Wednesday, Oct. 22
Baoding Robert Fernandez
Blue Trio 21
Buckhead Saloon Scott Munns
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
Killian’s, Mooresville Fast Traxx Entertainment
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
Wolfman Pizza (Ballantyne) Union County All Stars
Yesteryears Quincy & The Diss-Counts
Thursday, Oct. 23
Amos’ Southend Sizzla w/ Turbulence
Big Al’s Pub, Cornelius Robin Brown w/ Andy Seets
Blue John Alexander
Bonterra Tom Billotto, Kathleen Ausley, Jimmy Bookout
Buckhead Saloon Scott Munns
Cajun Queen 7th Street Gator Band
Charleston Chops, Cornelius Beth Chorneau
Comet Grill Laura Blackley Band
Dixie’s Tavern Mob
Double Door Inn Bill Hanna Jazz Jam
The Evening Muse The Naked Truth Open Mic & Songwriting Showcase
Firehouse Grille, Ft Mill Robin Rogers Duo
Graduate, Uptown Jes & Sherry
The Hungry Duck The Highrollers
Irish Cue, Cornelius Bargain Basement Blues Band
JB’Z Philharmonic Blues Band
Lake Lynn Lodge, Concord R&R Crossing
Puckett’s Farm Equipment Open Mic w/ Yodeling Bill McDonald
Ri Ra Carol Brown
Rodi, Gastonia Bruce Piephoff
The Room FunGoo, G. Moth, Eric Crays & Josh Burch
SK Netcafe Open Mic w/ Craig Hanks
Sole Spanish Grille Robert Fernandez
Spirit Square Rick Wakeman
Sullivan’s Steakhouse Mark Stallings Trio
Therapy Marketplace & Cafe Jeff Brown
Tremont Music Hall Celldweller w/ Deadstar Assembly
Tropical Escape, Rock Hill Open Mic w/ Lenny Federal
Undergrad Music Hall, UNCC Scott Jeffrey’s Band
Visulite Theatre Six Points Showcase w/ Parklife, Punk Jazz Project, Jason Scavone, The Noises Ten
Yellow Rose Cafe & Billiards Brandon O’Brien
Friday, Oct. 24
10 O’Clock Charlie’s TNT Entertainment
Amos’ Southend The Samples
Arooji’s Wine Room Thom Crumpton & Dan Hood
Bankers Raw Bar Tone Deaf
Big Al’s Pub, Cornelius Jes & Sherry
Blue Beth Chorneau
Boardwalk Billy’s, Gastonia Dugi
Breakers, Rock Hill Withstand w/ Gruv Union
Buckhead Saloon Scott Munns
Cajun Queen 7th Street Gator Band
Cajun Queen, Pineville 7th Street Gator Band II
Champs Wizard’s Road Show
Charleston Chops, Cornelius Michelle Smith
Chucky T’s, Lake Norman Cherry Bomb
Coley’s Tavern Unsheltered w/ Fret
Cuvee Wine & Art Gallery Jeremy Shaw and Friends
Double Door Inn The Fiendish Minstrels w/ Bellglide
Double Door Inn at The Lake Tim Clark Band
The Evening Muse Joel Harrison & Free Country, Bailey Jester, Bigger Than Dallas
Fat Boys, Mooresville Part-Time Blues Band
Fat City Matador Blues w/ The Side
Frontier, Gastonia Diamond Back
George Washington Bookstore & Tavern, Concord Jon Teague – CD Release Show
Graduate, Dilworth Smilin’ Dogs
Graduate, Pineville Bait & Switch
Graduate, Uptown Mike Waters
Irish Cue, Cornelius Etheric
JB’Z Pat Carpenter
Moose McGuire’s, Belmont Matt Yager
Oasis Shriners Temple The Chairmen of the Board w/ Archie Bell (7pm)
Papa Gallo’s Kim Carper (6pm)
Puckett’s Farm Equipment Midlife Crisis
Ri Ra Coconut Groove Band
Ricky J’s Sports Bar Three Of A Kind
RJ’s Sports Bar Southern Silk
Rodi, Gastonia Vaughan Penn
The Room Abe Reid and The Spikedrivers
Saeed’s Palm Bar, Cornelius Banana Puddin’
Smokey Joe’s Cafe Chicken Bone
Therapy Marketplace & Cafe Jeff Brown
Tremont Music Hall Sugar Glyder w/ Evenout, Djinn and Downpour
Tropical Escape, Rock Hill White Chocolate
Undergrad Music Hall, UNCC Simplified
The Venue on 5th StarZero
Visulite Theatre Perpetual Groove w/ Guest
Winthrop University Hipshack
Saturday, Oct. 25
Amos’ Southend Angie Aparo w/ Teitur
Arooji’s Wine Room Thom Crumpton & Dan Hood
Bankers Raw Bar Spellbound
Big Al’s Pub, Mooresville Jes & Sherry
Blue Carl DiPonziano
Boardwalk Billy’s, Gastonia The Side
