Wednesday, Jan. 21
Big Al’s Pub, Mooresville Jes & Sherry
Blue Carl DiPonziano
Cajun Queen 7th Street Gator Band
Cuvee Wine & Art Gallery Hipshack
Double Door Inn Simplified
The Evening Muse Rick Spreitzer w/ Andy Friedman & Sam Shaber
The Galway Hooker, Cornelius Scott Johnson & Russ Brinnier
The Gin Mill Cherry Bomb
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 Mark Gannon
Neighborhood Theatre Keller Williams
Phil & Tony’s Mob
Providence Cafe Celine Berman & Jazztrack
Puckett’s Farm Equipment New Dixie Pharaohs
The Room Everybody Run
Rusty Rudder, Cornelius Open Mic w/ Todd Farmer
Smokey Joe’s Cafe Jazz Night w/ Curtis Wingfield, Chris Jones, Steve Gordon & Zack Page
Southend Brewery Open Mic w/ Jason Montero
Sullivan’s Steakhouse Chad Lawson & Zack Page
T-Bones, Lake Wylie Justin Mychals
Tequila Sky Mama Said
Tremont Music Hall Las Cabriolas w/ Eastern Standard Time, Dr. Ring Ding & King Django
Tropicana, Cornelius Open Mic w/ Tommy C
Wolfman Pizza Joe Miller Trio w/ Will & Adam
Yesteryears Quincy & The Diss-Counts
Thursday, Jan. 22
Amos’ Southend Josh Queen
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
Buckhead Saloon Scott Munns
Cajun Queen 7th Street Gator Band
Dearstyne’s Celine Berman & Jazztrack
Dixie’s Tavern Ziad
Double Door Inn Bill Hanna Jazz Jam
The Evening Muse Sam Fisher; Songwriter’s Showcase w/ Mataya, Mike Shannon & Chick Tsikouras
Firehouse Grille, Ft Mill Robin Rogers Duo
Graduate East Donnie and Bruce
Graduate, Uptown Scott Jeffrey’s Band
The Hungry Duck The Highrollers
Irish Cue, Cornelius Bargain Basement Blues Band
JB’Z Philharmonic Blues Band
Lake Lynn Lodge, Concord R&R Crossing
Midtown Harborside, Lake Norman Mike & Rusty
The Money, Rock Hill Pause For Effect
Neighborhood Theatre Copeland w/ The Working Title
Rheinland Haus Frank Graziadei
Ri Ra Hipshack
Rodi, Gastonia Ben Elkins
The Room High Strung & Roy Owens Jr.
SK Netcafe Open Mic w/ Craig Hanks
Sullivan’s Steakhouse Mark Stallings Trio
Tropical Escape, Rock Hill Open Mic w/ Jason Walker & Mike Colton
Tyber Creek Pub Rich & Frank
Visulite Theatre Bessie Mae’s Dream
Yellow Rose Cafe & Billiards Brandon O’Brien
Friday, Jan. 23
10 O’Clock Charlie’s TNT Entertainment
Bailey’s, Pineville Hal Jones Band
Ballantyne Resort Gary Dodgen
Blue Soul Station
Buckhead Saloon Scott Munns
Cajun Queen 7th Street Gator Band
Cajun Queen, Pineville 7th Street Gator Band II
Charlotte Art League Gael Warning
Cotton Gin Tavern, York SC Robin Rogers Duo
Double Door Inn Renee Austin
Double Door Inn at The Lake The Coastline Band
The Dunhill Hotel Kim Carper, Mark Stallings, and Donnie Marshall
The Evening Muse Don Dixon, Jamie Hoover & Robert Crenshaw; Christy Snow w/ Volatile Baby & Kid Sister
Founders Hall Ziad Rabie Jazz Duo (Noon)
Frontier, Gastonia Diamond Back
The Gin Mill Rich & Frank
Graduate, Dilworth Jes & Sherry
Graduate, Uptown Mike Waters
Irish Cue, Cornelius Lazy Susan
Lava Java Lauren & Friends
LaVecchia’s Seafood Grille Hipshack
Liquid Lounge Brett Johnson / Matt Bolick
Midtown 51 SwizzleLink
Midtown Harborside, Lake Norman Joystick
Midtown, Harris Blvd Middleman
The Money, Rock Hill Access Denied w/ Drill 187 & Problem Child
Moose McGuire’s, Belmont Matt Yager
Neighborhood Theatre World Leader Pretend
Puckett’s Farm Equipment Jason’s Broken
Rheinland Haus Hank Vasoll
Ri Ra Falls to Far
Ricky J’s Sports Bar Three Of A Kind
Rodi, Gastonia Chris Cook
The Room The Weather w/ Dragstrip Syndicate & The Dynamite Brothers
Saeed’s Palm Bar, Cornelius Banana Puddin’
Smokey Joe’s Cafe Ron Cook of Captain Cook & the Coconutz
The Steeple Lounge Belmont Playboys w/ The Aqualads
Sylvia Theater, York Adrienne Young
Tequila Sky Wax Gurus
TJ’s Rock Porch Smooth Move
Tremont Music Hall Punos CD Release w/ The Manhattan Project, Malebogia
Tropical Escape, Rock Hill Monkey’s Uncle
Visulite Theatre Six Points Showcase feat. Jason Scavone & The Noises Ten
Wine Up Amy Broome
Saturday, Jan. 24
Amos’ Southend General Johnson and Chairmen of the Board
Angry Ale’s Aerial View
Ballantyne Resort Gary Dodgen
Blue Kim Carper, Van Sachs, Gerard Benson, and Donnie Marshall
Bogey’s Bistro Thirteenth Door
Brixx Wood-Fired Pizza Open Mic w/ Josh Daniel
Buckhead Saloon Scott Munns
Cajun Queen 7th Street Gator Band
Cajun Queen, Pineville 7th Street Gator Band II
Coley’s Tavern Pocketful of Strange
Dinkins Cafe, Winthrop U The Avett Brothers w/ Mitch Fatel
The Door Coffeehouse Infidelity w/ Found Guilty, Losing Streak, Another Day
Double Door Inn Debbie Davies
Double Door Inn at The Lake Cherry Bomb
The Evening Muse Life in General w/ Breaking Laces ; Vaughan Penn w/ Liquid Peace
Frontier, Gastonia Diamond Back
The Galway Hooker, Cornelius Hipshack
George Washington Bookstore & Tavern, Concord Tom Eure, Jr.
