Wednesday, Jun. 5
* Amos’ Southend Bonepony w/ Brown Liquor Pickers
Arnie’s Tavern, Huntersville Scott Johnson
Bayou Kitchen Bill Noonan
Big Al’s Pub, Cornelius Jes & Sherry
Cajun Queen 7th Street Gator Band
Cajun Queen, Pineville 7th Street Gator Band II
Cat’s Cradle, Carrboro Jesus Jones w/ B-Sides
Connolly’s Craig & Rich Acoustic
Dilworth Coffeehouse Open Mic w/ Bert Wray
Double Door Inn Stiff Kitty
The Evening Muse Seth Horan, Kyler England & Adrienne
Fat City Old Fashioned Hamburgers
Fuzion Bistro Kent Steel
Graduate, Lake Norman Andy Seets
Irish Cue, Cornelius Amy & The Daytrippers; Jamison Jam
Lynn’s Jenny Farmer
The Meeting House Restaurant John Alexander Trio
Midtown 51 Rick & Tracy
Mojo Restaurant & Spirits Kimbute
Pewter Rose Tom Billotto, Jimmy Bookout, Donnie Marshall & Kathleen Ausley
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
Village Tavern Scott McCloud Group
Wild Wild Wings Open Mic Jam w/ Bus Wreck
Thursday, Jun. 6
Amos’ Southend Sweet Revenge, Dead Letter Office & Middleman
Angry Ale’s Freeloaders
Big Al’s Pub, Cornelius Andy Seets & Robin Brown
* Blumenthal Performing Arts Center Fourplay w/ Chuck Loeb & Jeff Kashiwa
Buffalo’s Bar & Grill, Cornelius Rusty Barkley & Mike Federal
Cajun Queen 7th Street Gator Band
Cajun Queen, Pineville 7th Street Gator Band II
* Cat’s Cradle, Carrboro Alejandro Escovedo w/ Lou Ford
Charlie Brown’s, Matthews Wizard’s Road Show
Dixie’s Tavern Mob
* Double Door Inn Harper
The Evening Muse Troubadour Series: Anne Heaton, Ginny Wilder & Bibis Ellison
* Fat City Shiver, Look What I Did, Djinn & Mindspill
Irish Cue, Cornelius Bargain Basement Blues Band
Lynn’s Mike Brantley
Main Street, Gastonia Downtown Alive: SuperGlide
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
Providence Cafe Captain Tom
Puckett’s Farm Equipment The Turnstiles
RJ’s Sports Bar UltraLite Acoustic
Rheinland Haus Frank Graziadei
Rodi’s Med-American Grill, Gastonia Kevin Church
Sam’s Uptune Saloon Dueling Pianos: Audy & Nate
Sports Page Food & Spirits Kathy
Swing 1000 Jon Thornton & Gary Marcus Quartet
T-Bones, Lake Wylie Jim Snyder
Tavern on the Tracks Dugi
Tropical Escape, Rock Hill Open Mic w/ Lenny Federal
* Van Hoy Farms, Union Grove Smilefest: Snake Oil Medicine Show, Acoustic Syndicate, Ancient Harmony & more
Village Tavern Time Out
Wachovia Center Plaza Breakfast Club
Friday, Jun. 7
Across the Border, Ft Mill Primetime
* Amos’ Southend La Di Da Di: Baleen & more
Angry Ale’s Blind View
Bayou Kitchen New Dixie Pharaohs
Bleachers Sports Bar, Woodlawn Wizard’s Road Show
Breakers, Rock Hill Electric Blue
Buffalo’s Bar & Grill, Cornelius Bargain Basement Blues Band (5pm)
Cajun Queen 7th Street Gator Band
Cajun Queen, Pineville 7th Street Gator Band II
Cibi Anje
Cino Grille Mike Blinko
Community Room, Huntersville Matt Cook & T. J. Too
* Double Door Inn Belmont Playboys w/ Jem Crossland & The Hypertonics
The Evening Muse Jerry Vandiver, Gael Warning & 4 On the Floor
Fat City Russ Wilson & His Mighty Mighty Men
The Fountain at the Arboretum Jeff Pruitt
Frontier, Gastonia Diamond Back
Graduate, Gastonia Part Time Blues Band
Graduate, Lake Norman Andy Seets
Hart-Witzen Gallery What the Funk?
