Saturday, July 26, 2008

Today's Menu (7/26)

Posted By on Sat, Jul 26, 2008 at 6:17 AM

Lindsey Horne Band Horne's music is often described as "sultry" – think Savannah in the summer, humid and alive with emotions both dark, dreamy and, ultimately, exhilarating. While a cop-out descriptive for a performer (and pianist) with jazz-y leanings, it nonetheless fits Ms. Horne, who mixes lovely staccato bursts of melody with journal-ripped rambles on all the tough topics life throws at us: love, loss, and relocation (physically or otherwise). Think of it as easy listening that's not such an easy listen, if that makes any sense. With Hot House Heff-Tones. The Evening Muse (Timothy C. Davis)

Iron Cordoba These headbangin' lads leave no stone unturned in their Spinal Tap meets drunk rednecks camaraderie. Whether blasting AC/DC-like rockers or singing drinking ballads such as "Irish Kiss," the party and guitar mayhem is laced with good times, guitars, folk-metal, and even sing-a-longs. They'll headline the White Trash Party 4 also featuring Dethrow Bodean, DJs, hot rods, dancing Daisy Dukes, redneck games, and general debauchery. Visulite (Samir Shukla)

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Friday, July 25, 2008

Today's Menu (7/25)

Posted By on Fri, Jul 25, 2008 at 12:15 PM

Lamb Handler Charlotte rockers are one-part garage, one-part '70s arena rock and plenty of energetic punk and boogie. Their straight-up rock, no chaser, may not break any new ground, but so what. They are putting the final touches on a disc to be released by ComaGun Records in August, and if the early mixes and demos are any indication, then get ready to turn up the amps. With Up With the Joneses & The Broken Strings. Snug Harbor (Samir Shukla)

Seth Walker Blues is the highway on which Walker drives his trusty wheels. His roots in rural North Carolina, and his home base of Austin for the past decade, have helped his authentic American music have that sittin' on a porch feel. Walker has fine-tuned his writing and playing where traditional blues lovers as well as contemporary roots rockers can gather. His self-titled record from last year is like a snowball of his work over the past decade, where piano-tinged ballads and blues licks feel at home. Double Door Inn (Shukla)

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Live Review: 311, Snoop Dogg

Posted By on Fri, Jul 25, 2008 at 11:19 AM

Unity Tour w/ 311, Snoop Dogg, Fiction Plane

Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre

July 24, 2008

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The Deal: 311 brings along Tha Doggfather and Sting's son for musical variety.

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Thursday, July 24, 2008

Music Menu: 311/Snoop Dogg

Posted By on Thu, Jul 24, 2008 at 6:24 AM

311/Snoop Dogg This may be an odd pairing at first glance, but a closer look makes you realize it's not so crazy. 311 does the rap-rock thing pretty well, and the D-O-double-G has always attracted rock fans with his rap. Sounds like a pretty good duo – though I'll be more impressed if the two can find a way to do some onstage collaboration. Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre (Jeff Hahne)

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Wednesday, July 23, 2008

Tales of puppet porn...

Posted By on Wed, Jul 23, 2008 at 4:23 PM

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Avenue Q is not just full puppet nudity and puppet porn, it’s a life lesson brought to us by puppets. Remember when we learned everything we needed to know in life from Sesame Street? Well, Avenue Q is an R-rated Sesame Street meets Rent. R for Reality. This play was so inspirational and educational, the teacher in me feels inclined to share the lessons learned delivered in lyrics and lines. It felt a little odd taking life lessons from puppets, but hey, some of them made some good points.

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Tuesday, July 22, 2008

Ten Out of Tenn. tour visits Charlotte

Posted By on Tue, Jul 22, 2008 at 5:07 PM

If you don't have plans for tomorrow night, then make your way to The Evening Muse for the The Ten Out of Tenn. (TOT) tour. It will feature performances by Tenn. musicians Erin McCarley, Matthew Perryman Jones, Tyler James, Butterfly Boucher, Griffin House, K.S. Rhoads, Trent Dabbs, Jeremy Lister, Andy Davis and last but, not least Katie Herzig (Have you heard her song "Hologram"? It's a catchy music craft off of her new album Apple Tree and its been repeating in my head for days. Listen to songs on her myspace page at: www.myspace.com/katieherzig). Also, check out www.myspace.com/tenoutoftenn, to find out more about the tour. $12 in advance. 7 p.m. The Evening Muse, 3227 N. Davidson St. 704-376-3737. www.theeveningmuse.com.

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Open Mic nights

Posted By on Tue, Jul 22, 2008 at 2:50 PM

I was up at the Evening Muse last night for the "Find Your Muse" open mic night and feature performance by Gretel.

I had a brief conversation with organizer Eric-Scott Guthrie and noted, "You know, a lot of people probably assume you get talentless hacks you bring their guitar up and do what equates to bad karaoke over original songs. But there's a lot of talent here - strong songwriters, good musicians. There's also variety!"

From a 16-year-old singing original songs to a jazz quartet, from the seasoned vets like Ben Henry to others still looking for their own comfort level, open mic nights are a great way to see a variety of music for a cheap price - the Muse only charges $3.

Get out and support local, original music in all its forms!

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Today's Menu (7/22/2008)

Posted By on Tue, Jul 22, 2008 at 6:00 AM

Suffocation That rat-a-tat you hear isn't some drive-by shooting, but N.Y. death metal band Suffocation booming on the hi-fi. Growly-assed vocals, bumping bass and gnarly guitars tangle with each other to unleash the heaviness. Label hassles, numerous releases, break-ups and reunions haven't aged these cats' angst, who released their debut way back in 1991. Crank the amps, but don't forget to duck. With Labyrinthe and Faith in Ashes. Tremont (Samir Shukla)

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Monday, July 21, 2008

Live Review: Brad Paisley, Jewel

Posted By on Mon, Jul 21, 2008 at 12:01 PM

Brad Paisley w/ Jewel, Chuck Wicks, Julianne Hough

Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre

July 18, 2008

(Photos by Jeff Hahne)

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The Deal: A Paisley Party and a girls gone country tour at Verizon Wireless Amphitheater with Brad Paisley, Jewel, Dancing with the Stars winner Julianne Hough, oh, and Chad Wicks.

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Live Photos/Setlist: Rush

Posted By on Mon, Jul 21, 2008 at 10:13 AM

Rush

Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre

July 20, 2008

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Video Intro

Limelight

Digital Man

Ghost of a Chance

Mission

Freewill

The Main Monkey Business

The Larger Bowl (with McKenzie Brothers intro)

Red Barchetta

The Trees

Between The Wheels

Dreamline

Intermission

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Video Intro

Far Cry

Workin' Them Angels

Armor And Sword

Spindrift

The Way The Wind Blows

Subdivisions

Natural Science

Witch Hunt

Malignant Narcissism

Drum Solo

Hope

The Spirit of Radio

2112: Overture / The Temples of Syrinx

Tom Sawyer (with South Park intro)

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Encore

One Little Victory

A Passage to Bangkok

YYZ

Video Outro

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