Wednesday, Oct. 15
Baoding Robert Fernandez
Big Al’s Pub, Mooresville Jes & Sherry
Blue Soul Station
Brickhouse Tavern, Davidson Robin Brown
Buckhead Saloon Mission 19
Cajun Queen 7th Street Gator Band
Cat’s Cradle, Carrboro Calexico w/ The Frames
Charleston Chops, Cornelius Michelle Smith
Coley’s Tavern Acoustic Soulution
Comet Grill Anamcara
Cuvee Wine & Art Gallery Trio 21
Double Door Inn Scott Jeffrey’s Band
The Evening Muse Ware River Club w/ Twinemen; Steve Simpson w/ Andrew McKnight, Tom Eure
Fat City The Choosey Beggars w/ Amen Booze Rooster
Graduate, Gastonia Simplified
Main Street, Gastonia Tommy Hudson
The Meeting House John Alexander Trio w/ Ron Brendle & Chris Garges
Other Place, Rock Hill Donnie Honeycutt
Pewter Rose Tom Billotto, Jimmy Bookout, Donnie Marshall & Kathleen Ausley
Phil & Tony’s Mob
Providence Cafe Celine Berman & Jazztrack
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
Therapy Marketplace & Cafe Jeff Brown
Tropicana, Cornelius Open Mic w/ Tommy C
Visulite Theatre The Mahavishnu Project w/ Green Light
Yesteryears Quincy & The Diss-Counts
Thursday, Oct. 16
Amos’ Southend Hayseed Dixie w/ The Kerosene Brothers
Big Al’s Pub, Cornelius Robin Brown w/ Andy Seets
Blue John Alexander
Bonterra Tom Billotto, Kathleen Ausley, Jimmy Bookout
Buckhead Saloon Mission 19
Cajun Queen 7th Street Gator Band
Charleston Chops, Cornelius Beth Chorneau
City Tavern, Stonecrest Closet Pop Junkies
Coley’s Tavern X-Treme Improv
Cricket Arena Widespread Panic & Leftover Salmon
Dixie’s Tavern Mob
Double Door Inn Bill Hanna Jazz Jam
The Evening Muse Dromedary w/ Mike Strauss, Laura Blackley
Firehouse Grille, Ft Mill Robin Rogers Duo
Flying Saucer Draught Emporuim Hipshack
The Galway Hooker, Cornelius Jes & Sherry
George A. Batte Jr. Fine Arts Center, Wingate University Kathy Mattea
Graduate, Uptown Clee from Simplified
The Hungry Duck The Highrollers
Irish Cue, Cornelius Bargain Basement Blues Band
JB’Z Cain Creek
Midtown Harborside, Lake Norman Mike & Rusty
Neighborhood Theatre Iris Dement
Puckett’s Farm Equipment Open Mic w/ Yodeling Bill McDonald
Ri Ra Patrick Rock
Rodi, Gastonia Eric Lovell & Kevin Gordon
The Room Matador Red
SK Netcafe Open Mic w/ Craig Hanks
Smokey Joe’s Cafe Moonshine Racers w/ The Work
Sullivan’s Steakhouse Mark Stallings Trio
Therapy Marketplace & Cafe Jeff Brown
Tremont Music Hall From Autumn to Ashes w/ Every Time I Die and The Prize Fighter
Tropical Escape, Rock Hill Open Mic w/ Lenny Federal
Undergrad Music Hall, UNCC Rory Lewis
Visulite Theatre Tishamingo w/ The Chris McCarty Band
Yellow Rose Cafe & Billiards Brandon O’Brien
Friday, Oct. 17
10 O’Clock Charlie’s TNT Entertainment
Amos’ Southend Sunny Ledfurd w/ Bridge & Elvan Pressley
Angry Ale’s Simplified
Arooji’s Wine Room Thom Crumpton & Dan Hood
Blue Beth Chorneau
Buckhead Saloon Mission 19
Cajun Queen 7th Street Gator Band
