Wednesday, Feb. 26
Big Al’s Pub, Mooresville Scott Johnson
Cajun Queen 7th Street Gator Band
Connolly’s On Fifth Rich acoustic
Double Door Inn Honeychild
The Evening Muse Scott Jeffrey’s Band
The Meeting House Restaurant John Alexander Trio
Midtown 51 Dialed-In
Mojo Restaurant & Spirits Juggernauts
Neighborhood Theatre Ribbon Of Highway — Endless Skyway
O’Charley’s Concord R & R Crossing
Ovens Auditorium BB King
Pewter Rose Tom Billotto, Jimmy Bookout, Donnie Marshall & Kathleen Ausley
Providence Cafe Celine Berman and Jazztrack
SK Netcafe Alen Kahn of Perfo
Sports Page Food & Spirits Scoot & Phil
The Steeple Lounge Electroclash
Tremont Music Hall Sixpence None The Richer
Tropicana, Cornelius Open Mic w/ Tommy C
Thursday, Feb. 27
Amos’ Southend Part Time Heroes, Parallel & Almost Steve
Big Al’s Pub, Cornelius Robin Brown w/ Andy Seets
Bonterra Restaurant & Wine Bar Tom Billotto, Kathleen Ausley
Buffalo’s Bar & Grill, Cornelius Rusty Barkley & Mike Federal
Cajun Queen 7th Street Gator Band
City Tavern, Stonecrest Southern Silk
Comet Grill Country & Western Bill
Dixie’s Tavern Mob
Double Door Inn Sometimes Jon
The Evening Muse The Naked Truth Open Mic & Songwriting Showcase w/ Friction Farm, Mike Strauss & Mimi Holland; Freeloader
Fat City Abe Reid & The Spikedrivers
The Galway Hooker, Cornelius Meagan Crane
The Gin Mill Scott Jeffries Band
Irish Cue, Cornelius Bargain Basement Blues Band
Lake Lynn Lodge, Concord R & R Crossing
Metro Grill, Rock Hill Greenlight
Midtown, Rock Hill Maywater
Mojo Restaurant & Spirits Bill Hanna Jazz Jam
The Money, Rock Hill Peralta
Phil & Tony’s, Arboretum Scoot & Phil
Puckett’s Farm Equipment Open Mic w/ Yodeling Bill McDonald
Rheinland Haus Frank Graziadei
SK Netcafe Open Mic w/ Chris Givens
Saeed’s Palm Bar, Cornelius Open Mic w/ Mike P
Sports Page Food & Spirits Middleman w/ Amy Lynn
The Steeple Lounge The Houston Brothers w/ Jah Sun Rising
Tavern on the Tracks Dugi
Tropical Escape, Rock Hill Open Mic w/ Lenny Federal
Tyber Creek Pub Craig & Rich acoustic
Yellow Rose at Touchstone Brandon O’Brien
Friday, Feb. 28
Amos’ Southend Status Flow
Bayou Kitchen PJ Brunson & The Brunson Burners
Big Al’s Pub, Cornelius Scott Johnson
Boardwalk Billy’s, Gastonia Robin Brown w/ Brian Pickett
Boardwalk Billy’s, UNCC Scott Jeffrey’s Band
Borders, Stonecrest Bill West
Brickhouse Tavern, Davidson John Dungan w/ Mike Crowley
Cajun Queen 7th Street Gator Band
Cajun Queen, Pineville 7th Street Gator Band II
Chucky T’s, Lake Norman Cookie
Cibi Jeff Brown
Coffee Central Andrew, Nick & Charlie
Comet Grill Lenny Federal, John Wicker & Bobby Donaldson
Double Door Inn Tom Principato
Double Door Inn at The Lake Impact
The Evening Muse Danielle Howle w/ Claire Kettlebell; Poprocket w/ New August & The Rachel Nevadas
Fat City Alternative Champs
Frontier, Gastonia Diamond Back
George Washington Bookstore & Tavern, Concord Acme Anvil Company & Blue Light Karma
The Gin Mill Rachel Garcia Trio
Graduate, Gastonia Smilin’ Dogs
Graduate, Uptown Mike Waters
Harvey’s, Huntersville Part Time Blues Band
Irish Cue, Cornelius Machine 7 w/ Exit 101
JB’Z Jukebox Hero & Gruv Union
LaVecchia’s Seafood Grille Soul Station
Midtown 51 Monkey’s Uncle
Midtown Harborside, Lake Norman Pocketfull Of Strange
Midtown, Harris Blvd Swizzlelink
Midtown, Rock Hill Parallel
Mojo Restaurant & Spirits Barefoot Manner
The Money, Rock Hill Jethro’s Plea Three, Times Broken
Moose McGuire’s, Belmont Matt Yager
Neighborhood Theatre Carolina Gator Gumbo
Puckett’s Farm Equipment Porter Hall TN w/ Hobart Willis & the Back Forty
Rheinland Haus Chris Kelley
Ricky J’s Sports Bar Three Of A Kind
Rodi, Gastonia Robin Rogers Duo
