Wednesday, Jul. 21
Blue Melinda Hansen, Royce Guin, Korey Dudley & Rob Knox
Breakfast Club DJ Boney B
Cecil’s Robin Rogers Band
Charleston Chops, Cornelius Michelle Smith, Bill & Ray
Double Door Inn Edward Morbius
The Evening Muse Winter in Alaska; justincase w/ Paul Christianson & Pete Schmidt
George Washington Bookstore & Tavern, Concord Dillon and Simeon
The Gin Mill Wizard’s Road Show
Hart-Witzen Gallery Open Mic w/ Charlotte Zweber
Horse Shoe, Clover Tommy Hudson & Marty Cofield
Lynn’s Randy Rowland
Midtown 51 Donnie Honeycutt
Midtown, Harris Blvd Acoustic Soulution
O’Hara’s The Fabulous Kays
Pewter Rose Standard Brands
Phil & Tony’s MOB
Puckett’s Farm Equipment New Dixie Pharaohs
The Room The Talk w/ All Astronauts, & The Nein
Rusty Rudder, Cornelius Rayen and Ziad
Smelly Cat Coffeehouse The Bobby Workman Group
Smokey Joe’s Cafe Brangle Bros.
T-Bones, Lake Wylie Justin Mychals
Tremont Music Hall Mastodon w/ Mortufairy & Sanctity
Tropicana, Cornelius Open Mic w/ Tommy C
Tutto Mondo DJ Twyla & Andre More
Wolfman Pizza, UNCC Open Mic w/ Adam Payne
Yesteryears Quincy & The Diss-Counts
Thursday, Jul. 22
Amos’ Southend Dokken w/ The New Blacks
Back Door, Clover Tommy Hudson & Marty Cofield
Ballantyne Resort Gary Dodgen
Blue John Alexander
Bonterra Tom Billotto, Kathleen Ausley, Jimmy Bookout
Dixie’s Tavern Hipshack
Double Door Inn Bill Hanna Quartet
The Evening Muse Peter Mulvey w/ Joe Rathbone
Firehouse Grille, Ft Mill Robin Rogers Duo
George Washington Bookstore & Tavern, Concord Open Mic w/ Dave Holtzclaw
Irish Cue, Cornelius Bargain Basement Blues Band
Iron Thunder, Concord Jason’s Broken
Java Jim’s, Mooresville Dave Thurman
Lynn’s Tommy Samole
Mickey & Mooch Michelle Smith
Midtown 51 Open Mic w/ Josh Daniel
North Harbor Club Silver Tones
O’Hara’s The Fabulous Kays
Pewter Rose Volatile Baby
Puckett’s Farm Equipment Open Mic w/ Dale Hillyard
Rodi, Gastonia Dean Fields
The Room Cub Country w/ North Elementary, & The Sammies
Rusty Rudder, Cornelius Roy Daye Jr.