Cajun Queen, Pineville 7th Street Gator Band II
Champs Wizard’s Road Show
Charleston Chops, Cornelius Mike Shelton
Chucky T’s, Lake Norman Peace & Love
City Tavern, Uptown Closet Pop Junkies
Coach’s Sports Bar Pocketful of Strange
Coley’s Tavern 4th Street Willie
Comet Grill CD Release Party: Michael Reno Harrell
Cuvee Wine & Art Gallery Delancey Street Band
Double Door Inn David Childers Band w/ Lilly Strauss & Schigoda
Double Door Inn at The Lake Cherry Bomb
The Evening Muse Chuck Brodsky w/ Matt Hartin; Kevin Gordon Band w/ Rick Spreitzer
Fat City The Houston Brothers w/ The Specs
Frontier, Gastonia Diamond Back
George Washington Bookstore & Tavern, Concord Jem Crossland & The Hypertonics
Graduate, Uptown Smilin’ Dogs
Harvey’s, Huntersville Dub Axxess
Irish Cue, Cornelius Part Time Blues Band
Iron Thunder, Concord The New Blacks
JB’Z Turnstiles
LaVecchia’s Seafood Grille Scott McCloud Group
McHale’s, Tega Cay Charles Hariston
Midtown 51 Wax Gurus
Midtown Harborside, Lake Norman No Alibi
Midtown, Harris Blvd Spare Change
Moose McGuire’s, Belmont Matt Yager
Papa Gallo’s Kim Carper (6pm)
Providence Bistro UNCC Sultans of Swing
Ri Ra 80’s Enuff
Ricky J’s Sports Bar Three Of A Kind
Rodi, Gastonia Zeltner and Montieth
The Room Home Remedy w/ Rufus Grove
Saeed’s Palm Bar, Cornelius Banana Puddin’
Smokey Joe’s Cafe Rainwagon
Sylvia Theater, York Todd Snider w/ Malcolm Holcombe
Therapy Marketplace & Cafe Jeff Brown
Tonic Clive Henry aka Peace Division
Tremont Music Hall CD Release Party: Between The Buried and Me w/ Hopesfall, Scarlet and Glass Casket
Tropical Escape, Rock Hill Oneppo Brothers Band
Undergrad Music Hall, UNCC Renelvis
The Venue on 5th Mandorico
Visulite Theatre Tater w/ F150
Ziggy’s, Winston-Salem The Wailers
Saturday, Oct. 18
Amos’ Southend Pyscho Circus Kiss Tribute
Blue Carl DiPonziano
Buckhead Saloon Mission 19
Cajun Queen 7th Street Gator Band
Cajun Queen, Pineville 7th Street Gator Band II
Charleston Chops, Cornelius Tommy Joy
Chucky T’s, Lake Norman Raw Dogs
City Tavern, East Blvd Closet Pop Junkies
Coley’s Tavern Triphammer
Comet Grill Lenny Federal
Cuvee Wine & Art Gallery Jah-Sun Raising
Dino’s Restaurant & Club, Gastonia Coming Up Brass
Double Door Inn The Nighthawks
Double Door Inn at The Lake Brat Pack
The Evening Muse Vance Carlisle & Rodney Lanier w/ ZACH, Lanky, Seth Horan, The Very Girls
Fat City Voodoo Organist w/ The Necro Tonz
Florida Bay Seafood Company Tom Eure
Frontier, Gastonia Diamond Back
George Washington Bookstore & Tavern, Concord The Lackies
Graduate, Dilworth Jes & Sherry
Graduate East Smilin’ Dogs
Graduate, Uptown Scott Jeffrey’s Band
Irish Cue, Cornelius Calvin & Friends
Iron Thunder, Concord Robin Rogers Band
JB’Z Joanne Johnson
LaVecchia’s Seafood Grille Trio 21
McHale’s, Tega Cay Robin Brown
Midtown 51 Pocketful of Strange
Midtown Harborside, Lake Norman Wax Gurus
Nectar Kim Carper
Pewter Rose PJ Brunson
