Wednesday, Jul. 23
Baoding Robert Fernandez
Big Al’s Pub, Mooresville Jes & Sherry
Cajun Queen 7th Street Gator Band
Cuvee Wine & Art Gallery Trio 21
The Evening Muse Clarence Bucaro
Fat City The Needles, The Bad Samanthas & The XXO’s
Gateway Village Peace & Love
Graduate, Gastonia Acoustic Jam w/ Clee & Chris Sheridan
Harper’s Restaurant Mike Crowley Acoustic
Main Street, Gastonia Tommy Hudson
The Meeting House John Alexander Trio w/ Ron Brendle & Chris Garges
Midtown 51 Southern Silk
Mythos Paul Van Dyk
Pewter Rose Tom Billotto, Jimmy Bookout, Donnie Marshall & Kathleen Ausley
Phil & Tony’s, Arboretum Mob
Puckett’s Farm Equipment New Dixie Pharaohs
The Room The Driftwood Project
Smokey Joe’s Cafe Jazz Night w/ Curtis Wingfield, Chris Jones, Steve Gordon & Zack Page
Sports Page Scoot & Phil
Sullivan’s Steakhouse Chad Lawson & Zack Page
T-Bones, Lake Wylie Justin Mychals
Tremont Music Hall Aria w/ Saved By Grace, Rifles at Recess, Seneca, Gadrel
Tropicana, Cornelius Open Mic w/ Tommy C
The Venue on 5th Bums Lie
Village Tavern Lauren & Friends
Yesteryears Quincy & The Diss-Counts
Thursday, Jul. 24
Amos’ Southend Soul Mites
Aquavina Hipshack
Big Al’s Pub, Cornelius Robin Brown w/ Andy Seets
Bonterra Tom Billotto & Kathleen Ausley
Cajun Queen 7th Street Gator Band
Coley’s Tavern Southern Silk
Cricket Arena B2K w/ Marques Huston, & Nick Cannon
Dixie’s Tavern Mob
Double Door Inn Bill Hanna Jazz Jam
The Evening Muse TNT Open Mic Mataya
Fat City Two Dollar Pistols & Les Dirt Clods
The Galway Hooker, Cornelius Meagan Crane
George Washington Bookstore & Tavern, Concord John Smith
Graduate, Uptown Scott Jeffrey’s Band Acoustic
The Hungry Duck The Highrollers
Irish Cue, Cornelius Bargain Basement Blues Band
Max & Erma’s, Huntersville Paul Santos
Midtown 51 Wayne Capps
Midtown Harborside, Lake Norman Mike & Rusty
Neighborhood Theatre David Grisman Quintet
Phil & Tony’s, Arboretum Meet Mary Ann
Puckett’s Farm Equipment Open Mic w/ Yodeling Bill McDonald
Rodi, Gastonia Scott Shoemaker
The Room QuasiMojo
SK Netcafe Open Mic w/ Chris Givens
Sole Spanish Grille Robert Fernandez
Sullivan’s Steakhouse Mark Stallings Trio
T-Bones, Lake Wylie Chris Cook
Tavern on the Tracks Dugi
Tremont Music Hall Wakefield
Tropical Escape, Rock Hill Open Mic w/ Lenny Federal
Tyber Creek Pub Parallel
Undergraduate Concert Hall Jeff Gates Acoustic
The Venue on 5th Josh Queen & Craig Delucia
Village Tavern Beth Chorneau
Visulite Theatre Matone
Wachovia Center Plaza Too Much Sylvia
Yellow Rose Cafe & Billiards Brandon O’Brien
Friday, Jul. 25
10 O’Clock Charlie’s TNT Entertainment
Amos’ Southend Crazy Train
Birkdale Village, Huntersville The Amy Broome Band
Blue Beth Chorneau, Donnie Marshall, Van Sachs
Cajun Queen 7th Street Gator Band
Cajun Queen, Pineville 7th Street Gator Band II
Castaldi’s, Lake Norman Donnie Marshall, Tom Billotto & Kathleen Ausley
Champs Wizard’s Road Show
Chucky T’s, Lake Norman Peralta
Coffee Central Shelly Lowe w/ Jason Joyner
Coley’s Tavern Pocketful of Strange
Comet Grill Willy Evans & Donna Duncan
