OK Go, Earl Greyhound, Robert Francis
Visulite Theatre
May 12, 2010
The Deal: Viral video band brings that energy to big crowd at the Visulite.
Levon Helm Band w/ The New Familiars
Knight Theater
May 7, 2010
The Deal: Legendary drummer's solo outfit rambles into the Knight Theater; local band The New Familiars opens up the night.
Korn w/ 2 Cents, Saint Diablo
The Fillmore Charlotte
May 3, 2010
The Deal: Jagermeister Musictour brings Korn, 2 Cents and Saint Diablo out for a "Ballroom Blitz."
Coheed and Cambria w/ Circa Survive & Torche
The Fillmore Charlotte
April 22, 2010
By Nicole Pietrantonio
The Deal: Coheed and Cambria kickoff their Year of the Black Rainbow tour to a sold-out assembly at The Fillmore Charlotte.
The Good: Circa Survive, the better of the two opening bands, accelerated the energy of the crowd until all you could see was a cesspool of air-pounding fists and body-surfers.
The big dogs, Coheed and Cambria, took the stage at a little after 10 and opened with The Broken. The majority of the songs they played in the start of their set-list were compiled from their new album, Year of the Black Rainbow. A few older and more popular songs were thrown in the mix later on in the set, keeping the energy and familiarity of the crowd consistent.
Bon Jovi w/ Dashboard Confessional
Time Warner Cable Arena
April 22, 2010
The Deal: Following up on their sold-out 2006 show in Charlotte, Bon Jovi performs to another sold out crowd for their Circle Tour.
Alice in Chains w/ Shooter Jennings
Uptown Amphitheatre
April 20, 2010
The Deal: Reformed Alice in Chains finds new life with singer William DuVall; rips through nearly two-hour set for drenched, energetic crowd.
Bone Thugs-N-Harmony
Amos' Southend
April 10, 2010
The Deal: Arguably legendary rap quintet graces the stage minus Flesh-N-Bone (who was picked up on a felony warrant two weeks ago), but nonetheless efficient.
The Good: The audience was nuts! Seriously one of the loudest, most excited crowds I've ever seen at Amos' (that's Nas, Mos Def, Talib & Goodie Mob included). From start to finish, other than brief lull for one of their "younger cats" to do a song or two, Bone had an extremely engaged audience that rocked with them the entire time. It was crazy to see a rap audience especially that didn't have to be sold over.
BTNH knows they have a catalog of hits and was smart to spread those out over the duration of the set, but to see the crowd's positive response to their new material, you knew that the people there were mostly diehard fans, not casual listeners. If Bizzy Bone wanted to dive off the stage and crowd surf, he would've been caught and supported with ease.
Killola w/ Sick of Sarah and Grown Up Avenger Stuff
The Milestone
March 26, 2010
The Deal: L.A.-based rockers Killola storm into The Milestone for the Buy The Milk Tour with Sick of Sarah and Charlotte's Grown Up Avenger Stuff also on the bill.
Black Lips w/ Box Elders, Temperance League
Neighborhood Theatre
March 17, 2010
The Deal: Rowdy crowd loves Atlanta power punk band as trio of acts heat up the 'Hood for St. Patrick's Day.
They Might Be Giants w/ Jonathan Coulton
Visulite Theatre
March 10, 2010
The Deal: They Might Be Giants pack the Visulite for an hour-and-a-half of new and old tunes.