Smokey Joe’s Cafe Rob & Rob & Friends
Sylvia Theater, York Janis Ian w/ Sam Anderson
Tremont Music Hall Papa Roach
The Venue on 5th Dirty Sanchez w/ Meet Mary Ann
Visulite Theatre F-150 & Brown Liquor Pickers & The New Dixie Pharaohs
Saturday, Mar. 1
Amos’ Southend Pat Green
Austin’s on Branchview, Concord Mid-Life Crisis Band
Boardwalk Billy’s, Gastonia The Blue Meanies
Bogey’s Bistro Wulf Gang
Brickhouse Tavern, Davidson David Holtzclaw & Donna Duncan
Cajun Queen 7th Street Gator Band
Cajun Queen, Pineville 7th Street Gator Band II
Cibi The Benjamin Circle
Comet Grill Dave Rhames
Double Door Inn Anthoney Gomes
Double Door Inn at The Lake Impact
The Evening Muse Vaughan Penn w/ Jimmy Atto; Jonasay w/ Brent Palmer
Fat City Sunday Drive, Bro-9, Uncle Dean & Top Bunk
Frontier, Gastonia Diamond Back
George Washington Bookstore & Tavern, Concord Abe Reid & The Spikedrivers
The Gin Mill Plan B
Graduate, Uptown Angwish
Greensboro Coliseum, Greensboro Phish
Harvey’s, Huntersville Scoot
Irish Cue, Cornelius Robin Brown Band
Midtown 51 Smokin’
Midtown Harborside, Lake Norman Cherry Bomb
Mojo Restaurant & Spirits Home Remedy
The Money, Rock Hill Sick Speed, Skillit & Driven
Puckett’s Farm Equipment Robin Rogers & Her Hot Band
Rheinland Haus Kim Kimbro
Ricky J’s Sports Bar Three Of A Kind
Rodi, Gastonia Rene Russell
Saeed’s Palm Bar, Cornelius Open Mic w/ Mike P
Southend Brewery, Southend Scott Johnson and Parrot Rockin Blues Band
Starbucks, East Blvd The Beat Dukes
Sylvia Theater, York Larry Keel & Jack Lawrence
Tremont Music Hall Jump Little Children & Tinker’s Punishment
Tyber Creek Pub Billy Mullighan
Visulite Theatre Blue Dogs w/ Freeloader
Yellow Rose Cafe & Billiards Brandon O’Brien
d.d. Peckers’ Wing Shack Rhythm Knights
Sunday, Mar. 2
Cajun Queen 7th Street Gator Band
Dixie’s Tavern Murdercycle
Irish Cue, Cornelius Open Mic w/ Clee & Friends
Sir Edmond Halley’s Restaurant and Free House Gael Warning
Thomas Street Tavern Quincy & The Diss-Counts
Tyber Creek Pub Bluegrass Jam w/ Priscilla Stevens
The Venue on 5th Backyard Green
Monday, Mar. 3
Cajun Queen 7th Street Gator Band
Chucky T’s, Lake Norman Open Mic w/ Liberty
Connolly’s On Fifth Open Mic w/ Tony Fisher
Dixie’s Tavern Murdercycle
Double Door Inn Monday Nite Allstars
Jack Mason’s Food & Spirits Open Mic w/ Clayton
Mojo Restaurant & Spirits Open Mic w/ Mike Mitschele
Smokey Joe’s Cafe The Vision Within
Tremont Music Hall Voodoo Glow Skulls, Roger Miret & the Disasters, Mad Brother Ward
Tuesday, Mar. 4
Bayou Kitchen Tom Billotto
Cajun Queen 7th Street Gator Band
Comet Grill Mule Train
Double Door Inn Early Bird Blues w/ Robin & Tony Rogers, Burton Smith, Barry Duke & Bruce Flynn
The Evening Muse Tosco House Party Open Mic w/ Jason LeVasseur
Graduate UNCC Open mic w/ Clee Lasper & Chris Sheridan
Irish Cue, Cornelius Open Mic w/ Josh
Neighborhood Theatre Great Big Sea w/ Carbon Leaf
Saeed’s Palm Bar, Cornelius Open Mic w/ Saeed & Friends
Smokey Joe’s Cafe Open Jam w/ Static
Tropicana, Cornelius Liberty
The Venue on 5th Jump Jenkins
Winner’s Circle Deli, Mooresville Rusty Barkley, Uncle Grub & Terry Brannon
Wednesday, Mar. 5
Big Al’s Pub, Cornelius Scott Johnson
Cajun Queen 7th Street Gator Band
Double Door Inn The Silos
The Evening Muse Grey Eye Glances
Fat City Dynamite Brothers; The Spinns
The Meeting House Restaurant John Alexander Trio
Mojo Restaurant & Spirits None the Wiser
Pewter Rose Tom Billotto, Jimmy Bookout, Donnie Marshall & Kathleen Ausley
Puckett’s Farm Equipment Chickenbone
Tropicana, Cornelius Open Mic w/ Tommy C
Visulite Theatre Steve Kimock Band
This article appears in Feb 26 – Mar 4, 2003.