SK Netcafe Open Mic w/ Craig Hanks
Sportsters Bar & Grill Just Cause
Sullivan’s Steakhouse Mark Stallings Trio
Tropical Escape, Rock Hill Open Mic w/ Johnny Boy, Jason Walker & Mike Colton
Visulite Theatre Stockholm Syndrome
Wild Wing Cafe Chris McCarty Band
Wine Vault, UNCC Eric Guthrie
Friday, Jul. 23
10 O’Clock Charlie’s TNT Entertainment
Ballantyne Resort Gary Dodgen
Blue Soul Station
Coffee Central Rick Spreitzer w/ Kevin Edwards
Double Door Inn The Nighthawks
Double Door Inn at The Lake Joystick
The Dunhill Hotel Kim Carper, Van Sachs & Donnie Marshall
The Evening Muse Poprocket w/ Y-O-U & Cari Clara; Darden Smith w/ David Holtzclaw
Flying Saucer Jay Mathey
Founders Hall Rick Enderby (noon)
Frontier, Gastonia Diamond Back
George Washington Bookstore & Tavern, Concord Sean Smith
Grid Iron Donnie Honeycutt
Harvey’s, Huntersville Remainders
Irish Cue, Cornelius Unsheltered
Iron Thunder, Concord Tim Clark Band
Java Jim’s, Mooresville Scotti & Clyde
JB’Z Earthshine w/ Ultralush
Liquid Lounge Mark Farina
Lynn’s Crimson Rose
Midtown 51 Father Tyme
Midtown Harborside, Lake Norman SwizzleLink
Midtown, Harris Blvd Thirteenth Door
Midtown, Rock Hill Scott Jeffrey’s Band
The Money, Rock Hill Tribe of More w/ Deleveled & Jason Roseman
Moose McGuire’s, Belmont Matt Yager
Murphy’s Tavern Squareroots
Neighborhood Theatre The Soul-lution w/ Collective & DJ Stacey Blackman
North Harbor Club Silver Tones
O’Hara’s The Fabulous Kays
Onemor Bar & Grill, Concord Kingpin
Puckett’s Farm Equipment Razin Zane
Rodi, Gastonia Zeltner and Montieth
The Room Skapegoat w/ Conshafter
Rusty Rudder, Cornelius Jay Mathey and Special Purpose
Smokey Joe’s Cafe Low Willy w/ Lunatic Fringe
The Steeple Lounge DRAT w/ The Dead Kings
Sunset Grill Scott Johnson Band
The Store Crosstown Traffic
Tremont Music Hall Elefant w/ Ambulance Ltd., Bellglide & The Sammies
Visulite Theatre Southern Culture on the Skids
Wild Wing Cafe Patrick Rock Band
Saturday, Jul. 24
Amos’ Southend Van Hunt
Ballantyne Resort Gary Dodgen
Blue Kim Carper, Gerard Benson, Andre Ferreri & and Chris Garges
Bogey’s Bistro Thirteenth Door
Borders, Stonecrest Songwriter Showcase w/ David Griffin, Michael Everitt, Greg Baker & JC Honeycutt (3pm)
Brickhouse Tavern, Davidson Tone Deaf
Coley’s Tavern Pocketfull of Strange
Corkscrew, Huntersville Amy Broome w/ Scot Caviness
Cotton Gin Tavern, York Robin Rogers Duo
Crossroads Coffeehouse, Waxhaw Rick Spreitzer
Double Door Inn Tinsley Ellis
Double Door Inn at The Lake Suckerpunch
The Evening Muse Two Dollar Pistols w/ I See Hawks in L.A. ; Free Planet Radio
Frontier, Gastonia Diamond Back
George Washington Bookstore & Tavern, Concord David Holtzclaw, Reeve Coobs & Scott Wagstaff
The Gin Mill Carl Rosen
Graduate, Pineville Renelvis
Irish Cue, Cornelius Impulse Ride
Iron Thunder, Concord Tim Clark Band
JB’Z Basikly
Lava Java Ashlyn’s Trio featuring Bill Hanna
LaVecchia’s Seafood Grille Trio 21
Lynn’s Butch Metcalf
Midtown 51 Scott Jeffrey’s Band
Midtown Harborside, Lake Norman Cloud 9
The Money, Rock Hill Skratched Apple w/ Conflict, Monroe Brown, & Rayen Belchere
Neighborhood Theatre Michael Reno Harrell CD Release
O’Hara’s The Fabulous Kays
Paramount’s Carowinds Paladium The Nashville Star Tour w/ Brad Cotter, George Canyon, Matt Lindahl & Lance Miller
Puckett’s Farm Equipment Tom Constanten
