WEDNESDAY, Aug. 6
Baoding Robert Fernandez
Cajun Queen 7th Street Gator Band
Casco Bay Todd Joseph & Cito Giulini
Comet Grill Pervis & Sonya Lee
Cuvee Wine & Art Gallery Trio 21
Double Door Inn Tyre Fyre
The Evening Muse Chris Smither w/ Mike Strauss
Founders Hall Justin Mychals (Noon)
Gateway Village Rachel Garcia Band
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 Swizzlelink
Pewter Rose Tom Billotto, Jimmy Bookout, Donnie Marshall & Kathleen Ausley
Phil & Tony’s Mob
Providence Bistro UNCC Carl D
Puckett’s Farm Equipment New Dixie Pharaohs
Smokey Joe’s Cafe Jazz Night w/ Curtis Wingfield, Chris Jones, Steve Gordon & Zack Page
Sullivan’s Steakhouse Chad Lawson & Zack Page
T-Bones, Lake Wylie Justin Mychals
Tremont Music Hall Boys Night Out w/ Saosin, The Bled
Tropicana, Cornelius Open Mic w/ Tommy C
Village Tavern Hipshack
Wizeguys Charles Hairston
Yesteryears Quincy & The Diss-Counts
Thursday, Aug. 7
Amos’ Southend Skid Row w/ The New Blacks
Big Al’s Pub, Cornelius Robin Brown w/ Andy Seets
Blue Trio 21
Bonterra Tom Billotto & Kathleen Ausley
Cajun Queen 7th Street Gator Band
Coley’s Tavern Jabberwocky
Dixie’s Tavern Mob
Double Door Inn Bill Hanna Jazz Jam
The Evening Muse Dulcie Taylor w / Michael Kelsh, Mike Corrigan
Firehouse Grille, Ft Mill Robin Rogers Duo
The Galway Hooker, Cornelius Jes & Sherry
George Washington Bookstore & Tavern, Concord Open Mic w/ David Holtzclaw
The Gin Mill Will Hudson, Ken Miller, Timmy Davis
Graduate UNCC Jeff Gates Acoustic
The Hungry Duck The Highrollers
Irish Cue, Cornelius Bargain Basement Blues Band
JB’Z Philharmonic Blues Band
Lynn’s Randy Rowland
Midtown 51 Rick & Tracy
Midtown Harborside, Lake Norman Mike & Rusty
Midtown, Rock Hill Blindview
The Park Hotel Fuego Lento
Providence Cafe R&R Crossing
Puckett’s Farm Equipment Open Mic w/ Yodeling Bill McDonald
Rheinland Haus Betty Barnette
Rodi, Gastonia Eric Lovell
The Room Dodd Ferrelle & The Tinfoil Stars
SK Netcafe Open Mic w/ Chris Givens
Sole Spanish Grille Robert Fernandez
Sullivan’s Steakhouse Mark Stallings Trio
Sylvia Theater, York Leon Russell w/ Trip Rogers
T-Bones, Lake Wylie Jim Snyder
Tropical Escape, Rock Hill Open Mic w/ Lenny Federal
The Venue on 5th Josh Queen & Craig Delucia
Village Tavern Daryle Ryce
Visulite Theatre Seth Yacavone
Wachovia Center Plaza U-Phonik
Yellow Rose Cafe & Billiards Brandon O’Brien
Friday, Aug. 8
10 O’Clock Charlie’s TNT Entertainment
Amos’ Southend Sickspeed w/ Mob
Birkdale Village, Huntersville Lauren & Friends
Blue John Alexander
Breakers, Rock Hill The Instigators
Buckhead Saloon Mission 19
Cajun Queen 7th Street Gator Band
Cajun Queen, Pineville 7th Street Gator Band II
Castaldi’s, Lake Norman Donnie Marshall, Tom Billotto & Kathleen Ausley
Charlotte Coliseum American Idols Live!
