Wednesday, May. 12
Amos’ Southend Sam Fisher & Josh Queen
Back Alley Music Hall, Concord Open Mic w/ Jon Teague
Blue Melinda Hansen, Royce Guin, Korey Dudley & Rob Knox
Breakfast Club DJ Boney B
Brickhouse Tavern, Davidson Robin Brown & Andy Seets
Cajun Queen 7th Street Gator Band
Cecil’s Robin Rogers Band
Charleston Chops, Cornelius Michelle Smith w/ Bill & Ray
Comet Grill Open Mic w/ Bill McDonald
Corkscrew, Huntersville Amy Broome w/ Scott Caviness & Greg Lilley
Double Door Inn Three Bad Jacks & The Tombstone Daddys
The Evening Muse Voodoo Organist
The Gin Mill Wizard’s Road Show
Hart-Witzen Gallery Open mic w/ Charlotte Zweber
Horse Shoe, Clover Tommy Hudson & Marty Cofield
Jack Mason’s Food & Spirits Open Mic w/ Kevin Hartwick
Midtown, Harris Blvd Jared Allan
Pewter Rose Standard Brands
Phil & Tony’s MOB
Providence Cafe Celine Berman & Jazztrack
Puckett’s Farm Equipment New Dixie Pharaohs
T-Bones, Lake Wylie Justin Mychals
Tropicana, Cornelius Open Mic w/ Tommy C
Yesteryears Quincy & The Diss-Counts
Thursday, May. 13
Amos’ Southend Donnie Honeycutt
Back Door, Clover Tommy Hudson & Marty Cofield
Ballantyne Resort Gary Dodgen
Blue John Alexander
Bonterra Tom Billotto, Kathleen Ausley, Jimmy Bookout
Cajun Queen 7th Street Gator Band
Charleston Chops, Cornelius Kent Steel
Comet Grill Country and Western Bill
Double Door Inn Bill Hanna Jazz Jam
The Evening Muse Regan & Brian Doyle & Tennessee Boltsmokers
Firehouse Grille, Ft Mill Robin Rogers Duo
The Hungry Duck The Highrollers
Irish Cue, Cornelius Bargain Basement Blues Band
Java Jim’s, Mooresville Open Mic w/ Keeli
Main Street Station Belmont Wizard’s Road Show
Midtown Harborside, Lake Norman Mike & Rusty
Neighborhood Theatre Todd Rundgren & the Liars
Pewter Rose Volatile Baby
Providence Cafe Robin Brown & Andy Seets
Puckett’s Farm Equipment Open Mic w/ Dale Hillyard
Rheinland Haus Frank Graziadei
Rodi, Gastonia Bruce Piephoff
The Room The Standard w/ Elevator Action
SK Netcafe Open Mic w/ Craig Hanks
Sullivan’s Steakhouse Mark Stallings Trio
T-Bones, Lake Wylie Christina Raine & L. Scott Brown
Tremont Music Hall Between the Buried and Me w/ Terror & Stretch Armstrong
Tropical Escape, Rock Hill Open Mic w/ Johny Boy, Jason Walker & Mike Colton
Twist Melinda Hansen, Keith Shamel & Rob Knox
Wild Wing Cafe Tokyo Joe
Friday, May. 14
10 O’Clock Charlie’s TNT Entertainment
Amos’ Southend Big Guns
Ballantyne Resort Gary Dodgen
Big Al’s Pub, Mooresville Jes & Sherry
Blue Soul Station
Boardwalk Billy’s, UNCC Jared Allan & Co.
