Vibes blog

Lindsey Horne Band Horne’s music is often described as “sultry” – think Savannah in the summer, humid and alive with emotions both dark, dreamy and, ultimately, exhilarating. While a cop-out descriptive for a performer (and pianist) with jazz-y leanings, it nonetheless fits Ms. Horne, who mixes lovely staccato bursts of melody with journal-ripped rambles on all the tough topics life throws at us: love, loss, and relocation (physically or otherwise). Think of it as easy listening that’s not such an easy listen, if that makes any sense. With Hot House Heff-Tones. The Evening Muse (Timothy C. Davis)

Iron Cordoba These headbangin’ lads leave no stone unturned in their Spinal Tap meets drunk rednecks camaraderie. Whether blasting AC/DC-like rockers or singing drinking ballads such as “Irish Kiss,” the party and guitar mayhem is laced with good times, guitars, folk-metal, and even sing-a-longs. They’ll headline the White Trash Party 4 also featuring Dethrow Bodean, DJs, hot rods, dancing Daisy Dukes, redneck games, and general debauchery. Visulite (Samir Shukla)

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Lamb Handler Charlotte rockers are one-part garage, one-part ’70s arena rock and plenty of energetic punk and boogie. Their straight-up rock, no chaser, may not break any new ground, but so what. They are putting the final touches on a disc to be released by ComaGun Records in August, and if the early mixes and demos are any indication, then get ready to turn up the amps. With Up With the Joneses & The Broken Strings. Snug Harbor (Samir Shukla)

Seth Walker Blues is the highway on which Walker drives his trusty wheels. His roots in rural North Carolina, and his home base of Austin for the past decade, have helped his authentic American music have that sittin’ on a porch feel. Walker has fine-tuned his writing and playing where traditional blues lovers as well as contemporary roots rockers can gather. His self-titled record from last year is like a snowball of his work over the past decade, where piano-tinged ballads and blues licks feel at home. Double Door Inn (Shukla)

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Unity Tour w/ 311, Snoop Dogg, Fiction Plane
Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
July 24, 2008

The Deal: 311 brings along Tha Doggfather and Sting’s son for musical variety. (more…)

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311/Snoop Dogg This may be an odd pairing at first glance, but a closer look makes you realize it’s not so crazy. 311 does the rap-rock thing pretty well, and the D-O-double-G has always attracted rock fans with his rap. Sounds like a pretty good duo – though I’ll be more impressed if the two can find a way to do some onstage collaboration. Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre (Jeff Hahne)

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Avenue Q is not just full puppet nudity and puppet porn, it’s a life lesson brought to us by puppets. Remember when we learned everything we needed to know in life from Sesame Street? Well, Avenue Q is an R-rated Sesame Street meets Rent. R for Reality. This play was so inspirational and educational, the teacher in me feels inclined to share the lessons learned delivered in lyrics and lines. It felt a little odd taking life lessons from puppets, but hey, some of them made some good points. (more…)

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If you don’t have plans for tomorrow night, then make your way to The Evening Muse for the The Ten Out of Tenn. (TOT) tour. It will feature performances by Tenn. musicians Erin McCarley, Matthew Perryman Jones, Tyler James, Butterfly Boucher, Griffin House, K.S. Rhoads, Trent Dabbs, Jeremy Lister, Andy Davis and last but, not least Katie Herzig (Have you heard her song “Hologram”? It’s a catchy music craft off of her new album Apple Tree and its been repeating in my head for days. Listen to songs on her myspace page at: www.myspace.com/katieherzig). Also, check out www.myspace.com/tenoutoftenn, to find out more about the tour. $12 in advance. 7 p.m. The Evening Muse, 3227 N. Davidson St. 704-376-3737. www.theeveningmuse.com.

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I was up at the Evening Muse last night for the “Find Your Muse” open mic night and feature performance by Gretel.

I had a brief conversation with organizer Eric-Scott Guthrie and noted, “You know, a lot of people probably assume you get talentless hacks you bring their guitar up and do what equates to bad karaoke over original songs. But there’s a lot of talent here - strong songwriters, good musicians. There’s also variety!”

From a 16-year-old singing original songs to a jazz quartet, from the seasoned vets like Ben Henry to others still looking for their own comfort level, open mic nights are a great way to see a variety of music for a cheap price - the Muse only charges $3.

Get out and support local, original music in all its forms!

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Suffocation That rat-a-tat you hear isn’t some drive-by shooting, but N.Y. death metal band Suffocation booming on the hi-fi. Growly-assed vocals, bumping bass and gnarly guitars tangle with each other to unleash the heaviness. Label hassles, numerous releases, break-ups and reunions haven’t aged these cats’ angst, who released their debut way back in 1991. Crank the amps, but don’t forget to duck. With Labyrinthe and Faith in Ashes. Tremont (Samir Shukla)

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Brad Paisley w/ Jewel, Chuck Wicks, Julianne Hough
Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
July 18, 2008
(Photos by Jeff Hahne)

The Deal: A Paisley Party and a girls gone country tour at Verizon Wireless Amphitheater with Brad Paisley, Jewel, Dancing with the Stars winner Julianne Hough, oh, and Chad Wicks. (more…)

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Rush
Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
July 20, 2008

Video Intro
Limelight
Digital Man
Ghost of a Chance
Mission
Freewill
The Main Monkey Business
The Larger Bowl (with McKenzie Brothers intro)
Red Barchetta
The Trees
Between The Wheels
Dreamline

Intermission

Video Intro
Far Cry
Workin’ Them Angels
Armor And Sword
Spindrift
The Way The Wind Blows
Subdivisions
Natural Science
Witch Hunt
Malignant Narcissism
Drum Solo
Hope
The Spirit of Radio
2112: Overture / The Temples of Syrinx
Tom Sawyer (with South Park intro)

Encore
One Little Victory
A Passage to Bangkok
YYZ
Video Outro

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