Wednesday, May.a29
* Amos’ Southend King’s X w/ Tapping the Vein
Arnie’s Tavern, Huntersville Scott Johnson
Bayou Kitchen Bill Noonan
Big Al’s Pub, Mooresville Jes & Sherry
Cajun Queen 7th Street Gator Band
Cajun Queen, Pineville 7th Street Gator Band II
Charlie Brown’s, Charlotte Robin Brown
Connolly’s Craig & Rich Acoustic
Dilworth Coffeehouse Open Mic w/ Bert Wray
Double Door Inn Quasimojo
* The Evening Muse Bill Mize
Fat City Green Light
Fuzion Bistro Kent Steel
Graduate, Lake Norman Andy Seets
Irish Cue, Cornelius Amy & The Daytrippers
Lynn’s Randy Rowland
The Meeting House Restaurant John Alexander Trio
Midtown 51 Dialed In
Mojo Restaurant & Spirits Jah Creation
The Money, Rock Hill Open Mic w/ Mindspill & Shiver
Pewter Rose Tom Billotto, Jimmy Bookout, Donnie Marshall & Kathleen Ausley
Picasso’s Sports Cafe, East Blvd Open Mic w/ Jack Marble
Providence Cafe Celine Berman & Jazztrack
Providence Sundries Little Sister Acoustic
Puckett’s Farm Equipment Gravy Train Express
Sam’s Uptune Saloon Open Mic Jam w/ Clee Laster & Chris Sheridan
Sports Page Food & Spirits Rusty Barkley & Uncle Grubb
T-Bones, Lake Wylie Justin Mychals
Tremont Music Hall New Faces: Brown 25, Shelter & Lunasea
Tropicana, Cornelius Open Mic w/ Tommy C
Tyber Creek Pub Rives & Jeremy Acoustic
Village Tavern Ism
Wild Wild Wings Open Mic Jam w/ Bus Wreck
Thursday, May. 30
Amos’ Southend Evoka Project w/ Jonasay
Big Al’s Pub, Cornelius Andy Seets & Robin Brown
The Boiling Point Method and Result, Andrew Wagner & The Pelicans
Buffalo’s Bar & Grill, Cornelius Rusty Barkley & Mike Federal
Cajun Queen 7th Street Gator Band
Cajun Queen, Pineville 7th Street Gator Band II
Charlie Brown’s, Matthews Wizard’s Road Show
Dixie’s Tavern Mob
* Double Door Inn Bellglide w/ First Night on Earth
The Evening Muse Martha’s Trouble
* Fat City Boss Martians w/ Cherry Valance
Graduate, Gastonia Toady Fatz
* The Hungry Duck The Mush Tour: cLOUDDEAD, Reaching Quiet, Boombip & DoseOne, Labtekwon & Radioinactive w/ The Disorientalists & Vizionarium
Irish Cue, Cornelius Bargain Basement Blues Band
Italian Oven, Gastonia Jeff Gates Acoustic
Lynn’s Eddie Teeter
Midtown, Rock Hill Part Time Heroes
Minglewoods, Gastonia Open Mic w/ Uncle Nunya
Mojo Restaurant & Spirits Bill Hanna Jazz Jam
O’Charley’s, UNCC Stewart Mauldin & Paul Gibson
Phil & Tony’s, Arboretum Good Foot
Phil & Tony’s, UNCC Cookie Acoustic
Providence Cafe Captain Tom
Rheinland Haus Betty Barnette
Rodi’s Med-American Grill, Gastonia Kevin Church
Sam’s Uptune Saloon Dueling Pianos: Audy & Nate
Sports Page Food & Spirits Kathy & Friends
Swing 1000 Jon Thornton & Gary Marcus Quartet
T-Bones, Lake Wylie Robin Rogers
Tavern on the Tracks Dugi
Tropical Escape, Rock Hill Open Mic w/ Lenny Federal
Tyber Creek Pub Craig & Rich Acoustic
Village Tavern Sweet Dreams
Wachovia Atrium Plaza Center City After Five: Chairmen of the Board
Friday, May. 31
23 Studio/Pat’s Tavern Out of the Fire w/ Something About Vampires & Sluts
Across the Border, Ft Mill Primetime
Amos’ Southend Absolute 80’s
Bailey’s, Pineville Scott Jeffreys Band
Bayou Kitchen 4th Ward
Big Al’s Pub, Cornelius Robin Brown
Big Chill Democracy Dance N’ Concert: Groove Riot, Willy Evans Trio, Dub Axxess, Melissa Reaves Band, Tom Constanten & X-periment
Cajun Queen 7th Street Gator Band