The Gin Mill Rayen Belchere & Ziad
Graduate, Lake Norman Suite 490
Graduate, Uptown Rich & Frank
Great Aunt Stella Center Eddie From Ohio
Irish Cue, Cornelius Calvin & Friends
Iron Thunder, Concord Robin Rogers Band
JB’Z Stickey Nickel
LaVecchia’s Seafood Grille Trio 21
Liquid Recordz The Blamed Monkeys & Killer Deal
Midtown 51 Scott Jeffrey’s Band
Midtown Harborside, Lake Norman U-Phonik
The Money, Rock Hill Sub Culture w/ Self Afflicted & Word of Few
Nectar Kim Carper and Bill Hannah
Neighborhood Theatre Ralph Stanley & The Clinch Mountain Boys; Vince Welnick & Gent Treadly
Puckett’s Farm Equipment Black Smith Country
Rheinland Haus Kim Kimbro
Ri Ra Krutch
Ricky J’s Sports Bar Three Of A Kind
Rodi, Gastonia Caroline Aiken
The Room The Houston Brothers w/ Jennyanykind
Smokey Joe’s Cafe Headway
Tequila Sky DL Token w/ Jason’s Broken & Guests
TJ’s Rock Porch Smooth Move
Tremont Music Hall Alli With An I w/ Classic Case, Just For Tonight, 5 Finger Discount
Tropical Escape, Rock Hill Raw Dawgs
Tyber Creek Pub Billy Mullighan
Visulite Theatre Indecision
The Well, Pineville Jeremiah Jones
Yellow Rose Cafe & Billiards Brandon O’Brien
Sunday, Jan. 25
Blue Kim Carper, Andre Ferrere, and Donnie Marshall
Cajun Queen 7th Street Gator Band
Coley’s Tavern Donnie and Bruce
Double Door Inn Benefit for Alejandro Escovedo w/ Caitlin Cary, Sea of Cortez, Edwards Brothers & more
Grand Central Sign of the Times Big Band
Irish Cue, Cornelius Bumpy & The Sundee Junkies
La Paz Southern Silk
Midtown, Harris Blvd Mike Federal & Rusty Barkley
The Money, Rock Hill Good, Not Evil w/ Anguish
Phil & Tony’s Open Jazz & Fusion Jam w/ members from Mob, The Fabulous Kays, Cookie & Charles Hairston’s Group
Sullivan’s Steakhouse Tommy Joe
Tyber Creek Pub Open Mic w/ Tom Eure Jr.
Monday, Jan. 26
Cajun Queen 7th Street Gator Band
Chucky T’s, Lake Norman Open Mic w/ Liberty
Double Door Inn Monday Nite All Stars
Smokey Joe’s Cafe Open Mic w/ Jamie
Sullivan’s Steakhouse Gary Marcus & Ziad
T-Bones, Lake Wylie Kevin Atkinson
Tuesday, Jan. 27
Bayou Kitchen Tom Billotto
Big Al’s Pub, Mooresville Robin Brown w/ Andy Seets
Boardwalk Billy’s, UNCC Open Mic w/ Todd Farmer
Cajun Queen 7th Street Gator Band
Dakotas Celine Berman & Jazztrack
Double Door Inn Robin Rogers Band
The Evening Muse Figga 4 w/ The Others, Supastition
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
Joe’s Raw Bar Open Mic w/ George Perry
The Money, Rock Hill Uphonik w/ Decadence Theory
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 Shroom Beats & Iridescent Soul
Tremont Music Hall Rose Hill Drive
Wednesday, Jan. 28
Big Al’s Pub, Mooresville Scott Johnson
Blue Carl DiPonziano
Cajun Queen 7th Street Gator Band
Corkscrew, Huntersville Tom Eure, Jr.
Double Door Inn Ginsu Jukebox
The Evening Muse Dean Fields, Paul Geremia, Patchouli & Billy Joe Murphy
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
Neighborhood Theatre Fear Before the March of Flames w/ Salt the Earth
Pewter Rose Tom Billotto, Jimmy Bookout, Donnie Marshall & Kathleen Ausley
Phil & Tony’s Mob
Providence Cafe R&R Crossing
Puckett’s Farm Equipment New Dixie Pharaohs
The Room Cary Hudson w/ Chad Edwards
Rusty Rudder, Cornelius Open Mic w/ Todd Farmer
Smokey Joe’s Cafe Jazz Night w/ Curtis Wingfield, Chris Jones, Steve Gordon & Zack Page
Southend Brewery Open Mic w/ Jason Montero
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
This article appears in Jan 21-27, 2004.