Cajun Queen 7th Street Gator Band
Cajun Queen, Pineville 7th Street Gator Band II
Champs Wizard’s Road Show
Charleston Chops, Cornelius Michelle Smith
Checkers, Ft Mill Electric Blue
Comet Grill Lenny Federal and John Wicker
Cricket Arena a perfect circle
Double Door Inn Jimmy Thackery & The Drivers
Double Door Inn at The Lake Reganomics
The Evening Muse Breaking Laces & Ben Mize Band; Kevin Kinney w/ R.B. Morris
Founders Hall Southern Silk (noon)
Frontier, Gastonia Diamond Back
George Washington Bookstore & Tavern, Concord Darlyne Cain
The Gin Mill Little Sister
Grid Iron Restaurant & Bar Robin Brown & Andy Seets
Irish Cue, Cornelius Part Time Blues Band
Iron Thunder, Concord Jason’s Broken
Java Jim’s, Mooresville Dave Thurman
JB’Z Skeeter Brandon
Killian’s, Mooresville Unsheltered
Liquid Lounge Gene Farris
Midtown 51 Wax Gurus
Midtown Harborside, Lake Norman The Logic
Midtown, Harris Blvd Pocketfull of Strange
The Money, Rock Hill In-V, American Devils, & Summit
Moose McGuire’s, Belmont Matt Yager
Neighborhood Theatre Scott Miller and The Commonwealth w/ David Childers & the Modern Don Juans
Puckett’s Farm Equipment Those Guys
Rheinland Haus Hank Vasoll
Rodi, Gastonia Willy Evans w/ Donna Duncan
The Room The Hiss w/ The Talk, & A Fir Ju Well
Rusty Rudder, Cornelius Closet POP Junkies
Saeed’s Palm Bar, Cornelius Banana Puddin’
Smokey Joe’s Cafe Ginsu Jukebox
The Steeple Lounge Deeper Shade of Soul w/ Nighthawk & The Hoochie-Coos
Sullivan’s Steakhouse Chad Lawson
Sylvia Theater, York Peter Tork & James Lee Stanley w/ AURA3
T-Bones, Lake Wylie Christina Raine & L. Scott Brown
Tremont Music Hall Horse Thief w/ The Disease
Tropical Escape, Rock Hill Rockaholics
Visulite Theatre Transcendental Hayride w/ Tea Leaf Green
Wild Wing Cafe Cookie
Wine Room, Concord Amy Broome w/ Scott Caviness & Greg Lilley
Wine Up Pamela Dale
Saturday, May. 15
Angry Ale’s Aerial View
Back Alley Music Hall, Concord HC Troubadors
Ballantyne Resort Gary Dodgen
Bogey’s Bistro Thirteenth Door
Cajun Queen 7th Street Gator Band
Cajun Queen, Pineville 7th Street Gator Band II
Coley’s Tavern Wax Gurus
Comet Grill Lunatic Fringe
D.B. Peckers, Pineville Donnie Honeycutt
Double Door Inn Jimmy Thackery & The Drivers
Double Door Inn at The Lake Brat Pack
The Evening Muse Ashley Robinson w/ Lifesmyth; Life In General w/ Bad Daddies Duo
First Round Draft, Concord Jared Allan & Co.
