Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Music Menu (4/21/09)

Posted By on Tue, Apr 21, 2009 at 7:00 AM

Jimmy Buffett Who cares if it's not summer and the weather is a bit chilly at night? Fans of El Grande Parrothead will don their hula skirts, leis, coconut bras and whatever inflatable crap they can find around the yard, throw it in the back of the car and go have a summer fiesta in the parking lot before every show regardless of the season. It's a massive, drunken tailgate – one that I've been happy to avoid for my entire life. So, "Get Drunk and Screw," enjoy your "Cheeseburgers in Paradise," earn your "License to Chill"... Oh, hell. Nothing I say will change your mind about Buffett one way or the other. Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre

Watch this clip of a Jimmy Buffett performance from last week:

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Monday, April 20, 2009

The new Brit sensation...

Posted By on Mon, Apr 20, 2009 at 5:25 PM

Last week on Britain's Got Talent, it was Susan Boyle, and now it's Shaheen Jafargholi:

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Live review: Black Label Society

Posted By on Mon, Apr 20, 2009 at 3:54 PM

Black Label Society with Sevendust and Dope

Amos’ Southend

April 19, 2009

The Deal: Heavy metal band Black Label Society — headed by front man and metal guitarist extraordinaire Zakk Wylde — visit Charlotte for a sold-out performance at Amos’ Southend, along with Sevendust and Dope.

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WTF?: The Foreign Exchange at The Double Door Inn

Posted By on Mon, Apr 20, 2009 at 2:04 PM

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The Foreign Exchange — the Durham-based hip-hop/soul band — performed last night at The Double Door Inn to a packed crowd.

The show, which lasted almost two hours was amazing, but who the fuck was the dude who jumped on stage at the beginning of the concert.  Rapper/singer Phonte seemed pretty close to kicking the guys ass. And check the photo above, by Jasiatic, to catch a really shocked looked on Nicolay's (the white guy) face.

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Vote for Simplified

Posted By on Mon, Apr 20, 2009 at 11:41 AM

Local band Simplified has entered the Fender Road Worn competition and is in the Top 25. You can vote for them here.

Good luck guys!

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Tweet of the Day

Posted By on Mon, Apr 20, 2009 at 11:34 AM

Today's Tweet of the Day on Twitter goes to John Mayer:

Re: 420, I don't smoke pot anymore. I just pay a dude 50 bucks to come over, press lightly on my chest and tell me all my ideas are awesome.

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Live review: Susan Tedeschi

Posted By on Mon, Apr 20, 2009 at 11:18 AM

Susan Tedeschi w/ Eric-Scott Guthrie

Neighborhood Theatre

April 17, 2009

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The Deal: Blues singer/guitarist Susan Tedeschi rocks the 'Hood.

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Live review: Purgatory 43

Posted By on Mon, Apr 20, 2009 at 10:38 AM

Purgatory 43: Ragnarok

Amos' Southend

April 18, 2009

The Deal: After seven years, Purgatory holds its final event.

The Good: I'd heard all the rumors and rumblings about Purgatory over the last two years since I moved to Charlotte, and finally decided it was time to check it out while I still had a chance. As soon as I set foot inside of Amos', I felt like I was at a more sexually-charged, non-Halloween version of CarnEvil, which I went to last fall. The people watching was fantastic and the majority present were happy to let their freak flag fly — women in nothing more than thongs and strategically-placed black tape, plenty of leather, a few ball gags and a few men ... in nothing more than a thong.

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Sunday, April 19, 2009

Music Menu (4/19/09)

Posted By on Sun, Apr 19, 2009 at 7:00 AM

The Foreign Exchange Here's an R&B and hip-hop North Carolina combo that channels crooners like Al Green and adds guest soul-stroked female vocalists while drizzling classic urban soul with touches of hip-hop, trip-hop and sinewy jazz forays. Their instinctive plucking of elements from classic black music and the ability to wrap it all in contemporary R&B works nicely. Double Door Inn

Listen to The Foreign Exchange here:

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Saturday, April 18, 2009

Music Menu (4/18/09)

Posted By on Sat, Apr 18, 2009 at 7:00 AM

Arbouretum There was a moment in the early '70s when the idyllic pagan tropes of Brit-folk turned dark and heavy, and the Black Sabbaths of the world supplanted the Fairport Conventions. This Baltimore quartet led by singer Dave Heumann would have been the perfect bridge between the two, marrying the former's sinister gothic riffs with the latter's more psychedelic dynamics. Heumann gives it all a North American twist, epic guitar leads made of Crazy Horse feedback and Sonic Youth noise. Arbouretum is mostly about texture, though, and works best when the laid-back verses subside into classic stoner rock solos that bridge eras-often by demolishing them. With ex-Sub Poppers Love as Laughter and Ultimate Optimist. Milestone

Listen to Arbouretum here:

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