Big Octave
Blue Restaurant And Bar (at the corner of 5th and College)
8pm-11pm
http://www.myspace.com/bigoctave

Friday February 10 - Happy Birthday Ken Cotner, Andy Friedman and Pablo Blaqk!

**MaxxMusic Presents: Sunshone Still w/Hausman and Danielle Howle (order in advance, it will sell out)
The Evening Muse
8pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com * http://clclt.com/charlotte/sunshone-still-cd-release-hausman-danielle-howle/Event?oid=2591951

**Music at the Depot featuring Michael Reno Harrell
The Depot at Gaston County Museum
Dallas, NC
l http://www.brownpapertickets.com/

**Charlotte Folk Society Concert featuring the Flat Possum Hoppers Stringband Celebrating Early Country & Bluegrass Music History Made in Charlotte in 1937
Great Aunt Stella Center
7:30pm
No cover but donations are appreciated
http://www.folksociety.org

**Sol Driven Train w/ Dangermuffin
The Double Door Inn
10pm
http://doubledoorinn.com/eventlist.aspx

**Simplified Trio
Finz Raw Bar & Grill
9pm
Matthews, NC
http://www.simplifiedmusic.com

**Mantrabash Showcase show #6 w/ Chasing Edison, Asleep in the Weeds, & etc
The Chop Shop
9:30pm
https://www.facebook.com/events/111135088999025/

**Lucky Five w/Groove 8 and The O-Getters
Tremont Music Hall
9pm
http://www.tremontmusichall.com

**Jeremy Shaw, Scott Dailey, Curtis Wingfield
Philosopher's Stone Tavern

**Gigi Dover & Eric Lovell
Foskoskies on Shamrock
7pm-10pm
http://www.gigidover.com

**Late Bloomer (members of Pullman Strike/ Horse Thief/Meth Mtn.), One Another, Old Flings, No Power
Snug Harbor
10pm
http://www.snugrock.com

**Lindy Dobbins (Solo Acoustic)
Hooligan's
9pm
http://lindydobbins.com/tour-dates/

**Fundraiser for the Battered Women's Shelter of Charlotte featuring:  Gore Gore Luchadores, Grown Up Avenger Stuff, Greevace, Big Break and Avian Law
The Milestone Club
http://www.themilestoneclub.com/

**Mike Strauss Trio
Summit Coffee
8pm-11pm
Davidson, NC
http://www.summitcoffee.com/calendar/

**Greg Lilley w/Ivan Strunin
NoDa 101,
9:30pm-12:30am
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Noda-101/108602092580949#!/nodaone.hundredone

**The Taylor Brothers
McHale's Irish Pub
Fort Mill, SC
http://www.mchalesirishpub.com/fortmill/calendar.ph

**Lenny Federal Band (Every Friday)
The Comet Grill
9:30pm
http://www.cometgrillcharlotte.com * http://www.myspace.com/lennyfederal

Saturday February 11 - Happy Birthday Kyle Samuel & Abe Reid!

**The 9 Songwriter Series
The Evening Muse
8pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com

**Broken Napoleons and Hello Handshake
waveHouse
N. Davidson St. facing corner of Area 15
7pm-10pm
https://www.facebook.com/events/204094196349560/

**Greg Lilley & Co. w/ Ivan Strunin
Rodi
8pm-10pm
Gastonia, NC
http://www.rodiworld.com/

**Wicked Powers
McHale's Irish Pub
Fort Mill, SC
http://www.mchalesirishpub.com/fortmill/calendar.ph

**Marc Broussard w/Sugar & The Hi Lows
The Neighborhood Theatre
9pm
http://www.neighborhoodtheatre.com

**Cumberland River and Nu-Blu Blugrass Artists
The Sylvia Theater
9pm
York, SC
http://www.sylviatheater.com

**The 20th Annual Johnson Valentine Bash w/Hardcore Lounge, The Monterreys, & Alex Kastanas with dj Starseed and dj Spaceboy
Benefit for RAIN (Regional AIDS Interfaith Network)
Snug Harbor
9pm
http://www.snugrock.com

**Steepwater With Heywire
The Double Door Inn
10pm
http://doubledoorinn.com/eventlist.aspx

**Nita B & Bill Buck Duo
D'vine Wine
8:30pm

**WNCW-FM 88.7/100.3 FM - Local Color Show
featuring local and regional artists
7pm
http://www.wncw.org

Sunday February 12 - Happy Birthday Bonnie Whitmore & Shannon Leary!

