CHARLOTTE’S LIVE MUSIC
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Disclaimer: Genres are subjective and actually quite stupid. If you haven’t heard of a specific artist on this list, Google is your friend.
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 4
ROCK/PUNK/METAL
- Cayucas w/ Walker Lukens (Neighborhood Theatre)
- Tee Vee Repairmann w/ 1-800-Mikey, Mutant Strain, Paint Fumes, Infirmary (Snug Harbor)
HIP-HOP/SOUL/R&B
- Black Legacy Project (Evening Muse)
SINGER-SONGWRITER/ACOUSTIC
- Annie Haden (Goldie’s)
LATIN/WORLD/REGGAE
- Gondwana (Visulite Theatre)
OPEN MIC
- Singer/Songwriter Open Mic (The Rooster)
- Variety Open Mic (Starlight on 22nd)
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 5
ROCK/PUNK/METAL
- TesseracT (The Underground)
- Austin & The Powers w/ Ravine, ET (Petra’s)
- The Backfires w/ Cry Baby, Tennis Courts (Snug Harbor)
- Aqualads (Tommy’s Pub)
COUNTRY/FOLK/AMERICANA
- NC Bluegrass Jam Night (Birdsong Brewing)
- Dem Sedgefield Boys w/ Josh Daniel (Goldie’s)
SINGER-SONGWRITER/ACOUSTIC
- Paul Lover’s Influencers & Originals (Comet Grill)
JAZZ/BLUES
- Felix Pastorious Trio (Middle C Jazz)
POP/DANCE/ELECTRONIC/DJ
- Brendan Abernathy w/ Tinayeshe (Evening Muse)
LATIN/WORLD/REGGAE
- TAN (Booth Playhouse)
FUNK/JAM BANDS
- Shana Blake’s Musical Menagerie (Smokey Joe’s Cafe & Bar)
- Neighbor w/ Electro Lust (Visulite Theatre)
GOSPEL/CHRISTIAN/RELIGIOUS
- Kings Kaleidoscope (Neighborhood Theatre)
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 6
ROCK/PUNK/METAL
- Lenny Federal Band (Comet Grill)
- Arcy Drive w/ hey, nothing (Eveing Muse)
- Brook Pridemore w/ Matthew Corrao, Joe McGovern (Evening Muse)
- The Aces (The Underground)
- Quarters of Change w/ Rebounder (Neighborhood Theatre)
- The Turnstiles (Smokey Joe’s Cafe & Bar)
- Couch w/ Alisa Amador (Visulite Theatre)
- Anchor Detail w/ The Local Odyssey, The Shimmer Dimes (Tommy’s Pub)
COUNTRY/FOLK/AMERICANA
- Carolina Down Boys (Starlight on 22nd)
JAZZ/BLUES
- Joshua Redman Group feat. Gabrielle Cavassa (Booth Playhouse)
- Oli Silk (Middle C Jazz)
POP/DANCE/ELECTRONIC/DJ
- The Collection w/ Adam Paddock (Camp North End)
- The Taylor Party (The Fillmore)
- Caleb Davis Band w/ Jonathan Birchfield (Goldie’s)
- AL1CE w/ IIOIOIOII, Solemn Shapes, DJ Spider (The Milestone)
LATIN/WORLD/REGGAE
- Baba Comandant & the Mandingo Band w/ Bravo Pueblo (Snug Harbor)
CLASSICAL/INSTRUMENTAL
- Charlotte Symphony: Beethoven’s Eroica Symphony No. 3 (Knight Theater)
COVER BANDS
- Emo Night CLT (Amos’ South End)
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 7
ROCK/PUNK/METAL
- The Sammies w/ The Thing With Feathers (Evening Muse)
- The Devil Wears Prada w/ Fit for a King (The Fillmore)
- No Anger Control w/ Dead Senate, Bog Loaf, Junk (The Milestone)
- King Cackle w/ Self Made Monsters, Brandy & The Butcher, Squirt Vile (The Rooster)
- Sunset Revival (Smokey Joe’s Cafe & Bar)
- Evergone w/ Once Below Joy, Warp Street (Starlight on 22nd)
FUNK/JAM BANDS
- Crown Town Getdown (Comet Grill)
