Wednesday, Jun. 4
Big Al’s Pub, Mooresville Scott Johnson
Cajun Queen 7th Street Gator Band
Comet Grill Pervis & Sonya Lee
Double Door Inn Tommy Castro
Fairwinds Coffee Co., Cornelius Lena Mars
Fat City Dixie Witch
Graduate, Gastonia Acoustic Jam w/ Clee & Chris Sheridan
Handlebar, Greenville SC Little Feat
Harper’s Restaurant Mike Crowley Acoustic
The Meeting House Restaurant John Alexander Trio w/ Ron Brendle & Chris Garges
Midtown 51 Southern Silk
Pewter Rose Tom Billotto, Jimmy Bookout, Donnie Marshall & Kathleen Ausley
Phil & Tony’s, Arboretum Mob
Providence Cafe R&R Crossing
Puckett’s Farm Equipment Chicken-Bone
The Room Jabberwocky
Smokey Joe’s Cafe Jazz Night w/ Curtis Wingfield, Chris Jones, Steve Gordon & Zack Page
Sports Page Food & Spirits Scoot
Sullivan’s Steakhouse Chad Lawson & Zack Page
Sylvia Theater, York Jay Clifford w/ Marc Broussard
T-Bones, Lake Wylie Justin Mychals
Tremont Music Hall This Day Forward w/ Haste, Bear vs. Shark, Anatomy of a Ghost, Hell or High Water
Tropicana, Cornelius Open Mic w/ Tommy C
Village Tavern Hipshack
Yesteryears Quincy & the Diss-Counts
Thursday, Jun. 5
Amos’ Southend Israel Vibration w/ Roots Radics, Zion Ites & Livewire
Big Al’s Pub, Cornelius Robin Brown w/ Andy Seets
Bonterra Restaurant & Wine Bar Tom Billotto & Kathleen Ausley
Buckhead Saloon Scott Munns
Cajun Queen 7th Street Gator Band
City Tavern Stowe & Stowe
Coffee Central Rick Spreitzer
Dino’s Restaurant & Club, Gastonia Contagious
Dixie’s Tavern Mob
El Frijolito Robert Fernandez
The Evening Muse CD Release Party: Beth Wood & Jimmy Landry
Fairwinds Coffee Co., Cornelius Lena Mars
Fat City U-Phonik & Blue Light Karma
Firehouse Grille, Ft Mill Robin Rogers Band
The Galway Hooker, Cornelius Meagan Crane
George Washington Bookstore & Tavern, Concord Open Mic w/ David Holtzclaw
Harper’s Restaurant Shelly Sutton
The Hungry Duck The Highrollers
Irish Cue, Cornelius Bargain Basement Blues Band
Lake Lynn Lodge, Concord R & R Crossing
Midtown 51 Rick & Tracy
Midtown Harborside, Lake Norman Rusty Barkley & Mike Federal
The Money, Rock Hill Lucid Soul
Neighborhood Theatre Kruger Brothers
Providence Cafe Jazztrack
Puckett’s Farm Equipment Open Mic w/ Yodeling Bill McDonald
Rheinland Haus Betty Barnette
Rodi, Gastonia Cindy Bullens
The Room Yamagata
SK Netcafe Open Mic w/ Chris Givens
Something Classic Cafe Downtown Gary Marcus & John Alexander
Sports Page Food & Spirits Steven Engler
The Steeple Lounge Benjamin Circle
Sullivan’s Steakhouse Mark Stallings Trio
Sylvia Theater, York Kevn Kinney
Tavern on the Tracks Dugi
Tremont Music Hall The RX Bandits w/ No Motiv, Fairweather, Steel Train
Tropical Escape, Rock Hill Open Mic w/ Lenny Federal
Visulite Theatre Modereko w/ Schleigho
Wachovia Center Plaza Liquid Pleasure
Yellow Rose Cafe & Billiards Brandon O’Brien
Friday, Jun. 6
10 O’Clock Charlie’s TNT Entertainment
Amos’ Southend Weekend Excursion w/ Agent 99
Blue Beth Chorneau, Donnie Marshall, Van Sachs
Breakers, Rock Hill Spellbound
Buckhead Saloon Scott Munns
Cajun Queen 7th Street Gator Band
Cajun Queen, Pineville 7th Street Gator Band II
Castaldi’s, Lake Norman Donnie Marshall, Tom Billotto & Kathleen Ausley
Cat’s Cradle, Carrboro Prince Paul, Aceyalone, Ugly Duckling
City Tavern Meet Mary Ann
Coach’s Sports Bar Pocketfull of Strange
Comet Grill Lenny, John & Bobby
Cricket Arena Def Jam Vendetta: Method Man, Capone-N-Noreaga, Keith Murray, Freeway, Joe Budden & more