**Leadville Social Club
The Thirsty Beaver
5pm-8pm
https://www.facebook.com/events/306784116027579/

**Bearfoot
The Evening Muse
8pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com

**The Robert Cray Band w/Shane Pruitt Band
The Neighborhood Theatre
7pm
http://www.neighborhoodtheatre.com

**Charlotte Blues Society Sunday - The Donna Duncan Band With Sonny Skyyz and the Rainmakers
The Double Door Inn
10pm
http://doubledoorinn.com/eventlist.aspx

**Jym Chapman & the Migrant Workers, Have Gun, Will Travel, Time Sawyer
Snug Harbor
9pm
http://www.snugrock.com

**The Roundtable's Sunday Edition hosted by Randy Walker (every Sunday)
WSGE 91.7FM
noon-1pm
http://www.wsge.org/program/publicaff.php

**WNCW 88.7 Local Color
7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
http://www.wncw.org

**Divakar Hosts the New Music and Indie Label Show 7pm-8:30pm
AND "90 Minutes" (Local & Regional Music) - 8:30pm-10 pm
WEND 106.5 The End (every Sunday)
http://www.1065.com

Monday Februrary 13 - Happy Birthday Smalls & Philip Hamrick!

**Chuck Johnson w/Tom Kuhn
Cedar Street Tavern
5:30pm-8:30pm
https://www.facebook.com/events/219995668091487/

**Find Your Muse Open Mic
The Evening Muse
8pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com

**The Monday Night All-Stars
The Double Door Inn
10pm
http://doubledoorinn.com/eventlist.aspx

**Fire Control (Jason Scavone, Johnathan Erickson, Gary Deangelo, and Stacy Leazer) - (every Monday)
The Comet Grill
9:15pm
http://www.cometgrillcharlotte.com

**The Open Mic NC
Harvey's
Huntersville, NC
http://www.reverbnation.com/theopenmicnc

Tuesday February 14 - Happy Valentine's Day and Happy Birthday to Me!

**Benji Hughes "An Intimate Extreme" w/Elroy
The Evening Muse
9pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com

**Bill Hanna Jazz Jam
The Double Door Inn
9pm
http://www.doubledoorinn.com

Wednesday February 15 - Happy Birthday Lisa Barr & Chris The-Riff Sheridan!

**Off the Record w/ Grown Up Avenger Stuff & The Local Traumatic
The Evening Muse
8pm
http://www.eveningmuse.com

**Sunday Valley
The Thirsty Beaver
8:30pm

**The Congress
The Double Door Inn
9pm
http://www.doubledoorinn.com

**Angwish, Gang of Thieves, The Wormholes
Snug Harbor
http://www.snugrock.com

**Acoustic Whiskey Sessions Open Mic w/Jimmy Brown & David Vallier
The Gin Mill
8pm

***Looking Ahead: (new additions or updates)

(^=Potential sell out - recommend getting advance tickets)