Providence Bistro UNCC Robert Fernandez
Puckett’s Farm Equipment Part Time Blues Band
Ricky J’s Sports Bar Three Of A Kind
Rodi, Gastonia Twenty Wilmas w/ Rene Russell
The Room The Ravelers w/ Mr. Drysdale
Smokey Joe’s Cafe Brangle Brothers
Sylvia Theater, York Allison Moorer w/ Todd Huff
Therapy Marketplace & Cafe Jeff Brown
Tremont Music Hall DEFI w/ Blacklist, Snap 9a, Mortufairy, Corruptive Therapy
Tropical Escape, Rock Hill Rayen Belchere Acoustic
Tyber Creek Pub Billy Mullighan
Undergrad Music Hall, UNCC Peralta
Visulite Theatre The Connells w/ Leisure McCorkle
The Well, Pineville The Fallacy of Progress
Yellow Rose Cafe & Billiards Brandon O’Brien
Sunday, Oct. 19
Amos’ Southend The Big Wu w/ The Recipe
Blue Kim Brooks
Cajun Queen 7th Street Gator Band
Coley’s Tavern Abe Reid & The Spikedrivers
Double Door Inn Lunatic Fringe
The Evening Muse Russ Barenberg & Bryan Sutton
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 Hairston’s Group
Southend Brewery, Southend Scoot & Phil (4pm)
Sullivan’s Steakhouse Tommy Joe
Therapy Marketplace & Cafe Jason Montero
Thomas Street Tavern WEMD
Tyber Creek Pub Bluegrass Jam w/ Priscilla Stevens
Monday, Oct. 20
Cajun Queen 7th Street Gator Band
Chucky T’s, Lake Norman Open Mic w/ Liberty
Double Door Inn Monday Nite Allstars
Midtown Harborside, Lake Norman Open Mic w/ Rusty and Mike
Smokey Joe’s Cafe The Vision Within
Sullivan’s Steakhouse Gary Marcus & Ziad
T-Bones, Lake Wylie Kevin Atkinson
Tuesday, Oct. 21
Baoding Robert Fernandez
Bayou Kitchen Tom Billotto
Big Al’s Pub, Mooresville Robin Brown w/ Andy Seets
Buckhead Saloon Baby Black
Cajun Queen 7th Street Gator Band
Comet Grill Last Train
Dakotas Celine Berman & Jazztrack
The Evening Muse Cory Branan
Harvey’s, Huntersville Songwriter’s Guild Open Mic w/ Aimin
Irish Cue, Cornelius Open Mic w/ Chubby
Jack Mason’s Food & Spirits Open Mic w/ Liberty
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 Switchfoot w/ Bleu, Sleeping At Last
The Venue on 5th Jump Jenkins
Wednesday, Oct. 22
Baoding Robert Fernandez
Blue Trio 21
Cajun Queen 7th Street Gator Band
Charleston Chops, Cornelius Michelle Smith
Coley’s Tavern Acoustic Soulution
Comet Grill Open Mic w/ Bill McDonald
Cuvee Wine & Art Gallery Scott McCloud Group
Double Door Inn Black Market Radio w/ Vaughan Penn
The Evening Muse Casual Havoc
Graduate, Gastonia Simplified
Hickory Tavern Jes & Sherry
Main Street, Gastonia Tommy Hudson
The Meeting House John Alexander Trio w/ Ron Brendle & Chris Garges
Other Place, Rock Hill Donnie Honeycutt
Pewter Rose Tom Billotto, Jimmy Bookout, Donnie Marshall & Kathleen Ausley
Phil & Tony’s Mob
Providence Cafe R&R Crossing
The Room Yamagata
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
Tropicana, Cornelius Open Mic w/ Tommy C
Visulite Theatre Word-Phoria
Yesteryears Quincy & The Diss-Counts
This article appears in Oct 15-21, 2003.
