Wednesday, Aug. 20
Baoding Robert Fernandez
Big Al’s Pub, Mooresville Jes & Sherry
Brickhouse Tavern, Davidson Robin Brown
Cajun Queen 7th Street Gator Band
Comet Grill Anamcara
CPCC, Levine Campus Robin Rogers Duo (11:30am)
Cuvee Wine & Art Gallery Trio 21
Double Door Inn Bruce Hazel & The Noise
The Evening Muse Americana X w/ David Childers, Eric Lovell, Rick Spreitzer, The Dickens, The Beat Dukes
Fat City SNMNMNM w/ Gurdy Fox
Gateway Village Cherry Bomb
Graduate, Gastonia Simplified
Harper’s Restaurant Mike Crowley Acoustic
Lynn’s Mike Brantley
Main Street, Gastonia Tommy Hudson
The Meeting House John Alexander Trio w/ Ron Brendle & Chris Garges
Midtown 51 Blind View
Pewter Rose Tom Billotto, Jimmy Bookout, Donnie Marshall & Kathleen Ausley
Phil & Tony’s Mob
Providence Bistro UNCC Mike Lassiter
Puckett’s Farm Equipment New Dixie Pharaohs
The Room The Stragglers
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
Village Tavern Ivan Hall Group
Visulite Theatre G. Love & Special Sauce w/ Bleu
Wizeguys Raine
Wolfman Pizza, Providence Joe Miller
Yesteryears Quincy & The Diss-Counts
Thursday, Aug. 21
Amos’ Southend Minus-U w/ Mindflow
Big Al’s Pub, Cornelius Robin Brown w/ Andy Seets
Blue John Alexander
Bonterra Tom Billotto & Kathleen Ausley
Cajun Queen 7th Street Gator Band
CJ’s, Adams Mark Upscale
Coley’s Tavern Lena Mars Band
Dixie’s Tavern Mob
Double Door Inn Bill Hanna Jazz Jam
The Evening Muse Chris Lee & The Houston Brothers
Firehouse Grille, Ft Mill Robin Rogers Duo
The Galway Hooker, Cornelius Jes & Sherry
George Washington Bookstore & Tavern, Concord Open Mic w/ David Holtzclaw
Graduate, Uptown Clee
Hearst Tower Plaza The Saw Doctors
The Hungry Duck The Highrollers
Irish Cue, Cornelius Bargain Basement Blues Band
Iron Thunder, Concord R&R Crossing
JB’Z Philharmonic Blues Band w/ Stickey Nickel
Lynn’s Ed Timberlake
Midtown 51 Rob & Rob
Midtown Harborside, Lake Norman Mike Federal & Rusty Barkley
Midtown, Rock Hill Jethro’s Plea
Phil & Tony’s Hipshack
Puckett’s Farm Equipment Open Mic w/ Yodeling Bill McDonald
Rheinland Haus Betty Barnette
Rodi, Gastonia Eric Lovell & Dean Fields
SK Netcafe Open Mic w/ Craig Hicks
Sole Spanish Grille Robert Fernandez
Sports Page Skin Tones
Sullivan’s Steakhouse Mark Stallings Trio
Tremont Music Hall Jump Little Children, Bain Mattox
Tropical Escape, Rock Hill Open Mic w/ Lenny Federal
Tyber Creek Pub Heywire
Village Tavern Celine Berman & Jazztrack
Visulite Theatre La Rua
Wachovia Center Plaza Peace & Love
Yellow Rose Cafe & Billiards Brandon O’Brien
Friday, Aug. 22
10 O’Clock Charlie’s TNT Entertainment
Amos’ Southend ZOSO
Blue Beth Chorneau
Cajun Queen 7th Street Gator Band
Cajun Queen, Pineville 7th Street Gator Band II
Castaldi’s, Lake Norman Donnie Marshall, Tom Billotto & Kathleen Ausley
Chucky T’s, Lake Norman Parallel
City Tavern, Uptown Meet Mary Ann
Club 19, Tega Cay Robin Rogers Band
Coach’s Sports Bar Ticket
Coffee Central Andrew Webster
Coley’s Tavern Bait & Switch
Comet Grill Wendy & the Hurricanes
Double Door Inn The Spongetones
Double Door Inn at The Lake Tim Clark Band
The Dunhill Hotel Kim Brooks Trio
The Evening Muse A Dollar Short w/ Reeve Coobs; Vance Carlisle, Jay Garrigan, Jeff Williams & Andrew Bilinski
Fat City Blue Bambooza
Florida Bay Seafood Company Ron Cook
Frontier, Gastonia Diamond Back
The Galway Hooker, Cornelius Charity Case
The Gin Mill Satellite Union
Graduate East Fuzzy Nuggets
Graduate, Pineville Random Joe
Graduate, Uptown Scott Johnson
Grid Iron Restaurant & Bar Joe Miller
Harvey’s, Huntersville Scoot
Irish Cue, Cornelius Cash Money
JB’Z Quasimojo
LaVecchia’s Seafood Grille Soulstation
Liquid Lounge D:Fuse
Lynn’s Kevin Spencer
Midtown 51 Swizzlelink
Midtown Harborside, Lake Norman Wax Gurus
Midtown, Harris Blvd Joystick
Midtown, Rock Hill My Three Sons
Moose McGuire’s, Belmont Matt Yager
Palomino Restaurant Robin Brown
Pewter Rose Celine Berman & Jazztrack
Phil’s New York Deli & Tavern Hipshack
Providence Bistro UNCC Mike Lassiter
Puckett’s Farm Equipment Anonymous
Rheinland Haus Hank Vasoll
Ricky J’s Sports Bar Three Of A Kind
Rodi, Gastonia Willy Evans
The Room Queen City Showcase: The Others, Dominant 7, Rhythm & Bluez and more
