Wednesday, Jan. 7
Big Al’s Pub, Mooresville Jes & Sherry
Blue Carl DiPonziano
Cajun Queen 7th Street Gator Band
The Evening Muse Jerry Chapman & His Evil Herbivores w/ The Bad Daddies & The Saving Graces
Horse Shoe, Clover Tommy Hudson & Marty Cofield
Jeff’s Bucket Shop DJ Super Duper Bad Ass & Mental Militia
The Meeting House John Alexander Trio w/ Ron Brendle & Chris Garges
O’Charley’s, Monroe Closet Pop Junkies
Pewter Rose Tom Billotto, Jimmy Bookout, Donnie Marshall & Kathleen Ausley
Phil & Tony’s Mob
Providence Cafe Celine Berman & Jazztrack
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
Tropicana, Cornelius Open Mic w/ Tommy C
Yesteryears Quincy & The Diss-Counts
Thursday, Jan. 8
Back Door, Clover Tommy Hudson & Marty Cofield
Ballantyne Resort Gary Dodgen
Big Al’s Pub, Cornelius Robin Brown w/ Andy Seets
Blue John Alexander
Bonterra Tom Billotto, Kathleen Ausley, Jimmy Bookout
Cajun Queen 7th Street Gator Band
Dixie’s Tavern Ziad
Double Door Inn Bill Hanna Jazz Jam
The Evening Muse Fullgrown w/ The Mully Foggers
Firehouse Grille, Ft Mill Robin Rogers Duo
Graduate East Closet Pop Junkies
The Hungry Duck The Highrollers
Irish Cue, Cornelius Bargain Basement Blues Band
JB’Z Philharmonic Blues Band
Rheinland Haus Frank Graziadei
Ri Ra Barrey’s Jive Band
The Room Dub Axxess
SK Netcafe Open Mic w/ Craig Hanks
Sullivan’s Steakhouse Mark Stallings Trio
Sylvia Theater, York Blueridge
Tequila Sky Jason’s Broken
Tropical Escape, Rock Hill Open Mic w/ Jason Walker & Mike Colton
The Venue on 5th Josh Queen w/ Matt McRee
Visulite Theatre Driftwood Project
Yellow Rose Cafe & Billiards Brandon O’Brien
Friday, Jan. 9
10 O’Clock Charlie’s TNT Entertainment
Ballantyne Resort Gary Dodgen
Blue Soul Station
Bryant Music Bldg, CPCC Carolina Gator Gumbo
Cajun Queen 7th Street Gator Band
Cajun Queen, Pineville 7th Street Gator Band II
Coffee Central Chris Smith
Double Door Inn at The Lake Bait and Switch
The Evening Muse Mike Garrigan w/ Jay Garrigan; Candlewyck w/ Flat 267
Frontier, Gastonia Diamond Back
George Washington Bookstore & Tavern, Concord David Holtzclaw
The Gin Mill Josh Queen w/ Jes & Sherry
Graduate, Dilworth Closet Pop Junkies
Graduate, Uptown Mike Waters
Irish Cue, Cornelius Jason Broken
Iron Thunder, Concord Robin Rogers Duo
JB’Z Mollygrace w/ Rusty Barkley & Grub
Moose McGuire’s, Belmont Matt Yager
Neighborhood Theatre Justincase
Rheinland Haus Hank Vasoll
Ri Ra Wax Gurus
Ricky J’s Sports Bar Three Of A Kind
The Room New August w/ Evoka
Saeed’s Palm Bar, Cornelius Banana Puddin’
Smokey Joe’s Cafe Heywire
Tequila Sky Basikly
Tremont Music Hall Crimson Addict w/ One Six Conspiracy, Frontpage, East 146
The Venue on 5th Marat
Visulite Theatre Perpetual Groove
Saturday, Jan. 10
Amos’ Southend Charity Case
Ballantyne Resort Gary Dodgen
Cajun Queen 7th Street Gator Band
Cajun Queen, Pineville 7th Street Gator Band II
City Tavern, East Blvd Jes & Sherry
Coley’s Tavern Unsheltered