* The Hungry Duck Treal, Madwreck & KY, Katskills Project & Carolina Bread
Irish Cue, Cornelius Karma
Jillian’s, Southend Backyard Green
Jordan’s Bar & Grill Delfonte Kincaid
Lynn’s Donny Trexler
McHale’s, Tega Cay Low-Down Blues Unit
Midtown 51 Wax Gurus
Midtown Harborside, Lake Norman Sumthin’ 4 Nuthin’
Midtown, Harris Blvd Pocketful of Strange
Midtown, Rock Hill Dallas Reese Band
Minglewoods, Gastonia Sideways Eight
Mojo Restaurant & Spirits Dead City Radio
The Money, Rock Hill Falls Too Far, Funnel Head, Nexus & Ton
Monticello Restaurant, The Dunhill Hotel Kim Brooks Quartet
Moose McGuire’s, Belmont Matt Yager
NorthCross Shopping Center, Huntersville Robin Rogers
Palomino Restaurant Mike Lassiter
Providence Bistro, Ballantyne Jes & Sherry
Providence Bistro UNCC Lauren & Friends
Puckett’s Farm Equipment Jubel Foster
Rheinland Haus Hank Vasoll
Ricky J’s Sports Bar Three Of A Kind
Sam’s Uptune Saloon Dueling Pianos: Audy & Nate
Something Classic Cafe, Providence Rd Sama
Southern Comforts Southern Silk Duo
T-Bones, Lake Wylie Jim Snyder
Tremont Music Hall Epilept w/ Grill, Nugg & Sedative
Valentino’s, Woodlawn Patty Lake & Vic Fulcher
* Van Hoy Farms, Union Grove Smilefest: Jeff Coffin Mu’tet, Keller Williams, Col Bruce Hampton & The Codetalkers, Bela Fleck w/ Edgar Meyer, Victor Wooten & more
Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Chicago w/ UltraLite Acoustic
* Visulite Theatre Catie Curtis
Wachovia Center Plaza Backyard Green (11am)
Saturday, Jun. 8
Across the Border, Ft Mill Primetime
Amos’ Southend SuperGlide
Angry Ale’s Five Against One
* Bayou Kitchen The Ravelers
Big Al’s Pub, Mooresville Jes & Sherry
Bleachers Sports Bar, Woodlawn Wizard’s Road Show
Boardwalk Billy’s, UNCC Wax Gurus
Cajun Queen 7th Street Gator Band
Cajun Queen, Pineville 7th Street Gator Band II
Charlie Brown’s, Charlotte Pocketful of Strange
Chen’s Bistro, Harris Blvd Sultans of Swing
Cibi Anje
Cino Grille Vince Rivers
* Double Door Inn CD Release Party: Delancey Street Band
Double Door Inn at The Lake Breakfast Club
* The Evening Muse Glory Fountain w/ Amy Speace & Karen Jacobsen
* Fat City Clout, Drill 187 & Sckapegoat
Five Steps II 4th Ward w/ Scott English
The Fountain at the Arboretum The Brubakers
Frontier, Gastonia Diamond Back
Graduate UNCC Blind View w/ 10:68 & Parallel
Hartigan’s Irish Pub Laura Blackley Band
Historic Courthouse Auditorium, Concord Rock-A-Thon: Rutkus, Gruv Union, Hatless Fozzy, One in the Chamber & more
Irish Cue, Cornelius Scott Jeffreys Band
JB’Z Farrell Watts
Jordan’s Bar & Grill U-Phonik
Leatherwood’s Olde Time Opry, Shelby Dewey Farmer & Powder Creek
Lynn’s Donny Trexler
Midtown 51 Sumthin’ 4 Nuthin’
Midtown Harborside, Lake Norman Dallas Reese Band
Mojo Restaurant & Spirits Entropy w/ Da Funk of Brothahood
The Money, Rock Hill Sideways Eight, Extra Medium, Mojo Filter, Anything Now & Underground Owls
Monticello Restaurant, The Dunhill Hotel Kim Brooks Quartet
NorthCross Shopping Center, Huntersville Celine Berman & Jazztrack
O’Charley’s Huntersville Andy Seets
Providence Sundries Matone
* Puckett’s Farm Equipment Gigi Dover Band
Rheinland Haus Ben Davenport
Ricky J’s Sports Bar Three Of A Kind