Borders, Stonecrest Rick Spreitzer w/ Rudy Currence, Allan Kaplan (3pm)
Buckhead Saloon Scott Munns
Cajun Queen 7th Street Gator Band
Cajun Queen, Pineville 7th Street Gator Band II
Charleston Chops, Cornelius Tommy Joy
Chucky T’s, Lake Norman Middle Man
Comet Grill Jem Crossland & the Hypertonics
Cuvee Wine & Art Gallery Jamie Fadele
Dino’s Restaurant & Club, Gastonia Ocean Boulevard
Double Door Inn Annette Cash & Cash Money
Double Door Inn at The Lake Tim Clark Band
The Evening Muse Erik Balkey, Jaia Suri, Red Perspective
Flying Saucer Draught Emporuim Closet Pop Junkies
Frontier, Gastonia Diamond Back
George Washington Bookstore & Tavern, Concord Bob Sinclair
Graduate, Dilworth Hipshack
Graduate, Uptown Ryan Keel’s Extravaganza
Harvey’s, Huntersville Random Joe
Irish Cue, Cornelius Parallel
JB’Z Fast Eddie
Killian’s, Mooresville Fast Traxx Entertainment
LaVecchia’s Seafood Grille Trio 21
McHale’s, Tega Cay Brian Pickett
Nectar Kim Carper
Providence Bistro UNCC Robert Fernandez
Puckett’s Farm Equipment Latigo
Ri Ra Uphonik
Ricky J’s Sports Bar Three Of A Kind
Rodi, Gastonia Bigger Than Dallas
The Room Gigi Dover Band w/ Eric Lovell Band
Sammy’s, Pineville Fret
Shelberry’s Nora’s First Kiss
Smokey Joe’s Cafe Selah
Therapy Marketplace & Cafe Jeff Brown
Tremont Music Hall A Closing Skyline w/ The Residence and Permanent Midnight
Tropical Escape, Rock Hill Harbor Inn Sounds
Tucker’s Part-Time Blues Band
Tyber Creek Pub Billy Mulligan
Undergrad Music Hall, UNCC Cherry Bomb
The Venue on 5th Bellglide
Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre DMX, Nas & Lil’ Kim
Visulite Theatre Steve Kimock Band
The Well, Pineville The Turning Point
Yellow Rose Cafe & Billiards Brandon O’Brien
Sunday, Oct. 26
Amos’ Southend The New Blacks w/ Bret Michaels of Poison
Blue Kim Brooks
Cajun Queen 7th Street Gator Band
Charlotte Convention Center Louie Giglio, David Crowder Band, Chris Tomlin
Double Door Inn Part-Time Blues Band
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
Ri Ra Amamcara
Rodi, Gastonia Dave’s True Story and Too Human
Savoy 2002 Conversation Piece
Sullivan’s Steakhouse Tommy Joe
Tyber Creek Pub Bluegrass Jam w/ Priscilla Stevens
Visulite Theatre Bob Schneider
Monday, Oct. 27
Cajun Queen 7th Street Gator Band
Chucky T’s, Lake Norman Open Mic w/ Liberty
Double Door Inn Monday Nite Allstars
Jojo China Bistro Robert Fernandez
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. 28
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
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
The Orange Peel, Asheville Bruce Cockburn
Ovens Auditorium Mary Chapin Carpenter, Shawn Colvin, Patty Griffin & Dar Williams
The Room Electric Six w/ Junior Senior
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, Oct. 29
Baoding Robert Fernandez
Big Al’s Pub, Mooresville Jes & Sherry
Blue Soul Station
Brickhouse Tavern, Davidson Robin Brown
Cajun Queen 7th Street Gator Band
Charleston Chops, Cornelius Michelle Smith
Cuvee Wine & Art Gallery Bixx Trio
Double Door Inn Mike Hendrix and Mookie Brill
The Evening Muse Dean Fields, Jenn Lindsay, Casey Holford, Skelton
Graduate, Gastonia Simplified
Killian’s, Mooresville Fast Traxx Entertainment
Liquid Lounge Unsheltered
Main Street, Gastonia Tommy Hudson
The Meeting House John Alexander Trio w/ Ron Brendle & Chris Garges
The Orange Peel, Asheville Me’Shell NdegeOcello
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
Tropicana, Cornelius Open Mic w/ Tommy C
Two Wachovia Center Atrium Tom Billotto
Wolfman Pizza (Ballantyne) U.B.
Yesteryears Quincy & The Diss-Counts
This article appears in Oct 22-27, 2003.