COUNTRY/FOLK/AMERICANA
- The Red Clay Strays (Amos’ Southend)
- Lily Rose (Coyote Joe’s)
- Luke Bryan (PNC Music Pavilion)
POP/DANCE/ELECTRONIC/DJ
- Zac Robins w/ Lisa De Novo Band (Goldie’s)
- Wild Orchid: A Dance Night/Mixer for Women Loving Women w/ DJ Velvetine (Tommy’s Pub)
- Room202 (The Underground)
JAZZ BLUES
- Joshua Redman Group feat. Gabrielle Cavassa (Booth Playhouse)
- Four80East (Middle C Jazz)
CLASSICAL/INSTRUMENTAL
- Charlotte Symphony: Beethoven’s Eroica Symphony No. 3 (Knight Theater)
LATIN/WORLD/REGGAE
- Scythian w/ Southside Watt (Neighborhood Theatre)
- Peelander-Z w/ Dog Party, Lil Skritt (Snug Harbor)
SINGER-SONGWRITER/ACOUSTIC
- xtine g w/ Yer Flowers, Kadey Ballard (Petra’s)
- Chris Wayne (Primal Brewery)
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 8
ROCK/PUNK/METAL
- Off With Their Heads w/ Dead Bars, Busy Weather (The Milestone)
JAZZ/BLUES
- Omari & the Hellhounds (Comet Grill)
HIP-HOP/SOUL/R&B
- Cal Scruby (Neighborhood Theatre)
LATIN/WORLD/REGGAE
- Carin Leon (Spectrum Center)
GOSPEL/CHRISTIAN/RELIGIOUS
- Isaiah Bell (Middle C Jazz)
CLASSICAL/INSTRUMENTAL
- Charlotte Symphony: Beethoven’s Eroica Symphony No. 3 (Knight Theater)
OPEN MIC
- Super Sunday Open Mic (Starlight on 22nd)
MONDAY, OCTOBER 9
ROCK/PUNK/METAL
- Switchfoot (Knight Theater)
- Rothschild w/ Honey Creek, The Ruff’tons, Home for the Day (The Milestone)
JAZZ/BLUES
- The Bill Hanna Legacy Jazz Session (Petra’s)
COUNTRY/FOLK/AMERICANA
- Charlotte Bluegrass Mondays (Smokey Joe’s Cafe & Bar)
OPEN MIC
- Find Your Muse Open Mic feat. Curtis Eller (Evening Muse)
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 10
ROCK/PUNK/METAL
- San Pedro w/ XBound, Carolina Beer Money (The Milestone)
HIP-HOP/SOUL/R&B
- Jason Jet w/ Ke’Andra (Evening Muse)
- Kiana Ledé (The Underground)
POP/DANCE/ELECTRONIC/DJ
- Johnnyswim (The Fillmore)
FUNK/JAM BANDS
- Red Rocking Chair (Comet Grill)
OPEN MIC
- Open Mic Night feat. The Smokin J’s (Smokey Joe’s Cafe & Bar)
COVER BANDS
- Eternally Grateful (Goldie’s)
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 11
ROCK/PUNK/METAL
- Timothy Eerie w/ Ego Death Machine, Infinitefreefall (Snug Harbor)
HIP-HOP/SOUL/R&B
- Travis Scott (Spectrum Center)
COUNTRY/FOLK/AMERICANA
- Mapache w/ Johnny Payne (Evening Muse)
- Scott Mulvahill w/ Zack Heckendorf (Neighborhood Theatre)
SINGER-SONGWRITER/ACOUSTIC
- Jay Hoff (Goldie’s)
GOSPEL/CHRISTIAN/RELIGIOUS
- CeCe Winans (Bojangles Coliseum)
POP/DANCE/ELECTRONIC/DJ
- Shindig! A Night of 50’s & 60’s Music w/ Cory Wigg & Robin Knudsen (Tommy’s Pub)
OPEN MIC
- Singer/Songwriter Open Mic (The Rooster)
- Variety Open Mic feat. Dan Radin (Starlight on 22nd)
COVER BANDS
- Landslide (Fleetwood Mac tribute) (Middle C Jazz)
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12
ROCK/PUNK/METAL
- Empathy Test w/ Nite, 30 Year Sick (The Milestone)
- Superchunk w/ Sluice (Neighborhood Theatre)
- Chevelle w/ Three Days Grace (Skyla Amphitheatre)
JAZZ/BLUES
- Mark White (Middle C Jazz)
FUNK/JAM BANDS
- Pluto 4 Planet w/ Rod Fisk (Goldie’s)
