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 w/ Pyramid
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
The Hungry Duck Hip Hop Showcase: MFS, M60 Recordings, Cak-Lyf, Nonfiction & Rasheeda
Irish Cue, Cornelius Amy & The Daytrippers; Jamison Jam
Lynn’s Randy Rowland
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
Sullivan’s Steakhouse Chad Lawson Trio
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
Thursday, Jun. 13
Angry Ale’s Freeloaders
Big Al’s Pub, Cornelius Andy Seets & Robin Brown
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
Comet Grill Wendy & The Hurricanes
Dixie’s Tavern Mob
Double Door Inn Low-Down Blues Unit
The Evening Muse Open Mic w/ Mataya; The Naked Truth w/ Clete Trexler, Steve Hicks & Erik Balkey
Fat City The Cutthroats 9 & Bleed Christine
Firehouse Grill, Ft Mill Robin Rogers
Five Steps Down Ryan Ray
* Great Aunt Stella Center Dar Williams
Handlebar, Greenville SC Dr. John
Irish Cue, Cornelius Bargain Basement Blues Band
Jocks & Jills UNCC Tim Brown
Lynn’s Tommy Samole
Midtown, Rock Hill Dan Plowden Band
Minglewoods, Gastonia Open Mic w/ Uncle Nunya
Mojo Restaurant & Spirits Bill Hanna Jazz Jam
The Money, Rock Hill Part Time Heroes
O’Charley’s, UNCC Stewart Mauldin & Paul Gibson
Phil & Tony’s, Arboretum Good Foot
Phil & Tony’s, UNCC Cookie Acoustic
Providence Cafe Standard Brands
Puckett’s Farm Equipment The Turnstiles
Razzoo’s, Concord Mills Scott McCloud Group
Rheinland Haus Betty Barnette
Ri Ra Rachel Garcia Band
Rodi’s Med-American Grill, Gastonia Kevin Church
Sam’s Uptune Saloon Dueling Pianos: Audy & Nate
Sports Page Food & Spirits Jes & Sherry
Sullivan’s Steakhouse Mark Stallings Trio
Swing 1000 Jon Thornton & Gary Marcus Quartet
T-Bones, Lake Wylie Tom Walsh
Tavern on the Tracks Dugi
Tropical Escape, Rock Hill Open Mic w/ Lenny Federal
Tyber Creek Pub Craig & Rich Acoustic
Village Tavern Beth Chorneau
* Visulite Theatre Stewart & Winfield
Wachovia Center Plaza Liquid Pleasure
Friday, Jun. 14
Across the Border, Ft Mill Primetime
Amos’ Southend Mother’s Finest
Angry Ale’s Temple Terrace
Bayou Kitchen Greenlight
Big Al’s Pub, Cornelius Low-Down Blues Unit
Bleachers Sports Bar, Woodlawn Wizard’s Road Show
Cajun Queen 7th Street Gator Band
Cajun Queen, Pineville 7th Street Gator Band II
Charlie Brown’s, Matthews Wax Gurus
Cibi Anje
Comet Grill Tom Eure
Community Room, Huntersville Matt Cook & T. J. Too
Cotswold Village Shops Courtyard Robin Brown
Debo Bar & Billiards Cash Money
* Double Door Inn David Childers Band
Double Door Inn at The Lake Peace & Love
* The Evening Muse Poprocket, Django Haskins & The Shiners
Fat Cat’s, Gastonia Firecreek
Fat City 5 Cubic Feet, Stickboy & Red Lady 21
The Fountain at the Arboretum Freeloaders
Frontier, Gastonia Diamond Back
Graduate, Gastonia Billarabi
Graduate, Lake Norman Andy Seets
Harris Grille Jes & Sherry
Irish Cue, Cornelius Extra Medium
JB’Z Push Cult & Dead City Radio
Java Hutt, Concord Don de Leaumont
Jordan’s Bar & Grill Part Time Heroes
Lynn’s Pat Carpenter
Midtown 51 SuperGlide
Midtown Harborside, Lake Norman Monkey’s Uncle