River City Cafe, Lake Norman Low-Down Blues Unit
Sam’s Uptune Saloon Dueling Pianos: Audy & Nate
Smokey Joe’s Cafe Bessie Mae’s Dream
Southend Brewery, Southend UltraLite Acoustic
Southern Comforts Southern Silk Duo
Starbucks, East Blvd The Beat Dukes
T-Bones, Lake Wylie Jim Snyder
Tony’s Bourbon Street Oyster Bar Swizzlelink
Tremont Music Hall Midnite Reggae Band
Tyber Creek Pub Krutch
Valentino’s, Woodlawn Patty Lake & Vic Fulcher
* Van Hoy Farms, Union Grove Smilefest: Modereko, Larry Keel Experience w/ Vassar Clements, Steve Kimock Band, Bela Fleck & The Flecktones, Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe & more
* Visulite Theatre Leisure McCorkle Band w/ The Showgoats
Sunday, Jun. 9
Cajun Queen 7th Street Gator Band
Cajun Queen, Pineville 7th Street Gator Band II
Club H20 Peace & Love
Copeland’s of New Orleans Chris Garges Trio (12noon)
Davidson Town Green Davidson Village Orchestra
Double Door Inn Open Stage w/ Les Moore & Friends; UltraLite Acoustic
* The Evening Muse CD Release Party: PJ Brunson (6pm); The Noise w/ Sandra Black
Lynn’s Jimmy Austell
The Money, Rock Hill Battle of the Bands: Plastic People, Decibel Eight, Sedative, Soulicide, Strangebreed & Mojo Filter
Providence Sundries Lenny Federal & Friends (5pm)
Thomas Street Tavern Quincy & The Diss-Counts
Tremont Music Hall Dead Blue Sky w/ Hamartia, One Six Conspiracy, That Burning Dawn, Embers Aflame, A Trunk Full of Dead Bodies & Aria
Tyber Creek Pub Bluegrass Jam w/ Everette Carpenter; Jeff Gates
Monday, Jun. 10
Cajun Queen 7th Street Gator Band
Cajun Queen, Pineville 7th Street Gator Band II
Double Door Inn Monday Nite Allstars
The Evening Muse The Strugglers w/ The Andrew Webster Band
Fairview Grill The Socialites
House of Blues, Myrtle Beach Nickelback w/ Jerry Cantrell & Course of Nature
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
Visulite Theatre Pat McGee Band
Tuesday, Jun. 11
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 Performing Songwriter Competition
Fat City Spitvalves
Irish Cue, Cornelius Open Mic w/ Josh
Midtown, Rock Hill Swizzlelink
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
Tropicana, Cornelius Liberty
Wednesday, Jun. 12
Arnie’s Tavern, Huntersville Scott Johnson
Bayou Kitchen Bill Noonan
Big Al’s Pub, Mooresville Jes Seda & Josh Garber
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
* Double Door Inn The Interstellars
The Evening Muse Victrola Club
* Fat City Choke Their Rivers With Our Dead, Page 99, Majority Rule, Circle Takes A Square
Fuzion Bistro Kent Steel
Graduate, Lake Norman Andy Seets
Irish Cue, Cornelius Amy & The Daytrippers; Jamison Jam
The Meeting House Restaurant John Alexander Trio
Midtown 51 Swizzlelink
Mojo Restaurant & Spirits Bums Lie
Pewter Rose Tom Billotto, Jimmy Bookout, Donnie Marshall & Kathleen Ausley
Providence Cafe Second Sight
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 Robin Brown
T-Bones, Lake Wylie Justin Mychals
* Tremont Music Hall The Juliana Theory w/ Piebald & Glassjaw
Tropicana, Cornelius Open Mic w/ Tommy C
Tyber Creek Pub Rives & Jeremy Acoustic
Village Tavern Daryle Ryce
Wild Wild Wings Open Mic Jam w/ Bus Wreck
This article appears in Jun 5-11, 2002.
