Wednesday, Sep. 11
Arnie’s Tavern, Huntersville Paul & Jannette
Cajun Queen 7th Street Gator Band
Cajun Queen, Pineville 7th Street Gator Band II
Center for Positive Living Christy Snow
Charleston Chops, Cornelius Kent Steel
Comet Grill Scott Dailey
* Double Door Inn Bruce Hazel & The Noise
The Evening Muse American Red Cross/North Charlotte Firefighters Benefit: Push Cult, Mark Mathis Band, Brian Doyle Band & John Dungan
Fat City Ras Majuka, Elliot Holden & The Hibernaculum Trio
Graduate East Billarabi
JB’Z Kyle Sorenson
Lynn’s Jimmy Austell
The Meeting House Restaurant John Alexander Trio
* Mojo Restaurant & Spirits Snake Oil Medicine Show
O’Charley’s, Huntersville Robin Brown & Andy Seets
Pewter Rose Tom Billotto, Jimmy Bookout, Donnie Marshall & Kathleen Ausley
Puckett’s Farm Equipment Gravy Train Express
Rusty Rudder, Cornelius Swizzlelink Acoustic
Sam’s Uptune Saloon Open Mic Jam w/ Know The Vibe
Sullivan’s Steakhouse Chad Lawson Trio
T-Bones, Lake Wylie Justin Mychals
Tony’s Bourbon Street Oyster Bar Craig & Rich Acoustic
* Tremont Music Hall The Suicide Machines w/ From Autumn To Ashes, Glasseater & Small Brown Bike
Tropicana, Cornelius Open Mic w/ Tommy C
University Patio & Grill at Holiday Inn Dr. John Harding
VFW, The Plaza Hip Hop Open Mic w/ DJ Bean
Thursday, Sep. 12
Amos’ Southend The Saw Doctors w/ Static
Angry Ale’s No The Vibe
Big Al’s Pub, Cornelius Andy Seets & Robin Brown
Bonterra Restaurant & Wine Bar Tom Billotto, Kathleen Ausley & Jimmy Bookout
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 Country & Western Bill
Dean & Deluca, Phillips Place Rives & Jeremy Acoustic
Dixie’s Tavern Mob
* Double Door Inn Glory Fountain w/ Darren Jessee
The Evening Muse Open Mic w/ Mataya; The Naked Truth w/ Sean Smith, Tony Thomas & Webster & McCrory
* Fat City Immortal Lee County Killers, Melchior’s Broke & Modey Lemon
Firehouse Grill, Ft Mill Robin Rogers
Four Points Lounge Charles Hairston Duo
Graduate, Lake Norman Acoustic Supershow w/ Joey Bishop
Irish Cue, Cornelius Bargain Basement Blues Band
Midtown, Rock Hill Hill City Band
Minglewoods, Gastonia Open Mic w/ Uncle Nunya
Mojo Restaurant & Spirits Bill Hanna Jazz Jam
The Money, Rock Hill Pawn Shop
Phil & Tony’s, Arboretum SCOOT
Puckett’s Farm Equipment The Turnstiles
Rheinland Haus Betty Barnette
Sam’s Uptune Saloon Dueling Pianos: Audy & Nate
Sports Page Food & Spirits Meagan & Ed
Sullivan’s Steakhouse Mark Stallings Trio
Swing 1000 Gary Marcus Quartet
T-Bones, Lake Wylie Chris Cook
Tavern on the Tracks Dugi
Tropical Escape, Rock Hill Open Mic w/ Lenny Federal
Tyber Creek Pub Craig & Rich Acoustic
Wachovia Center Plaza Center City After Five: Jester Fizz
Friday, Sep. 13
Across the Border, Ft Mill Primetime
Angry Ale’s Smilin’ Dogs
Bayou Kitchen Out of the Blue
Big Al’s Pub, Mooresville Low-Down Blues Unit Acoustic
Blair Road United Methodist Church, Mint Hill James Durst
Bleachers Sports Bar, Woodlawn Wizard’s Road Show
Boardwalk Billy’s, Crown Point Blind View
Boardwalk Billy’s, Gastonia Robin Brown
Boardwalk Billy’s, UNCC Acoustic Supershow w/ Joey Bishop
Cajun Queen 7th Street Gator Band
Cajun Queen, Pineville 7th Street Gator Band II
Charleston Chops, Cornelius Kent Steel
Charlie Brown’s, Charlotte Five Against One
Charlie Brown’s, Matthews Punch Bucket
Cibi Anjie
Comet Grill Eric Lovell Band
Community Room, Huntersville Matt Cook & T. J. Too
Coyote Joe’s Robert Earl Keen w/ Robinella & The CC String Band
Double Door Inn Eric Culberson
Double Door Inn at The Lake Cherry Bomb
The Evening Muse Preston Reed w/ Kyler; Matador Red
* Fat City Abe Reid & The Spikedrivers, Lazy Birds & Low Down Travelers
