Wednesday, Mar. 19
Brickhouse Tavern, Davidson Robin Brown w/ Andy Seets
Cajun Queen 7th Street Gator Band
Connolly’s On Fifth Rich acoustic
Double Door Inn The Stelle Group w/ gogoPilot & The Sea of Cortez
The Evening Muse WKKT/NSAI Open Mic Songwriting Contest Finals
Excelsior Club Iizm
Fat City Bob Log III, Bebe & Serge, Drunk Horse
Graduate, Gastonia Acoustic w/ Clee & Friends
The Hungry Duck Buck 65, Josh Martinez, AwolOne, Sleep, The Goods, & Scratch Bastard
Lynn’s Dave Cowen
The Meeting House Restaurant John Alexander Trio
Mojo Restaurant & Spirits Brothers Past
Old Pineville Cafe Open mic w/ Jacob & Patrick
Pewter Rose Tom Billotto, Jimmy Bookout, Donnie Marshall & Kathleen Ausley
Providence Cafe Beth Chorneau
Puckett’s Farm Equipment The New Dixie Pharaohs
Sports Page Food & Spirits Scoot & Phil
Sullivan’s Steakhouse Chad Lawson Trio
Tremont Music Hall Avail, Ensign, Seen Enough & Rotten Liberals
Tropicana, Cornelius Open Mic w/ Tommy C
Thursday, Mar. 20
Amos’ Southend Acme Anvil Company w/ Blue Light Karma
Bernie’s at the Lake Scott Johnson
Big Al’s Pub, Cornelius Robin Brown w/ Andy Seets
Cajun Queen 7th Street Gator Band
Casie’s Food & Friends, Gastonia Open Mic w/ Rusty Gray
City Tavern, Stonecrest Meet Mary Ann
Dixie’s Tavern Mob
Double Door Inn Emma Gibbs Band
The Evening Muse Roger
Fat City SNMNMNM & Pink Slips
Firehouse Grille, Ft Mill Robin Rogers Duo
The Galway Hooker, Cornelius Meagan Crane
The Gin Mill Craig & Rich Acoustic
Graduate, Uptown Clee Laster Acoustic
The Hungry Duck The Highrollers
Irish Cue, Cornelius Bargain Basement Blues Band
Lynn’s Bobby Bennett
Midtown Harborside, Lake Norman Rusty Barkley & Mike Federal
Mojo Restaurant & Spirits Bill Hanna Jazz Jam
Neighborhood Theatre Patty Larkin
Phil & Tony’s, Arboretum Scoot & Phil
Phil’s New York Deli & Tavern Leisure McCorkle & Friends
Puckett’s Farm Equipment Open Mic w/ Yodeling Bill McDonald
Rheinland Haus Betty Barnette
Rodi, Gastonia Chris Cook
SK Netcafe Open Mic w/ Chris Givens
Saeed’s Palm Bar, Cornelius Open Mic w/ Mike P
Sullivan’s Steakhouse Mark Stallings Trio
Tavern on the Tracks Dugi
Tremont Music Hall Fat Wreck Chords Tour w/ The Mad Caddies, Rise Against, The Real McKenzies & The Flipsides
Tropical Escape, Rock Hill Open Mic w/ Lenny Federal
Visulite Theatre Vinyl w/ Mandorico
Yellow Rose Cafe & Billiards Brandon O’Brien
Friday, Mar. 21
Amos’ Southend Seattle
Austin’s on Branchview, Concord Justin Mychals
Boardwalk Billy’s, Gastonia Robin Brown w/ Brian Pickett
Cactus Jack’s, Monroe Spellbound
Cajun Queen 7th Street Gator Band
Cajun Queen, Pineville 7th Street Gator Band II
Cat’s Cradle, Carrboro Cat Power
Chucky T’s, Lake Norman Firewall
Cibi The Benjamin Circle
Coffee Central The Electric Guns
DJ’s Restaurant R & R Crossing
Double Door Inn Jump Jenkins
Double Door Inn at The Lake Wild Men From Borneo
The Evening Muse Brian Doyle & Susan Greenbaum; Ware River Club
Fat City Goldenrods & Jennyanykind
Frontier, Gastonia Diamond Back