Chucky T’s, Lake Norman Scott Johnson Band
City Tavern, Uptown Meet Mary Ann
Coach’s Sports Bar Davis Tucker Band
Coffee Central Rick Spreitzer
Coley’s Tavern Awake
Comet Grill Chris Cook
Cotswold Village Shops Courtyard Rusty & Uncle Grub Acoustic
Crossroads Coffeehouse, Waxhaw Rick Spreitzer
Double Door Inn Bonedaddy
Double Door Inn at The Lake U’ Neek’ Flav’ur
The Dunhill Hotel Kim Brooks Trio
The Evening Muse Abe Reid & The Spikedrivers
Fat City The Dead Kings, The Deviltones, Gods of Mars
Founders Hall Daryle Ryce (Noon)
Frontier, Gastonia Diamond Back
The Galway Hooker, Cornelius Rayen
The Gin Mill Blind View
Graduate, Pineville Jes & Sherry
Graduate UNCC Peace & Love
Graduate, Uptown Smilin’ Dogs
Harvey’s, Huntersville Remainders
Irish Cue, Cornelius Part Time Blues Band
JB’Z Rainwagon
Lake Lynn Lodge, Concord The Blue Meanies
LaVecchia’s Seafood Grille Soulstation
Lynn’s Donny Trexler
Midtown 51 Scott Jeffrey’s Band
Midtown Harborside, Lake Norman Peralta
Midtown, Harris Blvd Cloud 9
Midtown, Rock Hill Swizzlelink
Moose McGuire’s, Belmont Matt Yager
Neighborhood Theatre Leon Russell
Palomino Restaurant BK & Amy
Providence Bistro UNCC Mike Lassiter
Puckett’s Farm Equipment Loch Ness Johnny
Rheinland Haus Hank Vasoll
Ricky J’s Sports Bar Three Of A Kind
Rodi, Gastonia Robin Rogers Band
The Room Filmschool
Saeed’s Palm Bar, Cornelius Banana Puddin’
Smokey Joe’s Cafe Heywire
Sportsters Bar & Grill Just Cause
The Steeple Lounge Etheric
T-Bones, Lake Wylie Jim Snyder
Tremont Music Hall The Five L’s w/ Heavy Contact
Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Toby Keith w/ Blake Shelton
Visulite Theatre Garaj Mahal
Wine Vault, UNCC Not So Solemn
Saturday, Aug. 9
Amos’ Southend Purgatory 9
Blue Carl DiPonziano
Buckhead Saloon Mission 19
Cajun Queen 7th Street Gator Band
Cajun Queen, Pineville 7th Street Gator Band II
Coach’s Sports Bar Wax Gurus
Coley’s Tavern Triphammer
Comet Grill 4 on the Floor
Cuvee Wine & Art Gallery Brian Cole
d.d. Peckers’ Wing Shack Interlude
Double Door Inn Hadden Sayers Band
Double Door Inn at The Lake Impact
Empire Sports Bar & Grill Phaze
The Evening Muse Billy Jonas Family Show (3pm); Billy Jonas w/ Alan Bennett (8pm); Ashley Robinson w/ Lanky (10:30pm)
Fat City Babyshaker & The Man
Florida Bay Seafood Company Orange Crush
Frontier, Gastonia Diamond Back
The Galway Hooker, Cornelius Jes & Sherry
The Gin Mill Jump Jenkins
Graduate East Smilin’ Dogs Acoustic
Graduate UNCC Bait & Switch
Grady Cole Center Hey Love Tour: Manhattans, Intruders, Ray Goodman & Brown
Irish Cue, Cornelius My Three Sons
JB’Z Chris Beachley
Lake Lynn Lodge, Concord The Blue Meanies
LaVecchia’s Seafood Grille Trio 21
Lynn’s Donny Trexler
Midtown 51 Cloud 9
Midtown Harborside, Lake Norman Swizzlelink
Pewter Rose A Dollar Short
Providence Bistro UNCC Robert Fernandez
Puckett’s Farm Equipment Mid Life Crisis
Ricky J’s Sports Bar Three Of A Kind
River City Marina, Mooresville Scott Johnson Band
Rodi, Gastonia Ginny Wilder
The Room David Childers & The Modern Don Juans
Shelberry’s Fret w/ Loose Leaf
