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Tuesday, February 14, 2012

News / Concert Announcement 2012 Bonnaroo lineup released

Posted By on Tue, Feb 14, 2012 at 10:30 AM

The 2012 Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival lineup has been announced. The festival will take place in Manchester, Tenn., on June 7-10.

Headliners for this year's festival are Radiohead, Red Hot Chili Peppers and Phish.

Among the other 125 acts are Bon Iver, The Beach Boys Featuring Brian Wilson, Mike Love, Al Jardine, Bruce, Johnston and David Marks, The Avett Brothers, The Shins, Foster The People, Skrillex, Aziz Ansari, Dispatch, Feist, The Roots, Alice Cooper, SuperJam, Black Star, The Word featuring John Medeski, Robert Randolph and North Mississippi Allstars, Ludacris, Ben Folds Five, Flogging Molly, Spectrum Road featuring Cindy Blackman Santana, Jack Bruce, John, Medeski, and Vernon Reid, Mac Miller, Childish Gambino, Major Lazer, tUnE-yArDs, Afrocubism, Flying Lotus, Umphrey’s McGee, Little Dragon, St. Vincent, City and Colour, The Civil Wars, Young The Giant, Two Door Cinema Club, Punch Brothers, NEEDTOBREATHE, Fitz & The Tantrums, Bad Brains, Yelawolf, Dawes, Battles, Danny Brown, The Black Lips, SBTRKT, Phantogram, Kendrick Lamar, Charles Bradley and his Extraordinaires, The Kooks, The Joy Formidable, The Antlers, Kathleen Edwards, Mimosa, Kurt Vile & The Violators, Alabama Shakes, Das Racist, Delta Spirit, Gary Clark Jr., Ivan Neville's Dumpstaphunk, Laura Marling, Trampled by Turtles, Mogwai, The War On Drugs, Ben Howard, Grouplove, Blind Pilot, ALO, The Devil Makes Three, White Denim, EMA, Here We Go Magic, K-Flay, The Lonely Forest, Mariachi El Bronx, Big Freedia, Dale Earnhardt Jr. Jr., The Soul Rebels, Kvelertak, SOJA, Steven Bernstein’s MTO Allstars Plays Sly, Big Gigantic, Sarah Jarosz, Orgone, Darondo, Fruit Bats, Moon Taxi

The Avett Brothers have definitely come a long way from their Charlotte days. Four years ago, the guys were playing in a small Bonnaroo tent on an afternoon. Two years ago, they played one of the main stages for a massive crowd. I can only assume they'll be on the main stage this year with an early evening spot.

See the full lineup here.

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Music Menu They Might Be Giants at McGlohon Theatre tonight (2/14/12)

Posted By on Tue, Feb 14, 2012 at 8:54 AM

THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS We do not live in a quirk-friendly era. The hipster code permeates pop culture today to such an extent that irony and its twin sisters Snark and Sarcasm are virtually the only acceptable modes of “fun.” Nowhere is that more true than in popular music — a band like these ’80s/early ’90s N.Y.C.-based stalwarts wouldn’t stand a chance today. But their arrival prior to grunge, before all this seriousness set in stone, enabled the inventors of Dial-A-Song — a phone line that played TMBG songs on an answering machine — and revived “Istanbul (Not Constantinople)” to flourish and build a long-running cult following. Their 15th release, last year’s Join Us, turns back toward the original TMGB formula: peppy pop songs written with peppery irreverence. With Jonathan Coulton. $25 and up. McGlohon Theatre.

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Monday, February 13, 2012

Concert Announcement Initial Treasure Fest lineup announced

Posted By on Mon, Feb 13, 2012 at 9:58 AM

The second annual Treasure Fest will be held in Plaza Midwood on May 18 and 19. The two-day event will feature more than 50 bands in five venues showcasing a variety of music styles.

So far, the lineup includes:
Algernon Cadwallader
Leather
Restorations
The Emotron
Black Wine
Young and In the Way
Red Collar
Museum Mouth
Double Negative
Worn In Red
Naked Gods
Sundials
Wymyns Prysyn
No Tomorrow
Napalm Raid
Roz Raskin & the Rice Cakes

As well as a number of Charlotte-area bands including One Another, No Power, Junior Astronomers, Old Milwaukee, Pullman Strike and Andy the Doorbum.

This year's venues include Common Market, Snug Harbor, Lunchbox Records, Studio 1212 and Thirsty Beaver.

Tickets are $25 and can be purchased here.

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Sunday, February 12, 2012

Music Menu Robert Cray Band at Neighborhood Theatre tonight (2/12/12)

Posted By on Sun, Feb 12, 2012 at 8:51 AM

ROBERT CRAY BAND Critically derided as the Mitt Romney of rockin’ blues — a too perfect automaton with zero soul — Robert Cray has unfairly paid the price for his Grammy-fueled mega success in the ’80s and ’90s. With his radio play days long behind him, Cray should rightly get some love for his lyrical complexity, smooth soulful vocals and fiery-but-carefully-phrased guitar that recalls the stinging telecaster of mentor Albert Collins. Maybe he’s no longer the modern blues innovator he was in his heyday, but Cray proves that smooth and virtuosic doesn’t have to mean lazy and lugubrious. With Shane Pruitt Band. $30. Neighborhood Theatre.