Queen City Underground Treephort w/ Dead Kings, Crimson Spectre & Minority Party
Rodi, Gastonia David Childers
The Room Formula v .01 w/ Odi, Pollen, Tetradin, Intel vs. Selectress & resident DJs
Rusty Rudder, Cornelius Rayen and Thom Ellis
Sammy’s, Pineville Donnie Honeycutt
Smokey Joe’s Cafe Punk Jazz Project
The Steeple Lounge Snagglepuss w/ Alternative Champs
Tremont Music Hall Myndflow w/ Dixie Deathwish, Mirage & Forgranted
Tropical Escape, Rock Hill Squareroots
Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre Dave Matthews Band
Wild Wing Cafe MOB
Wine Vault, UNCC Mike Crowley
Sunday, Jul. 25
Breakfast Club DJ Grand Imperial
Copeland’s Celine Berman & Jazztrack (11:30am)
Irish Cue, Cornelius Bumpy & The Sundee Junkies
La Paz Southern Silk
Midtown Harborside, Lake Norman Kyle “Duke” Miller
Midtown, Harris Blvd Mike Federal & Rusty Barkley
The Money, Rock Hill ECS w/ Kooter Brown, Anytime in July, Creamy Velour, & more
North Harbor Club Captain Lou
Rusty Rudder, Cornelius Ziad and Friends (brunch) and Drew Skinner (patio)
The Shoppes at University Place Mob and Simplified
Tyber Creek Pub Open Mic w/ Jason Montero
Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre 3 Doors Down w/ Nickelback & Puddle of Mudd
Monday, Jul. 26
Double Door Inn Monday Nite All Stars
North Harbor Club Scott Johnson & Max Drake
The Room Underground Hip Hop Night
Rusty Rudder, Cornelius Open Mic w/ Jay Mathey
Smokey Joe’s Cafe Open Mic w/ Jamie & Thomas
T-Bones, Lake Wylie Kevin Atkinson
Tutto Mondo DJ’s Nate & Julio
Tuesday, Jul. 27
Back Alley Music Hall, Concord DJ Will- I-Am
Bayou Kitchen Tom Billotto
Big Al’s Pub, Mooresville Robin B and Andy Seets
Boardwalk Billy’s, UNCC Open Mic w/ Todd Farmer
Double Door Inn Robin Rogers Band
Harvey’s, Huntersville Songwriter’s Guild Open Mic w/ Aimin
Irish Cue, Cornelius Open Mic w/ Elisha
O’Hara’s The Fantastic Shakers
Paramount’s Carowinds Paladium 311 w/ The Roots
Riley’s, Lake Norman Open Mic w/ Mike U
The Room Ken Stringfellow
Rusty Rudder, Cornelius Tony Fisher
Saeed’s Palm Bar, Cornelius Open Mic w/ Joe Bangles
Smokey Joe’s Cafe Open Jam w/ Static
T-Bones, Lake Wylie Justin Mychals
Tremont Music Hall Full Blown Chaos w/ 100 Demons & Through The Discipline
Wednesday, Jul. 28
Big Al’s Pub, Cornelius Open Mic w/ Gabe B
Blue Melinda Hansen, Royce Guin, Korey Dudley & Rob Knox
Breakfast Club DJ Boney B
Cecil’s Robin Rogers Band
Charleston Chops, Cornelius Michelle Smith, Bill & Ray
Double Door Inn The Painkillers
The Evening Muse Ian Thomas; Johnsmith
Hart-Witzen Gallery Bryan Quan
Horse Shoe, Clover Tommy Hudson & Marty Cofield
Midtown 51 Blind View
O’Hara’s The Fantastic Shakers
Pewter Rose Standard Brands
Phil & Tony’s MOB
Providence Cafe Kim Carper and Van Sachs
Puckett’s Farm Equipment New Dixie Pharaohs
The Room Ten Missing Days w/ Wellington & A Black Market Diary
Rusty Rudder, Cornelius Rayen and Ziad
Smelly Cat Coffeehouse The Bobby Workman Group
Smokey Joe’s Cafe Brangle Bros.
T-Bones, Lake Wylie Justin Mychals
Tremont Music Hall Finger 11 w/ Thornley, Moments in Grace, & Strata
Tropicana, Cornelius Open Mic w/ Tommy C
Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre KISS w/ Poison
Wolfman Pizza, UNCC Open Mic w/ Adam Payne
Yesteryears Quincy & The Diss-Counts
This article appears in Jul 21-27, 2004.