Saeed’s Palm Bar, Cornelius Banana Puddin’
Smokey Joe’s Cafe Smooth Move w/ Freddie Fulbright
Sportsters Bar & Grill Just Cause
The Steeple Lounge Tyre Fyre & The Scrubbies
Sylvia Theater, York Carolina Gator Gumbo
Tremont Music Hall Sckapegoat, The Paris Centerfold, The Hazardous Pedestrians
Visulite Theatre Todd Joseph Band w/ Ergot
Wine Vault, UNCC Lauren & Friends
Saturday, Aug. 23
Ace’s In-Zone All-Stars
Amos’ Southend Rusted Root
Blue Carl DiPonziano
Bogey’s Bistro WulfGang
Cajun Queen 7th Street Gator Band
Cajun Queen, Pineville 7th Street Gator Band II
Chucky T’s, Lake Norman Nightwind
Coach’s Sports Bar Orange Crush
Coley’s Tavern Continuous Jones w/ Electric Guns
Comet Grill Rory Lewis
Cotswold Village Shops Courtyard Robin Brown
Cuvee Wine & Art Gallery Sunny Dee
The Door Coffeehouse Nick Van Horn
Double Door Inn Part Time Blues Band
Double Door Inn at The Lake Tim Clark Band
Empire Sports Bar & Grill Father Tyme
The Evening Muse Kim Patton-Johnston (7pm); Leave It To Diva: Beth Chorneau, Deanna Lynn & Shana Blake
Fat City Jucifer w/ Team Discoveree Channel
Fishbone Grille Joe Miller
Frontier, Gastonia Diamond Back
The Galway Hooker, Cornelius Rusty Gray
The Gin Mill Only Midnight
Graduate East Smilin’ Dogs Acoustic
Graduate, Uptown Jes Seda Band
Graduate, UNCC The Breakfast Club
Harper’s Restaurant Southern Silk Duo
Irish Cue, Cornelius Platform Dixon
JB’Z Joanne Johnson
LaVecchia’s Seafood Grille Trio 21
Lynn’s Kevin Spencer
Manifest Discs & Tapes Twisted Method & Hotwire (3pm)
Midtown 51 Aerial View
Midtown Harborside, Lake Norman Peralta w/ Mob, Robin Brown, Blindview, No Alibi
Pewter Rose Hipshack
Providence Bistro, Ballantyne Celine Berman & Jazztrack
Rheinland Haus Cline McGee
Ricky J’s Sports Bar Three Of A Kind
River City Marina, Mooresville Robin Rogers Band
Rodi, Gastonia Twenty Wilmas
The Room Bellyfull w/ Kindred
Smokey Joe’s Cafe Bessie Mae’s Dream
Sportsters Bar & Grill Just Cause
Sylvia Theater, York Laura Blackley Band
Tremont Music Hall Five Finger Discount w/ Joey Stillwagon & Mad Push
Tyber Creek Pub Billy Mullighan
Vinnie’s, Matthews Wax Gurus
Visulite Theatre Dynamite Brothers w/ Pyramid
The Well, Pineville The Violet Burning
Yellow Rose Cafe & Billiards Brandon O’Brien
Sunday, Aug. 24
Cajun Queen 7th Street Gator Band
Coley’s Tavern Smilin’ Dogs
Irish Cue, Cornelius Bumpy & The Sundee Junkies
La Paz Southern Silk
Midtown, Harris Blvd Mike Federal & Rusty Barkley
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
Sports Page Skin Tones
Sullivan’s Steakhouse Tommy Joe
Tyber Creek Pub Bluegrass Jam w/ Priscilla Stevens
Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Ozzfest: Ozzy Osbourne, Korn, Marilyn Manson, Disturbed, Chevelle, Voivod, Cradle of Filth & more (9am)
Monday, Aug. 25
Boardwalk Billy’s, UNCC Simplified
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
North Harbor Club Scott Johnson
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. 26
Baoding Robert Fernandez
Bayou Kitchen Tom Billotto
Big Al’s Pub, Mooresville Robin Brown w/ Andy Seets
Buffalo’s Bar & Grill, UNCC Wizard’s Road Show
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
Irish Cue, Cornelius Open Mic w/ Dave
Jack Mason’s Food & Spirits Open Mic w/ Liberty
The Kazba Open Mic w/ Organik Funk
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
The Venue on 5th Jump Jenkins
Wednesday, Aug. 27
Baoding Robert Fernandez
Cajun Queen 7th Street Gator Band
CPCC North Campus Robin Rogers Duo (10:30am)
Cuvee Wine & Art Gallery Bixx Trio
Double Door Inn New August & Black Market Radio
The Evening Muse Pryor Dawson, Vanessa Lowe & Arthur Alligood
Gateway Village Third Eye Blind w/ Red Perspective
Graduate, Gastonia Simplified
Harper’s Restaurant Mike Crowley Acoustic
Hickory Tavern Jes & Sherry
Lynn’s Randy Rowland
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
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 Hoobastank w/ Die Trying
Tropicana, Cornelius Open Mic w/ Tommy C
Village Tavern Big Mo & Coffee
Visulite Theatre Word Phoria
Wizeguys Jeff Gates
Yesteryears Quincy & The Diss-Counts
This article appears in Aug 20-26, 2003.
