Charlotte & Area Events & More 12/23/04 - 12/29/94 December 22, 2004

Thurs. Dec. 23

**JD Wilson
Smelly Cat Cafe (every Thursday)
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm
Charlotte, NC

**Contagious
Old Hickory Tap Room
Union Square-Downtown
Hickory, NC
(828) 322-1965 for info.

**Chris Cook
T-Bones on the Lake
7:30 pm
Lake Wylie, SC
http://www.tbonesonthelake.com
http://www.chriscookmusic.com

**Scott Jeffrey's Band
Wild Wing Café
9:30 pm
Asheville, NC
http://www.wildwingcafe.com/asheville.html
http://www.sjband.com

**Malcolm Holcombe w/Jason Reischel
Town Pump
9:30 pm
Black Mountain, NC,
http://www.malcolmholcombe.com

**Robin Rogers Band
Firehouse Grille
Bus. Hwy. 21
803.802.1987
7:00 pm - 10:00 pm

**Scoot
Riley's
Lake Norman, NC
http://charlotte.creativeloafing.com/music_menu.html

Fri. Dec. 24

**Robin Rogers Band w/Cary Bell (master blues harp/vocals) Mookie Brill (bassist/vocals, harp, guitar) and Smokin' Joe Kubeck (blues guitarist/vocals) LIVE on the air at Mike Dew's Christmas Eve Blues Show - WSGE 91.7FM
http://www.wsge.org

**Reeve Coobs
Threshold - Coffeehouse at 5:30 - Christmas Eve Service at 6pm
Siskey Y
Jonette Wrenn
704-578-6554
jonette@thresholdchurch.com
http://www.thresholdchurch.com/home.asp
http://www.reeve.bravehost.com/

**Lenny Federal and John Wicker (every Friday)
The Comet Grill
Charlotte, NC

Sat. Dec. 25
A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS

8th Annual "FOX Smokin' Blues Christmas Show" featuring live in studio visits from The Contagious Blues Band (7:30), The Part Time Blues Band (8:30) Robin & Tony Rogers (9:30) and Abe Reid and The Spikedrivers (10:30). - WRFX 99.7FM.
7:00 pm - Midnight
http://www.wrfx.com
(There will not be a Smokin' Blues show on Sunday 12/26 due to the Panthers game.)

**Contagious w/special guests from Hobex and others - Christmas Jam
Double Door Inn
10:00 pm
Charlotte, NC
http://www.doubledoorinn.com
http://www.contagious.com

**Jolene and Bellglide
The Room
Charlotte, NC
http://www.theroom.tv
http://charlotte.creativeloafing.com/music_menu.html

Sun. Dec. 26

**90 Minutes WEND 106.5 The End
Local and regional show (on the air continuously since July 1995)
Charlotte , NC
Airs every Sunday 9 PM to 10:30 PM
Host: Divakar (divakar@1065.com)
http://www.1065.com

Mon. Dec. 27

**Complex Radio - Live Local Music Show - WSGE 91.7FM
hosted by Andrew Webster
http://www.complexradio.com
**Track samples now available on the Complex Radio Website
Live performances and BackTraks w/Preston Toney
10:00 pm - 12:00 midnight
http://www.complexradio.com/backtracks.html
Purchase the Complex Radio Local Music Boxed Set - 8 CDs only $15. Available at most of the venues listed in this newsletter, as well as stores listed at: http://www.complexradio.com/compilation.htm

**Free/Form - Timothy Davis (Creative Loafing) & Brent Bagwell (Pyramid, The Eastern Seaboard)
WSGE 91.7 FM. Avant-garde, free jazz, experimental, and noise-type music.
12:00 Midnight
http://www.radiofreeform.com/
http://www.wsge.org

**Les Moore's Monday Nite All Stars
Double Door Inn
Charlotte, NC
http://www.doubledoorinn.com

Tues. Dec. 28

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

**David Childers & The Modern Don Juans
The Pour House
Raleigh NC
http://www.davidchilders.com

Wed. Dec. 29

**One Amazin' Kid w/ Baby Calendar, The Compass Failure and Objects in Transit
The Milestone Club
Charlotte, NC
http://www.solidgoldempire.com

**"Open Jam" at Union Station - hosted by Contagious Blues Band - (Every Wednesday)
Gastonia, NC
Shows start at 8pm.
For info call (704) 864-1966
http://www.contagiousblues.com

**Simplified - The Continental Tire Bowl Pre-Party!
The Graduate (Uptown)
123 W. Trade Street
10:00 pm
Charlotte NC
www.thegrad.com

**MaxxMusic Presents: Derek Trucks Band
The Visulite Theatre
Charlotte, NC
http://www.maxxmusic.com
http://charlotte.creativeloafing.com/music_menu.html

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****Band/Artist/Media News, Features and Announcements

***Robin Rogers Band - nominated through the Charlotte Blues Society for the "Best Self-Produced CD" award which is part of the International Blues Challenge held in Memphis Feb. 2005. They will be traveling to Memphis as an acoustic duo in Feb. 2005 to compete against 116 bands from all over the world. http://www.blues.org, http://www.robinrogers.com

***Black Market Radio
The CD is complete except for the cover art. Contrary to popular rumors, they are not disbanding, but Derek is moving to Missouri. He'll be back in town once a month to play with BMR and the Avett Brothers in Oh What A Nightmare. In the meantime, Andy and Carey are planning a series of duo gigs to promote the record. Look for their CD Release sometime in late January. http://www.blackmarketradio.com

***Tosco Music Party - Saturday, January 25, 2005
Tickets on Sale Now
Performers include: Darden Smith, Devon Sproule, Donna Duncan, Jaye Lowry, justincase, Mieka Pauley, QC4, Robin Rogers, Shana Blake, Tuey Connell, Verlon Thompson, and more!
Spirit Square Center for Arts and Education
http://www.toscomusicparty.org

***The December issue of Mix Magazine features an article about Studio B Mastering & Dave Harris. View it online at http://mixonline.com/mag/audio_dave_harris/

**Mark Burnett - The producer of The Apprentice and Survivor chooses The Milestone as one of 13 venues nationwide for auditions for the new show INXS Rock Star. Auditions will be held on January 25th at the Milestone. Visit http://www.INXSrockstar.com for more information.
The Milestone is located at 3400 Tuckaseegee Road in Charlotte. http://www.SolidGoldEmpire.com

**Vote for your favorite local acts played on WNCW 88.7FM (100.3 Charlotte). What were your 10 favorite discs you heard on WNCW this past year? Cast your vote now and you could be one of 10 lucky winners of the Top 15 of 2004!
http://www.wncw.org/top100/index-2004.cfm

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A fan of concert violinst Maestro Kriesler once remarked: "Maestro Kreisler, I'd give my life to play like that!" To which the violinist replied "I did."
Thank you to the wonderful musicians, artists, singer-songwriters AND fellow music fans out there who have graced us with the lives they choose to lead and follow. We're grateful for so many wonderful hours spent with you, and your sharing parts of your very special lives with us. We wish you all the warmest of holidays and hope you all enjoy this time of year with your loved ones, and get to expand that list to many more. Please remember our men and women in uniform, many serving in hostile foreign lands or aboard ships at sea. Pray for their families and their safety.

Laurie & Don Koster
http://www.lauriekoster.com

(You can refer to http://www.lauriekoster.com each week to get a current copy of this calendar and to get any updates or changes. To bypass the website and get a printout only - click here: http://www.lauriekoster.com/Dec22.htm And as always, it's a good idea to check with the artist or venue prior to driving to a show).