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Tuesday, January 6, 2015
Concert Announcement MerleFest adds Avett Brothers to 2015 lineup
Posted By Jeff Hahne on Tue, Jan 6, 2015 at 10:29 AM
No strangers to the campus of Wilkes Community College, The Avett Brothers have been added to the 2015 MerleFest lineup. The Concord-based band joins a long list of performers for the April 23-26 festival which includes Bela Fleck and Abigail Washburn, Lee Ann Womack, North Mississippi Allstars, Robert Earl Keen, Chatham County Line, Donna the Buffalo, The David Mayfield Parade and a lot more.
Ticket prices range from $50 for one day to $245 for reserved seats and $450 for four-day RV passes.
Tuesday, November 4, 2014
News / Concert Announcement UPDATED: Local musician Luke Hill a victim of hit-and-run last night
Posted By Jeff Hahne on Tue, Nov 4, 2014 at 3:43 PM
Police are looking for the driver who hit a pedestrian near the corner of East 36th Street and The Plaza at around 2:15 a.m. on Tuesday morning. Luke Hill, guitarist for the band Animals, was walking home from work when he was struck by the car.
A benefit show has already been planned for Hill, who was featured in this year's Lust List, to help with his pending medical bills. According to a GoFundMe page that was set up, Hill suffered a broken arm, fractured ribs and a brain bleed. He underwent brain surgery to relieve pressure and was in a medically induced coma.
The benefit show will take place at 8 p.m. on Nov. 15 at the Neighborhood Theatre featuring music by Flagship, Jeremiah Wilde, Warsong, Solis and Animals. A $10 donation is suggested.
UPDATE: Luke is awake and responsive, but in a lot of pain, according to updates on the GoFundMe page.
Proceeds from the Friday night performance by comedian Dave Reinhardt at UpStage NoDa will go to benefit Luke Hill.
Monday, November 3, 2014
News / Concert Announcement Initial MerleFest lineup announced for 2015
Posted By Jeff Hahne on Mon, Nov 3, 2014 at 10:55 AM
The initial lineup for MerleFest 2015 includes the Marshall Tucker Band, Belá Fleck and Abigail Washburn, North Mississippi Allstars and more. Taking place April 23-26, MerleFest is held on the campus of Wilkes Community College in Wilkesboro, North Carolina.
Among the other performers are Del McCoury, Chatham County Line, Donna the Buffalo, Hot Rize and Red Knuckles and the Trailblazers, Jim Lauderdale and the David Mayfield Parade.
All of the acts announced so far are:
Alberti Flea Circus, Backporch Bluegrass, Baillie and The Boys, Banknotes, Glenn Bannerman, Del Barber, Baskery, Bayou Diesel, Jesse and Noah Bellamy, Bethel University Bluegrass Bands, Lee Bidgood, Big Sandy and His Fly Rite Boys, The Black Cadillacs, The Black Lillies, Blue-Bop, Blue Highway, Blue Ridge Heritage Cloggers, Roy Book Binder, Laura Boosinger, Logan Brill, Sam Bush Band, Chatham County Line, Donna the Buffalo, Farmer Jason, Belá Fleck and Abigail Washburn, Front Country, The Gibson Brothers, Mitch Greenhill, Wayne Henderson, Bob Hill, The Honey Dewdrops, The Honeycutters, Hot Rize and Red Knuckles and the Trailblazers, The InterACTive Theatre of Jef, Veronika Jackson, Mark Johnson, Rev. Robert B Jones, Sr., Lorraine Jordan & Carolina Road, The Kruger Brothers, Jim Lauderdale, Jack Lawrence, Emory Lester, Jeff Little, The Local Boys, Locust Honey, Doug MacLeod, The Marshall Tucker Band, Bill Mathis, Andy May, The David Mayfield Parade, Del McCoury, The Jason Lee McKinney Band, Mipso, Bill Mize, Moore Brothers Band, Cahalen Morrison and Eli West, Nashville Bluegrass Band, New Country Rehab, The North Mississippi Allstars, Blind Boy Paxton, The Ragbirds, Carol Rifkin & Friends, William Ritter and Sarah Ogletree, Bruce Robison and Kelly Willis, Peter Rowan, Scythian, The Sheets Family Band, Steve and Ruth Smith, Joe Smothers, South Carolina Broadcasters, Larry Stephenson Band, The Stray Birds, Sutton, Holt and Coleman, Tut Taylor, Paul Thorn, ToneBlazers, Happy Traum, The Two Man Gentleman Band, Underhill Rose, Unspoken Tradition, Richard Watson, The Waybacks, Charles Welch, Pete & Joan Wernick, Joe West and Santa Fe Revue, Ted White, Brandon Whyde & The Devils Keep and Tony Williamson.