Double Door Inn Sean Costello
Double Door Inn at The Lake Wax Guru’s
The Evening Muse Vance Carlisle, Erik Balkley & Andy Bilinski
Frontier, Gastonia Diamond Back
Graduate, Uptown Closet Pop Junkies
Irish Cue, Cornelius Robin Rogers Band
LaVecchia’s Seafood Grille Trio 21
Liquid Recordz Old Fashioned
Nectar Kim Carper and Bill Hannah
Neighborhood Theatre Snake Oil Medicine Show
Pewter Rose A Dollar Short
Rheinland Haus Kim Kimbro
Ricky J’s Sports Bar Three Of A Kind
The Room Patty Hurst Shifter
Tequila Sky Cerebrum w/ Djinn, Subculture
The Sport Zone Spellbound
The STEEPLE Les Dirt Clods
Tremont Music Hall Punk Wars ’04 w/ Between The Buried and Me, Hate the Living, Choke Their Rivers, My So-Called Band, Walsham & more
Tyber Creek Pub Billy Mullighan
The Venue on 5th Jennyanykind
Visulite Theatre Tater & F150
The Well, Pineville Belief
Yellow Rose Cafe & Billiards Brandon O’Brien
Sunday, Jan. 11
Blue Kim Carper Trio
Cajun Queen 7th Street Gator Band
The Evening Muse James Lee Stanley
Irish Cue, Cornelius Bumpy & The Sundee Junkies
La Paz Southern Silk
Midtown, Harris Blvd Mike Federal & Rusty Barkley
The Money, Rock Hill Cells Of Nine, Dead By Dawn, Final Confession, more
Phil & Tony’s Open Jazz & Fusion Jam w/ members from Mob, The Fabulous Kays, Cookie & Charles Hairston’s Group
Ri Ra Josh Lederman Y Los Diablos
Sullivan’s Steakhouse Tommy Joe
Tyber Creek Pub Open Mic w/ Tom Eure Jr.
Monday, Jan. 12
Cajun Queen 7th Street Gator Band
Chucky T’s, Lake Norman Open Mic w/ Liberty
Double Door Inn Monday Nite All Stars
Jeff’s Bucket Shop DJ Doug D
Smokey Joe’s Cafe Open Mic w/ Jamie
Sullivan’s Steakhouse Gary Marcus & Ziad
T-Bones, Lake Wylie Kevin Atkinson
Tuesday, Jan. 13
Bayou Kitchen Tom Billotto
Big Al’s Pub, Mooresville Robin Brown w/ Andy Seets
Cajun Queen 7th Street Gator Band
Dakotas Celine Berman & Jazztrack
Double Door Inn Robin Rogers Band
The Evening Muse Open Mic w/ Weszt
Graduate, Pineville Open Mic w/ Tom Eure Jr.
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 Room Jazz Jam w/ 3 piece suit
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
Tonic Dwele w / Scratch
Wednesday, Jan. 14
Blue Carl DiPonziano
Cajun Queen 7th Street Gator Band
The Evening Muse The Dempseys w/ Theatre for Change
Hickory Tavern Jes & Sherry
Horse Shoe, Clover Tommy Hudson & Marty Cofield
Jeff’s Bucket Shop DJ Super Duper Bad Ass & Mental Militia
The Meeting House John Alexander Trio w/ Ron Brendle & Chris Garges
Midtown 51 Scott Jeffrey’s Band
Pewter Rose Tom Billotto, Jimmy Bookout, Donnie Marshall & Kathleen Ausley
Phil & Tony’s Mob
Puckett’s Farm Equipment New Dixie Pharaohs
The Room Tyre Fyre w/ The Let Loose
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
Tequila Sky Kindred Soul
Tremont Music Hall Story Of The Year w/ Letter Kills
Tropicana, Cornelius Open Mic w/ Tommy C
Visulite Theatre La Rua
Yesteryears Quincy & The Diss-Counts
This article appears in Jan 7-13, 2004.