Double Door Inn Unknown Hinson
Double Door Inn at The Lake General Johnson & Chairmen of the Board
The Dunhill Hotel Kim Brooks
The Evening Muse CD Release Party: Claire Holley w/ Daniel Lee; Mons Venera w/ Zephyr
Fat City Piedmont Charisma, Fin Fang Foom & The Nein
Founders Hall Steel Vibrations
Frontier, Gastonia Diamond Back
George Washington Bookstore & Tavern, Concord Snake Oil Medicine Show
Graduate, Pineville Jes & Sherry
Harvey’s, Huntersville Random Joe
Irish Cue, Cornelius Contagious
LaVecchia’s Seafood Grille Soulstation
Midtown 51 SuperGlide
Midtown Harborside, Lake Norman Smokin’
Midtown, Harris Blvd Fuzzy Nuggets
Midtown, Rock Hill Dan Plowden Band
Moose McGuire’s, Belmont Matt Yager
Palomino Restaurant Robin Brown
Ricky J’s Sports Bar Three Of A Kind
Rodi, Gastonia Judy Miles & Dave Shaver
The Room Moonshine Still
Saeed’s Palm Bar, Cornelius Banana Puddin’
Smokey Joe’s Cafe Bessie Mae’s Dream
Sportsters Bar & Grill Just Cause
The Steeple Lounge Leadfoot w/ Eliot James & The Snakes
Sylvia Theater, York Delancey Street Band & The Josh and Kyle Show
T-Bones, Lake Wylie Chris Cook
Tommyknockers Triple Threat
Tremont Music Hall 80’s Revisited
Tyber Creek Pub Exactus
Undergraduate Concert Hall Scott Jeffrey’s Band
The Venue on 5th Captain Easy
Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Phish
Visulite Theatre Steep Canyon Rangers
Wine Vault, UNCC Mike & Friends
Saturday, Jul. 26
Amos’ Southend Junior Brown w/ The Avett Brothers
Birkdale Village, Huntersville Lauren & Friends
Cajun Queen 7th Street Gator Band
Cajun Queen, Pineville 7th Street Gator Band II
Casey’s Food & Friends, Gastonia Electric Blue
Chucky T’s, Lake Norman Mob
Coley’s Tavern Sideways Eight
Comet Grill Jem Crossland & The Hypertonics
Crossroads Coffeehouse, Waxhaw Rick Spreitzer
Cuvee Wine & Art Gallery Archer
d.d. Peckers’ Wing Shack Scoot
Double Door Inn Jimmy Thackery
Double Door Inn at The Lake Tim Clark Band
The Dunhill Hotel Chris Garges
The Evening Muse Mary Flower, The Josh & Kyle Show w/ Joshua
Fat City Mike West
Frontier, Gastonia Diamond Back
The Galway Hooker, Cornelius Hipshack
George Washington Bookstore & Tavern, Concord Loch Ness Johnny
Graduate East Smilin’ Dogs Acoustic
Irish Cue, Cornelius Machine 7
JB’Z Sid Pruett
LaVecchia’s Seafood Grille Trio 21
Midtown 51 Swizzlelink
Midtown Harborside, Lake Norman Smokin’
Montmartre’ Deli, Concord Karen Hendrick’s Band
Picasso’s Sports Bar Interlude
Providence Bistro, Ballantyne Celine Berman & Jazztrack
Providence Bistro UNCC Robert Fernandez
Ricky J’s Sports Bar Three Of A Kind
Rodi, Gastonia Zeltner & Montieth
Rusty Rudder, Cornelius Scott Johnson Band
Smokey Joe’s Cafe Benjamin Circle
Sportsters Bar & Grill Just Cause
Sylvia Theater, York Christy Snow & Chris Rosser
T-Bones, Lake Wylie Chris Cook
Thoroughbred Lounge Poor Souls
Tommyknockers Triple Threat
Tremont Music Hall Eve 6 w/ Stage & Damone
Tyber Creek Pub Billy Mullighan
Undergraduate Concert Hall Simplified
The Venue on 5th Chris Emerson w/ Barefoot Pilgrim
Visulite Theatre Blue Dogs w/ Todd Joseph Band