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Saturday, February 11, 2012

Music Menu Marc Broussard brings blues to Neighborhood Theatre (2/11/12)

Posted By on Sat, Feb 11, 2012 at 8:48 AM

MARC BROUSSARD Second generation Louisiana music man Broussard informs his chops with the unmistakable blues that call the bayou home. Gathering the rich musicality of southern Louisiana — Cajun, Crescent City funk and jazz, horns-caressed R&B — Broussard writes and croons radio-friendly rockers, some of which are destined to become classics. This is date-night music that’s sure to heat up a chilly Saturday night. RIYL: John Hiatt, Dr. John. With Sugar & the Hi Lows. $20. Neighborhood Theatre.

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Music Menu Johnson Valentine Bash featuring Hardcore Lounge at Snug Rock tonight (2/11/12)

Posted By on Sat, Feb 11, 2012 at 8:43 AM

JOHNSON VALENTINE BASH. This annual event celebrates its 20th anniversary with a show headlined by Charlotte music scene vets, Hardcore Lounge. A fixture in the area since forming in 2001, don’t let the name mislead you — it’s more Studio 54 than CBGB’s but still pretty engaging. The Monterreys and folk/bluegrass act Alex Kastansas are also on the bill. Proceeds from the show go to R.A.I.N., the Regional Aids Interfaith Network. $7. Snug Harbor.

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Friday, February 10, 2012

Concert Announcement Carolina Rebellion lineup announced

Posted By on Fri, Feb 10, 2012 at 11:04 AM

Carolina Rebellion, which will take place on Saturday, May 5, at the Rockingham Speedway in Rockingham, N.C. announced its lineup today. Headliners Shinedown and Korn will be joined by Evanescence, Staind, Five Finger Death Punch, Slash, Chevelle, Volbeat, Halestorm, P.O.D., Adelitas Way, Paper Tongues, Weaving The Fate, Redlight King, Red, New Medicine and Ghosts Of August.

It's a pretty solid lineup if you're looking for a day-long metal-centric music fest. The only oddity for me was the inclusion of the Charlotte band Paper Tongues who are closer to pop than anything metal. Singer Aswan North is far more likely to wear bling than anything studded or spiked.

For comparison, here are the Paper Tongues:

And here is one of the headliners:


This year will also feature the ability for concert-goers to camp out the night before. A campground party featuring Foxy Shazam, Lez Zeppelin and One was also announced.

Last year, the inaugural event was held at Charlotte's Metrolina Expo and featured Avenged Sevenfold, Godsmack, Three Days Grace, Stone Sour, Seether, Bullet For My Valentine, Theory of a Deadman, Alter Bridge, Hinder, Skillet, Saving Abel, Halestorm, Black Stone Cherry, My Darkest Days, Cavo, Rev Theory, Pop Evil and Art Of Dying.

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Music Menu Lucky Five to rock Tremont Music Hall (2/10/12)

Posted By on Fri, Feb 10, 2012 at 8:39 AM

LUCKY FIVE This five-piece looks more like a boy band than a rock band, but a unique blend of bluesy beats, classic guitar riffs and jazz make them stand out like no other. Singer Marques Nash brings the soulful sound together with a voice like that of Jimi Hendrix while heavy bass lines provide a heartbeat for each song and keep the blues influence steady. They have been popping up all around Charlotte venues to bring their unique groove to the music scene and are guaranteed to have your body moving on the dance floor with their fast-paced funk. With Groove 8 and the O-Getters. $8. Tremont Music Hall.

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Music Menu Sunshone Still at Evening Muse tonight (2/10/12)

Posted By on Fri, Feb 10, 2012 at 8:34 AM

SUNSHONE STILL From great tragedy comes great art, the old saw goes. But as good as Columbia native Chris Smith’s new record — TheWayTheWorldDies — is, rest assured he’d take back its inspiration in a heartbeat: in 2010, Smith’s brother killed himself, and these 10 poignant songs deal with the grief, anger and incomprehension that followed and led, eventually, to acceptance. Musically, Smith bridges out some from his previous desert-baked sound (which fit the Kit Carson-inspired tale of 2007’s Ten Cent American Novels), and the more rock-flavored songs here are graced with beautiful guitar fills from our late friend Rodney Lanier. With Hausman and Danielle Howle. $10 in advance. The Evening Muse.

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Music Menu A John Williams Spectacular at the Belk Theater tonight (2/10/12)

Posted By on Fri, Feb 10, 2012 at 8:29 AM

CHARLOTTE SYMPHONY: A JOHN WILLIAMS SPECTACULAR When you think Raiders of the Lost Ark, Star Wars, Jaws or Jurassic Park, likely one of the first things to come to mind is some defining orchestral theme: something so perfectly matched with each film as to be culturally inseparable. And that’s John Williams’ gift. As much a skilled pop musician as a composer, his themes are accessible enough for even the tone-deafest to hum — though this pops master has never been one to sacrifice dynamics or complexity. So come out to celebrate his 80th birthday (actually on Feb. 8, but who’s counting?). This is the first of two consecutive nights. $26.50-$71.50. Belk Theater.

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