- Shana Blake’s Musical Menagerie (Smokey Joe’s Cafe & Bar)
POP/DANCE/ELECTRONIC/DJ
- JAWNY w/ Adan Diaz (The Underground)
- What’s Your Favorite Scary Movie Costume & Dance Party (Snug Harbor)
COUNTRY/FOLK/AMERICANA
- Daniel Champagne (Evening Muse)
- Haunted Like Human (The Rooster)
- Patrick Crouch w/ Kay Bob (Comet Grill)
GOSPEL/CHRISTIAN/RELIGIOUS
- Kirk Franklin w/ Tye Tribbett, David & Tamela Mann, The Clark Sisters, Israel Houghton (Spectrum Center)
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13
ROCK/PUNK/METAL
- Blackwater Drowning w/ Redefind, Dying Oath, Fractured Frames, Cronic Disorder (Amos’ Southend)
- It’s Snakes w/ Petrov (Camp North End)
- Lenny Federal Band (Comet Grill)
- The Mammoths w/ Vintage Pistol (Evening Muse)
- Sarah Shook & the Disarmers w/ Kym Register & Meltdown Rodeo, Withdrew (Snug Harbor)
JAZZ/BLUES
- The Last Minute Blues Band (Smokey Joe’s Cafe & Bar)
HIP-HOP/SOUL/R&B
- St. Paul and The Broken Bones w/ Y La Bamba (Knight Theater)
COUNTRY/FOLK/AMERICANA
- George Birge (Coyote Joe’s)
- Ryan Trotti Band w/ Matt Stratford (Goldie’s)
- Dan Rodriguez w/ Noah Guthrie (Neighborhood Theatre)
- Rachel Pinson w/ Southern Soul (The Rooster)
POP/DANCE/ELECTRONIC/DJ
- Emo Nite (The Underground)
- Ape Audio Blackbox Fest After Party (Starlight on 22nd)
- Reflexions: Goth Dance Party w/ DJ Velvetine (Tommy’s Pub)
COVER BANDS
- September in the Park (Earth, Wind, and Fire tribute) (Middle C Jazz)
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 14
ROCK/PUNK/METAL
- Semler (Stage Door Theater)
- The Pintos (Comet Grill)
- Thrice (The Underground)
- Krooked Kings w/ Early Eyes (Neighborhood Theatre)
- Stormwatchers w/ Leaving Echoes, Neon Deaths (Petra’s)
- City Dirt (Primal Brewery)
- Junior Astronomers w/ Clearbody, Tai Popple, Te’Jani (Snug Harbor)
- Roman Candles w/ Apostate, Jem Crossland & the Hypertonics (Starlight on 22nd)
HIP-HOP/SOUL/R&B
- Ras Kass (The Rooster)
COUNTRY/FOLK/AMERICANA
- The Lighthouse & The Whaler w/ Pretty Crimes (Evening Muse)
- Warren Zeiders (The Fillmore)
JAZZ/BLUES
- Willie Bradley (Middle C Jazz)
- The Tyler Neal Band (Smokey Joe’s Cafe & Bar)
POP/DANCE/ELECTRONIC/DJ
- Purgatory Undead (Amos’ Southend)
- Jonah Kagen w/ Dylan Rockoff (Evening Muse)
- Digital Noir w/ DJ Spider (The Milestone)
SINGER-SONGWRITER/ACOUSTIC
- Tosco Music Party (Knight Theater)
COVER BANDS
- Vinyl Live w/ Kyle Cummings (Goldie’s)
- The Mad Hatters (Tom Petty tribute) (Visulite Theatre)
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 15
ROCK/PUNK/METAL
- Pile w/ Prewn, Patois Counselors, The Mother Superior (The Milestone)
- TR3 feat. Tim Reynolds (Neighborhood Theatre)
SINGER-SONGWRITER/ACOUSTIC
- Ryan Trotti (Goldie’s)
COUNTRY/FOLK/AMERICANA
- Southall (The Underground)
JAZZ/BLUES
- Omari & the Hellhounds (Comet Grill)
- David Stevens (Middle C Jazz)
LATIN/WORLD/REGGAE
- Manuel Turizo (Ovens Auditorium)
OPEN MIC
- Super Sunday Open Mic (Starlight on 22nd)
COVER BANDS
- The Sound of (Black) Music (Knight Theater)