Wine Vault, UNCC Simplified
Yellow Rose Cafe & Billiards Brandon O’Brien
Sunday, Jul. 27
Blue Ken Blinko
Cajun Queen 7th Street Gator Band
Capital Grille Kim & Ken
Cino Grille Hipshack
Coley’s Tavern Shade
The Evening Muse Adrian Legg
Independence Park Exodus, Mandyl Evans Band w/ Ziad
Irish Cue, Cornelius Open Mic w/ Clee & Friends
La Paz Southern Silk
Max & Erma’s, Huntersville Hannibal
Midtown, Harris Blvd Mike & Rusty
Phil & Tony’s, Arboretum Open Jazz & Fusion Jam w/ members from Mob, The Fabulous Kays, Cookie & Charles Harrison’s Group
Sir Edmond Halley’s Restaurant Gael Warning
Sullivan’s Steakhouse Tommy Joe
Thomas Street Tavern Mule Train
Tremont Music Hall BIV w/ Tinker’s Punishment
Tyber Creek Pub Bluegrass Jam w/ Priscilla Stevens
Monday, Jul. 28
Cajun Queen 7th Street Gator Band
Chucky T’s, Lake Norman Open Mic w/ Liberty
Connolly’s On Fifth Open Mic w/ Tony Fisher
Double Door Inn Monday Nite Allstars
George Washington Bookstore & Tavern, Concord Group Therapy
House of Blues, Myrtle Beach Chris Issak w/ Lisa Marie Presley
Phil & Tony’s, Arboretum Hipshack
The Room Acoustic Open Mic w/ Big Mike Mitschele
Smokey Joe’s Cafe The Vision Within
Sullivan’s Steakhouse Gary Marcus & Ziad
T-Bones, Lake Wylie Kevin Atkinson
Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Vans Warped Tour: Rancid, The Used, Dropkick Murphys, Andrew W.K., AFI, Pennywise, the Ataris, The Fags, The All-American Rejects & more
Tuesday, Jul. 29
Baoding Robert Fernandez
Big Al’s Pub, Mooresville Robin Brown w/ Andy Seets
Cajun Queen 7th Street Gator Band
Chucky T’s, Lake Norman Open Mic w/ Terry Wheeler
Comet Grill Mule Train
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
Mint Museum of Art Lauren & Friends
Saeed’s Palm Bar, Cornelius Open Mic w/ Tom
Smokey Joe’s Cafe Open Jam w/ Static
Sullivan’s Steakhouse Chad Lawson & Zack Page
T-Bones, Lake Wylie Justin Mychals
Tremont Music Hall Taproot
Undergraduate Concert Hall Open Mic w/ Chris & Clee
The Venue on 5th Jump Jenkins
Winner’s Circle Deli, Mooresville Rusty Barkley, Uncle Grub & Terry Brannon
Wednesday, Jul. 30
Amos’ Southend Zugizland
Baoding Robert Fernandez
Brickhouse Tavern, Davidson Robin Brown
Cajun Queen 7th Street Gator Band
Cuvee Wine & Art Gallery Roger Davis
Double Door Inn A Night of Nebraska: Justin Faircloth & Bruce Hazel
The Evening Muse Matador Blues
Gateway Village Frankie Perez w/ Red Perspective
Graduate, Gastonia Acoustic Jam w/ Clee & Chris Sheridan
Harper’s Restaurant Mike Crowley Acoustic
Hickory Tavern Jes & Sherry
Main Street, Gastonia Tommy Hudson
The Meeting House 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 R&R Crossing
Puckett’s Farm Equipment New Dixie Pharaohs
The Room Jabberwocky
Smokey Joe’s Cafe Jazz Night w/ Curtis Wingfield, Chris Jones, Steve Gordon & Zack Page
Sports Page Scoot & Phil
Sullivan’s Steakhouse Chad Lawson & Zack Page
T-Bones, Lake Wylie Justin Mychals
Tropicana, Cornelius Open Mic w/ Tommy C
Yesteryears Quincy & The Diss-Counts
This article appears in Jul 23-29, 2003.