DJ’s Restaurant The Blue Meanies
Double Door Inn Big Bill Morganfield
Double Door Inn at The Lake Heart & Soul
The Dunhill Hotel Kim Brooks
The Evening Muse Jenifer Jackson & Richard Julian
Fairwinds Coffee Co., Cornelius Sam Havens
Fat City Snagglepuss w/ Bullship
Founders Hall Ziad
Frontier, Gastonia Diamond Back
Graduate, Pineville Principle Skinner
Handlebar, Greenville SC David Wilcox
Harvey’s, Huntersville Meet Mary Ann
Irish Cue, Cornelius Withstand
JB’Z Wulf Gang
Lava Java Open Mic w/ Gary Moth
LaVecchia’s Seafood Grille Soulstation
Midtown 51 Middleman
Midtown Harborside, Lake Norman Swizzlelink
Midtown, Harris Blvd Father Tyme
Midtown, Rock Hill Parallel
The Money, Rock Hill Defi w/ Sick Sanity
Moose McGuire’s, Belmont Matt Yager
Mythos Progression Sessions: LTJ Bukem, Makoto, MC Conrad
Palomino Restaurant BK & Amy
Rheinland Haus Chris Kelley
Ricky J’s Sports Bar Three Of A Kind
Rodi, Gastonia Dodd Ferrelle
The Room Baby Joshua w/ Matador Blues
Saeed’s Palm Bar, Cornelius Banana Puddin’
Smokey Joe’s Cafe The Moonshine Racers
Sole Spanish Grille Robert Fernandez
Southend Brewery, Southend Southend at Six: Cast Iron Filter w/ Rachel Faris
The Steeple Lounge 4th Ward
Sylvia Theater, York Sam Anderson
Tremont Music Hall CD Release: Minority Party w/ My So-Called Band, C Town Psychos & Hairball
Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Red Hot Chili Peppers w/ Snoop Dogg & The Mars Volta
Visulite Theatre Bellglide w/ Tigers of the North
Wine Vault, UNCC Jabberwocky
Ziggy’s, Winston-Salem Athenaeum, Dave Dunning Band, Dezeray’s Hammer
Saturday, Jun. 7
Amos’ Southend ZOSO
Angry Ale’s Aerial View
Bogey’s Bistro Flashpoint
Breakers, Rock Hill Blind View
Briar Creek Rd Baptist Church Wide Load McKenna
Buckhead Saloon Scott Munns
Cajun Queen 7th Street Gator Band
Cajun Queen, Pineville 7th Street Gator Band II
Charlie’s Sports Bar Father Tyme
Chucky T’s, Lake Norman Robin Rogers Band
Comet Grill Hard Cider
Double Door Inn The Stragglers
Double Door Inn at The Lake Heart & Soul
The Dunhill Hotel Scott McCloud
Fairwinds Coffee Co., Cornelius Sam Havens
Fat City Brewgrass BBQ: Acoustic Syndicate, Larry Keel, A.L. Wood, Chatham County Line, Lazy Birds, Emma Gibbs Band & more (4pm)
Frontier, Gastonia Diamond Back
George Washington Bookstore & Tavern, Concord Flat Front Tire
The Gin Mill Smilin’ Dogs
Hart-Witzen Gallery The Jukebox Hero
Irish Cue, Cornelius Peralta
JB’Z Buddy Puett
LaVecchia’s Seafood Grille Trio 21
Midtown Harborside, Lake Norman Cloud 9
Midtown, Harris Blvd Mike Federal & Rusty Barkley
The Money, Rock Hill Mark & Mike from Athenaeum
Montmartre’ Deli, Concord Blue Meanies
O’Charley’s, Monroe Wax Gurus
O’Hara’s Entertainers
Pewter Rose A Dollar Short w/ Donna Duncan
Providence Bistro UNCC Robert Fernandez
Rheinland Haus Hank Vasoll
Ricky J’s Sports Bar Three Of A Kind
River City Marina, Mooresville Scott Johnson Band
Rodi, Gastonia Judy Miles & Dave Shaver
The Room 4 On The Floor
Rusty Rudder, Cornelius Interlude
Shelberry’s Burn
Smokey Joe’s Cafe Green Light
Starbucks, East Blvd The Beat Dukes
The Steeple Lounge Throttlerod w/ Gods of Mars
T-Bones, Lake Wylie Chris Cook
Trahan’s, Matthews Tom Eure
Tremont Music Hall Hatebreed w/ Agnostic Front, Throwdown & Full Blown Chaos
Tyber Creek Pub Billy Mullighan
Visulite Theatre Bessie Mae’s Dream w/ King Hippo
Wine Vault, UNCC Lauren & Friends