The Fountain at the Arboretum Celine Berman & Jazztrack
Frontier, Gastonia Diamond Back
Graduate, Lake Norman Andy Seets
Graduate, Uptown Mike Waters
Harvey’s, Huntersville Jeff Gates Band
Irish Cue, Cornelius Contagious
JB’Z WithStand, Machine Seven & Status Flow
LaVecchia’s Seafood Grille Vince Rivers
Matthews United Methodist Church Wayne Watson
Midtown 51 Wax Gurus
Midtown Harborside, Lake Norman Road Tested
Midtown, Harris Blvd Impact
Midtown, Rock Hill Somethin’ Else
Mojo Restaurant & Spirits Live Oak
The Money, Rock Hill frontpage, Wojo Bragg, Senseless & Basikly
Moose McGuire’s, Belmont Matt Yager
NorthCross Shopping Center, Huntersville Scott McCloud Group
Providence Bistro, Ballantyne Fandango
* Puckett’s Farm Equipment The Stragglers
Rheinland Haus Chris Kelley
Ricky J’s Sports Bar Three Of A Kind
Rodi’s, Gastonia Robin Rogers
Sam’s Uptune Saloon Dueling Pianos: Audy & Nate
Something Classic Cafe, Providence Rd Sama
Spirit Square Charlotte Shout: Nnenna Freelon
Sullivan’s Steakhouse Bill Gerhardt Trio
Sylvia Theater, York Delta Moon
T-Bones, Lake Wylie Chris Cook
Tremont Music Hall Jump Little Children; Black Lagoon & Semi-Pro
Valentino’s, Woodlawn Patty Lake & Vic Fulcher
* Visulite Theatre Kevn Kinney Band
Saturday, Sep. 14
5th Street Calle Cinco Festival: Kevin Leballo, Yanko, La Firma Orquesta, Fuego Lento, Peralta & more (2pm)
Across the Border, Ft Mill Primetime
Amos’ Southend Frontiers
Angry Ale’s Five Against One
Bayou Kitchen Stanleyville Review
Cajun Queen 7th Street Gator Band
Cajun Queen, Pineville 7th Street Gator Band II
Caribou Coffee, East Blvd Don de Leaumont
Charlie Brown’s, Charlotte Cloud 9
Charlie Brown’s, Matthews Scratched Apple
Charlotte Coliseum George Strait w/ Jo Dee Messina
Chen’s Bistro, Harris Blvd Sultans of Swing
Cibi Anjie
Comet Grill 4 On The Floor
Double Door Inn Kenny Neal
Double Door Inn at The Lake Peace & Love
* The Evening Muse Jennyanykind; Katsckillz Project
Fat City Carolina Rock Tour: Push Cult, The Sundowners, Dead City Radio & Karma
Five Steps II Peralta
The Fountain at the Arboretum Somethin’ Else
Frontier, Gastonia Diamond Back
* Gateway Village Charlotte Shout: Tower of Power, Poncho Sanchez, John Mayall & The Bluesbreakers & Los Hombres Calientes
Graduate, Uptown Feel Love Fury
Harvey’s, Huntersville Part Time Blues Band
Irish Cue, Cornelius 14 Feet Wide w/ Etheric
JB’Z Helen B.
LaVecchia’s Seafood Grille Trio 21
Leatherwood’s Olde Time Opry, Shelby Steep Canyon Rangers
Lynn’s Jimmy Austell
Max & Erma’s, Huntersville Paul & Jannette
Midtown Harborside, Lake Norman Wax Gurus
Mojo Restaurant & Spirits Bloodkin
The Money, Rock Hill Spare Change, Neverlife, Social Outcast UB & Mainlyne; Jeff Gates Acoustic
Monticello Restaurant, The Dunhill Hotel Scott McCloud Funk Trio
NorthCross Shopping Center, Huntersville Daryle Ryce
O’Charley’s, Huntersville Andy Seets
Pewter Rose Take’n Back Quartet
Providence Bistro, Ballantyne Carl DiPonziano & Jeff Holland
* Puckett’s Farm Equipment Loch Ness Johnny
Rheinland Haus Cline McGee
Ricky J’s Sports Bar Three Of A Kind
River City Cafe, Lake Norman Low-Down Blues Unit
Rodi’s, Gastonia Robin Rogers
Rusty Rudder, Cornelius Rachel Garcia
Sam’s Uptune Saloon Dueling Pianos: Audy & Nate
Smithville Community Center, Cornelius Spokken
Smokey Joe’s Cafe The Work
* Spirit Square Charlotte Folk Society 20th Anniversary Festival & Family Hoedown: High Mountain Steppers, John Renwick & Friends, Si Kahn, Benton Flippen & The Smokey Valley Boys & more (10am)
* Spirit Square Charlotte Folk Society 20th Anniversary Celebration Concert: Benton Flippen & The Smokey Valley Boys, Taspy, Jim Shumate & The Sons of the Carolinas & more