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02/11 - Will Hoge - The Handlebar (Greenville, SC)
02/14 - Bruce Hornsby - Carolina Theatre (Durham, NC)
02/16 - ^Plain Jane Automobile - The Milestone Club
02/16 - James McMurtry - The Grey Eagle (Asheville, NC)
02/17 - Ladysmith Black Mambazo - McGee Theatre, George A. Batte Jr. Fine Arts Ctr., Wingate University
02/17 - ^Delbert McClinton - The Neighborhood Theatre
02/17 - The Blue Dogs w/Crowfield - The Handlebar (Greenville, SC)
02/18 - Breaking Laces – The Gin Mill
02/18 - David Mayfield Parade - The Evening Muse
02/22 - ^Blind Pilot - The Grey Eagle (Asheville, NC)
02/24 - ^Ryan Montbleau Band - The Double Door Inn
02/24 - Other Lives - Local 506 (Chapel Hill, NC)
02/24 - Minus the Bear - Tremont Music Hall
02/26 - Tommy Emmanuel - The Neighborhood Theatre
02/28 - ^Shearwater - The Evening Muse
02/28 - Matrimony - UNCC
02/28 - Flogging Molly - The Orange Peel (Asheville, NC) - SOLD OUT
02/29 - The Lemonheads performing It's A Shame About Ray in its entirety - The Handlebar (Greenville, SC)
03/01 - North Mississippi Allstars - The Neighborhood Theatre
03/01 - Jon Anderson - Carolina Theatre (Durham, NC)
03/02 - An Evening with Carrie Fisher - Carolina Theatre (Durham, NC)
03/02 - The Apache Relay and Moon Taxi - The Visulite Theatre
03/03 - Aunt Martha - The Evening Muse
03/04 - The Lemonheads performing It's A Shame About Ray in its entirety - The Orange Peel (Asheville, NC)
03/07 - Elton John - North Charleston Coliseum (Charleston, SC)
03/07 - Langhorne Slim - The Visulite Theatre
03/08 - Seth Glier - The Evening Muse
03/09 - Stephen Kellogg and the Sixers - The Grey Eagle (Asheville, NC)
03/12 - Henry Rollins - The Orange Peel (Asheville, NC)
03/14 - Big Head Todd & The Monsters - The Handlebar (Greenville, SC)
03/15 - ^Dr. Dog - The Orange Peel (Asheville, NC)
03/16 - ^An Acoustic Evening with Lyle Lovett & John Hiatt - McGlohon Theater
03/17 - Martin Sexton - The Visulite Theatre
03/17 - Green River Revival featuring: Chatham County Line w/Larry Keel and Natural Bridge - U.S. National Whitewater Center
03/18 - Bruce Springsteen & The East Street Band - Philips Arena (Atlanta, GA) – (on sale Feb 4)
03/19 - Bruce Springsteen & The East Street Band – Greensboro Coliseum (Greensboro, NC) – (on sale Feb 3)
03/21 - ^Jukebox the Ghost w/The Elwins & SPEAK - Snug Harbor
03/21 - Thomas Dolby - The Handlebar (Greenville, SC)
03/21 - David Benoit & Brian Culbertson - Carolina Theatre (Durham, NC)
03/21 - ^Jukebox the Ghost w/The Elwins & SPEAK - Snug Harbor
03/22 - Roger McGuinn, McGee Theatre, George A. Batte Jr. Fine Arts Ctr., Wingate University (Rock Hill, SC)
03/23 - Frankenstein Brothers featuring Buckethead & That 1 Guy - Neighborhood Theatre
03/24 - The English Beat - The Neighborhood Theatre
03/24 - The Black Keys w/Artic Monkeys - Bojangles' Colisem
03/25 - George Benson - Knight Theater
03/26 - ^The Moody Blues - Blumenthal Performing Arts Center
03/28 - The Dirty Guv'nahs - The Visulite Theatre
03/30 - Acoustic Syndicate w/Sons of Bill - The Neighborhood Theatre
03/30 - Mavis Staples - McGlohon Theatre
04/01 - MaxxMusic Presents: Darrell Scott - McGlohon Theatre
04/04 - Delta Spirit - The Grey Eagle (Asheville, NC)
04/05 - of Montreal w/Loney Dear & Kishi Bashi - The Orange Peel (Asheville, NC)
04/10 - Joan Osborne - Visulite Theatre
04/12 - John Eddie - The Evening Muse
04/13 - Perpetual Groove - The Neighborhood Theatre
04/14 - Junior Brown - The Neighborhood Theatre
04/20 - Trace Adkins - Ovens Auditorium
04/20-21 - Charlotte Cash Bash - Puckett's Farm Equipment
04/20 - Henson Alternative Stuffed and Unstrung - Carolina Theatre (Durham, NC)
04/21 - Chris Knight - The Double Door Inn
04/21 - A.W.O.L. Charlotte 2012 - Symphony Park
04/25 - Trampled by Turtles - The Neighborhood Theatre
04/27 - Lucero w/J Roddy Walston and The Business - The Orange Peel (Asheville, NC)
04/28 - Alison Krauss & Union Station featuring Jerry Douglas - Township Auditorium (Columbia, SC)
04/29 - Dave Barnes - McGlohon Theater
05/10 - Archers of Loaf - The Grey Eagle (Asheville, NC)
05/12 - VH1 Save the Music - The Chop Shop
05/16-18 - FemmeFest - NoDa
05/16 - MaxxMusic Presents:  Madeleine Peyroux - McGlohon Theatre
05/17 - Dar Williams - The Handlebar (Greenville, SC)
05/26 - ^The Great Lake Swimmers w/ Cold Specks - The Grey Eagle (Asheville, NC)
06/05 - Tower of Power - The Handlebar (Greenville, SC)
06/17 - A Bluegrass Evening with Vince Gill - Knight Theater
06/24 - Kenny Chesney and Tim McGraw - Bank of America Stadium
06/28 - Yarn - U.S. National Whitewater Center
07/03 - Coldplay - Time Warner Cable Arena
07/10 - Roger Water's The Wall Tour - Time Warner Cable Arena
08/18 - George Jones - Durham PAC (Durham, NC)

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