MONDAY, OCTOBER 16
ROCK/PUNK/METAL
- Cronies w/ Blankstate., Swae, Momophobia (The Milestone)
POP/DANCE/ELECTRONIC/DJ
- Nick Shoulders & the Okay Crawdad (Neighborhood Theatre)
COUNTRY/FOLK/AMERICANA
- Charlotte Bluegrass Mondays (Smokey Joe’s Cafe & Bar)
LATIN/WORLD/REGGAE
- Rawayana (The Underground)
POP/DANCE/ELECTRONIC/DJ
- Curse Mackey w/ I Speak Machine, SINE (Snug Harbor)
OPEN MIC
- Find Your Muse Open Mic feat. Thunder & Rain (Evening Muse)
- Open Jam feat. David Musiclover Gibson (Tommy’s Pub)
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 17
ROCK/PUNK/METAL
- Cradle of Filth with DevilDriver (The Underground)
- Band of Horses (The Fillmore)
- Aerosmith (Spectrum Center)
COUNTRY/FOLK/AMERICANA
- Cody Canada & the Departed (Amos’ Southend)
POP/DANCE/ELECTRONIC/DJ
- Gus Dapperton (Neighborhood Theatre)
FUNK/JAM BANDS
- Red Rocking Chair (Comet Grill)
SINGER-SONGWRITER/ACOUSTIC
- Ryan Bumgarner (Goldie’s)
OPEN MIC
- Open Mic Night feat. The Smokin J’s (Smokey Joe’s Cafe & Bar)
To buy tickets or find more info on shows, visit the venue websites here:
Amos’ Southend; 1423 S. Tryon St.; 704-595-7585
Belk Theater; 130 N. Tryon St.; 704-372-1000
Birdsong Brewing; 1016 N. Davidson St.; 704-332-1810
Bojangles Coliseum; 2700 E. Independence Blvd.; 704-372-3600
Camp North End; 300 Camp Road; 980-337-4600
Comet Grill; 2224 Park Road; 704-371-4300
Coyote Joe’s; 4621 Wilkinson Blvd.; 704-399-4946
Crown Station; 3629 N. Davidson St.; 704-210-9949
Evening Muse; 3227 N. Davidson St., 704-376-3737
The Fillmore; 820 Hamilton St.; 704-916-8970
Goldie’s; 3601 South Blvd.; 704-910-4085
Heist Brewery & Barrel Arts; 1030 Woodward Ave.; 704-595-3111
Knight Gallery at Spirit Square; 345 N. College St.; 704-372-1000
Knight Theater; 430 S. Tryon St.; 704-372-1000
Lunchbox Records; 825 Central Ave.; 704-331-0788
McGlohon Theater; 345 N. College St.; 704-372-1000
Middle C Jazz; 300 S. Brevard St.; 704-337-8001
The Milestone Club; 3400 Tuckaseegee Road; 704-398-0472
Neighborhood Theatre; 511 E. 36th St.; 704-942-7997
Ovens Auditorium; 2700 E. Independence Blvd.; 704-372-3600
Petra’s; 1919 Commonwealth Ave.; 704-332-6608
PNC Music Pavilion; 707 Pavilion Blvd.; 704-549-5555
Primal Brewery; 16432 Old Statesville Road, Huntersville; 704-947-2920
The Rooster; 334 W. Main Ave., Gastonia; 704-616-0291
Skyla Credit Union Amphitheatre; 1000 NC Music Factory Blvd.; 704-549-1292
Skylark Social Club; 2131 Central Ave.; 980-236-8342
Smokey Joe’s Café; 510 Briar Creek Road; 704-338-9380
Snug Harbor; 1228 Gordon St.; info@snugrock.com
Spectrum Center; 333 E. Trade St.; 704-688-9000
Stage Door Theater; 155 N. College St.; 704-372-1000
Starlight on 22nd; 422 E. 22nd St.; 980-225-7709
Tommy’s Pub; 3124 Eastway Drive, Suite 710; 980-229-7663
Thomas Street Tavern; 1218 Thomas Ave.; 704-376-1622
The Underground; 820 Hamilton St.; 704-916-8970
Visulite Theatre; 1615 Elizabeth Ave.; 704-358-9200
World Nightclub; 900 NC Music Factory Blvd.; 980-207-2197

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