Yellow Rose Cafe & Billiards Brandon O’Brien
Ziggy’s, Winston-Salem Robert Earl Keen
Sunday, Jun. 8
Amphitheatre at Regency Park, Cary Joe Cocker
Blue Ken Blinko
Cajun Queen 7th Street Gator Band
Cat’s Cradle, Carrboro Michelle Shocked
Davidson Town Green Band of Oz
Empire The Jukebox Hero
Irish Cue, Cornelius Open Mic w/ Clee & Friends
Phil & Tony’s, Arboretum Open Jazz & Fusion Jam w/ members from Mob, The Fabulous Kays, Cookie & Charles Harrison’s Group
The Shoppes at University Place The Catalinas
Sir Edmond Halley’s Restaurant Gael Warning
Sullivan’s Steakhouse Tommy Joe
Thomas Street Tavern Quincy & The Diss-Counts
Tyber Creek Pub Bluegrass Jam w/ Priscilla Stevens
Ziggy’s, Winston-Salem Twiztid, Zug Izland, MowerMonday, Jun. 9
Cajun Queen 7th Street Gator Band
Cat’s Cradle, Carrboro Ash
Chucky T’s, Lake Norman Open Mic w/ Liberty
Connolly’s On Fifth Open Mic w/ Tony Fisher
Double Door Inn Monday Nite Allstars
The Evening Muse Pleasure Club
Fairwinds Coffee Co., Cornelius Lena Mars
Midtown Harborside, Lake Norman Open Mic w/ Mike & Rusty
North Harbor Club Scott Johnson
O’Hara’s Catalinas
The Room Acoustic Open Mic w/ Big Mike Mitshele
Smokey Joe’s Cafe The Vision Within
Sullivan’s Steakhouse Gary Marcus & Ziad
T-Bones, Lake Wylie Kevin AtkinsonTuesday, Jun. 10
Amos’ Southend The Big Wu
Cajun Queen 7th Street Gator Band
Comet Grill Mule Train
Double Door Inn Scott Jeffrey’s Band
Fairwinds Coffee Co., Cornelius Lena Mars
Graduate UNCC Open Mic w/ Simplified
Harvey’s, Huntersville Songwriter’s Guild Open Mic w/ Aimin
Irish Cue, Cornelius Open Mic w/ Dave
Jack Mason’s Food & Spirits Open Mic w/ Liberty
Midtown Harborside, Lake Norman Captain Lou
The Room Acoustic Night w/ Jessie Janes
Saeed’s Palm Bar, Cornelius Open Mic w/ Tom
Smokey Joe’s Cafe Open Jam w/ Static
T-Bones, Lake Wylie Justin Mychals
Tremont Music Hall Provapalooza III: The Jukebox Hero, One Six Conspiracy, One Amazing Kid & more
Tropicana, Cornelius Liberty
The Venue on 5th Jump Jenkins
Winner’s Circle Deli, Mooresville Rusty Barkley, Uncle Grub & Terry Brannon
Wednesday, Jun. 11
Amos’ Southend Reckless Kelly w/ Gigi Dover & Eric Lovell
Buckhead Saloon Meet Mary Ann
Cajun Queen 7th Street Gator Band
Double Door Inn Jabberwocky w/ Cool King Chris & Lady Blue
Fairwinds Coffee Co., Cornelius Lena Mars
Fat City Verbena
Graduate, Gastonia Acoustic Jam w/ Clee & Chris Sheridan
Harper’s Restaurant Mike Crowley Acoustic
The Meeting House Restaurant John Alexander Trio w/ Ron Brendle & Chris Garges
Pewter Rose Tom Billotto, Jimmy Bookout, Donnie Marshall & Kathleen Ausley
Phil & Tony’s, Arboretum Mob
Providence Cafe Kari Gaffney
The Room Free Form Improv Jam w/ Adam Snow & Kevin Gill
Smokey Joe’s Cafe Jazz Night w/ Curtis Wingfield, Chris Jones, Steve Gordon & Zack Page
Sports Page Food & Spirits Rusty and Uncle Grub
Sullivan’s Steakhouse Chad Lawson & Zack Page
T-Bones, Lake Wylie Justin Mychals
Tremont Music Hall Henry Rollins w/ Antiseen
Tropicana, Cornelius Open Mic w/ Tommy C
Village Tavern Lauren & Friends
Yesteryears Quincy & the Diss-Counts
Ziggy’s, Winston-Salem Badfish
Advance Notice
Saturday, Jun. 14 Southern Culture On The Skids, Tremont Music Hall
Monday, Jun. 16 Norah Jones, Ovens Auditorium
Sunday, Jun. 22 LL Cool J, Paramount’s Carowinds Paladium
Sunday, Jun. 29 Matchbox Twenty & Sugar Ray, Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
This article appears in Jun 4-10, 2003.