George Washington Bookstore & Tavern, Concord The Soundmen
Graduate, Gastonia Cash Money
Graduate, Uptown Mike Waters
Harvey’s, Huntersville Scott Johnson and the Parrot Rockin’ Blues Band
Irish Cue, Cornelius Contagious
JB’Z Abe Reid & The Spikedrivers
LaVecchia’s Seafood Grille Chris Jones
Lynn’s Donny Trexler
McHale’s, Tega Cay 4th Ward
Midtown 51 Wax Gurus
Midtown Harborside, Lake Norman Smokin
Midtown, Harris Blvd Impact
Midtown, Rock Hill SuperGlide
Mojo Restaurant & Spirits Soulstation w/ Big Block Dodge
The Money, Rock Hill Sick Speed, Sub Culture, Breaking a Hundred, Shiver & Mirage
Moose McGuire’s, Belmont Matt Yager
Neighborhood Theatre Arlo Guthrie
Pewter Rose Scott McCloud Group
Phil’s New York Deli & Tavern Krutch
Puckett’s Farm Equipment Richard Gilewitz w/ Jon Singleton
Rheinland Haus Chris Kelley
Ricky J’s Sports Bar Three Of A Kind
Rodi, Gastonia Chris Cook
Rusty Rudder, Cornelius Blindview
Smokey Joe’s Cafe Mary Fagan & Friends
Southend Brewery, Southend Smilin’ Dogs
The Steeple Lounge Etheric w/ Wiiz Kid
Sullivan’s Steakhouse Ziad’s Quartet
Sylvia Theater, York Railroad Earth
The Dunhill Hotel Trio 21
Tillman Auditorium, Winthrop U Ari Hest & Angie Aparo
The Venue on 5th Fighting Gravity
Visulite Theatre Static… & Bellyful w/ Dan Hood Acoustic
Saturday, Mar. 22
Amos’ Southend Angie Aparo
Austin’s on Branchview, Concord Mid-Life Crisis Band
Boardwalk Billy’s, Crown Point Wax Gurus
Cajun Queen 7th Street Gator Band
Cajun Queen, Pineville 7th Street Gator Band II
Cat’s Cradle, Carrboro Junior Brown
Charlotte Coliseum Bon Jovi
Chucky T’s, Lake Norman Parrot Rockin’ Blues Band, Scott Johnson Band
Dinkins Cafe, Winthrop U Peter Siegel
Double Door Inn Ken Rhyne Band
Double Door Inn at The Lake Cherry Bomb
The Evening Muse Steve James & Del Ray; The Blaring TVs w/ Pearlmerchant
Fat City Idel, Mindspill & Element of One
Frontier, Gastonia Diamond Back
George Washington Bookstore & Tavern, Concord David Holtzclaw
Graduate East Smilin’ Dogs
Graduate, Gastonia Contagious
Graduate, Uptown Peace & Love
Irish Cue, Cornelius Karma
JB’Z Barry Smith
LaVecchia’s Seafood Grille Trio 21
Lynn’s Donny Trexler
Midtown 51 SuperGlide
Midtown Harborside, Lake Norman Smokin
Mojo Restaurant & Spirits Larry Keel
The Money, Rock Hill Mob, Uncrowned & Socket
Neighborhood Theatre John Hammond
Phil’s New York Deli & Tavern DJ Teddy Ted
Rheinland Haus Kim Kimbro
Ri Ra Jester Fizz
Ricky J’s Sports Bar Three Of A Kind
Rock Bottom Brewery Robin Brown w/ Brian Pickett
Rodi, Gastonia Robin Rogers Duo
Rusty Rudder, Cornelius Drew Skinner
Saeed’s Palm Bar, Cornelius Open Mic w/ Mike P
Smokey Joe’s Cafe None the Wiser
Southend Brewery, Southend Radio Theory
Starbucks, East Blvd The Beat Dukes
Sullivan’s Steakhouse Chad Lawson Quartet
Sylvia Theater, York Delancey Street
The Dunhill Hotel Kim Brooks
Tyber Creek Pub Billy Mullighan
Visulite Theatre Project Object
Yellow Rose Cafe & Billiards Brandon O’Brien
d.d. Peckers’ Wing Shack Rhythm Nights
Sunday, Mar. 23