Monday, October 20, 2014
Concert Announcement This weekend's Buzzfest features Big & Rich, Nico & Vinz
Posted By Jeff Hahne on Mon, Oct 20, 2014 at 10:46 AM
Buzzfest will be held on Oct. 24 and 25 at the Charlotte Convention Center. The all-ages event, which is hosted by Nelly, will feature appearances by the Charlotte Hornets, Hornets legends and musical performances by Big & Rich, Nico & Vinz, Elle Varner, Diggy Simmons, Sol Fusion and the Voltage Brothers. Tickets are $10 each day; kids 12 and under are free with a paid adult.
Friday
6 p.m. - Voltage Brothers
7:45 p.m. - Elle Varner
9 p.m. - Big & Rich
Saturday
2:30 p.m. - Diggy
4 p.m. - Sol Fusion
6 p.m. - Nico & Vinz
Monday, October 13, 2014
Concert Announcement Kelly Clarkson to perform at Microsoft's SouthPark retail store opening
Posted By Jeff Hahne on Mon, Oct 13, 2014 at 11:01 AM
Microsoft will open its second Charlotte-area retail store on Saturday, Oct. 18, and announced an exclusive Kelly Clarkson concert the following day at Symphony Park as part of the festivities.
The first 1,500 people in line for Saturday's ribbon cutting ceremony at 10:30 a.m. will receive a pair of tickets to Clarkson's Sunday concert. They will also have a chance to win one of 100 available spots for a meet & greet with Clarkson.
Symphony Park gates will open at 2 p.m. on Sunday for the standing-only performance.
Thursday, September 11, 2014
Concert Announcement Funk Fest schedule announced
Posted By Jeff Hahne on Thu, Sep 11, 2014 at 10:14 AM
The schedule for this weekend's Funk Fest at the Metrolina Expo Fairgrounds, featuring Outkast, The Roots, Ice Cube, LL Cool J, Fantasia and more, has been posted online.
Friday, Sept. 12
2:30 p.m. - Forever FC
4 p.m. - Salt & Pepa
5:30 p.m. - Fantasia
7 p.m. - Doug E. Fresh
8 p.m. - B.O.B
9:15 p.m. - Outkast
Saturday, Sept. 13
3 p.m. - 95 South/69 Boyz
4 p.m. - 112
5:30 p.m. - War
7 p.m. - The Roots
8:30 p.m. - Ice Cube
10 p.m. - LL Cool J
Tuesday, August 5, 2014
Concert Announcement Lake Street Dive returns to Neighborhood Theatre in October
Posted By Jeff Hahne on Tue, Aug 5, 2014 at 1:37 PM
Lake Street Dive, who sold out its February concert at the Neighborhood Theatre, will return to the NoDa venue on Oct. 28, 2014. Tickets for the concert, listed for $20, go on sale on Friday, Aug. 8.
The Boston-based indie jazz and soul quartet hit a popularity boom after its performance on Another Day, Another Time, a televised concert featuring music from the Coen brothers film Inside Llewyn Davis. It was only last year that the band was performing for a small crowd at the Evening Muse.
Friday, July 25, 2014
Photos / Concert Announcement A Sunny Day in Glasgow helps kick off 2014 Recess Fest
Posted By Jeff Hahne on Fri, Jul 25, 2014 at 11:01 AM
Recess Fest kicked off its latest installment on July 24 at Snug Harbor. A two-band early show before Shiprocked launched the weekend-long event that will bring dozens of indie bands to Charlotte.
- Photo by Jeff Hahne
- A Sunny Day in Glasgow
Thursday, July 24, 2014
Concert Announcement Raleigh Farm Aid lineup revealed
Posted By Jeff Hahne on Thu, Jul 24, 2014 at 12:12 PM
The 2014 Farm Aid benefit concert will make it's first appearance in North Carolina at Raleigh's Walnut Creek Amphitheatre on Sept. 13. Jack White will headline the event along with Willie Nelson, Neil Young, John Mellencamp and Dave Matthews.
The lineup also includes the Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Delta Rae, Jamey Johnson, Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real, Carlene Carter, Pegi Young & The Survivors and Insects vs. Robots.
“In North Carolina and across the Southeast, family farmers have struggled to stay on the land, but they have also pioneered new roads to economic sustainability. This region knows the value of its farmers and offers increasing opportunities for new farmers to build a strong regional food system,” said Farm Aid President Willie Nelson. “On the Farm Aid stage Saturday, September 13, we’ll celebrate family farmers and the healthy communities they’re growing for all of us.”
Farm Aid began in 1985 as a way to raise money for family farmers in the United States. The only previous time it has been in the Carolinas was in 1996, in Columbia, South Carolina. Tickets go on sale on Aug. 1. A limited number of pre-sale tickets will be sold beginning at 12 p.m. on Friday, July 25, at
www.farmaid.org.
Thursday, July 10, 2014
Concert Announcement Concert announcement: Marketa Irglova at the Visulite Theatre
Posted By Jeff Hahne on Thu, Jul 10, 2014 at 10:35 AM
Marketa Irglova, who starred in the movie Once with Glen Hansard, will perform at the Visulite Theatre on Oct. 14. Tickets are $20 in advance and $22 on the day of show.
The first single from her upcoming album, Muna, is "This Right Here." The album is due out on Sept. 23 on Anti- Records.
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