Starbucks, East Blvd The Beat Dukes
Sullivan’s Steakhouse Bill Gerhardt Trio
Sylvia Theater, York Jeffrey Hyde Thompson
T-Bones, Lake Wylie Chris Cook
Tremont Music Hall Cowboy Mouth
Valentino’s, Woodlawn Patty Lake & Vic Fulcher
* Visulite Theatre CD Release Party: The Interstellars w/ Aerial & Midstates
Sunday, Sep. 15
Boardwalk Billy’s, Crown Point Swizzlelink
Cajun Queen 7th Street Gator Band
Cajun Queen, Pineville 7th Street Gator Band II
Double Door Inn Open Stage w/ Les Moore & Friends
* Gateway Village Charlotte Shout: Medeski, Martin & Wood, John Scofield Band, Yellowjackets, Nicholas Payton & The Soul Patrol & Jazz Mandolin Project
Irish Cue, Cornelius The Freeloaders
The Money, Rock Hill Battle of the Bands: Basikly, Lattitude, Machine Seven, Brown 25, Gruv Union & My Dog Kootch
Rusty Rudder, Cornelius Scott Jeffrey’s Band
Sullivan’s Steakhouse Ben Davenport
Thomas Street Tavern Quincy & The Diss-Counts
Tyber Creek Pub Bluegrass Jam w/ Everette Carpenter; Jeff Gates
Visulite Theatre Phix
Monday, Sep. 16
Cajun Queen 7th Street Gator Band
Cajun Queen, Pineville 7th Street Gator Band II
Double Door Inn Monday Nite Allstars
Fairview Grill Socialite
Five Steps Down Scalded Dogs
Irish Cue, Cornelius Captain Lou
Mojo Restaurant & Spirits Open Mic w/ Mike Mitschele
O’Charley’s Concord Andy Seets
Ri Ra Scoot, Scott Pope & Rob Walmsley
Smokey Joe’s Cafe The Vision Within
Sullivan’s Steakhouse Ziad & Gary Marcus
Trade Street Sports Tavern, Matthews Stewart Mauldin
The Tropical Room Organik Funk: Open Mic w/ Romell & DJ Rod B
Tuesday, Sep. 17
Big Al’s Pub, Mooresville Robin Brown & Andy Seets
The Boiling Point The Can Kickers, Jared Grabb and Scouts Honor
Cajun Queen 7th Street Gator Band
Cajun Queen, Pineville 7th Street Gator Band II
Charlie Brown’s, Charlotte Wizard’s Road Show
Comet Grill Gravy Train Express
Double Door Inn Early Bird Blues w/ Robin & Tony Rogers, Michael Cline & Bob Dunlap
The Evening Muse Jazz Jam w/ John Spurrier, John Shaughnessy & Chris Jones
Fat City Charles Hairston Trio
Irish Cue, Cornelius Open Mic w/ Josh
Midtown, Rock Hill Dan Plowden Trio
Smokey Joe’s Cafe Open Jam w/ Static
Sullivan’s Steakhouse Al Sergel Trio w/ Martin Bejerano & Zack Page
T-Bones, Lake Wylie Justin Mychals
Tropicana, Cornelius Liberty
University Patio & Grill at Holiday Inn Dr. John Harding
Winner’s Circle Deli, Mooresville Rusty Barkley & Friends
Wednesday, Sep. 18
Boudreaux’s Louisiana Kitchen Christy Snow
CPCC Central Campus Green Scott McCloud Rock Band (11:45am)
Cajun Queen 7th Street Gator Band
Cajun Queen, Pineville 7th Street Gator Band II
Charleston Chops, Cornelius Kent Steel
Comet Grill Tom Eure
Connolly’s On Fifth Craig & Rich Acoustic
Double Door Inn Stiff Kitty
* The Evening Muse Jennifer Nettles Acoustic w/ Shana Blake & Chris Cooper
Fat City Alive & Well
Graduate East Billarabi
JB’Z Kyle Sorenson
The Meeting House Restaurant John Alexander Trio
Midtown 51 Swizzlelink Acoustic
Mojo Restaurant & Spirits Travis Allison Band
O’Charley’s, Huntersville Robin Brown & Andy Seets
Puckett’s Farm Equipment Gravy Train Express
Rusty Rudder, Cornelius Drew Skinner
Sam’s Uptune Saloon Open Mic Jam w/ Know The Vibe
SouthPark Suites Hotel Scott McCloud Funk Trio
Sports Page Food & Spirits SCOOT
Sullivan’s Steakhouse Al Sergel Trio w/ Martin Bejerano & Zack Page
T-Bones, Lake Wylie Justin Mychals
Tropicana, Cornelius Open Mic w/ Tommy C
University Patio & Grill at Holiday Inn Dr. John Harding
VFW, The Plaza Hip Hop Open Mic w/ DJ Bean
This article appears in Sep 11-17, 2002.
