Charlotte & Area Events & More 01/04/06 - 01/11/06 January 3, 2006

"Without music, life would be a mistake"

~ Friedrich Nietzsche ~

(Be sure to read/scroll to the end of the newsletter for special announcements and band news.)

Wed. Jan. 4

**Queen City Indie Presents: The Know, Bellglide, Firefly Summer
Tremont Music Hall
Charlotte, NC
http://www.tremontmusichall.com
http://www.queencityindie.com

**Tosco House Party Open Mic
The Evening Muse
Charlotte, NC
http://www.toscomusicparty.org
http://www.eveningmuse.com
http://www.queencitymusic.com/theeveningmuse/print/january-06.pdf

**Scoot Pittman
Wize Guys - Ballentyne
9:00 pm - 12:00 pm
Charlotte, NC
http://www.scootmusic.com

**Contagious Open Jam (every Wednesday)
Que's Sports Bar
9:00 pm
S. York St. - Hwy 321
Gastonia, NC
http://www.contagious.com

Thu. Jan. 5
Happy Birthday Mom!

**Rick Spreitzer and David Childers
Summit Coffee
7:00 pm - 11:00 pm
Davidson, NC
http://www.summitcoffee.com
http://www.davidchilders.com
http://www.rickspreitzer.com

**Simplified
The Hickory Tavern (Providence Rd.)
11504 Providence Rd.
10:00 pm
Charlotte NC
http://www.thehickorytavern.com/home.html
http://www.simplifiedmusic.com

**Jared Allan
Boardwalk Billy's (UNCC)
10:00 pm
Charlotte, NC
http://www.jaredallan.com

**Jem Crossland & the Hypertonics & New Town Drunks (early show)
The Evening Muse
9:00 pm
Charlotte, NC
http://www.eveningmuse.com

**Sweater Weather (late show)
The Evening Muse
11:00 pm
Charlotte, NC
http://www.eveningmuse.com

Fri. Jan. 6
Happy Birthday Jeff Williams!

**Mike Strauss - On the Air in Studio B - WNCW 88.7FM
11:00 am
listen live at http://www.wncw.org
http://www.mikestrauss.net

**Trip Rogers Trio
SK NetCafe
9:00 pm -11:00 pm
Charlotte, NC
http://www.sknetcafe.com
http://www.triprogers.com

**Gallery Crawl featuring Rebecca Loebe (8 PM), Anjie Carpenter Band (9 PM), Miles Apart (10 PM), Sol Driven Train (11 PM)
The Evening Muse
*Gallery Crawl is free - but be sure to tip performers & buy merch if you like what you hear!
Charlotte, NC
http://www.eveningmuse.com

**"The Naked Truth" songwriter's showcase TV show
8:30 PM on Time Warner Cable channel 21. Featured this month are Herschel Lee Brown and Phillip Roberts and J. D. Wilson

**Lenny Federal w/ John Wicker, Willy Evans & Johnny Wicker (every Friday)
The Comet Grill
Charlotte, NC
http://www.lennyfederal.com
http://www.thecometgrill.com

**WNCW-FM 88.7/100.3 FM - Local Color Show featuring local and regional artists
Fridays 9:00 pm - 10:00 pm
http://www.wncw.org

Sat. Jan. 7

**Tom Eure, Jr. CD Release Party w/Dale Meyer & Ken Cotner (early show)
The Evening Muse
8:00 pm
Charlotte, NC
http://www.eveningmuse.com
http://www.tomeure.com

**The Bowmans & Lowry & Petrillo Relents (late show)
The Evening Muse
10:30 pm
Charlotte, NC
http://www.eveningmuse.com

**Contagious
Wild Wing Cafe
Hwy. 49/ Ayrsley Town Square
10:30 pm
Charlotte, NC
http://www.wildwingcafe.com
http://www.contagious.com

**Jared Allan
Therapy Cafe (Tryon St.)
9:00 pm
Charlotte, NC
http://www.jaredallan.com

**The Belmont Playboys featuring a Link Wray tribute
The Double Door Inn
Charlotte, NC
http://www.doubledoorinn.com

**ZOSO w/ Blanco Diablo
Amos' Southend
Charlotte, NC
http://www.amossouthend.com
http://www.blancodiablomusic.com

Sun. Jan. 8
Go Panthers!