Cajun Queen, Pineville 7th Street Gator Band II
* Cat’s Cradle, Carrboro Nashville Pussy w/ Nebula
Charlie Brown’s, Charlotte Father Tyme
Charlie Brown’s, Matthews Sideways Eight
Cibi Anje
Cino Grille Chris Jones
Community Room, Huntersville Matt Cook & T. J. Too
Debo Bar & Billiards 4 On the Floor
Double Door Inn Fat Daddy Blues Band
Double Door Inn at The Lake Too Much Sylvia
The Evening Muse Kid Sister w/ Tom Eure
Fat Cat’s, Gastonia Firecreek
* Fat City Memphis Quick 50 & Black Eyed Dog
The Fountain at the Arboretum Drew Skinner
Frontier, Gastonia Diamond Back
Graduate, Lake Norman Andy Seets
Irish Cue, Cornelius Pocketful of Strange
JB’Z Stiff Kitty & Lunasea
Jetton Village, Cornelius Celine Berman & Jazztrack
Lindholm Fountain at Birkdale Village Doug Burns Trio
Lynn’s Pat Carpenter
Max & Erma’s, Huntersville Paul Santos & Sam Manriquez
Midtown Harborside, Lake Norman SuperGlide
Midtown, Harris Blvd Monkeys Uncle
Midtown, Rock Hill Coconut Groove
Mojo Restaurant & Spirits Big Block Dodge
The Money, Rock Hill Basikly
Monticello Restaurant, The Dunhill Hotel Kim Brooks Quartet
Moose McGuire’s, Belmont Matt Yager
Nick’s Spare Time Pub & Grill U-Phonik
NorthCross Shopping Center, Huntersville Rusty Barkley & Uncle Grub
Palomino Euro Bistro Ben Jackson
* Puckett’s Farm Equipment David Childers & Duane Jarvis
Rheinland Haus Hank Vasoll
Ricky J’s Sports Bar Three Of A Kind
Rodi’s Med-American Grill, Gastonia 2 Man Band
Rudino’s Pizza & Grinders Low-Down Blues Unit
Sam’s Uptune Saloon Dueling Pianos: Audy & Nate
Something Classic Cafe, Providence Rd Sama
Southern Comforts Southern Silk Duo
T-Bones, Lake Wylie Robin Rogers
Tremont Music Hall Chris Desnoyer Experience w/ Ten Missing Days & Rotten Liberals
Tropical Escape, Rock Hill Blind View
Valentino’s, Woodlawn Patty Lake & Vic Fulcher
Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Usher w/ Faith Evans, Nas & Mr. Cheeks
Visulite Theatre Ernest Attempt
Saturday, Jun. 1
23 Studio/Pat’s Tavern Criminals In Action
Across the Border, Ft Mill Primetime
Amos’ Southend Jupiter Coyote
Blumenthal Performing Arts Center Bruce Bruce w/ Marvin Dixon, Hope Flood & Holiwud
Cajun Queen 7th Street Gator Band
Cajun Queen, Pineville 7th Street Gator Band II
Chen’s Bistro, Harris Blvd Sultans of Swing
Chub’s Pub, Gastonia Firecreek
Cibi Anje
Cino Grille JS3
Double Door Inn Bernard Allison
Double Door Inn at The Lake Tim Clark & Deja Vu
* The Evening Muse Sarah Lee Guthrie & Johnny Irion w/ Randolph Lewis
* Fat City East Coast Brewgrass Festival: Larry Keel Experience, Cast Iron Filter, Smokin’ Grass, Snake Oil Medicine Show, A.L. Wood Band, Gravy Train Express & more
The Fountain at the Arboretum Plan B
Frontier, Gastonia Diamond Back
Graduate Uptown Swizzlelink
Hartigan’s Irish Pub Jill Austin Band
Irish Cue, Cornelius Steve Hollar Band
Jordan’s Bar & Grill Blind View w/ 10:68
* Latorre’s, Latin American Cuisine X-periment
Leatherwood’s Olde Time Opry, Shelby Lee Ward & Southern Express
Lynn’s Pat Carpenter
Midtown 51 Show Goats
Midtown Harborside, Lake Norman Peace & Love
Mojo Restaurant & Spirits Hipshack
The Money, Rock Hill Machine 7, Night Watcher, Flight Six, 13th Door & Basikly
Monticello Restaurant, The Dunhill Hotel Kim Brooks Quartet