Smokey Joe’s Cafe The Ravelers
Southend Brewery, Southend Tom Eure
Sportsters Bar & Grill Just Cause
Sylvia Theater, York Saffire The Uppity Blues Women
T-Bones, Lake Wylie Jim Snyder
Tremont Music Hall Against Me, My So-Called Band & My Dog Kootch
Tyber Creek Pub Billy Mullighan
Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Allman Brothers Band w/ Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe
Visulite Theatre Jason Scavone & The Noises Ten w/ New August
The Well, Pineville Joe Collins
Wine Vault, UNCC The Lena Mars Band
Yellow Rose Cafe & Billiards Brandon O’Brien
Sunday, Aug. 10
Blumenthal Performing Arts Center John Hiatt & The Goners and The Robert Cray Band
Buckhead Saloon Mission 19
Cajun Queen 7th Street Gator Band
Capital Grille Kim Brooks Duo
Coley’s Tavern Sideways 8
Graduate UNCC Megan Goode
Irish Cue, Cornelius Open Mic w/ Clee & Friends
La Paz Southern Silk
Midtown, Harris Blvd Mike Federal & Rusty Barkley
The Money, Rock Hill Wulfgang
Paramount’s Carowinds Paladium Weird Al Yankovic
Phil & Tony’s 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
Tyber Creek Pub Bluegrass Jam w/ Priscilla Stevens
Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre 50 Cent w/ Fabolous, Busta Rhymes, Sean Paul, Bonecrusher
Wolfman Pizza, UNCC Open Mic w/ G Moth
Monday, Aug. 11
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
Midtown Harborside, Lake Norman Open Mic w/ Rusty and Mike
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
Tuesday, Aug. 12
Baoding Robert Fernandez
Big Al’s Pub, Mooresville Robin Brown w/ Andy Seets
Cajun Queen 7th Street Gator Band
Comet Grill Mule Train
Double Door Inn Robin Rogers Band
The Galway Hooker, Cornelius Mike Federal
The Gin Mill Josh Queen
Graduate UNCC Open Mic w/ Simplified
Harvey’s, Huntersville Songwriter’s Guild Open Mic w/ Aimin
House of Blues, Myrtle Beach Whitesnake w/ Warrant, Kip Winger, & Slaughter
Irish Cue, Cornelius Open Mic w/ Dave
Jack Mason’s Food & Spirits Open Mic w/ Liberty
the Kazba Open Mic w/ Organik Funk
Neighborhood Theatre Leo Kottke
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 Shai Hulud, Rise Against, Avenged Sevenfold, Open Hand
The Venue on 5th Jump Jenkins
Wednesday, Aug. 13
Baoding Robert Fernandez
Cajun Queen 7th Street Gator Band
Cuvee Wine & Art Gallery Bixx Trio
Double Door Inn Hardcore Lounge w/ Bob & Jim Johnson
The Evening Muse CD Release Party:Trip Rogers
Gateway Village SuperGlide
Graduate, Gastonia Acoustic Jam w/ Clee & Chris Sheridan
Harper’s Restaurant Mike Crowley Acoustic
Lynn’s Jimmy Austell
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 Mob
Providence Bistro UNCC Mike Lassiter
Providence Cafe Celine Berman & Jazztrack
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
Sullivan’s Steakhouse Chad Lawson & Zack Page
T-Bones, Lake Wylie Justin Mychals
Tremont Music Hall Madball, Death Threat, F-Minus, Global Threat
Tropicana, Cornelius Open Mic w/ Tommy C
Village Tavern Big Mo & Coffee
Wizeguys Hal Jones Band
Yesteryears Quincy & The Diss-Counts
This article appears in Aug 6-12, 2003.
