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Music Menu / News Carolina Rebellion, The Black Lillies, The Growlers tonight (5/7/11)

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Carolina Rebellion There are 18 bands ready to descend on Charlotte’s Metrolina Expo this weekend and, considering it’s sold out, one would hope this isn’t the first and last event of its kind. With a lineup that includes Avenged Sevenfold, Godsmack, Stone Sour, Seether, Black Stone Cherry and many more on three stages, we can only hope it’s the beginning of more Charlotte-based festivals in the future. Sold out. Metrolina Expo. www.carolinarebellion.com. (Jeff Hahne)

The Black Lillies Sweet Southern music at its finest, the Tennessee quintet is touring in support of the fantastic album 100 Miles of Wreckage released earlier this year. Led by vocalist/multi-instrumentalist songwriter Cruz Contreras, the country and Americana combo tells whisky-soaked tales of love and heartbreak, and all in between. Contreras’ songcraft is tops and the band is a tightly woven posse of music veterans. $7-$10. Double Door Inn. www.doubledoorinn.com. (Samir Shukla)

The Growlers The hipster-sphere brings us endless reams of disposable shite, the equivalent of yesteryear’s one-hit wonders. But like any era, there are rough gems amid the detritus, and this SoCal quintet would seem to have some staying power based on its ramshackle, ’60s-friendly blend of lo-fi pysch pop, surf, garage and stoner folk. They call it “beach goth” — us oldsters might call it “13th Floor Elevators-like.” The records can meander in out of focus, and singer Brooks Nielsen’s nasal delivery grates after a while, but maybe we should just celebrate the fact that they don’t sound like they’re from fucking Brooklyn. With Little Bull Lee and Mutant League. $8. Snug Harbor. www.snugrock.com. (John Schacht)

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