Midtown, Harris Blvd Jester Fizz
Midtown, Rock Hill Boogie Freaks
Mojo Restaurant & Spirits Raw Loves Amy, Jimmy On the Short Bus & Lower Gate
The Money, Rock Hill Taylor Brothers, Big Dixon & 10:68
Monticello Restaurant, The Dunhill Hotel Kim Brooks Quartet
Moose McGuire’s, Belmont Matt Yager
NorthCross Shopping Center, Huntersville Somethin’ Else
Palomino Restaurant Little Sister
Puckett’s Farm Equipment Tater
Rheinland Haus Chris Kelley
Ricky J’s Sports Bar Three Of A Kind
Rock Bottom Brewery Swizzlelink Acoustic
Rodi’s Med-American Grill, Gastonia Robin Rogers
Sam’s Uptune Saloon Dueling Pianos: Audy & Nate
Something Classic Cafe, Providence Rd Sama
Southern Comforts Southern Silk Duo
Sports Page Food & Spirits BK & Amy
Sullivan’s Steakhouse Chad Lawson Trio
T-Bones, Lake Wylie Tom Walsh
* Tremont Music Hall Shiver, Djinn, Brown 25 & The 5 L’s
Tropical Escape, Rock Hill Uncle George
Valentino’s, Woodlawn Patty Lake & Vic Fulcher
Visulite Theatre Chairmen of the Board
Wine Vault, UNCC Lauren & Friends
Zendik Farm, Mill Spring Zendik Music Festival: Babyshaker, Backyard Tire Fire, Townhall & Arol & The Zendik Project
Saturday, Jun. 15
Across the Border, Ft Mill Primetime
Amos’ Southend Breakfast Club
Angry Ale’s Smilin’ Dogs
Bayou Kitchen The Rude Mechanicals
Bleachers Sports Bar, Woodlawn Wizard’s Road Show
Boardwalk Billy’s, UNCC Billarabi
Breakers, Rock Hill Blind View
Buffalo’s, Monroe Low-Down Blues Unit
Cajun Queen 7th Street Gator Band
Cajun Queen, Pineville 7th Street Gator Band II
Cat’s Cradle, Carrboro The Iguanas
Charlie Brown’s, Matthews PunchBucket
Chen’s Bistro, Harris Blvd Sultans of Swing
Cibi Anje
Cino Grille Scott McCloud Group
Club Vertigo, Cornelius Cherry Bomb
Comet Grill Chris Cook
Double Door Inn Lil’ Malcolm & The Zydeco Houserockers
Double Door Inn at The Lake Wax Gurus
The Evening Muse David LaMotte w/ Jennifer Daniels
Fat City Lunasea, Hot Plate & Silence
Five Steps II Part Time Heroes
The Fountain at the Arboretum Somethin’ Else
Frontier, Gastonia Diamond Back
Hartigan’s Irish Pub BJ Bowen & Modsquad
Irish Cue, Cornelius Peralta
JB’Z Ron Arey
Jocks & Jills UNCC Alan Barrington
Jordan’s Bar & Grill Toast
Leatherwood’s Olde Time Opry, Shelby The Cagle Family
Lynn’s Pat Carpenter
Midtown 51 Cloud 9
Midtown Harborside, Lake Norman Boogie Freaks
Mojo Restaurant & Spirits Skydog Gypsy w/ Fullgrown
The Money, Rock Hill Midspill, Shiver, Stuck Shot, Three Quarters Dead & Obey Bizar
Monticello Restaurant, The Dunhill Hotel Kim Brooks Quartet
* Neighborhood Theatre David Wilcox w/ LJ Booth
NorthCross Shopping Center, Huntersville Classic Jazz Band
O’Charley’s Huntersville Andy Seets
* Puckett’s Farm Equipment Abe Reid & The Spikedrivers w/ The Lazybirds
Rheinland Haus Kim Kimbro
Ricky J’s Sports Bar Three Of A Kind
Rock Bottom Brewery Robin Brown & Andy Seets
Rodi’s Med-American Grill, Gastonia Jacob & Tim Brown
Sakura, Gastonia Robin Rogers
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
Sullivan’s Steakhouse Chad Lawson Quartet
T-Bones, Lake Wylie Tom Walsh
