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Monday, July 11, 2011
Photos / Live Reviews Live review: Desert Noises
Posted By Jeff Hahne on Mon, Jul 11, 2011 at 9:57 AM
Desert Noises w/ Sunshone Still
The Evening Muse
July 7, 2011
The Deal: Columbia, S.C.-based Sunshone Still opens up for rock quartet out of Utah, Desert Noises on a rainy NoDa night.
Concert Announcement / News Concert announcement: Foo Fighters
Posted By Jeff Hahne on Mon, Jul 11, 2011 at 9:22 AM
Foo Fighters have announced a tour date in Charlotte — Nov. 8 at Time Warner Cable Arena. The opening acts are Social Distortion and The Joy Formidable.
Pre-sale tickets go on sale this Wednesday at 10 a.m. (If you're looking for a password, I'd suggest liking Foo Fighters on Facebook.) Tickets for the general public go on sale Friday at 10 a.m.
The last time Foo Fighters were in town, it was 2007 and they were playing at Cricket Arena, now known as Bojangles Coliseum.
Saturday, July 9, 2011
Concert Announcement Josh Phillips Folk Festival at tonight (7/9/11)
Posted By Jeff Hahne on Sat, Jul 9, 2011 at 9:19 AM
The Neighborhood Theatre often puts together free music nights in an effort to get people out supporting live music. This night is another one full of strong talent, headlined by the diverse folk-based style of Josh Phillips Folk Festival in combination with the Vertigo Jazz Project and Common Foundation. Free. 9 p.m. Neighborhood Theatre. www.neighborhoodtheatre.com.
Concert Announcement Yardwork tonight (7/9/11)
Posted By Mike McCray on Sat, Jul 9, 2011 at 9:18 AM
Listening to this Charlotte sextet songs is like digesting an all-you-can-eat musical buffet and having everything you ate sort of blend happily together in your stomach before coming out the other end. Don't let that fool you into thinking they're shitty. They're actually pretty awesome, and their positivity is absolutely infectious. Be forewarned though: There is a whole lot of layers to digest — just look forward to being fat and happy at the end of it all. The Lesser Pauls, Mon Frere and Richard Parker are also on the bill. $6. The Milestone. www.themilestoneclub.com.
Concert Announcement e.s. Guthrie tonight (7/9/11)
Posted By Tommy Werner on Sat, Jul 9, 2011 at 9:18 AM
With a surname like Guthrie comes some expectations, and even though this Guthrie (no actual relation) isn't singing about America's politicians and workers, he has an empowering songbook. Like any great songbook, there's a lot of variety in the song material and the way Guthrie presents it. This folk singer with a big voice fills the whole room with deep-end guitar and climbing vocals. In the next song, Guthrie can whisper and roll out love lyrics like Leonard Cohen. The North Carolina native can sling a banjo and buzz on a harmonica, but his guitar-playing, a fun and bright strumming pattern, is complex enough on its own. With Stephen Warwick & Secondhand Stories, John Common & Blinding Flashes of Light, and Sarah Bowman. $8. Snug Harbor. www.snugrock.com.
Friday, July 8, 2011
10-in-10 CD Reviews 10-in-10 CD reviews (7-8-2011)
Posted By Jeff Hahne on Fri, Jul 8, 2011 at 10:41 AM
Each Friday, we review 10 recently released CDs in 10 words each:
Robert Ellis Photographs — 22-year-old’s sophomore release offers mellow and moody folk.
Justin Moore Outlaws Like Me — Another pop-country singer with a big hat and accent
Alec Gross Strip the Lanterns —Album has drawn out vocals for emotional style of Americana.
Jeff Golub Band The Three Kings — Robben Ford, Sonny Landreth guest on traditional style blues album.
Dolly Parton Better Day — Still waiting for song about Howard Stern to be released.
Moby Destroyed — Remember when Moby was popular? Maybe he needs Gwen Stefani.
Jean Caffeine Geckos in the Elevator — First release in 10 years is pretty straight-forward folk.
Young Antiques A Man, Not a Biography — Reunited Atlanta power pop trio offers radio-friendly, catchy tunes. (At the Milestone on July 8.)
Old 97s The Grand Theatre Volume Two — Band’s ninth studio album is companion to Volume One… obviously.
Paul Dempsey Everything Is True — Something for Kate singer releases emo-ish alt-folk solo debut.
Concert Announcement Harvey Milk tonight (7/8/11)
Posted By Mike McCray on Fri, Jul 8, 2011 at 9:18 AM
Two decades since their inception, the Athens, Ga., band has broken up, reformed but musically not changed a whole lot. Those same deep riffs from their early work is still bubbling to the surface over their newer material, drawing comparisons to the Melvins, although they claim ZZ Top, Zeppelin and Kiss among their influences. Manchovy and Little Bull Lee are also on the bill. $10-$12. Tremont Music Hall. www.tremontmusichall.com.
Concert Announcement Blossoms tonight (7/8/2011)
Posted By John Schacht on Fri, Jul 8, 2011 at 9:18 AM
A colleague summed up the local trio led by guitarist/singer Casey Malone thusly: "Jad Fair/Alex Chilton/Dirty Projectors goodness." That's pretty close to the mark since you'll find elements of Fair's unself-conscious honesty (and a bit of his reedy squeal), Chilton's minor-key pop sensibilities, and the DP's fractured structures and string accents in Malone's quirky and ultimately quite beautiful songs. We hear a release is nearly in the can, too, which will present its own evidence. With The Bear Romantic and The Dirty Special. $5. Snug Harbor. www.snugrock.com.
Concert Announcement The Young Antiques tonight (7/8/11)
Posted By John Schacht on Fri, Jul 8, 2011 at 9:18 AM
This appropriately named Atlanta trio sounds like a College Rock compendium: The pop muscle of Teenage Fanclub, some Replacements' rawk, some bittersweet Matthew Sweet, some Hüsker Dü propulsion. For fans of that — and if you're not, lay down your glow-sticks and grow a pair — the band's latest full-length, A Man, Not a Biography, may induce 120 Minutes of flannel flashbacks. A bit derivative, perhaps, but doesn't it seem like much is in these post-everything days? With Transmission Fields and Matt MacDonald. $6-$7. The Milestone. www.themilestoneclub.com.
Concert Announcement Desert Noises tonight (7/8/11)
Posted By Samir Shukla on Fri, Jul 8, 2011 at 9:18 AM
Here's an intriguing trio out of Utah. Their country-tinged, spiritually-inclined, pop channels acoustic Neil Young on some tracks and cranks up the sing-along rock on others. Their original compositions are noteworthy while covers like "Go Tell It On the Mountain" are emotive and passionately executed. With Sunshone Still. $5. The Evening Muse. www.theeveningmuse.com.
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