Blumenthal Performing Arts Center Boney James
Cajun Queen 7th Street Gator Band
Chucky T’s, Lake Norman Temple Terrace
Irish Cue, Cornelius Open Mic w/ Clee & Friends
Lynn’s Eddie Teeter
Midtown, Harris Blvd Mike Federal & Rusty Barkley
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 Singer/songwriter Sunday w/ Matt Woods & David Wright
Monday, Mar. 24
Cajun Queen 7th Street Gator Band
Cat’s Cradle, Carrboro Folk Implosion
Chucky T’s, Lake Norman Open Mic w/ Liberty
Connolly’s On Fifth Open Mic w/ Tony Fisher
Double Door Inn Monday Nite Allstars
Fat City Hyper-formula
Hickory Tavern Meet Mary Ann
Jack Mason’s Food & Spirits Open Mic w/ Clayton
Mojo Restaurant & Spirits Open Mic w/ Mike Mitschele
Smokey Joe’s Cafe The Vision Within
Sullivan’s Steakhouse Gary Marcus & Ziad
Tuesday, Mar. 25
Amos’ Southend Cross Canadian Ragweed w/ Bonepony
Big Al’s Pub, Mooresville Robin Brown w/ Andy Seets
Brickhouse Tavern, Davidson Dave Matthews Cover Band
Cajun Queen 7th Street Gator Band
Castaldi’s, Lake Norman Tom Billotto w/ Donnie Marshall
Cat’s Cradle, Carrboro Duncan Sheik
Chucky T’s, Lake Norman Terry Wheeler
Double Door Inn Early Bird Blues w/ Robin & Tony Rogers, Burton Smith, Barry Duke & Bruce Flynn
Graduate UNCC Open mic w/ Clee Lasper & Chris Sheridan
Harvey’s, Huntersville Songwriter’s Guild Open Mic w/ Buffalo Theory
Irish Cue, Cornelius Open Mic w/ Josh
Saeed’s Palm Bar, Cornelius Open Mic w/ Saeed & Friends
Smokey Joe’s Cafe Open Jam w/ Static
Sullivan’s Steakhouse Chad Lawson & Zack Page
Tropicana, Cornelius Liberty
The Venue on 5th Jump Jenkins
Winner’s Circle Deli, Mooresville Rusty Barkley, Uncle Grub & Terry Brannon
Wednesday, Mar. 26
Amos’ Southend Bridge w/ Extra Medium
Big Al’s Pub, Mooresville Scott Johnson
Brickhouse Tavern, Davidson Robin Brown w/ Andy Seets
Cajun Queen 7th Street Gator Band
Double Door Inn James Mathus & Knock Down Society
The Evening Muse Charlotte Coalition for Quality Education
Excelsior Club Iizm
Fat City The Swaggarts, Jimmy & The Teasers
Graduate, Uptown Renelvis
The Meeting House Restaurant John Alexander Trio
Mojo Restaurant & Spirits American Horse
Pewter Rose Tom Billotto, Jimmy Bookout, Donnie Marshall & Kathleen Ausley
Providence Cafe Celine Berman
Puckett’s Farm Equipment Chickenbone
Rodi, Gastonia Rene Russell
Sports Page Food & Spirits Scoot & Phil
Sullivan’s Steakhouse Chad Lawson Trio
Tremont Music Hall Pigface, My Life With the Thrill Kill Kult, Zeromancer & Bile
Tropicana, Cornelius Open Mic w/ Tommy C
Visulite Theatre Pat McGee Band
Advance Notice
Wednesday, Apr. 16 Pearl Jam, Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
APR. 24-27 MerleFest w/ Doc Watson, Emmylou Harris, Bela Fleck & The Flecktones, Sam Bush Band & more, Wilkes Community College, Wilkesboro
APR. 24-27 Cityfest Live: Everclear, Live, Moe, Gov’t Mule, Cowboy Mouth, Threshold, Band of Gold,The Drifters & more. Corner of Cedar & Morehead Streets
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This article appears in Mar 19-25, 2003.