* Tremont Music Hall The Rocking Horse Winner w/ First Night On Earth
Valentino’s, Woodlawn Patty Lake & Vic Fulcher
Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Brooks & Dunn w/ Dwight Yoakam, Gary Allen, Trick Pony & Chris Cagle
Visulite Theatre Blue Dogs w/ Fighting Gravity & Acme Anvil Company
Zendik Farm, Mill Spring Zendik Music Festival: Major Nelson, The Dancing Hobos, Laura Blackley Band, Tater & more
Sunday, Jun. 16
Cajun Queen 7th Street Gator Band
Cajun Queen, Pineville 7th Street Gator Band II
Club H20 The Blues Man Blues Band
Copeland’s of New Orleans Chris Garges Trio (12noon)
Cricket Arena Martin Valverde
Lynn’s Pat Carpenter
The Money, Rock Hill Staggerback, Anonymous, Willies Heatstroke, Big Dixon, Prophecy Zero & Lunatic Fetish
Murphy’s Tavern Rives & Jeremy Acoustic
Providence Sundries Tom Kuhn, Willy Evans & Donna Duncan (5pm)
Sullivan’s Steakhouse Ben Davenport
Thomas Street Tavern Quincy & The Diss-Counts
Tyber Creek Pub Bluegrass Jam w/ Everette Carpenter; Jeff Gates
* Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Melissa Etheridge
Monday, Jun. 17
Cajun Queen 7th Street Gator Band
Cajun Queen, Pineville 7th Street Gator Band II
Cat’s Cradle, Carrboro Melvins w/ Bad Wizard
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
Sullivan’s Steakhouse Ziad
Trade Street Sports Tavern, Matthews Stewart Mauldin
* Tremont Music Hall Ben Folds
The Tropical Room Organik Funk: Open Mic w/ Romell & DJ Rod B
Tuesday, Jun. 18
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
Cat’s Cradle, Carrboro Wailing Souls
Charlie Brown’s, Charlotte Wizard’s Road Show
Comet Grill Gravy Train Express
Double Door Inn Early Bird Blues w/ Robin Rogers, Michael Cline & Bob Dunlap
The Evening Muse Jazz Jam w/ John Spurrier, John Shaughnessy & Chris Jones
Fat City Hashbrown & What the Funk?
Irish Cue, Cornelius Open Mic w/ Josh
Midtown, Rock Hill Tony & Jay
O’Charley’s, UNCC Stewart Mauldin & Paul Gibson
Sam’s Uptune Saloon Freeloaders
Smokey Joe’s Cafe Open Jam w/ Static
Sullivan’s Steakhouse Chad Lawson & Zack Page
T-Bones, Lake Wylie Justin Mychals
* Tremont Music Hall The 440’s w/ Cretin 66 & The Dead Kings
Tropicana, Cornelius Liberty
Winner’s Circle Deli, Mooresville Rusty Barkley & Friends
Wednesday, Jun. 19
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
Connolly’s Craig & Rich Acoustic
Dilworth Coffeehouse Open Mic w/ Bert Wray
Double Door Inn Checkered Past
* The Evening Muse Jeff Williams, Jay Garrigan, Kate Felder & Mike Mitschele
* Fat City Abe Reid & The Spikedrivers
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
Mojo Restaurant & Spirits Jah Creation
Pewter Rose Tom Billotto, Jimmy Bookout, Donnie Marshall & Kathleen Ausley
Providence Cafe Beth Chorneau
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
Sullivan’s Steakhouse Chad Lawson Trio
T-Bones, Lake Wylie Justin Mychals
Tropicana, Cornelius Open Mic w/ Tommy C
Tyber Creek Pub Rives & Jeremy Acoustic
Village Tavern Conversation Piece
Wild Wild Wings Open Mic Jam w/ Bus Wreck
This article appears in Jun 12-18, 2002.