**Simplified (Semi Acoustic-Electric show)
The Press Box
1627 Montford Dr.
9:30 pm
Charlotte NC
http://www.simplifiedmusic.com

**90 Minutes Local & Regional Show on WEND 106.5 The End (every Sunday)
9:00 pm - 10:30 pm and "New Music & Indie Label Show" @ 10:30 pm
Host: Divakar (divakar@1065.com)
http://www.1065.com

**Smokin' Blues Show w/Rick Ballew WRFX 99.7FM featuring Blues from Classic Rock, Mainstream Blues and Blues artists.
The featured artist at 7:40 is Lonnie Mack and a killer set of acoustic blues on the Back Porch at 8:40.
http://www.smokinbluz.com

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

Mon. Jan. 9

**Les Moore's Monday Nite All Stars w/Les Moore, Jim Brock, Rick Blackwell, Johnny Alexander, Charles Hairston & Joe Lindsey
Double Door Inn
Charlotte, NC
http://www.doubledoorinn.com

**Complex Radio - Live Local Music Show - WSGE 91.7FM - hosted by Andrew Webster
and Live performances and BackTraks w/Preston Toney
10:00 pm - 12:00 midnight
http://www.complexradio.com
http://www.complexradio.com/backtracks.html

Tues. Jan. 10

**Tuesdays at the Evening Muse hosted by the Hit or Misses (as many members of The Near Misses that can be there)
The Evening Muse
Arts & Crafts; Games & Music; Special musical guests!
$2 Cover - Beer and Wine Specials
Charlotte, NC
http://www.eveningmuse.com
http://www.thenearmisses.com
http://www.queencitymusic.com/theeveningmuse/print/january-06.pdf

**Bluegrass at the Comet w/Red Rocking Chair (Michael Reno Harrell, Jack Lawrence, Tom Kuhn and various special guests on banjo, dobro and fiddle)
The Comet Grill
8:30 pm -10:30 pm
Charlotte NC
http://www.thecometgrill.com
http://www.michaelrenoharrell.com

**Early Bird Blues featuring the Robin Rogers Band
The Double Door Inn
Charlotte, NC
http://www.doubledoorinn.com
http://www.robinrogers.com

Wed. Jan. 11

**Taylor Davis & Brad Passons
The Evening Muse
8:00 pm
Charlotte, NC
http://www.eveningmuse.com

**MaxxMusic Presents: Chris Thile & Mike Marshall
NCBPAC - McGlohon Theater
8:00 pm
Charlotte, NC
http://www.maxxmusic.com/concerts/thile.htm

**The Comet Grill Open Mic w/ Bill McDonald
8:30 pm
Charlotte, NC
ramblinbill@gmail.com
http://www.thecometgrill.com

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Band/Artist/Media News, Features, Announcements and Upcoming Events
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***Congratulations and Best Wishes to Bob Graham and Missi Ivie (Spread Your Wings) who tied the knot on December 26th! We wish them all the happiness in the world. http://www.spreadyourwingsmusic.org.

***Greg Trooper - BackShop Concert Series - Friday, Jan. 14, 2006
The BackShop
846-542-1000
Annabelle@Running-Time.com
Dinner and the show $10. Reserved seating RSVP required.
http://www.GregTrooper.com
http://www.BackShopMusic.com

***Tosco Music Party (January 14, 2006) tickets on sale Now. These shows are regularly sold out now, folks, so if you're interested, get your tickets early.
http://www.toscomusicparty.org

***QC Homegrown - Local year-end wrap-up - By Samir Shukla - Creative Loafing
http://clnlb.us.publicus.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060104/CHAVIBES02/601040374/-1/CHAVIBES

***Top Ten Local Faves - From Dave Beaumont of MeckDeck Productions
http://clnlb.us.publicus.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20060104/CHAVIBES02/601040374/-1/CHAVIBES



"To have great poets, there must be great audiences, too."
(worth repeating)

~ Walt Whitman ~

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Laurie
http://www.lauriekoster.com

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