Frontier, Gastonia Diamond Back
The Galway Hooker, Cornelius Hipshack
George Washington Bookstore & Tavern, Concord Carolina Gator Gumbo
The Gin Mill The Matt & Tony Show
Graduate, Lake Norman Civility Burns w/ Dead Kings
Irish Cue, Cornelius Withstand w/ Gruv Union & Joshua’s Whisper
Iron Thunder, Concord Badge
JB’Z Longtime Gone
Joe’s Raw Bar Robin Brown & Andy Seets
LaVecchia’s Seafood Grille Trio 21
Liquid Recordz Choke Their Rivers With Our Dead w/ Crimson Spectre & more
Midtown Harborside, Lake Norman Peralta
The Money, Rock Hill Scratched Apple, Stack Magic, & Self Afflicted
Nectar Kim Carper and Bill Hannah
Neighborhood Theatre Liz Berlin & Jenn Wertz w/ Darlyne Cain
Pewter Rose PJ Brunson & Pamela Dale
Rheinland Haus Cline McGee
Rodi, Gastonia David Childers & The Modern Don Juans w/ Robin Rogers & Her Hot Band
The Room Califone w/ The Houston Brothers & Steady Baker
Smokey Joe’s Cafe The Royal We
Spirit Square Marlene VerPlank w/ The Rick Bean Trio
Sullivan’s Steakhouse Bill Gerhardt
T-Bones, Lake Wylie Christina Raine & L. Scott Brown
Tremont Music Hall Scapegoat w/ One Big Plain, A Closing Skyline, Even Angels Carry Knives and more (3pm)
Tropical Escape, Rock Hill Heavy Sandwich
Tumbleweeds, Monroe Spellbound
Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Alan Jackson w/ Martina McBride
Visulite Theatre Gigi Dover CD Release
Wild Wing Cafe The Legendary JC’s
Wine Up Tim Lemmond
Sunday, May. 16
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
Providence Sundries Lenny Federal, Bobby Donaldson & John Wicker
The Room Sea Ray w/ The Gold Coast & Mike Mitschele
Sullivan’s Steakhouse Bill Gerhardt
Tremont Music Hall Nekromantix
Tyber Creek Pub Open Mic w/ Jason Montero
Monday, May. 17
Cajun Queen 7th Street Gator Band
Chucky T’s, Lake Norman Open Mic w/ Liberty
Double Door Inn Monday Nite All Stars
The Evening Muse Randall Bramblett
North Harbor Restaurant, Davidson Scott Johnson & Russ Rinnier
The Room Underground Hip Hop Night
Smokey Joe’s Cafe Open Mic w/ Jamie & Thomas
T-Bones, Lake Wylie Kevin Atkinson
Trahan’s, Matthews Open Mic w/ Tom Eure, Jr.
Tuesday, May. 18
Amos’ Southend Pete Rock
Bayou Kitchen Tom Billotto
Big Al’s Pub, Mooresville Robin Brown & Andy Seets
Boardwalk Billy’s, UNCC Open Mic w/ Todd Farmer
Cajun Queen 7th Street Gator Band
Double Door Inn Robin Rogers Band
The Evening Muse Angwish; Open Mic w/ Mike Mangione
Harvey’s, Huntersville Songwriter’s Guild Open Mic w/ Aimin
Irish Cue, Cornelius Open Mic w/ Elisha
Main Street Station Belmont Christina Raine & L. Scott Brown
Saeed’s Palm Bar, Cornelius Open Mic w/ Joe Diaco
Smokey Joe’s Cafe Open Jam w/ Static
T-Bones, Lake Wylie Justin Mychals
Wednesday, May. 19
Amos’ Southend Dexter Freebish
Blue Melinda Hansen, Royce Guin, Korey Dudley & Rob Knox
Breakfast Club DJ Boney B
Cajun Queen 7th Street Gator Band
Cecil’s Robin Rogers Band
Charleston Chops, Cornelius Michelle Smith w/ Bill & Ray
Double Door Inn Country & Western Bill w/ F150
The Evening Muse Rich McCulley w/ Geronimo; The Divine Maggees w/ Reeve Coobs
The Gin Mill Wizard’s Road Show
Hart-Witzen Gallery Best of Open Mic w/ Claytos Venhuizen
Horse Shoe, Clover Tommy Hudson & Marty Cofield
Jack Mason’s Food & Spirits Open Mic w/ Kevin Hartwick
Midtown, Harris Blvd Jared Allan
Pewter Rose Standard Brands
Phil & Tony’s MOB
Puckett’s Farm Equipment New Dixie Pharaohs
Rodi, Gastonia Danielle Howle
The Room Dig Shovel Dig & Shadow of a Great Name
T-Bones, Lake Wylie Justin Mychals
Tropicana, Cornelius Open Mic w/ Tommy C
Visulite Theatre Pat McGee Band
Yesteryears Quincy & The Diss-Counts
This article appears in May 12-18, 2004.
