Wednesday, Aug. 25
Big Al’s Pub, Cornelius Open Mic w/ Gabe B
Blue Melinda Hansen, Royce Guin, Korey Dudley & Rob Knox
The Boardroom Bar & Bistro David Harper
Breakfast Club DJ Boney B
Bricktop Lounge DJ Brigmunton and Christian
Comet Grill Open Mic w/ Bill McDonald
Double Door Inn Josh Lederman y Los Diablos
The Evening Muse Dawn Kinnard w/ Alli Collis
George Washington Bookstore & Tavern, Concord Goldmine Pickers
The Gin Mill Wizard’s Road Show
Hawthorne’s NY Pizza Hunter and Travis-D
Killian’s, Mooresville Iron Head
Lava Java Open Mic w/ Sam
Midtown 51 Blind View
Midtown, Harris Blvd Tom & Dan
O’Hara’s Pat Carpenter
Picasso’s Sports Bar Open Mic w/ Jared Allan
Providence Cafe Celine Berman & Jazztrack
Puckett’s Farm Equipment New Dixie Pharaohs
Rusty Rudder, Cornelius Acoustic Samplings w/ Rayen and Ziad
Sports Page Scoot & Phill
Tremont Music Hall Burning Brides
Tyber Creek Pub Billy Mulligan
Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre John Mayer w/ Maroon 5 & DJ Logic
Thursday, Aug. 26
Amos’ Southend Bellyfull w/ Punk Jazz Project
Big Al’s Pub, Cornelius Robin B & Andy Seets
The Boardroom Bar & Bistro DJ K-Omotion
Bricktop Lounge Queen City Connection
Comet Grill Lilley, Strauss & Schigoda
Double Door Inn Bill Hanna Quartet
The Evening Muse Dean Fields; Georgia Middleman w/ Jodie Manross
Firehouse Grille, Ft Mill Robin Rogers Duo
Flying Saucer Hipshack
The Galway Hooker, Cornelius Mike Underwood
George Washington Bookstore & Tavern, Concord Open Mic w/ Dave Holtzclaw
Hawthorne’s NY Pizza Dugi
Irish Cue, Cornelius Bargain Basement Blues Band
Iron Thunder, Concord Wild Men From Borneo
Jocks & Jills, UNCC Square Roots
Killian’s, Mooresville Robert Jones
Lava Java Lauren & Friends
Liquid Lounge DJ Suspence
Lynn’s Randy Rowland
Main Street Station, Belmont Wizard’s Road Show
Midtown 51 Open Mic w/ Josh Daniel
Midtown Harborside, Lake Norman Mike & Rusty
Neighborhood Theatre Shawn Mullins
O’Hara’s Pat Carpenter
Pewter Rose Volatile Baby
Puckett’s Farm Equipment Open Mic w/ Dale Hillyard
R.J. Gator’s, UNCC Angwish
Riley’s, Lake Norman Scoot
Rodi, Gastonia The Lascivious Biddies
The Room Parklife w/ LFE and Ultralush
Rusty Rudder, Cornelius Brent Joyce
SK Netcafe Open Mic w/ Craig Hanks
Sportsters Bar & Grill Just Cause
Sullivan’s Steakhouse Mark Stallings Trio
Summit Coffee & Tea, Davidson Summit All-Star Band
Visulite Theatre The Gourds w/ Papa Mali
Wild Wing Cafe Jay Mathey
Friday, Aug. 27
10 O’Clock Charlie’s TNT Entertainment
Amos’ Southend Floydain Slip: Pink Floyd Tribute
Blue Soul Station
Blumenthal Performing Arts Center La India & Tito Nieves
The Boardroom Bar & Bistro Wishful Thinking
Bricktop Lounge Bolivar w/ Tha Notz, Soden, first dru
Byrnes Auditorium, Winthrop Bonepony w/ The Avett Brothers
Charleston Chops, Cornelius Kent Steel
Comet Grill Lenny Federal & John Wicker
Cotswold Village Shops Courtyard Robin B & Andy Seets
Double Door Inn Bob Margolin w/ Carey Bell
Double Door Inn at The Lake Tim Clark Band
The Dunhill Hotel Kim Carper, Van Sachs & Donnie Marshall
The Evening Muse Pyramid w/ Hope for A Golden Summer, Pati Rotheberg and Django Haskins
Frontier, Gastonia Diamond Back
The Galway Hooker, Cornelius Scoot & Phill
George Washington Bookstore & Tavern, Concord Darlyne Cain Trio
The Gin Mill Jett
Harvey’s, Huntersville Rachel Garcia Band
Hearst Tower Plaza Brubakers (5pm)
Irish Cue, Cornelius Part Time Blues Band
Iron Thunder, Concord The U-Phoniks
JB’Z Painkillers w/ Tombstone Daddy and 4 on the Floor
Killian’s, Mooresville Joshua’s Whisper
Midtown 51 Middleman
Midtown Harborside, Lake Norman Joystick
Midtown, Harris Blvd Simon Sez
Moose McGuire’s, Belmont Matt Yager
O’Hara’s Pat Carpenter
Puckett’s Farm Equipment SHU
Queen City Underground Horse Thief w/ Dove, Fat Day, Calabi-Yau and JT & the Blame
Rodi, Gastonia Zeltner and Montieth
The Room The Rosebuds w/ The Mersey Sound
Rusty Rudder, Cornelius Jay Mathey
Shock Wave, Statesville Word of Few w/ Camebridge
Smokey Joe’s Cafe Jem Crossland & the Hypertonics
The Steeple Lounge Red All Over w/ Matador Blues
Tipsey’s Jared Allan & Co.
