Thursday, May 10, 2012
VH1 Save the Music benefit on Saturday, May 12
Posted by Jeff Hahne on Thu, May 10, 2012 at 10:38 AM
Charlotte's first VH1 Save the Music benefit concert will be held tonight at the Chop Shop in a national effort to keep music in schools and instruments in the hands of students. In addition to a performance from the School of Rock, there will also be sets from Stephen Warwick's new band Ancient Cities, Hectorina, North Elementary, The Houstons, Future Ghosts and more.
Tickets are $10. The event, which starts at 6 p.m., is sponsored by Sam Ash, who will be raffling off a guitar and scholarship.
The schedule follows:
Inside The Chop Shop
School of Rock 6:30 p.m.
Ancient Cities 7:15 p.m.
Hectorina 8 p.m.
North Elementary 8:45 p.m.
The Houstons 9:30 p.m.
Rusted Radio Dial 10:15 p.m.
The Ethnographers 11 p.m.
Future Ghosts 12 a.m.
On the patio (acoustic)
The Cloers 7 p.m.
Eli Parker 7:50 p.m.
Stephen Warwick 8:40 p.m.
Guns & The Open Sea 9:20 p.m.
Dylan Gilbert 10:10 p.m.
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