NorthCross Shopping Center, Huntersville Southern Express
Paramount’s Carowinds Paladium Newsboys, Nicole C. Mullen & Sonicflood
Puckett’s Farm Equipment Chris Cook
Rheinland Haus Cline McGee
Ricky J’s Sports Bar Three Of A Kind
Sam’s Uptune Saloon Dueling Pianos: Audy & Nate
Southern Comforts Southern Silk Duo
Sports Page Food & Spirits Robin Brown
Starbucks, East Blvd The Beat Dukes
T-Bones, Lake Wylie Robin Rogers
Tremont Music Hall Underoath w/ Moneybags Gram & Cadillac Blindside
Tyber Creek Pub Billy Mulligan
Valentino’s, Woodlawn Patty Lake & Vic Fulcher
Sunday, Jun. 2
Cajun Queen 7th Street Gator Band
Cajun Queen, Pineville 7th Street Gator Band II
Club H20 Time Out
Copeland’s of New Orleans Chris Garges Trio (12noon)
* Cricket Arena The Winans Family
Double Door Inn BlueSunday: Blues Kravin’
Elizabeth Billiards Open Mic w/ Jack Marble & Friends
* Fat City Nineteen Forty-Five & The Moto-Litas
Providence Sundries Lenny Federal & Friends (5pm)
Thomas Street Tavern Quincy & The Diss-Counts
Tyber Creek Pub Bluegrass Jam w/ Everette Carpenter; Jeff Gates
Monday, Jun. 3
Cajun Queen 7th Street Gator Band
Cajun Queen, Pineville 7th Street Gator Band II
Double Door Inn Monday Nite Allstars
Fairview Grill The Socialites
Irish Cue, Cornelius Captain Lou
Mojo Restaurant & Spirits Open Mic Jam w/ Greg & Russ
O’Charley’s Concord Andy Seets
Ri Ra Scoot, Scott Pope & Rob Walmsley
Smokey Joe’s Cafe The Vision Within
Trade Street Sports Tavern, Matthews Stewart Mauldin
The Tropical Room Organik Funk: Open Mic w/ Romell & DJ Rod B
Tuesday, Jun. 4
Bayou Kitchen Tom Billotto
Big Al’s Pub, Mooresville Robin Brown & Andy Seets
Cajun Queen 7th Street Gator Band
Cajun Queen, Pineville 7th Street Gator Band II
Charlie Brown’s, Charlotte Wizard’s Road Show
Double Door Inn Early Bird Blues w/ Robin Rogers, Michael Cline & Bob Dunlap
The Evening Muse Tosco House Party w/ John Tosco; Performing Songwriter Competition
Irish Cue, Cornelius Open Mic w/ Josh
O’Charley’s, UNCC Stewart Mauldin & Paul Gibson
Sam’s Uptune Saloon Ryan Halliburton
Smokey Joe’s Cafe Open Jam w/ Static
T-Bones, Lake Wylie Justin Mychals
* Tremont Music Hall Provapalooza: The Jukebox Hero, Arlen, Near the Never, One Six Conspiracy, Walsham, Something Simple, My Dog Kootch & Marigold
Tropicana, Cornelius Liberty
Winners Circle Deli, Mooresville Rusty Barkley & Friends
Wednesday, Jun. 5
Arnie’s Tavern, Huntersville Scott Johnson
Bayou Kitchen Bill Noonan
Cajun Queen 7th Street Gator Band
Cajun Queen, Pineville 7th Street Gator Band II
Connolly’s Craig & Rich Acoustic
Dilworth Coffeehouse Open Mic w/ Bert Wray
The Evening Muse Kyler England & Adrienne
Fuzion Bistro Kent Steel
Graduate, Lake Norman Andy Seets
Irish Cue, Cornelius Amy & The Daytrippers
The Meeting House Restaurant John Alexander Trio
Pewter Rose Tom Billotto, Jimmy Bookout, Donnie Marshall & Kathleen Ausley
Picasso’s Sports Cafe, East Blvd Open Mic w/ Jack Marble
Providence Cafe Daryle Ryce
Puckett’s Farm Equipment Gravy Train Express
Sam’s Uptune Saloon Open Mic Jam w/ Clee Laster & Chris Sheridan
Sports Page Food & Spirits Good Foot
T-Bones, Lake Wylie Justin Mychals
Tropicana, Cornelius Open Mic w/ Tommy C
Tyber Creek Pub Rives & Jeremy Acoustic
Wild Wild Wings Open Mic Jam w/ Bus Wreck
This article appears in May 29 – Jun 4, 2002.