Tremont Music Hall Scapegoat w/One Big Plain and Sugar Glyder
Visulite Theatre Rebirth Brass Band
Wild Wing Cafe Wax Gurus
Saturday, Aug. 28
Amos’ Southend Naked Beggars
Birkdale Village, Huntersville Celine Berman & Jazztrack
Blue Kim Carper, Mark Stallings, Gerard Benson and Donnie Marshall
Bogey’s Bistro Ultravibe
Borders, Stonecrest Songwriter Showcase (3pm)
Bricktop Lounge Leeji
Byrnes Auditorium, Winthrop Step Afrika w/ Tess
Cabarrus Arena & Events Center, Concord Grand Funk Railroad
Charleston Chops, Cornelius Kent Steel
Comet Grill The Relics
Double Door Inn Contagious
Double Door Inn at The Lake Tim Clark Band
The Evening Muse Les Dirt Clods CD release
Frontier, Gastonia Diamond Back
The Galway Hooker, Cornelius Tone Deaf
George Washington Bookstore & Tavern, Concord The Rhythm Busters
Harvey’s, Huntersville Wizard’s Road Show
Hawthorne’s NY Pizza Sound of Sa-idah
Irish Cue, Cornelius Exit 55
Iron Thunder, Concord Nightwind
JB’Z Tom Hamrick
Lava Java Ashlyn’s Trio featuring Bill Hanna and Paul “Cutty” Goodwyn
LaVecchia’s Seafood Grille Trio 21
Liquid Lounge DJ Suspence
Liquid Recordz Fret
Main Street Station, Belmont Square Roots
Marshall Park Hungry Ghost w/ Eyes of the Elder (noon)
McCelvey Center, York Doc Watson w/ David Holt
Midtown 51 Scott Jeffery’s Band
Midtown Harborside, Lake Norman Father Tyme
O’Hara’s Pat Carpenter
Providence Bistro Celine Berman & Jazztrack
Queen City Underground Black Lagoon w/ Mego Dirge
Rodi, Gastonia Darlyne Cain
The Room Bellyfull w/ Greenlight
Rusty Rudder, Cornelius Michelle and Friends; Sourmash
Shock Wave, Statesville Ray Deez Test w/ Firebelly and Denied
Smokey Joe’s Cafe Bessie Mae’s Dream
Spirit Square Tosco Music Party w/ Lascivious Biddies, Les Dirt Clods, Shana Blake and more
Sunset Grille Vanilla Cornbread
Tonic DJ Three
Tutto Mondo DJ’s Alex Andersen, Eliza Lawless and Suspence
Visulite Theatre Acoustic Syndicate
Wild Wing Cafe U-Phonik
Wine Up Carolina Gator Gumbo
Sunday, Aug. 29
Byrnes Auditorium, Winthrop Angie Aparo w/ Buzz Sutherland
Copeland’s Celine Berman & Jazztrack (11:30am)
Hickory Tavern Jay Mathey
Irish Cue, Cornelius Bumpy & The Sundee Junkies
Marshall Park Nappy Brown w/ Betty Pride & the B.P. Ride (6pm)
Midtown Harborside, Lake Norman Kyle “Duke” Miller
Midtown, Harris Blvd Mike Federal & Rusty Barkley
North Harbor Club Captain Lou
O’Hara’s Pat Carpenter
Queen City Underground Supervillains w/ Solid Gold Wreckers and IYF Pork
Rusty Rudder, Cornelius Eddie Clayton
The Steeple Lounge DJ Brian Stockholm
Tyber Creek Pub Open Mic w/ Jason Montero
Visulite Theatre Everclear
Monday, Aug. 30
Double Door Inn Monday Nite All Stars
Hops Brewery Jared Allan & Co.
North Harbor Club Scott Johnson & Max Drake
O’Hara’s The TFC Band
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
Tuesday, Aug. 31
Bayou Kitchen Tom Billotto
Big Al’s Pub, Cornelius Robin B & Andy Seets
Boardwalk Billy’s, UNCC Open Mic w/ Joel Ackerson
Bricktop Lounge DJ Soden
Comet Grill Laughin’ Gravy
Double Door Inn Robin Rogers Band
Hickory Tavern Square Roots
Irish Cue, Cornelius Open Mic w/ Elisha
North Harbor Club Scoot
O’Hara’s The TFC Band
Rusty Rudder, Cornelius Tony Fisher
Smokey Joe’s Cafe Open Mic w/ Jamie & Thomas
Smokey Joe’s Cafe Open Jam w/ Static
Sunset Grille Pat Comstock
Tremont Music Hall Phantom Planet w/ The Like and The Damnwells
Wednesday, Sep. 1
Blue Melinda Hansen, Royce Guin, Korey Dudley & Rob Knox
The Boardroom Bar & Bistro David Harper
Breakfast Club DJ Boney B
Comet Grill Pervis Lee & Sonya Lee
Double Door Inn Jobula
The Evening Muse Tosco House Party Open Mic
Hickory Tavern Jay Mathey
Lava Java Open Mic w/ Sam
Milliron’s The Mixx
O’Hara’s The TFC Band
Picasso’s Sports Bar Open Mic w/ Jared Allan
Puckett’s Farm Equipment New Dixie Pharaohs
Rusty Rudder, Cornelius Acoustic Samplings w/ Rayen and Ziad
Smokey Joe’s Cafe Brangle Brothers
Tyber Creek Pub Billy Mulligan
This article appears in Aug 25-31, 2004.
